Snowed last night. Dry snow, blower cleaned things up pretty fast: Tongs working better after sharpening Whole trailer load with the tongs. Saves on grip strength, bending & glove fingertips Pile of uglies is getting bigger. Will stack on a pallet by the fire pit, Will make good campfire wood : Snow almost all melted. 34° now Supper time
Nice job Dave! Glad to see you only had the small "snow blower" out. (You better get the big one ready!) Sounds like great working conditions.
You would Sir, have to tell me about a tool I don't have, how well it works and now I want…. Ill just tell myself they will pay for themselves in gloves saved.
Also save in ibuprofen, back not near as sore from bending down all day to pick up wood. Dennis mentioned he had some & like them, others here also recommended them. So I decided to try them, it takes a while to get used to them , even to remember I have them LOL, The 12" ones are the right size for my use. In the right size wood, (less than 8-9" for me ) it's easy to grab 2 rounds with little effort & carry them . But I did pick up a few larger than 12", just to heavy for me to lift anymore.
LOL I too am amazed at the straight stacks posted here. PapaDave uses a laser Thewoodlands (Zap) use a 4' level Backwoods uses a plumb bob. Others us a chalk line. I tried all of that, still have a crocked stack. I use a hammer to pound in the ends & picture angle to make mine look straight.
I threw some straight spruce in the pile. I'll pull the good shaped/stackable pieces out when I move it to the fire pit area.
And they will Todd. They will also help keep your hands a bit warmer by not having to pick up the wood with your hands. They really are super great if the wood is wet. No more wet gloves from picking up wood!
Dave, on those bigger rounds, like when you cut a 20" or so, I use 2 log tongs on one round but I only have to lift them a few inches to get into the trailer.
Good idea, gonna try that Well not on the 20" stuff, it's over a 100#s Stuff over 16" or so, I work on my knees, roll &/or tumble them. Build ramps out of small splits if needed . The wet stuff is heavy, much over 50 - 60#s, I try to avoid lifting
