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[Jwood]

How much wood does everyone have for next year?
Have you started cutting and splitting?
How many cord do you need?

[Dawnpatrol]

 I'm new to the furnace life , I'm waiting for my ridgewood to be delivered, in the mean time I think I have  enough for the next two years. I split close to 12 cords and I got anther 10 cords bucked in rounds and stacked. I have a tree service that drops 30 yards off at a time in 20' lengths.

[Jwood]

Nice you can beat that I got the same deal set up with a tree service company here

[CountryBoyJohn]

I just crossed the 10 cord mark for next year.  And it's all solid hard wood.  The "worst" stuff in my stack is Hackberry.  Mixing with coal and having a normal winter, I could have 2 years worth stacked up.  Just as soon as I put my saw up last week, I got a call for 8 mature trees that need taken down off a lot.  Hard to complain about free wood but sheesh! 

[mlappin]

I've dropped over three dozen dead ash in the last month, still to wet to get em out of the woods though. Stumps have already checked quite deep. Really hopes it drys out shortly, have a new motor in the skid steer to break in.

Also turns out a guy that buys hay from me works for a excavating company. A lot of work they do is clearing lots for new home construction. He said they just cleared two acres and chipped it all then paid for tipping fees at the land fill. Said if I show up when their working I can top out the ones I want and they'll load the logs. Gets me free firewood and will save wear and tear on the chipper and will lower their tipping fees.

[Jwood]

Nice mlappin you guys are ahead of me!

[LittleJohn]

Had 20 pulp wood cords, dropped off by a logger friend, for a price I coudl not complain about.  Currently about 3/4 of the way thru the pile; blocked split and piled -> however the ground between where I pile and cut is getting rather SOUPY, not quite to the axles, but if I don't do some raking, might be sleeping on the couch til next year. 

[Jwood]

Haha you don't want to have to sleep on the couch! Where are you from littlejohn our snow is gone now and the ground is drying nicely here in north central Minnesota!

[LittleJohn]

The SOUPY spot is on the back side of the yard farthest from garage, about 100 yards off of driveway!  Was not too bad on Thursday and Friday, overnight frost would hold together for first few loads; but by Saturday had to get a running start!  Needless to say getting out after the last load involfved LOTS of mud slinging in the Dualie -> looked like I had super singles by the time I was done.

[Jwood]

When the snow was melting along the driveway my wife got stuck in her front wheel drive car 3 days in a row!

[Roger2561]

I have nearly 20 cord on half cord pallets.  That should be enough for the next 3 years.  I'll be ordering another grapple load of 12 cord this fall to buck up next spring.  That will last about 2 years.  Roger 

[Jwood]

That's awesome that you are that far ahead Roger!

[Roger2561]

jwood - It was a lot of work.  When I knew I was buying an OWB I purchased 7 cord of dry wood cut, split and delivered.  That was in the spring so that went in the shed.  I then called a logger who provided me with a 12 cord grapple load of logs.  I cut them, split it all and stacked in the field to dry until the following season.  The next year I ordered another 12 cord grapple load of logs and cut, split and stacked everything in the field.  That's how I got ahead and I plan to stay at the very least 2 years ahead of myself.  By getting the firewood in 12 cord grapple load, I don't have to order it every year.  I now get a load every other year.  Roger

[MattyNH]

Heres my grapple load of wood  that I started to cut today..Some of it I will burn this coming winter and the rest of it is for the winter after..My pole shed is half filled from what i did last year..In that pic theres probably 14-15 cord of wood..

[martyinmi]

What do you have to pay for a load that size?

$1500 - $2000 maybe?