_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted January 26, 2021 i agree! that x-27 is now my go to, i also have the longest handle fiskars chopping axe 23 inches i believe... ... which is super light, and just as sharp. i i use that fr smaller logs .. and the splitter... for hard knotty wood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sled_22 845 Posted January 28, 2021 I was out filling the wood trailer tonight after refilling the box inside. Looks like I’m over half way through my prepared wood. Bring on the cold, I’m into some dry red oak. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sled_22 845 Posted January 30, 2021 Fiskars x27 and ms462 got some attention this morning. One tank of fuel to cut a cord of wood. Good times had by all.... by all I mean me. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slowindown 494 Posted January 30, 2021 What kind of wood is that? It doesn’t look familiar to these Deep South eyes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sled_22 845 Posted January 30, 2021 Big ash ash.... white ash to be specific. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted January 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, sled_22 said: Big ash ash.... white ash to be specific. Nice stuff to split, I have a bunch of ash in my pile for me to cut soon,I like that and yellow birch, birch isn't as nice to split tho sometimes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slowindown 494 Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Yeah. I don't think we get ash in the south part of Mississippi, maybe a little. There's a few trees on the creek bank that look somewhat similar but they grow all twisted and bend over and don't get too big before they die, but they sure are easy to split and burn pretty good when green. The wood looks similar to that but the bark is not as defined. I had assumed some sort of willow - I'll have to check out the leaves in the spring. Here, mostly, we have several types of oak - red, white, pin and a lot of water oak, and even some live oak but this is the north part of live oak range. There's a fair amount of black cherry, some beech, hickory, pecan and maybe walnut but there's a ton of sweet gum, which is nigh on impossible to split by hand and is not very good firewood anyway. Edited January 30, 2021 by slowindown 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted January 30, 2021 sled glad you finally got to use that axe.... just a tip, once the head shines up, you might coat it with oil .. grease, or Vaseline (after each use) ... to keep the rust off, i do all my edge tools that way, never had a rust issue..... at the end of the wood season, just clean it with rubing alcohol ... and paint it. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sled_22 845 Posted February 21, 2021 Had a long day cutting wood with a friend of mine. He moved later in the fall and didn’t have a big wood supply so we fixed that today. I put 5 tanks through the 462. Bucking logs from 8am to 2pm. Ufffda my shoulders are sore. But my back isn’t near what it typically is. We’ll attribute that to the 28” bar. here’s a fun felling video for you to enjoy. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted February 21, 2021 Its always nice cutting it in the snow, don't have to worry about sawing dirt.... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ATC4ever 1,079 Posted February 21, 2021 All that wood i cut up last summer has been gone or a few weeks now.. been burning some stuff i cut about 2 months ago, chopping it very small & drying it on the stove 😬 I have a better idea how much i will need next winter. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim-ANC 202 Posted February 21, 2021 15 hours ago, TBRider said: Its always nice cutting it in the snow, don't have to worry about sawing dirt.... Yeah, and no dirt and mud on the logs 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 21, 2021 most of the wood i saw is down, or blow downs, i do my best to saw where i can skip sections with dirt or caked on mud, but the worst is wire that the tree has grown into, one of the hazards of sawing up trees that were used as fence post, on farm land, most trees that mark property lines on farm land are used as fence post around here. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted February 21, 2021 4 hours ago, ATC4ever said: All that wood i cut up last summer has been gone or a few weeks now.. been burning some stuff i cut about 2 months ago, chopping it very small & drying it on the stove 😬 I have a better idea how much i will need next winter. I'm going out to the beaver dams and getting mine there.....lol Ran out a few weeks ago here too.... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 21, 2021 those beaver damns need thinning out anyways don't they ? two birds with one stone. (thumbs up) 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBRider 1,407 Posted February 21, 2021 Yup, and its all nice maple, drying there for years, I started going there 5 years ago....lol 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toodeep 1,758 Posted February 24, 2021 Most of the wood I cut is down trees also. I got a new blade so I converted an old push tube into a tree lifter. Cut up to it, throw a log under it farther down and continue on. I did it last night so I had to test it out tonight (after I tested it with a 4 wheeler). Last pic just showing the warm up we been having. Most of the snow is gone. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retro 4,048 Posted February 24, 2021 That's a slick idea toodeep! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tim-ANC 202 Posted February 24, 2021 Yeah, it sure is! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56Sierra 1,844 Posted February 24, 2021 Our log home came with two fireplaces. One standard fireplace in the finished basement that seldom gets used and the other above it on the main floor. It has stone all the way up to the high ceiling as well as a built in heatalator. The ash door can be used to allow air from the garage behind it to be used for combustion. The damper has been cracka-rigged to allow it to have multiple adjustments by using a lever and latch setup coming out the front at the top of the firebox. This setup works quite well since very little air from the house goes up the chimney. Since I'm not choking the fire off from air, our chimney stays very clean. Before we converted from propane to natural gas the fireplace was our main source of heat. $1,400 for propane the first winter was a real shocker and we started taking advantage of the 5 wooded acres we live on. Now with gas and my last bill for heat and cooking only being $90., there's little incentive to cut wood for heat. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 24, 2021 11 hours ago, toodeep said: Most of the wood I cut is down trees also. I got a new blade so I converted an old push tube into a tree lifter. Cut up to it, throw a log under it farther down and continue on. I did it last night so I had to test it out tonight (after I tested it with a 4 wheeler). Last pic just showing the warm up we been having. Most of the snow is gone. that should come in real handy for all kinds of lifting jobs. how high does it go ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toodeep 1,758 Posted February 24, 2021 It has some pivot to it. I'm mostly alone all the time so I'm sure it will find some other uses. The "fork" portion will slide off and I already have another thing built so I can move my trailers around easily. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,611 Posted February 24, 2021 Dang @toodeep, talk about wide open spaces...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 24, 2021 actually moving trailers around was just what i was thinking of, nice to pull up, lift, and never have to touch the jack, plus maneuvering them with front steering is much simpler ... this is something close to what we have on a johndeer 2630 , made it super easy to move / steer gravity grain wagons. around. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Edited Edited February 24, 2021 by _Wilson_™ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites