Hopefully I can get these split & hauled out tomorrow before the rain sets in.
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I had two wind damaged maples one was already bucked up by the splitter and the one in the picture, what was left standing is the first picture and the top that was snapped off in the second picture.
Both loads were stacked.
Both loads were stacked.
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I was finally able to get back to Project Osage. Here’s load #3 it was the biggest one so far. I am thinking probably 2 more will clean it up.
After doing some trail clearing for the wife, I decided that this wind damaged beech would get taken care of.
Picture 0091 is the downed beech,0134,0135 and 0136 is the beech bucked up and in the trailer heading home. The last two are a snake who was getting some sun, there were another three small heads sticking out hole near the stump but I couldn't get a picture.
Picture 0091 is the downed beech,0134,0135 and 0136 is the beech bucked up and in the trailer heading home. The last two are a snake who was getting some sun, there were another three small heads sticking out hole near the stump but I couldn't get a picture.
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EODMSgt
Feeling the Heat
Nothing to write home about but it's the first scrounge of the season. I scored a truckload of maple and then went back for some beech. Some minor punk but mostly good wood. Trying to scrounge about 12 cord this year so I can go into next burning season with 20 CSS (don't burn anywhere near that however that is my 3-year ahead goal).
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kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Cut and split about 2 & 1/4 cords, another 3 to go
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
Looks like a high-clearance quad..wish I had that.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
I'll be getting skinnier...I'm about outta food and she says I gotta stay home for a week and a half.
Load #4 for from Project Osage
Here’s what I have tossed in for load #5
and what’s left to be split & tossed in.
And here’s a nice sunset & a Super Moon on the rise
Here’s what I have tossed in for load #5
and what’s left to be split & tossed in.
And here’s a nice sunset & a Super Moon on the rise
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
@JimBear - Im lending my quad to @Woody Stover, corn ends look a little high and I don't want to see him get splinters, Im taking the tractor, be forewarned, we are going to disable the splitter, your making all of us look bad
It will be shut down & I will gladly be social distancing myself from it after I finish with load #5
. I’m tired of seeing it but if you guys are still planning on making the trip to sabatoge it you may as well stay & help stack all that Osage. 
There will be plenty of room to maintain 6’ separation in the 50’ I have set aside to stack it in.
Woody Stover
Minister of Fire
No worries, my butt is getting tough..it's calloused from staying home and sitting on it every day, all day.
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
Here is load #5 & the final load from Project Osage. I was really hoping to get more fence posts but they just weren’t there. Now comes the monotonous job of stacking it all.
I started this yesterday before the American CLS f'd up after splitting the first load so today I used the 20 ton MTD, I split the ironwood and the beech last and then I stacked it.
Pictures 0142 & 0143 are loads of cherry I s/s yesterday, 0146,0148,0149 are some ironwood stacked on top of some hard and soft maple and the rest is some beech and ironwood stacked with some cherry.
Pictures 0142 & 0143 are loads of cherry I s/s yesterday, 0146,0148,0149 are some ironwood stacked on top of some hard and soft maple and the rest is some beech and ironwood stacked with some cherry.
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heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
Looks like everyone is getting all there wood cutting done. Hope everyone is staying safe. Kennyp2339 I heard about that warehouse guy I hope you guys in Jersey are staying safe working till this is all over.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
Thank you, I’ve had the pleasure with meeting and talking with Ponch numerous times before the company transition stores to a more regional platform, I was shocked when I got the email yesterday and it really brought things into perspective, he really was a great guy, he would go through hurdles if you needed anything, for all reading 55 yr old man, passed from the virus left behind a wife and 4 kids, 3 older but 1 14yr old son.
thank you for your support in these tough times, I’m taking things one day at a time, also working on the pile to get my mind off of things, thankfully for once we are being proactive and we have gotten some necessary ppe like gloves, masks, eye protection along with proper sanitizers.
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
Medic21
Minister of Fire
Haven’t been taking any pictures but, between the ambulance shifts I’ve gotten a ton of wood processed. Power company is dropping trees left and right. 5 on family properties so far. 4 loads of locust and three of Ash in the last three days home.
SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
I might be dropping some 16" fir trees today. From the ring count on the limbs I took down the other day one of them is at least 50 years old.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
In between fire calls I finally finished bucking up all the rounds I had, feels good. I did buy some new files for blade sharpening, reshaped all my teeth with 10 strokes per tooth, then hit the chain after every 3rd tank of fuel, can’t believe how easy it was cutting. Tomorrow’s job is to split and stack all of this, hopefully I have at least 2 cords of wood in the rounds.
I stacked the Maple I c/s today on the stack of cherry,ironwood and beech I started the other day and the second load went on a 16 foot long stack of ash I started some time back. (not pictured)
In the first picture you can see where it had been damaged and that is why I felled this Maple
In the first picture you can see where it had been damaged and that is why I felled this Maple
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heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
I ended up in the woods most of the day yesterday but not for processing wood. I cleared out a path to this pond in the woods and cleared around most of it to have an area to work the dogs on some water retrieves. My neighbor has a nice sized pond in the woods right on the property line but the pond is on his side but he said I could use it he is an older gentleman and we have a good friendship. The dogs love the water and both ended up in it yesterday. It was not the plan but it was such a nice day, me and my youngest daughter were back there clearing and next thing we were doing duck retrieves. Just a good day to be outside.
