Mustang 71, IIRC, You mainly Hand split, so probably isn’t going to help you much, some splits harder dry, with a mechanical splitter, dry would cut down on the pitch a bit.
For pine, a middle of the Forest Lodgepole is one of the Best Bets, but it doesn’t sound like that is what you have. If you’re used to Hardwoods, you may not feel it is worth the effort.
Where I live and cut, “Hardwood” is either Too Faaaaaaar from the trailer, Downhill from the Trailer, or all too often ,BOTH. I have seen more Unicorns on my Wood sheds, than Oak in them, Hickory, or Osage Orange?? Just Rumors and Hearsey. Around here Douglas Fir is King for Lumber and Firewood, but I usually get mostly White Fir, D Fir and Alder. With Tamarack being a nice bonus, and a little Ponderosa on the Eastern side of our cutting range.
We are only allowed to cut blow down, in the Mt Hood National Forest, and the rare Oak or Maple, if you’re not standing there with a running saw in hand, when it hits the ground, all that you will ever see of it will be Limbs, Leaves and sawdust on the ground, and what is left of the stump, it is a rare hardwood that falls and is on the ground long enough to rot around here.
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