Yeah my Ryobe 40 volt is only reasonably efficient on 5 inch or less rounds. On the bigger stuff it's an energy zapper and a slow go.
We won't get it all this weekend, but I'll keep going back, as long as it's there. Marcel isn't really competition, he just wants the small stuff.
All y'all, as long as it gets snagged and not thrown out. Wish we could dump pick here. Ended many moons ago.
I managed to get three logs propped up on lumber scraps. As you can see, the snow hasn't melted. It was soft enough to dig out around the logs, at least. I didn't get stated until about 5:30, when the last dump employee left. So no cutting today, it was getting too dark. I'll get down to it Sunday morning. I may have to quarter the rounds before getting them in the car, it may be tricky rolling them through the snow.
I use the "roll them upstairs" method to get them in my car. I never have to pick up the full weight.
Yes definitely quarter them, or at least halve them if you try picking them up and they feel like a risk to your back. They're nice rounds for rolling and maybe you want to roll them closer to your car before final cutting and splitting. That depends on the location though and how you feel about your surrounds. For me I like to get things as close to the rear hatch of my car as possible and make cuts there behind my car... That is if it's even a possibility to roll the logs the distance and many times it's not. It's psychological with me though and you may not have this issue. I don't like staying out in the open field when on property I wasn't granted permission to cut on. When the wood is near my car I get the sense (or false sense) that their already my possession and so I can work at my own comfortable pace. Added bonus is the car serves as a shield so my activity can be blocked from certain angles. Again this may not be the case where you are since cutting firewood may be more in range of every day norms. Here in the crowded and regulated land of New Jersey cutting firewood (especially in my area, the most urban part of NJ) is pretty unusual unless you are the power company or a tree service. Okay enough with my problems, the snow all melted here as temps climbed to 62 degrees and my stove is currently not burning which is rare. You did good prep work today and those logs are still a gorgeous site to behold! By propping them up on those blocks you're actually kinda claiming them bad boys which may keep other scavengers away. So good for you and I'll be looking out for your Sunday posting.
Midwinter so the morra is the big day eh? Youll find some here and there, in the treeline there are 2 bigger ones still intact with 1 and a half foot diameter. But ill leave them for now, bees need a grub too. I did cut some elm and ash instead but finding ready to burn stuff aint bad at all, isnt sir? Along the treeline is a ditch, little too wet and all the bigger trees wouldnt let enuff sunshine through so those smaller black locust died i reckon.
I'm home for a recharge, both the saw and myself. I'm impressed, it made 8 cuts through some large logs, and cut a few kerfs to start my wedge, before it ran out of juice. I have to split them, not only to lift them, but with the snowbank the rounds are too big to roll under the fence. The axe for scale, but it was useless on this big frozen oak. Marcel didn't turn up, but some guy drove out of the dump and relocked the gate! I just acted like I wasn't doing anything wrong. He drove away. No cops came. Maybe he took my licence #, maybe he didn't care. There's a gas works that captures methane from the landfill, so maybe he wasn't a city employee.
Back with my second load. And I managed, with my pry bar, to get another big log propped up on lumber scraps, so I'll go back for it as well. And another dump person came out the gate, and didn't say anything to me.
Awesome! So great to see that you had your goal, set your plan and you're just about mission accomplished! Yeah, looks like the size of those rounds used every bit of that 16 inch bar and then some. That was some load on the battery, but as I said the battery life will always fill your car at the very least so it's gauged pretty well for car hoarding. If one day you get that trailer then look into a second battery. As for me in my location my car and extra rack is ample for what I can usually scrounge at any one time. By the way your cuts are looking better and glad no one gave you a second look as you worked with attitude like" I'm just doing my job so stay away and mind your business". That's what I do.. haha! You will become even more confident making cuts for big wood scrounges and that saw will pay for itself in no time at all, especially the way you work.
Yeah, I had to cut from both sides to get through those rounds. And I let the saw do its work, with just a guiding hand. A third dump worker went thru the gate, with no interaction! I guess they don't really care, if it's outside the gate. Or they are happy to see the wood go away. Total take from today: It will have to stay in the driveway for now, there's too much ice to move it anywhere. Take from last weekend: The big rounds to the left of the cinder blocks. I think between both piles, at least a half a cord. I don't know if it's red or white oak, it doesn't smell like red oak. Maybe it doesn't smell in the cold? Anyway, the saw has already paid for itself in fun! Marcel never showed. And I didn't try anything with another trunk, now buried in snow.
Wow that half round to the right of the picture with the saw is at least 20 inches and I can tell by some of those quarter rounds that you were at times cutting 24 to 25 inch diameter! I wasn't very confident Marcel would show up for the big day, but you were an impressive solo act. Looks to be all red oak and I would estimate 2/3rds cord. I hope the people from Ego see your posting and recognize what a great test drive and free review you gave their saw. I've watched many customer review vids on this saw and would have loved to have seen your post when wondering if it was up to handling big wood. Big solid oak wood!
Yup, as you say, it will cut enough to fill my car, that's the important thing. I was nervous enough, without the Stihl brapping away. The EGO was a confidence builder. As it was, I did all the cutting quickly, and put it back in my car while I was splitting and moving the rounds.
Yes but you had to be in the sun. Took a walk during lunch and it was bitter cold and windy in the shade. I was right by the Hudson River so it was that damp sea breeze. That wood looks so pink and fresh..Really nice stuff!
