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Sugar maple and ash already cut to size

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  1. Horkn

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    I picked this up from my buddy's GF's house before Thanksgiving. It was a FULL and very heavy load in the 4x8. I won't load it more than that ever. I had a couple extra longer limbs of sugar maple that were 1 splitters that I put in the bed of my truck. No sugar maple left behind. I wish I had pictures, but my phone died and I had to unload the trailer to recycle a bunch of steel.
    Here's what I got, plus some long pieces that needed cutting.On the right.
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    From the other side
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    I went up to get the ms170 to cut the long pieces to length, then I split those.

    Here's the final result.
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    From the other side
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    You can see my honey locust ugly chunks under that piece of plywood. I'll have to bring those up for use as they are ready.
    I left some big ash half rounds there planning to go back for them, but my buddy got bored and split those up over Thanksgiving. Oh well. I think I'll be able to get big halves of red oak from my buddy's house, as he wants to get those moved. It might end up even being even a better deal for me. I hate driving to the north side of Milwaukee to his GF's, and red oak is better than ash.
     
  2. buZZsaw BRAD

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    Nice pile of splits there! :thumbs: How far is the ride for the red oak? Is oak scarce score for you?
     
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    Nice work Horkn.:dex:
     
  4. Bill2

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    Really nice score.
     
  5. Horkn

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    Oak is all over around here, we just don't get a lot that need cutting. I've got so much ash since the eab hit here that I'll be swimming in ash for a while.

    15 miles to this oak. I've got a bunch from this same tree in next year's stacks.
     
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    Nice pile of splits Horkn
     
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    Great score! Nice that someone else is doing part of the work.
     
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  8. Horkn

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    That's my buddy, always looking out for me. We've been friends since we were 7 years old.
     
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    Y'all must be real tight...I mean the guy's lettin ya load up his girlfriends ash...that's a good friend indeed! :whistle: ;) :thumbs:
     
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    We know what ya really meant to type…
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  11. Horkn

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    Not touching that with a ten foot pole. Firewood though, I'm game.:thumbs:
     
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    or any other length for that matter! :whistle: :rofl: :lol:
     
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