Wood Load on my new truck

[LD1]

Just though I'd share a rew pics of a couple of loads we cut sunday.

We actually hauled out 3 loads, the pics only show two. The last two pics are of the same load.

We hauled out two already split like the first pic, and then a load of unsplit.

Who says ya cant fit a full cord on a P/U without racks:laughing:

Heading back to cut more here shortly. This makes about 4 cord total taken from this ash tree, and we arent quite half done with it yet

 

[LD1]

I found a pic of the tree before we got started. Man it was a mess

 

[dave1949]

I found a pic of the tree before we got started. Man it was a mess

That was quite a tree! Did the EAB get it it, or old age?

Nice truck loads.
Dave.

 

[psj12]

Emerald Ash Beetles killed both of my ash trees. I also turned them into firewood.

 

[Western]

That's one big tree!! I would hate to loose one that size, but good to be able to get some good use out of it.

BTW, old trees like that sometimes have some history. I wish I would have saved the article, but they still find rifle "balls" from the civil war in some old trees, I also read an article several years ago, where a guy found some traded steel arrow points in a tree on the Brazos river here in Texas. Apparently there had been a skirmish with settlers and the Comanche in that spot.

 

[LD1]

It was rotten at the base. Lost it in a wind-storm in the spring. So I doubt it was the EAB.

I just hauled one more cord home from it today. That puts us at 5. And there's maybe 2 or 3 left.

When I said we werent quite half done, well thats what it looked like. This tree grew forked. what you see in the pic is only the small side. Behind it was a larger one. Before I went back today, all we had done was the close side, which wasnt really rotten at the base.

I got back there today, and started on some of the limbs and then chained to it to roll it over. Well, the base of that half is hollow a good 15 ft up. With only about 6" of good wood around the rim of the 30" trunk

O-well. Still a good solid 7-8 cord tree:thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

Heres a few pics of this mornings work:thumbsup:

Two more loads @ ~1cord each.

There is maybe one more load left, but I doubt it will quite be a full load.

So depending on how big the last load is, it will be a 7.5-8cord tree:thumbsup: If it didnt get too hot just now, I'd probabally go back and get the last one. Maybe tomorrow morning??

 

[Dmace]

Unique stacking method to get more over the sides.

Of course the RAM is sitting nice and level like a real truck should. :thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

Unique stacking method to get more over the sides.

Of course the RAM is sitting nice and level like a real truck should. :thumbsup:

Yea, I always stack to get the most on. It is easier with the bigger peices. The split stuff is where it gets trickey:thumbsup:

And it didnt hurt the ride hight too bad. Judging by where the helper springs are empty, and monitering it through out loading, I am guessing only ~2" of squat.

But with a 12,200 GVW I figure I have about 4500lb payload