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Bucking Some Ash & Elm.

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  1. amateur cutter

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    Got about 1/2 a cord bucked & ready to split & load. I'll buck the rest tomorrow while a helper splits & loads. Load is sold & heading straight to the customer. 20211105_170352.jpg 20211105_170404.jpg 20211105_170333.jpg
     
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    Nice pile of btus there!
     
  3. Horkn

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    Can't go wrong with that!
     
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    Hopefully you'll have a nice day to work on that today. Have fun...
     
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  6. amateur cutter

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    It's supposed to be good weather. It sure beats working in the shop.
    Thanks Brad I've got a good bit of that wood around. It sells well.
     
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    Making a dollar while enjoying yourself. That is tough to beat.
     
  8. amateur cutter

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    We split & loaded the trailer in 1.5 hrs. Not bad. 20211106_090932.jpg Roger is 6'7" & Greg is 6'4" so we elevated our splitting game. 20211106_141245.jpg 20211106_095249.jpg Stacked & packed 1.5 cord ready to go. 20211106_131309.jpg 20211106_131320.jpg Split the long pieces & refilled the bit of room I had in the boiler shed. 20211106_145434.jpg Off to deliver now.
     
  9. Canadian border VT

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    yup my lil brother is all of 6’7” .. sure makes me feel like a runt!!

    a 461 with a 25” bar is his small saw:picard:

    great job AC
     
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    Great pics! Guarantee that customer was happy.
     
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    Cut split and sell right away. Sweet!
     
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    Nice in just 1.5 hours... Took us a few more minutes to fill my 16 foot trailer today... It was good day here too...
     
  14. amateur cutter

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    Thank you, it's been through a few revisions for sure.
    He was, I sell him 5-6 cord a year of premium firewood & he appreciates that. I always make sure that I hold back some really good stuff for him.
    Yeah it's pretty nice. I wish I could do it all this way. Goes quick just loading & delivering. Cuts out a step or two.
    Keep in mind that was just splitting & loading, I had 2/3 of it bucked & ready. Those two don't screw around either, they're workers for sure. We started at 9:00 & were eating breakfast at 10:45. I have a stop in that splitter that hits at 19" so no wasted time on the cycle either. The buyer has a good sized stove & likes bigger splits too, that saves time as well.
     
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    I hear ya lol. It's fun working with these guys though. There's a third brother that's about 6'5" & a lifter. You get the three of them together & they're like a conveyor chain of gorillas, with all three in a line they can cover close to 25' & never move they're feet. I look like a circus midget working with them.
     
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    Does that splitter stay fairly solid when raised like that or do you have to be "a bit careful?"
     
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    It's really steady, I was surprised actually. It is set up on good solid gravel right there though.
     
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