Several Year Supply

[deadon]

Over the summer I cut split and stacked enough for at least 3 years.

Big Stuff, notice my wife at far end stacking she stacked all this wood

The beast I have not found any log I could not split

OUCH ! caught between the ram and a log, How I don't know just not watching I guess but it sure hurt and still does nail is now gone.

Hauling some home from camp

Truck load for home

Stacked and Covered at Camp

Stacked in the shed at home

 

[Jags]

Great job! But one suggestion: you are probably gonna hate yourself if you leave those tarps draped down the sides of the stack. It will hold moisture in and start to cause problems. Covering them is a great idea, but tops only. Just one dudes opinion.

 

[jdinspector]

Jags, I was going to say the same thing. But I didn't want to rain on his parade! ;-P

Awesome job! Nice tractor.

 

[Nate Finch]

Sweet tractor. Also, love the wood, and a wife who can stack so fast. My wife helps me with the splitting, then we stack together. She helps me lift the real big rounds onto the splitter (we have a lot of stuff that's like 18" diameter and pretty wet) and runs the lever while I reposition and throw the splits.

It must be a great feeling having 3 years worth all done. You can practically take next year off!

 

[deadon]

Yeah the tractor moves some big logs. My wife will split with a maul or axe but does not use the beast. She sure is a good stacker and keeps the splits away from the splitter as I split. I just found 2 triaxle loads of spruce free if I want it need to think about that awhile first. I will burn pine at camp but not at home.

 

[freeburn]

Yeah the tractor moves some big logs. My wife will split with a maul or axe but does not use the beast. She sure is a good stacker and keeps the splits away from the splitter as I split. I just found 2 triaxle loads of spruce free if I want it need to think about that awhile first. I will burn pine at camp but not at home.

Deadon - excellent job of preparing ahead of time. Gives you some breathing room. Curious what are you burning that wood in?

 

[deadon]

At camp I burn an old time open hearth stone fireplace. at home I use a new air tight from lowes. Things just fell right this summer and I seemed to get an endless supply of free wood. Everyone I know cut trees and ask if I wanted them. I estimate the pile at 23 cords. 11 being from last year to burn this year.

 

[maplewood]

Thanks for the pictures. Very nice. I always forget to bring my camera along on my excursions. Gotta change my habits!
I agree about covering the piles all the way to the ground. Let them breathe more.
Your stack under the roof next to the shed is perfect. I think that's the best way - aired out, but never damp.
3 years supply is perfect. Congrats!

 

[deadon]

Yeah I thought about the tarps. Keep it uncovered when I am at camp. If the weather looks sunny and dry I will leave the tarps up but when I leave camp for the week I will drop them. One old guy told me that tarps bake the wood when it is hot and sunny, killing insects. We have a bad infestation of powder post beetles in our area, most standing dead wood in the local woods has them in it, so I put insecticide dust on the pile then covered it. I also supply my wood for home from this pile since home and camp are only 10 miles apart. Don't want the beetles in my home or camp.

 

[Skier76]

Excellent pics! You have a great system and supply!

I vote for just covering the tops. I acctually leave my stacks uncovered until the winter. I've found that when it rains, the rain only goes down a foot or so into the stack...and it dries quickly thereafter.

Quick story: We have a neighbor up in VT who covers his firewood with tarps...down the sides to the ground. When he gets the fire going on the weekends (he's a weekender like us), you can tell he's burning. His chimney looks like a locomotive stack. I know he's got a newer set up because when we were shopping for stoves, one of the dealers mentioned they did his setup recently.

 

[mtarbert]

Yeah the tractor moves some big logs. My wife will split with a maul or axe but does not use the beast. She sure is a good stacker and keeps the splits away from the splitter as I split. I just found 2 triaxle loads of spruce free if I want it need to think about that awhile first. I will burn pine at camp but not at home.



Does your wife have a sister? I love to cut and split but, HATE to stack ! Great supply

 

[savageactor7]

I dunno. imo unless those piles get early morning sun to dry them off they'll rot in place. Then again if Daeadon uses the wood next year maybe not...but it may not be well seasoned either because of the shade. So maybe the tarp that hinders seasoning may be doing a good job. If those splits get rain wet they'll never thoroughly dry in the shade.

Deadon ever think of thinning out those woods?

 

[deadon]

I plan to build a pond behind the pile next summer so that will thin the trees out for more sun. I have not had a problem with wet or rotted wood and I have had it there for 6 years. When I build the pond I may need to relocate the pile.