As I posted in the "bullchitting" thread, we had an elm and an ash dropped, except for about 9' of each of the trunks. After running a couple loads of the branches to the tree dump, I brought the rest of the elm down and bucked it all up. I get 90% of my wood from scrounges from all ready fallen trees so I don't get a lot of "falling" in. Elm on the right, ash on the left. Note smaller dead elm on my neighbors property. Going to offer to take that down some time. Didn't leave as much of a hinge as I wanted. The booty so far. A lot of the elm is already losing its bark. The ash still awaits the saw. I'm good for firewood so I plan on milling this down. Tomorrow I'll get the wood moved over to where I process, as we need the room. We're moving in a Black Hills Spruce just about where the pile sits now, and I figure it will grow better if that wood isn't there.
Took the dogs for a run...and while they did I split some ash and elm to start making room for the new stuff.
Well the elm was quite delightful...and when I say delightful I mean it stunk! My bride marks her bulbs and flowers....she take her growing little flower garden seriously.
No need to be concerned with this one. That short doesn't even have to be hinged or even notched. Rather than notching, I usually just cut a couple inches in on the one side then do the back-cut all the way. Nice clean cut and super easy. If it were a really big tree, then I'd probably notch it, but not on a small one.
Snapped a couple of pictures of the rounds and splits at my wood lot. Far end is Ash rounds from last year, followed by the Ash/Elm unloaded today and Hackberry from a year ago. Stacks are two 12' rows of Hackberry and two 8' rows of Ash/Elm. Rounds and logs are Elm from a couple years ago. The splits are a partial stack of Silver Maple and a 12' long row of Elm. An 8' row of Mulberry and Honey Locust is sitting all alone waiting to come to my house, while two rows of mostly the same wood is to the left. Behind those is a growing stack of Apple and Honey Locust. All the rounds are sitting on old lumber so I haven't seen anything go punky, save a few. I know it's a small hoard compared to some of you hardcore pros , but I only burn a short 2 cords a year.
Nice! I really like the added touch of you putting the little white markers into the ground of where you predict the trunk to land!!!!
Whenever I get time, but never in the summer. Did some this weekend, but with it the 70s it was almost too hot.
It's really nice. Not sure I could burn like I do if I didn't have that area. My house lot is very small.
