I went to the honey hole yesterday with the intent of coming home with a full load of red oak. Well no such luck. I bucked the first log and went to split with the Fiskars...several whacks and nothing. Had to roll them off the deck and sledge and wedge into quarters, upper tree section with more knots and twisty grain. Bucked another behemoth ground level, but couldnt roll it to finish cuts. I got too tired and aggravated and came home empty! First time for that. Went back this afternoon and brought the 28" bar with the intent of finish cutting, but the thought of it dulling fast in the dirt/grit stopped me. The log was wedged against another. I had to cut off the hinge and with the peavey i was able to engage, roll it, and finish the cut with the 20" bar. Log blaster and Fiskared them into sixths to load. Cut off hinge that was wedged against the other log so i could roll it. Actually wired brushed dirt and gravel off to cut it. Had to tap the hook to engage it enough to roll. Took a few attempts. Twice as wide as it is long BIG rounds. I give you trailer guys a lot of credit for rolling these to load! The deck as i left it today. Short log has a branch off the back holding up another behemoth diagonally. Gonna be fun to cut that one next time! sections ready for the Fiskars behind my shed.
Is there any way you could pull logs with your truck to roll them? Maybe get a winch? That looks soooo difficult.
First thought I had as well, though I have pulled with the truck personally, not having a winch. Working a pile with limbs like that can be easier with a chain and/or strap to tug logs that are hung up too much to cut safely. Triaxle loads are easier - already limbed fully so everything rolls pretty easy. ...sometimes too easy.
Yeah Brad. A tow strap or something just to wiggle em out of the hole. If you can get a strap under em you can cinch it in or near the middle. Then wrap another turn to two and the truck will roll it over for you.
The man obviously speaks from experience & I fully agree. I'd rather burn diesel fuel/gas than calories any day.
I had though of rigging something to tie a rope to on the back side of the log and use PU just to rotate it and finish the cut. Honestly it rotated pretty "easily" with the peavey. Ground was nice and level plus log uniformly round. Ive been hesitant on that one for that reason. The rest look easy as a third log is underneath. BigPapi your white oak log is the second big un in second to last pic. 32" bottom, 22" top....21' long
Third pic down. Behind the pile of crushed stone. There lurks another monster. They sure grew some big ones down yonder.
I cant have that one. The guy redoing the old building (dates back to colonial times) is sawing a slab for a bar or tables out of it.
I wish him luck. A slab of oak, maybe oak, is gonna want to fold up like a cheap suit.might have to park an excavator on that slab for four years. Not my area of expertise tho. Just know if I attempted it how it’d turn out. Firewood. Hahaha
theres a big skidder/sky fork parked out front so he has the means to move it. I agree, it'd be firewood if i attempted as well.
