Post pictures of your woodpile/splitting area

[briantutt]

64 and sunny here today. Splitting in a t-shirt. What a wierd winter but I am not complaining still have all this oak and birch!

Brian

 

[Marshy]

Well I got a little video today of the operation. I wasn't able to get my friends go-pro but this gives you the jist of the deal.

We were only able to get 8 turns in before the neighbor called it due to we were going to lose the back road from all of the turning of the tele-handler.

Here is the neighbor getting a load from the log yard. Sorry for the crappy video......I'm no JJ Abrams.



Here is a load up to the cutting/splitting/stacking area ready for yours truly dufus to cut. The neighbors boy took it.



As you can see there are interesting dynamics cutting those. I've had a couple get a little western when there have been large swings due to a large round dropping off, you just stay in the throttle and ride it out.

Also sometimes the load isnt perfectly set in the grapple and the logs shift. I actually pinched the bar today.

All in all, it's a great system for us. You can make a lot of hay in 1-2 hours.

Are you cutting to feed an OWB? Those seem about 2' lengths. Nice method but I'd be really impressed if the rounds were being stacked in a row as they were cut. Anytime you can handle it one less time you are doing it right. Using that method takes some work out of it for sure, nice.

 

[benp]

Are you cutting to feed an OWB? Those seem about 2' lengths. Nice method but I'd be really impressed if the rounds were being stacked in a row as they were cut. Anytime you can handle it one less time you are doing it right. Using that method takes some work out of it for sure, nice.

Yep it's for a boiler.

No kidding, that would be nice.

 

[Marshy]

Yep it's for a boiler.

No kidding, that would be nice.

Might take a little operator magic in the machine... Does the grapple have the ability to rotate? That would be clutch.

 

[benp]

Might take a little operator magic in the machine... Does the grapple have the ability to rotate? That would be clutch.

Nope, not that fancy.

It has a return spring from a heavy trailer ramp so it self centers and doesn't go all willy nilly. That's all.

I like this way a lot better than cutting headfirst into the pile. You get a lot more done in the same amount of time.

 

[ri chevy]

Cut a few trees in a friend's backyard. All black walnut.

 

[ri chevy]

This is where the wiod came from. I have one more tree to take down.

 

[unclemoustache]

This is the area by my shop for selling wood. Got another area by the house for my own stuff.

 

[ri chevy]

Do you sell the wood chips?

 

[Marshy]

Probably make good compost.

 

[ri chevy]

Some sell the chips to companies that convert them into pellets.

 

[unclemoustache]

I've got a friend who raises some livestock. They are happy to take it away.

 

[mo.woodtick]

not very tidy but still cutting

 

[James Miller]

ugly and effective back side faces south so its in the sun 8-10 hours a day

 

[Erik B]

View attachment 492694 View attachment 492695 ugly and effective back side faces south so its in the sun 8-10 hours a day

Looking at that first pic, it is nice to see at least one of your crew working

 

[Jere39]

Me and my trusty partner in what might be the smallest firewood operation west of the Schuylkill:

 

[Jeffkrib]

Fresh stuff in the foreground seasoned stuff in the back ground. The seasoned stuff will be moved down to the house over the next couple of weeks ready for winter around the end of April.

 

[dancan]

What are your winter temps like ?

 

[Sandhill Crane]

ready for winter around the end of April.

That there is funny!
It would be fun to visit all these different countries everyone is from.

 

[Erik B]

@Jeffkrib The past couple of months I have gotten to know a college student from 'down under'. She got here just in time for our winter and when she heads home, it will be just in time for her winter. Poor planning if you ask me