I've had my eyes on these two near the end of my driveway for a couple of years now. They're on the road allowance in the ditch and seeing as how most of the bark was gone I figured now is the time before they go punky and before the bugs come out. Got 'er down right on the old fence and into my yard like I wanted. I was working alone so there's no action shots, just the results. This is on the road side. I'm kind of anal sometimes and cut everything from an inch and a half up. The small tops went over to the fire pit for some dry easy burning at night. Got the big ones in the ditch with the tractor. And then used the wheelbarrow for the stuff on my side because the ground is still too soft to drive the tractor on the grass. Here's the small stuff in the shed. By this time it was starting to get pretty warm so I figured I'd drop the other one and just cut what's on the road side and get them to the shed before calling it a day. This is what's left on the lawn and I'll pick away at it after work this week now that it's actually warming up and the days are longer. Then once the tops are at the fire pit and the sticks and bark are all cleaned up I'll bring over the 3ph splitter and take care of these monsters. I split all my wood by hand with a maul but I refuse to try anymore hand-splitting of Elm. Ain't gonna happen! I know we all like pictures (or it didn't happen) but I hope you don't find these too boring. I'll post some more when I get the splitter out and hooked up, maybe next weekend.
Standing dead and barkless usually means pretty good dry wood. Definitely want your splitter for those though. Nice looking JRed too.
Chris, great pictures and we all really like elm too. Your stacks look really almost perfect too. Looks like your cutting those rounds a little longer? Do you have an outdoor or indoor wood furnace? Nice wood shed by the way too.
Great pictures there Chris. Looks like a good productive day and some good burning wood to boot:stacke:
I store the splitter on wheeled dollies so it's easier for me to just lift it with the bucket and drop it where I want then back up to it and attach the lines. Action shot! End result is two full rows of big stuff for overnight burns next winter.
Don't know if they're still in business or not, have to Google it. There's sure something to be said about good American products. This I bought in the early nineties.
Nice work Chris. That is some prime firewood too and we love it here. As for splitting, if I were a few years younger and still had a good back, I'd give hand splitting a good shot with those.
Chris F, Sweet, sweet, sweet! Great thread, awesome pics, fine equipment(noticed the cylinder said NY), and very productive on your part! Fantastic stuff, sir!
