Monster white oak needs some TLC,if I can survive doing it in.

If you can move it, you should go for it. That is some good wood there. It should split pretty easy if it is still green.

Very good wood , but you will have to work for it with those big pieces. Here's one I'm working on.

Is that white oak in the original post ? I thought white oak has a real shaggy bark ?

Set of pictures in the original post don't look like white oak at all. Maybe Pin Oak?

Yeah, looks like a red oak to me. Great score either way.

pictures do not show white oak.

Looks more like maple.

Definitely not White Oak, I think Pin Oak or maybe Red Oak. Who cares? I'd go for it either way.

That looks like a red oak to me...and woodmaster, I love them bigguns! That tree has a pile of BTU's tucked away, I wish I was there to help you buck that bad boy!

Wood Duck said:

Definitely not White Oak, I think Pin Oak or maybe Red Oak. Who cares? I'd go for it either way.

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Yep, grab it!

Looks like red oak to me, and lots of those pcs look gnarly. But def worth the effort!
I can smell it just looking at those pics, mmmmmmm

Scotty Overkill said:

That looks like a red oak to me...and woodmaster, I love them bigguns! That tree has a pile of BTU's tucked away, I wish I was there to help you buck that bad boy!

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I wish you were here to help allso. took me and a friend about 3 days to css the top. should be around an 8 - 9 cord tree.

ohlongarm,
Looks like a pin oak. Still great wood.

i've worked through some monster oaks before. the really big stuff was pita to split and some of the most gnarly stuff i ever split. made elm look easy and that was with a splitter

The largest score for me was last spring - a 6-cord white oak dropped in the owners' yard. We bucked and split onsite then hauled it home. Between work and rain, it took 5 - 6 weeks to finish. Definitely worth it because the effort got two wood burners just that much farther ahead on supply. If possible, take your time and don't overdo it IMHO.

Looks like red oak to me too.
They get real tall here, white oak doesn't.

Get yourself a peavey or timberjack. You'll be able to move the monster rounds without destroying your back. It's amazing how such a simple device can provide so much leverage.

free oak??? i'd be on that like a bad dawg!! just finished a cleanup on a large blow-down-white oak. took my 3 pt. hitch splitter to it and went to work. split like butter. oav and hickory are my faves,with ash not far behind.

they just brought one down in my neighbors yard across the road. unfortunately, i don't know the guy. the tree was easily 75 feet up and 3 foot across the stump. i was really impressed by the tree crew. the guy in the tree was like a squirrel. tied off on a top fork and scampered out on the limbs, using his spurs, like he was going for a nut. the guy was really good. i've watched tree crews lower with ropes but this guy just cut them and let them drop and guys on the ground would move them or cut them up.
i wanted to get some of the tree but they said the guy was giving it to someone else. shame, lotta wood there.

cass

Shame to miss out on oak - I'd say go for it.

You might try using splitting wedges to bust some of the big round down. Score a grove with your saw first.

We had some horrible fibrous, twisty sycamore to deal with a few weeks back after a tree came down in the field by the house. Some of the rounds off the butt end were massive - biggest I've dealt with so far, prob around 40" - more than double the length of my bar at any rate. With some scoring and a sledge hammer to drive the wedges we were able to bust them down to a manageable size.

If nothing else there is a lot of wood in a round that big and your efforts will give you a large amount of great fuel. Tough to say if it is more time/energy efficient than working only on smaller stuff though.

ohlongarm said:

What is the best tool to get for what I have,not familiar with a peavey,or timberjack Thanks

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longarm, you have yourself some excellent red oak. Give it plenty of time to dry and that means you should not try to burn it next winter!

What you want is a peavey or a canthook and not a timberjack. The timberjacks can work for some small stuff but I've found they are one of the most useless tools on the market. I prefer a canthook while some a peavey. Either of these will work well. Don't get anything with more than a 4' handle as those will be plenty big enough for you to use.

Warning: Once you start using a cant hook or peavy, you will be hooked! You'll wonder how you ever got along without one.