Working on the rounds stack

[Alderman]

Got the splitter out and

started on the rounds stack I’ve collected over the past few months. About 1/2 way done with some good Fir due up. Mostly Maple and Alder so far.

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[Moparmyway]

All thick, heavy white oak.
I'll be starting this weekend, after I mill this 34" diameter puppy

 

[Mastermind]

Lots of hard work there. Makes my back hurt just looking at it.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Once those rounds are all split, you can start in on the stacks. Here's how they claim they do it in Norway:

And, here's how they stack it in Alaska:

 

[Hinerman]

Once those rounds are all split, you can start in on the stacks. Here's how they claim they do it in Norway:
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And, here's how they stack it in Alaska:
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That first pic looks dangerous!!!

 

[Wood Doctor]

That first pic looks dangerous!!!

And, the question I have to ask is how do you retrieve the logs when it's time to burn? I doubt Norwegians use cranes or bucket lifters, but without them, how did the tops of those piles get stacked?

 

[Mastermind]

And, the question I have to ask is how do you retrieve the logs when it's time to burn? I doubt Norwegians use cranes or bucket loaders, but without them, how did the tops of those piles get stacked?

Just start pulling pieces out of the side. Before long.....the problem will solve itself.

 

[Wolverine]

Nice job @Alderman have it all stacked up yet?

 

[Lightning Performance]

And, the question I have to ask is how do you retrieve the logs when it's time to burn? I doubt Norwegians use cranes or bucket lifters, but without them, how did the tops of those piles get stacked?

The game of catch this and don't fall on me.

 

[Crane]

I tried several ways before coming up with flipping a pallet over, upside down, for more surface contact on the bottom.
Then place a bundle turned 90° to the bottom pallet, so the stringers are perpendicular to the pallet stringers below.
And double stagger, so the top pallet sits on the center of four bundles below it.
It requires extension forks, but is working well so far.
Compared to single stacks, it takes less tarp coverings, and fewer pallets with ground contact, which is what deteriorates them. That makes the extra pallet, or doubling, on the top row a wash as far as expense. It may save money in the long term.
The reason for trying double stacking is I'm running out of room.
Not sure what effect it will have on seasoning with less sun exposure and fewer coverings.

 

[Boomhower]

Got the splitter out and

I have that exact same splitter I bought back in 2005. The fuel tank disintegrated this year but was able to find a nos on fleabay. You might want to grab one as they’re hard to find. Seems to be a common problem.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

I tried several ways before coming up with flipping a pallet over, upside down, for more surface contact on the bottom.
Then place a bundle turned 90° to the bottom pallet, so the stringers are perpendicular to the pallet stringers below.
And double stagger, so the top pallet sits on the center of four bundles below it.
It requires extension forks, but is working well so far.
Compared to single stacks, it takes less tarp coverings, and fewer pallets with ground contact, which is what deteriorates them. That makes the extra pallet, or doubling, on the top row a wash as far as expense. It may save money in the long term.
The reason for trying double stacking is I'm running out of room.
Not sure what effect it will have on seasoning with less sun exposure and fewer coverings.View attachment 250572

In theory, the middle isn't getting much airflow, but it's also not getting much rain. What's your climate like? Dry and windy, or damp all the time?

 

[Wood Doctor]

In theory, the middle isn't getting much airflow, but it's also not getting much rain. What's your climate like? Dry and windy, or damp all the time?

This year has been the driest I have ever seen in eastern Nebraska since 1981. Vegetable gardens have been burned out. Irrigation has been a must for any gardening. We are at least a foot of rainfall below normal.

Great for drying firewood, but the plants are in misery and fungus is everywhere. Surprisingly, the summer was also more humid than normal, so working outdoors was no fun at all. How do you have lots of humidity and no rain at the same time? The weathermen have no explanation to offer.

 

[stihl_head1982]

Just start pulling pieces out of the side. Before long.....the problem will solve itself.

True dat!