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    We split most of the first hickory we got from him with the County Line splitter. Some split really good, some was worse than pecan or elm...kept the sharp hatchet handy...
    https://youtube.com/shorts/HKWo3pC72jw?si=lhN4NmNG-lKJNNFx
     
    T.Jeff Veal, May 29, 2024
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    Hickory I have split wasn't bad but it wasn't super easy like some species. But, no problem.

    I have LOTS of hickory on my land. I hope to nail down the species. Mockernut or pignut probably. Maybe bitternut, not sure. Don't see shagbark in these parts, although maps show it as native. I remember one when I was about 18 that I recall the bark was in strips or scales like shagbark is and I thought to myself, I have never seen that tree species. It's possible it was white oak but I recall the bark scales being long and very pronounced, not sure if white oak gets like that, haven't seen one since.

    I really like hickory as firewood.
     
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    Splitting it was the worst firewood expierence of my life
     
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    Well, our friend called the other day, said they had taken down a "few" more hickories for a better view of the ponds from their house... 20240823_095304.jpg
    All we needed to bring was the dump trailer and saw. We limbed and bucked to 12' logs, he loaded with the mini- excavator... 20240823_114011.jpg
    Got a full cord load, I believe...
    So glad we have Godzilla now, had to use 4H to get out and up the sand hill... 20240823_124017.jpg
    Got home and dumped... 20240823_134525.jpg
    He has at least 5 more trees he wants taken down...:thumbs::thumbs:
     
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    Some nice goldilocks logs there. Sweet haul Jeff! :yes:
     
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    For those wanting to know more about fat wood.
    Awesome score I like burning hickory but the bark is so hard and brittle that whenever I cut it I need a face shield because the bark flies back and hits me in the face. Also 2+ years to season it by that time the beetles mostly ate it up.
     
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    Nice score
     
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    We got a call from the same friends with the hickory...said they had a " few" more trees down. All we had to do was buck and limb... 20240823_095304.jpg
    His SIL, Chad, loaded them with the mini excavator... 20240823_114011.jpg
    Those "few" trees was a good trailer load, 1+ cord... 20240823_124017.jpg

    Started splitting and stacking it. 20240919_154557.jpg
    The first logs/load on this thread, cut in May will be processed next, got to check it carefully, termites are under the bark on some of it, don't seem to be in the wood yet.
     
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    That splitter is fun to watch and I'm sure use as well. Do you climb over the mound of splits to stack?
     
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    Yes sir, I carefully climbed over the edge of the stack on the left side, got that pile stacked, got an 8' high row and almost 4' on the 2nd... 20240921_110954.jpg
    Bucked 2 tractor forks of logs , ready for the next session. 20240921_125429.jpg
    Got a few logs left from that load to do.
     
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    Ditto

    Nice setup overall!
     
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    Wooohoooo
     
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    I split a load of hickory over at johns today and man it was a stringy looks like the same species you are working on
     

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    Nice load! Nice truck too! :thumbs: Love me a wood hauling Ford. :dex:
     
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    We've had some split clean like oak and others like elm...
    Built in kindling on the stringy ones...
     
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    Did I miss the addition of the conveyor?
     
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    Love your splitter!! i have been spoiled by getting to run jbsawmans also with the conveyor
     

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    This -VIDEO- has a good home here. LOL Sorry, it's the first place my mind went when I read the title.
     
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    Nice YouTube. You are a master of your Wolf Ridge
     
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    No, we got it when we got the splitter, from the same guy. He added it to the deal when we got there. Don't use it alot, if we're working on totes or the 1 cord sheds. We use it on the big sheds or loading the dump trailer
     
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