Work Done In 2020

[Gearhead660]

Finally finished up the stove upgrade. Checked all 3 chimneys, filled some cracks to prevent more damage before i can do correct mortar fixes next summer.

 

[thewoodlands]

I'll put this here since I burned a bunch of it. The first two pictures are a small dead pine I got sick of driving under so I cut it up, the second picture is taken from the backside. I basically ran around some of the trails and cleared some dead chit and then had a nice fire after it rained hard.

 

[Diabel]

The last load of the day, I made the sauce yesterday after supper and grilled the chops tonight with some pasta.

Looks great! Where are the greens, however?

 

[thewoodlands]

Looks great! Where are the greens, however?

I don't think I took a picture but the recipe we use is posted here, post #262... I think.

Cooking thread, anyone?

Temperatures forecast in the 90s the next four days starting tomorrow. Making a large batch of gazpacho this afternoon. Won't cook for a few days.

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[EbS-P]

A tree tree crew took down this dying laurel live oak across the street. Not to be confused with the southern live oak, laurel is a red oak. I got as much of it across the street as I could maybe 1/2 cord or a bit more. I was able to roll the two butt rounds across the road. Had to get some help with the biggest one. The flare kept it rolling in a circle and my peavy could not get a decent bite due to the size. Had to leave the big crotch. Splitting it all by hand with my fiskars maul and x27.
Evan

 

[thewoodlands]

The Rhino went in for it's yearly checkup (all good) and we had the filters and the oil changed along with it getting greased. I think tomorrow I'll get all the gear in the back and hit some areas for damaged Ironwood. Once the leaves come off the trees I'll get going on felling some Ash before the EAB gets it.

We'll decided this spring if we'll sell it and just keep the RTV or keep both.

 

[hockeypuck]

A tree tree crew took down this dying laurel live oak across the street. Not to be confused with the southern live oak, laurel is a red oak. I got as much of it across the street as I could maybe 1/2 cord or a bit more. I was able to roll the two butt rounds across the road. Had to get some help with the biggest one. The flare kept it rolling in a circle and my peavy could not get a decent bite due to the size. Had to leave the big crotch. Splitting it all by hand with my fiskars maul and x27.
Evan

Red oak is my favorite. It has an "acquired" smell to it. Splits easy when wet and burns hot as anything.

 

[thewoodlands]

I decided this morning that I would finish s/s some Pine, the finished stack is two face cord. I then started cleaning up a few trails that had Ash tops in them along with dead Pine.

Picture 0825 is the first load of Pine, 0826 is what I started with today and 0828 is the finished stack of Pine. Picture 0829 is what I started clearing today after stacking, it's Ash, 0830 will be a trail once I take the Ash tops to the wood dump, 0832 is when I finished today, 0833 is another Ash top and 0836 is a dead Pine that will come down and 0837 is a dead Maple.

 

[Stelcom66]

Finally finished up the stove upgrade. Checked all 3 chimneys, filled some cracks to prevent more damage before i can do correct mortar fixes next summer.

What kind of roof is that, and is that a directional TV antenna?

 

[thewoodlands]

Just a few pictures of some trails I cleared today along with getting a dead standing Maple that will be split tomorrow, I'll get a moisture content reading on the Maple after I split it.

 

[Stelcom66]

Nice wood. If it's what I'm thinking of (thin bark) maple is one of the easier woods to split.

 

[JimBear]

I rounded up some more Cherry today & mowed around the pasture/hayfield stack for the final time this year.

 

[Stelcom66]

Holy smokes that's a lot of split wood! Must season well out in the open.

 

[JimBear]

Holy smokes that's a lot of split wood! Must season well out in the open.

This was all C/S/S this spring so its the first year for this stacking. area. I just took the moisture meters out of the pickup yesterday. I was walking along the pile thinking I should of brought them with & checked a few splits. The Hackberry still felt pretty heavy, as did the Cherry but some of the Mulberry felt lightened up. I didn’t grab any of the Osage.

 

[SpaceBus]

I am 95% done with the chicken coop. Aside from the old windows from the house, the old door from the house, the hardware cloth, and some fasteners every part of the coop was made from trees I cut and milled. After I've taken a little break I plan on putting trim on the edges of the hardware cloth and adding a few other finishing touches.

Edit: Forgot some of the pics.

 

[Gearhead660]

What kind of roof is that, and is that a directional TV antenna?

Standing seam metal roof. Fixed position antenna. No need to move.

 

[thewoodlands]

The back lane above the gully along with the entrance is getting wider and cleaner, pic 0850 is one of the entrances that I made wider by taking down a dead pine and 0855 is after, 0857, 0858 and 59 are the dead standing Maple I felled yesterday after I split it and took a moisture content reading,0862 is one of the loads of dead pine I split that is by the outdoor fireplace and 0863 is more pickup of a dead pine that was taken down from the back lane. The last picture is the last dead pine that will be taken down in that area this fall.

 

[thewoodlands]

I cut up some of the biggest of the Ash tops in the back gully, I still have more left but they'll have to wait. Today I grabbed two loads of smaller rounds.

 

[heavy hammer]

All the ash I brought home about a month ago is split and stacked a lot more wood than I thought. Me and the dogs have been busy these last couple weekends. I even had my youngest this past weekend keep me company.

 

[mrd1995]

Found a good score of Black Locust on FB Market Place I will try to get some photos up today or tomorrow. Probably 1-1.5 cords, was a power company removal!

 

[heavy hammer]

Definitely can't go wrong with some black locust. nice grab!

 

[mrd1995]

Going to get the pics tonight, think this is the biggest locust I have ever seen. It's over 4' on the root flare.

 

[mrd1995]

In total three 7'x10' trailers loaded up probably over the GVWR, and one and half short boxes level loaded all from a single tree. Will be premo wood in two or three years! Thinking 1.5-2 cords total, tree was 5ft at the widest point on the flare.

 

[heavy hammer]

Now that is a nice score!

 

[mrd1995]

Now that is a nice score!

Wasn't an easy one but I am excited to try black locust. Parents always used it for fence post and burn piles. Their furnace eats a well balanced diet of oak and hickory only.