Same here. I think I might actually need a 22-28 but I could just toss those real uglies in the fire pit with the skid loader. I’m not looking to go into firewood production. I just want more time to do other things.
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I’ve never seen such a narrow road between rows of houses.
Stacking cherry and apple as well as free hand cutting 2 blocks since the wood looked very solid which is very rare with apple
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I have some splitting to do
And this thing is a laser beam with a 20"
And this thing is a laser beam with a 20"
Any of that stuff black birch? Sure looks like it from here. Nice work!
Iowawoodguy
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3 1/2 truckloads of this beautiful wood. I think its elm but it splits easy and isn't stringy. Im hoping its a quality wood because I'll be doing a lot of cutting on it. A farmer knocked over a row on his acreage and I'm trying to get a bunch before he burns it. Pretty rare for me to find this much quality wood around here.
panolo
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Doesn't look like elm. Guessing cottonwood. Will dry quick when split. Works nice in the shoulder season. Can't beat free BTU's!!
Picking with a Hatcheroon.
Not worthy of a separate thread and I wasn't sure where to post this but thought it might fit here.
Last year I made a hatcheroon from a carpenter's hatchet. I intended to give it to a friend who was having back troubles. He splits wood several days a week for our local firewood ministry and I thought he could use the hatchet end to de-branch firewood before splitting. But the sight of it scared him such that he wouldn't take it.
I do most of my cutting for the same firewood ministry. The winters have been mild and my weekends have been absorbed by the ministry the last two years to the extent I haven't burned any wood or split any for myself. Fast forward to this past Christmas - we had a nice snow for Christmas and the family wanted a fire. I found I had no dry wood. I determined that that wouldn't happen again. By New Year's Day the snow was gone so I went out in the drizzling rain to bring in some wood. I found my wood piles to be in bad shape, but I found a new use for the hatcheroon. I hate seeing nature reclaim all my hard work and found the hatchet end was great for de-punking splits that I pulled from the pile with the point. I salvage two yard carts. Probably another one still there for another day. Hope to get a burn permit next week so I can clean up the mess and start again.
Picking through a pile.
Mostly red oak.
Ron
Not worthy of a separate thread and I wasn't sure where to post this but thought it might fit here.
Last year I made a hatcheroon from a carpenter's hatchet. I intended to give it to a friend who was having back troubles. He splits wood several days a week for our local firewood ministry and I thought he could use the hatchet end to de-branch firewood before splitting. But the sight of it scared him such that he wouldn't take it.
I do most of my cutting for the same firewood ministry. The winters have been mild and my weekends have been absorbed by the ministry the last two years to the extent I haven't burned any wood or split any for myself. Fast forward to this past Christmas - we had a nice snow for Christmas and the family wanted a fire. I found I had no dry wood. I determined that that wouldn't happen again. By New Year's Day the snow was gone so I went out in the drizzling rain to bring in some wood. I found my wood piles to be in bad shape, but I found a new use for the hatcheroon. I hate seeing nature reclaim all my hard work and found the hatchet end was great for de-punking splits that I pulled from the pile with the point. I salvage two yard carts. Probably another one still there for another day. Hope to get a burn permit next week so I can clean up the mess and start again.
Picking through a pile.
Mostly red oak.
Ron
AGoodSteward
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Sorry, been busy. I never kept track. I burn around 8-10 personally.
Delivered some pine today.
Jakers
Owner - Arbor Jake's Tree Service, LLC
Most of that looks like willow to me. Wouldn't surprise me if there was Cottonwood in there too though. Hopefully the selection gets better as you dig deeper
klaibs27
ArboristSite Lurker
I use selling firewood as a means of getting rid of my wood that I take down throughout the year in my side gig. I usually work two evenings a week and then one day on the weekend so I had to come up with a way to light up the area so I could continue working. Found a fairly cheap LED light that I can power off of my USB ports in my truck. Made a mount to go in my stake pocket an ta-da... light. The ash wood flies out the door but I've got a bunch of maple and what looks like red oak ready to go too.
Iowawoodguy
ArboristSite Operative
Spoke to the landowner and he said it was austree (willow hybrid). At least my campfire wood is stocked up for this summer lol.
panolo
Seldom right...Always opinionated!
Was supposed to get to 30 today so I figured I would make some rounds on wood I don't want to lift. I make the rounds then split them into 4's with the skid steer splitter and finish them on the SS. Most of the wood I did today was 22"-28". My @huskihl 572 is wearing a 28" bar and the log is about 25". Mostly oak but I had 1 elm and 2 ash logs mixed in. 
How do you like it? Any issues?
panolo
Seldom right...Always opinionated!
Runs great and cuts nice! Especially when I don't run my bar into the dirt. Pulls the 28" full chisel with ease.
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