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

[Wilhelm]

No new firewood scores on my end.
But I had some fun with my firewood log pile yesterday.
Dolmar PS-550 for measure.

 

[bradb123]

I got some this morning. I had planned to block up 6 or 7 trees. The first tree went very well, my son and I had it cut down and blocked up in about 5 minutes. The second tree didn't go as planned. It was leaning towards another tree but I felt that I could wedge it to miss the other tree. I have mentioned on here that I suck at dropping trees! You can guess what happened, it got hung up in another tree. My son went back to the truck to get a rope. We got the tree pulled down using the four wheeler. We used my XS 572xpg and scarr 4350.

 

[bradb123]

One of landowners son in law wanted me to cut some firewood for his campfire off one of the scrap piles. I used my scarr 4350 and my son used my XS 550xp. We ended up with 9 little piles, probably about a pickup load and a half.

 

[bradb123]

I got a little this very frosty morning. I blocked up two trees this morning. I dropped the trees yesterday. After a close call with a widow maker in November I won't drop trees when I'm by myself anymore. I knew my son wasn't going to come out with me this morning so I dropped them yesterday when he was with me. I used my XS 550xp for the limbs and brush and my oldest scarr 572XP for the trunk. I blocked everything at 26" for a owb. BTW lots of rocks and thorns.

 

[Lions fan]

I got a little this very frosty morning. I blocked up two trees this morning. I dropped the trees yesterday. After a close call with a widow maker in November I won't drop trees when I'm by myself anymore. I knew my son wasn't going to come out with me this morning so I dropped them yesterday when he was with me. I used my XS 550xp for the limbs and brush and my oldest scarr 572XP for the trunk. I blocked everything at 26" for a owb. BTW lots of rocks and thorns.

You seem to use that 550XS often. What are you running on it for chain?

 

[bradb123]

You seem to use that 550XS often. What are you running on it for chain?

The one that I used today, I run a 18" 325 chain with a 8t sprocket. I also have another XS 550xpg that I run a 18'' 3/8 bar and chain.

 

[Lions fan]

Kevin's doing my 550 mark2, been on the fence what to run on it when it;s done.

 

[bradb123]

Kevin's doing my 550 mark2, been on the fence what to run on it when it;s done.

The 325 is faster in wood less than 6'' . The 325 is also less grabby when hacking through bush and small limbs. The 3/8 seems a little fast in larger wood. I also run 18'' 3/8 on my Stump Shot 550xpg and my scarr 550xpg.

 

[JRHAWK9]

Kevin's doing my 550 mark2, been on the fence what to run on it when it;s done.

He's also doing my 550XP MKII. I'm going to be running a 16" 0.325 with a 8T. I use it on stuff 12-15" and under only.

 

[Squareground3691]

Kevin's doing my 550 mark2, been on the fence what to run on it when it;s done.

23RS PRO NK chain , none faster

 

[Lions fan]

23RS PRO NK chain , none faster

Been eyeballing that. How is it to file?

 

[Hoser]

Not bad at all, harder than x-cut. Holds an edge well

 

[FTG-05]

My current stock.

Pole Barn:



Woodshed #1; the bay on the right is just for recreational firewood only. Each bay holds ~3 cords each. The two barrels? They are full splitter slash; I use it as kindling to start my fires every morning during the heating season. We heat exclusively with wood.



Woodshed #2; bay #1 (on the right) is the only space I have to store firewood right now since I want to empty the Pole Barn so I can reuse it for something other than firewood storage.



I estimate I have enough firewood for at least 8 years right now.

 

[bradb123]

I got four trees blocked up today. Three of the four were dead standing oak wilt trees. One tree had the top broken off. I dropped the trees and my son did most of the cutting. We ran my scarr 4350 and Stump Shot 550xpg. Everything was blocked to 26" for a owb.

 

[BowHunter4life71]

Firewood day here in balmy WNY. 562 kicking Ash.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

Here's a trailer load of oak I drug out last night. As you can see, I had some helpers.

 

[ZERO]

Here's a trailer load of oak I drug out last night. As you can see, I had some helpers.

Nice work Sir., our Granpa use to teach us when we were that age that dry wood does not just randomly show up at the front door.

 

[Wilhelm]

Stocking stuffers!
A small addition to my humble firewood supply.
This will go in "the box" where all the odds and uglies end up in.
This is one tractor crate full, a last summer storm damaged cherry (& some locust, & conifer).

 

[Squareground3691]

Get after it,

 

[Wilhelm]

Compared to Your score mine looks poor!



Branch cleanup of the uprooted birch I brought home last summer.
I got a tractor crate full.