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That is what I do.

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Boy would you get yelled at Bullit by my old, now dead log boss. He hated "blippers" since he was paying for the fuel. We'd go through 5 gallons a day. I recall one young fella we had just hired doing the "blipping" thing and after repeated reprimands, he got so angry he stomped over to the kid while yelling at the top of his lungs, ripped his running chainsaw out of his hands and threw it 30 ft away. Every time I hear "blipping", I get all kinds of fond memories like this.

 

[4570Man]

I moved 5 truck loads of wood today. That's a small percentage of the wood I've got on the ground. I'm really going to have to get my splitter built.

 

[4570Man]

I moved 5 truck loads of wood today. That's a small percentage of the wood I've got on the ground. I'm really going to have to get my splitter built.

 

[MossRoad]

That is what I do.

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That's about the same thing I do. I even make the last cuts UP like that, too. Keeps the bar from getting pinched.

 

[LarJea]

That's about the same thing I do. I even make the last cuts UP like that, too. Keeps the bar from getting pinched.

Me too.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Nice vid, and he just backed up what I've always said about pallet forks with a grapple, being superior to a dedicated grapple, for firewood and other log handeing.

You don't need to cut on the ground with pallet forks/grapple and pallet forks will select logs out of the pile easier too, also they hold the log SAFELY, for cutting or loading it on the sawmill. And best of all, there's a LOT less steel in the way, so you can safely cut the log without all that steel in the way, at a comfortable height, without having to turn it! (read MUCH easier on your back)

And best of all, you can use the tractor/palletforks/grapple to hold the log over a trailer so you don't have to do all that handling of the rounds before and after they are cut.

BTW, how is a round wasted if it's a little longer or shorter than 16"? MY stove never complains, no matter how much longer or shorter the firewood is. :laughing:

SR

 

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What have you been using for this job?

 

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That's about the same thing I do. I even make the last cuts UP like that, too. Keeps the bar from getting pinched.

If I can make a suggestion here and if you are going to process wood this way as opposed to what Sawyer is saying,. Leave a couple-three logs on the ground to act as your "cutting table". You'll only need to turn the last couple logs after you've cut up all the rest w/o needing to turn anything else. I am surprised to see so many on here who do wood regularly without a log hook. Once you get the hang of one, you won't know how you did w/o it. It speeds up and lessens work load dramatically. May be a bit awkward at first but it will be like a third arm after a while.

 

[John_Mc]

My process is a lot like 94Bullit's, except that I tend to process my trees in the woods. I drop them, winch whatever logs I can reach from one set-up out to the side of the trail, and cut them up. Cut most of the way through, then roll them. If I see an opportunity to cut all the way through on the first cut (bend in log, or propped up on something) I'll do it then - makes the rolling easier.

I have a log grapple, and tried lifting them and cutting them in the air, but came to the conclusion that when working alone all the climbing on and off, maneuvering the log into position it was taking more time than just cutting them on the ground. If I'm cutting with another person or two, then lifting with the grapple to cut starts to make more sense.

I agree that the LogRite Cant Hooks and Peaveys are about the best thing there is out there. I had a wood-handled Northern Tool cant hook that was AWFUL. Wood handle was poorly made (grain was not continuous along the shaft) and the hook would not grab worth a darn (I tried grinding and reshaping the point: it helped a little, but not enough to make the tool useful). It was so poorly designed that it was dangerous. After only about 2 dozen used on moderate-sized logs (mostly 8" diameter or less) the tip broke off. It was a welded-on tip, and the weld was of poor quality. Tried a LogRite Peavey and have loved it since the day I got it.

 

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Unfortunately I don't have a picture but what I like to do is split at the stack. I lay a couple larger stems of about the same diameter on the ground as my "wood processor" next to the splitter I'll then put a stem on top of these and cut it up. The rounds stay cradled until I log hook them off and plop them on the splitter. Because they are cradled, you can push the rounds down the cradle with the tractor after you finish splitting 5 or 6 of them if you don't want to walk so far. You also do not have to lift the round as much as it already is 12-18" off the ground . As you move down the stack line, you just "roll" your " wood processor" along.