Got a little bit done this morning (pics)

[gregfox]

I made it out and dropped these two trees. The hickory on the left was about 20" in diameter, the oak was around 30". Second and third pic the saw(MS361) on the oak stump has a 25" bar on it. Wouldn't quite fit in the truck, over 2 cords. Goin back in the morning for another load. I am wore out from that workout.
View attachment 279496
View attachment 279497
View attachment 279498
View attachment 279499

 

[flashhole]

Nice job. Wish I could keep my rounds as close to the same length as yours are.

 

[turnkey4099]

Looks like it was a fun day, no brush to fight, not much to clean up, straight logs. and the best part is running a 361 in such nice stuff!!

Harry K

 

[farmer steve]

niiicccee hickory is my fav to burn,splitting it is another story.do u use a stick to measure. i use ash sticks 16" long. keeps the stack nice. FS.

 

[gregfox]

In anything over 8-10" I mark each cut with a painted stick with chalk or hatchet. I'm kinda anal on the length. Nice straight logs I almost feel bad for not sellin the burr oak to the mill, would have been an easy $150-$200 bucks. I like straight grain wood for myself, this will be for me in the winter of '15-'16 three years to season should be nice and dry.

 

[gregfox]

Looks like it was a fun day, no brush to fight, not much to clean up, straight logs. and the best part is running a 361 in such nice stuff!!

Harry K

Oh yeah, it was all fun and games until I had to load it up. The water is flowing up into the trees now, the hickory was almost bleeding.

 

[Iska3]

Rep sent for a job well done..

 

[dave_dj1]

Those trees must be easy to cut seeing how they grow sideways (first picture)! :msp_w00t:
Nice job, I wish I had some to cut.

Oh yeah, rep sent for your avitar!

 

[apattie]

That's a nice lot of wood. Just saying today, wish I could get out in the woods if only the snow would melt. But I guess that would just mean I would or will have to deal with the mud.

 

[Bushmans]

Nice load of wood! I've been cutting tops and I wouold kill for that open, not buried in the dirt kinda cutting!

 

[zogger]

Lotta work! Great wood and real nice hauler you got there! That baby tote some weight!

 

[gregfox]

Thanks, had the ole girl for a while now. She'll take 8 tons comfortably, 6 1/2 tons legal, and I've learned not to put 10-12 tons on her because springs are not cheap or fun to change. Good thing wood ain't that heavy. I have no desire to load more than 2 cord at a time by hand, especially that heavy wet oak or hickory.

 

[Dan_IN_MN]

Lotta work! Great wood and real nice hauler you got there! That baby tote some weight!

Is that a dump box? Only down side I see is the distance from the ground to the bed! I have a 1 ton '85 Dodge and I want a log lift on that thing for the bigger ones! Looks like you put in some good time with that load!

 

[gregfox]

Yeah she's a dumper. It's a contractor style split fold down side as well. And it is a bit high, good thing I'm 6'4" or I'd pickin the logs up over my head. I put in 3 1/2 hrs to get about 2 cords in the truck from the standing tree without any help. I could get a skid steer out to help load those big rounds but I noodle in half and bust in quarters because I still gotta get em up on the splitter.

 

[johnnylabguy]

Nice pics and good work. I would kill for a pasture tree that I could just pull a truck up next to load! My woods is too narrow(and wet at the moment) that a quad and trailer takes it out a quarter or third of cord at a time. I need to do a little trail widening! Nice rig!

 

[stihl023/5]

Love the truck.

 

[kmcinms]

Sweet

Yup, great work. Like the hauler. Now if you can just find a decent saw to cut with..... :msp_sad:

 

[mr.finn]

Nice work, looks like a productive day. Oh and what a great property you have there.

 

[gregfox]

Nice work, looks like a productive day. Oh and what a great property you have there.

I wish it was my property. I just have the pleasure of cutting out there. It's over 40 acres. 2 years ago a storm came through and tore down/topped 30+ trees like this. The owner came to me asking if I wanted some wood because he saw my stacks of firewood. I about fell over when I went out there and found 50+ cords of oak and hickory laying around. Don't get any easier than pasture cutting, can back the truck up to all the wood