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What's the Biggest Log You've Ever bucked?

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    Think I broke my record yesterday bucking a 41" diameter oak round.. IMG_6514.JPG IMG_6516.JPG The 500i with a 25" bar did the honors. My prior was cutting some red oak next door to Eric Wanderweg.
     
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    My record was some overgrown silver maple. Iirc it was about 52" diameter. My longest bar is a 36", and it was barely adequate for that job.
     
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    Unfortunately, I've been close to 5.5 feet on some silver maple....man I hate that big stuff!
     
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    Biggest I've cut was an 8' sitka spruce back in 2010 or so.



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    46" white oak
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    2 logs on the trailer from that tree IMG_20180402_130224.jpg
    42" post oak 20150129_101348.jpg
     

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    I’ve cut several Willow Oaks 70+”
    Probably got a 48-50” in my yard now. It may be spring before I get around to cutting it up for processing.
     
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    3' or so is the largest I've ever danced with.
     
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    I’ve bucked a few that were around 50”. One Red Oak had branches that were 36” across. Sure makes alot of firewood in a hurry!!! This 460 Stihl is wearing a 25” bar
     

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    We just like bragging....:zip:

    Truth is, eastern wood is every bit as challenging as western stuff.... and generally a whole lot more ornery.
     
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    And bragging rights you deserve. I marvel when I watch videos of them felling massive conifers and watching it fall like its nothing whereas I'm ready to have an accident in my pants dropping a 24" red maple! :emb:
     
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    It can be exhilarating.
     
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    Yeah...its a rush for sure.
     
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    If I had my way I'd saw trees down every day, I find it very enjoyable.
     
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    We you sort of do already. You saw trees down into boards, no?
     
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