Cut/split & stacked about a cord of standing dead Elm on Saturday. Most of the trees were no bigger than 14" at the base (Elm Bark Beetle damaged trees), except for one which was quite large - almost 20". Was wondering if my haul would be ready by next season? For the most part - the top third of the trees had no bark, and the remaining 2/3 bark would fall off while splitting. The splitting got real interesting as i got to the base of the 20" tree... thank you hydraulic splitter!
Will be tackling a HUGE witness tree Sugar Maple this weekend that got trashed in a wind storm this past fall. Bucking/splitting leaders that peeled off the main truck like banana peels... Kind of a shame, this tree has been around for centuries (no joke). It's about 4-5' diameter at the base. we don't have the tools to drop the whole thing, so we'll have to wait on Mother Nature to do the job. In the meantime the leaders are about 18-20" which should yield some quality firewood.
Will be tackling a HUGE witness tree Sugar Maple this weekend that got trashed in a wind storm this past fall. Bucking/splitting leaders that peeled off the main truck like banana peels... Kind of a shame, this tree has been around for centuries (no joke). It's about 4-5' diameter at the base. we don't have the tools to drop the whole thing, so we'll have to wait on Mother Nature to do the job. In the meantime the leaders are about 18-20" which should yield some quality firewood.