Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Gordon Gould]

A neighbor had some trees dropped last week, mostly hickory. So I went over and harvested the logs today, hauling them back to my processing area. As always, I forget to take pictures until it was all done.

Yeah, that's a bucket on my pallet forks. I usually load a few saws, toolbox, chains, gas, oil, thermos, and helmet all into the bucket, then pick up the bucket with my forks to take to where I'm felling trees. Half the time the bucket just acts as the collection point for gear, but sometimes I'll switch from forks to the bucket for cleanup or moving shorties. The last load of logs coming home at the end of the day was small enough that I was able to carry the bucket and final logs on the forks at the same time.

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How are you lucky enough to have a neighbor that provides good firewood ? That's what I call a good deal! If I remember he provided some a while back too. I have a neighbor with an OWB that I give wood to but it is all junk softwood that I have to move anyway. He burns it in the summer to make his hot water.

gg

 

[WinterDeere]

I could use a neighbor like that ! Good score !

How are you lucky enough to have a neighbor that provides good firewood ? That's what I call a good deal! If I remember he provided some a while back too.

Gordon has a good memory! But different neighbor, this time.

Basically all of my neighbors call me whenever there's a tree down. I live in an old farm house, that was on 150 acres, and was allowed to gradually turn back into woods in a few stages 1920's - 1960's. It's now broken into 5-10 acre wooded lots, each with a newer home on it, and I'm the only full-time wood burner among them.

My neighbors love it that I'm willing to come harvest their downed trees, or carry away the logs when they have the local arborist take one down for them. I'll even drop their trees, if they're far enough from the house or garage to have no chance of hitting anything. It's basically a win-win, as they'd have to pay to have the stuff carted away or chipped, otherwise.

Here's the December haul, getting ready to split some of it after lunch:

 

[Duds13]

A neighbor had some trees dropped last week, mostly hickory. So I went over and harvested the logs today, hauling them back to my processing area. As always, I forget to take pictures until it was all done.

Yeah, that's a bucket on my pallet forks. I usually load a few saws, toolbox, chains, gas, oil, thermos, and helmet all into the bucket, then pick up the bucket with my forks to take to where I'm felling trees. Half the time the bucket just acts as the collection point for gear, but sometimes I'll switch from forks to the bucket for cleanup or moving shorties. The last load of logs coming home at the end of the day was small enough that I was able to carry the bucket and final logs on the forks at the same time.

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Jealous!

 

[arrow]

Gordon has a good memory! But different neighbor, this time.

Basically all of my neighbors call me whenever there's a tree down. I live in an old farm house, that was on 150 acres, and was allowed to gradually turn back into woods in a few stages 1920's - 1960's. It's now broken into 5-10 acre wooded lots, each with a newer home on it, and I'm the only full-time wood burner among them.

My neighbors love it that I'm willing to come harvest their downed trees, or carry away the logs when they have the local arborist take one down for them. I'll even drop their trees, if they're far enough from the house or garage to have no chance of hitting anything. It's basically a win-win, as they'd have to pay to have the stuff carted away or chipped, otherwise.

Here's the December haul, getting ready to split some of it after lunch:

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This is the thing l miss the most with living at the new digs. Being able to walk into the woods and have free rein to harvest firewood.
Now the best l can do is clean up the two acres of blow down l presently have and having stems delivered to the house to cut up and process for the long term.
I haven’t even developed a processing area.
Now, l can see the ocean but l notice no trees to cut down there.
What’s a woodchuck to do?

 

[WinterDeere]

Now, l can see the ocean but l notice no trees to cut down there.

Oh wah!

I'd trade this wood burning habit for living at the beach, any day!

You know how it is... I wanted to move east, and my wife wanted to move west. So we "compromised", and moved west.

 

[arrow]

Oh wah!

I'd trade this wood burning habit for living at the beach, any day!

You know how it is... I wanted to move east, and my wife wanted to move west. So we "compromised", and moved west.

I know I know. We also compromised. My wife wanted the beach and l still embrace the woods so we moved to the beach.
I need someone like you to breathe on me so I can catch what you have.

 

[goeduck]

Oh wah!

I'd trade this wood burning habit for living at the beach, any day!

You know how it is... I wanted to move east, and my wife wanted to move west. So we "compromised", and moved west.

I do both. For some reason I gravitate to the woods and in-ground gardening more than in-water "gardening". (I also raise oysters on my tidelands)

 

[John_Mc]

You know how it is... I wanted to move east, and my wife wanted to move west. So we "compromised", and moved west.

If Philadelphia is "west", I guess you didn't move very far?

 

[WinterDeere]

If Philadelphia is "west", I guess you didn't move very far?

lol... I don't actually live in Philadelphia, it's just our closest city. No one here would know the name of the rural Philly suburb in which I actually live, and I like the anonymity of not naming it.

But yeah, I grew up along the Delaware river, northeast of the city. Now I live an hour west of that, northwest of the city.

I've always enjoyed living close enough to a city to go there for an afternoon or evening on the town, but then escape back to my rural haunt, away from the noise and traffic.

 

[arrow]

I do both. For some reason I gravitate to the woods and in-ground gardening more than in-water "gardening". (I also raise oysters on my tidelands)

I also am rooted to the woods.
I hate the beach. I hate the crowds, l hate the sand,, l hate the sun, l hate the heat and because l drowned As a youngster and was resuscitated, l hate the water.
Other than that it’s ok.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I love the woods as well, I just wish I could go without hearing the cars/haul trucks traveling on the highway... it's insane how far you have to be to not hear it, but when you do it's so peaceful (even if yo do hear it but a lot more when you don't). You can hear every critter, the cracks and odd sound from the trees, the sudden wind burst going through the trees yet without feeling it due to the cover of the trees.

 

[WinterDeere]

I also am rooted to the woods.
I hate the beach. I hate the crowds, l hate the sand,, l hate the sun, l hate the heat and because l drowned As a youngster and was resuscitated, l hate the water.
Other than that it’s ok.

As a kid who spent every summer at the Jersey shore, I only feel at home when there’s salt on my skin and the smell of the bay in my nostrils. I am not a fan of the beach so much, but I spent my childhood boating in Barnegat Bay and Little Egg Harbor. I enjoy my time in the woods harvesting firewood, but nowhere feels quite as “right” as bayside on Long Beach Island.

Interesting fact: the Pacific coast may look better, but the Atlantic coast definitely smells better! Those who’ve spent time on the east coast know.

 

[bearthebruce]

@WinterDeere we talking Allentown, Kutztown... Yeah, I am from the area... I live near Ft Washington. My relatives all live in the Lehigh Valley. Sounds like you may be in the Lehigh Valley or a bit west of it.

I also prefer the woods. I have never liked the beach. The waves, yes. Beach? Why would I want to become a lobster.. I am a bear... bears like the woods!

 

[arrow]

As a kid who spent every summer at the Jersey shore, I only feel at home when there’s salt on my skin and the smell of the bay in my nostrils. I am not a fan of the beach so much, but I spent my childhood boating in Barnegat Bay and Little Egg Harbor. I enjoy my time in the woods harvesting firewood, but nowhere feels quite as “right” as bayside on Long Beach Island.

Interesting fact: the Pacific coast may look better, but the Atlantic coast definitely smells better! Those who’ve spent time on the east coast know.

Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me: l hate the smell as well.
I am the opposite of you. Don’t feel quite right unless surrounded by the wood.
Spent some time in the Gulf area. It stinks as well but l guess l haven’t spent enough time near the Pacific as l haven’t noticed the smell there.
I’m thinking rotting seaweed, little dead crustaceans, puking jelly fish and snot ridden clams and oysters must all cause the same kind of stink at any ocean.

 

[WinterDeere]

It sounds like we should consider a trade, @arrow! Warning though, my wife's a yeller.

 

[arrow]

It sounds like we should consider a trade, @arrow! Warning though, my wife's a yeller.

Lmfao
My wife’s a sweet heart but she makes me do things without me even knowing it.
Now that’s talent.
(Did I just buy us a house at the beach?)

 

[dodge man]

A few days ago I hauled more wood up to the porch on my house. I store various quantities out front of my house because it’s covered and just a few steps from my fireplace. This was about the most I’ve had there, maybe a 1/4 of a chord or more. I knew it was going to snow and get cold so I stocked it up.

 

[arrow]

A few days ago I hauled more wood up to the porch on my house. I store various quantities out front of my house because it’s covered and just a few steps from my fireplace. This was about the most I’ve had there, maybe a 1/4 of a chord or more. I knew it was going to snow and get cold so I stocked it up.
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I have to figure out something like this at the new place. It was easier at the old place. I just dumped splits into the bulkhead as the wood stove was in the unfinished cellar.
Now that the wood stove is in the living room, l have to contrive a method of splits to the porch, then to the log carrier then up and over the door sill with the carrier for the days firewood stash now kept next to wood stove.
Way too many times touching wood but what else am l gonna do where once l had a hundred acres to play on and now down to two?
Gotta twiddle my thumbs somehow.

 

[dodge man]

I have to figure out something like this at the new place. It was easier at the old place. I just dumped splits into the bulkhead as the wood stove was in the unfinished cellar.
Now that the wood stove is in the living room, l have to contrive a method of splits to the porch, then to the log carrier then up and over the door sill with the carrier for the days firewood stash now kept next to wood stove.
Way too many times touching wood but what else am l gonna do where once l had a hundred acres to play on and now down to two?
Gotta twiddle my thumbs somehow.

I don’t like to keep a lot of wood stocked up in the house, maybe just a couple of pieces, mainly because of bugs. I also handle my wood quite a bit, I’d like to eliminate some of it but there is no easy way for me to do that.

 

[BackRoad]

Consider handling wood as exercising.

The more times you handle a split, the more you are exercising. Lifting, stacking, bending over, carrying an arm load of wood...it's all good for you!

It's keeping you young!!!