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splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
It was pitched along with the bar, shortly after that pic was taken.
splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
Somewhere I have a picture of this oak when we bought the property, only 4' tall (more of a bush). It needed some lifting, now a pile of work to haul to the brush dump.
DanS HJ-45
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Lightweights. 
. Even you Dan.
I'm thinning 4 acres this year. Basically removing all standing dead, fallen dead, and just about anything that isn't Aspen or really healthy Ponderosa.
Conservatively 25 cords so far. I took a month of vacation to get this done.
Finished. EDIT--This section at least
A look at the difference between the jungle of the left, and the thinned on the right...
Dan
. Even you Dan. I'm thinning 4 acres this year. Basically removing all standing dead, fallen dead, and just about anything that isn't Aspen or really healthy Ponderosa.
Conservatively 25 cords so far. I took a month of vacation to get this done.
Finished. EDIT--This section at least
A look at the difference between the jungle of the left, and the thinned on the right...
Dan
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JayDoc
boop/bop/beep
Beautiful. I just love aspens.
Tried to grow them in Kansas a few years ago. Didn't pan out.
DanS HJ-45
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They are my favorite trees by far!
Here's the hill to the north of our property. They peaked a few days ago, but still plenty of color!
Hauled off another 2 cords today!
Dan
I normally haul with one of my m416s attached to my 40 or 60. Cant remember why I had the utility trailer hooked to the 100 last fall...maybe had a drivetrain sitting in the 416. I bought my first chain saw last year which is a Husqvarna rancher 455 with a 20'' bar. Its the non auto tune model and I love it. cut probably 6 trees up with it last year alone and still on the first chain. I've always wanted a fireplace just so I could chop wood so I installed a wood burning insert last year and its been great stress relief.
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I've since built a hearth and mantle is a 6'' by ''10 by 7' beam I made out of cherry. covering it in stacked stone but still not finished
roasting some weenies
roasting some weenies
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My pile split last Sunday.
About a cord. Saves me about a tank of oil a Winter.
About a cord. Saves me about a tank of oil a Winter.
maat
yeah nah maybe
how do you guys with the open faced fire places get them to throw the heat out into the room instead of loosing it all out the chimney? i have lined mine with cast iron plates and it improved it a little but its got nothing on my old slow combustion heater
That is a complicated subject, but this book will sort it all out. If you weren't in Straya, I would loan you mine. Basically a shallow and tall firebox with a smoke shelf. Been reading up for when I have someone build mine.
Here is the basic design of the Rumford design...Lots of heat and no smoke coming back into the building.
maat
yeah nah maybe
champion, I'll do some homework. 
DanS HJ-45
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So.... I have acquired THE tool for firewood work.
A track loader! Being able to drive it to any spot on the mountain I please, load the bucket with wood, and then dump it into my dump truck is incredible! Each bucketful is about 2 yards (well over a full size pickup bed)!
Loading the wood...
Dumping it into Dot the dump truck...
Here's what two buckets looks like in Dot's bed. She is a 10 ton truck.
Also, every load of wood that I hauled out I also skidded a log up for a friend of mine to mill.
Dan
A track loader! Being able to drive it to any spot on the mountain I please, load the bucket with wood, and then dump it into my dump truck is incredible! Each bucketful is about 2 yards (well over a full size pickup bed)!
Loading the wood...
Dumping it into Dot the dump truck...
Here's what two buckets looks like in Dot's bed. She is a 10 ton truck.
Also, every load of wood that I hauled out I also skidded a log up for a friend of mine to mill.
Dan
cool pics in this thread I've enjoyed looking through it
What's left of the 12 cords I had delivered. Got a new guy after 16 years with an old timer. Guy who used to deliver the wood quite, so had to look for someone new. Wood is now where near as nice. Wasn't home when he dropped it off, and not happy. He told my wife it was aged for a year, so I started to bring it straight into the basement to use. Normally, I let the wood dry for another year at my place, then I bring two cords at a time to also help dry if out just before I burn it. A week after bringing in his wood, I noticed lots of white mold growing on the ends. Luckily I still have about 10 cords left from last year that is dry.
But this makes it all worth it.
Dogs love fireplaces. They can't wait for a fire.
I catch Cooper the Shih Tzu laying on the hot hearth and I have to drag him away.
I catch Cooper the Shih Tzu laying on the hot hearth and I have to drag him away.