Coworker that has a stump grinding side biz had a job that they had trees cut down and then he ground the stumps and they didn't want the wood. So he referred me and I went over this am. Pine, box elder and honey locust. Load 1 First load was about 2/3 box elder and pine and the rest honey locust. Second load was a good 2/3 Honey locust and the rest pine but a little BE. Second load. Tires on the trailer groaning. definitely a heavier load on the second load. Mostly due to less BE and more HL. Had to put the rest in the bed Left a couple HL crotchety pieces and a couple not so great BE. I might go back and pick this up this week, but probably not. Someone will take it.
It'll all be used for heat. Whether it's inside or outside; whether it's shoulder season or full on winter........the btu's will be released!
All but a few pieces were cut mostly to length. I noodled a few HL rounds until I hit something and dulled the chain on the dolkita. It was making dust on the last quartering job. I saw a wood screw n another HL round. The little ms170 was used a bit on each load to cut pieces to length it at least shorter. I'll have to clean up a few cuts, but that will happen later, along with the splitting and stacking Anything not prime will be campfire/ bonfire wood.
2.5 miles. 3 hrs total to and from 2x, unloading 1x and back. Then I spent some time stacking previously split wood then unloading the second load from the driveway. I didn't want to make ruts in the lawn with all the rain we've had. That worked well. No ruts after backing up the trailer to the processing area I'll mow the lawn for the first time this year tomorrow.
One of the tires on the agricultural fab cart blew off the rim. Luckily it reseated itself after a couple of rotations on the empty cart. Aired it up again and it's fine. I even aired up the tires before I started using it, never seen that before .That locust is heavy. I only had it about half loaded.
Those are some pretty good size honey locust rounds. I always think that stuff would make good looking cabinetry.
It would look great as cabinetry. The biggest rounds of HL are at the bottom of the second load of wood. I left them in the trailer. I'll move them off the trailer 1 more time, and directly onto the foot of the splitter and split vertically. With no log lift horizontally on my splitter, this is how I handle them
That's at my buddy's place. I would need to roll them up and balance them while they split. Using the MTD vertically would be the best option to get them to manageable size. Then I'll go horizontal
That's beautiful. Just wait until it's all over magnolia network. Artisanal organic thornless honey locust cabinetry.
