Trx250r180
Saw polisher
Who besides me does not decide it is time to cut firewood ,till it is cold , muddy and rainy outside and the dry pile is gone ?
Who else waits ????
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Swamp Yankee
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Don't know about cutting,
but, that sure sounds like a lot of the people that call me looking for a wood delivery between Thanksgiving and April Fools Day every year.
Take Care
but, that sure sounds like a lot of the people that call me looking for a wood delivery between Thanksgiving and April Fools Day every year.
Take Care
Yeah, but this way we can get our entertainment value, and watch the water boil out of the ends of our firewood.
Greg Perryman
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To be honest that is what gets me in the mood. I cant cut wood when its close to 60 degrees. Once I start to sweat Im done.
sunfish
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I wait until cool/cold weather, but stay 2-3 years ahead with the dry stuff.
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Same here. I'm fat and don't like sweating excessively, so I wait till about this time of the year to start...
I like it between 15° and 25° when I make firewood... solid, frozen ground and I can work in lightweight long-johns, jeans, wool shirt and unlined gloves.
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It's seasonal for me. All 4.
I don't mind cutting when it's warm. I have a couple small blower fans I bring with to work in front of. However this year, I been trying to get stuff done and wood cutting has taken a back seat. Hope to get out this weekend to get a load cut and split. I'm thankful I had enough left over that I only need about 2-3 cord (2-3 trailer loads) to be full up. Sucks as I get a new splitter this year, and barely get to use it.
mn woodcutter
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My favorite temperature to cut and split is between 15-30 degrees. It's just comfortable for me. Sometimes a quilted flannel is too warm and most of the time a ball cap is preferred over a stocking cap.
Trx250r180
Saw polisher
Well the pile i had decked up 5-6 years ago got all punky ,only a few cedar and fir sticks were salvageable ,all the alder is junk .Made a heck of a bon fire for a couple days .
Ironworker
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Right now till spring is perfect for me.
I like to cut in the spring because nothing else is going on early April through mid May. Fall is for hunting. But I ended up doing several cords this fall anyhow.
zogger
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Year round but not as much during mowing season as that is my primary work. Unfortunately, cooler fall and winter weather means rain and mud here, makes the job harder. Spring is for working the garden and getting back to mowing, although I like to split a lot then as it is still cool and not hot yet.
+1. Nobody wants to buy a load of wood until its basically to late. Roads are slick and side roads are muddy. And if you do make it to their house it's to bad to get the truck to the front door to dump it and then the buyer gets huffy becuase they might have to carry a chunk of wood 10 extra steps.
Zeus103363
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really have to cut wood here in the spring or summer. I don't cut in sept-December cause I spend most of that time getting ready for hunting, or hunting holidays, enjoying the wood I cut the summer before! I have cut in February once but the roads are so slick it's really not fun at all. We have what is called "gumbo mud" here that is mostly gray clay. Now if the pile is low and I need some heat and I have to then I would.
+1 with ears.
Babaganoosh
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I cut year round this past year because I'm now a second year burner and I'm busting my ass to get ahead. I actually cut in 90 degree weather here this year because I got a nice hook up with about 20 logs of black locust and cherry. About 90 percent locust and the guy wanted it gone. I enjoy the heat but this one was a little tough. Got it all bucked and to my house in late August and first week of September. Started splitting a week or so later but I waited until evening or did it early morning. I have a nice maple that I process under and it helps a lot with shade. Next year I can bet I won't be cutting or processing in the heat unless it's to get it off of someone's property.
I was sweating today and I could see my breath but no one else is gonna stack this up for me.
