Haulin some wood

[HouseCrusher]

Got all this free. Was in log length in a big pile. There is oak, maple, locust, and hickory. It ended up being five truck loads and one dump trailer. Good score. it has been cut sense last fall. I cut it up into rounds and have been trying to split it small. I have it stacked in a single row open to sun and wind. Do you think it will be ready this winter to burn in an oslo?

 

[Pagey]

I spy some Shag bark. Love me some Hickory! ;-)

 

[gzecc]

I would have separated the locust and the oak. The oak will take the longest (at least 2 yrs) the locust will take 6 mos if stacked ideally. The rest will season in 1 yr.

 

['bert]

If that is what you have "it" will have to be ready. Will it be ideal? Perhaps not, but just make sure you inspect your chimney more often and provide a little more air if required during the burn. From what I read you should have set the oak aside for next year.

Good scrounge though.

 

[billb3]

maple probably won't be too bad.
I would have put the oak aside for next year. It will probably burn this Winter, but you'd get more heat out of it next Winter, maybe even more the Winter after that..



Dunno 'bout hickory or locust.





I don't start to count seasoning time until it's split and stacked

standing dead for a long time I'll make exception to

 

[HouseCrusher]

I kinda tried to keep them separate. I put the oak and hickory towards then end of the pile. The ash and maple are up front. I have seen people cut up a loads of logs that got delivered this time of year and they burn it right away. So I guess I am farther ahead then some people.

 

[Jags]

Wow - you have taken safety to a whole new level with the work cones around the stacking area. ;-)

 

[HouseCrusher]

Yeah yeah. Safety first! Had them in the back of my truck from work. I do get a lil crazy when I am swingin that maul!

 

[fossil]

I'd set 5 of them around the perimeter and wear one on my head for visibility. Rick

 

[BrotherBart]

Don't split that stuff you want to save till next year too small. You are going to learn to love large dry splits of oak. In fact you are going to learn to love large dry splits of anything.