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Originally Posted by bwframe  Two weekends for 5 cords? |
Okay, maybe 4 cords? + ? 24 hours of work time and 3 hours of prep. Ask a firewood company how many man-hours it takes to cut, split and stack a cord. You'd be surprised. Real surprised.
Seems too good to be true, but it's not.
You've just got to plan ahead. Most don't when cutting, splitting and stacking, cutting, splitting and stacking etc.... They cut, load, then cut, load on and on. Plan. When felling a tree, plan the fall so the wedge cut is ground down. Stack the trees if felling more than one. You'll out cut your chain, with them stacked there's no thinking or planning on how not to hit dirt. IF you have to hook up and drag the tree with the truck the wedge will act like a ski tip. Drag the trunk over branches and logs you've laid down to raise it up, trim the butt on the ground if you have too before dragging. I have an F250 diesel 4x4, so....
If you're cutting dead fall or logging wood, buy the extra chain and drag it out. 200' of chain is worth the investment. (4) 50' lengths.
I know it seems unbelievable... But it isn't when it's planned out.
My time is way too valuable to waste cutting firewood. I enjoy it, but don't want to spend all summer doing it.