Sunday has a high of 20, then next week will be mid to upper 30's with rain on Tuesday which will potentially make things interesting...
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The rain does make it interesting, the backhoe on our tractor is coming off and the 3 point sander will go on. Our driveway can get like a skating rink, usually that happened starting in late February but lately it's earlier.
Ok that is a very large driveway to clear with a 5 HP. I thought I had a good area to clear with my 8HP Tecumseh Snow king blower!
I think your cold weather is coming our way. Saturday low teens
Hours and hours over 4 different days for this one. Started wet and heavy and wouldn't throw for nothing. Neighbor up the road took pity on me at the end of the driveway fighting what the plow did and hit it with his plow. The solar panels had huge drifts that really sucked to pull off with the roof rake.
Yup you will sleep well tonight! We are only getting 2-4” in my area tomorrow afternoon. Have not used my blower yet.
With the ground temporarily frozen with some snow on top is the conditions i have been waiting for. I hope to go scouting today and put in some serious work this weekend. Warm and rain is coming next week possibly and that may ruin my ideal cutting conditions. I will try to make some wood while it's favorable.
18 degrees outside so I figured it was a good day to take down one of the Dead Standing Ash trees in the swamp. As you can see in first pic, it was not fully frozen. Things did not go according to plan as the tree got hung up on a smaller tree. Trying to cut that second tree down under tension was a PIA. I probably could star in a youtube video on what not to do. However got them both down without and damage to myself of my equipment. Got them bucked up about 1/2 way. Taking a break and warming the toes before I finish. If anyone knows what the second tree is (to the right of the Ash) I would appreciate and ID.
Looks like aspen/cottonwood going bad from the inside out. OK for shoulder season and burning down coals. Seasoned it will burn fast & hot and leave no coals.
First day out with the saw and axe out in the bush. Another neighbour just had a logger go thru and take mainly red and white oak. I'm going after the tops. The bush is full of "punch bowls" making it a pita for most of the tops. I feel like I just went 10 rounds with a pro boxer. I'm not in "game shape" YET. (I hope) Too much snow in the low spots to get my atv and trailer in, so I'm just splitting and making piles for when the snow melts down some. Going after tops is ALOT of work it seems. I will take some pics tomorrow. I figure I did about 3-4 weeks worth of 24hr burning today. (2 tanks of fuel thru the 6100) But it's not out of the bush yet. Hoping I can walk and raise my arms over my head tomorrow, if so I will head back tomorrow to do some more.
Not much firewood work has been going on but the wife said that we had some heavy cream that "wood" expire next week if it didn't get used so I made what I call a chocolate roll, this was my work for today.
Picture 0973 is after the chocolates along with other ingredients were melted on low and then put in the metal bowl so you could mix in sliced almonds, 0974 is after everything was mixed up and then in the fridge for an hour, 0976 is after I formed it in some parchment paper and that goes in the fridge for another two hours or overnight and then three slabs with a cold glass of milk tonight.
Next up is a Penne Vodka dish if any of the stores have Pancetta around here.
Picture 0973 is after the chocolates along with other ingredients were melted on low and then put in the metal bowl so you could mix in sliced almonds, 0974 is after everything was mixed up and then in the fridge for an hour, 0976 is after I formed it in some parchment paper and that goes in the fridge for another two hours or overnight and then three slabs with a cold glass of milk tonight.
Next up is a Penne Vodka dish if any of the stores have Pancetta around here.
Yum, My grandma used to make something similar. Hers were round balls though and called them chinese babys. I think she put those dried chinese noodles/crackers in them.
Caw
Minister of Fire
Cut up a fallen tree of a maple cluster for my in-laws yesterday. Shoulder is toast but got it done quickly for them and kept a little pile of the straight stuff for myself:
stoveliker
Minister of Fire
Caw
Minister of Fire
Filled up the truck with the good pieces. Ended up with about 1/5 a cord of straight red maple for my efforts. I'll take it!
Caw
Minister of Fire
I'm 98% sure it's a red. I'll have to check the buds this spring to confirm. She does have Norways back there but the bark isn't right. I'm just going to call it maple firewood for now. 🙂
Caw
Minister of Fire
Brought my saw home from the inlaws and cut up the 3 sumacs that fell down during the heavy snow and ice while I had the saw out. This wood will be going straight to the brush dump, it's nasty stuff to burn.
Felt pretty good today so I headed back over to the logged bush. I'm working on getting a atv loop cut out for when I can start drawing the wood out to bring home. Yesterday was c/s/pile 90% red and white oak. Today's small area of attack was 100% cherry. There is actually a herendous amount of cherry to be had here. This pic is 1 tank of fuel thru the saw then split it up to see a 1tank yield. I'm guessing its close to a cord? 
With a wintery mix, then rain then temps in the 50's, I figured I better haul the ash I dropped and bucked out today while I had a chance. Mid-day dance card was already full so out t 7:15 this morning in 15 degrees and pulled 40 rounds out of the swamp. All by hand. Hope to get some split Monday before the sun sets.
Dieselhead
Minister of Fire
Mild temps and Rain mid week for me, I have about a cord or 2 to stack before the wood area becomes a greasy mud pit with the frost in the ground. Maybe tomorrow if real work does not get in the way.
Just hauled wood in before the next round of wet heavy snow moves in tonight and tomorrow. Hit some 5-6" cherry rounds. They feel so light after handling ironwood rounds the same size!
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