Only took 20 minutes...

I held the trees up waist high with the root grapple and my buddy cut with a 365. 6 trees took exactly 20 minutes. Tomorrow we split. To be fair the saw had a new bar and chain. The old bar was SHOT! Lasted me 15 years.

 

He took this when I was headed in with another.

 

I do the same exact thing but solo using backhoe with hydro thumb. Makes me feel like a pro hahaha, good work!

 

Wow,looks to be about a cord in 20 minutes

 

It really takes the back breaking work out of the equation. A chain will last forever not playing in the dirt. I'll take more pics tomorrow splitting. We fill the skidsteer or 953 bucket and place it even with the splitter table so we don't have to lift them all.

 

I got a little spoiled cutting off the forks or curled in the backhoe bucket ( no thumb ). Now I'm seriously considering getting a capstan winch so I can pull maples out of the swamp to cut them on dry land using the tractor.

 

Any way you can work smarter, and not harder is always a good thing.

Nice work!

 

Now that's the way to Git R Dun

 

The good thing about the ash trees that the EAB has killed...when they hit the ground the limbs turn into splinters and you don't have to deal with them. Sorta like cutting telephone poles then.

 

Guess I've been doing it the hard way...

 

Obviously you work steady. You split everything by hand. You would love that 14" diameter ash. Explodes on contact.

 

Kinda licking my chops about all the ash that's coming, to be honest.

 

14 h 13 min (928 miles). According to google. Bring a big truck and I'll fill it!

 

Ha ha, I'll just stay put and wait a couple years. EAB just getting started here.

 

I won't cut them down. Too dangerous. I push them over with the loader. They drop missiles on your head. I pushed one over the other day and a giant limb fell on the front of the loader mashing the return to dig linkage. Would've killed me. The part is $500 but my welder buddy can save it.

 

I don't like this one bit, it's cheating, and it's not fair! I'm checking the FHC rules book, but I'm pretty sure doing it that way is not allowed. All stated with great jealousy, Brandon Scott . Some great pics there!

 

Just tell Mr. Overkill, he might send me packin,...

 

Dang Brandon yous got da gooder toys! I wants ta plays in yo sand box!

 

I figured you would've visited by now. Come play, I'll cover you up with ash.

 

Once that little green monster hits your area you will be amazed, glad, and saddened at the same time.