Went over to help my brother in law keep trying to get ahead on his wood supply. I bucked what should amount to 4 cord with the 357XP. I took the 460 magnum with a 20" bar but the 357XP was the King today. Bucking off the triaxle the 16" bar on the 357 was about perfect for not being to intrusive with all the other logs there. While I was bucking my BIL was splitting and when I got done I helped him split. There should be right around 4 cords there, maybe a touch more. I am whipped right now and ready for the ibuprofen After cutting for an hour or so. Getting started with the splitter Making some progress End Results!!
My Triaxle load I need to buck and split !! Should be somewhere close to or slightly more than 8 cords of hardwood and push me up close to 28 cords of wood
Yep my body just aches looking at those pics. That's whole Lotta processing done. Great on you for helping your brother in law.
I'm jealous. Been waiting on a load myself. Just going to have to wait for my tree man to come through.
I agree it would have taken way longer if I had to fell those trees and get them out of the woods. This is the first time we have ever bought a load like that and I think it worked out pretty good. Definitely wasn't free but I feel like we still came out ahead if you figured how much time it would take to go get that wood and the fuel cost. After finishing the first one we figured the cost was around 40 per cord to have it delivered.
awesome pics and work. I agree the 15-16" bars on a 50-60cc saw is the perfect size for power and versatility, especially in a stack of logs. guys laughed for years when I ran a 13" on the 5100, 16 on the 359, 20" on a 365/372 and 25" on the 7900
I love the 357 with a 16" bar. It literally blows through whatever you lay into! My brother in law has a 30 some cc homeowner grade Husqvarna and after watching me cut the first tank full he walked over and said wow that thing is fast! I did find that I had to touch up the chain with 1-2 strokes on each tooth every tank of gas since the logs had dirt and grit on them but that is a small price to pay in the grand scheme of things.
I loved my 358xp with a 16. but sold it in a moment of rage for a few years where I got out of saws... now the 550xp wears a 16. thinking about digging out the old 13", but its 058 and I like keeping the same chains in rotation. my buddy cuts firewood and thinks he's a professional logger with his echo cs400. "its a professional saw, its not some junk like that husky you run", while its a nice saw, with an 18" its a bit underpowered and he wants to get a 22"-24" for it. I laughed and handed him my 372 and said run this in 20" wood, then go run yours in 12 wood... he still swears his will pull a 24" which is funny. He's the type to saw the saw with a dull chain.... yet he won't let me teach him how to sharpen a chain or let me open the muffler up and forget about doing a port to it....
Looking good Cert!! That 357xp was a monster at the GTG. I love how it sounded and how fast it ran. Good on you for helping him out. Maybe he will see the light Have you told him about this place?
2 guys, from logs to 4 cord of splits. WOW I'd agree, not much time to have fun, to busy bust'n butt. Fun part is looking back at the pile , while toasting each other with a cold one. ! Gonna be extra sore tomorrow, Ibuprofen for breakfast ! Was looking to get a 357, none here when I bought, but they had a 359, (like the light weight) A bit cheaper & working great for my type of cutting, It's bare minimum for a full comp 20" chisel though. (tried a skip, too slow) Did put a non cat muffler & open up the screen & hole a bit. Helped it to run cooler. Take your time with your tri-axle load, a little at a time. Cut some / split some . Have fun
