i am jealous of that equipment.. cant tell ya how many summers in the 80's i spent swinging a 12 pound maul splitting wood my dad got with his chainsaw out of the forest with city permits for firewood gathering,
Hi Chris! I have to tell You this, something really crazy happened. We were talking about my little business with one of my best friend. Then he told me this: He has a aunt who is around 75 years old and she asks this. If we take care her forest, we can cut as much wood as we want. so we pick trees that are fall of the wind or wrong species. She wants to grow birch only, all other are free to go. Half on the trees we cut goes for her, half for us. Unbelievable! She has more than 500 acres of forest. All is for us. This is crazy! Next Saturday we start and we do this every Saturday from now on. If this goes fine, we can both quit our dayjob and do what we want. I had to tell You this, this is so crazy. Wow! Go Chris!
Thanks for the warning! I try to be careful so that we don´t have to do slave work. For now this seems to be ok, but I remember Your warning.@@jameschandler2776
No rest for the wicked, but that is a good thing. You process a lot of wood Chris. I used to love doing wood but since I hurt my back, it is grueling and not as much fun. I still like to when I can, but my wood is too big for me to handle without help. I just can't lift any longer. Love your videos. First thing I do every morning. That beech looks beautiful.
Hey Chris! Great video! I like the single wedge for resplits. Fewer pieces getting shaved than with the 4 way. Keep the great content coming! Take care!
I found a trailer receiver hitch clamped onto a tractor bucket works really well in moving trailers in tight spaces. I bought mine on Amazon. The biggest benefit is that your head doesn't need to be on a swivel to see where you're going.
Beauriful sunset. I have never seen a sunrise or a sunset on the horizon. Houses and trees as far as the eye can see. rotate the side your splitter is on between resplit days. This way you will not over work one sde of your abs, obliques and spinus erectus muscles. Looking forward to watching the oak get processed.
That's a great tip Ann Marie.... Years ago a dr. advised me to swing a baseball bat, golf club the opposite way just to stretch and build the weak side muscles, tendons, joints.. It sure helped me thru the years...
Watching you use the Eastonmade Ultra makes me “pine” for delivery of mine. First part of December is expected delv time for my new Ultra. Speed, durability and overall design help me decide. Enjoy your day at “beech”. Nice pcs of ash…
Love watching your videos, thanks for answering our questions. Someday would love to get an eastonmade ultra but for now need to invest in a professional chainsaw, using a stihl ms 250 which has been a good saw just a little slow at cutting.
Starting to get some good news after the accident got a load of hickory in today! By the time the ultra gets here who knows maybe I'll be fully back at it!
Hey Chris, would you mind sharing whatever you can about the elevator you are using? Brand, length, height, model number, horsepower, etc. Appreciated if you have time, GNI!
Just a thought. Might not be relevant as you look like you have a lot of space but if you get some old oil drums, fill them with dirt and stones, you could run some lengths of 2x4 vertically then run some horizontal rails between them. Screw your pallets to the horizontal rails. You could double or triple the height of your bays for a few lengths of 2x4 and some scrap oil drums
Once the Beech fully dries out...Will you have to throw it in with mixed hardwood to sell it or do you think there is enough people aware it is better then some species to sell it alone??? Green,Black or White...It is all good Ash!!🤠
When you sell wood to people who heat their homes with a wood stove do they like those small pieces of wood? I would want them larger so they don’t burn as fast. The smaller the pieces of wood the faster they burn.
27°F and 92% humidity here in Ashville Ohio this morning!!! Brrrrrrrr...... Leaves are a droppin and corn n beans are being harvested around the clock!! Trying to beat the weather!!
