Normally I wouldn’t go out of my way to get so much pine but when a family friend took down his 70 foot Ponderosa Pine yard tree and offered to give me a dump trailer full all bucked up and delivered to 20 feet away from my splitter for free I couldn’t say no! Some of the rounds will still need a little work with the chainsaw but the hydraulic will be put to good use, especially with the size of some of those knots. These suckers are HEAVY. A tractor was needed to load them on his trailer. Steel toe boots to roll them around! Yes, there is some sap but nothing a year or two in our dry air won’t take care of once its cut, split, and stacked.
Easier is gooder in my book. Im getting lazy in my old age and have taken less than desirable species (cottonwood, elm) when easy. Does Ponderosa have a strong pine smell to it? How nice does it split?
Not a bad haul! Your hydraulic splitter should make quick work of them. I like Ponderosa pine, it starts quick and puts out heat fast, I need a little more of it in my stacks.
