Who is cutting wood?

[~mikey b]

fkna

[irul&ublo]

466787[/ATTACH]
(Note the pile of oak across the driveway that’s patiently waiting for me to bring home a splitter)

[Hood26]

Spent the morning with the Royal Order of Red Suspenders group of volunteers. We filled a couple dump trailers to deliver to folks today and put up some more for future deliveries. We cut, split, and haul wood to elderly and needy folks. The group is organized through a local church. I don’t make many weekends, and I am am amazed by the few super dedicated folks that work every Saturday, nearly year around.

The loading splitter for big wood and the splitting table (forgot to get a picture) really helps speed things up.

[Meadow Skipper]

Spent the morning with the Royal Order of Red Suspenders group of volunteers.

Great name for that group, and a really really nice thing to do.

[mattig]

This dying fir needs to fall to the side with no branches, and the branches are going to take out that alder and also probably hit that snag with unpredictable results.



So up I go.



Wood heat is a commitment for sure, but doubly so when you have to limb and fall your own big trees. Need to make friends with an arborist...




Sent from my SM-S918U1 using Tapatalk

[lifelinksplit]

Damn much respect to yall climbing and felling big timber. Me and Walter have just been bucking up small shit in an old burn.

Sent from my SM-S236DL using Tapatalk

[lifelinksplit]

Walter likes going woodcutting. Trying out the new chineseium saw.

Sent from my SM-S236DL using Tapatalk

[bodywhomper]

Looks like the new cheap(er) big saw was working well!

[lifelinksplit]

Looks like the new cheap(er) big saw was working well!

It's doing good but definitely way more touchy on the start than even my 455 rancher. I am digging the 70cc and 25" bar.(although I'm replacing the bar and bar tensioner). Everything is pretty much a knockoff so replacing parts is easy.

Sent from my SM-S236DL using Tapatalk

[Grange]

Another good load of firewood consisting of mostly red oak with a few maples. I should be good for the winter now, but there is an area I found when grouse hunting that has some nice maples that are ready for harvest and I also found nice red oak that while dead would likely need a full season before it is ready to burn.

[lifelinksplit]

Growing up in the Midwest I'm always jealous of hardwood heat(that's what she said?..)

There's quite few very wealthy folks that pay to have they're favorite woods brought to MT.



Sent from my SM-S236DL using Tapatalk

[Grange]

I'm seeing a lot more people paying to have hardwood delivered. I used to hear a lot more chainsaws in the distance during the fall. I still pay $20 for a national forest firewood permit and cut my own. I'm finding it easier to spot good wood than it was when I was younger when there was more competition.

[XXX-er]

If you think about fuel/ wear n tear on the PU/ the saw/ your body/ an easier job you could do to make the money to pay the wood guy, maybe getting it delivered might make sense ?

whats Ideal is if you got enough room to get a 7 axle dumped on your property which is a lot of cords and then you just cut off firewood like slicing a loaf of bread

[Grange]

My father and I were discussing those issues when I got back to the cottage after cutting wood. He's in his mid 70's now and last year he ordered 10 cords of hardwood. That should last him about 3 years of burning and he still gets the exercise he likes by cutting, splitting, and stacking the wood. The time he saves from actually going out and cutting the wood means he can spend more time in the woods hunting or fishing which is worth the cost of the 10 cords.

I still like going out and cutting firewood so I don't want calculate the costs of cutting my own firewood vs buying it especially if I have to factor in the time it takes me to cut the wood. I will say finding the perfect tree in the right location and the satisfaction of closing the tailgate with full load do make the effort worth it.

[Meadow Skipper]

Yeah, you just gotta like cutting wood.

[XXX-er]

I liked cutting ski run either fall it into the woods or just leave the stem there on the ground/ cut it up small enough to ski over when it was covered with a meter of snow

the stacking & splitting not so much, A few years I ran the electric splitter for 2 days straight and I got over that thrill really fast, but the first and last piece were awesume

Locally I think its 4 or 500 to get 2 cords of pine cut and split to your specs dumped,

at least locally the people who do this gig are notoriously inept, don't show up when they say, or show up with bad product so if you do get a good guy make sure you keep his number

[Bronco]

Any experienced climbers here? I was able to set a false crotch and climbed with a retired 11 mm rescue rope. Couldn't get a Blake's hitch to hold my weight and resorted to a VT hitch with an 8mm. Could it be the rope was just too stiff for a Blakes? Might need to invest in an actual arborist rope.

[lifelinksplit]

Got some much needed wood thanks to a friend and his kid. We filled his 1ton flatbed to the brim and also another older Chevy and a some more in my tundra. I need to do some splitting I guess. If Montana ever turns to winter.

Sent from my SM-S236DL using Tapatalk

[Grange]

Finished splitting the wood I cut this fall for the winter. After 15 years the rubber grip on the composite handle of my splitting maul is breaking apart. I may have to get a new maul for next year.

[NBABUCKS1]

Good looking haul.

I also own two holzfarmas/farmertech whatever they are called. Great saws for the price.

I have a tiny stove so I have to buck everything into 11" sections. I built a sawbuck and found that quite nice for bucking wood. Luckily I have all the wood I need on my property as it's loaded with burnt trees.

[Hood26]

Has anyone tried a Log Ox? Can’t run away from all the ads so now I am curious.

[donutlynx]

Any experienced climbers here? I was able to set a false crotch and climbed with a retired 11 mm rescue rope. Couldn't get a Blake's hitch to hold my weight and resorted to a VT hitch with an 8mm. Could it be the rope was just too stiff for a Blakes? Might need to invest in an actual arborist rope.

Yes to all of the above. With DRT I run a 1/2" 16 strand climbing line w/ a 8mm or 10mm prusik cord w/ sewn eyes. Micro pulley for tending the hitch. Many good hitches to use - find one that works well for you. VT is a fine example. SRT I run a 11.7mm double braid climbing line. Likely that the retired 11mm rescue rope is too static and too stiff for a Blakes hitch to perform adequately. Climb safe!

[Bronco]

Sweet, thanks for the response!

[NBABUCKS1]

one search and they'll plaster ads on your social media forever. I'm probably doomed now that my browser has seen this.

I looked into it but it was expansive. Bought a cheap timberjack on amazon instead and a seperate pickaroon. I honestly don't use them much

[Hood26]

A peavy and pickaroon for me.