I dont like Siberian elm and cottonwood. They just smell gross. The elm at least has good secondary burns when properly seasoned. Cottonwood...
I burned almost 7 full cord my first season burning. Luckily it was standing dead ash. It was so cold January and February. I was bringing a...
I vote chain issue. The teeth can be all different sizes, as it you reshaped 5 of them after rocking it, as long as each depth gauge is matched...
I'd do some shenanigans to be able to have some company in my AO that sold logs by the load like that.
The one I'm standing in in my profile picture was about 3 feet dbh. That's high end of average for my AO I'm about 35' up in the pic. Im 6'2"...
I get really good secondary burn with siberian elm. I just burned the last of it from the tree I'm in in my profile picture
I grease when new and unused. The grease holes get dirt and crap in them and if you dont get everything our before you grease again you can run...
I hate stacking. I can do it with and audiobook or podcast on though. And some wobble pops. I did invest in 4 stackers though. One is 37. The...
I like elm because I get the best secondary burn with it. But it is a pain to process. I don't get a lot luckily so its pleasant when I do
I wish you guys would ask before posting pictures of my property..... just kidding I'm super jealous of that guy
Throw line over it. Run up a rope, tie a running bowline and yank it down
I started 6 years ago, this will be 7th winter. That first year I cut 6 cord of standing dead ash in my grandpa's woods in about August. He...
Haha thatd be quite the stream
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I'll burn it next year. Its white oak from 2017. I'm a few years ahead. Also it's high enough the kids cant see into the neighbor's yard. And...
It was more than I was expecting
The css white oak between the arbor vitae in the 2nd picture is 1 full cord for scale.
About complete Bunch of pin oak, walnut, sugar maple, and a few ash sticks to css yet. The place I was at had a log yard about 4 miles away....
Always palm a wedge as soon as you can
I was cutting for my FIL, I got the wood I was going to get. Hes a bit timid now when it comes to falling. He calls me for tricky ones and for...