With the warm fall, I have not been in the woods. Started burning late Oct, and it's been about 90% pine/hemlock slab, 2% Red Oak rounds, 2% Pine splits, 5% other. Three day cold snap here, and wanting to try the new-to-me tractor in the woods. Teens and low 20's are out of reach for an 8 hour Pine slab burn, so it's off to the woods!
Couple of standing dead Birch
No chainsaw required! Two chains and a 40' cable
While I'm right there, a perfet piece of Red Oak laying there the past 10 years. Grab that!
Since the landowner is kind enough to let me take this stuff, I am nice enough to keep the road open. Damn Aspens keep toppling in windstorms.
I can honestly say, some of you guys have made me think twice about HOW to cut. I decided to cut the top one first. Pretty much just laid down. The second one . . . I just went slow. Each time it cracked I pulled out (teenage Birth Control) and let it settle down. Eventually she snapped, with no ill effects to me or the saw.
Dragged that junk out of the way, prolly use it in a staging area for stacking logs up off the ground. By now it's getting dark, so I return to the Birch/Oak, chunk it, load it in the bucket and head home in the dark.
Not sure if you can see the extent of the punk on the grey birch. Light as a feather, Approximatly 50% punk. Since it was supposed to be cold last night, I tested some of the punky birch. lit nearly IMMEDIATLY, yet sustained a great fire. Funny thing is, I got that load to use these couple nights, but that Oak is WAY to good to justify using now!! :wow:
Couple of standing dead Birch
No chainsaw required! Two chains and a 40' cable
While I'm right there, a perfet piece of Red Oak laying there the past 10 years. Grab that!
Since the landowner is kind enough to let me take this stuff, I am nice enough to keep the road open. Damn Aspens keep toppling in windstorms.
I can honestly say, some of you guys have made me think twice about HOW to cut. I decided to cut the top one first. Pretty much just laid down. The second one . . . I just went slow. Each time it cracked I pulled out (teenage Birth Control) and let it settle down. Eventually she snapped, with no ill effects to me or the saw.
Dragged that junk out of the way, prolly use it in a staging area for stacking logs up off the ground. By now it's getting dark, so I return to the Birch/Oak, chunk it, load it in the bucket and head home in the dark.
Not sure if you can see the extent of the punk on the grey birch. Light as a feather, Approximatly 50% punk. Since it was supposed to be cold last night, I tested some of the punky birch. lit nearly IMMEDIATLY, yet sustained a great fire. Funny thing is, I got that load to use these couple nights, but that Oak is WAY to good to justify using now!! :wow:
