weekends work(pic)

[Missouri Frontier]

Well folks, this Hedge tree took its toll. Thorn covered SOB in 90+ heat.
But, since I ended up winning I took this king of the mountain pic. This was a twin trunk hedge about 30 ft tall. It blew down in a wind storm. Both trunks were about 24 inches at the base. I'm figuring 1 1/2 to 2 cords.

 

[Beer Belly]

not done yet......get that puppy stacked......nice work

 

[Missouri Frontier]

get that puppy stacked

Quite right. Working on an 8x24 woodshed. that big ole pile is gonna sit right there til it's done. I'm taking pics through the wood shed build. Will post them soon

 

[PA. Woodsman]

That's like standing on top of a pile of Gold......nice, nice nice!

 

[woodsman416]

Nice work!! Extra kudos for doing it in that kind of weather! Feels good, don't it?

 

[Woody Stover]

Nice get, your majesty! I would work that hard to add to my Hedge stash....

 

[bassJAM]

You're a better man than I am. I spent the weekend looking through the kitchen window at a 2 small trees that fell over in a storm last week and landed inches from my wood stacks, and decided it was too hot to bother starting up the saw. As it is right now I can't even split wood or add to my stacks until I clean them out of the way.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

That's like standing on top of a pile of Gold......nice, nice nice!

Gold is right. in my stove that's close to a full winters wood. That puts me 4 years ahead. My wood lot is so dense and spent so many years un-managed that I'll probably be six years ahead just cleaning the place up.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

Nice work!! Extra kudos for doing it in that kind of weather! Feels good, don't it?

Yeah especially with the hedge. The stuff is such a thorny bear, there is a real feeling of accomplishment defeating it.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

You're a better man than I am

I don't know about better. My neighbors see me cutting in the heat and tell my wife "he ain't right in the head" and "he's hard up for entertainment". I think the wife agrees. But, she sure loves sitting by a stove full Hedge on a sub zero winter night.

Nice get, your majesty! I would work that hard to add to my Hedge stash....

In your location there ought to be plenty Woody.

 

[Woody Stover]

In your location there ought to be plenty Woody.

There is but I haven't hit a big score so far. Several "almost, but no cigar." I'm sitting on a grand total of 1/4 cord...

 

[Missouri Frontier]

I'm sitting on a grand total of 1/4 cord

I've got two big Hedge trees the wife wants out. They are blocking her view of the pond from the house. If you were a hair closer you'd be welcome to come get em.

 

[smokedragon]

Nice. I have some of that work to do too. Two weekends ago, I hand split 12 massive rounds that I had into manageable chunks (they were 350 - 450 lbs each and I hand split them into 70 - 100 lb chunks). Had to use sledge and wedge in 90 degree heat. That is hard work.

Probably will finish splitting those chunks into firewood and stacking this weekend.

The fun continues.....

 

[Missouri Frontier]

Nice. I have some of that work to do too. Two weekends ago, I hand split 12 massive rounds that I had into manageable chunks (they were 350 - 450 lbs each and I hand split them into 70 - 100 lb chunks). Had to use sledge and wedge in 90 degree heat. That is hard work.

Probably will finish splitting those chunks into firewood and stacking this weekend.

The fun continues.....

That's some big chit. What flavor of wood? What length is is cut to? That is some hardcore work smokedragon. You must be as "wrong in the head" as everyone says I am! Here's to ya.

 

[smokedragon]

That's some big chit. What flavor of wood? What length is is cut to?

It was cut 15 - 16" long.

White oak, tree was still fairly green.

It wasn't far into the woods on a property and I was asked to clean it up. The tree had a big fork. Above the fork the rounds were 22" and then got smaller as you went up the tree. The fork measured at 51" and I left it in the woods (it was one big knotty chunk that I thought would be unsplittable). I know that to be true since a 16 ton hydraulic won't go through the chunks from below the fork. Below the fork was between 30 and 40". We tried pulling them out of the woods with my tractor and boom pole, and the bigger ones were heavy enough to pick the front of the tractor up if you chained them to the end of the boom pole. So I split them the old fashioned way right there in the woods.

 

[Woody Stover]

I've got two big Hedge trees the wife wants out. They are blocking her view of the pond from the house. If you were a hair closer you'd be welcome to come get em.

Ten miles one way is about my limit...you're out of range by several miles. Cut, split and stack it and get six years ahead; No reason to stop now! I try to avoid even ten miles unless it's some great wood that doesn't fall down often in our woods....White Oak, Shagbark, Pignut. No Hedge or BL on the place, although both are nearby. I'll go after lesser woods if they are really easy pickins or I need some quick-dry for someone. Can be hard to get to some of the stuff here, especially now when the brush is in full bloom and I can't see where I need to go with the quad as well as when the leaves fall.

 

[mass_burner]

I don't have a pile to stand on, but my small stash is almost set. I have one more face cord to stack and the uglies to bin. Too bad most of this won't be ready til winter 15-16.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

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I don't have a pile to stand on, but my small stash is almost set. I have one more face cord to stack and the uglies to bin. Too bad most of this won't be ready til winter 15-16.

Heck you could stand on that. That is a heck of a lot of nice work. Looks like you are set to go. My stacks will look better once my shed is built. Hope to have it finished by October( want to beat the snow). I top covered last winter. It worked, kind of. I fought wind and tarps flying all over the back 40. I figured I'd build a 9 cord shed with good ventilation and be done with the headache. 9 cords is 3 years for me. I'll rotate the rest of of my basic stacks into the shed every year. I think that will give me a dry steady supply of fuel.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

Ten miles one way is about my limit...you're out of range by several miles. Cut, split and stack it and get six years ahead; No reason to stop now! I try to avoid even ten miles unless it's some great wood that doesn't fall down often in our woods....White Oak, Shagbark, Pignut. No Hedge or BL on the place, although both are nearby. I'll go after lesser woods if they are really easy pickins or I need some quick-dry for someone. Can be hard to get to some of the stuff here, especially now when the brush is in full bloom and I can't see where I need to go with the quad as well as when the leaves fall.

Lol @ several miles

 

[Missouri Frontier]

It was cut 15 - 16" long.

White oak, tree was still fairly green.

It wasn't far into the woods on a property and I was asked to clean it up. The tree had a big fork. Above the fork the rounds were 22" and then got smaller as you went up the tree. The fork measured at 51" and I left it in the woods (it was one big knotty chunk that I thought would be unsplittable). I know that to be true since a 16 ton hydraulic won't go through the chunks from below the fork. Below the fork was between 30 and 40". We tried pulling them out of the woods with my tractor and boom pole, and the bigger ones were heavy enough to pick the front of the tractor up if you chained them to the end of the boom pole. So I split them the old fashioned way right there in the woods.

Sounds like a great load. That White Oak is going to treat you right. That is some he-man work brother, but it will darn sure pay for it self in the end. Great score.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

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I don't have a pile to stand on, but my small stash is almost set. I have one more face cord to stack and the uglies to bin. Too bad most of this won't be ready til winter 15-16.

What flavors do you have in the stacks? Any fast seasoning varieties? What are you planning to burn this winter? Most of my heat this year is going to come from 2 year Shingle Oak and some petrified Hedge that came out of my ditch banks last summer. By petrified I mean feels like granite and rings like a bell when you knock 2 pieces together. At 2 years the Shingle Oak is less than ideal, but, it will work. After this winter everything that goes in the stove will be atleast 3 years seasoned.

 

[mass_burner]

What flavors do you have in the stacks? Any fast seasoning varieties? What are you planning to burn this winter? Most of my heat this year is going to come from 2 year Shingle Oak and some petrified Hedge that came out of my ditch banks last summer. By petrified I mean feels like granite and rings like a bell when you knock 2 pieces together. At 2 years the Shingle Oak is less than ideal, but, it will work. After this winter everything that goes in the stove will be atleast 3 years seasoned.

red oak/hard maple. I have about 1/2 cord spruce/cedar that I'll use first. i also get a load of NIELS to mix in with the splits.

 

[Missouri Frontier]

red oak/hard maple. I have about 1/2 cord spruce/cedar that I'll use first. i also get a load of NIELS to mix in with the splits.

Sounds like the NIELS are a good plan. Hard to to go wrong with the red oak and hard maple. Cedar makes a great base in a cold firebox.