When it rains, it pours

[mellow]

Just finishing up unloading the last of a recent scrounge binge, guessing around 8-9 cords if not more waiting to be split. Just crazy, I am already 2 years ahead and then everyone decides to have trees cut down and demand I must pickup the wood, that I somehow need it since I burn to keep warm, of course this always happens when it is 95+ degrees outside.

Meh, free wood, this will probably kill my 9 ton splitter I just got.





Now if I "needed" wood this year none of this would have happened.

 

[Blue2ndaries]

Great score!

 

[woodchip]

You did well getting that lot in, my theory is get the firewood while everybody is cutting.

Just in case next year is a bit lean.......

 

[Flatbedford]

Wow! That is a huge pile! Good thing you have room for it. I could never manage that much unsplit wood at my place.

 

[bogydave]

Keep it coming,
It'll cool down soon so you can start splitting & stacking

 

[onetracker]

nice...
...pile of rounds.
looks like some sweet hardwood there....i can't quite tell what it is. izat sugar maple ?

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Cooler weather will be coming soon and then will be the time to do the splitting. I'll bet your splitter does really well with that wood too.

 

[Thistle]

If you're physically able,can spare some time & have the room,keep bringing it home.You can always split at your leisure when cooler temps get here.

 

[Fire Breathing Dragon]

Wow, that is a lot of wood! Looks like a large Peez dispensor fell over on your lot. The temps should start to break soon and that will be some good splitting. Your splitter should do fine but just be careful on the crotches or knotty pieces as that will be the real strain. Congrats!

 

[Shadow&Flame]

Nice Scrounges...

Get it while you can...first cold spell and everyone will be out looking for wood. The heat is the main reason you are getting so much right now I figure.
If I had the time, I could be getting alot with all this heat...but when the first frost hits its Gone!

 

[jjs777_fzr]

Is the estimated 8-9 cords whats in the pictures ? Based on what I see - I'd say that's about 3 cords after all is said and done. Don't hate me...afterall I'm on a site looking at other people's good scores wishing it was all mine

 

[ScotO]

That is one big score there! I agree with Thistle .....if you are willing and able, keep getting it. Take your time this winter and split it up, you'll be set for a long time to come.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Hum, is that a 175 Bayliner I see hiding behind that stack of wood .

 

[mellow]

Based on what I see - I'd say that's about 3 cords after all is said and done.

That is the problem with pictures, they can be deceiving. Trust me after loading and unloading all that wood it is 8-9+ cords. It is a mix of maple,gum,red oak, white oak, walnut. It is from several different scrounges, this last scrounge was 4 cords worth of wood alone. Now I have someone else that is wanting me to pickup a fallen tree in their backyard, a huge cherry that came down in a thunderstorm.

Hum, is that a 175 Bayliner I see hiding behind that stack of wood .

Yep, working on the outboard to get it running, but any side time these days is going towards picking up all this wood!

 

[AJS56]

That is the problem with pictures, they can be deceiving. Trust me after loading and unloading all that wood it is 8-9+ cords. It is a mix of maple,gum,red oak, white oak, walnut. It is from several different scrounges, this last scrounge was 4 cords worth of wood alone. Now I have someone else that is wanting me to pickup a fallen tree in their backyard, a huge cherry that came down in a thunderstorm.


Yep, working on the outboard to get it running, but any side time these days is going towards picking up all this wood!

Hmmm... 95 degrees, boat, split and stack firewood... tough choice indeed...

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Well, I can see the dilemma. If I took a picture of my woodpile, you would see almost the same thing. A pile of cut wood ready to split with a 175 bayliner that needs work sitting right next to it. And yet, I'm on the hearth forum rather than a boating forum .

 

[SouthernBreeze]

Sorry, I know the rules, I just forgot for a moment

 

[Senatormofo]

This is a No Brainer! Go out on the boat! Relax! Sip on a few refreshments and enjoy your summer! That is a great score and you will have plenty of time to deal with it when boating season is over!

 

[Realstone]

This is a No Brainer! Go out on the boat! Relax! Sip on a few refreshments and enjoy your summer!

Yes! An ideal place to strategize your splitting & stacking.

 

[mywaynow]

I stop splitting when the spiders wake up and don't start again until they get real slow. Better for the splitter not to run in the heat either.