I did feel good! They where challenging. I noodled them until they where cut 2/3 to 3/4 though, just enough that I could get a wedge to drive in and start to split them. Then I picked them up with the tractor and dropped them to split them apart. It was very satisfying hearing them split apart upon impact! Some of them where large enough that I had to quarter them to get them to a size I could handle.
I did a lot of noodling last year. Some of the oak rounds I cut made 40 splits. I love the big rounds! Smells like BTU's
With all the logs I had pulled out, c/s/s, wanted to rebuild my log supply before it gets too wet and muddy out there. On Sunday and Monday pulled out some more wood to keep me busy this spring. Was able to get a nice variety. Cherry, hickory, red oak, beech, elm, and some hard maple. Ended up with 2 full trailer loads, the pic below was about half loaded. Probably had my trailer a little overloaded but it was only 1/2 mile to my house on country roads, so I went slow... I also delivered 1/2 a trailer load to my buddy for letting me cut on his property. Will probably try to get a couple more trailer loads in the next couple of weeks.
I know this isn't an art blog, but once again your pictures of this landscape are beautiful even on a gloomy day. When I saw your post I was reminded of Anslem Keifer, a post war German Expressionist painter who paints large canvases with a rough texture of thick paint and found objects. I just thought I'd post a few to compare with your pictures. His work sells for the $10's of millions, but I'd rather have the property. By the way, awesome mix of high octane wood and good job hauling it without getting bogged down. I'm sure your friend was happy to get his delivery of gratitude.
Thanks for the kind words Urban Woods. I am just taking pictures and blessed to live in a beautiful part of the country with deep ravines and big hardwood forests...
Got a little work in this weekend. Got the oak and hickory I picked up c/s/s. Some of the hickory was a bit punky on one side but still a lot of good wood there.
Got out on Saturday to cut up an ash tree that broke off. Good size tree and it was a real mess of tangles, vines and spring poles. Got the top cleared out and very carefully cut it free. It dropped down nice and slow after making some relief cuts on a couple of spring poles Ended up with two big trailer loads and left some for my friend for letting me cut on his place.
Good looking score. Never a pleasant experience when cutting in a tangle like that but satisfying when completed for sure!
