Less than 10 minutes. Close enough to go splitting for a couple hours and make it worth while! There's a lot there.
Man I wish you were closer, that's a great score, and with my equipment we could move it all in 3-4 hrs.
I wish so too, splitting a score would be worth while if two folks with equipment worked together regularly. I think I'm sitting on 27 cord, not counting the couple and a half brought in in the last 6 weeks. Working with someone (s) makes the work go so much faster! Sca
Yes sir, I've got two guys I work wood with every Saturday. I have access to stupid amounts of wood and a whole arsenal of equipment. I need labor and they need wood, works out real well. With enough operators we can haul 5 cord before lunch if the stuff is down. Three dump trailers and a loader will move a lot of logs fast, especially if you don't have to haul far. It's a decent system for sure.
That is a great score. And very nice to have the boys to help too. Flad it finally came together for you.
I wish you were closer to me too. We would be finished with the site clearing job. Best we have been able to do was 2 trailer loads a day.
I would've liked getting in on that job, lots of work there. You gotta move north though, you only got like two months of cutting weather down there. I'd melt the other 10.
It was a beautiful but chilly morning here. I was up around 0430 with chain sharpening on the mind. With a fire in the wood stove, coffe in hand, and dog following, I headed to the garage. I chamfered the bar on the 460 and an older bar I had kiching around. 3 chains got sharpened, spark plug changed... Listened to a little Sirbuildalot and a lot of Tony Evans. Tony has some excellent discussions of "the covenent of marriage". This somewhat portable device has proven its worth...
Sunday afternoon: The kiddo and I went back to the score after church. We split a little more than half a cord, loaded it, and dropped it at home. He stayed behind, dawg and I went back for more sawing. I guess at 48, I can still show up the youngers.... The biggest victory though, after some you tube vids and a couple saw shop sites, i purchased that illegal Husquvarna tool online. The 460 was idling too low and would quit, and the 450 was idling high, and was 4-cycling in the cut. With each saw nice n warm, both got tweaked, and run much better! Log deck, single level as of this morning: Tonight:
Till the weekend. After that Im on my own for a couple weeks. The wood isnt right in the yard, or directly in the way of the house, so there is less of a rush. Id like to get it all before snow flies, but there are other projects that will eat time.
While it might require some resesrch and practise if you don't already, I bet newbjes would be good to hear the basics of chainsaw operation, sharpening chains by hand, maybe tuning your saw. Ive been cutting for a few years, and just recently started hand sharpening, and tuning a coulle days ago. The guys at my saw shop arent too bright and have failed me on both accounts.
Well, had a bit of time off from work today. The kiddo headed out and split a rather full trailer load, and a little more left behind for another trip. We Peve'd 2 more 8' logs off the back toward the flatter surface for cutting. We unloaded our 3rd trailer load, and did a little stacking before the skeeterz and darkness came. That's a lot of work. I'll be glad when this job is done, or I can take a break and do a few other things for a week or two.
Worked a night shift, so the kiddo and I split a half load yesterday and brougt it home. I spent a couple hours behing the 460, cutting up all the big logs in the above pic....post 31. I figured I should get a bunch of cutting done bafore he bails for a couple weeks...the more dangerous part of the job. Now I have days of splitting ahead. Its beautiful in those woods, ill bring dog, my favorite cigars, plenty of water, and just enjoy being out there. Will take pics next trip out.
A long night at work left me sleepimg and tired today. The kiddo and I took 30 minutes to catch up on some stacking, and its coming along well. Three rows of 20", 22", and some 23" pieces really makes for stable rows. Three rows side by side on a single row of pallets seems to be working marvelously. I wanted to make the stacks 6' tall, but there is only so tall I can comfortably stack. Less the 4" of pallet height. Someone here suggested doing 2 rows of pallets, which initially I wasn't vibing with. But, I bet 2 rows of pallets would hold 5 rows of 20"/22" wood, with pallets verticaly between for flow.......course top covering would be a different monster as far as applying, weighting, adjusting. Tomorrow, I'm looking forward to chopping a little, give or take sleep and coffee...and Ian rain
