How'd it go today?

[flushcut]

Pushed some snow, went sledding with the kids and took a nap. That’s all I got.

 

[treebilly]

I pushed some mud, watched the kids have a mud ball fight, cut firewood, burnt a bunch of junk wood, and took a nap. You’re slacking😎

 

[treebilly]

Photos as well

wish we had some snow. Or at least some freezing temps

 

[flushcut]

Over achiever!

 

[flushcut]

But I see you have gone to the dark side and got some IBC totes.

 

[Tree09]

Lol even i started filling one up from my burn pile. I got at least 2 i can use, that should be good enough for this year at least.

 

[flushcut]

They are really great for firewood. Splitter to basket to season to fire. All machine handled = priceless.

 

[treebilly]

But I see you have gone to the dark side and got some IBC totes.

Yep. Once I figured I could lift them with the mini it was game on. I’ve got 20 now. With the denser and green wood I can’t quite fill them though. A bucket load tops them off once I move them. I had five I filled all the way up and planned on moving them once it froze with the neighbors full size skid loader but after a few weeks airing out I was able to with lil’ Bessie.

 

[flushcut]

Try filling them as you split it eliminates a lot is handling.

 

[Tree09]

Yeah I'm gonna have to weld up some more pipe forks for my backhoe (or use my trailer crane) but it's gonna be nice i think. I gave my last pair to the mother in law for her John deere tractor loader. I have plenty of locust in the pile to fill up both of them and then some.

 

[treebilly]

I have been this season. Split for a short while and then stack in them. Breaks up the monotony of it. I’ll have to wait till the ground stiffens up before I do any more totes. I still have a few days of cutting and prep before actual splitting anyhow.

 

[No_Bivy]

why do you stacks rounds before you split, seem like a lot of extra work

 

[pigwot]

It appears to me that those neat rows of rounds assist in an orderly moving of the splitter and a steady flow of work. I just started dropping logs and rounds willy-nilly in the back yard one busy year, and didn't bother to cut any of it to firewood lengths or stage it. Consequently didn't keep it compact, and by Spring the piles had progressed up the side yard to the street.
It took a week for four of us to process it, lots of moving, cutting, stacking. Some time up front might well have kept the footprint smaller and halved the time to process it. I doubt it saves any time, and would think it boils down to 'effort on the front end' vs. 'effort on the back end'. And if I had made pretty stacks, I wouldn't have had to repair as much lawn.

 

[No_Bivy]

I just scoop up rounds with mini and park load even with splitter. Kinda like Pauls splitter table

I kill grass one blade at a time with my mini

 

[flushcut]

Grass is overrated anyway.

 

[Jonny]

The whole concept of a lawn and the weekly maintenance of it is ridiculous.

I thought about buying a ton of that green outdoor carpet.

 

[lxskllr]

If it wouldn't cost so much money, I'd like to turn my lot into a boulder field. Mow every few weeks with a weedwhip. Done in .5hr.

 

[No_Bivy]

I like that idea.....

 

[flushcut]

The whole concept of a lawn and the weekly maintenance of it is ridiculous.

I thought about buying a ton of that green outdoor carpet.

Plant more trees.

 

[flushcut]

Come to think of it lawn mowing is a massive waste of fuel. I probably burn 150 gallons a year and for what the joy of short grass.

 

[Jonny]

The dandelions probably serve more purpose and I’m supposed to hate them.

 

[lxskllr]

Come to think of it lawn mowing is a massive waste of fuel. I probably burn 150 gallons a year and for what the joy of short grass.

Stop mowing the lawn and sell carbon credits to your arborist biz. Then you can advertise yourself as a carbon neutral or negative business ;^)

Dandelions are just fine. I sometimes mow around them depending on mood. I also have fleabane, star of bethleham, and queen anne's lace as well as some other unidentified flowers that come up at various times. I usually leave them til they quit blooming.

 

[cory]

I planted a bunch of wild flowers late this season, they came up and i was pumped. They should be back next year.

 

[cory]

We planted a pollinator garden too.

 

[lxskllr]

I've had zero luck with the seeds I've bought. To be fair, I didn't til the ground like they said, but I didn't want my yard to look like it was prepped for soybeans and nothing comes up. I figured just spreading seeds would be suboptimal, but I'd get /something/. I keep meaning to dig up some milkweed and bring it home, but I never make the time. I'd also like to try jewelweed on the north side of my house.