StihltheOne
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I have been working on a big ol cottonwood, 8' dbh, I now have 6 cords out, ond there is still about 6 to go! What a monster!!
We burn cottonwood because it is the only tree that grows here
Many people do not realize how big that a cottonwood tree can get. Green, the wood is surprisingly heavy as well. I usually make no attempt to split it until after it dries for 3 to 5 months, depending on the size of the round. Once dry, it splits rather well.
No insult to you intended if that's all you got blaze away. My condolences though. Do you live in swamp land?
I don't prefer birch I like fir ( non hardwood ) less ashes to clean up. I throw a couple super knotty birch chunks in at night if it's super cold and we don't want to get up at 4 in the morning!
We have swamp wood here too but only by water courses.
That's exactly how I would have proccessed rounds that big. My personal limit for the splitter is 26" to 28" dia. After that, I noodle it, usually into fourths and especially when cut green. My back appreciates that.This tree has been actually quite easy so far, we just cut and noodle it right there on site, no splitting, just nice squares and 1/2 rounds. It is faster to just noodle it and be done, rather than offloading and then handle it again across the splitter. Noodling is fast with the 660 cranking and 1-2 guys setting em up and gettin rid of them for me! It is kinda like eating an elephant, just one bite at a time! I ran 1.5 gal of gas through the 660 Sat am!
We pulled a little more thatn 2 full cords out in about 2 hours, ready for the stove, after it dries.
'Cause it's what they have.
This tree has been actually quite easy so far, we just cut and noodle it right there on site, no splitting, just nice squares and 1/2 rounds. It is faster to just noodle it and be done, rather than offloading and then handle it again across the splitter. Noodling is fast with the 660 cranking and 1-2 guys setting em up and gettin rid of them for me! It is kinda like eating an elephant, just one bite at a time! I ran 1.5 gal of gas through the 660 Sat am!
We pulled a little more thatn 2 full cords out in about 2 hours, ready for the stove, after it dries.
Swamp land??? LOL that is really funny!!! We get about 9 inches of moisture per year. It is possable to go 50 or more miles and not see a single tree!!!
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