No. I have 9 rows and piles of rounds in the neighbors woods. Scattered all the frick over. I am old and forgetful. I stand em up so I can see them when I gather. Might not gather til May so the white rounds stick out like a sore thumb.
Finishing cutting in the neighbors woods for the year. Borrowed a 32” Stihl and cut up the big log I found last year. It was right where I left it! Got 24 rounds out of it she was a big girl. Put it on pallets and left it. I don’t think I need it this year. They are very heavy. Red Oak. edit I forgot to mention I counted 111 rings on one round and 109 on another so let’s just say this old warrior was 110 years old
Over the winter I have had 5 oaks come down in my woods. And my neighbor with the abandoned junk yard has told me several trees have came down across the trails his wife cross country ski’s on. And a new customer in town wants 4 truck loads of no bark elm in round form. (He bought a hydro splitter and is just chomping on the bit to use it). So I best get busy on 2023 cutting. I wish the trails in my woods were dryer as I hate leaving ruts. Got three saws ready today and 2.5 gals of pre mix standing by. Ready to rock and roll!
That little $60 craig’s list trailer is the perfect size for working in the woods. I sometimes think about putting wider tires on it for more flotation,,,
It has begun. I cut for about 4 hours in the neighbors junk yard. (I took many breaks I’m old). Saws ran great, and I didn’t hit any metal. I just cut no hauling the ground is very wet. These two trees provided 55 rounds: These two trees provided 45 rounds- I cut everything 16”. This one tree only provided 25 rounds but I left some: I stopped cutting when I closed in on some “metal” All 5 trees were oak 4 red 1 white. I’ll go back tomorrow but I should prolly leave the car tree alone but we will see! I am a bull-headed old man,,
I left the car tree alone. I can’t take the chance of getting hurt since I cut solo. There is wood everywhere in this junk yard. I have to be very watchful as there is metal everywhere too on this 40 acres. I found one lonely black cherry on the ground today. Got 25 rounds out of it. The rest were all oak. Got 35 rounds out of this one. It was really green it was still half rooted but tipped over. It was great to be in da woods on such a fine day. Tomorrow I start to haul. I think I am done cutting over here as I need to get into my woods. Monday I will head to my 40 acres.
That 24 count pile of oak rounds I cut up a year ago and left in the woods on pallets? They were more than I could handle so at 7am this morning I rented an Amish kid and his Dad’s hydro splitter. It adjusts vertical so I quartered those rounds so I could haul em out. First load had 28 pieces, second load had 27 and this (third load) had 25. They measured 36% moisture as soon as I got them to the shed. very very heavy red oak. It took us about 35 minutes to split them down. I gave the kid $20 but he has to give some of it to his dad for fuel! Tomorrow is a family day and Monday is two appointments in town so Tuesday I get to cutting in my woods.
Well after easter dinner and the fam all left (or fell asleep) I got bored. Another guy I know wants a couple jags of rounds. So I hauled some black cherry and some white oak to my driveway. He has a two wheel drive truck I didn’t think he could make it into the woods. It is still very wet here. He is going to grab it tomorrow by himself cuz I won’t be home pretty much all day.
Started hauling rounds to the pile in my woods. But first I cut 3 small black locust and 1 hickory near the processing area. To get more sunlight to my pile. The guy with the two wheel drive truck wants it so I gonna leave them where they lay. He can get his truck in here: Then I hauled in 5 trailer loads of oak rounds and hand split them. My arms are fine but the wrists are a squawking!
I ran outa gas. Wanted to get this red oak split but it will be waiting for me in the morning (if my wrists allow it).
Haven’t worked in the woods since Thursday. Most of our 3 inches of Sunday/Monday snow has melted. My wrists have recovered. I am heading back to hauling and splitting. All oak ain’t life grand
