Nice setup and the wood looks great.
I'm seeing ash?
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I'm seeing ash?
Thanks! Probably 95% ash 5% aspen. Ash will be our primary firewood for a long time. Most of our ash trees succumbed to EAB this summer.Nice setup and the wood looks great.
Damn shame.all I’ve been cutting the last four winters is dead ash. I really like the use of the treadmill, wish we had one of those when i was a kid, we used to put 5 cord through the basement window.
Warm? Here in Colorado it's absolutely ridiculous. Normally we'd have been buried in 8--12" snow several times by now. But nope, just a dusting twice that melts away in a few hours. It rarely gets below freezing overnight. Been burning much less wood than normal. With the high winds, we've been holding our breath that no one gets stupid with outdoor burning (prohibited, but that don't stop stupid). 41 degrees with 13% humidity at the moment. Beginning to wonder if we'll have winter this year.
Same up here in SE Wyoming.
Yep, the sun peeked over the trees and now it's 45 with 10% humidity.
I have to say most days have been pleasant. But it's just wrong to be this warm.
Yep. 46* here at 18% humidity.
Well, we are back into the low 30s and windy today, so it does not feel warm, but the last few days were warm.
We have not had anything more than snowflakes yet, but I think there is snow up at my property.
I grew up one County South of here (in Westchester County) and when I was a kid, we got snow in Nov or Dec and it stayed until near the end of March every year.
I remember my Dad making gentleman's bets with people whether it would melt by Aril 1.
When we shoveled the driveway, we would always try to make a big snow pile on one side or the other so my brother and I could build a snow fort. Amazing what we used to do before anyone had any of these waterproof boots, gloves or clothes!
We have not had anything more than snowflakes yet, but I think there is snow up at my property.
I grew up one County South of here (in Westchester County) and when I was a kid, we got snow in Nov or Dec and it stayed until near the end of March every year.
I remember my Dad making gentleman's bets with people whether it would melt by Aril 1.
When we shoveled the driveway, we would always try to make a big snow pile on one side or the other so my brother and I could build a snow fort. Amazing what we used to do before anyone had any of these waterproof boots, gloves or clothes!
Definitely not a Logger Nate stump but I'll take it. 18" DBH ash with the MS362 and 16" bar. Should've used the 20" or 24" bar. Need to practice my tree bigger than bar felling though.
Been hanging between 5-10 degrees here for the past few days. No wind today though.
Still taking it easy around here. I’ve got a full day tomorrow so that will be the true test to see if I’m better.
Still taking it easy around here. I’ve got a full day tomorrow so that will be the true test to see if I’m better.
6 more wheelbarrow loads cut/split/stacked. Probably over a cord and I haven't touched any of the large logs yet, just been picking away at the edges of the piles.
You cutting them about 24”?
I started the other day cutting my normal 16-18" guesstimate, but switched targeting more like 20" since it splits pretty easy. I just went to measure a few out of curiosity and they range from 15-21".
The stack is roughly 150 ft^3 so it is a bit over a cord.
Was 62 degrees this afternoon. Cooled off now to 53. But RH is still holding at 1%.
Outrageous weather, the new normal.
Outrageous weather, the new normal.
Mulched around the new pear and plum trees today was 36° it's now 22°
1% humidity, I don't know what that feels like lol.
33 degrees and 72% here, that's pretty normal.
They are saying 37 degrees tomorrow, so with the snow melting it could be a little higher humidity.
We dropped in temp during the day, went into the 20s in the afternoon, I think we are going to get cold!
Finished my NYS Tax Preparer training today ... what a PITA! You would not believe the ridiculous minutia they do if I told you!
They can make a 1/2 hour seem like 2 and 1/2!
Finished my NYS Tax Preparer training today ... what a PITA! You would not believe the ridiculous minutia they do if I told you!
They can make a 1/2 hour seem like 2 and 1/2!
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Saw & Firewood HACK
Early Christmas present today. A farmer friend called me this morning and asked if I wanted some firewood (silly question & he knows it) said he had a tree down from the recent high winds. I got out to his farm and he told me where to find the wood. Drove out across 3 fields to the edge of his timber and discovered an enormous red oak laying in his fence line. Him & his son had already cut everything that was under 28" and had it piled up so I could just pull up beside it and load. Got three loads and there's still about a pickup load laying there. His farm is only about 9 miles from my place. Merry Christmas!! 
