Some split red oak and wood piles.

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Archer39

Archer39

Feeling the Heat
Sep 23, 2009
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Pottstown PA
Some red oak for 2011-2012. Yielded about 1.25 cords.

hand split in the woods to make it easy to load.
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One of the loads in the truck.
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Most of it split. I had another truck load split at another location.
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All stacked.
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And the rest of the wood for the 2010-2011 season. There is a mix of Red oak, Maple, Ash, and Walnut in the stacks. I hope to have all the 2011-2012 done by the end of May. Just have to find the room for it.
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Archer39 said:
Some red oak for 2011-2012. Yielded about 1.25 cords.

hand split in the woods to make it easy to load.
IMG_0319.jpg


One of the loads in the truck.
IMG_0321.jpg


Most of it split. I had another truck load split at another location.
IMG_3446.jpg


All stacked.
IMG_3450.jpg

IMG_3452.jpg





Looks Fantastic!



And the rest of the wood for the 2010-2011 season. There is a mix of Red oak, Maple, Ash, and Walnut in the stacks. I hope to have all the 2011-2012 done by the end of May. Just have to find the room for it.
IMG_3447.jpg

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Looks like you have a good supply going. Sweet truck too. Doesn't look like that load is even beginning to work it.
Chris
 
Chrisg said:
Looks like you have a good supply going. Sweet truck too. Doesn't look like that load is even beginning to work it.
Chris
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the engine and suspension don't even know it is there the crappy trans is a different story. It rides better with weight in the bed. I left the load on for a day and a half because it was dark when i got home and we had 2 inches of rain. With the rain it made the truck squat more than i have ever seen before.
 
Archer39 said:
One of the loads in the truck.
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Now thats what i like to see! Ol cummins with stacks haulin some fresh cut oak. I got my 1st gen back from my bro-inlaw, just needs a starter. Man the weight he hauled in that thing was unreal! Stuff that made my 96 cringe didnt even phase the 91 haha. The rear springs are like ridin on bricks.
 
Nice job. Those stacks look so straight, did you use a plumb bob to get them so perfect? ;-)
 
Todd said:
Nice job. Those stacks look so straight, did you use a plumb bob to get them so perfect? ;-)
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no but i do use a 4 ft level to make sure they are not leaning to bad. When it is stacked 5.5 ft high 30 ft long it needs to be pretty square.
 
mtarbert said:
Great idea to have that rope across the front to keep from restacking. Wish I had thought of that Years ago
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thanks, the t-post stakes just bend even with a little weight on them. it is stacked so most of the weight is on the tree but i did not feel like cross stacking the end it takes a lot more time.
 
I love good, straight red oak. It makes some of the easiest and prettiest splitting by far! Some of it's so pretty it's almost a shame to burn it.
 
I like the pallets used on the end of your stack!
I'll have to give it a try on mine as the fence posts are expensive and don't hold the weight well.
 
Pagey said:
I love good, straight red oak. It makes some of the easiest and prettiest splitting by far! Some of it's so pretty it's almost a shame to burn it.
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I know, i would have loved to have got some boards made out of it but it was the only tree on the property that is worth anything (everything else is dying Ash) and i don't have the the means to move it myself to the mill.
 
That is going to give you a lot of heat. You can be proud!
 
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