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Woodcutting AK 2017

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  1. bogydave

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    State forester puts up signs & walks the boundary & ties flo-orange ribbon every 25' or so
     
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    The road in kinda sucks
    6 miles, dirt road
    Gets pretty narrow in spots
    Ruts & pot holes
    Takes me 30 min to come out the 6 miles loaded
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    bogydave that picture looks like it could have been taken in northern MI. Love it!
     
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  4. bogydave

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    24° At home this am
    Beginning of Winter
     
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    That sure sounds like it Dave.
     
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    This am :
    Nuff said
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    Slow going down that road, well the shocks get good workout
     
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    Yup. The high doesn't get above freezing during the day. Yup.
     
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    Winter is beginning in Alaska. Fall is beginning in Michigan.
     
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    IMG_1168.JPG Water is freezing
    14° at the turn off
    Was in the truck overnight, now bottles are 1/2 ice
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    Getting loaded up, pretty good wood
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    Water inside logs coming out & freezing
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    So long as you aren't freezing Dave, it is okay.
     
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    Just like the old coffee commercials......freeze dried.....nescafe
     
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    6th load
    Should be enough
    Have about a 3 cord cushion for this season

    Will split & stack then see if I need more
    Can always get a couple loads in the spring
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    Looks like that good spot made your work a little faster there man:thumbs:
    Beer gets slushie at 14 degrees to:D:cheers:
     
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    :thumbs: The bugs didn't show up :thumbs:
    Hands got cold at first.
    The first hour or so , I was letting the saw idle & warming my finger tips in the exhausts
    every 10 minutes.

    Got in the high 20°s after the sun was out a while, good working temp
     
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    Yeah buddy, sounds like I would be waiting for spring too :shiver:
     
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    Yes. I cherry picked mostly straight & few limbs too.
    Nice to get into a new area early,
    before it's picked over

    Splitting will tell how good I am at picking straight grained trees
     
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    Less uglies is all gooder.
    Weekend Warriors don't have a chance against us retired guys:thumbs:
     
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