I loaded these at jobsite with jd2320 into dump trailer. Cut at 84" and rear loaded. About 50 logs and two trips later. Worked great. 18-24 " diameter. Split and palletize these soon for next fall.
White oak burns better at 2 years of seasoning. This is the only oak that turns my hands black when I split it without gloves one. Looks like I was rolling newspapers up like when I was a kid! Don't know if todays newspapers still turn your hands black or not, but they sure use to!
Really nice looking wood.. Usually those would have been destined for a saw mill around here. White oak is pretty hot right now. That's a lot of wood your getting too.. Do you have forks on that 2320?
You may want to check those splits with a moisture meter next fall. I don't think they will be ready to burn I'm a year.
If you can, put a bunch of that oak aside for an extra year or two to see how much more heat you get out of it. I know I was surprised the first time I tried it on recommendation of someone. I always stacked it with the cherry and maple. I started keeping it separate a long time ago for aging and seeing how much better and longer it burns saving it for the real cold nights in Jan/Feb. Right now it's all I have so I feel like I'm wasting it but you do what ya gotta do. Being in the marine environment where I am it sure seems to burn better after 3 years of aging. It's a long time to look at a stack of wood Same with red oak which I have a lot more of .
Boy, quick read of that first post and I got "pelletize". What the heck??? Palletize: first time I've seen that. Good word.
Great stuff man! I can't wait to have space like that someday. Those are some sweet looking logs and a very nice stacking system to go with it. Sweet!
yes, backsaver fork assembly On front. Flat forks. I also have a three point rear set of forks so i haul two pallets at a time to walkout basement. Set on two rolling carts in basement. Works great.
Last year in july I split a bunch of red oak and stacked on pallets with some space between each piece. Alot of southeasterly wind and spacing around double stacks, and they burn great now.
