Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Fire Wood => Topic started by: jackel440 on September 13, 2011, 06:34:41 PM
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Just wondered who all has managed to get the years supply cut,split and stacked? :)
I know I have yet to even start cutting my logs up yet.I had hoped to start in the spring,but do to helping my mom tear her house down and then put a new modular in.There has been no time to do anything at my own house. :bash:
I hope to be done with most of her stuff by the end of the week,and maybe then start cutting and splitting. :thumbup:
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I was fortunate enough to get it finished early this spring. Ready to roll!
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Ready!! Have 7 cords in wood shed ready to go. Glad to here you took the time to help mom out. You will never regret that. sounds like you are getting geared up to start sawing though. A least the weather has cooled down. I try not to cut wood when it is so hot. Will probably start cutting for next year in a couple of weeks. Like to keep wood at least 1 year ahead if I can.
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I'm all set for this year and most of next year, I do have some big rounds to split up when it cools of a little. They have been cut and stacked of the ground for two years. My gassifier loves well seasoned wood so I have plenty on hand to feed it. :thumbup:
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I'm not sure how big my wood shed is, probably like 14x18 and it's completely full, stacked 8 feet high all the way through, and has a couple ricks across the end not covered. Last year it took about 1/2 of the shed full, I'd say I have well over 2 years of wood cut.
About 40% of my wood is well seasoned and it will be burnt this winter, however i'm excited about next years wood, there was a HUGGGEEEEE double white oak that fell in my grandparents back yard. The logs were over waist high, and absolutely full of huge limbs, we cut over 15 full size 8 foot truck bed loads of wood out of it. The rounds were so big it took 2-3 people to get them off the ground and rolled up on the splitter.
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I don't have the first stick cut. I guess when I need some heat I will either cut a load or buy a ton of coal. To busy installing furnaces right now to worry about it.
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I am about half way there, hope to finish up in the next two weeks.
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Yep- Was done May 22nd. http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=media;in=50;preview (http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?action=media;sa=media;in=50;preview)
Once the leaves start falling I'll get bored and look for some more to stockpile, but won't use it until 2012-2013 winter.
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This years wood has been ready since last year I'm now working on 2012/2013 and hope to have it done by the end of October.
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I have been ready since July bring on the cold :)
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My firewood wood has been cut, split , stacked since late spring..Already have my grapple load of wood for next season..That was delivered labor day weekend...It will sit there until next spring lol...
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Cut a little dry stuff today, have to wait for the crops to get done to get a bunch more. I have a ton of wet stuff cut for next year. Somehow I think I have done this bass ackwards.
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Cut a little dry stuff today, have to wait for the crops to get done to get a bunch more. I have a ton of wet stuff cut for next year. Somehow I think I have done this bass ackwards.
Dont feel bad this is my second year after building my gassifier,and I said I would be all ready too.But no I am going to be just now cutting in a week or so. :bash:
So welcome to the bass ackwards club :thumbup:
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I dont see how you guys survive cutting wood this late in the year and then trying to burn it, i dont care if the tree is dead, still it's not like seasoned wood. Especially you guys with gasifiers!
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Scott,
I would like to claim laziness and stupidity as my defense. I am quite surprised at how well my dead stuff burns in my gasifier. I did get more creosote than I like sometimes, but I got mine later in the year last year where I did not know I would be burning wood. This season the guy that rents our family fields did not leave a lane in the crops so I have to wait until I have access, that won't happen again I assure you. I think luck had something to do with it also, but I agree, I like seasoned wood.
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Scott,
I would like to claim laziness and stupidity as my defense. I am quite surprised at how well my dead stuff burns in my gasifier. I did get more creosote than I like sometimes, but I got mine later in the year last year where I did not know I would be burning wood. This season the guy that rents our family fields did not leave a lane in the crops so I have to wait until I have access, that won't happen again I assure you. I think luck had something to do with it also, but I agree, I like seasoned wood.
Hey i wasnt knocking ya! I just figured they almost required good seasoned hardwood, I'm sure dead stuff will do good, but I bet when you throw some one year old seasoned oak/hickory she'll really shine!
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You are not alone Jackel, I am behind as usual again this year. Only have a couple of cords seasoned. More on ground, about half split. Tree guy bringin wood soon I hopes. I have not had any real problems burning improperly to non seasoned wood in my gasifier. Of course, I run her hot and heat the shop, house, domestic water and keep her cranked up.
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Yeah mine will eat the wet stuff also.I seem to get alot more ash in the box than if it is dry.The particulate matter ends up finer and blow out the stack better when its dry.
I have all the logs from hauling last year laying over at the nieghbors.I just have to get over there and start wittling them in about 2 more days :thumbup:
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Yeah mine will eat the wet stuff also.I seem to get alot more ash in the box than if it is dry.The particulate matter ends up finer and blow out the stack better when its dry.
I have all the logs from hauling last year laying over at the nieghbors.I just have to get over there and start wittling them in about 2 more days :thumbup:
Talked to tree friend at the ball game last night, says he has 2-3 years worth of oak for me off one job, needs my trailers to help get it all out in addition to his trucks and trailers. He burns too, so he should be pretty accurate on amount. All OAK. Sweet bejesus, the mother load! Of course this pile will be for next year and beyond, i reckon.
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Yeah mine will eat the wet stuff also.I seem to get alot more ash in the box than if it is dry.The particulate matter ends up finer and blow out the stack better when its dry.
I have all the logs from hauling last year laying over at the nieghbors.I just have to get over there and start wittling them in about 2 more days :thumbup:
Talked to tree friend at the ball game last night, says he has 2-3 years worth of oak for me off one job, needs my trailers to help get it all out in addition to his trucks and trailers. He burns too, so he should be pretty accurate on amount. All OAK. Sweet bejesus, the mother load! Of course this pile will be for next year and beyond, i reckon.
Well did you get some of this mother load home?I sure hope you did get some of that.
I have got about 1 1/2 to 2 cords split and stacked so far.Plan to cut all day sunday after doing some running in the morning.I do have a big spread out pile in the weeds of old stuff cut several years ago.I think alot of it is getting rotten.I am going to have to get it cleaned up and stacked.There is probably a good 3 or more cords of that stuff lying around.
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Jackel,
Yeah got some home, but friend had some family issues, so stalled for now. This week sometime should have the last of it home. Another 36" dia. x 15' log or 2 of oak and a 30-36" dia x 30' hickory left. to haul home. Still need to get those split up but brought a bunch of wing-wood home too. My 13 yr old needs to get going on splitting.
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A true 20 cords here.......bring it on Mother Nature!!!!
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Jackel,
Yeah got some home, but friend had some family issues, so stalled for now. This week sometime should have the last of it home. Another 36" dia. x 15' log or 2 of oak and a 30-36" dia x 30' hickory left. to haul home. Still need to get those split up but brought a bunch of wing-wood home too. My 13 yr old needs to get going on splitting.
Oh that sounds awesome.I would love to get some 30" + diameter logs .Most of mine is around 20" or so.Got through about 12 logs today cut up.Still need to split all those and stack them.Been pulling teeeth to keep my son busy with the wood. :bash:
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A true 20 cords here.......bring it on Mother Nature!!!!
Sweet stck of wood!Sure wish my wood was all cut and stacked.Nice setup you have.Everythings nice and close. :thumbup:
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I really enjoy cuttin and splittin wood. I have about another 40 cords seasoning in a monster pile! If this winter was like last (pretty wicked here in central Illinois), I should hopefully have about half of what is in those pictures left for next year.......fingers crossed.
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Very nice Powerstroke!! Like the set up, I really enjoy cutting my wood but I wish I had more on the pile than what I have. Ya know if you get bored I know where you could cut and stack some wood! >:D
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I hear ya Jackyl, I have a fifteen year old that likes to walk around in shorts in December when it is 77 in the house, but God forbid they get out there and help get the wood ready to get to the 77. Wood, the most efficient heat source out there. Free (to us), heats you when you cut it, split it, load it, unload it, stack it, and burn it. Dang kid should never even have a chill.
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A true 20 cords here.......bring it on Mother Nature!!!!
If only my pile was split and stacked...................Jealous here.......BIG TIME!
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I tell my son the same thing. Also told him it would replace some of his weight lifting for football, basketball, etc. Get a work out and help dad too.
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Just last night we was working up a tree out of my yard that had to go. The boys 11 and 6 were to help. 5 min in to the progect, 6 climbing around on and under the brush pile >:(, ok thats fine he is to small to do vary much. 5 min after that, 11 standing right in the way looking at the moon i guess? :bash: This went on for a good bit with a few HEY get to work over there's. Finally I had enuff, I told them just to go play since they wanted play time so dang bad just go play. But if you go play now when I go in and watch the game (family play time), both of you get to go to bed >:D >:D. By gosh there was smoke coming off them shoes.
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Getting close for this year. About 4 cords put in the shed. More dry to get next weekend out of the woods that has been down for a while.
Next year I am all good shape. I have about a cord and a half in the barn seasoning, neighbor three doors down wants 17 walnuts gone (sell the straights) and I can have the tops and crooked limbs (a lot), and tonight the guy across the road wants 5 big ones in his yard to just be gone, Seems I have all the wet wood I could ever want this year. Just have to get back in the woods to get the dry stuff home, but I'm close.
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Wood wise I am fine. This year’s wood is in the shed! Seven full cords that spent most of last summer stacked on the front yard drying in the sun. I am stacking next years wood now - about 1/3 done. If I don't get it done before snow flies I’ll stack it in the spring.
The boiler is another story - I have six of the fire bricks out and sitting on the work bench. I'm waiting for a return call for the dealer on the availability of an insulation layer under the fire brick. I hope he has good news!! More on that later...