After tackling the tow dolly and getting some more gravel on the ground I decided to get some more work done on the wood pile. As before, this would involve using the chainsaw to cut up the larger pieces of wood into smaller sections that can be placed on the log splitter, split up, then stacked onto the pallets in the firewood staging area. Of course the larger sections of logs need to be cut down into lengths that are short enough to produce pieces that will easily fit in the wood stove.
To get some form of assembly line procedure going, I started off by cutting up a nice pile of short sections of wood with the saw first. When I generated this smaller pile of wood, which was situated next to the chair I have sitting in front of the log splitter, the wood should produce enough finished product to fill the wheelbarrow a couple of times in just that batch. Of course to make myself feel better by being able to have the illusion of making some progress on the wood pile I grabbed pieces of wood from one side and cut them up so I could shrink the overall footprint of the wood pile. I did get a good stack built up next to my chair. After getting this first pile knocked out I did go ahead and chop up enough wood to do the same thing again. I did have to replace the chainsaw chain as I couldn't get any more filings out of the last chain. Once I replaced that chain I went through some wood like it was nothing, building up another good pile and getting it all split up in no time. I had already started stacking on the pallets, having laid some more gravel over the area and setting down the last two pallets I had staged in the firewood staging area. I was able to get a good stacking of firewood on the pallet to the left in the picture, managing to get to the same height as the rest of the firewood despite not having a back wall to stack the wood up against, as was the case with the beginnings of the two old piles. By cutting and splitting the wood I was able to clear more of the midway where the wood pile was stretching over into, as well as around the tow dolly and along the fence line. This project, like others around here, fall into the category of just general clean up, since the whole goal is to clear up the clutter around the yard. Whether its so I can move vehicles and equipment around or finish the fence or lay more gravel, being able to eliminate this woodpile is necessary. Once I get this wood pile cleared there is another wood pile I have to deal with. The old porch wood that is stacked and staged along the garden fence line in the midway also needs to be cut up. Some of this wood can be salvaged for future use in another porch or similar structure and other wood is only worth firewood. I have several posts that are still intact and can be used again in the building of another porch while there are 2x8 boards that are so rotted that they barely make good firewood. Whatever boards I can save will be stacked by the other scrap wood until they can be used for a future project while the posts will also be staged by the scrap firewood until I can get started on building another porch again to use this stuff up. I want to get the midway cleared as it will make moving vehicles around easier plus will make it easier when it comes time to cut the grass and the zero turn tractor needs to maneuver through the area. In the end, regardless of what the initial purpose may be for getting wood cleared up or getting other tasks done, the main goal is to get everything in order and cleared out so the area can look a lot better without having clutter taint the appearance of the yard. The work continues.....
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