The days have been getting chilly, and the nights have been well into the freezing temperatures. So the wood furnace is back online and burning through wood. Its always consuming so I must find more wood to feed the fire. Luckily its been another year since I collected wood, so lots of dead fall is all around to find and collect.
Using my electric UTV, a Polaris Ranger Kenetic. I pile the wood in the bed and take it back to the wood furnace.
I am working on getting my trailer all outfitted for wood collection, but for now I must carry it in the small UTV bed.
We cut them down to size, keeping the logs under 100 pounds for easy lifting. And short enough to fit into the furnace with the door closed.
All of this wood was from fallen trees, so its been drying out for months now.
These logs are nice and light due to how dry they are, it was nice dealing with them.. lol
I have many piles to pick from, so over time I think I will go through just about all of it.
Since its not really cold yet, we are mostly burning through twigs and smaller wood. But as it gets colder we will focus on larger logs. As they burn longer.
It takes many trips using the UTV bed, so getting the trailer all set up is in the plan.
Still a little chilly this morning, around 37. Wearing my gloves and long sleeves to protect my skin from the dry weather and the branches. I tend to get all cut up from them over the winter. So do my shirts and shorts.. they get shredded.
It is quite early in the year, I always wonder if I will find enough wood throughout the winter. Then I remember I live in a forest. So I just have to go deeper into the woods, away from the roads to find what need.
We cleared a bunch of trash out of the woods during the summer left behind by the previous owners, lots of trees had to be removed as trash was growing in it. But we picked out the stumps and used the clean ones to burn.
Once I have my trailer I should be able to haul a lot more at a time. This is about the max the UTV can handle in its bed. Much less than the towing amount.
Luckily its not too cold yet, so I can deal with moving less wood at a time. But soon it will be much colder, so having my trailer working is in the plans.
So yeah, firewood collection is what I am spending most of my time doing right now. If you do not hear from me much, I am just outside cutting up, hauling and piling up firewood to stay warm. Its nice to have a wood boiler to make use of all this firewood. It heats our water and keeps the home warm.
