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splittin' some monster white oak

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  1. Scotty Overkill

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    We did a huge white oak last weekend, the main trunk tree was around 4-4.5' diameter at waist level, hollow thirty feet up, with a huge crack along the backside as well.

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    Had to get in the stump for a pic to show the size of it!

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    We got two heaping trailer loads out of the job....I took one, my buddy took the other....

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    I split the stump and some of the hollow pieces up earlier this week, got around to splitting the upper trunk pieces yesterday morning....these rounds are from almost 40' up the trunk!! Still around 35-40" diameter!!

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    And a pic of the wood all processed and heaped up in my "overrun" pile.....around 3-4 cord in this pile, almost 90% oak with a little black birch and sugar maple in there as well. Now I gotta stack it all!!

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    Scotty Overkill, Oct 26, 2014
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    Looks great. Nice amount of splits. Great work like always. Whole lot of btu you got there
     
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    That's an awesome pile of wood.
     
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    That's just stuff I've kept since August.......I've gotten rid of around 6 heaping truckloads and two heaping trailer loads of maple, spruce, hemlock and others.......lol.....
     
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    Tell me that the ground didn't shake when that hit...............................:thumbs:
     
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    I was wondering when these pics were going to show up. Nice work!
     
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    Dang that is a big ol girl! And you didn't waste any time gettin her split up huh? Nice work :yes: Doesn't look too stringy like alot of the white oak around here.
     
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    Wow that was a big old oak! Great job and glad it came down safely for you!
     
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    White oak is awesome firewood. Man, that must have been a beast to cut, move and split all that.
     
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    You need MORE truck and trailer!!!!!:cool:
     
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    Musta landed with a mighty thud. Lotta weight. You make it look easy Scotty.
     
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    Trust me.....it don't FEEL easy!! Lol
     
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    Now I have to get after a pile of hickory that has been sitting since last January. I will be using that mainly for cooking/smoking purposes .......that stuff will meet the splitter throughout the week.....

    And various stacking sessions in between....I'd like to have most of the overrun pile stacked in two weeks.....
     
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    Dang, what a monster! That tree was big too.

    Seriously, great score, and a big undertaking for sure.
     
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    How do you get the wood rolled in the paper??!!;):D
     
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    One word.....NOODLIN'......LOL
     
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    Now that one big azz tree Scotty! Some great BTUs there for sure!
     
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    White oak one of the best wood there is, + it's gotta be the one with the best odor.
    Stuff smells great when processing & when you walk by the stack . :)

    Jealousy from here
     
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    Nice work!!! Looks like quite the pile.
     
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