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Just when you think you know what it will do. I will have to remember that with my tractor and keep it well out of the way.
I made lots of mistakes on that one, lots of learning.
The great thing is that I learned, nothing was damaged, no-one was hurt, I didn't have to make an insurance claim, and I did get the tree down and I got paid so the truck damage was kind of a wash. It's not a matter of if it will happen but a matter of when :nofunny:.
 
I made lots of mistakes on that one, lots of learning.
The great thing is that I learned, nothing was damaged, no-one was hurt, I didn't have to make an insurance claim, and I did get the tree down and I got paid so the truck damage was kind of a wash. It's not a matter of if it will happen but a matter of when :nofunny:.
Good thing no one was injured. Drop enough trees and sooner or later something will go wrong.
 
Good thing no one was injured. Drop enough trees and sooner or later something will go wrong.
It does.
Estimate the height of the tree and park twice that distance away? :crazy2:
Pictures dont always show everything. I'll just say this in that neighborhood if it aint tied down it will walk away.
If I would have just dropped it between my truck and the house (about 30') all would have been well(I second guessed myself multiple times, dont do that!). Never hit anything felling trees in the woods :p.
 
We don't see that type of splitter over here. Vertical units all split at ground level, instead of on a table.

I have seen them in other posts from guys over your way, and they look very attractive.

Philbert

Somebody in MO built one and had it at Matt's GTG a couple years ago. Can't remember who it was. i like 'em
 
Found some decent white oak. Possibly been here several years. Sap wood is very punky but heart wood is pretty dang solid. 24-25” bar. And I chopped off most the sap wood onsite. I sell it as cooking wood so it’s gota be quality stuff to use in my smoker and others for cooking. Mostly left in this pile is Fir. I seen another pile with a good size trunk of oak69402865-B03A-4F88-9FA7-E6453CF0D6E2.jpeg 3B68A854-2FC9-4EE9-AED5-96C1D3DC2F83.jpeg7970E031-3C67-4406-A14C-5283A50A03AC.jpeg 52318F2D-C7F0-4690-8890-B17C481561B2.jpeg
 
Is it freshly cut trees ? You'll be good to go with about only 5 months of seasoning ? You're lucky, weather here doesnt allow it.


Trees were logged mid-winter, but not delivered to me until a couple months ago. I cut all of it / split much of it then. The last third I didn't split until the past couple weeks. You are correct to think that some of my wood for this year will not be as dry as I would prefer. The past couple years I have struggled to keep myself a full season out, as I used to easily in the past.

P.S. When I stack it in my barn it will be most seasoned, last in... so any wood from that pile won't hit the stove till mid-January.
 
I split the cherry and maple today before the temps hit 80, this will get stacked with some yellow birch when it cools off.

Our temp is 81 heading over 90 today.
 

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Brought out the 075 for this cross cut for cut and to do the noodling. It’s actually jamming up when noodling over the 064. Any ideas on how to help that? Seems to be putting extra load on it. I got her tab rich right now. The 064 started idling high the other day and seemed like it was happy next day after blowing the filter out lol5789C332-D3FD-40DA-A12D-8CC606E37245.jpegCC42DAAC-C388-46A4-BC0F-A8118820E665.jpeg CC42F3B7-D83A-4B8F-90D5-BC3CBA1BCD80.jpeg76498374-1E21-4EA2-8FFE-0A0302EEF881.jpeg im splitting them with my screw splitter also but these rounds will heat the harden tip fast. Other woods can go all day. I even spray pam oil spray on the screw every new log on tuff stuff
 

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