Last year I cut up and ranked 4 cords of oak out at my bosses place with the intentions of hauling it home to use in my fireplace insert. I ended up bringing two cords home in the early spring of last year but I didn't have any more room at home so I left it out at his place to season for next winter. Well, he had a bad stroke back in the summer of last year and since he also heats with wood he had his son go take all the rest of the wood I had ranked up and he ended up burning it all this past winter. It was his wood to begin with so I didn't mind but I burned off most of my 2 cords at home this winter so I was needing to replenish my supply. I ended up taking a 4' tall, 4' wide, 16' long bundle of scrap green white oak home from my job and cutting it all to size. The weight was about 11,000 lbs total and it was quite a load for my 1/2 ton to pull. Anyway, after cutting it all up and stacking it I ended up with a real nice stack of oak with no bark, no dirt, and no insects mixed in. Here are some pics of my adventure and the finished stacked result. I'm pretty stoked that I got almost all of my winters firewood needs knocked out in one weekend and one trip.
Here is a shot after I made a few cuts into the bundle. I used my 6401 and a 20" bar, wished I'd had a 24 or 28 with skip chain but it did the job.
Here is what it looks like all stacked up.
Here is a shot after I made a few cuts into the bundle. I used my 6401 and a 20" bar, wished I'd had a 24 or 28 with skip chain but it did the job.
Here is what it looks like all stacked up.