My tree cutting, wood splitting, firewood stacking saga

[Ta-ton-ka chips]

I have one big task left to accomplish then I can finish up with the monster splitter. This is the bottom portion of the double trunk hickory and it rests on the side of a small hill below where I need to get it.

I took this shot from the opposite side looking back where I need to go with it. The two trunks are joined together and of course they are the largest diameter pieces. With double the weight of all the others I have moved, combined with it’s difficult location I am not real sure just yet how I am going to do it or even if I can. You can barely make out the splitter in the background. It's about 15 yards away. I can move the splitter closer, but I am going to have to get the trunk on level ground first and there no room to do it from the low side.

I think a 4 wheel drive could move it up the hill, but it'd be easier to drag it across the the road at 2:am and leave it in the subdivision across the street
What's the deal? You tell me to come by and don't answer the door
I'll can help you move that stump but I'm working Sat morn

 

[Al33]

What's the deal? You tell me to come by and don't answer the door
I'll can help you move that stump but I'm working Sat morn

PM with apology sent. A man has to eat ya know.

I'm in no hurry to move the double stump, so when is your next off day>

 

[Buck111]

Those pieces with holes would hold a piece of slate pretty well...

 

[BIGABOW]

Al , Thanks For Sharing ,man I Am Tired Now Think I'll Go For A Nap. Lol

 

[Al33]

Part V

Thought I would get an decent early start today and see if I could pull the double stumps up on the high ground with my Trooper. I raked the pile of stump shavings down hoping it would help and wrapped a logging chain around it which was loaned to me by Missing Ridge. While doing so a green jeep passed and honked. I suspected it was out very own Ta-ton-ka chips. Just as I had started my trooper to start dragging, Ta-ton-ka pulled in. After our greetings and a little demo of the monster splitter, he guided me in the dragging effort. Despite 4 wheel drive, my street tires spun in the loose dirt and debris after getting it only so far. Ta-ton-ka suggested hooking my Trooper up to his Jeep so we both could pull. IT WORKED , like a charm. A little celebrating and Ta-ton-ka had to go to work. THANKS, big time!!!

Once again, as has happened so many times before, a Woodyite or two steps up to the plate and helps another out. This site has been great to me over the years. I have benefited from it in more ways than I can count.

My ol’ dog Tex to advantage of the cool dirt exposed by the drag.

 

[Al33]

I discovered the two stumps were not joined as bad as I had thought. Mostly what I was looking at was vines, and once I had them removed I saw that I could likely get them apart. This pic shows a good clump of the vines removed and sitting on top.

 

[Al33]

The stumps were connected at the bottom, but with some wedges and my go-devil I was able to separate them completely.

 

[Al33]

I counted 76 rings in one of the stumps, but I could be off by a couple either way.

 

[RWK]

When i was young and dumb i would spilt 24-25 face cord by hand. I think now that im vintage im paying for it. Rich