Firewood thread!!! Let's see what you got!!!!

[bradb123]

RI Chevy , I would love to get help with carrying firewood. The landowners I cut for have big outside wood boilers . The log spliter they use only opens to 26" . They want me to block the wood into 26" lengths . Limbs Smaller than 4" diameter can be cut up to 36" long . They like long pieces of wood for the boilers . I would love to block the wood into shorter pieces , I'd be a lot lighter to carry . I noodle just so it's lighter for me to carry . I use a 395xp with a 36" 404 bar for noodling.

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow. Tough on the manual labor. But long burn times I bet. Lol

 

[bradb123]

Yeah it keeps me in pretty good shape . I cut red , white , and a little burr oak for them . I also cut some cherry and black locust for them to burn . I'm going out in the morning to cut some black locust . I'll post some pics tomorrow .

 

[CrystalRiver1]

BTW...looks like I may have lucked up on some decent fatwood for quick fire starts!
This was on the roadside and my wife spotted it.
Don't know what level of resin is resident, but I will shortly!
Is that gnarly piece on top possiblely Persimmon?

 

[Hinerman]

Would you mess with these white oak chunks?
I'm tempted, but I have no help or equipment besides a Cant Hook, ramps, and a creaky back!
Some backbreaking labor right here...

What did you expect us to say? NO WAY, leave that stuff for the next guy!!! LOL

 

[Hinerman]

BTW...looks like I may have lucked up on some decent fatwood for quick fire starts!
This was on the roadside and my wife spotted it.
Don't know what level of resin is resident, but I will shortly!
Is that gnarly piece on top possiblely Persimmon?View attachment 320365 View attachment 320366 View attachment 320368

It does not look like persimmon to me. Hard to tell from that picture though. Persimmon is yellow, like hedge and mulberry, usually with a black vein running through the middle.

 

[bradb123]

I'm cutting in a spot with a lot of blow over black locust. This stuff is nasty on chains . I added to the pile is morning . Here are some pic's. SSS 562xpg with a 20" bar .

 

[bradb123]

I recently purchased a 24" 404 bar for my ported 572xp. The 404 stays sharp much longer than 3/8 in dirty wood .

 

[bradb123]

Here's a video of the 572XP with 404 . Check out the second cut , I don't think this little critter liked me cutting up his home .https://youtube.com/shorts/KUz6rlqJD5I?feature=share

 

[CrystalRiver1]

Here's a video of the 572XP with 404 . Check out the second cut , I don't think this little critter liked me cutting up his home .https://youtube.com/shorts/KUz6rlqJD5I?feature=share

Sweet saw & that lil critter was in there knee deep...like ta been a goner!

 

[Wolverine]

Today’s truck/trailer load.

 

[bradb123]

Looks like another nice score ! Where do you get your wood , do you own a lot of land ?

 

[Wolverine]

Looks like another nice score ! Where do you get your wood , do you own a lot of land ?

I used to work full time at a small used motorcycle shop. Got to be good friends with the owner. He has some land and is letting me cut the dead standing trees. Theres lots of them too, and he’s about 12 miles from me.

My mountain is growing.

Pretty much 4 rows deep. This along with what I have already stacked, is more than I’ve ever had at one time. I’m probably looking at the next 5 years worth when I’m done, if not 6.

 

[bradb123]

Looks good ! The land owners I cut for are two brothers that are retired farmers . They sold some of the land . I think they currently own around 500 acres . There sister owns a 40 that attaches to there land . I cut at the sisters last winter . We had a tornado July of 2019 that destroyed the area . They had a logging company come in to clean up the mess . All the trees I cut for them are blow overs . Most of the trees still have the rote ball still attached to the tree . The good thing is most of the tree are off the ground so they won't rot . I will never run out of wood to cut .

 

[Duce]

I used to work full time at a small used motorcycle shop. Got to be good friends with the owner. He has some land and is letting me cut the dead standing trees. Theres lots of them too, and he’s about 12 miles from me.

My mountain is growing.
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Pretty much 4 rows deep. This along with what I have already stacked, is more than I’ve ever had at one time. I’m probably looking at the next 5 years worth when I’m done, if not 6.

Are you in a warm climate area?

 

[chipper1]

Looks good ! The land owners I cut for are two brothers that are retired farmers . They sold some of the land . I think they currently own around 500 acres . There sister owns a 40 that attaches to there land . I cut at the sisters last winter . We had a tornado July of 2019 that destroyed the area . They had a logging company come in to clean up the mess . All the trees I cut for them are blow overs . Most of the trees still have the rote ball still attached to the tree . The good thing is most of the tree are off the ground so they won't rot . I will never run out of wood to cut .

Those locust won't rot anyway .
Edit; but if you think they eat a chain up now, give them a few yrs, they only get harder.

 

[bradb123]

The logging company left scrap piles of logs all over their property.

 

[Wolverine]

Are you in a warm climate area?

I'm about 15 minutes from the MD line in central PA (Gettysburg). With wind chill today, it was 30f.

 

[bradb123]

They love the black locust in the outdoor wood boilers. One of the brothers figures I cut about 20 cord of black locust out of that area .

 

[Duce]

I'm about 15 minutes from the MD line in central PA (Gettysburg). With wind chill today, it was 30f.

Is it just for supplemental heat?