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Love tree service wood…NOT

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  1. jrider

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    So as many of you know I process a lot of tree service wood. Most of it is pretty good size wise but unfortunately I have to take some bad with the good. Yesterday was a good day to deal with the bad. Had quite a bit more big ugly stuff I didn’t take pictures of.
     

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    Some good; some nasty.

    Looks like he missed on the notch.
     
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    Nothing worse than a BIG ugly. :picard: :hair:

    Do you chunk down the gnarly ones for OWB chow? Nicer ones get split?

    Headed to my Disney cut this week as he has some chunklies for me to work on besides some other logs. Hopefully not a lot or real bad. Ill post pics if I remember.
     
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    Yes, I do get a lot of good stuff so I can't really complain too much but these pieces suck.
     
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    Yes, that is exactly what I do.
     
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    Big logs! They’re fun to work with once in a while. Not sure I’d want to process them exclusively though.
     
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    I find no fun in them ever but I also probably process at least 20-30 cords of it each year on the conservative side.
     
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    When is the next meeting of the "I hate big wood" support group? :D
     
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    30 cords of noodling?!?!? That’s a lotta mulch to get rid of!
     
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    No easy way around those. It does suck but as my dad says, it all burns.
     
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    I don't noodle much. The tw6 has a log lift and 6 way wedge. The lift is rated for 500 pounds but will pick up more.
     
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    That’s a lot of log on the splitter!
     
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    It certainly is. The big pieces take up too much time and wear you out.
     
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    That oak round looks decent to me. Lotsa center wood.

    The other one is... misshapen...

    I just got 10 ft 32" dia black locust delivered (and a lot of 16" BL).
    Heavy suckers, and the bottom is oddly shaken.

    But I only process one 20 yard truck per year.
     
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