How big is too big?
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Gary, I'm pleading the 5th. She's probably a supermodel or cougar or something....I sure hope she has a sense of humor!Gary_602z said:
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Scotty Overkill said:
That was not me Scotty. It was Steeltown. That was painful just to look at. I have put my chaps on every since.
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Atta boy, MWN!! I am eyeing up a tree out our street (it's around a 80 foot catalpa, with at least an 7' diameter trunk). No, I do not want the wood, that will go to my BIL who can use it to heat his garage......I DO want an excuse to buy that 090AV! Sure, my 041AV Supers or the 075AV can easily handle that tree, but the wife doesn't know thatmywaynow said:
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I learned that a sharp chain was essential for noodling. I had a load from a local tree guy in the driveway - 20ft long, 8ft wide and a couple "sticks" 5-6ft off the ground. The one "stick" at the high point...was easily4ft across. All of it was 6-10ft long.
It turned out to be around 6-7 cords...but it took a long time to cut into pieces I could move. I chose not to use the splitter in the driveway since I needed it off in case someone else had wood to drop. So sawing and noodling I put them into manageable sizes which I move with a hand truck. Probably about 50 pieces easy that I moved individually. It was a lot of work...but now all said and done - I have a lot of white oak waiting to see its maker...
It turned out to be around 6-7 cords...but it took a long time to cut into pieces I could move. I chose not to use the splitter in the driveway since I needed it off in case someone else had wood to drop. So sawing and noodling I put them into manageable sizes which I move with a hand truck. Probably about 50 pieces easy that I moved individually. It was a lot of work...but now all said and done - I have a lot of white oak waiting to see its maker...
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Jags said:
Yea I dont mind cutting them, but gets nasty when noddle or moving it into the splitter. My back says Run Forest Run!
we need a new forum........MONSTER ROUNDS.…I'm getting ready to cut some here real soon. This year I'll be taking pics of those jobs, now that I know where to post them!!Jags said:
I live halfway in between you 2, so I think maybe you guys should just bring that monster stuff to me :snake:smokinjay said:
I've seen a few trees that were too big. But it sounds to me like if you split as you go it shouldn't be too bad. There are a lot of BTU's in a tree that size.
tfdchief said:
Should make that round under 400lbs at that length. Roll spin and split. Its just that simply! :lol:
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