Heating with wood, 40 + years now. This is how I deal with it.

   / Heating with wood, 40 + years now. This is how I deal with it. #41  
Did you guys catch this? Turnkey is 81 years old and splits his wood with an X27 splitting axe.

Nice work my friend, keep it up!!

Oh yeah. I am a firm believer in "use it or loose it" Came in with 1/2 cord of green willow rounds - that stuff is heavy!. Had to noodle almost every round in half to load.
 
   / Heating with wood, 40 + years now. This is how I deal with it. #42  
turnkey4099 you give us something to aspire to. I'm only 65 and been wondering how long I can honestly expect to cut the 5 to 7 cord I need every year. Thanks!!!
Odd, I thouht I had been at it longer. comes out to exactly 40 years. Comin up on 81 in Jan. Burn around 6 cord a year, sell around 6. Cut all summer hauling the rounds and manually split all winter - gotta have something to do to pass time. I have a hydraulic splitter but it only sees the knots/crotches. Split with Fiskars X27 - that thing is amazing!, Wedge/sledge to bust the bigger ones in half for the X27, Maul only used to tap the X27 when it didn't quite firnish a split or to chop apart a stubborn piece.

I have some 60-70 cord of Black Locust in the stock piles, burn about 3 a year. I lucked into that due to an infestation of the Locust Borer. I about denuded the area for 30 miles around for every stick of it I couild get my hands on.

I am now clear cutting willow groves for farmers at no charge just to keep my physical condition from deteriorating to a 300 lb couch potato. I mix 50/50 willow/ locust for the fire and sell willow at $120/cord. Got surprised with a 6 cord order last week that wipes out my dry willow stock. I'll have to cut/split 15 cord by spring to cover my use next year plus orders and a start on rebuilding a year's reserve. Already have about 9 cord inr rounds so my cutting season has to be extended this year.

Off to Mr. Farmer in the morning to lay down another big willow that should produce over a cord.

Started way back then with used, cheap saws. Have improved the herd now to all Stihl, 192T (limbin), MS310 (getting old and tired), MS361, MS441 with a selection of bars from 16" to 32". Carry 2-3 loops of sharpened chains for each bar size. No filign in the field for me.
 

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