How's Your Wood Pile Looking?

[lefturnfreek]

View attachment 369487 View attachment 369488 Getting there. Tried another shot at the Haulzhausen

There is an older guy South of me that I drive past every once in a while and he does those but veeeery neatly. I'll try and get a pic of one.

 

[Aber28]

Carried away.. don't even know what to do with these. Other than get them the hell off the truck because I believe I have exceeded the payload!

 

[SierraWoodsman]

First time trying the Holz-Hausen method of wood stacking for the first time this year.

 

[user 122190]

I'm finally done. 9 cords, all under cover ready for winter. Last 1/2+ a cord was a hard push. Ponderosa Pine that had to be done with a 10# sledge hammer and a wedge. I won't be making a big effort to cut Ponderosa again anytime soon.

 

[zogger]

Man, don't recall if I posted pics or not for this year..oh well..

For this winter I have this long mixed bag pile, just paced it out to do the math, about 500 cubic feet, a scosh more, (used to be six feet high, now only five, been sitting close to three years) then the smaller pile is my mid winter polar vortex stash, about 1 1/4 cord, ash splits and oddball oak chunks, still adding to it with dry uglies. Also have a decent supply of pine crotches and assorted whatnots to hit, before even looking at any of the primo or upcoming winters wood.

 

[stihly dan]

NOOOO. The polar vortex is in the fall this year.

 

[Dr. Hackemoff]

My stacks from the roof. Soybeans are starting to turn.

 

[Toddppm]

Here's my first flammable igloo, isn't that what Holzhauzen means in German??

Didn't have the best shingles to use on top but it might help keep some of the rain out of the middle. Still have a pile to stack up and my little one wants me to make a hollow one to play in too!

I didn't find it to take any longer than stacking regular especially since I did this right next to the pile instead of loading a wheelbarrow and moving it.

 

[Hedgerow]

I got tired of stacking... started just dumping....



But I gotta build one of those holtzhauzen things...

 

[fireman33]

All done stacking. About 5 cords here. I'll start burning early October occasionally and around the clock from November until the end of March then the odd fire for the month of April again.

 

[zogger]

All done stacking. About 5 cords here. I'll start burning early October occasionally and around the clock from November until the end of March then the odd fire for the month of April again.

Too neat! You used a transit and laser level! heheheheh

 

[fireman33]

Too neat! You used a transit and laser level! heheheheh

Haha, I used that 14 foot plank in the picture to keep the rows straight, and at 5' high if it's not neat it's gonna fall.

 

[user 122190]

Haha, I used that 14 foot plank in the picture to keep the rows straight, and at 5' high if it's not neat it's gonna fall.

Are you this Flawless Firewood Stacker

 

[fireman33]

Hahaha, that's hilarious !no I'm not I don't have that much time on my hands.

 

[mn woodcutter]

I'm starting on next years firewood. I will split and stack when I'm bored this winter.

 

[user 122190]

I'm starting on next years firewood. I will split and stack when I'm bored this winter.

I wish I could split and stack during the winter. I want to create one of these Holzhauzen log stacks. I've enough time to clean the property and create a big burn pile, then the snow will be here, and I'll go into hibernation.

 

[1967 Tempest]

Last November, I bought a 1986 F-150 300L6 with a 4 speed with granny low. I then spent $700 on a splitter. All of this wood is free. Really free. I already took other jobs that I have done with the truck and subtracted then from the $2K I have in the truck. If you rent a splitter it is $50.00 for 4 hours. SO the $700 bucks is already a washout. I have around 5.5 cord CSS ready for the winter. I have a line on some more free stuff. The picture doesn't show how deep the pile goes. It is about 8 feet high and 6 feet deep and about 20 ft long. Plus I have 2 smaller piles as well. I really am telling the oil man to suck it! We started a few fires already on the 40* days, but usually burn from mid October till March-ish...

I also cut a cord for my neighbors on the left of me and 4-5 cord for the neighbor to my right. I also CSS about 5 cord for my mother. Her pile is not even done yet. I had an epic failure on log splitter. The ram completely blew apart!! I got a new ram with much more splitting power!!

The new splitter splits sideways!!

 

[user 122190]

Last November, I bought a 1986 F-150 300L6 with a 4 speed with granny low. I then spent $700 on a splitter. All of this wood is free. Really free. I already took other jobs that I have done with the truck and subtracted then from the $2K I have in the truck. If you rent a splitter it is $50.00 for 4 hours. SO the $700 bucks is already a washout. I have around 5.5 cord CSS ready for the winter. I have a line on some more free stuff. The picture doesn't show how deep the pile goes. It is about 8 feet high and 6 feet deep and about 20 ft long. Plus I have 2 smaller piles as well. I really am telling the oil man to suck it! We started a few fires already on the 40* days, but usually burn from mid October till March-ish...

And oil isn't going to get any cheaper. The world will be lucky if we can just stabilize here at these prices. I live up against the Lolo National Forest; 2 million acres of wooded mountains. I think I can stay warm during the winter with about a gallon or two of chainsaw gas and some physical effort on my part during the spring summer months.

 

[zogger]

Last November, I bought a 1986 F-150 300L6 with a 4 speed with granny low. I then spent $700 on a splitter. All of this wood is free. Really free. I already took other jobs that I have done with the truck and subtracted then from the $2K I have in the truck. If you rent a splitter it is $50.00 for 4 hours. SO the $700 bucks is already a washout. I have around 5.5 cord CSS ready for the winter. I have a line on some more free stuff. The picture doesn't show how deep the pile goes. It is about 8 feet high and 6 feet deep and about 20 ft long. Plus I have 2 smaller piles as well. I really am telling the oil man to suck it! We started a few fires already on the 40* days, but usually burn from mid October till March-ish...

I also cut a cord for my neighbors on the left of me and 4-5 cord for the neighbor to my right. I also CSS about 5 cord for my mother. Her pile is not even done yet. I had an epic failure on log splitter. The ram completely blew apart!! I got a new ram with much more splitting power!!

*snort*

 

[daveffemt130]

Im rather new to the cord measurement. I usally measure mine out in ricks, i dont sell just personal use i am assuming a rick in half a cord, 4x8 or 32 sqf. I have 25 rick seasoned and put in dry storage and another 30 rick seasoning, i burn a mix of hardwoods, i have alot of ash,hackberry,locust,and osage orange...i have already fired the stove twice this year, for the cool nights i got some junk like sycamore and box elder