For stacking I use the RTV as a platform to stand on and taking the wood from the front end loader lifted to the right height. For taking it off the stack again use the RTV and standing on the back gate load the wood pieces into the load bed essentially just by letting them fall into the load bed. I keep the RTV close to the house in a garage shed so it is easy to grab the wood as needed
my suggestion as you/we age...if you fall doing this you are really going to hurt yourself.
having said that, looking at that wall of wood is marvelous. As a child my brothers and I had to help father do seven cords
of wood from our fallen trees. 70 acres of woods, no shortage of firewood, and we had two separate trails back into the woods that the
old JD B and our wooden wagon would go. And be able to turnaround...
So I look at all that firewood and am very impressed.
running a log splitter is one of my most favorite jobs. You get to smell the wood as it cracks apart, red oak is sure different than cedar.
worst wood I ever dealt with, thankfully only as a kid, was a locust tree that blew over. And all we had were metal wedges and a sledge.
Wow is that stuff hard and tough. Now with a log splitter it's easy, but fun to watch the power of the splitter overcome
the serious strength of the wood. Bang. Pop. Crack
if one has a tractor and FEL/front forks, seems palletizing wood makes a lot of sense.
I always wanted a giant dog door on the wall near the fireplace, where a tracked cart full of firewood could come in and roll up to the hearth.
Always the challenge of dropping crap on floors and bringing in bugs, cart with a top on it was high on my invention list.
not to be.
not sure about cost but seems pellet wood stoves are simply a better idea. Certainly adds a lot of processing to the same wood..., but the lack of
mess keeps wives happy.
In an emergency, can you burn small log wood in a pellet stove?
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