Roadside Firewood Haul from a 36" Old Growth Douglas Fir

[@lamkram]

Just do what you do Diego. Taking everything into account is impossible. Nice to see you helping the neighbors. What you sow you get back.

[@jbennettkernan1211]

My favorite videos that you do are with you and Al collecting firewood!

[@erickaylor7916]

I wish there were more people like you in this world. It would be a much better world. God bless you Diego.

[@everydaypiph5620]

I actually applauded after the whole wood chopping montage! How exciting! Great energy and editing.

[@BillHale-p9d]

I didn't think there were any young people like YOU left. Good to see there is hope for your gen. You rock young man 🤔👍

[@DebDeBoop]

I think this is one of your best videos yet! I especially like the ending! You tell them ,it’s your life and you do things your way. They might be wrong to other people but at least you’re out there getting things done! And huge thanks for helping neighbour Al. He is one of the few real men left! The genuine article!

[@judyschepp8748]

AGREE🎉AGREE🎉AGREE, DEB. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD❤❤❤😊😊

[@findingpeaceofficial963]

Great job, Diego. Keep up the amazing work. Thanks for keeping the roads safe. Love your videos. Sending Al healing and love. Get better; you're amazing. Have the greatest day ever, love and peace.

[@Ninoy2059]

Your humble nature and the good soul you have earned my subscription to your channel. Helping your neighbor, AL was out of this world. God bless you in every step of this life. Job well done.

[@ewidmer1]

You are great Diego. Thanks for helping Al

[@jwfinley7808]

35 years I heated with wood. Dug Fir was my favorite! I love the way it burns I love the way it splits!

[@scooterscat3309]

Very little ash to clean out also.

[@m8s4lif]

As a young person growing up, I used to love splitting Doug Fir. My dad would sometimes bring cut off rounds from the mill where he worked. Fun and easy splitting. Miss those days.

[@carolglasford]

You're a good man, Diego. it's so nice that you help Al. He sounds like he needs to go to the doctor about his ear. God bless you

[@albutterfield712]

I did - ambulance to the ER & 3 days in hospital

[@carolglasford]

@@albutterfield712 Oh my!!! I hope he is doing better.

[@RobinJones-ow9oz]

You no I'm 61 years old and you are so right about people. At least you do get out and help others and don't care. Keep it up you got my support.

[@woodwhiskey]

Greetings from North Carolina. So generous of you to help elderly friend Al. There are not so many like you in the world today. Happy New Year and may you be blessed with health, happiness and peace in your life. Stay safe.

[@gailbernhart1389]

Thank you, Diego for helping Al and Dipstick to stay warm!💕 You are an angel!

[@nancychong4650]

The only bloggers I see still splitting wood with an axe are Diego and his friend Al. And Shawn from Self Reliant. I’m sure it exhausting and they are sore after. Great job Diego. You are much to nice to give Al a truckload of firewood.

[@ElectronicMusicUnderground]

I follow around 10 channels that still use and axe to split wood. I also split my own wood here in Detroit. All the free wood in the hood i could ever want hahahaha.

[@florencecampbell774]

Diego, you are such a hard worker,splitting those trees.I was soooooo glad and happy to see you taking those blocks to neighbour and friend Al.I know he would have been so thankful and grateful for them.Especially with him not been in his usual self.I love watching your videos.Happy New Year to you and the lovely Julia.May you stay in good health this year to chop your wood and make more video’s.🥰👍

[@KyleDurocher]

Love this guy. People like this make the world a better place. Keep on keepin’ on, Diego! Cheers from Canada

[@ninacarson5336]

It’s amazing to watch you split that much wood and huge wood! Al seems like such a good man and you’re a good friend to help him. See ya next time!

[@chillnndc]

There are blessings already coming to Diego for looking after Al 🙏🏾

[@stephengomme777]

Great video respect from England uk your a good man helping that man out with a truck load of wood 👍😊

[@131dyana]

Thank you for giving that wood to the Gentle man. You are so kind.

[@treyezell36]

Great video....I'm 54 years old & now disabled but grew up splitting wood & had competition against my dad....what awesome memories anyway this was before we as people forgot how to work & be safe without all of these "safety" devices 😂 continue to be yourself & yes don't stop moving the best you can take care

[@mikeh8228]

My wife and I have been heating our home with firewood for the past 40 years, thanks to my dad gifting me a wood heater that we installed in the basement. I live in central Arkansas and put up about 2 cords of firewood per year, put up to age while I use the other 2 cords that aged for a year. We burn mostly oak, cherry, and hickory, mostly that comes off my own 5 acres. Until about 15 years ago I hand split everything either by myself or with my son helping me. But when I was 60, while splitting, the ligaments in my left knee, both inner and outer miniscus tore, so as I began to recover from that painful incident, I came to the realization that I needed a splitter. I bought a cheap 5 hp electric one and it does everything I want it to do. If the rounds are too large or heavy for me to lift, I have a Harbor Freight 10 ton splitter, hand operated that I put them on, and break them. I have done some 24 inch pieces that way. Then I finish splitting them with the electric machine. I am older, 75, and never get in a hurry, but my favorite time to split wood is when it is raining. I have a 40 X 12 shed on the back of my house, so I can listen to that beautiful rain, but stay dry while splitting! HA HA And it all gets stacked on that back porch. We only burn about 2.5 months a year, starting in Jan and on through the middle of March. I enjoyed watching you split that straight grained wood. I always had to use 2 wedges and a wood grenade to split my bigger rounds as that oak is pretty hard and stringy! I agree with you, you just have to keep on keeping on!

[@JohnSmith-pl2bk]

Marty T YT channel shows a lifting arm using a chain attached/detached manually from the ram...that you can make for your gas powered splitter that will bring all the splitting to waist height...onto the two side tables on either side of the splitting beam.

[@ashleylovepace1941]

Neighbor Al. Sorry to hear he isn’t up to the speed he was. What an awesome person. Please tell him we appreciate him and will keep him in prayer.

[@davep9199]

Bless you Diego. Your a good man looking out for Al. Says a lot about you. Best thing to is ignore the negative comments. Some people have nothing better to do. Those of us who live in reality know how things work. Take care. Dave

[@RedCatt423]

Thanks for blessing Al. That was some hard work but good work.

[@vadimvashurin2550]

Nice video! I wach you from Ukraine, Kharkiv. You are awesome! Save your back and be healthy!

[@aidanscapeing]

My father in his day wouldnt leave anything behind, well done.

[@judyschepp8748]

I LOVE watching you split and stack wood🎉🎉 I don't know why, but I do🎉🎉🎉🎉 Take care Diego & Al❤❤❤❤😊

[@MrAwesomeCarl]

I was so happy to see that that truck bed of wood was going to Al, it was really a surprise! You're so kind Diego, and a inspiration for all of us. Get well Al with your problems with the ear, i know for my self that it can cause dizziness and lack of balance, though the problem for me was earwax.

[@rickyreaume6492]

This is how we do it in the free world, best quote ever

[@ImionsaeXwb77]

i hope California was excluded from the free world

[@BlackLocust-u6d]

35 years as a woodworker makes me lust after boards from that log...Doug Fir is just beautiful...but 70yrs on the planet makes me appreciate the heat

[@TheJimcrooks800]

It was a really good attempt to make everything you were doing as safe as possible. The tag system is bureaucratic but I suppose with such a precious resource as your forestry there, it is good to keep users/beneficiaries appropriately regulated and scare away the bozos. Your hand splitting is a choice of course and I admire and respect your tenacity and your fitness - amazing! Above all, I admire, respect and applaud your selflessness with neighbour Al. What you do is kind, generous, admirable and exemplary. Keep going as you 'try hard.'

[@bryanhugh8905]

Cleaning up the roads and removing forest fire fuel isnt removing a precious resource its community service

[@TheJimcrooks800]

@@bryanhugh8905 I didn't say 'removing' and it was certainly not a pejorative remark. Nevertheless, the fallen trees are a precious resource (as neighbour Al will no doubt appreciate) but it is a community service - but not just that.

[@suezaple4950]

What a nice find Diego, score some fire wood and help your fellow neighbor's , Douglas fir is a nice wood to burn for sure. awesome work on splitting those huge pieces that was a great deal of work but no doubt it will be well worth it. Awww you have such a kind heart helping Al by giving him a truck load of firewood he will appreciate that what an awesome friend I believe you made his day . nice video..

[@tbr528]

You are such a good guy. Our elders need people like you! ❤ LOVE AL’s comment….yeah, I’ve never done that! LOL

[@terrencewalker2108]

Humanism is a beautiful thing my fellow Army Veteran.

[@davidschwarz169]

thats alot of hard work I know Al appreciates what a good friend he has in you

[@JuliaFlowerday]

Good video! Nice to see Al again. I hope his hearing improves. I just knew you were going to share wood with him! Stay safe and thanks for the content.

[@RheaHolms]

Thank you for helping neighbor Al. You have a very kind heart. You do it your way you accomplish way more than most people ever do. Great video.

[@jimmccormick6091]

That was a great thing you did for Al. Good looking out, as the kids say. The older I get, the more clear it becomes, I am barely in charge of my own life, and it is not needed or appreciated to give advice (unless it is asked for).

[@jeremymillrood]

Envious of your roadside haul. That's one helluva work out.

[@robinspencer5541]

Thank you Diego for sharing your experiences. I love your beautiful heart, you are the example of what a friend can be. Thank you also for your support of Al and his life. Al and I are very happy to have you in our lives.

[@richryan8904]

All that hard work… for you to share and help Al. Your momma will be proud of you for your kindness. Inspiring! Happy new year to you from Bristol in the UK 🇬🇧👋👋🇺🇸

[@tannerlashinsky512]

Thanks for sharing the way that you do it, Diego! Love to watch your videos, and especially enjoy watching you help neighbor Al! Keep on Keepin' on!

[@davidkeenan3961]

aaaaaaaaa your some man Diego, you keep doing it your way, that's why we all love watching ya.

[@ibMoose2u]

You do you boo! I grew up hand splitting firewood. Loved doing it. I now love my splitter but watching this, has put a niggling in my head to start doing it by hand again!

[@jeanneamato8278]

It was really of you to give Al the wood. You’re a good guy.

[@calmandcollected6021]

That was so good of you to collect all that firewood and give it to Al. Happy new year to you and Al and may God bless you with many more years with Al.

[@JanetJacks-n8g]

You are a great person for helping your neighbor not to many people do that now days. God bless you 🙏😊

[@Bearith]

Haters gonna hate, ignore them. You are doing great! Keep at it. Great video. Hope you get the remaining wood from that tree. It's great that you help out Al like you do!

[@urszemp4539]

Impressive ... couldn't agree with you more abut ... RULES, PAIN ... and LIFE. Greetings from Switzerland.

[@tommygunz4446]

Wishing Al a speedy recovery! You will always get the internet police no matter what you do. Keep doing you Diego!

[@jubejube1491]

Diego, Happy New Year to you.🎉 You are an inspiration. Good to see Al up and about, thanks for taking care of him, he's a good soul, as are you. Best from Canada 🦫

[@Tewbum]

My God I was feeling every swing of that axe, well done Diego

[@roxannepruitt4024]

He uses a splitting maul heavier then a axe

[@kenstutzman6791]

Hey brother, nice firewood! A couple tips splitting and hauling that big diameter wood. After you bust one in half chop the bark ring( 4-6”) off first and it will plot much easier. Also I found hauling bigger chunks home and splitting to fireplace size at home saves time and can haul much more wood. Peace out !

[@AndréaCarvalho-s8u]

Hello Diego! I love your channel and I like it even more when you cut wood to use, thus cleaning the roads. Congratulations!!!😉

[@jeanniealford4234]

Love Diego, Al, Dip and your videos.

[@TC-dw6wg]

You did great with that wood. Keep being you Diego!

[@tascosaeagle]

It is said that a true Master can make something look easy . Truly you are The Master of cutting rounds !

[@peterellis4262]

I would really appreciate a good look at Al's home. It looks marvelous.

[@GWBoen]

Diego it was so nice to see you helping Al out with the firewood I know he appreciate it. Now my advice about following the rules you keep doing you. I will use my hydraulic splitter just because I can't split the Oak firewood but that's me. I do a lot of the same stuff you do when it comes to running a chainsaw keep up the hard work and remember always be yourself.

[@SCOTT-u2i]

All Oak, like White, and Burr, and Pin is the easiest splitting wood, except sometimes Red Oak can be difficult as there's a lot of crooked limbs. Just scope them out with your eyeballs, and you'll find plenty of 16" sections to cut. Get a FISKARS Splitting Axe 🪓 and you will impress yourself.

[@GWBoen]

I have a Fiskars axe that I use on smaller stuff and I'm impressed with it but I think I will continue to use my hydraulic splitter

[@hisoka477]

Horray Diego. We are proud of YOU❤

[@jonatherton]

Enjoying your channel. I admire how you treat your neighbor.

[@JT-xc9bu]

Love it, Diego, keep smashing it - Happy New Year to you and Julia :)

[@catarinacarrasco5938]

You have a really kind heart and Julia is so lucky 💕

[@D-B-Cooper]

I freehand cut those big ones into lumber and use the offcuts for firewood. I noticed your bar is steaming, you might want to turn up your oiler. On 36” bar I go one for one tanks of bar oil to gas. My bar never gets more than warm to the touch. Make yourself a thin splitting wedge for that big stuff. A shaft hammered out works good, I have some I made from torsion bars from trailer hitch.

[@virgilviereckjr.6881]

Great job Diego 🙋🏻‍♂️👍🏼👌🏼!!

[@DebDeBoop]

You are an amazing young man and I hope there are more like you coming into the forefront of the world now. Your generation is the one that will save North America! The Lovely Julia is a fortunate lady indeed!😊❤

[@rtoadontheroad]

Nice looking firewood! Good find!

[@scottfoster2487]

I would reccomend a MS 362 with a 24 inch bar ,Good for smaller log and swamping working and is less fatiquing starting off. Two saws are best when cutting wood,if one gets stuck or goes down your not wasting a trip or leaving saw stuck in a log . Your getting the firewood bug for sure. Glad your enjoying being out in the woods :) You need a gas splitter at home ,take and split the easier stuff then take the rest home. I look out for the left overs like what you left because the work is half done,grab the saw and rip the knot and then split lol Were is your wedge is what Neighbor Al would be saying.

[@user-ej6nb9zl8w]

Happy New Year to you Julia & Al. Thanks for the great content!

[@SmallTownRaised]

You are a good person, Diego, and I was pretty sure you would share some of your wood haul with Al. I hope he's doing better soon. I love your oral history project with him. Last thing, I saw the name "Gifford Pinchot" on the forest sign, and I recognized it from my days spent poring over old PA newspapers while doing genealogy research. He's no relation to me, but he was governor of PA and apparently good friends with Teddy Roosevelt. And, I just learned this part today, he was the first head of the US Forest Service. Even at my age I'm still packing my head with (allegedly) "Useless Bits Of Information." You are a good guy, Diego, and you make great videos. Keep up the good work, and take care!

[@laxthis874]

Man that 36 inch Stihl is an absolute boss. Made short work of that massive tree trunk

[@131dyana]

That was hard work thank heaven that is free wood.

[@lisamcalpine7233]

Great video Diego, when I get big Trees/Logs like your one I use the chain saw to Break them in haft, but loved seeing you in action with the Axe.

[@danbentsen]

Good tip on splitting log in half, guy I knew built oars for drift boats w/old growth fir. He was ww2 vet & retired from forest service as a Carpenter, he got some good old growth from Forest Service for his Oars.

[@Danjelvic]

Love this type of content, nice work Diego!

[@anthonybernstein9698]

As a wheelchair warrior I sit and look for easy ways to tackle very hard jobs. My mobility is very limited and only able to walk about 30 minutes throughout the 24 hours, bed to bathroom, to breakfast, someone showers and wheels me back to bed.my walking is limited to spells of a few exhausting minutes to R&R & thats my day I thought a trailer with a winch you could pull the logs onto the trailer instead of sawing into 16 inch wood and using the axe and rhen loading the pickup. Measure the length of trailer to the nearest 16 inches, and haul logs onto the trailer. Several loads in the day and the following day rinse and repeat. You then have as many logs ready for splitting at your own pace, no racing the sun, stop for coffee, phone the lovely one and take a break as and when. Or bring the trailer back and saw 16 inches on the trailer, the rounds just drop to the ground near the storage area where you stack them for drying to use next year. Its all about how many time something is handled. From the roadside to the drying/storage shed you handle the firewood too many times, and some of the trees you saw are too heavy for one man to lift and you might injure yourself. Loading cut increment lengths with winch, sawing 16 inches from trailer, swinging the axe, stacking in shed all within a short distance between trailer and wood storage. If you have too much wood there are metal totes that people use, use cut sheets of woods to keep the rain off, hide the totes out of site behind the amazing wood shed you built last summer.

[@Judiland]

You just keep being you Diego, that’s why I watch your videos. Great work on the firewood, great job helping your neighbors and community. I think you’re doing a fantastic job. 😊

[@donaldfoltz4649]

What a nice video, thanks for helping a friend, keep up the good work!

[@ansonluo]

Well done Diego. Merry Christmas and happy new year.

[@blupupher]

I totally get you want to do it your way, but man you need a log splitter. When I was younger I did some splitting by hand, and yes it is a good workout, but a splitter is so much more efficient and you can get so much more done. Nice to see there are still kind people in the world and you are helping out your friend who would never ask for help. I laughed at myself a bit today asking myself why am I watching some random dude on youtube cut firewood, then the end came and am glad I watched it. It is a selfless act you did there, nice to see there are still people like this in the world.

[@sharmaneinder3163]

I love watching all your hard work. Your a good man. Thank you

[@jeffg.679]

You’re generosity will always come back many times.

[@GigiBliss]

Good to see all the safety precautions! You've come a long way from just free ballin it on the side of the road with just prayers and good intentions. 😊

[@FloydThomas-y5g]

Diego Does⚠️Safety🦺 Great Job Man Tell Neighbor Al 👋 hi from Pioneer Tennessee

[@henkvandebeek7921]

Epic as ever. The wood chopping editing was great. I don’t even know why I am watching these videos! I live in the UK and am never going to be in a situation where I am chopping a tree like this for firewood. And yet here I am. Loving your videos.

[@portiakhoza8309]

Great video as always

[@noahpfn3987]

Thanks for all the effort your putting into these videos. Lovely to watch!

[@fishaman7834]

BADASS video!!!

[@jillpackard5305]

I ❤ your joy when that tough piece finally split!

[@TonyWilson-h6i]

I just love your outlook on life.🇬🇧😊

[@stavsuds401]

Happy new year Diego, thanks for helping Al.

[@kathypfeiffer1196]

Wow! Look at saw! You've come a long way in that department. Happy cutting!!!

[@fpbuzz]

You're a stud. It's amazing what you do.

[@CrazyMooseManor]

Your a great friend and neighbor to Al. We need more of that. You definitely need an electric blower for cleanup. Hopefully Al's hearing comes back.

[@Designs_Decor63]

I just ❤️ watching your channel

[@jjkoferl]

Press on with pride Diego. You are completely correct. Just get it done and I willing to bet most of those safety police have never split a cord of wood. It is hard work that will leave you aching for days.

[@Whipple1]

Very nice of you to help Al out! Whipple

[@FirewoodWasteHauling]

Another high-quality video

[@MikeSTGL]

Very nice to donate the wood !!