Anyone want some free wood on LI, let me know. But it is BIG stuff. I got all I could handle, but now there is some stuyff about BIG 48" across or so.... WAY too big for my saw, back, truck..... PM me if interested.....
What... that won't fit in your stove??? Just kidding - even superman would have to leave that behind. Four feet across... WHOAZAA.
You know that big stuff is a lot of work, but I really enjoyed working on bigger logs. You can get a lot of splits out of one round. Edit: I also cheated on that one though and had a Skdsteer to load it onto a trailer then haul it to my splitting area.
It's Red Oak. There were 2 rounds that were cut to 18 to 20"s that I decided to take. Well, it took a full size Caterpillar back-hoe tracker to tip them over, and hold up a few inches on one side so I could get my splitter under it in Verticle mode. It split no problem, andI said, great, now I can man-handle the 1/2's! WRONG! Still couldn't budge them, tracker helped again, and I quartered them. The qtrs, I could just barely budge (not move around) enough to slide the splitter under to 1/8 it. I think I got 1/2 cord from 2 rounds!!! Amazing, filled my entire full size F150 truck bed up, and bottomed out the shocks/springs, with "2 rounds"!! Anyway, my 18" Echo ain't gonna get anywhere near thru them! I could cut in from all sides, and still not be able to reach the middle! So, I drove away defeated! And it's killing me thinking they are just laying there!
Noodle them babies down to manageable size. I'd much rather mess with stuff that size than 20" or less.
Red oak should pop apart pretty easily with a maul, especially once in half. Would take much less effort than wrestling them into position on the splitter.
If I can't reach to cut across them with an 18" bar, how the heck am I going to noodle them with an 18" bar?? I'm still about 10" short of getting through it, and of course that is provided I have perfectly straight cuts on both sides, which would take me a minor miracle! Ain't hapnin. Instead, I got a couple small trees in the woods near my house to top off my racks. DONE till next March when I have burnt off some of the wood I have. I've got 9 cord split and stacked, including my two sheds already full with next winters wood. So I'm in good shape.
Thanks, that's a great idea!! But I'm done with that thing.... Red Oak 1, Machria 0 I've got nowhwere to put it anyway, my yard is full!
To go a step further than Woody, noodle "X"s to where you have 12" sq by 17-18" long blocks when you cut them loose. Easier to handle & simple to split.
