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heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
kennyp2339 I wish he could splice cable and help haul wood. He was just running the perimeter with me to find the bad spot. My older lab had enough of being outside after about three hours, but my younger never runs out of energy. We are now getting snow with temps falling so we shall see what we end up with by tomorrow morning.
nothing crazy but cut up some dead wood. Maple, oak, cherry before the show came.
Hey guys I apologize this post probabaly doesn’t really belong here but not sure where to put it, for arguments sake I did some work cleaning my stove! I did a clean out on the stove today, last one was December 1st so it’s been about 2 months. This is what I got out of the pipe, very fine, powdery, thinking right about a cup maybe a smidge more or less. This is from December 1st 24/7 burning. I think this is pretty good but still a newbie so wanted to ask, is this a good amount or to much etc and also can I just burn this in next fire?
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
Today I used the snowblower after doing some roof raking and then it was back on the tractor for some plowing of the trails around the property the house is on, we have some nice walking trails again.
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
We ended up with about 8 inches or so and some cold temps. After today we are supposed to get a warm up of temps in the 40's for awhile. Just when I thought the mud might be done for a little.
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
I'm not looking forward to this warm weather either. I'll probably end up with an ice sheet....
We're in for above freezing temps this week with some possible rain coming in this weekend, it might be time the sander gets put on the tractor.
Gathered about 3 cords today, green box elder in the first load, followed by 2 loads of laying dead cherry and quaking aspen. Stacking the box elder to season for another year before stacking it in the woodshed.
still trying to get 3 years ahead, have enough wood for this year and next, now working on following year. I bought a mini excavator and dump trailer so the gathering is going much faster.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
I'm pretty sure all those wood can be dry by next fall, if you split and stack now..
I cleaned some chains up and then sharpened them on the grinder, hopefully tomorrow I can find a damaged tree that needs felling. Tomorrow we'll put in a few loads of firewood, AccuWeather is saying we could get 6-10 inches of snow.
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
We put in two loads of firewood today after I plowed the driveway, we still have six full face cord left that we had planned on burning this winter.
Looking at the temps for February, I don't think we'll even get to some of our better wood. About two years ago, I s/s some not so great wood, we've burned almost three face cord of that this year because of the warmer winter.
I did get two chainsaws ready for tomorrow which I plan using to fell some dead pine. I'll split it and then burn it in the outside fireplace this week, I have enough dry pine that I can get the fire going and then add the newer dead pine.
Looking at the temps for February, I don't think we'll even get to some of our better wood. About two years ago, I s/s some not so great wood, we've burned almost three face cord of that this year because of the warmer winter.
I did get two chainsaws ready for tomorrow which I plan using to fell some dead pine. I'll split it and then burn it in the outside fireplace this week, I have enough dry pine that I can get the fire going and then add the newer dead pine.
RandyBoBandy
Minister of Fire
Finally got out to the splitter today. Working on some big 26-30” white oak rounds so didn’t get a whole lot in the shed. Very time consuming noodling rounds into 1/4s just so I can lift them on the splitter. Kind of sucks actually but I’m not going to be picky when the tree guy pulls down the driveway with a dump trailer full of wood he is trying to get rid of. If I had someone to run the splitter I could use my my mini excavator to do all the heavy lifting, however, if I sat around waiting for help all the time nothing would ever get done.
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
It has not been a bad winter at all so far. I have been burning here and there but I'm not going through as much as I normally would this time of year. It has been a tough winter to use the tractor since nothing will freeze, and I don't feel like tearing up my yard.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Even in the dead of winter, you chuck enough wood to put those TV woodchucks to shame.
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
I had expected to burn much more and get more trees down. The mild weather keeps me from using the tractor.
Gearhead660
Minister of Fire
The dead pine I split the other day was put in the reducer today, by 12:30 this afternoon all the splits were in fireplace and throwing some nice heat. Picture 0017 is what I started with and the rest are from the start to finish.
Tomorrow I'll look for two Ash that I can fell on Monday, have a good and safe Super Bowl Sunday.
My best guess on a winner and score is,
San Fran - 24
K.C. - 17
Tomorrow I'll look for two Ash that I can fell on Monday, have a good and safe Super Bowl Sunday.
My best guess on a winner and score is,
San Fran - 24
K.C. - 17
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Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
I think the over-under is over 50..did you get some skin in the game?
San Fran - 24
K.C. - 17
