I don't use a grinder at all. I prefer to hand sharpen. It gives me an excuse to take a break and take stock of how I'm doing (I'll notice a dull chain in an instant and stop to deal with it. However, I often don't notice how tired or dehydrated I'm getting until I stop and take a break for a few minutes.)
I like to bring the wood by grapple in "long lengths" to where the wood is easier to get to when splitting, but it does leave a lot of debris there. My "long length" is some multiple of my 18" firewood length.
lol y’a that’s a good one but for the distance it’s what ever … but its still something, the rear wheels of the truck want to get off the ground!
The wheels did spin on one loose gravel spot but at <10 mph I wasn’t too concerned.
Curious - some of the rounds in these photos are anywhere from 21" - 24" long. For those who heat with firewood, would you split the difference and get 11"-12" pieces, or would you cut to the normal 16" - 17" length and have a lot of 5"+ end pieces. It all burns, so probably a moot point.
Thank you. When I am blocking I make sure I cut to 16". The wood in my photos was a FB marketplace deal and the tree guy must think 16" is a lot longer, lol.
I cut my longer lengths as a multiple of 18" to avoid as much of that as possible. But when there is no choice, I start splitting the difference when I get to about 3 or 4 cuts from the end. I always start from the thick end, so the shorter pieces are smaller diameter and then those get tossed on top of the previous row in the wood pile. It helps the woodpile stability to not have them down lower.
