Cut Another Load Of Wood Today

[Sawyer Rob]

And most of it was hard maple. I raised the firewood logs over my wagon with the tractor and my helper cut them into firewood lengths. We started out sawing with my 3/8 chain/16" bar Husky 55, but when we got to the BIG logs, we switched to my 20" bar Jonsered 2260.

When my helper was into the "first" cut with the 2260, he stopped, looked at me and said WOW... lol

and what a GREAT saw the 2260 is, powering right through these 24" maple blocks!

and soon we had a wagon load,

Once home, one of the blocks got away from us, so out came the 2260 to rip it, as it was waaaaay two heavy for even two of us to pick up whole,

Then it was back to rolling them over a couple boards, from the wagon to the splitter beam, VERY easy to do... Especially with a little extra help from my wife!

The big blocks averaged four trips through the splitters 4-way, and they were down to "just the right size" for my wood furnace...

It was another very NICE, sunny day here today, in the 50's, so it was GREAT to get out to the woods!

Hope you enjoy the picts...

SR

 

[svk]

Nice work!

 

[cigmaker]

I dream of having tools like this for firewood!

 

[user 122190]

Nice looking load of wood. Looks like you've done this before.

 

[Plowboy83]

Nice job man look like a bunch of professionals nice job

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Thanks guys!

We stopped on Sat. because the "splitter" tractor started running out of fuel... SO, Sunday I bought more fuel and dumped it in this morning, and finished up.

Here's the last piece going through the splitter,

We ended up with a pretty decent pile of splits,

I have more firewood logs skidded out, so soon I will have to get back to them and cut another load!

SR

 

[amberg]

Just got to love that operation of yours!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Thanks again guys,

Sunny 46* here today and we have already started filling the half cord boxes I build, with the maple splits,

and I'm going to need a lot of them! lol

As we fill them, I move them to where they will stay until "seasoned", for next years heating season,

As I "feel like it" I build a few more, as it's nice having plenty of them around.

SR

 

[amberg]

SR Nice, do you think there is enough wood in that box to fill a regular toyota pickup bed just thrown in?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I have no idea... I do know that it's a measured 1/2 cord though...

SR

 

[amberg]

Thats close enough, Thanks!

amberg

 

[jwade]

Thanks again guys,

Sunny 46* here today and we have already started filling the half cord boxes I build, with the maple splits,

and I'm going to need a lot of them! lol

As we fill them, I move them to where they will stay until "seasoned", for next years heating season,

As I "feel like it" I build a few more, as it's nice having plenty of them around.

SR

hey sawyer roblucky to have the wife helping you, good on her bro

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

Would love to get closer look at your firewood boxes. Thanks

LoveStihlQuality

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Would love to get closer look at your firewood boxes.

They have "evolved" a "little" since this pict. was taken, but the size hasn't changed and this pict. will give you an idea of what they look like,

SR

 

[LoveStihlQuality]

I started with pallets. Got greedy and stacked too tall. You have nice lumber.

LoveStihlQuality

 

[zogger]

What wood do you use for the boxes?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

What wood do you use for the boxes?

Usually, pine, spruce or aspen, but usually pine. Really, it depends on what logs I'm getting at the time,

that I think will make the needed lumber...

Even the low grade logs make GREAT 2x4's to build with,

and it doesn't take long to get a pile of them,

The 4x4's that are "screwed" to the bottom to hold the boxes off the ground, they are pressure treat lumber...

SR

 

[rburg]

That is a nice looking mill.

 

[olyman]

And most of it was hard maple. I raised the firewood logs over my wagon with the tractor and my helper cut them into firewood lengths. We started out sawing with my 3/8 chain/16" bar Husky 55, but when we got to the BIG logs, we switched to my 20" bar Jonsered 2260.

When my helper was into the "first" cut with the 2260, he stopped, looked at me and said WOW... lol

and what a GREAT saw the 2260 is, powering right through these 24" maple blocks!

and soon we had a wagon load,

Once home, one of the blocks got away from us, so out came the 2260 to rip it, as it was waaaaay two heavy for even two of us to pick up whole,

Then it was back to rolling them over a couple boards, from the wagon to the splitter beam, VERY easy to do... Especially with a little extra help from my wife!

The big blocks averaged four trips through the splitters 4-way, and they were down to "just the right size" for my wood furnace...

It was another very NICE, sunny day here today, in the 50's, so it was GREAT to get out to the woods!

Hope you enjoy the picts...

SR

a LITTLE extra help . we want her reply to that!!!!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

lol She really likes to run the splitter and the other day she was telling my helper that I never let her run the splitter! ha ha

SR