I used to do pretty well cutting trees for people kind of word of mouth. A guy would get a quote for trees leaning by the house that was inflated and tried to panic homeowners. I would come and drop them take the oak the homeowner cleaned up the branches for less that half price of the quote. Plastic wedges are cheap and cheap insurance. Used any saw trimmed wedges as back cut first wedge in.
I have one of those. I used it quite a bit before I got my grapple. I also have a thumb on my backhoe that I also use quite a bit. Sent from my SM-G981U using Tapatalk
But seriously, I like that LogOx for when you're cutting a log 10-20ft down to firewood and instead of going all the way through and getting the chain pinched or cutting into the ground or throwing your back out trying to turn it, its like a three second deal with no stress rolling it. So sweet and American made, can't beat it.
I thought you knew this....... "Work smarter not harder". BTW, I've found that at times, having better equipment causes one MORE work than before.
My wife and I have a method of making firewood that works well for us. We like our firewood to be 18" so I cut trees into 9' logs and get 6 pieces for splitting from each one. The trails in our woods allow for carrying the 9' logs out with the grapple. I store the logs in piles where we keep our firewood. When it is time to cut and split the wood, we pull up to the pile of logs with the backhoe and the wife grabs one log at a time and holds it waist level and I buck them. I load the bucked logs onto the splitter and the wife splits them and fills the tractor bucket. We then stack them in our racks. Believe me we still get our exercise. Since we went to this method it keeps a lot of dirt off of the logs and the chains last a long time. Making 9' logs Bucking logs Log pile
So how high do you stack your wood @GregH? Or maybe I should just ask....... "How high can your wife reach!"
I love it when I want to sit by a warm cozy fire, I reach to the coffee table and pick up the remote and hit the button. I do not miss burning corn or wood one bit.
I don't have that brand but I agree. I've been trying something different the past couple years. Used to drop and cut up the tree out in the woods, load it on the truck, pile it, rinse and repeat until I hade what I wanted. Not a bad way if you only need a couple cords. More difficult in heavy snow years and after a couple thaw-freeze cycles. Needed to start cutting more when my daughter bought her house-she had a fireplace too. Then she and my son in law put in a wood burner. The old way just wasn't getting it done even with help. Now, we cut the tree down and drag as long a pc as possible to a landing point. From there, we bundle several and drag them up to the area where they will be split and stacked. The ranger and 4x4 really help along with the snowmobiles. They pack my trails down nicely. At times, I wish I had a tractor like Greg. Now, all I need is some snow! The ground finally froze
I like sitting around the outdoor firepit and sometimes cooking over the open fire. I don't burn wood or corn for heat. Purely recreational and sometimes to get rid of stuff. A lot of things you can't do in your livingroom.
Yeah I have an outdoor fire pit with a lean to full go wood the PO left behind will be a few years before I need to cut wood. I still have my splitting maul.
I hate to admit this I am headed out with an electric polesaw to take down the last of the "brush" down on the shore. If my firefighting buddies saw me running an electric chainsaw of any kind I would be mocked and ridiculed.
I did redeem myself I quickly realized I could spend a half hour cutting or under 2 minutes with a real saw. Layed it all down and burned up the evidence. Burned up green brush and 3" trunks. Last of the "brush" on the left side of the lot. Just 2 red cedars left to take out, luckily red cedar is considered an invasive specie in Minnesota.
Stopped at a Stihl dealer today to kill some time and man it's refreshing to talk to a old guy behind the counter. Actually knew his ****. Can't stand people that work the counter in 5 different areas a week and read the box if you have questions.
Got a few new wedges in the mail today. Going to 2 part epoxy them together. Trees all marked for season hoping to start felling this weekend
