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jackpot week.....but wow, it was backbreaking

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  1. Scotty Overkill

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    Sorry, guys and gals, I haven't been posting many of my adventures this summer. I've been extremely busy, and it just hasn't let up very much!! We've all heard the saying "when it rains, it pours".....well, that proved very true this past week. I ended up with TWO 40"+ diameter red oaks. Both around 80' tall. One had been dropped on a guys property several weeks back and proved much too big for him to even begin to deal with, the other was a full removal. I ended up with ALL of the wood from both jobs!!! Some pics of my catch...

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    We strategically laid the tree down across the driveway after removing several pieces of the top from it and protecting the driveway by stacking a pile of rounds under the path of the trunk off of the driveways edge. Worked well......
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    So far, I've hauled around 30 rounds this size home between the two jobs, with at least one more load of rounds this size to go. And around three more loads of tops from the other job. All in all, I'm estimating 7 cord from the two trees.......now comes the arduous task of splitting these monsters. I did split up 6 of the big rounds last evening and they weren't the really big ones, got an average of 48 splits each from them!!
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    Great score Scotty, should make some great BTU's in a couple years! :yes:
     
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    This cache, when split and stacked, will put me right around 50 cord......so I won't need it until around 2020!! :thumbs:

    For that reason, I'm splitting it a little bigger!:yes:
     
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    Well then, I guess you're somewhere around 20 years ahead by now, eh?
    Those are big Oak.
    SisIL has a few maybe not that big that are starting to die off. I need a bigger saw.

    ETA: You beat me to it.......only 5 years? Dat ain't right.
     
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    Hernia maker. 40" red oak round cut to 16" is over 700lbs.
     
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    Hope you got a vertical splitter as getting something that big on horizontal is a challenge! Don't ask me how I know:whistle:
     
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    WOW! o_O:eek::bug::binoculars::tears:
     
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    Those are some big-in's right there!!! Nice!!!
     
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    Incredible that two trees will yield that much wood. And even more incredible you have 50 cords, you my man are a hard working wood warrior! As Garth and Wayne said "We're not worthy"!!!
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    Hopefully you have some hydraulics to help move those monstahz.
    Gettin paid to haul those guys home...you just broke my suckage meter! :whistle: :D
     
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    We loaded and unloaded them all MANUALLY on and off the trailer...and yes I'm still sore from that!

    I'll post some pics of my hydraulic splitter doing her thing later....
     
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    And I was complaining about hand splitting some small elm rounds.

    Way to go, very inspiring to remind us to keep at it.
     
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    Way to go Scotty! A whole years worth of wood in one week and you got paid! :yes:

    Looking forward to seeing those big chunky square splits your making. :)
     
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    Great Pictures, Sir. And 50 cords :bug: Wow....Quite the inspiration to aspire to...:yes:
     
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    40" red oak... whew. Heavy... but I bet all the splits they yield will make you grin a little. Nice stuff... :yes:
     
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    Lookin gooder! I need to shake this dang cold bug the kiddos gave me, and then I can get back to c,s,s-ing some btus! If I feel cold this Winter I know who's house to go to heh heh heh. :whistle:
     
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    Started knocking the pizz out of some of the big rounds from the other job, as of right now I have 13 of 30 done....and I have a heap of stuff that I gotta start stacking later this evening!!

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    that's pretty right there:thumbs:
     
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    That's a good lookin pile right there brother
     
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    Fine job, beautiful pile of wood buddy! :yes:
     
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