Eating That Elephant….One Bite At A Time!

[Ralphie Boy]

The first picture is 5 hours over 2 days, including stacking, all red oak. But there is still a lot of that beast to eat! as seen in the second picture. Just me, my X-27 and my tire. First time using the X-27 and the tire trick and I'm sold on both. Looks like the sledge and wedges are being held in reserve for the really nasty stuff. This is from a tree service free delivery of a couple of months ago. Red oak, silver maple and red maple. Biggest oak is 51" in diameter and the biggest maple is 48" in diameter.

 

[yooperdave]

I can't believe you stopped to take pics while it was still daylight out! Get back to work!
Good job and along with that comes the good feeling...just one thing missing from your yard-wheres the snow??

 

[Ralphie Boy]

just one thing missing from your yard-wheres the snow??

Gone! Finely and I hope for the rest of the season! That's why I'm just getting a start on this mess. It's been snow covered and frozen solid since the day after it was delivered.

 

[kennyp2339]

Very nice, nothing is better than getting that morning cup of coffee and gazing at the wood racks

 

[Flatbedford]

Nothing like stepping back and admiring your stacks...and sharing a picture at hearth.com.

 

[wahoowad]

love your wood

 

[PA. Woodsman]

That's some big-ass stuff going back closer towards that shed!

 

[Woody Stover]

Nice work, not bad at all for five hours!

That's some big-ass stuff going back closer towards that shed!

Yessir! Looks like he has a bit of sawing to do before splitting those. The good thing is, most of that stuff looks pretty straight-grained, not like the multi-branched yard trees you would normally get from a tree guy. Ralphie, if you don't have anything between the Fiskars and the sledge/wedges, I would lay in six- and eight-pound mauls; Could be some rough sleddin' there....

just one thing missing from your yard-wheres the snow??

We are hoping that we're 'out of the woods' down here, so to speak. No guarantees yet, though....we can still get slammed again. Probably would melt off quickly, though. Then it becomes a question of getting done before the heat sets in....probably not happening for me this year, gonna be doing some serious sweatin'.

 

[Beer Belly]

I just about fell outa my chair when I saw those pics.....that some big stuff ya got there. I agree with yooperdave, get back to work....

 

[Christopix]

Very nice, nothing is better than getting that morning cup of coffee and gazing at the wood racks

Ha! I thought I was the only crazy one that did that! Glad I'm not alone!

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Ha! I thought I was the only crazy one that did that! Glad I'm not alone!

And even guys like me that don't drink coffee enjoy doing that

And you are right we're ALL crazy, just in different ways.....

 

[Christopix]

I also love the pungent smell of oak drying… Sends me back to working with my Dad bucking, splitting, and stacking firewood. I was treated to the welcome comment from my wife recently that she is looking forward to sitting on the patio this summer and smelling the racks of wood nearby.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

I also love the pungent smell of oak drying

Yeah man! You can smell that stuff from 2 mile out. It's a great smell.

 

[Ralphie Boy]

That's some big-ass stuff going back closer towards that shed!

I'm waiting for my tractor to get out of the shop so I can move it into a better position to cut. That's the oak that hits about 51" in diameter. Gonna be fun with a 25" bar!

 

[Woody Stover]

That's the oak that hits about 51" in diameter. Gonna be fun with a 25" bar!

You may have to cleave or noodle an edge off to get through that big boy.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Ha! I thought I was the only crazy one that did that! Glad I'm not alone!

Just don't name them. Then you are crazy.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Great job Ralphie. Nice neat stacks. I have a smaller diameter tire I use too. Good for smaller rounds.