When it rains it pours

[fireview2788]

I went all summer with one small pile to split so I put it off. OOOPPPS! Since September I've had three ash taken down, finally got my saw to work on a large pile of silver maple a friend needs moved, and now my FIL had a medium sized hard maple taken down. I do however, wish tree guys knew how long 16" or at least cut them CLOSE to the same length. I know I need to say no thanks, but I'm an addict and I just can't do it.


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[woodhog73]

I do however, wish tree guys knew how long 16" or at least cut them CLOSE to the same length.
fv

If it's an aerial top down removal the last thing a climber or bucket operator is concerned with is cutting to length.

But I hear you. I'm guessing you ended up with a lot of small odd pieces. Or logs cut at 22 inches or something crazy like that making it impossible to get 2 regular length rounds from it. They burn just fine but mess up the wood pile when stacking. But still better than buying firewood

 

[kversch]

I went all summer with one small pile to split so I put it off. OOOPPPS! Since September I've had three ash taken down, finally got my saw to work on a large pile of silver maple a friend needs moved, and now my FIL had a medium sized hard maple taken down. I do however, wish tree guys knew how long 16" or at least cut them CLOSE to the same length. I know I need to say no thanks, but I'm an addict and I just can't do it.


fv

I'm with you. One guy I work with doesn't bother thinking about how long he cuts stuff. When I'm cutting I try to cut for 3 or 4 pieces of firewood when taking any good sized material down. I hate wasting good wood by making chunks or shorts. Makes it easier to deal with on the ground too.

 

[Woody Stover]

wish tree guys knew how long 16" or at least cut them CLOSE to the same length. I know I need to say no thanks, but I'm an addict and I just can't do it.

You and me both, brother. I look at it this way; I won't have to re-cut all of them, and I can usually get the chunks to stack by mixing them in with regular-length splits. I'm pickier now that I'm ahead on wood, but still find it hard to pass up good wood...especially hard Maple! Once a hoarder, always a hoarder I guess. You can come on here to vent, but we all know damn well you are gonna grab that wood....you can't help yourself!

One guy I work with doesn't bother thinking about how long he cuts stuff.

Or how square he cuts the ends, probably. Then you have to fight them when splitting.

 

[tcassavaugh]

bring them to my house.....i'll help.....lol

 

[fireview2788]

Be careful what you "complain" about on here! I came home to find a large dead hickory limb fell and took a small dead ash ash (pulled the trunk up too). I just had to use my new saw and cut it all up too. It was a horrible, horrible punishment.

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[Soundchasm]

I went all summer with one small pile to split so I put it off. OOOPPPS! Since September I've had three ash taken down, finally got my saw to work on a large pile of silver maple a friend needs moved, and now my FIL had a medium sized hard maple taken down. I do however, wish tree guys knew how long 16" or at least cut them CLOSE to the same length. I know I need to say no thanks, but I'm an addict and I just can't do it.


fv

That honey locust score I've been working is the same way. No rhyme or reason that I can see. I did work an ash score done by arborists who absolutely NAILED 8' sections. That was fun.

A couple years ago a buddy turned me on to an oak score. We worked it together for fun. He took all the crotches and sections I knew I couldn't split. He's a little nuts, but he told me he ran his firepit 24x7 for a week before he put a big dent in his pile.

 

[fireview2788]

My FIL in specifically told them, and they agreed to, 16" but it's crazy the differences. The three ash trees I had taken down was the same thing only I was there to tell them to stop and I would cut it smaller. I had another group come in and take 4 ash trees down with two getting exactly 16" (he used his bar to measure) and the other was all over the place but mostly 12-14". While wood is wood it's a pain to stack plus the stove works much better with 16".

I think I need to be specific and tell them to use a real 16" and not a man's 16". (Sorry but you all were thinking it too)

fv

 

[MaintenanceMan]

I understand when I tell a tree company 16" or whatever that they aren't going to get out a tape measure for every cut, but more than once I've had a crew cut up an entire tree about two inches too long. I really don't mind resizing the smaller stuff, but it does chap my ass to re-cut a huge 2-3 foot diameter log and have a bunch of cookies to deal with.