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Split & stacked some birch

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  1. bogydave

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    Busy day
    Made a modification so I can take the trailer & splitter
    5/16 bolt with a wing-nut on the bottom , holds the 2x2 on & lets it pivot.

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    Out to the wood area
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    Split some more,
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    Then loaded in trailer & started stacking
    Double row 5' high
    Got just over a cord stacked so far.
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    Mts over the stack pic :)
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  2. NYCountry

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    Nice work. Your a busy man. Great pics and a beautiful view of those mountains
     
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    Good idea :thumbs:

    Tried backing that train up yet? :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Don't you need a special license to drive tandem trailers? :)
     
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    LOL
    Yea, "tried" is the key word
    I finally unhooked the splitter & pushed it into the garage :)

    Only if caught LOL :)
     
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    Slick trick ,now you can bogy on out there lickity split :banana:
     
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    I'm always jealous of the views you have there. Absolutely beautiful.
     
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    Like the mod, Dave! Nothing like a mobile processing plant. :)
     
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    You got a lot done! Stack looks great especially with the mountain in the background. :yes:

    Do you have all your rounds cut for the year yet?
     
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    B doubles for a firewood operation - I'm jealous.. :drool::drool:
     
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    Dave, are you leaning the rows into each other again?
     
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    Those stacks are beautius - word of mine, pronounced byuu - tee - us.

    That last shot looks like something that would appear on a calendar - hmmmm FHC Calendar? Wood Porn? Sign me up.
     
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  13. bogydave

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    Almost.
    Need at least 1 more cord for 17/18 wood
     
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    Yea,
    2 rows with a 12" gap at the bottom & leaning toward each other as I stack.
    Got them touching at the top
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    1/2 splits with bark up on the last/top layer.
    Will get/post a pic of it .
     
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    Oh common!! I once parallel parked a 70 car train!!! I then got off the train, and fed salmon to bears in a river in Alaska!!

    "I'm the most interesting man in the world!"
     
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    Machria, WAKE UP! You're having that dream again.
     
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    Them square splits for the cross stacked ends is the cats meow Dave, makes my T-posts look city like…. lol nice pics
     
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    So Dave, what are you hooking behind the splitter and how will you fasten it? On backing up, practice, practice and cuss a bit.
     
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  19. bogydave

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    Learned that form Backwoodsavage several years ago.
    Liked it when I saw his,
    I'm slowly learning how to do it a well as he can.
     
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    Milk crate :) :)
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    Have to un hook to use the trailer to haul splits & stack
    I tried to bak them into the shop all hooked up,

    Was just easier to unhook & roll the splitter in :BrianK:
     
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