We did make it to the woodyard Monday evening. Got some more red oak split and stacked. Didn't have time to bring out the work lights though. Started @ 7:45 with this on the ramps and 1 round on the splitter. Box is built with a 48x48 base pallet and 24" sides. Took about 35 minutes to split everything on the ramps Didn't have the box full yet, so another 20 minutes and few more quarters we were done. We used the golf cart lights to stack it. Box holds 3 full rows of 16" splits. Got the back row finished and started on the second row. We worked 1 1/2 hrs total. 2 boxes have been stacked in this shed so far. 6 boxes will fill it
T.Jeff Veal careful I might report you for the ridiculous wood porn you put up. If you aren’t a machine, let’s call you a Diesel, you just don’t quit.
......I can't be one of those either, already have TurboDiesel here... According to my hunny, I run on NG....... ...but she does most of the cooking......
When looking at your last picture, for a second, my mind told me I was looking into the firewood box on the back of your tractor, and I was like, “dang, he splits those pieces super small” Funny how your mind plays tricks on you! That’s some good looking red oak! Nice work by you and the mrs.
Thanks, hard to get a good perspective in the dark. We do split a little smaller, dries faster and we have some older customers
Yeah my honey says I run on the same thing too. . She and I do wonderful cooking/grilling together, just our thing. The splitting them smaller always comes in handy for those who are less able-bodied for logs. I’m likely to split some oak a bit more that I picked up a long while ago by a military member. I posted about it I believe. It looks ready to burn as I tested a few splits for a whirl. Summer wind and heat should finish them off.
We had a good day on the woodyard Monday. The pile of quartered red oak when we started. The 16" split rack when we started First box split and stacked 2nd box split Got 1 1/2 rows in the 3rd box, finished up the big pile of quarters. Got to cut a little more to finish this shed. I think most of this came from those 30-36" logs we cut earlier in this thread. Really turned out some nice splits. Had a few like this...split off the good splits, saved the big chunk for a customer who has an OWB...
Tuesday our friend Mike, helped us clean up almost 2 red oaks yesterday morning, back before lunch. Mostly solid, sap ring is punky Look who loaded the trailer... Her first time loading, she did a fine job.
We fixed up a nice load of cooking/smoking wood for a repeat customer this morning. Pecan, cherry and hickory
Nice load! I was at Walmart yesterday and saw a bag of frozen chicken that was pecan smoked Thought of you. Shouldve bought it.
I was off yesterday, so my friend/neighbor Mike, helped me. A widow that worked with my wife for several years, had been trying to get 5 oaks took down in her yard. Wound up taking down 6 trees, 4 water oaks, 2 willow oaks. The tops had been broke out from a storm a couple years ago. I know it isn't the best wood, we did get some solid logs from the willow oaks, but we were both blessed. It's 22 miles one way to her house, but we hauled 3 loads of logs home and got back with the tractor before dark. Loaded up, ready to go. My nephew helped me fix the bent frame on the truck and put in some extra supports. The trees she wanted down. These 2 willow oaks had to be encouraged to change direction with the big JD. We didn't want to fix the electric fence. Left a good hinge and pushed them over safely. Used the XS362 w/25" bar to drop all the trees. First 2 on the ground...Mike used the MS180 to help with limbing Found a SURPRISE in this one, started my first cut, saw sparks...tried again more sparks, chain dull... Looked in bottom hole...found this nice concrete brick in there...glad we had extra chains with us. 1st load ready to go... Another one down 2nd load home. 3rd load home The total days work..all 3 loads. Lord gave us a great, safe day to help someone, got a little wood for us and a beautiful sunset to finish the day. Bringing the 'Bota home.
Looks like a great day cutting! Nice that you had help and hats off top Mikefor helping! I see he had long sleeves on. Was it cooler for Georgia? Too bad about the concrete brick. Very aggravating as i know. What became of the brush? You say not best quality...is that in reference to the rot/hollow trunks or water/willow oaks not better btu wood??? Bet you slept well last night! T.Jeff Veal hoards with zeal!
Amazing what you can get done on a day with good weather. I’ve been fighting it the last two days, but am going to try getting out this afternoon! Nice work Jeff
