Good Through Spring of 2020

[BoiledOver]

The two stacks are 4 cords each. The wood is 90% red oak with some black cherry, poplar and white birch. One stack per winter.

The new chore arrived today. According to the seller, it is all hard maples. For the most part, I agree, although I did spot a black cherry log. The maple should go for two more winters, through the spring of 2020.

 

[Poseidon215]

Wow that's an awesome pile. I wish there was somewhere I could get that by me

 

[mgv02002]

Just out of curiosity how long does it take you to process c/s/s those logs? Nice jeep too.....

 

[Paulywalnut]

Nice pics. Good feeling to be that far ahead.

 

[Firefighter938]

A few of those look like black walnut from far away.

That looks like a healthy stack. Happy splitting.

 

[heavy hammer]

That's how you get firewood nice!

 

[Applesister]

Yup, thats how you get ahead. The quickest route anyway. Im curious where you are that you have snow. Its not Canada, or Alaska or out west if you have mostly sugar maple. Your landscape looks familiar with the White pine and hemlock and black oak(?)
When you start on that pile how will you attack it? Do you pull one log out at a time? Or cut what you can get to easy?
And you have snow but the ground isnt frozen?
Log truck left ruts, did he make one trip? Or a few?
Thats alot of wood. You could make things with it.

 

[BoiledOver]

Just out of curiosity how long does it take you to process c/s/s those logs? Nice jeep too.....

We will see. Thinking to have it tossed into a pile by the end of February, I prefer cold weather processing. This load will be dabbled at for a few hours each day. Maybe a dozen or so logs per day bucked, split and tossed to pile. In the fall, a portion of the pile will be moved to replace a stack (by the Jeep) and the remainder the following fall. That Jeep with a 5x11 trailer has hauled many cords out of the woods over the years, it's a keeper for sure.

 

[BoiledOver]

When you start on that pile how will you attack it? Do you pull one log out at a time? Or cut what you can get to easy?

Will begin at one end and work towards the other.

 

[BoiledOver]

And you have snow but the ground isnt frozen?

There is probably very little if any frost below the snow. Just prior to the snow the temps were above normal.

 

[BoiledOver]

Log truck left ruts, did he make one trip?

Prior to ordering the logs, I cleared a path and kept it clear to allow the frost in, no ruts at all. What you see in the one photo is debris that was swept from the truck bed after unloading. The logs are delivered in 10 or 20 cord sizes. The 10 cord load come on the grapple truck's bed, and the 20 cord load includes a trailer.

 

[BoiledOver]

Thats alot of wood. You could make things with it.

The dimensions of a 10 cord log load are pretty close to 1280 cubic feet. After processing it will stack to approximately 8 cords.