Living in the country has its advantages. I have access to all the wood I could ever need. Today my neighbor across the road stopped me and asked if I would help him clean his fenceline and pastures of Ossage orange. I cannot believe how much he must have. Seven huge trees just in a row. He will cut out tops. I cut main limbs and trunk. He will haul them out to be cut into firewood. May need to get some extra chains for the saw. Good haul for next year I hope!
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Thanks for the advice on seasoning. I guess I will have a good haul in two years. As for saw. Sthil MS361 with 18 inch bar.
Michael H, I envy you. I used to cut nothing but hedge. But I don't have many opportunities anymore. All the hedge rows are gone around here. Farmers bulldozed them out. I stacked cris-cross ends on my log rack ends over twenty years ago. Every year, I leave the ends (hedge) so I don't have to stack ends again. I will admit, it has weathered, but it is still there and solid. Imagine how seasoned that stuff is :exclaim:MICHAEL H said:
Thats amazing. Twenty years and still doing the job. I hope it burns as everyone has said. Looking forward to getting started. So where in Illinois are you from? I grew up in southern ill. Went to school at U of I. Family is still living in the southern half.
What a waste of good wood and space. For a few years I was using Poplar for my ends and for the bottom row but realized it was just wasting space. Now I modified my shed so I don't need to crib the ends and gained a few cords of useful storage.tfdchief said:
Michael H, Tuscola, just 25 minutes south of the U o I. I graduated from EIU in 70. I hunted in Southern IL for 35 years. My Dad owned about 80 acres in Johnson County just south of the prison. By brother owns it now and goes there often.MICHAEL H said:
LLigetfa, You are right, but I am lazy! %-P I don't really need the storage and have said every year I would burn it if I needed it, but haven't, so it just sits there doing its job.LLigetfa said:
Ja me too, except the time came that I did need it and was too lazy to make new crib ends.tfdchief said:LLigetfa, You are right, but I am lazy! %-P I don't really need the storage and have said every year I would burn it if I needed it, but haven't, so it just sits there doing its job.
I try to keep two years worth in my shed but for some reason I seem to burn more wood now than I used to and so now I need the extra space. The older we get the warmer we want it.
I have noticed that too! Glad it is not just me. The old stove feels good on the old bones! Merry Christmas.
tdfchief: Small world. My grandfather lived right outside Johnson Cty. We used to drive in to Vienna whenever we needed something. Lots of good hunting there and in Pope Cty. I grew up in Metropolis. Fishing is my thing. Ky Lake was my home away from home.
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