My helpers and I, worked Saturday falling, bucking, hauling, splitting and stacking that big Scarlet oak trunk that was right next to my woodpile. The top of this tree broke off in a big storm and the trunk left standing was 19 foot high and 32" in diameter at the base. Ended up getting about a half a cord of wood out of it. Put my 24" bar on for this one. Emma was the General on this job.... Used the JD to pick up the rounds and bring them to the splitter. They weighed a ton.... Need to get a wheeled jack welded on the splitter soon My 12 year old daughter did all the stacking.. Here's the finished stack 4' x 10' x 18" long.
That's awesome Fan! What a great job. Your girl did a great job too… I'll bet it gets major Hoarder woods cred… Red oak makes ya work doesn't it?
Excellent day of splitting and stacking. Your daughter did a fine job on the stack. Is she for hire? LOL.
She did do a nice job stacking! Kept the stack going up level and kept the front reasonably lined up straight. You should have seen her picking her pieces before she placed them in for the best fit. You can hire her, but you will have to cover the additional expenses that come along with a 12 year old girl. Might be cheaper to hire a logging team. It was really heavy and wet! Even using the JD and splitter you were still manhandling it more than my back wanted to. I don't care though. It feels great to have this pile done and another one under my belt. Its going to start getting hot around here, I will not be doing this in the heat of the summer.
Kudos on the pics, we love that stuff here! Job well done to you and your 1 yr old. Theres no shortage of the right equipment at your place, all the right tools for all the right jobs. Thanks for sharing
I love that stuff here too! Don't encourage me to post more pics! Running out of time as it is!! Thanks for the kind words, those extra "things" come with hard work, time, and saving your money, as you already know. These same pictures posted 25 years ago would look a lot different. Me, alone, on someone's else's land, with an .028 Stihl, 6# maul, and a wheelbarrow. The stuff doesn't matter, but the family does.
As big of a pain as it is, i really like splitting big oak like that. Easy splitting once you get it in manageable pieces. By the way, would you happen to be using a NorthStar splitter? If so, how do you like it?
It was a beautiful day, mostly sunny and got up to about 65 degrees, it was warm enough to put my flag out and have my morning coffee outside today.
That's the trick, I guess, is to get into manageable pieces, even split in half they were crazy heavy so I couldn't let them fall off the splitter or the JD bucket.. It was perfect wood, no rot at all. I counted the splits I got out off one big round at 26 and I wasn't splitting them all that small. It is a Northstar, and I have owned it for a few weeks now. So far I'm very happy with it. It needs a wheeled jack in the front and a feed out table would be a great addition. I have a couple threads on it you could find if you searched the site.
Great pictures Nice hydraulic helper, lifting those heavy rounds & catch bucket for the splits ! Back saver for sure Once the splits are the right size, do they go into the bed of the XUV & hauled to the stack ? Very nice stacks !
For me, anything over 24" diameter goes to the saw mill or gets noodled. Even with the log lift, manhandling the splits is too much work!
Thanks Dave.... We just threw them over to the stack and My daughter did the stacking. Hydraulic helper was the ticket for this job! Amen brother!! Thanks Bluejacket, glad you like the pictures. I wish you lived closer, I have some wood with your name on it.... No locust though....
Thanks... I'm in the camp to try to teach your kids (at least a little bit) about hard work. It's good for them and they need to be prepared for real life at an early age. Too many kids have no idea about a little physical labor.
I also showed her your guys responses about the good job she did, and she's all pumped up now about knowing how to stack wood. Thanks guys!
