The Daily Firewood Picture Thread

[jimbarry]

This morning's workout, a cord blocked, cracked and stacked by 10:30.


 


 

[mudfarmer]

Jim how are you liking the switch away from the processor now that you've been in that mode for a bit? Doesn't seem to be cutting into production.

[jimbarry]

We think it's easier. No more sorting of the woodpile for straight logs and no maintenance issues with the processor. It's the same amount of time to do a cord. 

[mudfarmer]

Nice 8)

[GRANITEstateMP]

We got 3 cords of 20-22in long wood done today between rain showers.  I was pretty whipped by the end, lots of humidity.


Here is the last cord loaded on my dump trailer.  I was gathering strength to take the easy up back down and then deliver.  The ac in the truck was refreshing

[melezefarmer]

We call them moucherolle in french as they eat mouches (flies). They are little flying ninjas.

[Al_Smith]

No record breaker just another face cord today .About half a face and I'll get my cord a week tomorrow .When you don't start out until noon you can't expect too much .

[SwampDonkey]

All you do is work away, adds up after awhile. Kinda like a light steady rain. ;D

[Magicman]

 
I finished the first round of bushhogging the July 4th trails Friday.


So after some bridge decking replacement Saturday, I pulled up some limbs from a last years storm downed tree.  After splitting, this will become most of my firewood for this coming Winter.

[petefrom bearswamp]

Son and I have been busy, but only do one to two mornings a week.
This is almost enough for the two of us for this winter.
We will keep going tho as there are about 60 tops left in the woods to skid, buck and split all White ash





 

 

 

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[Andries]

You make it look easy Pete!
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[petefrom bearswamp]

Andries, Easy for me as I don't run the saw anymore just the tractor and don't run the splitter either, just stack.
Old farts privilege I guess and it still tires me out.
I forgot, My oldest grandson and a friend did a mornings splitting for us too, and another grandson does a little splitting and moves my wood to the woodshed and by the outdoor boiler for me.so I guess I fibbed when I said my son and I.
I apologize to all for my error.
BTW when we buck the trees up, I lift them with the forks on the tractor to waist height or so, so no back bending required.
Ill soon post a pic of my home built 44 year old splitter.
Lynn arent those orange tractors a great machine?

[Magicman]

Yes Pete, this one is serving me well.  Thank You "sawmill" for buying it for me.  ;D

[barbender]

 I had to get a cone of wood put up to make bundles with-

 

 

 From there, I'll scoop the wood with a big rock bucket I have on my skid steer, over to a hay wagon I use for a bundling station😊

[jimbarry]

 

 

Yesterday's adventure included processing slabs at the mill into 1ft and 4ft lengths.

[jimbarry]

0730 hrs meeting the daily quota, 24ºC feels like 30. 4 crates done by 0930 and that's its for the day.



 

[Al_Smith]

Certainly not a record breaker .So far about 2 cords of ash and almost two from last season About one more of ash then some hickory ,got a couple nice dead standing .Maybe some oak and the cotton wood will be the last .Life with all of it challenges gets in the way some times .Today it was the septic tank .

[GRANITEstateMP]

Al, when thats the problem, I drop everything til it ain't a problem anymore!

[Big_eddy]

Split up the poplar blocks from the other week to test out some mods to the splitter.


 
There was most of a cord by the time I was done. 

[jimbarry]

 

 

Left overs from milling get processed. Foot long slabs in bulk racks for drying, 24 cu ft. The sticks get chopped to 1 cu ft bags of kindling.

[Al_Smith]

Last of the ash for a while .All grounded or standing dead .Dry as a bone and hard as a rock.This again is not much,around 2-2.5 cords .How ever at an hour or two every 3-4 days not bad for an old coot .Next will be about the same using cottonwood .I've got a 100 footer on the ground the top is dead .Not as good but does supply heat .
After that some shag bark what ever three dead trees produce .Unlike some unless a live tree becomes a danger or a nuisance I leave them alone .All the above will burn right now not wait for a year to dry out .

  

[jimbarry]

This fellow Nova Scotian has come up with a DIY PTO power pack for his new Tajfun firewood processor, using a VW engine.

HOMEMADE 53 HP PTO POWER UNIT - YouTube

[barbender]

Slick, I like it!

[Al_Smith]

Comments : Nice job,Ford starter relays are cheap .VW engines especially the 4 cylinder pancake, gasoine over the years have been used for everything .I saw a guy with a double blade small sawmill use one with a rope starter .I might mention he was a large man .

[Al_Smith]

Picture this time .I cut the top logs out of a double cottonwood .Dry as a bone and surprising hard .Not the best firewood but it all burns .Recovered it today and chunked it up .Might split it tomorrow might not .I mean after all I am retired