Craigslist maple (I think)

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Quick Saturday morning trip for a decent load of wood.
Time and distance were a factor so I wanted to do it all in one trip.
I believe the wood to be a maple.
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Big silver maple....
 
Nice score. Those Uhaul trailers are great.
 
I bet you had fun loading those big rounds. That is when a trailer is handy.
 
Great score. Remined me of the silver maple score my neighbor got last year. Look Ma same trailer.
 

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I'd love to find out how/where to buy a used trailer from them.
I was told today that they make them in-house and use them until they are junk.
But for the weight you can get on that tandem with surge brakes is amazing.
I'd guess those large rounds were a couple hundred pounds based on what I can lift.
 
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
 
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
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Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
 
Wow brave! Them some big rounds!
 
sgt7546 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
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Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
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http://peaveymfg.com/canthook.html
 
firefighterjake said:
sgt7546 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
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http://peaveymfg.com/canthook.html
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Thanks for the link.

Any thoughts on this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357988_200357988

I like the idea of the tool holding the log off the ground for cutting.
 
sgt7546 said:
firefighterjake said:
sgt7546 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
Click to expand...

http://peaveymfg.com/canthook.html
Click to expand...

Thanks for the link.

Any thoughts on this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357988_200357988

I like the idea of the tool holding the log off the ground for cutting.
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I'm all about being cheap and lazy . . . to buck up my wood I just cut part way through and then roll the log to make the finish cut. The tool you have pictured is not the same as a cant dog or peavey by the way . . . it is used to do something much different . . . hold the wood off the ground for bucking. The peavey and cant dog are used to move large rounds or longer length wood in the round.
 
sgt7546 said:
firefighterjake said:
sgt7546 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
Click to expand...

http://peaveymfg.com/canthook.html
Click to expand...

Thanks for the link.

Any thoughts on this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357988_200357988

I like the idea of the tool holding the log off the ground for cutting.
Click to expand...

That thing from Northern Tool is pure junk! Well, some say they are good but I was given one and have tried to give it away ever since but nobody wants it. It is hard work to use and not worth the time. Much easier to just cut a log part way through and then use a cant hook to roll the log and then finish the cut.

Jake is partially right (he is usually right on things except for splitting wood)....but I've never heard it called a cant dog. A peavey is very similar to a cant hook but does not have the toe on the end. Peaveys are mostly used for those who wrestle the logs when they are in the water. A cant hook is used for rolling a log and work much better than a peavey. However, that does not mean you can't use the peavey if that is what you have. If you want to purchase (and I highly advise to do), get a cant hook. Get one with a 3' or 4' handle. Actually a 3' handle cant hook should handle everything most folks need it for but if you plan on rolling some of those 48" diameter logs, then the longer one will be better.
 
Backwoods Savage said:
sgt7546 said:
firefighterjake said:
sgt7546 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
Click to expand...

http://peaveymfg.com/canthook.html
Click to expand...

Thanks for the link.

Any thoughts on this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357988_200357988

I like the idea of the tool holding the log off the ground for cutting.
Click to expand...

That thing from Northern Tool is pure junk! Well, some say they are good but I was given one and have tried to give it away ever since but nobody wants it. It is hard work to use and not worth the time. Much easier to just cut a log part way through and then use a cant hook to roll the log and then finish the cut.

Jake is partially right (he is usually right on things except for splitting wood)....but I've never heard it called a cant dog. A peavey is very similar to a cant hook but does not have the toe on the end. Peaveys are mostly used for those who wrestle the logs when they are in the water. A cant hook is used for rolling a log and work much better than a peavey. However, that does not mean you can't use the peavey if that is what you have. If you want to purchase (and I highly advise to do), get a cant hook. Get one with a 3' or 4' handle. Actually a 3' handle cant hook should handle everything most folks need it for but if you plan on rolling some of those 48" diameter logs, then the longer one will be better.
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BS, users give it a high rating. did u read the directions?
 
Backwoods Savage said:
sgt7546 said:
firefighterjake said:
sgt7546 said:
Backwoods Savage said:
That is why it is a good idea to take along a plank for rolling those big splits onto a trailer. With a cant hook to use, it is as easy as pie.
Click to expand...

Thanks for that tip, I'll try that next time.

I'm not sure what a cant hook is, but I'd venture to say that google will be more than happy to tell me all about it.
Click to expand...

http://peaveymfg.com/canthook.html
Click to expand...

Thanks for the link.

Any thoughts on this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200357988_200357988

I like the idea of the tool holding the log off the ground for cutting.
Click to expand...

That thing from Northern Tool is pure junk! Well, some say they are good but I was given one and have tried to give it away ever since but nobody wants it. It is hard work to use and not worth the time. Much easier to just cut a log part way through and then use a cant hook to roll the log and then finish the cut.

Jake is partially right (he is usually right on things except for splitting wood)....but I've never heard it called a cant dog. A peavey is very similar to a cant hook but does not have the toe on the end. Peaveys are mostly used for those who wrestle the logs when they are in the water. A cant hook is used for rolling a log and work much better than a peavey. However, that does not mean you can't use the peavey if that is what you have. If you want to purchase (and I highly advise to do), get a cant hook. Get one with a 3' or 4' handle. Actually a 3' handle cant hook should handle everything most folks need it for but if you plan on rolling some of those 48" diameter logs, then the longer one will be better.
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I stand corrected . . . cant dog is the same as a peavey . . . cant hook is a Peavy minus the spike. Me . . . I like the spike . . . looks more intimidating. ;)
 
Jake, that all depends upon how you intend to use the tool!
 
Looks like the wood pile keeps on growing. You will be up to your 18 cords before you know it.
 
GolfandWoodNut said:
Looks like the wood pile keeps on growing. You will be up to your 18 cords before you know it.
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ha-ha, you know Greg, your right.

This damn firewood thing is an addiction. I have six cords of mainly locust and some cherry that I had for months prior to getting my insert at the end of September.

Within the last sixty days I have accumulated from Craig's List 1.5 cords of locust, plus 5 cords of mixed locust/oak/cherry, then a half cord of cherry, this load of maple which I'm hoping is close to 2 cords, and yesterday before the game I got two truck loads (about a cord) of locust from a house near South Hills Village. So if my public education mathematics is holding up, I think I'm close to 16 cords right now, plus or minus a log or two.
 
Here is my .02 worth on Logging tools:

If your goal is to be able to move the biggest ass logs with minimal effort then go with the pure Cant Hook with a long handle.

This is the one I bought: http://store.logrite.com/ch060.html

I don't know why anybody would get a shorter handle than 60 inches, big logs need lots of leverage to turn. The shorter handles are probably better when working in tight areas like in a milling yard or if
you just want to tell somebody it looks cute.

Don't waste your money on a timberjack. Heavy logs will just bury the slim stand in the dirt and it's so easy to turn large logs anyway.
Don't waste your money on cheap Cant hooks. They move a lot of weight and will snap/break if not good quality.

This thing has saved me a bunch of times, I have easily moved huge logs that were hopelessly scrambled together and would have been impossible to safely cut without the hook to move them.
Thanks to Dennis (BS) for openning my eyes to this perfect tool and saving my back.
 
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