Jarred Agney
ArboristSite Lurker
Hello everyone this is my first post here and i just joined, I started coming here after moving into my new home in November. Which is what brings me here, there is a wood stove where i moved to, which has been great but lead to a tuff first winter. I had essentially no supply of wood after moving in and have been playing catch-up ever sense. And here in Illinois we had a 3 week stretch of weather hovering in the single digits getting into the negatives. Couple that with a pretty good dry spell and it's been an interesting winter. I live on 10 acres in a 2000 square foot house, the wood stove is used to heat roughly 1/2-2/3 of the house. The first month was ruff learning how to tend the fire and use it efficiently.
I am very fortunate to have access to a healthy supply of wood, roughly 120 acres of timber and probably 4 miles of fence row with ample oak, hedge, hickory, and locus. This is timber I have essentially unlimited access to, there is probably another 80+ acres of timber that I have access to with some oversight. I bought my first saw which is a Stihl MS241CM with a 16" bar. I've ran saws a good portion of my life, but none of my own. Next on my list is something in the 60CC range for big work then something small and light with a 12" bar. I will continue to buy commercial grade saws, my though being I'm young enough to get my use/money out of them. Today was a good day of work I got 2/3 of a cord css from a red oak that went down last year and picked up another truck bed of split and seasoned hedge that's been dead for 10+ years.
If anyone has any tips for planning for the coming years let me know. You'll likely see me lerking around the wood working and fire wood soon forums.
I am very fortunate to have access to a healthy supply of wood, roughly 120 acres of timber and probably 4 miles of fence row with ample oak, hedge, hickory, and locus. This is timber I have essentially unlimited access to, there is probably another 80+ acres of timber that I have access to with some oversight. I bought my first saw which is a Stihl MS241CM with a 16" bar. I've ran saws a good portion of my life, but none of my own. Next on my list is something in the 60CC range for big work then something small and light with a 12" bar. I will continue to buy commercial grade saws, my though being I'm young enough to get my use/money out of them. Today was a good day of work I got 2/3 of a cord css from a red oak that went down last year and picked up another truck bed of split and seasoned hedge that's been dead for 10+ years.
If anyone has any tips for planning for the coming years let me know. You'll likely see me lerking around the wood working and fire wood soon forums.
