The woodshed is looking empty.

Well at least the east end of it that I enclosed last summer. The shed is 40x12' with a 2.5' ally way to the outside dividing the west side from the east side.
I have burned about 1263 cu.ft./9.86 cord, of wood since Oct. 12th. The west end is packed to the rafters like the east side was and it has 2086cu.ft./16.2 cord in it.
I hope that I don't have to dig too far into the west side before the heating season ends. We are totally dependent on firewood for heat.
I have been working in my walk-in cellar workshop building 1/16 scale farm toys this winter, so I have put about a dozen bags of wood pellets thru the Harman P61 stove also. The distribution system from the wood boiler keeps the cellar in low 60's but it is nice to have it closer to 70F when I am working down there.
Loren

Nice tractor model! Out for coffee and the guys are saying the same thing, old man winter is pretty hard on the woodpiles this year. Dan-Alberta

very nice on the toys,,great job for sure.. hoping to come see NY State this summer,,I know,,Ive said it too many times,,,,

Bro, I will trade you the 400 electric bill or better I have right now

Brought the last of the wood up by the house in this morning. Enough to get through the weekend, but the rest of the wood is back in a shed that I can't get to right now due to snow. Normally I bring a couple of pickup loads up 2-3 times per winter, and can normally get a 4 wheel drive pickup back to that shed. I can't get a tractor back there now. I'll need to make a path this weekend, or bring wood up in a calf sled every couple of days. Before he moved out, my son preferred to use the calf sled starting about now, as I typically bring too much up to the house when the weather permits and have to take a bunch back once we stop heating.

How long till spring?

My stove will go out this evening. Just sweep the woodshed out. And the propane boiler will have to start running. We have highs in the 50's so not to bad now. Really only burned about 3 cord since week before Thanksgiving. I heat my shop with scrap from new houses being built around here. Nice work on the little tractors!!

I burned the last of the wood in the main woodshed here on Monday, it holds about 17 standard cords and I started it in October. Now I'm working on the emergency pile in the new building, it's about 3-4 cords. After that I have about 5 cords of wood that I intended to burn to make hot water through the summer, but if we keep having really cold weather it may all be gone sometime in May. I've got more wood cut and piled outside the shed, and in the woods waiting till the snow melts to be loaded and brought in.
Zach

I have burned about 4 full cords this winter so far. I think I started burning around mid October as well. I got behind on my wood cutting and opted to by some precut slab wood, I was actually pretty happy with it. For 8$ a pickup load and the trip it can't be beat. I do like to cut out of my own woods but I think the slabs are a pretty good alternative.

ACG, I enjoy your posts and all of the projects you share with us. I notice on your model that you have front end weights, and I've always wondered why the Case front weights are so unusual. Those knobs on the side must have a purpose, but what is it?

My neighbor down the road from the farm called this afternoon and told me his woodshed is getting low...were there any ash trees I could live without. I gave him directions to a couple I had pulled down and left at the edge of the woodlot. The gate on that end was already unlocked just so he could get in there. I had been waiting for the call. He heats with wood and was injured last fall. I knew he'd be short. They were some beautiful trees when they were alive. Glad to see them get some good use.

For our two outdoor wood boilers, we started off with about 22 cords this fall. We ran out of that about a week ago. Been burning green wood from a local logger since then. Not ideal, but it does provide heat. Snow is crazy deep in the woods and it's cold, so this is the way it will have to be. MN winter has been tough this year!

Twice this year out outdoor boiler has not been able to keep up with demand and that never happened in the previous 13 years we have operated it. Both days had exrermely low temps and high winds.

Guy down the road has a hungry wood boiler. We have many trees we want removed along with honeysuckle. Neighbor cuts logs 6 to 10 ft lengths, I load them on his dump truck. A win, win for both us. Come over Saturday and get in line to get a load.

That's about an 8 ft log.




Takes the guy about 2 hours to cut a truck load.




Doesn't take me any time to load and move the sticks out of the way.

This year I was proud of myself for getting my wood cut and split and put under the leanto early in the fall ,ready for the winter. Two tandem loads of logs all nicely cut and put away.Approx 14 cords. Then about a month ago I get a knock on the front door at 2:00am in the morning. Its my neighbour a volunter firefighter. He tells me my wood pile behind the shop is on fire and the firetrucks are on their way. I look out the front door and there are 20ft flames going up above the shop roof. They had moved a couple of vehicles already from in front of the shop. I had my 4x4 1 ton plow and sander truck in the shop. Got it out just incase. Went out back and just stood there and watch my wood burning. Nothing I could do. just waited for the fire trucks to come. It took them over 4 hours to get it out completely. The fire had dropped down between all the wood and started to burn from the bottom up. They got me to pull the piles down with the loader tractor so they could really water it down. Thank fully only the wood burnt, had a couple trucks in behind the wood shed that went untouched. My portable salt shed fabric building melted one side completly off. Lost over 10 face cord of wood after all was done. Burnt charcoal for the last month, just getting back into some good wood that wasn't burnt but it is finished. Luckily had another load of logs beside the wood shed that didn't get burnt. Started to cut and split it last week. Didn't realize that it is one solid block of ice near the inside of the pile..the good things is nobady was hurt and nothing of real value was destroyed except for the wood.

I don't burn wood but my hay stack is looking mighty short those cows don't know they are eating up their hay supply

You put a 5/8 carriage bolt in the slot to record the next weight. The but from the previous weight blocks using that slot so you move up to the next slot and carry on.

Sorry, should have been " secure" the next weight.

I am only guessing as to what you are referring to as knobs, but if you were looking at the 1030MFD the brass colored round things on the front axle are shields that were used to keep weeds and grass from wrapping in the out board U joints.
Loren

Mine is too down here in N. Tx. of all places. Had twice the wood I usually carry and have been going through it.

Holy smoke, Loren! And you're not even to syrup season yet.

Such nice work on your toy making and refurbishing. Ya got talent, dude.

That really sucks!! What caused the fire?? you didn't really say.
Loren

Not sure I filled the furnace up at 11:00 pm before I went to bed.So not sure if some coals dropped out of the door , or sparks out of the chimmey. Now I have to admit I did have some 2year old dry softwood piled a little to close. Once the shed caught it spread the fire over top of the rest of the pile and it was all on fire then.
We have two dobermans at home and they usually go out with me and then we all go to bed. The dogs sleep at the foot of the bed .Around 1;00am the one kept getting up and going to the far end of the house and would let out one bark. Tell him to come to bed. A little while later he did the same thing. I got up let him out the back door and he went out back ,then came back in. He wouldn't go back to sleep ,just fussed. Less than an hour later the fire men are at my door.

Also meant to say how neat your toys are . I wish I had the kind of tallent you have to be able to build small stuff like that. Also your wood processing equipment ias amazing. Sure must make hard work a little easier.I have to admit I have alweays been a Red tractor guy, growing up them and working fior International for yr=ears. But those 30 series yellow and orange tractors have a spot in my heart.Sopmeday I will own one and will have to get you up here in Cnaada to guide me ona restoration.

Have a great day and stay warm

Ron