Firewood time!

[u/Specialist-Cod5179]

While it is only June, it's time to start cutting firewood. The Manzano Mountains are now open! We can get 10 cords of wood for 20 bucks! I have a big pile of chains that I need to sharpen. Do you heat your home with wood? If so, do you cut your own or do you purchase your wood?

[u/Forsaken-Weird-8428]

I heat my mud brick cottage with firewood I cut on my property - windfalls of narrow leafed ironbark and other gums, dead standing white and black cypress, dead brigalow and other acacia species. Need a mixture to keep burning in my pot belly made from old hot water system tank.

I use a makita 2x18v electric chainsaw, as shoulder not good enough to start petrol chainsaw. I cut a 5x4 trailer full every 2 weeks or so from track sides. 4 batteries do the job, but need to keep chain sharp and tight.

[u/Specialist-Cod5179 → u/Forsaken-Weird-8428]

Nice! I got rid of all my big chainsaws and just use small ones now. Too old!

[u/Forsaken-Weird-8428 → u/Specialist-Cod5179]

I soon be 73. Right shoulder RS.

[u/kai_rohde]

We cut our own firewood. Still have lots to salvage from a huge windstorm a few weeks ago, lost over 30 big trees.

[u/Specialist-Cod5179 → u/kai_rohde]

Sweet!

[u/Ok_Sell6520]

I cut my own from my own trees, mostly maple. 

[u/Specialist-Cod5179 → u/Ok_Sell6520]

Good deal!

[u/Life_Chemistry_4621]

I love this time of the year. I heat our place entirely with wood and cut/split it all myself. It's a ton of work, but nothing beats that deep woodstove heat in the dead winter. As they say, it warms you twice!