Oh trust me they got sectioned up into quarters before loading. The biggest stuff will be sixths or eighths .
Third load cut today. Last of the beech limb wood and started tackling the huge trunk. Tried The Wood Wolverine's method of noodling with the 20" bar on the 400, then bucking with the 500 wearing the 28" bar. Sucked down a lot of mix, but effective. Ended up cutting four rounds off the big trunk. Nails found with the Isocore. Later on the retired homeowner stops down and offers to help me load. I declined but he insisted. Had a nice chat while we worked. Still a boatload there.
Great to see this score come back to life. You don’t have to buck many rounds on a trunk that size to get a full load. How much beech do you figure you’ll have from here all said and done?
Roughly a cord so far. Maybe another cord of it? The two "smaller" logs are a bit gnarly so I may buck out nice rounds leaving the shorties for the other homeowner. I have 4 empty racks (two cord worth) to fill up, plus another cord or so of oak needed. Im gonna ask for a load of rounds the next time I'm cutting at Disney. With this load I have maybe four cords of wood to process.
Awesome! I’d love to be sawing on a big beech like that. Hoard on my friend! No split or round left behind.
Hey Brad for all the work you do including roofing how come you don’t get a small trailer or even a small dump trailer
I do very little roofing anymore. Trailer and dump would be helpful but logistically where I live they wouldn't work. I came close to getting a second F150. So one for wood and one for my other job.
Got a couple sitting upstairs in the shop here. I think they are empty? .maybe?? Not actually sure... This was sort of the "go-to toolbox" years ago when Sears / Craftsman actually meant something.
Part of a bunch of free stuff/scrap metal I got a couple years ago. My chain saw toolboxes take a beating (as does most of my other wooding tools) and this one has stood up well.
If this is something you are seriously considering, go with a HD 250 (8600 gvwr, or higher) or 350. If you go regular cab 4x2, they can be bought pretty cheap. (If you can find one) They'd handle the loads you pile on MUCH better than a 150.
Couple splitting sessions yesterday and today for a cord of beech splits that came back home to fill a couple half cord racks here that recently empty. Taking advantage of the frozen ground while I can during the extended cold spell. Who knows if the ground would freeze again if it thaws. What's left of the beech on hand. I had hoped to hit the score again this week and before the possible snow on Saturday, but doubt that will happen.
You need a bigger bar. We don't have beech here; not that i know of anyway. I would like to try it some time.
I have the 36" bar which would've been great, but it can be tough to keep the end of the bar from hitting the ground as well as looking over a big log. The 28" did fine. It kept the round pretty uniform in length.
I can cut with a 28" all day. It's great for bucking without bending over all the time. Now a 36 I look like it's my first time running a saw. I hit everything I don't want to. Super awkward, never could get used to it. The 36 goes on for as short a time as possible.
