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  1. Breechlock1

    Breechlock1

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    1st pic is chiquapin oak from March of 17 with cherry, spruce, and pignut mixed in. the rest is ponderosa pine and Ash from Sept of 17.

    I've split a bunch of Ash from June/July from my "neighbor" if any of you recall.

    I usually split by hand but 90% of this stuff needs hydraulic because it was yard grown. And my splitter is slow!!!
    Compared to doing it by hand with woods grown wood.
     

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    That's a pile of work all right. It's been on the ground for a year, time to deal with it!
     
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    I know. I've been plugging away on days off. But stuff keeps popping up. I'm on 5 days off now but I just blew brake lines on my main truck and a coil spring mount on the other lol
     
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    Ugh, do you have to haul the splits out of there with the truck?
     
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    Lucky no. They're all at the homestead
     
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    Man you're sounding like me. I'm only halfway ready for winter! Between house projects, cars breaking and 3 year old's (oh yeah and work), I haven't been able to get to my splitting. Luckily I do have a little buffer time because of where I live. I do still have to buck and quarter a 36" (at the base) Ponderosa we took down last year though.o_O
    Next year come hell or high water I will have my stove splits ready by the end of April. Ok maybe May...:D
     
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    Lol. I'm good for now this year. I've got a 7,5, and 2 year old. I do tree work on the side so wood I'd catching up to me
     
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    Yeah kids are great (before they're teenagers anyways :headbang:). I'm teaching my 3 year old a great game called Mop the Floor. She loves it! :whistle:
     
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    Haha!!! I get that. My oldest asks for chores so she can save money for her camera to get batteries
     
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    In a few years she’ll be old enough for the excitement of “Emptying ashes out of the stove!” & “Wood stackin’ time!”....:D

    Soooo much more funner than “ Candyland.”
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    Haha she's already doing that
     
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    What do you have for a splitter?
     
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    Something from Menards. Forrest King I think
     
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