OMG Horkn that pic of the wheelbarrow full of beer cans caught me completely off guard. Im sitting here literally cracking up & LOL! Thanks made my day. I only hope that wasdnt from one "cutting" session?
I should also mention this is a 3 generation picture. Grandpa in the middle, my dad on the right and Im of course on the left. My son was dragging brush when this picture was taken or it would have been a 4 generation picture.
White oak (Bur - 140 year old, 54" DBH and Chinkapin - 100 year old - 40" dbh). 8 cords total from 2 massive trees. Anyone else notice that Chinkapin dries somewhat faster than other white oaks? They were both C/S/S in February-March of this year. The Chinkapin is in the mid-20's moisture % and should be ready to burn not this winter but the next. The Bur oak, which I did split big because I got tired of splitting 40"+ rounds, has hardly dried at all despite being C/S/S in IBC totes with a decent amount of sun and wind. Good thing white oak heartwood takes ages to rot because these big Bur oak splits are probably going to take 4-5 years to season. But when they do, my Napoleon S9 is going to eat them up...
Forgot the Chinkapin... If you're wondering why I cut them so thin, try splitting 25-30"+ diameter white oak rounds cut 18-20" thick. I have tried, and I had to use my tractor backhoe to position every round under the splitter. Now I cut around 12" thick and just use the Fiskers maul.
