Big oak I’ve been working on

In October 2017 a big oak blew down during a windstorm in a customers yard. I asked about it and was told that a furniture builder was gonna mill it for lumber. So almost 2 years later the office lady asked me if I was still interested and I said “Sure!” The other guy had cut on it a little and quit. I walked down, looked it over, and felt like I’d bitten off more than I could chew. I work on it little by little as I have time. Here is a pic of my ms290 for scale. EDIT: the 290 had a 20” bar

 

I’ve been cutting off sections and dragging them out with my truck and a chain, bucking and then noodling them. Saturday morning I split a load and took it home.

 

Hack away at it till it's gone.


Good score.

 

Looks like making progress.

 

I’ll get all I can. I think I can take care of all but the root ball. I’m eager to count the rings on this one. All the green split pieces are what I’ve bought home (two rows deep).

 

That's a lot of wood right there.

 

The biggest one I’ve ever tackled. It really makes me want a farwood tractor. It’s awesome that I can drive right up to it. I don’t think I would’ve taken it on if I couldn’t.

 

Great score! Making progress. Nice that you can nibble away and process on site. Ease of access is a huge plus especially with a behemoth like that. I bought a used 20" bar last year for my 290. Was a bit disappointed with it. Used for bucking larger logs.
Use my 460 mostly for bucking bigger stuff now.

 

When I picked my 290 up at a pawn shop, it had a 3/8 pitch 20” b&c on it. Tell me about being disappointed!
I switched it over to .325 20” and that’s about all it can handle.

 

Yikes!! That would be hard to walk towards but impossible to walk away from.

 

Those big ones will make you question your decision making. Just remember there's a lot of BTU's to be had, and easy access to it is a plus.

I took on a big one last summer Eating the elephant it became a challenge, and I did not let it beat me.

 

That's a big boy for sure, lots of good wood.

 

Nice work!

Yeah, a 290 is a great saw, but if you plan on cutting big stuff like this in the future, you'd do yourself a huge favor by getting a bigger prostyle saw.

When I went from my 029 super with a 16" .325 on it to my dolkita 6421 with a 20" 3/8 it was a big eye opener. A much faster saw sure makes processing easier.

 

All I see is money in the bank. And you can use the drive up window. It is a challenge to get them down to size but it's amazing how many splits you get from just one of those rounds.

 

I have a 362 with a 25” bar that gets used the most. I’m also working on rebuilding an 044 that will be my big tree saw and noodler.

 

I’m still working on this one bit by bit. 3 rounds noodled and then split filled my bed up level to the top, and I was riding on the bump stops all the way home.



I’m guessing these rounds are about 3’ wide.



This happened as I was tossing splits in the bed. The plastic that the screws bite into gave way.



Nothing a few zip ties won’t fix! Just don’t open the tailgate!

 

Nice looking stuff sir! Casualties of hoarding!
My PU's have taken a beating from firewood. Tailboards, beds etc. Broken more than one tail light when tossing splits.

 

Thanks! Mine has plenty of dings and scratches too (also plenty of rust). I always try to be super careful to avoid any busted rear windows.

 

Luckily i have the "cage" which is part of the ladder racks to protect my back window. It takes a beating and is bowed from wood hitting it.

 

Odd enough, my 06 GMC had the exact issue last week but drivers side.... ($44 on amazon) . didn’t even notice smacking it, but I’m sure between splits, saws, mauls, and pickeroons it happened.
Happy hoarding.


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