I split all of my wood by hand. That splitting party yesterday was at a friends house. He has a big property and doesnt mind storing a whole bunch of wood at his house for the stovesmen. That wood is there to take so if one of us is running low we can take some of that.
I'll second that Bill2 . Burned mostly Red Oak for years and then discovered Beech. buZZsaw BRAD nice score, and look at all the Beech saplings that will one day be even more awesome firewood.
If you have a cant hook sometimes you can roll leaners to get them to fall, depends on how they are hung up in the other tree.
good idea. Never thought of that. The top limbs were nestled in an oak crotch and it was a rootball. Had to get it lower and she'd go over. Still a good adrenaline rush though.
There’s also the tried and true method of putting your shoulder under it, pick up and run. The older I get the smaller the trees need to be.
Yep, part of that club! Cut a section, it falls, cut another section, falls a bit more... Smooth bark on that one Brad. The Beech up in VT has a lot more bumps on it.
this sum beech was too big for that. I consider myself a strong individual, but if i tried that, my hoarding days may be over or at least on hold for an extended period.
For sure some very nice firewood! As for the cutting of leaners or hangers, most of us have done that and it can be fun too.
Now you know why I’m a cripple Yeah 16” is a little over the limit of expecting success. Much depends on how much weight is hanging from above Always had the tractor but seldom had a chain along. No place to keep it. Nowadays I’d just put a winch on it.
Chunk it down, 4 feet at a time. It's the easiest way. I've tried the tractor & chain method and they just wanna dig in. What's fun is when you've chunked 30' off the butt and the damm thing is now vertical, suspended a foot off the ground and STILL hung up.
Thats funny. I remember as a kid watching dad fell trees. He had a habit of hanging them up in the woodlot and having to chunk the trunk to get it on the ground. Once the tree went vertical and then back the other way!
My old man is and was infamous for hanging up trees. He just drops them in the direction of lean, regardless of what they're leaning towards. I learned what not to do, don't think I've hung more than three or four trees in over 30 years of cutting.
