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Old maple tag team

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by OAKley Dokley, Mar 16, 2020.

  1. buzz-saw

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    It is great working with someone else , 90 % of the time I work solo but had the pleasure of working with another member here a couple weeks ago and it was a blast. A ton of hard work but very productive and a great time as a team.
    Looking forward to doing it again
     
  2. OAKley Dokley

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    buzz-saw I read that a post. You guys cut some good size wood. Always better to team up and have fun. I work with my dad and brother almost every weekend in the summer to do firewood. Can't wait to get back there this weekend to try out a skid steer splitter that we are looking to purchase. It will take a lot of work out of splitting the big maple rounds. I will post some pics.
     
  3. Little Beech

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    I’m OAKley Dokley big brother. This is part 2 of the old maple job. We took down 8 Hard Maples tree along the road. Didn’t know if they were worth cutting up. Since they were so close to the house I thought it would be a waste if I dumped them over the bank. My brother talked me into buying a spitter for our skid steer to save our back. These big rounds are heavy! Good investment! Glad to join your club.
     

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  4. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Welcome to the FHC Little Beech :handshake: Great to have you on board. Those are some serious rounds. Not having equipment, they wouldve killed me.
     
  5. OAKley Dokley

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    We were having issues with the dolmar cupping. We need to do spend some time and do some maintenance on the saws. We had 3 out there and had a problem with each one. What a pain when you cut want to get to processing. Slow going splitting up the big stuff.
     
  6. Canadian border VT

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    Welcome to the FHC Little Beech :handshake:
    I have siblings that sometimes refer to me as A variant of your screen name;)
     
  7. Chazsbetterhalf

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    Welcome to FHC. You'll like it here. We like dogs, and beer and lots of pics
    A lot of knowledge people here who are willing to share.
     
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  8. metalcuttr

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    Welcome Little Beech ! You got "the machine" there! Some great firewood and sounds like you have good, steady partner!
     
  9. XXL

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    Welcome OAKley Dokley & Little Beech!

    Looks like you're getting some other benefits from those maple trees. Looks like some sap lines running in the background. How was your sugar season?
     
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  10. The Wood Wolverine

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  11. Little Beech

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    Thank you to everyone for welcoming me. It was an OK syrup year. Made about 55 gallons with my neighbors.