Shoring up my wood shed, getting ready for what looks to be a very cold and snowy winter. I was 1/2 full at dawn yesterday, and decided to fill her up yesterday, and boy, did I!
My old 1971 Dodge D100 is a work horse of a truck. I have had "Viv" for over 25 years and use it to haul wood, motorcycles, whatever. She's a short bed, so a cord isn't really a cord, unless you stack it up pas the rear window.
There is a great wood lot about 10 miles from my house. The first time I saw it I was stunned. Cord wood stack 30 feet high in an "L" shape, probably enough wood to keep 50 houses warm for many winters.
I stopped in yesterday. All is wood is cut to 15", a little tight for my old Vermont Castings stoves. He then should me his "scrap" pile, full of Oak, Lucust, and other hard woods. We made a deal on that. I drove home, they went to lunch, and we agreed to meet at 2pm.
As I drove home, I saw a tree crew cutting an Oak down. Driving out to get my firewood, I saw it all laid in 5-7 feet "poles" on the street.
After the lot owner and his assistant filled my bed to near overflow with big chucks of good hardwood, Viv and I carefully drove home. I stopped at the neighbors house on the way in. The missus of the house said "oh, I was hoping someone could use it...". After 2 hours of unloading and stacking, I went back and picked up the fresh oak "poles".
Now they are used to prop up the load, i.e. standing behind my stack vertically under the awning of the shed. In a year or two, I will section them up and put them in the 5 ton splitter.
Today will be spent working the old chainsaw to clean up a little, section up a dogwood that fell over (more poles for the woodshed) and just tidying up.
We are getting into the high 40's at night here in Western North Carolina. I figure I will be lighting my first fire sometime in October this year.
I'm ready
My old 1971 Dodge D100 is a work horse of a truck. I have had "Viv" for over 25 years and use it to haul wood, motorcycles, whatever. She's a short bed, so a cord isn't really a cord, unless you stack it up pas the rear window.
There is a great wood lot about 10 miles from my house. The first time I saw it I was stunned. Cord wood stack 30 feet high in an "L" shape, probably enough wood to keep 50 houses warm for many winters.
I stopped in yesterday. All is wood is cut to 15", a little tight for my old Vermont Castings stoves. He then should me his "scrap" pile, full of Oak, Lucust, and other hard woods. We made a deal on that. I drove home, they went to lunch, and we agreed to meet at 2pm.
As I drove home, I saw a tree crew cutting an Oak down. Driving out to get my firewood, I saw it all laid in 5-7 feet "poles" on the street.
After the lot owner and his assistant filled my bed to near overflow with big chucks of good hardwood, Viv and I carefully drove home. I stopped at the neighbors house on the way in. The missus of the house said "oh, I was hoping someone could use it...". After 2 hours of unloading and stacking, I went back and picked up the fresh oak "poles".
Now they are used to prop up the load, i.e. standing behind my stack vertically under the awning of the shed. In a year or two, I will section them up and put them in the 5 ton splitter.
Today will be spent working the old chainsaw to clean up a little, section up a dogwood that fell over (more poles for the woodshed) and just tidying up.
We are getting into the high 40's at night here in Western North Carolina. I figure I will be lighting my first fire sometime in October this year.
I'm ready
. How is it in Ashville ???....my Wife and I have been watching the realestate market down there, Greer, and Greenville.....my buddy's daughter is looking to go to college in your area....buddy sez that Ashville is off the beaten path.....just what I'm looking for in my retirement
