Like the title says. Probably 4 hours of work over at my new found wood lot. All of this was dead and down off the same twin stump. Anyone know what it is? Walking up to it I was convinced it was oak but after cutting and moving it around I'm concerned that it might be basswood which would be sad.
Basswood. Parents have a small group of several mature trees with 3-4 stems each at their acreage.Plus a handful smaller saplings scattered on the property. I've only cut 1 tree,that was 25 + years ago after an ice storm uprooted it. One of the best woods for carving,maybe you can sell it for a few bucks if you're not too wild on burning it.Though its great for kindling,small quick fires in the evening & milder days in Spring/Fall.Dries almost as fast as Silver Maple,even easier splitting what I remember....
It is understandable to mistake it for a white oak until you cut it. You can see it is a very soft wood when looking at those cuts. Like Thistle stated, it is good kindling or short fires or anyone who whittles would love it. Are there any more folks who still whittle? I've not met one for many, many moons.
Yep, I would say bass wood too. but you know what? When it is cold out and you need heat in the house I'm bettin it wont matter. Just don't fill the stove full of the stuff cuz it gets crazy hot real quick. On a side note, what engine do that 763 have in it?
Well, it very might be Basswood, and as others have said, it's gooder to have some sorta lighter wood in the pile to light fires and shoulder season stuff.. I try to cut softer stuff to mix in my stacks.... However, I think your firewood collection system is the bigger story here...
right now its windy here cuz of all the bullets the hard eyed little gangstas from Chi town are shootin around. Wish they would all go back to Illinois and leave us Iowiegons alone.
looks just like a mystery tree I thought was oak I put aside because it was green and just split it this Fall. Split faces look like a bit like seersucker fabric. Obvious not oak when I split it and no rays.
The 763 has a Kubota 4 cylinder 54hp I believe. Overall it has plenty of power and it's about the perfect size machine for what I use it for; moving wood, changing the landscape around home, and feeding round bales to the hay burners. I plug it in a few hours before I want to use it anytime it's below freezing but it would still start if I ran the glow-plugs longer.
Thanks for all the compliments guys! Having the right tools for the job sure does make things easier. I'm hoping I can continue my firewood obsession for a good many years by working a little smarter instead of harder. I'm young enough (40) that I could still do it all by hand but jeez a guys joints get sore and stiff if you sit behind a desk 5 days week and collect wood on the weekends. I'm a little disappointed that it's basswood but I'll take it. I do need some diversity in my hoard after all. But the next time out there I think I'll go ahead and take some cookies off and evaluate what I'm dealing with just a tad closer! Overall this system; getting it all positioned at the woodlot and getting the load home again, worked pretty dang good. It's only about 8 miles from home down mostly gravel roads so we're not breaking any land speed records and after today there's essentially no snow left to deal with. If I would have had more time, and more logs ready, I could have stacked another pile cross-ways between the skid steer and the front pile and then just fasten down the skid steer back on the dovetail. I strategically chose to cut them at 102" for this reason as well as the fact that it's divisible by 17" and that being the largest that will fit in my Answer.
