First thing I thought seeing your picture was no helmet. Good you had one on for sure. Glad you still have a eye Chud
Work in the cottonwood logs for awhile today, and after following this thread the last day or two, I decided to try this. I’ve thought about doing it before, but just didn’t for what ever reason. It did eliminate a lot of handling of the large, wet, heavy rounds. It almost seems like more of a hassle to mount and dismount the machine for only 5-6 cuts, but I think it’s worth it. I’ll probably do it again next time I attack the pile.
I tried your technique the other day and not a good idea with this stiff old body. Kneeling or one or both knees a lot more favorable for me.
If you watch Outdoors with the Morgans on Youtube he tried an idea from a subscriber. This was probably 1.5 years ago. You lift the end of a long log and under it place a shorter piece perpendicular. You then use the bucket or grapple of a tractor to push down on the short end and it will suspend the log in the air. Using a fulcrum point (I think that's what it is called). I don't have a tractor to try it out, but it did work. Takes a bit of effort to accomplish but does help the back.
This is why I dreamed up and built the 3 point sawbuck. You can lower it to the ground, roll any size log on it up to I'd guess 24" diameter, then lift it to whatever working height you want and buck it up. You can also stack loads of smaller poles on it. When transporting the cut rounds to the splitter there's again no lifting or bending over, only a horizontal move. It's a real back saver!
I’ve gotten help from chiropractors and cortisone. Prednisone was not for me and I’ll never take it again.
I have three videos on it. The first two are of me building it. This is the third where I try it out.
I I think it works great. Anything to save the back. Even With the best methods of firewooding, you still end up handling it twice as much as you’d like
For me, the table isn't just about getting logs off the ground, it also used as a cutting guide. Logs, smaller branches can be loaded onto the deck and rolled to the edge where a sacrificial board has marks every 16.25 inches.
