I use a plastic sled on a rope and tie around my fat waist... I built a wood box to that when full will last about 5 days if burning 18 hours a day which is what we do around here.
Lots of wood but.....................snow
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Send out a distress call for DOROTHY AND TOTO
!Last time I heard they wrre still in KANSAS Or perhaps the WICKED SNOW WITCH of the west.
!Last time I heard they wrre still in KANSAS Or perhaps the WICKED SNOW WITCH of the west.
PFFFT! You didn't say you had a snow thrower. Here I thought you didn't even have a snow shovel or boots.
LLigetfa said:
Yeah, I was just whining. Finally got off my a@@ and solved the problem. Them Northern guys are the ones I feel for. 3' of snow and then some.
fredarm said:
Well, I didn't say anything about the tractor not going through snow, foot or otherwise. I just said I hauled wood up the door in the tractor bucket. Sometimes I do this when there is no snow at all. The tractor is four-wheel drive and with big aggressive tires it has gone thru as much as 63" of snow, the snow flowing over the top and back down on my lap. It is just very handy to carry wood with it when there is much snow rather than carry numerous armloads, in my arms.
When I was young, I would scoff at my dad who would snowblow paths to the shed and back door. The other day, I started laughing when I stopped on the top of the hill in my back yard and saw what looked like an ant farm--I had made paths to the wood racks, my shed, my back stairs, my basement walkout, and my garage!
I have enjoyed this. Our 30' plus of snow every year sometimes over 50' means you had better have your wood location sorted before snow flies or your in trouble. When we first homesteaded here 40 years ago we had no idea the snow got so deep. Boy was that winter a surprise. We had to live off Moose and turnips and got wood every day above -20 on snowshoes. Made you feel very independent also very sore for the first week. You better believe next summer we were busy as bees getting ready for the next winter. Still eat Moose but the DW knows better than putting turnips in front of me.
Dude, where do you keep your wood? You have to keep it covered and accessible if you want to burn it in the winter. I have three areas. One is my main stacking area covered with a tarp to keep the snow and water out. The second is where I stack a face cord under the overhang of my house so that it always stays dry. Then I have several racks and boxes that I keep inside the house to keep the wood I am getting ready to burn warm and dry.
You have to think about these things and plan out your strategy so that you are not trudging through the snow and trying to burn frozen wood. You can still do it now, but you have to get out to that pile and get some wood accessible.
You have to think about these things and plan out your strategy so that you are not trudging through the snow and trying to burn frozen wood. You can still do it now, but you have to get out to that pile and get some wood accessible.
woodmeister said:
I know, I know. I made a bad judgement this year. Normally Kansas winters are dry and not too cold, but not this year. Been burning since 1982 by the way.
It's not the end of the world. You bust out the snow shovel and you do what you gotta do. Personally, I like the snow and the cold. I was up in NH at a small XC ski area today and they had a big old Jotul Firelight burning to heat the lodge. It was 19°F with the snow blowing sideways, but the trails were primo. Love it. It's winter. It's supposed to be cold and snow.
zapny said:
Hey we may not get snow dumped on us very often , but we do get deep snow from time to time...
I am quite perplexed. My 3 year old loves hauling wood. The kid lifted a 12 pound chunk through a foot of snow all by himself the other day, this inspired the 5 year old who then proceeded to join his younger brother by spending an hour or so outside hauling wood through the snow to fill up one of those 4'x4' face cord racks (you guys know the one I talking about).
If those two mighty mouses can do then there really should be no complaints.
If those two mighty mouses can do then there really should be no complaints.
Do you have access to napalm? You could use that to melt a path to it. Barring that, do you know any one with a tractor? That would make you a clear path in short order.
Maybe to you farm boys 100 yards sounds like nothing but to me that seems like a long way to lug your wood snow or not. Me thinks a better plan is in order that includes stacking that wood closer to its point of demise.
HehHeh . . . a foot of snow? I don't even bother shoveling a path to my woodshed for a foot . . . I just trample down the snow on my way to and from the woodshed. I mean I do plow the driveway . . . usually I won't fire up the ATV though for plowing duty unless there is at least 5-6 inches of snow on the ground . . . and I certainly wouldn't bother shoveling or plowing a foot of snow if it's just to the woodshed or woodpile.
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