Adventures in the woods :)

[CrealBilly]

Well today I got back in the woods out at Jims... We cut a monster RO that didn't come back this year and was standing dead. Just imagine a real forest red oak with a trunk WAY up there. To get the wedge out of the butt required some creative chainsawing, my 20" bar would not meet up in the middle so I had to cut the wedge out in thirds. We aimed for a clearing and it fell pretty much where we planed but as it was falling it hooked up with another huge red oak and pulled that one up by the root ball - geeze nothing like a little excitement hu?. The one that got pulled up by the root ball missed the bobcat by about a foot - I thought I had that thing parked far enough away, just barley... That was the first tree of the day...

The second another monster RO, we studied, The butt is just as huge and looks to be burl. The branches in the top of this tree a good 50 foot up, reach out in all directions. Hard to tell where that one would fall. So we decided to hack away at that one another day, when we are stocked up with wedges (didn't have any today) I need to make some up in the shop.

The third tree... a big ole tall yellow poplar with the top blown out of it. We cut that one and it's was still standing when I left... how? I have no idea but it is, the first wind to come along will take it down, I'm sure...

 

[DaveO]

Sounds like a [STRIKE]fun[/STRIKE] drawers soiling day. In addition to the wedges you should remember a camera

Dave

 

[CrealBilly]

Sounds like a [STRIKE]fun[/STRIKE] drawers soiling day. In addition to the wedges you should remember a camera

Dave

More like a video camera

 

[scsmith42]

Jeff, I don't think that those logs will fit on your LT40....

When should I drive up to pick them up? :gar-La;

 

[CrealBilly]

Jeff, I don't think that those logs will fit on your LT40....

When should I drive up to pick them up? :gar-La;

I'll make em fit Can't wait to see what kind of QS fleck are in those logs.

BTW stripper does tricks for blueberry muffins

 

[dick541]

If a tree falls in the empty woods does it make any sound?
dick

 

[TracyP]

If a tree falls in the empty woods does it make any sound?
dick

Why yes it does. Just no one there to hear it.

 

[DaveO]

If a tree falls in the empty woods does it make any sound?
dick

Wiki Knows
But the Blond is still confused.

Dave

 

[DaveO]

BTW stripper does tricks for blueberry muffins

That's cheaper than $1 bills :icon_thum


Dave

 

[CrealBilly]

That's cheaper than $1 bills :icon_thum


Dave

I know right

Fred what you doing next weekend?

 

[FredP]

I know right

Fred what you doing next weekend?

dont know yet. what would you like me to be doing?

 

[scsmith42]

dont know yet. what would you like me to be doing?

if I could just get my wife to talk like that....

:rotflm:

 

[FredP]

if I could just get my wife to talk like that....

:rotflm:

:rotflm:

 

[Jeff]

Have you and Jim given up on the white oaks down in the river bottom? I thought Jim had some farming neighbors in Berea with decent size tractors who could skid the logs uphill to the 'Mizer. Just curious.

BTW I made a really nice bookcase from some of the QSRO that we cut last summer. Nice wood to say the least.

 

[CrealBilly]

Have you and Jim given up on the white oaks down in the river bottom? I thought Jim had some farming neighbors in Berea with decent size tractors who could skid the logs uphill to the 'Mizer. Just curious.

BTW I made a really nice bookcase from some of the QSRO that we cut last summer. Nice wood to say the least.

You talking about those massive WO's down in the ravine on the river bank? Yeah sorry but that's a long ways down there and a very steep grade. I'm afraid they are gonna have to stay down there... I'm sure the river will swallow them up come next flood.

 

[CrealBilly]

I checked on that refuse to fall poplar today - guess what despite the week of thunder storms we had - it's still standing :icon_scra This tree has convinced me I'm going to have to practice strap and wedge cutting. Any advise?

 

[Jeff]

Yeah, those are the ones. No problem. I can appreciate the logistical challenge of trying to get those honkers uphill. Despite us, Newton's Laws of Gravity still apply.