I haven’t. I use the forks for picking up logs and any bins that get full of junk wood. I load splits by hand
Was working on the bigger mixed rounds today getting them ready for the big splitter. This was some good sized sugar maple which I don’t get much of. That’s the 390 with 24” bar on it.
Sugar maple is not very common down here. In fact, I only recall seeing it as a yard tree. As for the rest of the maples, I would say they make up 25-35% of my mixed hardwood. Its mostly red (aka swamp) or silver. I do also get some Manitoba/Norway but once again, that's a yard tree.
Cut some monster ash and poplar today. Some of this was close to 4’ in diameter and you guys know just how much I love that big stuff!
Anything over about 30" is just flat out hard work & time consuming. I'll often cut that to 16" rather than 24". Saves weight & time when splitting. Piles are looking good jrider !
I have about 2 cords worth of old logs further out in the field I want to get taken care of before I start working on this sea of logs. Have enough here to keep me busy for the better part of the summer.