Loaded truck pics.

The trailer has 1.5 cords of Ash in it. I loaded it but my boy split most of it.

 

Reminds me of the time we packed up from a camping trip, and realized my keys were in the pocket of the pants I wore the day we arrived a week ago... Had to unpack just about everything to get to them.

In the mean time, I found a great tool for unloading my truck without climbing in on my knees...

 

Got a couple pics of typical loads coming out of the woods... if I’m gonna leave a load in the truck overnight, I like to put a jack stand under the rear to give the springs a little relief! You can see it in the barn pic

 

Can’t wait till my son is old enough to split a dump trailer load for me! I bet you’re proud of your boy

 

That’s how ya load an S-10
Might be a little hard on the carden joint

 

Definitely not the manufacturers intended use of the truck . Definitely have to baby her back to the house. Paid 2300 for the truck probably 6 or 7 years ago and use it pretty exclusively for firewood. The beauty of a firewood beater.

 

I think the truck has a hernia!

 

I know the truck has a hernia!

 

Heck of a load!

 

That means a lot coming from you OAKley Dokley, as you are a very accurate measure of all things firewood as seen in the contest earlier this week

 

All I can say is, it's probably better if you don't stop for any DOT checkpoint s!

 

It was too windy to be out in the woods this evening so I cut up some Ash that I had drug out into the field down front a week or so ago. Then a buddy came over to have me sharpen his saws. I showed him how because he had never sharpened a chain before. He was surprised how easy it was and by the second saw, he was doing pretty good with the file on his own. He has some EAB killed Ash in his yard at home that we were planning on cutting later this summer. He called when one blew over this evening. Fortunately it was well away from the house and nothing was damaged.

Don't worry, social distancing was adhered to...

Ash is my favorite firewood overall.

 

My truck saw some bump stop action this week. Three loads, two of which were very heavy.
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And 3:

 

Love seeing some bump stop action.

 

Big storm rolled through town and took down the shagbark at my in laws place

 

Some great btu's there. Mother nature giveth, and you taketh

 

My son and I ran saws for an hour today. Loaded dads Tundra with a load of cherry and locust.

 

I've been carrying ash out of the woods on my shoulder and piling it up this week. Got it bucked and moved up the hill for splitting and stacking.

 

That’s how it was for me today. Just couldn’t get my pickup right down where I was cutting, so it was carry it up the hill to the truck. My, the things we do for btus!

 

Technically yesterday and my trailer, but here’s my load. I find With my bigger truck and trailer,?I loose motivation before capacity. I mounted a hft receiver for hooking the splitter to the end of the trailer when out on the property. Makes it much easier. All in all just over a cord, all split, stacked and done.