Your body language is one of that which any woodcutter knows especially at the end of a day or at least at the end of round number 1 We all feel ya’ bud!

Im 72 and still doin' exactly' what your doing. I hate loading em' I turn mine facing out, so when I get home .. I just roll em out of bed ... "The more my back hurts - the smarter' I get.. Hee hee 😜

Lol That feeling when you shut the tail gate of man Im glad that's over..Been there too lol

First, I was going to write a small comment on how I picked up a tip from you on how to measure your log cuts, using your chainsaw. I liked that and wondered why I didn't do that in the past instead of using a separate piece of firewood to measure. But then I saw how you cut that big piece!!! I was wondering why you were looking at the log or taking a rest. Then I believe you were looking at the proper places to hit the log. You hit in different spot and at first your maul bounced off like what's happened to me plenty of times. Then I think on the 6th strike, SPLIT!!! Absolutely awesome!!!I'm a city kid that loves learning about and doing this! Not only do I have a lot of respect for this hard work but greatly appreciate people like yourself that post these video's for others to learn. Thank you very much!!! Now it's time to go outside and add your techniques to the way I get work done!!!

What a great feeling when you finished. God bless you.

Amazing, an instructional video with no talking. I must be in heaven.

Great video! You showed me a solution to my big round problem. Thank you!

Good work....Im an older guy 2 n work I used to blow thru now has me huffin and puffin....but it still has to be done......thanks 4 putting this out there.....it really encourages me that I don't have to be as fast as I used to be....its just time to work smarter........thank u sir God Bless u......

Lately I've been gathering logs for turning on the lathe and I thought I was just horribly out of shape, but thanks to videos like this I'm learning that I should have picked up an easier hobby.

Sir, I don't know you and will never see you in person. You need to be told though ... that split was amazing. Kudos.

A great method of working with his head and not only with the muscles. And also a great Ram truck!

Good Idea. Would recommend hearing, face and legs protection. I now have 75% hearing loss from such machines. Thanks for the video.

Hard work. I like the log idea to help get them loaded up. I often just split them up to lift able chunks. Nice work!

That guy is the strongest man I've ever witnessed.

Nice load,now you have great traction and a smooth ride home. I had a old power wagon 3/4 ton 4x4 ,l put a heaping load of field rocks on it ,when I unloaded it there was two holes in the bed where the springs came through , young and dumb but it looked cool.

It’s cracking me up to see how many people need to criticize a complete stranger for being nice enough to make a video to give some tips to help us load some heavy wood. My gosh people, relax! He showed several great tips. So is no one going to recommend better beard grooming habits, brands of truck wax he should have used, maybe a better technique for closing the tailgate? I mean, he didn’t even lift the handle when he closed the gate... he just slammed it! Oh my gosh! Just slammed the talegate with no lifting of the handle! (Thanks for the video. Very helpful. Very smart.)

My hernia just went from a golfball to a basketball! Well done my friend

It's interesting to see everyone's thoughts and ideas on how to make a task easier on the body and how those ideas change over the years. As we get older we use our mind more and our bodies less.. Exactly how I've been doing it for over 25 years!

For bigger rounds a 2x12 board or two (e.g. 10 feet long) works well as a ramp to roll them into the pickup bed. The mechanical advantage of the incline allows you to roll up a couple 100's of pounds *relatively* easily.

LMAO I have been there.. You made it look easy !!! That's why I need a shoulder operation at the age of 50 !!!!

Who needs Cross Fit after this huh?.. Good work. For a split second, at the end of the video I thot he was going to push the truck up that hill 😂😂

My back hurts just watching!

You weenies need to recognize this is a strong guy who probably does this regularly. Chances are he enjoys and takes pride in it and knows if he's to stay strong, he'll keep doing it, maybe even lifting a little MORE next time. With a rigid back he could lift more easily. (His rounds a bit and compromises the safety of the lift). Go to KZfaq and watch "60 year old woman deadlifts 225 lbs." and you'll begin to grasp what you're missing. Get strong, people, and live long!

been there...still doing that...wood is my main source of heat... besides I love going for it.

Great video. Thanks!

After several back surgeries I had to take 2 pain pills after watching. I'm 43 now and blew mine out 10 years ago doing that kinda work. I still luv fire wood getting but at a much slower pace now. I know or think that must be a West coast wood , what kind is it? It split straight.

Good Job. I like how you measure your lengths. You are a good cutter.

Nice job!

wow wow thats some hardddd work,,,,,thanks for video

That's a clever way to help your back . I have a small cheap Chinese Kincrome crane on my trailer and I screw a 4 inch eye bolt into the side of each round in the middle and pick it up . I just chip the bark away from a spot with the axe and drill a hole with a battery drill and then screw it in tight with a small steel bar through the eye . Then at home can lift it up again straight onto the splitter . It lifts heavy hardwood rounds quite safely and not one eye bolt has ever come out but always keep your feet clear . I also made an electric winch attachment for the crane and it can pull blocks towards the crane for lifting if it is too hard to roll them .

OMG That looks like turn of the century kind of work , Back breaking . Sure do wish i had that kind of wood in my truck . lol.

Great nice job!!

Good job.

Thank you very much for your time and concern in making this vid. I hate seeing such good quality timber sawed up for burning, but HEY! It all goes the same place in the end. Great little vid, sir.

Cheese and rice ! I want to be Super Human ! That's pretty impressive.

Well-played!

VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!

I know exactly how you feel brother, to the last nerve that I pulled.

Got out of breath just watching that.

Like seeing someone work who values his back...

I miss good ol clear fir. One good sized tree usually came out to more than 2 cords. You don't need that big of a maul to split it though. I haven't used one of those since I was a teen. Now I have a busted back from lifting things I shouldn't and now I'm trying to rethink everything. A boom hoist with an electric winch lifts rounds with minimal effort. You still have to push them in and get things organized but the risk of ruining your life and living the rest of it in agonizing pain is far less. There are plenty of other ways to stay fit. Cutting wood and pushing rounds to the truck is more than enough to stay healthy. Splitting it all by hand when you get home. Good luck and happy wood hunting!

awesome job

you gotta love softwood. cuts easy, splits easy, doesn't weigh much. you wouldn't be doing that with hardwood.

Nice technique. Never did a full lift. Only doing a partial lift and using small movements. You can load a good bit of wood that way and still be fresh enough to go another round.

Well done Sir

I believe I will keep using the forks on my tractor, if I did not have a tractor I would split it first.

I did all that in my 20's and loved it. Heating the house with wood, so satisfying. But then one year I got smart and bought a Vermont Castings gas log stove designed for heating. Now I use all that energy for other things in life. Your not getting any younger.

Been there done that. I always cut the extra rounds in half and loaded these on the top. Splitting in half also works but I can usuall cut them in half faster than I can split them

Nice load.

Mike Tyson: MY BACK IS BROKE.

Well done. Time for a cold one kid!!!!

It looks like a short bed P/U with a toolbox taking up what little space you have. May I suggest a low boy trailer to haul more wood. I have an F350 long bed P/U and would like to have a trailer to be able haul more.

I have a winch mounted in the bed at the front . Simply winch the rounds on utilising a ramp .

@5:07- "Git yer a$$ in there!"

I used to carry about a 6 foot 2 by 10 and would roll them up. Yeah those were the days. 😊

safety googles? ear protection?

Saw cuts really well.

Nice use of the extra piece to get'em in the truck!....There are many levels of experience in the viewers, and not every style works for all...I would encourage keeping that left thumb around the top handle...I got a couple of buddies with big 50 and 100 stitch smiles across their faces from kickbacks...and there are some nice hard hats with flip down face screens and ear muffs....you may "get away" with the way your going if it's just a couple odd cords a year, but if you're using a chain saw for a long time its gonna deafen you and try and bite you at some point!...nice look'n fir! burns pretty good for BTU's and very little ash!

Go head on bruh!

Damn. I was like how is he going to get the last piece on? Oh he’s going to summon Thor’s axe and cut it in half in 3 strikes. Got it

omg ...I just threw my back out watching you pick that up...... 1FM Lake George, NY * just kidding...I burn an cut my own wood as well...bout 4 cord on a heavy year,,

Bravo

Got it all down to a science

That's a great technique. I'm wondering why you don't spit it first then load it. Do you have a gas powered splitter?

Is this pine?

You gave it your all that video.

I have not got a vehicle like yours. Nor do I have the strength. I've got a Ford galaxy (UK). I've got a neurological condition. I've had my eye on an oak section of tree that tree surgeon has just left where the big oak was uprooted in a storm. I would say the same size as yours. I've attempted once. Heavier than I anticipated! Second attempt I took a metal car ramp to roll it up n in. Too low still. 3rd attempt tomorrow, two ramps together, cable tied and a trolley jack under the middle section at the rear of the rear of the twin ramp. I'm hoping to roll, secure, jack it up and roll it in. Here's hoping. If it doesn't work, I don't know how I will deal with the disappointment of failure. Roll it home. 😎

Safely? In what way is this safe?

My back hurts just watching

he needs a 16ft 4 place trailer , for bigger loads that dodge can pull it , and a good gas powered log splitter ...

I would have preferred to put it through my saw mill.

Hard work I've done many times

Good saw log use scrap wood for fire !

How's your hearing?

Kneeling next to your saw without your thumb wrapped isn't safe. Why not try an undercut and come up and around (towards you) into a downward cut? You'll be able to stand much closer and brace the saw on your leg/not have to kneel. That's what a very experienced faller taught me and it works very well! Nice wood, too!

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Been there, done that.

What kind of wood is that Doug fir?

If the truck can handle the weight, you can quarter the logs and fit them together like puzzle pieces to load more with less empty space. Then you don't need to stair step them and fight to get them into place. When possible, I prefer to split them all the way down to burnable pieces, because the less times you have to move the wood, the less energy needed.

That works. Kind of hard on your back. And can't believe you didn't simply take a deep breath, clench your teeth grab ahold of that last round and toss it up onto the top of the pile. I have a PU I use for hunting and woodcutting. I ran a 2 X 8 rough cut plank between the two bed rails near the front of the bed and mounted a Winch2Go (4000 lb winch) to it. Built a plywood ramp the front of which rests on the back of the bed. Notched so it can't be pulled forward when pulling up a round. Pull the rounds up the ramp and on to the bed on their flat sides. And slide them where ever I want them on the bed with a pickaroon. Truck them home and when I get there back up to the 2 2x 6 plank ramp I have attached to the splitter which sits at the same height as the back of the truck, back up under the planks a little, flip the rounds over and and roll them off the bed onto the splitter. Never have to lift a full round.

Seems like good logs for lumber

To cool for bucking pants ?

I can almost bet you that much lifting ended up with a visit to a Orthopedic Doctor the next day.

Quarter the rounds with a maul or sledge and wedge and save your back.

wow so nice wood for firewood?

is that radiata pine?

Well I'm guessing you're west of the Mississippi we don't have any Doug fir here in old New England except at the lumber yaaaahd...stay safe

oh brother, go home and get some rest bud. thats hard ass work. good thinking splitting those large rounds to stack level in the truck.

I'm surprised that you must collecting firewood in Australia, a soo "hot" contry ! Wath is your state or location ? I'm not so far from the Stihl manufactory in South Germany. Heere, firewood collecting is normal ; in the winter, it is sometimes very cold. Greeting from east France (German-France border)

Been there, done this --your prolly done for the day after this lol

Whew!

If you use wedges to cut the logs and 10 foot links you can split the tree all the way and it's easier makes it easier to cut

Now, you gotta hope the Dodge starts up....right?

Take out the tool box for more room but great job though! I burn wood also!

That's a lot of wood.

Why don't you stack the wood higher?

Nice job, for the most part you're using your legs. This is all too familiar, fresh dew in the morning, the quiet rumble of the saw, sap on your pants and saw chips in your pocket. This is how it is done, you work... you get paid, you work... you eat. God bless America

Dang, tickle is that you!?

pro

I'm beginning to think this guy has cut a cord or two in his day.

I guess us old guy do it easyer,,I found that a 2x12 works even better