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My first cutting site

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by Thoreau's cabin, Feb 26, 2014.

  1. Thoreau's cabin

    Thoreau's cabin

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    Tree already down, I just bucked, split, and loaded. Pickaroon worked awesome, got my Shindawa saw back, now I'm beat. Feels great. I used the pickaroon to drag the splits about 20 yards.

    I had to split the rounds to be able to pick them up. Gotta make the 2x6 loader soon.

    It is pine, but it helps my sis & BIL, it's their tree. Got 14&15 kindling!:tree:

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  2. Paul bunion

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    Looks like you diced up that white pine pretty easily. Your pickaroon will definitely keep your hands cleaner with all that sap. Time for a big brush fire there. :campfire:
     
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    Nice to see work put in, minus the white stuff!
     
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  4. thewoodlands

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    Nice work, Canola Oil will remove that sap from your hands or saw.
     
  5. Certified106

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    Looks great! You need to tighten up that chain though.
     
  6. Loon

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    How in the hell did you see that Cert? :cool: Man i need glasses!! :confused: :D
     
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    Ya beat me to it!... Nice job T.C...
     
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  9. Thoreau's cabin

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    I wondered if anybody would see that
     
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  10. Oliver1655

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    Are you kidding? These folks are trained to spot a loose chain at a hundred paces!

    Nice job!

    I use a 2 wheel dolly/hand truck to move larger rounds to the splitter. Mighty Handy!
     
  11. My IS heats my home

    My IS heats my home

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    always a nice score on a downed tree. The 3 way yolk looks nasty, good luck with that.
     
  12. Gasifier

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    Good work. You wearing your chaps and other safety equipment when the saw is on?
     
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    Looks great! What's the little pile in the back left by the fence?
     
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    I love burning white pine, especially in the campfire ring on a warm, starry summer night. And that stuff, when split small, makes fantastic starter wood/shoulder season wood. I LOVE the smell of fresh cut pine......

    We just did two big ones in January......I gave all that wood away!:( Should've kept it for the maple evaporator, but I'm sure we'll get a lot more this summer.....

    Nice job bringing it down, keep on hoarding!!:tree:
     
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  15. billb3

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    looks like live branches all the way to the bottom too
    ugh that can be a lot to clean up
     
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    Nice score... Good for you helping your family like this...:thumbs:.... Then plus you get to add to your stash...:thumbs:
     
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    I'm not sure what the tree in the corner was, I didn't look too close at that one. I'll get a better look and some pics when I go back.

    I'm definitely bringing a hand truck from now on. I also built the 'log loader' tonight after fetching a load of ash. It was dark so you'll have to wait until tomorrow for pics. I got about 10 15-20" rounds of the ash, and there is many more (bigger) ones waiting for me. The 20's were about all I could muster by myself.

    I also picked up the MS290 from Chvymn99, can't wait to get it:drool: Let the hoarding begin!
     
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    Ya your gonna have to make a fence of firewood. I looooovvveeee ours it even has pallet gates too! :emb: The gate is on the left lol. O and the fence is made of pallet slats. Number one rule YOU MUST HAVE A FIREWOOD FENCE to be a true hoarder. :rofl: :lol: You'll love the 290 they are too heavy for my liking but the do a great job...

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  19. Carbine

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    Nice job. I like cutting pine, love the smell. Only bad part about it is all the pitch and sap that comes along with it.
     
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    looks like cut up branches
    there's so many branches with a pine tree you may as well take a few minutes to cut some of them up to use as kindling or in a firepit

    the branches go through a chipper easy when they are green if you have one