I’ve some noodling to do

Awesome piles of wood!!

By way of milling/ripping, it will go much much slower than typical noodling. Try it, you’ll see.

 

Good job. That's some big rounds too.

 

I'm a bit late to the party but, that's a lotta wood!

 

Not sure ya can blame the powehead on that one.


But it sure s#©#$ hitting nails


Lotta nice wood there

 

When i get rounds that large (which are usually red oak) i will sledge and wedge or use the isocore to quarter/sixth them. Ill noodle gnarlies as i hand split.
Some nice rounds and a nice saw too Dstrick

 

I hear you on saving it for gnarlies. It is a good method for the large fir rounds. The closer you are to the stump the more stringy they get. I would have a hard time with a wedge. Even if I popped it, the strings would hold it together.

 

This, is why I like to noodle even fir. Miserably stringy rounds within 8’ of large stumps.

 

Been there done that! Much rather noodle them. Your first pictures make me jealous though. Really nice batch of Fir!

 

It’s been a lot of work but two trees for 6-7 cord is a great haul. Working it down quick. Neighbor’s been helping. Gets him a steak dinner and a beer!

 

Only 1 beer for all that. Steak dinner sounds great but , really, one beer.

 

LOL
Maybe it's really good beer.
Like an imported from Japan Zima.

 

On a regular vertical splitter like my little 22, fir rounds way into the 40s are no problem. The only risk is the round falling over onto you as you roll it to the splitter. The real struggle is when the wedge splits the round but you need to rotate the round to get the splits apart.

Not sure I would want a horizontal only splitter. Better than hand splitting for sure.

 

NoodlOmg a half in front of the lift is working good. I then just tip a half round onto the lift and the chunks are easy to handle. I used a vertical last year and it made me very tired. I had to a lot of edge rolling then tipping onto vertical. Then re-tip and re-tip under the wedge. I’ll try to post a video of a half going through the splitter later this evening.

 

Of all the horizontal units I've seen, that one does look like a kick butt machine.

 

M

 

Man those things are still huge even after noodling !

 

Me when I deal with those rounds I just lay them flat and use my Oregon splitting wedges on them.I quarter them then use the axe.Too much wear and tear on my saws for that.

 

Cool. No matter how it’s done, you really need a plan and method you’re comfortable with to handle these things safely and efficiently.

 

This is how we handle the big rounds. This oak log was over 38" and 6' long. Made 4 18" rounds Use the tractor to place really big rounds, just roll others with cant hook
Mike is manning the splitter
The pipe grate makes sliding the rounds easier