Can you use the hill to your advantage? Cut em to length and send em down to that road/driveway. Split and load at the bottom? If it's a neighbors driveway offer them some wood or a gift card to a local restaurant for the use of their driveway? Good luck and get it out of there! Too nice to pass up!
I plan on stopping one day this week to see if anyone is around to ask if I can take. Almost looks like they were cut to length for milling, but then pushed over the hill.
The problem might be my lack of cutting machines....I only have a ms 271 farmboss 20". I might give it a go.
I have a 2003 Trailblazer that hauls all my wood. Sometimes just the truck, sometimes with my trailer if it is a good score farther away.
That size is no problem for your saw. You can cut 36-38" logs with it. Just take your time, keep chain sharp. That wood will be worth the trouble.
Does your trailer have a tailgate? If not, get a couple boards and make some ramps. Park by the road down hill, roll rounds down and onto trailer.
They might have been cut to length to move around with a skid-steer. A 271 is supposed to be a decent saw. A backup saw is nice if a work stoppage due to an equipment failure means you lose out somehow, but if it means you stop cutting today, focus on getting the saw fixed and then get back at it another day, so what ? I have a backup saw now but I didn't for years. I'm just into some bigger wood right now and being white oak I could justify buying a bigger saw. Not so big that I couldn't use it as a firewood saw. Plus I can sell it when I'm done. A $200 loss on the saw if I made 5-10 cords of white oak firewood worth $250 a cord. Sure beats a rental cost - which is another option in a pinch.
If you have some one to help you, a 2 man lifting tong. Its a long wooden handle with a set of tongs in the middle, you'd be surprised what you can drag with one of them.
I tried this idea, but essentially made reins, as you would put on a horse, to guide the big rounds. It worked well, but after about two cords of wood, decided my knees were too valuable to me to continue the process. It is hell on your joints to do it this way. Also, I fell a couple of times, and wasn't hurt, but it is dangerous.
I purchased a used 20" bar for my 290 last year and was a bit disappointed with its cutting speed when i first used it going from a 16". I keep the 16 on it now. I had already got my used 460 powerhead, but it wasnt running yet. I had never considered another saw and the 460 powerhead fell into my lap. Used, no bar for $40. I didnt realize was a DEAL that was til i looked on ebay and what they were bringing even needing a rebuild. I had a lot of larger diameter wood come my way and it was a sign from the wood gods! I must warn you Pricey106 , CAD can be as addictive as hoarding wood!
