blacksmith dropping the first of the two pines underneath the big chestnut oak we pieced out... https://youtube.com/shorts/dNLUQi-7R08?feature=share
blacksmith dropping the second of the two pines underneath the big chestnut oak we pieced out... https://youtube.com/shorts/3pgpOZ9qYW8?feature=share
We hit rain at the Ohio line (just west of Pittsburgh @ Rt 30) about 3:30 pm yesterday...rained the rest of the way home, and overnight...when I went to work this morning the rain gauge said 8/10"
Yeah but T.Jeff Veal and hunny are probably not back in Georgia yet!! They Got to get home; unpack find a spot take a and post.. maybe work a lil bit (those pesky jobs) split some wood take care of customer for side business. .. it’s only Monday
This was their wood shed right after lunch Saturday...that building is about 24' deep, and the pile is 16' wide at the back x about 6' tall and the whole thing is (3) 16" rows wide, so that should be about 6.75 cords stacked, and about another cord on the ground there...they stacked more in after this, then they dumped another couple/three loads like below there too...so I'd say that's darn near a cord on the truck, and each load was at least this big. The guesstimate was that we cut split ~10 cords...about the same as last year, but in less time...had more people this year. An interesting note, you'll notice a ceiling fan above the wood pile...one of the club members was telling me they have it hooked up to run automatically for 6 hours during the heat of the day via a program on his cell phone...he said with that, and the pallets underneath, and the air flow channels they built into the walls of the building, it really help dry the wood out fast! They said they used 6-7 cords to heat the lodge last winter, so it seems like we have made almost 3 winters heat for them in 2 long weekends! FHC strong! Orange tractor power! I think walt is telling MAF143 that orange tractors are better than no tractors! Action shots... Oodles of noodles in part of the processing area. The back part of the processing area after one of the club members said to "shut 'er down" since they need to build more "retaining walls" in the shed before they can stack any more wood in there...and I think there was 2-3 loads piled up on the ground also, so they didn't want any more there at the time...that was pretty much the end of any major group "productivity" for the weekend. If you zoom in on this pic you'll see that each splitter still had wood on it, some still "mid split"...I think everyone was beat at this point, no arguing about quitting time! The clubs splitter, a Titan 37 ton (I think its a misprint, actually a 3.7 ton) has a pile of parts laying under it in this pic...it will need some TLC before it can be used much again, same as last year...not too impressive for a "commercial" splitter that was new this time last year. Tim has both stacks choochin here...I think Scotty approves! (and we all approved at dinner time!) Thanks Tim! And thanks to Scotty and Joe for all the work that went into making this weekend happen! The "campfire" after we finally got Montys "asbestos log" hot enough to kick start some magnesium...which is what is making that bright white light...need a welding helmet to look at it in person! Well that's about all the pics I have...there were a few more, but apparently the wife's phone decided to eat them.
Found a couple more... Chooting some chit before dinner. Notice all the man glitter on Montys back here...
Thanks for the run down Jason. Nice to put faces to user names those of you ive never seen before. Did you go just for the day?
I couldn’t agree more Scott. That moment was . Yep, just Saturday. I have yet to make a gtg a multi-day event.
Couldn't agree more, I believe they were both holding back emotions!! Loved it, they deserved to be the holder of the sign!!
Although I wasn't able to attend this one, I can say I've met some of the best people at these saw GTGs. I never thought in a million years I'd be traveling around the country to purposely hang out with strangers, that become friends, because of chainsaws.
