Who is cutting wood?

[mattig]

I got my annual firewood permit for the National Forest and will start next weekend cutting firewood for the winter. I shouldn't need that much since I have a fair amount from last year. I did get a new splitting maul, Fisker's 8lb., since the rubber on the handle of my current maul is breaking apart. I'll be first going after a couple nice oak trees I found last year that while dead weren't quite dry enough. I'm hoping they are still there and they will be ready to be felled.

You might find that you're more efficient and less tired with their smaller splitting axe. It's good to have 2 anyway for the stubborn rounds. Way faster than messing around with wedges.

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[bodywhomper]

We have. The shed is mostly protected from wind by the trees one can see on the right of the picture. I have tarped it before, but it doesn't really need it.

Thanks for repeating yourself and reminding me

[Grange]

You might find that you're more efficient and less tired with their smaller splitting axe. It's good to have 2 anyway for the stubborn rounds. Way faster than messing around with wedges.

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I did pick up the X-27 splitting axe yesterday as well when I saw it on sale. I've used splitting axes before and I've always liked the power of a an 8lb maul better. However I'm getting older and preparing myself for when splitting wood all day isn't as easy as it used to be so the splitting axe will hopefully allow me to split longer.

[cat in january]

If you can wait until it freezes the wood splits easier.

[XXX-er]

if you can quit being a rugged individual, can afford an electric or gas splitter

wood splits easier

[Cruiser]

I've enjoyed splitting wood throughout my life but the first time I borrowed a friend's electric splitter I was blown away by how much wood I could process with minimal effort. Total game changer. Electric splitter, wheel barrow, and a pickaroon makes creating a big ole pile of fire wood much easier than using an axe or a maul.

[XXX-er]

at a ski hut with a cook/ sled & skimmer driver/ 2 saw guys/ 2 stackers/ a 6 ton electric I did 10 cords in < 2 days and I am very sure it was all just work.

with the electric splitter the hot setup is to cut a piece of wood that will fit between the frame and the pump button so the pump is always running so you just work the handle, which makes the splitter even faster but be aware you are defeating the safety

I've used the gas powered and the electric splitter, if you got easy acess to 115V and don't need to split huge rounds the electric is where its at for easy storage/ no maintenance

[Cruiser]

Safety third

[shank]

https://youtu.be/OJs1gCN5Kwc?si=X-T8xy3BKUOa7XIr

[whipski]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_rSz7uRox8/

[Trackhead]

if you can quit being a rugged individual, can afford an electric or gas splitter

wood splits easier

My father in law is giving us one he no longer uses, my back > ego. I’m excited.

[XXX-er]

My father in law is giving us one he no longer uses, my back > ego. I’m excited.

the electric Splitter i used was on a frame screwed to a post in a wood shed at about waist height so I didnt need to bend down to load the wood so it was a good way to use it IME, i have used one just sitting on a driveway and it wasnt as good but you will figure it out

[Trackhead]

We burn 5-6 cords lodge pole per year, pretty soft wood. Considering an electric saw but wondering about real world experience. We usually cut a cord per trip but leave it pretty long and process at home.

Curious if electric saws can get much done, battery life, the usual.

[XXX-er]

We burn 5-6 cords lodge pole per year, pretty soft wood. Considering an electric saw but wondering about real world experience. We usually cut a cord per trip but leave it pretty long and process at home.

Curious if electric saws can get much done, battery life, the usual.

i think if you are doing firewood you need a gas saw preferabley a pro saw if you want it to last forever

there are all kinds of youtube vids showing an electric vs gas compro so watch some and see for yourself

[Cruiser]

If you're into one of the battery universes and have several spares, it's easy to justify an electric saw. They're so pleasant to use cuz of the consistency of the throttle response, relative low volume, and full torque at 0 rmps.

No comparison to a pro saw in terms of power tho. Different sports. That said, cutting standing dead lodgepole pine into rounds with a fancy pro saw is removing a fly from your forehead with a hatchet.

[bodywhomper]

Cutting in the woods with a battery saw? Are there charging kits for auto batteries?

[Trackhead]

The Husky Power Axe 350 looks pretty cool. Good YouTube videos seem like it would be fine for our soft Montana dead/dry wood we get. I’m buying one with two batteries ($800). If nothing else it’ll be fine for backyard use (live on 1.5 acres) but don’t like ripping two stroke saws in my yard and annoying neighbors. Also sick of inhaling two stroke.

Bigger charger takes 30 min to charge 7.5a/hr battery.

I’ll report back.

[toast2266]

We burn 5-6 cords lodge pole per year, pretty soft wood. Considering an electric saw but wondering about real world experience. We usually cut a cord per trip but leave it pretty long and process at home.

Curious if electric saws can get much done, battery life, the usual.

I have the 16" milwaukee electric. It's a great little saw and I use it for small projects a lot.

That said, it can't even come close to a gas saw for speed or run time. The electric cuts significantly slower in bigger pieces of wood, and the full 12ah battery is roughly equivalent to half a tank of gas in my 455 (which is just a mediocre 55cc saw, so it's not like I'm comparing the electric to a monster of a gas saw). I'll usually go through about 2.5 to 3 tanks of gas cutting a cord of firewood (softwood), so I'd need to recharge the battery ~6 times to cut that much wood.

I'm sure the pro level electric saws are better, but I have a hard time imagining them cutting fast enough and running long enough that they'd be a viable replacement for a gas saw for cutting firewood.

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[Trackhead]

I'm sure the pro level electric saws are better, but I have a hard time imagining them cutting fast enough and running long enough that they'd be a viable replacement for a gas saw for cutting firewood.

I guess I'll find out. The Youtube videos show it cutting pretty damn fast and a battery going a decent distance. I need less than an hour to get a truck load of wood, then I'm coming home, so we'll see. I'll bring the gas saw too.

Regardless, for backyard use will be nice to not annoy the neighbors.

[XXX-er]

I'm sure the pro level electric saws are better, but I have a hard time imagining them cutting fast enough and running long enough that they'd be a viable replacement for a gas saw for cutting firewood.

pro level electric chainsaw is an oxymoran

pro- grade chainsaws come in different sizes but they are all metal, can run at full speed for 6 hrs straight day after day for years on end which is why I would buy one

while a homeowner saw has plastic engine cases and will overheat and die if you try to run it hard as a pro saw and if you run it next to a pro saw the homeowner is noticably pretty anemic

[toast2266]

pro level electric chainsaw is an oxymoran

Stihl makes an assortment of pro level electric saws. Metal casings, more power than the small electrics, etc. Most of them look to be geared towards pruning jobs for professional arborists. They have a couple of top handle versions. I'm sure if I was doing tree work as my job, not having to deal with the noise and hassle of a 2 stroke would be nice for smaller jobs. Still wouldn't want one for firewood or other jobs that require running the saw for an extended period, but that's not a knock on the electrics. Just different tools for different jobs.

[Trackhead]

Thankfully I have a propane furnace and don't need a saw to run 6hrs straight day after day, nor do I have the back for that kinda work. Strictly white collar wood burner for me.

[XXX-er]

Stihl makes an assortment of pro level electric saws. Metal casings, more power than the small electrics, etc. Most of them look to be geared towards pruning jobs for professional arborists. They have a couple of top handle versions. I'm sure if I was doing tree work as my job, not having to deal with the noise and hassle of a 2 stroke would be nice for smaller jobs. Still wouldn't want one for firewood or other jobs that require running the saw for an extended period, but that's not a knock on the electrics. Just different tools for different jobs.

Tree pruning or jobsites you are always close to more battery so i could see it for those apps, " pro electric " is really not like walking into the bush with a jerry can to buck/fall for hours on end but still the reason to buy a pro gas saw is not only to get the extra power its to get a saw that doesnt burn up and die, in that respect we still don't know how the pro rated electrics will last except we know batteries degrade/ die while the jerry-can just needs filling

In comparison there are plenty of 032's/ 034's/ 044's out there still running strong, my kid will inherit my 261 but he was smart enough to buy his own pro grade saw

[bodywhomper]

My friend, now fully retired from tree work, was running an Oregon brand battery saw when climbing unless he needed something big. That was 8-10 years ago. He had a 3 battery system to keep work flow going with the older batteries. These were jobs at homes.Kept his face out of muffler exhaust, which was important for him after a lifetime of heavy exposure.

[Trackhead]

My friend, now fully retired from tree work, was running an Oregon brand battery saw when climbing unless he needed something big. That was 8-10 years ago. He had a 3 battery system to keep work flow going with the older batteries. These were jobs at homes.Kept his face out of muffler exhaust, which was important for him after a lifetime of heavy exposure.

That's part of my rationale. I've had cancer once, don't need any more toxic shit in my body let alone a bunch of two stroke exhaust complete with unburnt fuel/oil, etc.. Two stroke smoke is disgusting. My 6 cords per winter isn't exactly heavy exposure to it, but I'd just assume not inhale it anymore.

Happy to lose my man card and use an electric saw.