Received not 1 but 2 log loads on July 8th. First was about 30 logs of Hardwood and the 2nd was about 20 logs of Pine. So here is the breakdown so far... From July 8-18th I worked on the Pine load first. 2 days of Cutting and 3 days of splitting and stacking. 6 Face cords in all. For $50 bucks...great deal. Anytime I did not work on the Pine in those 10 days was because it was way too Hot & Humid. 2nd log load..Hardwood... Starting cutting this Monday and today the load is all cut up. I posted the thread about Could one brand new chainsaw blade do a whole log load...Here is that breakdown. 1st new blade did 12 Ash logs. Of the 12, 4 were very beefy. Almost 20" at the base. Blade started to drift on me....2nd new blade did 6 Ash...3 Cherry and 2 Locust.....the Locust did in the blade....3rd new blade today...Finished it off....4 Ash....2 BIG Cherry and 1 nasty & big Silver Maple that was hiding under the pile....I probably could keep using the 3rd blade for a little while but that Silver Maple had its back side covered with dirt...Its not drifting so who knows...Taking a week off to relax then I start splitting this stuff...
Great update NS Gotta admit, I'm a bit surprised it took 3 chains. Was there dirt rocks you didn't see at first? Good work.
Dunno what kind of bar and chain you're using but sharpened correctly and the oiler oiling correctly should not be "drifting". ( I'm picturing "drifting" as an un-straight cut)) Maybe really dirty logs but to be "drifting" in that short of time must have been throwing a lot of sparks. Even using the spikes to force the bar and chain into the wood faster than it can cut like you're not supposed to that seems to be not lasting. If you flip the bar over when it starts "drifting" does it cut straight again ?
Are you taking bets on how much gas your splitter will take to do the rounds? If you are a hand splitter like me, disregard...or how many gallons of Gatorade you will need!
You might also keep checking the tightness of the chain. Too loose can cause some problems. EDIT: Especially when a chain is new, it will stretch so you have to tighten it more than once.
Your “big” log load was 3 cords? Something seems off. My last dump truck load held five full cords of Douglas fir. Cut the whole load with a single skip chain on a 28” bar. Keep it out of the dirt!
I've only gotten 2.5 cords out of a dump truck load where the logs had to slide out thru the tail gate.
