Cutting small diameter firewood. Is it worth it?

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  • @inthebackyardwithdel438
    @inthebackyardwithdel438 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Hey Mike , when I was growing up , we didn’t sell wood but heated with it . Limb wood was take home along with the rest of the tree . Nothing was left behind !! 👍🏻🇺🇸

    • @gringopines3476
      @gringopines3476 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I AGREE; IF IT BURNS, IT'S WORTH IT... WASTE NOT WANT NOT. STAY COOL, FOLKS; PEACE FROM CREEL CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO...

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hey Del. That's a good way to do it. The stuff that we end up leaving behind initially usually is because of deep snow. But we try to get back to it when the snow is gone.

  • @pavpav1426
    @pavpav1426 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The thinner pieces that you've split seen in the stack at the end of the video look great. In cooler and more humid regions like where I live seems that it will take unsplit limbwood forever to season, and some of it, like birch, will rot before it seasons.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@pavpav1426 We try to split everything at least once to help it dry better. Where are you located?

    • @pavpav1426
      @pavpav1426 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Lifeinthe906 Estonia. We mostly burn alder over here, as well as some birch. Not much hardwood, oak is a luxury and costs a lot. One can also scavenge for some fuit trees, rowan, maple, ash. Pine is used too.

  • @InTheWoodyard
    @InTheWoodyard 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey there Mr. Mike! I am surprised that the snow is all gone...enjoy your week without it!

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Chris. Ya never know we might get two weeks without snow!!

  • @JDOGMACK75
    @JDOGMACK75 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Glad to see you have a real saw!!

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I really like the 550XP Mark II

  • @fricknjeep
    @fricknjeep 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    hi there lots of work john

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey John. Yep it is.

  • @outdoorswithlarryrobin
    @outdoorswithlarryrobin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hello Mike, Limb wood burns great, we use a lot in our outdoor boiler 🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Definitely good for that. No splitting and don't have to be exact length. Take care y'all 🙂

  • @FromSteelToWood
    @FromSteelToWood 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, 25 trees to make 60 face cord, you have big trees there! I am on the opposite! 60 trees for 25 face cords! Lol! I did not like much collecting the small diameter for cordwood, until I got a boiler. I collect them in lengths of 4 ft, which are easy to transport out of the wood and to cord in my wood shed. So I handle them once before they are burnt in the wood boiler. A lot of time saving. Then the small wood is worth more than the bigger stuff I need to buck & split and then handle 2-3 times. Thanks!

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The smaller stuff really makes sense for the boilers. Easy to handle and easy to process. I'm working on a boiler for heating my shop. Thanks for your input.

  • @Thetreefella
    @Thetreefella 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video Mike!! Thanks for sharing 🌳💚👍👊💚🌳

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Tree Fella. Hope you are enjoying vacation

  • @rawwillpower4408
    @rawwillpower4408 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Of course it's worth it, just as good as anything else

  • @RangerRage69
    @RangerRage69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I usually cut it into 6-12 ft lengths and carry out to the trailer. I cut it up on a saw buck at home on days it’s too muddy or hot to be in the woods. It keeps the saw out of the dirt and keeps my back straight from less bending over to pick up all of the pieces and less trips back and forth to the trailer.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We have hauled ot out in lengths too. That works pretty well.

  • @bendugas8632
    @bendugas8632 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We have been doing this for a long time we knock them down fail the branch and pull everything out at once, we do limb down to about three inches and we don't split under six inches. We do about forty five cords to divide three ways and yes it is worth doing it

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good way to do it

  • @thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849
    @thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mike..... I cut everything 3 to 4 inches and upward. In my opinion, mixing that in with regular size pieces makes for perfect bundles.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yep it's all good wood. Hope things are well on Catbird Hill

  • @stannelson2582
    @stannelson2582 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I like and keep 3 inches or more. Totally worth it in my situation too. Many times it can be easier cutting that lil stuff to when it still part of the trunk. If it’s safe to lol. Can get trick for sure. Good one today!

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Stan. We can get most of the wood for his fireplace just by cutting limbs. Totally worth it for us.

    • @aldiminico6513
      @aldiminico6513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’ll take all the limb wood I can get for my Fireplace Insert as long as it is dry at burning time👍

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@aldiminico6513 Yes sir

  • @hayesrutherford9415
    @hayesrutherford9415 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's your own property and it helps clean things up so I would say its worth it.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For sure. Those piles we left will break down quickly.

  • @robertdendooven7258
    @robertdendooven7258 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It all comes down to is it worth it. There are some YT channels out there would say it isn't worth their time. To me, the hour of time put in seemed to be worth it. Always need firewood for heat and ambience and don't let the firewood snobs out there make decisions for you.
    Have a great day!

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks Robert. It's definitely worth it for us. Plus it's not hard on the back!! 😃

  • @craig243ful
    @craig243ful 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i used to live in the 906 in calumet

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's a great part of the UP

  • @Mightycaptain
    @Mightycaptain 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My rule of thumb is if it's as big around as my wrist then it goes with us. I do have a chunky wrist though.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's a good rule

  • @squirrellyacres
    @squirrellyacres 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Most definitely worth the time and it will burn just as good.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes sir. Thanks Craig

  • @cheflorenzo4491
    @cheflorenzo4491 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So now I know you can use a chainsaw and count tree stumps. Impressive.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have many talents.

  • @SCROB0012
    @SCROB0012 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Where in the 906 are you located? Looking forward to seeing your deer hunting videos this year. Hope it is not as warm as last year - that was brutal.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @SCROB0012 We're in Marquette Co. Definitely hoping for a cooler deer season this year

    • @SCROB0012
      @SCROB0012 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Lifeinthe906 I was stationed at KI for a long time and flew bombers. I know the area well and miss it a lot. I have been hunting in Dickinson County for a long time.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SCROB0012 I have friends I met at KI.

  • @rockandrattleretreat5830
    @rockandrattleretreat5830 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Have heard limb wood has more btus than trunk wood. So less work and more heat.😊

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have heard the same.

  • @toddschultz7477
    @toddschultz7477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I cook and have little fires with the small stuff

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep. There is always a use for it.

  • @dozerbigboy908
    @dozerbigboy908 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Put minerals on all those rotten stumps and damn you got that nice black dirt out in sum clover. Great video but I’ve never seen a yooper that can count past a 24 pac

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was mathing good that day!

  • @WilleysFirewood
    @WilleysFirewood 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Limb wood comes out and gets mixed in with all the rest of the other firewood we sell.

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep it all adds up.

  • @jeffpeters1014
    @jeffpeters1014 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nothing wrong with cleaning up the limb wood

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. Thanks Jeff.

  • @leonardryan8723
    @leonardryan8723 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mike stumps can’t be over 6 “ long left in hardwood in the forest. Cut a top of the stumps with the chainsaw make them rotten faster Mike 😊. For everyone you cut down 6 to 14 new one grown back around the stump for you trees hugger 😊. Check out my logger buddy this morning on U tube BJarne Butler cut little fir 🌲 on the west coast of BC Canada 🇨🇦. My fishing and hunting lodge make from FIR & Cedar beautiful wood 🪵 to work with if your in carpenter trade Mike . Doyles scale will give you board foot 🦶 in to the timber Mike . 😊😊

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I like high stumps! Thanks Leonard

  • @eddyarundale1566
    @eddyarundale1566 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👋🏼

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Eddy. 👋

  • @darrintraywick8042
    @darrintraywick8042 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Limb wood is good as long as it's big enough

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. Anything smaller tha 3 or so inches I leave in the woods

  • @brandonhoad9033
    @brandonhoad9033 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My take is if it has to be cut may as well take it home, otherwise, leave it there

    • @Thetreefella
      @Thetreefella 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      110% true

    • @Lifeinthe906
      @Lifeinthe906  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's a good way to look at it.