You know when I'm splitting vertical..I mean buisness lol ! I do not enjoy splitting larger stuff...as it just harder all the way around. Thank goodness for the tractor helping ! Got this old maple cut up into size...and moved. Chunking them into size ..then when I can stand up straight again lol ....ill finish them off in the horizontal position.
Those big sugar maple rounds are back breakers but some good dense firewood. Good you had the tractor to help. Moving those the old way isn't fun. Nice work HF! I usually noodle them into sections even then still heavy.
Thank you sir..I appreciate that ! I thought about noodling...but I figured I'd just start muscling those lunkers around. Still not sure if I chose correctly..but its done..and it was about a perfect day to do it lol !
My last adventure with big sugar maple was back in the Winter but no hydro at my disposal at the score, Noodling, some sledge and wedge to get them sectioned up to load. Im trying to convince myself not to take sugar maple over 16-18" in diameter anymore as its back breaking work. Will all that be for the sugar house?
It really is a great idea...I may have to try it ! I usually give away the big ones to my friend down the road...but he's retired to smaller diameter as well. But I couldn't live with myself if I just rolled these logs into the weeds I've successfully avoided processing large chunks for probably 20 years..until last year with large Ash off our property. Now all our old Sugar Maples around our house are starting to go . It's really sad. When I split them open today...lots of big ants...but the wood was pretty solid. Gave my 26 ton splitter a good run for the money ! I plan on using some of this to reload the sugar shack wood shed. But last year was such a low volume season for us...that there's not much to restock ! The rest will go to my parents..as they heat with wood. Btw...I miss using the sledge and wedge...sometimes!
Forgot to quote you on my reply above..sorry about that. Those are some beautiful chunks you are splitting in the pics! It's good satisfying work !
Love me some Sugar err Maple almost all of them have some rot in center with carpenter ants. here last sugar season in top 3 of last 20 years; long season above 1500 feet…
