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The 2024 Firewood Thread
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budget76
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all of the pine that I cut on the property either gets burned at home, given away, or burned in a pit
if you posted it in the past i forgot. lets see the burn pit. gotta be a good one with the amount of wood you're clearing
and lets see the splitter. I'm expecting a Fiskars X27?
WLDWUN
in the woods
have two burn pits.
this one is 6x6 3 sided and the bottom is lined with clay brick.
it is to burn brush and wood I just want to get rid of.
smaller pit is next to the house. 42" diameter. lined with clay brick on bottom and inside wall
log splitter is a Timberwolf TW-5
here it is with a 30in Oak on it
this one is 6x6 3 sided and the bottom is lined with clay brick.
it is to burn brush and wood I just want to get rid of.
smaller pit is next to the house. 42" diameter. lined with clay brick on bottom and inside wall
log splitter is a Timberwolf TW-5
here it is with a 30in Oak on it
Pony_Driver
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Heck of a round right there.
Dam. That's impressive. I'm surprised you couldn't sell that size of log to a sawmill?log splitter is a Timberwolf TW-5
here it is with a 30in Oak on it
Hooligan
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Lucky for us in Cali, to save the world they closed most mills decades ago.
Of the few left, wonder if they even buy from individuals.
Muckin_Slusher
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Did you climb those with spurs?they died from bark beetles in 2021. bark was still on them when I took all the branches and tops off them
30 of them were completely killed, another 12 that I took just the top off and the rest of the tree lived
left the poles standing as there was to much wood to have on the ground
bark peeled off over the last two years and the bases are now getting soft where they enter the ground.
now they are down and cut up
just need to be split and/or burned
WLDWUN
in the woods
for trees that I take from the top down (removal), yes, I use spurs, harness and a wire rope lanyard.
for trees that I am limbing the lower sections, or just removing the top. I just use rope and harness
the spurs really chew up the tree and worse is the holes they make attracts beetles which then kills the trees.
getting too old for that work, but have 20 more or so before I give it up
the view from 80 feet up is always better I think
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Penetrode Offroad
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I'd shake that whole tree down being that high!
J.Cole
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Last weekend we finished removing 4 eucalyptus trees at my parents house.
A good friend of mine does tree work for a living so he did the climbing / rigging.
Once it was on the ground, Dad and I pulled it all out back. We made a pretty good brush pile to burn this winter, and a more firewood to process than we’ve ever had lol.
The first tree was 72” in the widest spot, not perfectly round by any means.
Our poor little Ford tractor has been putting in some work lol. Having a tractor definitely made this whole project a lot more manageable.
I’ll get the rest of the logs pulled out back and stacked into the pile this week.
Then I need to go get a splitter that my girlfriend’s uncle has for us to have and get to work again.
A good friend of mine does tree work for a living so he did the climbing / rigging.
Once it was on the ground, Dad and I pulled it all out back. We made a pretty good brush pile to burn this winter, and a more firewood to process than we’ve ever had lol.
The first tree was 72” in the widest spot, not perfectly round by any means.
Our poor little Ford tractor has been putting in some work lol. Having a tractor definitely made this whole project a lot more manageable.
I’ll get the rest of the logs pulled out back and stacked into the pile this week.
Then I need to go get a splitter that my girlfriend’s uncle has for us to have and get to work again.
WLDWUN
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that is a lot of nice wood there
eucalyptus is hard, even harder than oak.
try to split it while it is green.
when it is fully dry it can be like trying to split a rock
eucalyptus is hard, even harder than oak.
try to split it while it is green.
when it is fully dry it can be like trying to split a rock
buzzbombxj
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Some people hate on eucalyptus for heat. I burn it. I'll burn anything but mdf or osb. I do most of my heat with a wood stove, but where I am it only gets below freezing a dozen or so times a year so I don't need that much. The fence that just came down might last me a month.
Muckin_Slusher
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Other day I was thinking about whether burning bamboo is a thing. I mean burning for heat in a wood stove, or maybe for cooking food.
It grows super quick and it's kinda woody.
I suppose places that grow bamboo probably don't get weather that needs much heating.
Yes I know I could google it.
It grows super quick and it's kinda woody.
I suppose places that grow bamboo probably don't get weather that needs much heating.
Yes I know I could google it.
J.Cole
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That's the same thing my friend told me lol. He said even with a splitter, it can be tough if seasoned.
A few people I've told that I'll firewood for sale next year said "oh eucalyptus isn't good for indoor fires cause it can cause chimney fires"
First thing that came to mind was when was the last time you had your chimney cleaned? "I don't remember" or "it's been a while" were the responses.
Others have said eucalyptus is their favorite wood to burn inside due too the heat output, lasts a good while, and leaves little ash when done.
I had no idea eucalyptus was such a controversial firewood to burn
A few people I've told that I'll firewood for sale next year said "oh eucalyptus isn't good for indoor fires cause it can cause chimney fires"
First thing that came to mind was when was the last time you had your chimney cleaned? "I don't remember" or "it's been a while" were the responses.
Others have said eucalyptus is their favorite wood to burn inside due too the heat output, lasts a good while, and leaves little ash when done.
I had no idea eucalyptus was such a controversial firewood to burn
It is literally all we have to burn here. It burns really, really well.
Live trees really need to be split straight away and then left for 12 months after splitting to season. Lot of oil in there that needs to get out.
I clean our flues every year at the end of winter. The newest fire is a US made Lopi and it's always still pretty clean, the older UK made fires are probably around 10% coked up.
blakes
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I need to get off my ass and get more firewood up. So far I have about a cord and a half of lodgepoles ~6" in diameter in the woodshed.
I have a ton of dead standing lodgepoles that I cut during the winter and burn the dame day, so motivation is low.
I have a ton of dead standing lodgepoles that I cut during the winter and burn the dame day, so motivation is low.
Roc Doc
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Yeah it burns hot and quick, and leaves a lot of ash, but if you don't mind the occasional chimney fire it's fine
Roc Doc
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Bamboo is technically a grass. I've never tried to burn it, I'm sure it will burn, but doubt it would produce much in the way of coals.
Notstock
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Neighbor and I started splitting our wood for the year. My other neighbor has 15 to 20 cord sitting since April in rounds that he wants to get rid of. We will oblige. Fairly big, some is 40" in diameter, glad he has the excavator.
Pony_Driver
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Sounds like locust here on the East coast. If you don't split locust green you may as well saw it or use it for fence posts. It gets HARD when it's dried.
budget76
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Problem with bamboo is its a whole bunch of little sections with air pockets in each one. and those air pockets build up pressure and explode in a fire.
its not just a fart either. some of them are loud.
The only way you could safely burn it inside would be to cut at every joint so those pockets aren't closed in. I guess it's not horrible if you're already cutting it to 16" but F that on 1.5" sticks like I had kicking around. it'd take forever to get minimal burnable product
i'd be scared to miss one on a glass-faced stove, have it pop and launch something thru the window.
i do think I saw a video where they were processing it to burn but they were moving around 6" pieces, not the little shit we see around here
WLDWUN
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I am not picking on your pile, but just as an FYI for some.
if you have rounds that you will have around for a while, do not stack them like above.
the bottom one will absorb moisture from the ground and rot very fast (even oak)
you also want a gap between rounds for air to get into.
stacking them on their side will allow them to dry faster and also prevent them from rotting
Also good for decking, exterior lumber.
Notstock
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This is all being processed immediately but thank you for your input.
Pook
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Even on their side on dirt will rot out quick, that or your standing dead that was dry, is now wet on one side., the bark sucks up so much moisture very quickly.
I have to check the dead fall out in the woods before i get to far into cutting it up as anywhere its in contact even after a winter on the ground is spongy usually.
Gbkeith
El Western Motel
Bois darc makes a fine fence post.
Wades_76_cj7
RZR guy, NO I am not gay..
around MO it's hedge posts or pipe now.
Pipe is easier to put in and the posts are always straight. No digging the holes and tamping them in either. just drive them and go on to the next.
I like how hedge posts look though.
Pony_Driver
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I have never seen that, better pre drill the holes. When we reused old oak barn wood you had to drill every hole. I bent a lot of 16 penny nails before giving in and dragging out the drill.
