I drill a 3/8 hole about 3" from the bottom and just use some 18-20 gauge wire in 4 spots. Eventually the HDPE will get brittle and fracture. But hopefully in 10 years I'll get up a wood shed. I like wiring because when unloading I can flip the lids back.
Work Done in 2022
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The 275 gallon ones are 36 ft3 and the 330 are 44 ft3. But based on how I stack alittle higher than the frames the 275 are close to 1/3 of cord.
So far for 2022 I’ve split and stacked my 6.5 ish cords to fill a bay of my wood shed.
Next on my agenda is to drop about 8 pines that are around the yard hopefully next month. I’ll give those to my dad.
I also replanted some trees that I had planted that didn’t come up this past Sunday. Some chestnut, hickory, red and white oak.
Next on my agenda is to drop about 8 pines that are around the yard hopefully next month. I’ll give those to my dad.
I also replanted some trees that I had planted that didn’t come up this past Sunday. Some chestnut, hickory, red and white oak.
I finished the first row in the third picture and then started on the middle row of pine, I'll finish off the middle row and then get going on s/s some hardwood.
Eight face cord of the twelve that I'll have stacked will be ready for this fall and some for the spring of 2023.
Eight face cord of the twelve that I'll have stacked will be ready for this fall and some for the spring of 2023.
So after finishing touch up mudding this morning I started to tackle piles of logs seeing as I had a nice day. Cut up the entire pile of hardwoods except for a half dozen logs frozen down in ice and a pile of pine logs. I'd guess about a cord of hardwood (mostly cherry, some birch and a little maple) and half cord of pine. Split the birch that needed it by hand, but most is small branch wood. Then I started hauling css ash from down by the water up to the new storage area.
I finished up the stack of white pine and then started a face cord stack of maple, ironwood and some beech, I'll finish this stack either tomorrow or Sunday.
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
Split most of this (by hand) today at my friend's place, except for the thin pieces in the very top of the image here in the middle. Not yet stacked.
The thinner pieces in the center of the image had rather twisting grain. As in vertical on one end, and horizontal 17" away... Combined with the knots from the branches that made for harder splitting when I got tired... So I stopped for now.
Didn't get the forecasted rain overnight so decided to finish hauling the ash up and start cutting the aspen pile down in the valley. Had to cut a little pine to get access from the back side. What's left of the aspen is frozen in glacier... For reference, the bottom right aspen log is 20" x 4'.
Guess I'm done cutting for now...
Good morning of busting butt. Almost all of the pine is cut up. 12" long rounds on the gravel will be for the fireplace, 24" down by the pine tree's in the valley will be campfire wood.
Good morning of busting butt. Almost all of the pine is cut up. 12" long rounds on the gravel will be for the fireplace, 24" down by the pine tree's in the valley will be campfire wood.
I finished of the stack of ironwood, beech and maple today, after that I bucked up a pine log that was down and split some kindling, it should be ready for fall since the log was down since 2019.
I grabbed some ironwood from picture 2968 and then split the rest of the hardwood from the same area I split from yesterday to finish the stack.
I grabbed some ironwood from picture 2968 and then split the rest of the hardwood from the same area I split from yesterday to finish the stack.
Since I have 10 of our 12 face cord of shoulder season wood c/s/s, I'll head up to finish this maple and roll and throw it down the hill.
There's a beech that has some rot in the base of the trunk I might fell too, it will be up in the area I park the rhino before I walk down to the maple.
There's a beech that has some rot in the base of the trunk I might fell too, it will be up in the area I park the rhino before I walk down to the maple.
I always enjoy the photos of your woods. Looks like paradise. Your slice of heaven.
Thanks @NickW , we lucked out on getting it, the man who sold it to us just wanted a few things while he was still on this earth, no hunting or having it logged off before he passed on. He died in 2016 and we kept that promise so we'll enjoy it until we can't.
@thewoodlands
That’s awesome. I see so much property around here that has heavy logging done after the long time owner dies. And of course some loggers are better than others. Sometimes you can’t tell they’ve been there, and other times they leave a bunch of tall stumps everywhere.
I’m not too too far from you. My property is over on the edge of the tug hill plateau. I like looking at the pics of your woods also, because it reminds me of my backyard. Haha. The only downside is the bugs. We’re getting into May fly season here.
My favorite time of year is from the late fall until the bugs come out in the spring. Or days in the summer when it’s windy enough so the bugs don’t swarm.
That’s awesome. I see so much property around here that has heavy logging done after the long time owner dies. And of course some loggers are better than others. Sometimes you can’t tell they’ve been there, and other times they leave a bunch of tall stumps everywhere.
I’m not too too far from you. My property is over on the edge of the tug hill plateau. I like looking at the pics of your woods also, because it reminds me of my backyard. Haha. The only downside is the bugs. We’re getting into May fly season here.
My favorite time of year is from the late fall until the bugs come out in the spring. Or days in the summer when it’s windy enough so the bugs don’t swarm.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
I only have (1) pic because it was miserable / dirty work, but I thatched, raked and mowed the lawn yesterday, took out 28 lawn mower baggers filled of dead grass, its my least favorite spring job but I was able to get it done in one day, very dusty, sweaty work. The plus side to all of this is now I'm ready for fertilizer and the ground is now firm enough to drive the big tractor on it to bring up wood splits to the wood shed, I can also start stacking my big heap of splits I did last year (approx 14 full cords)
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I finished the biggest part of two uprooted maples, the chain was cutting pretty good until I hit a pocket of dirt inside the tree. Everything was rolled or thrown down the hill.
After doing the above, I took a ride around the property, everything seemed fine so I came back to this topped off maple from our last windstorm.
In picture 2982 & 83, it looks like a small woodpecker was after the area where it broke off from the wind, 2991 is the area where it broke off.
After doing the above, I took a ride around the property, everything seemed fine so I came back to this topped off maple from our last windstorm.
In picture 2982 & 83, it looks like a small woodpecker was after the area where it broke off from the wind, 2991 is the area where it broke off.
You're in that area that usually gets nailed with snow, how much did you get this year? They have a blackfly program they do every year up here, they treat certain areas so they aren't that bad, the skeeters on the other hand can get nasty.
When I first started cutting, I would work in the summertime but the only time I do that is after a windstorm or just working around the house lot.
You live in a very nice area, are the trails opened up for the four wheelers? I did see they had the SNIRT run which is always a huge event.
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
It’s not firewood yet. But the days are counting. Cut 4 1” thick slabs today. I need about 3 more slabs one being table thickness.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
EbS-P
Minister of Fire
Bone stock 660 Chinese clone. 52” bar 36”bar two chains and and customized milling attachment to fit both. Probably 1100$. All together. Went through a gallon of gas in about 2.5 hours today.
Wonderful pictures and it's like I was right in the woods--how relaxing--at least it should be but you people are workers...clancey
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
Many of you have been pretty busy it seems. Not much wood processing for me, cut a few trees at my brothers a few weeks back to clear out for a play ground for his kids. Been working a lot and waiting for the yard to dry up.
I split most of the maple yesterday, I still have more rounds that need splitting. I'm hoping once all the maple is split, we'll get two face cord out of it.
Picture 2992 fell over last fall and 2997 is another maple I get on the ground and in the stacks.
Picture 2992 fell over last fall and 2997 is another maple I get on the ground and in the stacks.
JamesGuido
Feeling the Heat
just read thru the last 60 erso postings, dating back to @Gearhead660 march 13th 'nice mornin' in the woods'...
man0man y'all have been busting your asses cutting and splittin and haulin and stackin and hellsbells, i'm worn out now after looking at those beautiful photographs and all.... feel like i've been slackin since i ain't go woods to roam in or land to trek in...kinda sad. really.
and here i thought i lived doing soo much fun stuff....
man0man y'all have been busting your asses cutting and splittin and haulin and stackin and hellsbells, i'm worn out now after looking at those beautiful photographs and all.... feel like i've been slackin since i ain't go woods to roam in or land to trek in...kinda sad. really.
and here i thought i lived doing soo much fun stuff....
