You can keep em

Today I had the chance between some decent size oak logs or smaller size maple and cherry. I choose the lesser BTU wood because I didnt want to deal with manhandling the oak. I did cut a half dozen rounds because the log was in my way. I had to noodle them to move to the vehicle. I figured I did 2X+ the maple than I would of with the oak and Im not beat up or totally exhausted.
A couple winters from now I'll probably wish I processed it, but hey there will be more oak to scrounge.
I did get some beech, so maybe that makes up for the oak

 

I’m 50 miles north of Pittsburgh, where did you leave that oak, I’ll go get it! lol. I made a winch set up so that I can pull the big rounds up onto the trailer then when I get home I pull them off with the quad and noodle them into “manageable” size. That’s how I blew the 2 discs in my back, was trying to stack 200 pound noodled quarters.

 

About 5 hours south east of you. It's nice oak, but not that nice. Lol.
I'll probably go back and cut some more because I can't stand not taking it.

 

Right on! Smaller is faster and you don’t exhaust yourself as much.

 

If it was sugar maple all the better. Beech and sugar maple have more btu's than oak does and dries in a year. This is a great reference chart from the forum.
Firewood BTU & Drying Chart

 

Amen to that!

 

"No round left behind" is kind of our motto! Ill leave it behind if its gnarly, part rotted, or too hard to retrieve.

 

My wife - what are you giggling at?

 

Just tell her you’re checking out some guys wood on the Internet!

 

I was quoted out of context.