logbutcher
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This +/- 3' DBH Red Oak was just dropped and sliced for moving to the woodpile for later split and stack. To move the butts -by Msr. Goodbody- I need to split the larger butts into at least quarters for humping into the trailer. The harvest, TSI, pulping is done with low level gear: ATV, trailer, saws, hand tools.
Problem: the grain is not all straight as in most oaks, the wood is frozen, and hard. This is one tough tree. I've cut grooves into the heartwood at the core to 3" to 4", but the wedges, sometimes 2-3, barely move into the wood hammered hard with a 8 lb.
I need ideas...big ideas. This has been a cold, snowy winter here; never had this problem in years past. Can't really wait for Spring since the ground gets too soft and wet, the bugs come out, the heat makes Msr. Goodbody melt.
No access to Semtex anymore, or skidders.
Serious Suggestions ?
Problem: the grain is not all straight as in most oaks, the wood is frozen, and hard. This is one tough tree. I've cut grooves into the heartwood at the core to 3" to 4", but the wedges, sometimes 2-3, barely move into the wood hammered hard with a 8 lb.
I need ideas...big ideas. This has been a cold, snowy winter here; never had this problem in years past. Can't really wait for Spring since the ground gets too soft and wet, the bugs come out, the heat makes Msr. Goodbody melt.
No access to Semtex anymore, or skidders.
Serious Suggestions ?