Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[John_Mc]

Take a stack of wood 8' long x 4' tall x 4' wide. Cut it to length, split it, then stack it. It will take up less space.

If you are talking 4' long logs stacked in a 4'high x 8' wide pile, then I agree. Since the logs are not perfectly straight & smooth, they don't pack very well.

If you are starting with rounds that are already cut to 16" lengths and comparing that stack to what you get after splitting and re-stacking, I've always found the split wood stack grows a bit. Maybe I could keep it close to the same if I spent a lot of time assembling the pile of split wood like a puzzle, but I don't do that.

 

[Loaderman22]

I replaced my Dad's Stihl 031 with a 029 circa 1998. I ran it right up until the spark arrestor rotted off & melted through the muffler bottom & into the oil tank. That was in 2015. Yes I used it, at least 10 cord worth average every year at my own property, plus various trees at all my buddies houses. I am the only one who regularly keeps a chainsaw. I was about to toss it since the oil tank is part of the engine housing. Then my boss ran his brand new 290 on straight gas & blew the motor. He was going to junk it also, but I happened to be at his house & he said I could have it. I put my perfectly good 029 engine into his practically brand new 290 case. I now have what I affectionately call " The Frankensaw". Still running, starts everytime & I won't trade it for anything. I've used brand new Huskys, was impressed, they ran like raped apes, I've even owned one until it unexpectedly just quit one day mid cut. But not impressed enough to switch brands. I don't know about the "pro" series as the largest I have now is a 039, never needed larger since I only do about 7-8 cords yearly now. This is not brand bashing, I fully realize everyone loves their brands, & how they will stand behind them. I have no ill feelings towards husky's or their brand loyal owners. This is simply a man sharing his good fortune owning a particular saw. This is a forum on tractors & wood and assuming the tools used to cut the above mentioned wood.

 

[Jstpssng]

If you are talking 4' long logs stacked in a 4'high x 8' wide pile, then I agree. Since the logs are not perfectly straight & smooth, they don't pack very well.

If you are starting with rounds that are already cut to 16" lengths and comparing that stack to what you get after splitting and re-stacking, I've always found the split wood stack grows a bit. Maybe I could keep it close to the same if I spent a lot of time assembling the pile of split wood like a puzzle, but I don't do that.

I've never really paid much attention to it after splitting it. My point was that there is a defined amount of actual wood in a cord; and no matter how you stack it that wood volume should be the same.

 

[John_Mc]

I've never really paid much attention to it after splitting it. My point was that there is a defined amount of actual wood in a cord; and no matter how you stack it that wood volume should be the same.

A cord is defined as the size of the pile (128 cu. ft., including some air space), There is not 128 cu. ft of actual wood in a cord.

 

[Jstpssng]

A cord is defined as the size of the pile (128 cu. ft., including some air space), There is not 128 cu. ft of actual wood in a cord.

Exactly. That was what I said in the beginning.

 

[Jstpssng]

I replaced my Dad's Stihl 031 with a 029 circa 1998. I ran it right up until the spark arrestor rotted off & melted through the muffler bottom & into the oil tank. That was in 2015. Yes I used it, at least 10 cord worth average every year at my own property, plus various trees at all my buddies houses. I am the only one who regularly keeps a chainsaw. I was about to toss it since the oil tank is part of the engine housing. Then my boss ran his brand new 290 on straight gas & blew the motor. He was going to junk it also, but I happened to be at his house & he said I could have it. I put my perfectly good 029 engine into his practically brand new 290 case. I now have what I affectionately call " The Frankensaw". Still running, starts everytime & I won't trade it for anything. I've used brand new Huskys, was impressed, they ran like raped apes, I've even owned one until it unexpectedly just quit one day mid cut. But not impressed enough to switch brands. I don't know about the "pro" series as the largest I have now is a 039, never needed larger since I only do about 7-8 cords yearly now. This is not brand bashing, I fully realize everyone loves their brands, & how they will stand behind them. I have no ill feelings towards husky's or their brand loyal owners. This is simply a man sharing his good fortune owning a particular saw. This is a forum on tractors & wood and assuming the tools used to cut the above mentioned wood.

If it "ain't" broke, don't fix it. Stihl makes a good saw, and you've had a rather impressive run with yours.

 

[milkman]

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Trying to convince the wife we need a real wood burner. I've got wood for days!

Aren't you supposed to call a Dr. after 4 hours?

 

[rockinmywaypa]

one of my Dad's favorite stories was when they delivered a load of wood and the recipient refused to pay for it unless it was piled, it was already on the ground by this point so the two men piled it so that they had as much air as possible between each piece of wood and got paid for their trouble since the owner then had to pay for considerably more.

 

[Jstpssng]

one of my Dad's favorite stories was when they delivered a load of wood and the recipient refused to pay for it unless it was piled, it was already on the ground by this point so the two men piled it so that they had as much air as possible between each piece of wood and got paid for their trouble since the owner then had to pay for considerably more.

They are more clever than I am. Whereas they made a little more for the extra work I would have loaded it back onto the truck and brought it someplace else.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Aren't you supposed to call a Dr. after 4 hours?

Bwahaha! Excellent. :thumbsup: