I starting cutting yesterday and it was cloudy. Sun came out for a while and made it worse. Once i adjust to it ill do "okay"...drink plenty of water and pace myself. I much prefer cold for making firewood.
When I was cutting there last week, I found that Gatorade(G Zero) actually did make a difference. No electrolytes in water only. I'll now always have some on hand,
I always bring a bunch of Propel water with me when out processing and it definitely makes a difference. During this time of year, I usually keep around 15 cases on hand.
I used to get powdered Gatorade from my roofing suppliers and make some every night for work the next day. Mostly water or seltzer these days.
With much lower temps and Dew points, as well as not needing to help my folks with anything specific, i decided it was time to get back to the pile of non-red maple logs. The 445 was my weapon of choice today. I cut, split, and stacked what I could. My friend is available to help move the chunks on Saturday, with his PU. I'll happily buy him breakfast at a local family restaurant. I'm getting down to tbe really big logs. I hope I can cut them straight. One side, then the other, with no need to rush.
This cool and dry weather is a welcome respite despite everything being still wet from the rather needed rain yesterday.
I visited my pile of non-red maple ash this morning. My buddy with the pickup was able to help, in exchange for breakfast at a local family restaurant. The weather wasn't an issue, finally. Here's the pile I cut/split a few weeks ago 30 mins later Unloaded Back stack is just over 6ft. 3-4 layers were added to existing stack, and most of the front row. Nice to have inventory for splittin' season Just tbe thick logs left to get after.
Bet it feels good to have that stacked at home where you can process it at your leisure. Mother Nature has been off her meds this summer and it's either been excessively hot and humid or cool but raining, so I can empathize with weather woes (and you guys have been getting a lot more rain then us). I finally got out to work on my round pile yesterday. With all the rain we've been having, I want to process as much as possible before the mold and mildew set in (or the birch goes punky). Some years I can let the rounds sit all summer but not this year.
No rain. Low humidity. Means only one thing, back to the log pile. Ran 2 tanks through the 445, then switched to the 435, just 'cuz The thickest logs I've ever dealt with. Swallowing the bar. The next-to-stump piece The stump. I started to noodle it, to separate the two leaders. Saw ran empty. Using the tip of the peavey, I could see where the kerf would widen. Some wedge'n'sledge the next time and it should pop apart. Then, cut to length. The noodling went faster than expected. That's due to the bottom of the tree starting to rot. No complaints. Current state of the pile, that's close to crying "Uncle" And of course, the 2 workhorses Time for a shower.
The smaller stuff quartered up just fine. I suspect a iittle encouragement and these will also quarter up nicely.
Nice work there Mike. Lots of "fun" bucking big logs especially when you have to move them. What are you thoughts on cutting big wood?
It cuts like small wood, just takes longer. I've been cutting wood for near 35 yrs with a 16" saw. A bigger saw would have been nice. My cut, roll, and cut was off a bit, as some of the faces aren't smooth. Not much experience needing to do that. Splitting up next!
