Question on noodling

[okotoks guy]

More my cup of noodles

Noodles with Happy Endings!

 

[Shari]

...and don't throw those noodles away as they make wonderfull fire starters.

Shari

 

[daveswoodhauler]

I see that you are in Western, PA..
If you can move the rounds, my vote would be to get them in the backyard and wait until it freezes outside....by mid/late december you should be able to split them much easier. But, OTOH, by the size of the rounds you may not be able to move them?
Good luck

 

[dave11]

Thanks for all the input. In reply, let me say most of these rounds are beyond what one or even two guys could move easily. They're oak and they're wet and heavy as heck. And I don't have a bucket loader or any big equipment to move them for me.

A pic is attached. To give it a little scale, the whitish blob in the middle are my safety glasses lying on a round.

The rounds are in the driveway and can lie there for a while, but I'd like to have them out by the time the snow flies, so I can plow the driveway.

I've tried splitting these with wedges and a sledge. The wedge goes in half way and pops back out, or when the wood does split, it is still hung on lots of torn strips that have to be stripped away. It's a pin oak hat was just felled a few days ago.

I've noodled several so far and carted them off to the shed. Even after noodling, some of the pieces are almost too big to move.

Actually, I've got a second question, so I'll post that separately.

Thanks for the help.

 

[smokinj]

Thanks for all the input. In reply, let me say most of these rounds are beyond what one or even two guys could move easily. They're oak and they're wet and heavy as heck. And I don't have a bucket loader or any big equipment to move them for me.

A pic is attached. To give it a little scale, the whitish blob in the middle are my safety glasses lying on a round.

The rounds are in the driveway and can lie there for a while, but I'd like to have them out by the time the snow flies, so I can plow the driveway.

I've tried splitting these with wedges and a sledge. The wedge goes in half way and pops back out, or when the wood does split, it is still hung on lots of torn strips that have to be stripped away. It's a pin oak hat was just felled a few days ago.

I've noodled several so far and carted them off to the shed. Even after noodling, some of the pieces are almost too big to move.

Actually, I've got a second question, so I'll post that separately.

Thanks for the help.

Nice!

 

[WoodPorn]

How about a 2 wheel dolly for moving those things?

When I "noodle" a very large round, I do the same as Danno77 I'll go 3/4 of the way through the round and roll it over and cut up from that point with the top of the bar.

 

[dave11]

How about a 2 wheel dolly for moving those things?

When I "noodle" a very large round, I do the same as Danno77 I'll go 3/4 of the way through the round and roll it over and cut up from that point with the top of the bar.

I have been using the dolly, but some are just too big for me to get on the dolly without help. Most of those big pieces I can only roll/move with my 5 foot cant hook.

But it was all free, so I won't complain.

 

[okotoks guy]

Those are some big rounds. I used to have the same problem.I was fortunate enough to
convince the wife to let me purchase a splitter. For the effort,frustration and time that goes
into noodling,I would look into renting a splitter if you can't justify outright purchase.

 

[SnapCracklePop]

Well, hmph! This isn't much of a fun topic. I thought "noodling" was what you did in the back seat of a '57 Chevy...

 

[billb3]

More my cup of noodles

you just wanna feed scott brown noodles so you can borrow his truck