Big Ash--half of it doesn't show. Another trip or two to get all of this. Solid stuff. Quite a splintery fall. Glad I wasn't around. Third load of the weekend. Finishing up 5th load of the weekend. Had to get the big saw out for some of these rounds. Glad they roll semi-easy enough. Weekends work. Probably just shy of 2 cords--didn't measure it. Bone tired but had a great time cutting and hauling Friday and Saturday. Sure beats Shopping. Better to be Chopping. (Can't buy this on Amazon.com) Will try and get the rest of that big ash before the snow flies and gets deep.
Guess I am not 100 percent correct. You can buy firewood on Amazon--.75 cubic feet for $11.65. So about $2000+ per cord with shipping! That be some expensive BTUs.
Brett that is a really nice size for making firewood. It piles up fast when they are that size so now you can really see what you've done. Yes, they can get a bit splintery when they come down like that. Always keep that in mind when felling; they will barber chair very quickly if you aren't careful. Once you start that cut, keep it going and don't stop. Stopping part way through the back cut is where most people go wrong and get a barber chair.
Great advice. I have some dead ones to drop after I get the fallen ones cut up. Concerned a little as these ashes are tall and probably some are rotten in the center. Will probably cable them to a tractor to guarantee the direction of fall. Collapse is a concern. Been dead a long time.
Bore cut in a situation like that? Your not chasing the cut that way, can just set up a trigger and go that route. I tried that out today and it seems like a good way to fell to minimize your chances of barber chair. I'm no pro though
You can bore cut if you want but I really do not like to do it. I've used it but only on special occasions shall we say. Usually there is not a problem and I think I've had a grand total of 2 barber chairs in my life. One was with a rotten tree and the other was plain and simply my fault. There was another tree almost right up against this tree and I wanted to save it and not nick it with the bar. Took my time a bit too much and it split. Pucker power for sure! But because of the tree I was trying to save I knew if it went I should be save. Note, should be. Still wakes you up and doesn't take long to get out of there. lol Lesson learned on that one and I'll never forget it. And I'll also say that I see way too much about bore cutting. Most of the trees we cut for firewood simply should not need to be bore cut but some like to play around. It will do no harm usually but why do it if it is not necessary?
I have never chosen to bore cut. Always been able to get by without it just fine. Maybe sometime I will give it a try.
