'09 Fuelwood Season..

[splitshot]

Hmmmmmmmm, that's pretty slick.

I thought so also. Is your machine a backhoe? (Just saw pics of some tasty slabs hangin' off the loader bucket). Curious if that setup would split our hard **s oak.

Looks like an easy mod, get to work and let us know.

 

[bigndn]

I thought so also. Is your machine a backhoe? (Just saw pics of some tasty slabs hangin' off the loader bucket). Curious if that setup would split our hard **s oak.

Looks like an easy mod, get to work and let us know.

No backhoe. Mine's a reg tractor with front loader. My neighbor has a backhoe 3-pt attachment for the back of his tractor, and I think that would work, but not as effective as that video. I bet it would split your oak, though. Those outriggers produce enough down pressure to lift the tractor up.

 

[inthewall]

Hopefully the guy in that video doesnt grab the backhoe swing lever His swing might be on the peddle.

 

[D'Animal]

Got a jump start on the firewood season.

 

[D'Animal]

Both ends of the same stack of wood.


We have two stacks. LOL

Fence is 5' high.
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[splitshot]

Nice splitter!

I'd bum it if you were closer. My split piles are almost gone.

New addition?

 

[D'Animal]

The seasoned Oak is what is left of last seasons wood.

The Pine/Fir/Cedar is fresh.

I needed some logs for work so I got a partial load at the house. We used what we needed to at work so I got the rest.

 

[Joe_E]

Yeah, I need to get to wacking down some myself. I ran a little short on wood because all the deep snow prevented me from going into the woods and cutting the standing dead i usually cut at the end of the season. Insted i went and bought 1 1/2 tons of coal and lit my basement stove. Came in handy as we were without power since saturday afternoon!

 

[D'Animal]

You guys really burn coal in the north east?

 

[Weedhopper]

Yep, if you have the equipment. Pellet stoves are very popular in this area, Kind of like a miniature coal burning stove.

We took down a ton of trees last year and had a fire every night. Big difference with the heating bill.

Took me 22 years to figure that out.