how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[BrettL]

So I took down a hedge tree in town a week and a half ago and other than cutting some old hedge posts, that was my first experience with it. Wasn't as bad as I was expecting, other than looking like I got in a fight with a bag of powdered eggs and the small brushy limbs............them damn things about gave me a vapor lock.

I took most of it out with an Echo 355t with a 16" bar, since alot of it was overhead work, where the trunk split into 5 different leaders.

That is some frickin heavy stuff, when it's green! I reckon it's gona be a blast to split (sarcasm).

I split the tree with a buddy, since I've got enough wood for about a decade and that's even after selling 6 cords this fall.

I know why some of y'all cuss it and grumble about it like ya do. Anything not firewood size is enough of a pain, to drive a guy to drink.

Yeah, the little stuff with all its thorns is a pain but hedge is my wood of choice. My only problem is finding landowners that will let me cut. Right now, I'm cutting on a pie e of property between Mulvane and Udall. About 20 minutes south of Wichita

 

[plcnut]

Good morning!
It started sleeting about 10 minutes ago and hasn't let up.
I'm not sure what we are in for from this bit of weather.

 

[Hedgerow]

It’s not bad to split. Basically anything down to about 3” is firewood size to me. There’s no reason to split anything under about 8” especially since you have plenty of wood, stack it & forget about it. It’s not like it’s going to sit in the stacks & rot or shrivel away to nothing. The older it is the better it burns.

^this^^

The most favorable characteristic of the stuff is it don’t rot!!

So you can make like a squirrel making piles here and there, then forget you made them for 3 or 5 years, just to stumble across em some other time and it’s like Christmas...

 

[I saw a lot]

Snowing here, about .5" so far on it's way to maybe 6". Word to the wise, do not buy a Transist Connect if you want to move in any amount of snow.

 

[Dub11]

Snowing here, about .5" so far on it's way to maybe 6". Word to the wise, do not buy a Transist Connect if you want to move in any amount of snow.

Is that a fwd?

 

[Hedgerow]

Snowing here, about .5" so far on it's way to maybe 6". Word to the wise, do not buy a Transist Connect if you want to move in any amount of snow.

What’s a transist connect?
A van of sorts?

 

[I saw a lot]

Yes, FWD minivan. Problem is, all the weight is in the back so has trouble even on wet roads. Add in the fact that there are not many tire options for it and company owner only cares about MPG's and they are not even all that great for that. Also miss-spelled Transit Connect in last post. When I leave the house it is pretty much up hill in every direction and to get home it's up hill as well plus a small grade for the driveway.

 

[Hinerman]

So I took down a hedge tree in town a week and a half ago and other than cutting some old hedge posts, that was my first experience with it. Wasn't as bad as I was expecting, other than looking like I got in a fight with a bag of powdered eggs and the small brushy limbs............them damn things about gave me a vapor lock.

I took most of it out with an Echo 355t with a 16" bar, since alot of it was overhead work, where the trunk split into 5 different leaders.

That is some frickin heavy stuff, when it's green! I reckon it's gona be a blast to split (sarcasm).

I split the tree with a buddy, since I've got enough wood for about a decade and that's even after selling 6 cords this fall.

I know why some of y'all cuss it and grumble about it like ya do. Anything not firewood size is enough of a pain, to drive a guy to drink.

Hedge trees fight back. At the wrong time of year, the sap is like Elmer's glue. They can be limby bastids; so a lot of work for not much firewood. Although, the small stuff can be great stove wood also. Yes, heavy!!! Like others have said, not bad to split.

 

[Hedgerow]

Also, being a relatively low moisture wood, even when fresh, when it dries to sub-20% levels, it retains its weight..

Thus the high BTU’s..

But the same characteristics that make it a dense, high BTU wood, makes it harder to light and large loads in a stove can leave a lot of unburnt chunks called clinkers.
An ash grate and under pan help mitigate those.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

^this^^

The most favorable characteristic of the stuff is it don’t rot!!

So you can make like a squirrel making piles here and there, then forget you made them for 3 or 5 years, just to stumble across em some other time and it’s like Christmas...

I found several piles from 20 years ago from cutting post and leaving the stove length pieces. A wheel barrel in each one.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Hedge trees fight back. At the wrong time of year, the sap is like Elmer's glue. They can be limby bastids; so a lot of work for not much firewood. Although, the small stuff can be great stove wood also. Yes, heavy!!! Like others have said, not bad to split.

Best time to cut is February

 

[Hedgerow]

Best time to cut is February

Indeed..

March can get real sticky... lol

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.

 

[plcnut]

Yes, FWD minivan. Problem is, all the weight is in the back so has trouble even on wet roads. Add in the fact that there are not many tire options for it and company owner only cares about MPG's and they are not even all that great for that. Also miss-spelled Transit Connect in last post. When I leave the house it is pretty much up hill in every direction and to get home it's up hill as well plus a small grade for the driveway.

That is good to know.
I almost bought one of them before deciding on a Sprinter.
I'm very glad I went the direction that I did!

 

[67L36Driver]

Crappy day out there in River City. Freezing rain and high wind out of the east. [emoji90]

 

[hoskvarna]

Snowing here at 30*


Sent from Hoskey hilltop

 

[Cat 525]

Ice early and just rain now! Gonna be muddy mess!

 

[67L36Driver]

Stihlfreezing rain and high winds. Iffin it keeps up I’ll get my wish it sell some saws. [emoji6]

[emoji48]

 

[BrettL]

Good afternoon y'all. Wet in Wichita too. I was hoping to cut some hedge soon but I dont want to tear up the man's ground. Guess I'll get some splitting done.

 

[Workshop]

This is me.