Remote Alaska’s never ending task of splitting firewood

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  • @maryalice8507
    @maryalice8507 9 днів тому +5

    That tractor is such a blessing !! Best tool by far !! Have a Great week and Thanks for sharing.

  • @suewalters9822
    @suewalters9822 9 днів тому +4

    Unusual cooler summer in Minnesota too, and rainy. You work hard getting firewood but it sure is nice to have it done and ready for the cold winter. I hope you had some down time and enjoyed the 4 th of July! Stay safe and have a great week! My garden could use some warm days and our farmers need it too!!

    • @AnAlaskaHomestead
      @AnAlaskaHomestead  9 днів тому

      Lots of rain here too. We did have a good 4th, thanks. Hope you have a great week.

  • @oscartheg6674
    @oscartheg6674 4 дні тому

    Thank you for letting us watch you process wood for firewood I enjoyed it.

  • @madmac4185
    @madmac4185 9 днів тому +3

    Ahhhhh, it's nice to see you utilize your time so constructively. Excellent start to the "pile" needed ;- ]

  • @marianfrances4959
    @marianfrances4959 8 днів тому +1

    Have an awesome summer, everyone! 👍🇨🇦😎🌊🌿🌻

  • @charlenegrady8781
    @charlenegrady8781 9 днів тому +2

    Hello Brian. Happy Sunday. That’s a great start on your wood for the winter. Hard work but so worth it when it’s cold out. Good luck ✌️🇺🇸

  • @IzzaMeanCat
    @IzzaMeanCat 9 днів тому

    That is such a great early start to what is seriously needed in a few months. Awesome advance preparation! 👏🏻😸✌️🐾🐾🌻🇱🇷

  • @sarahschlosser1203
    @sarahschlosser1203 9 днів тому +1

    Skipper sure looks like he waiting for his turn to help.

  • @juliepeeks4184
    @juliepeeks4184 9 днів тому +1

    Yep, firewood moving and cutting, never ending in this weather. Hubby is getting a sore back but he says it is so worth it to keep warm in the winter. Stay safe and free!

  • @NORMANMORRISON1940
    @NORMANMORRISON1940 9 днів тому +6

    You're lucky it's cool here in Vancouver Island I basically got to be in the house by at least 11:30 12 noon that's the end of my day because it's just too hot outside my garden is burning up even know that I've got curtain shears over top of my garden to shade it I would love to have some cold weather well not cold but the same as what you guys got

  • @sueoreiro703
    @sueoreiro703 9 днів тому

    Watching how the tractor makes what looks to be impossible work just “ hard work “ sure ups my respect for generations that went before and had to use winches, pulleys, animals and back breaking labor . Then out came your chain saw and wood splitter! My grandpa used to say wood warms you several times .. cutting , hauling, chopping, stacking, and finally while burning it. With all your “ help” it still warms you at least twice ! No whales but still a great video!

  • @curmudgeinnak
    @curmudgeinnak 9 днів тому

    I am envious of that tractor. We hope to have one in the next year or so. Right now we drag most of our wood to the property in winter and slit it in summer. Great video.

    • @curmudgeinnak
      @curmudgeinnak 9 днів тому

      ooh and I have the same paint marker as well. I stopped using it as I made a stick with a magnet on it that is 16" long and mount it on my bar and just walk the log making small marks. Works great and is faster as I kept getting clogs in the paint nozzle.

  • @robertlemoine3500
    @robertlemoine3500 9 днів тому +1

    Thankyou 😊

  • @mikeh8228
    @mikeh8228 7 днів тому

    I just loved watching your dog. Your doggo is very protective of you, watching all around to insure your safety, really unconcerned as to what you are doing, he must be very used to your activities. But the doggo is often looking around, perhaps looking for wolves and other predators, always staying close to you!

  • @NotSoRemoteAlaska
    @NotSoRemoteAlaska 9 днів тому

    This has been one of the warmer summers for us June was especially nice. I do have to say it’s way too early to be loosing leaves off the trees. Plus if you keep cutting your logs up for firewood you won’t have any for your sawmill. Of course there is that staying warm thing we also like to do.

  • @puddlejumper06
    @puddlejumper06 9 днів тому

    Cutting logs, then splitting. Yeah that's hard work. I need to get started on mine.

  • @pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358
    @pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358 9 днів тому

    Skipper seemed unimpressed... but I think you executed your wood processing most proficiently! Way to get your stock up! Cheers B!

  • @wendywobbles1
    @wendywobbles1 9 днів тому +1

    Hi guys it seems like forever since I have seen you both and the pups of course, lovely to see you. I hope you are doing well :) as for the weather, it's been an odd summer here in the UK too, we have been dressed for winter in July, figure that out lolol

  • @martna1
    @martna1 9 днів тому +2

    Good to get a start on the wood for winter. Any fireside chats coming?

    • @AnAlaskaHomestead
      @AnAlaskaHomestead  9 днів тому

      I’ll have to talk to my wife about doing some WSW👍

  • @DoubleTap40
    @DoubleTap40 8 днів тому

    That a sharp chain! Throwing some big chips. Good job👍

  • @myraholmes651
    @myraholmes651 9 днів тому +1

    Yes wood,a never ending thing!!

  • @CutandShoot5x5
    @CutandShoot5x5 9 днів тому +1

    Everything is relevant to its unique circumstance. A lot of people want to know how much ammo is enough when SHTF. In Alaska, it’s how many cords of wood can you have ready for the winter!!!!

  • @northidahodreaming5657
    @northidahodreaming5657 5 днів тому

    Good video....and reminder for me....I need to get bucking and splitting in a month or so. LIVE FREE

  • @ernesthallett8003
    @ernesthallett8003 9 днів тому

    Your first cut, I was worried about ya splitting a log😂😂😂😂😂

  • @patriciaherman6499
    @patriciaherman6499 9 днів тому

    Many years of cutting, splitting and stacking wood. Now in our older age we heat with fuel oil.(3 years now) I so miss the wood heat.
    Blessings to you and your families. 😊🇺🇲

  • @jaytowne8016
    @jaytowne8016 9 днів тому

    Did that yesterday Brian , will later today also... It's clear an hot down here ( hot😸 about 64) need to buck up lots of cleared dead standing and danger trees cut...

  • @ernesthallett8003
    @ernesthallett8003 9 днів тому

    ALL THE BEST big fella…

  • @steveanderson2881
    @steveanderson2881 9 днів тому

    You can't forget free heat!!!

  • @p.t.anderson1593
    @p.t.anderson1593 9 днів тому

    Winter is coming! 🥶

  • @robertlemoine3500
    @robertlemoine3500 9 днів тому

    Good one Brian .

  • @butchbinion1560
    @butchbinion1560 8 днів тому

    Thanks, a good days work. ✌🏻👊🏼

  • @ymimad49
    @ymimad49 8 днів тому

    I loved watching you work, especially loved that machine that splits it for you. I remember as a girl watching my grampa splitting firewood the hard way. as i watched you work, i imagined myself there helping you. you split, i stack lol. but in reality I am an old lady in a highrise. all the best to you.

  • @sclivestock5943
    @sclivestock5943 9 днів тому

    Lord dyeing Brian, Don’t be talking about fall coming already. Good to get prepared and have lots of fire wood. You have more summer fishing to do yet. Take care my friend and live free👍🏻

  • @McMovesdotcom
    @McMovesdotcom 9 днів тому +2

    youre pretty good at that. im pretty clumsy moving these mesquite trees n branches around

  • @NORMANMORRISON1940
    @NORMANMORRISON1940 9 днів тому +8

    Those logs look like good saw logs I think I would have been sawing those lugs up from lumber to build myself a Firewood shed

  • @NORMANMORRISON1940
    @NORMANMORRISON1940 9 днів тому +4

    If I had a tractor I'd be lifting up those logs so I wouldn't have to be bending over all the time that's the hardest part about cutting wood you always bent over and yeah big logs too that's why I live off a painkillers now because I used to cut firewood for living big old growth they get heavy and they like to wreck your back

  • @ernesthallett8003
    @ernesthallett8003 9 днів тому

    Good to see your not swinging through all that wood😊
    Wondering if you could put on a 4 way wedge to make it more easier for ya?

  • @Jeef_Berkie
    @Jeef_Berkie 9 днів тому

    Why only 27 mins ? I could watch that for hours !

  • @darrinfry2251
    @darrinfry2251 9 днів тому +2

    You can only do so much.😊

  • @Serpentine_13
    @Serpentine_13 9 днів тому +1

    Тяжелый труд

  • @lenalyles2712
    @lenalyles2712 9 днів тому

    Watched several that leaves the logs on the forks and cuts them up. Easier on the back.

  • @5AcresandaMoose
    @5AcresandaMoose 5 годин тому

    What do you think of that canthook-is it worth the money, or would you have gotten a much cheaper peavey, or canthook with a leg?

  • @ashleyanderson2859
    @ashleyanderson2859 9 днів тому

    What size splitter do you have? How many ton? Is it a good size would you go bigger if possible. As I get older, a bucket has become my best friend! Thanks for sharing!

    • @jaytowne8016
      @jaytowne8016 9 днів тому +1

      His splitter looks like a 32 ton... The wood in southeast Alaska doesn't need a huge amount of power to split.. Some people get a 20 ton splitter powered by the same engine ( usually Honda) with a faster ram/return...more splits per hour.... A really heavy ram isn't usually as fast but more splitting power.

    • @ashleyanderson2859
      @ashleyanderson2859 9 днів тому

      @jaytowne8016 thanks for the reply

  • @cedricgates9976
    @cedricgates9976 9 днів тому

    how much do you go threw in a year? love the two way split but the slow would drive me nuts

  • @cappaman2058
    @cappaman2058 7 днів тому

    What kind of wood is that?

  • @ernesthallett8003
    @ernesthallett8003 9 днів тому

    Probably pinched because of the ground it was on

  • @NORMANMORRISON1940
    @NORMANMORRISON1940 9 днів тому +3

    Oh maybe not saw lsaw looks like that's hemlock while it splits Lake Hemlock

  • @McMovesdotcom
    @McMovesdotcom 9 днів тому +2

    wear a back brace brother. good investment