Been making firewood

Adirondack case guy · Jun 21, 2018

Well I have spent the last 3 days in the woods.
I have lucked out this week and have some excellent help. My first cousins grandson has been helping me. He is 14 and a real good kid. His father and mother never wed so he has bounced around a bit.
His dad dropped him off Tuesday morning, and I spent a few minutes to show him how to drive my Case 831C with COM tranny and he mastered it in 5 min. He is very conscientious and really interested in tractors.
Next week we will spend some time working on his dad's Case SC which is in my back yard, plus making some more firewood. He is really looking forward to working on the SC.
We made and stacked a load each of the three days. 1-1/4 cord per load. 11 more loads to make, to replace what I burned last winter.
I pick him up at his grandfather each morning and he stays with us until after we feed him supper each evening. He has some other things to do tomorrow and over the weekend, but he will be back next week.

Loren

lee little · Jun 21, 2018

Awesome Loren !!! I would love to be cutting wood but planting/haying have me tied up. Its awesome to work with young people like that. I always feel blessed when I get to pass things along to young people like that. Good on ya !

tomturkey · Jun 21, 2018

What a grand opportunity for you to mentor this young man. Loading splitting stacking and driving, it all takes cognitive thinking skills, skills that will be with him the rest of his life. Good on you, and the cook of course. gobble

gtractorfan · Jun 21, 2018

I've been at it too this week. Cut down this dead oak with moss on the limbs. It was very humid and sweaty that day, since then we've had about 3" of rain, some came that day.

Bob · Jun 21, 2018

He's a LUCKY kid!

Bob Harvey · Jun 21, 2018

Looking good ! How far are you hauling ? Got mine in last month (only 4 cords - but it is all we need).

mmfan55 · Jun 21, 2018

I don't have time to do trees and dad no longer able. Started getting cut off blocks from a pallet company. Built a side kit for my gooseneck. Wood box is 27x8x2. Hauling 12,000 to 15,000lb per load. Brought in 4 loads now under the wood shed. Should cover me, dad and the shop next winter.

shinnery · Jun 21, 2018

Looks like he is getting pretty good at backing the trailer up to the wood storage doors.

IaGary · Jun 21, 2018

How big is your house? Or do you heat other buildings as well with wood?

When I heated my old farm house with wood 4 cord would get us through the worst winters.

Your using over 15 cord a year?

SweetFeet · Jun 21, 2018

You'll make a positive impact on that young man's life, Loren.

Great story and pics.

jeffcat · Jun 21, 2018

Showing him by your example is the best way to go. Looks as if he is studying your ways. Good going.

Russ from MN · Jun 21, 2018

I hope it's not as hot there as it is in MN, otherwise you picked a bad time of year to cut firewood! It was in the upper 80's here today and humid, and lots of big flies. I cut my firewood in November or March.

greenmech · Jun 21, 2018

I did some wood cutting today, a box elder fell down in the yard. Right in a wet spot too. Had to pull it to a dryer area. Ron MN

larry@stinescorner · Jun 22, 2018

great post! Sounds like a fine young man,,you will be remembered by him for sure!!

Kickinbull · Jun 22, 2018

I Envy the fact your helper is wearing a sweatshirt.

Texasmark1 · Jun 22, 2018

Really nice pictures and story.....wow 12 cords a year to heat your house. Great to have some family help, any kind of help. Can't get any around here. When I used to mention work the boys just ran for the hills. Course when they needed something the hand was always out.

Adirondack case guy · Jun 22, 2018

This past heating season was a tough one. It started on election day and never ended until May. I heat 2200 sq.ft. of living area, 1800sq.ft. of walk in cellar, and a 1200sq.ft. shop with a Royal coal/wood boiler that is located in my shop. Wood totally heats the area. No other source of heat used. The boiler has to maintain 140F min.temp to prevent condensation/creosote build up in the firebox. Also heating efficiency is greatly reduced when water temp is below 140F. You can not just let is set there and smolder.
Loren

Traditional Farmer · Jun 22, 2018

Nice firewood set up,we had a storm come thru this week blow down about 2 or 3 years worth of Oak,Hickory and Black Locust firewood.I just can't get into cutting firewood in this weather I cut almost all mine in the Winter

Butch(OH) · Jun 22, 2018

Looking good as usual. Nice to have that good young man out there too I bet? I am going to burn some slabwood this year for the first time in many years. Local Amish mills are belly full of it and it has gotten dirt cheap. $10 for a huge bundle of all a hardwoods. I have the buzz saw blade in the shop giving it the full treatment getting ready to have at it.

Brian G. NY · Jun 23, 2018

(quoted from post at 03:25:09 06/22/18) I've been at it too this week. Cut down this dead oak with moss on the limbs. It was very humid and sweaty that day, since then we've had about 3" of rain, some came that day.

Looks like Elm....maybe a victim of Dutch Elm disease?

The only way Elm makes good firewood is if the tree dies and stands 'til the bark falls off......like yours.....don't let it get wet...it absorbs water like a sponge and then takes forever to dry out again.

Texasmark1 · Jun 25, 2018

Elm for firewood.....UGH! Stringy, won't pop with the splitter, burns bad........

GVSII · Jun 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 06:04:51 06/25/18) Elm for firewood.....UGH! Stringy, won't pop with the splitter, burns bad........

I've burned a lot of elm.If it has been kept dry after seasoning and splitting it makes very good firewood.He is right about it being stringy though!

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