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Five Loads Hauled & Decked.

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  1. amateur cutter

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    Helping a good friend prep his new building lot. Many trees need to come out. He cut a bunch himself, & now I'm up for the tougher ones. I hauled out what he's cut so far. Going back tomorrow to continue.
    Some of the logs decked on the lot.
    Sorry, pics out of order, but you get the idea.
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  2. amateur cutter

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    I think about four cord of Poplar, Cherry, & a little Locust.
     
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    Nice looking logs. :yes: Do you prefer smaller or larger wood when processing?
     
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    12" to 20" goes the fastest. I seem to get a lot of 36" stuff & man is it a fight due to weight. Someday I know I'm gonna find the enchanted telephone pole forest.:rofl: :lol:
     
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  6. amateur cutter

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    New house, nice ranch. They're downsizing & simplifying. He's giving up wood heat though, I think He's gonna regret that.
     
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    Time will tell! Get a few cold nights in the new house and he probably won’t know what to do with himself:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Nice job, amateur cutter .
    We have worked 2 different sites last week. Got 5 loads hauled as well. Some bigger logs from a tornado clean-up 0601201740.jpg and some smaller oak and hickory from a house building site. Got a few more loads to get from there 0604202036_HDR.jpg
     
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    Excellent size of wood.... a whole lot easier to work with.... :saw:
     
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    Good on ya cutter.:coldone:
     
  12. amateur cutter

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    I've always known the storage area for logs waiting for hauling or processing as a log deck. Some call it a landing. Simply means stacked & ready for cutting.
     
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    Yes sir! This is nice sized & pretty straight, will make nice firewood!
     
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    It's when you stage the logs in an area for processing later. You'll notice he put the on t
    Them there are some nice looking logs. I'm looking out my window though and don't see them in my yard. Did you forget to drive the 880 miles from Gun Lake to South Kingstown, RI to drop them? :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol:

    Jason from RI
     
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    Been out a couple nights playing with this small decked pile cutter and it sucks.:whistle: Constantly getting tripped up with the blocks :whistle: so have to put saw down every couple minutes just to move them.

    Pretty sure the big stuff you got would be better? :yes: :cheers:

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    The 3-4 times ive cut from a log deck that was my experience as well. A couple i was able to split right there but still a PITA to keep moving rounds.
     
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    Titan tried moving them as we went but he got sick of it Brad. :whistle: :coldone:
     
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    Nice Adam. Keep on cutting!
     
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    Here ya go Dennis. Just got back. Dropped maybe 20 more.
    Here's Pallet Pete notching a good sized poplar with my 036XS. His Echo died.:p
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    This pic is pretty good shot of the opening we made.
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    Skidder rigged to pull against the lean.
    Only about 10 trees to go.
     

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    I wanna see the one you took coming down.