As mentioned in an earlier thread, my friend manages a ranch and told me take all the wood I want from downed trees. He takes a big tractor and pushes all the storm downed oaks into a dry creek bed. I got out there earlier this week and worked for a while with my MS390 cutting up limbs that ranged from four inches up to eight or nine inch diameter. I have the privilege of cherry picking what I want so I take only solid, straight wood, No bends, no Ys, etc. just good, easy splitting wood. There is more there than I can possibly process and burn in a lifetime so I don't feel badly about taking just the good stuff. I posted pics earlier of the cache of Water Oak. Filling roughly 300 or more yards of creek bed. Good stuff, too. Most of it has only been down just a few months. I'll keep working on good size limbs then start on the trunks.
This is what I started with- I pretty much wiped out this pile:
I cut til I emptied the saw's tank three times and decided I need to quit and start loading it up. Here are some shots of the load in my F-150.
And here is what I have after it is split and stacked: Kind of a hazy day. Just the two rows in the front are the recent haul.
If it's not too rainy I'll get another load this week. I'm sharing my good fortune with my neighbor who keeps me supplied with fresh tomatoes when they're in season. Sounds like a fair trade to me.
This is what I started with- I pretty much wiped out this pile:
I cut til I emptied the saw's tank three times and decided I need to quit and start loading it up. Here are some shots of the load in my F-150.
And here is what I have after it is split and stacked: Kind of a hazy day. Just the two rows in the front are the recent haul.
If it's not too rainy I'll get another load this week. I'm sharing my good fortune with my neighbor who keeps me supplied with fresh tomatoes when they're in season. Sounds like a fair trade to me.