A Day with The Beech

[thewoodlands]

Went back in this morning and spent from 10 - 2 cutting this Beech. In the first picture # 1 the main trunk carried all the pressure so I started cutting # 2 which I left some then went to # 3 and cut until right behind the pine tree.



Went back to cutting the main trunk (#1) and after about 5 or 6 rounds it cut loose from the stump which I was hoping it would do, went has planned so it was a safe cut.



Attached are some pictures from todays haul, two loads of beech. In picture 3201 I ended up noodling it.





GIBIR

 

[loon]

man zap it was a billion degrees at 2 this afternoon ;-) good for you...

there are 2 nice dead ash in the woods that i cant get a bead on with this pic.

but will be going back for them for sure :cheese:

 

[thewoodlands]

man zap it was a billion degrees at 2 this afternoon ;-) good for you...

there are 2 nice dead ash in the woods that i cant get a bead on with this pic.

but will be going back for them for sure :cheese:

We had 80 on the southside of the house when I finally made it back inside the house, I did have three nice pine trees giving me some shade but I was working on a west facing hill.

I almost called it quits but after a chit load of water the beech was getting done today. Haying on a day like today must nice.



Zap

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Wood work, good wood.


Sound like it is hotter in Canada than in MI for sure. We had a really nice day in low 80's yesterday; high 70's forecast for today.

 

[PapaDave]

Nice haul, zap.
Did you photoshop the deer, or was he stupervising?

 

[thewoodlands]

Wood work, good wood.


Sound like it is hotter in Canada than in MI for sure. We had a really nice day in low 80's yesterday; high 70's forecast for today.

Like you said earlier in the week even though it was on the side of the hill the work was well worth it. I still have another beech west of this that is down that needs my attention.



Looks like today is a day off then tonight I'll clean and sharpen the saws and starting on Monday I'll start on the other beech.


zap

 

[SolarAndWood]

Looks like today is a day off

I didn't know they existed in Zap's world.

 

[thewoodlands]

Nice haul, zap.
Did you photoshop the deer, or was he stupervising?

With me it would be stupidvising! :coolgrin:





Zap

 

[thewoodlands]

Looks like today is a day off

I didn't know they existed in Zap's world.

We took the boat out for it's first run today with some grub and drinks (water) small body of water but we made it last two hours. I'll throw some pictures up later in the Perfect Picture.


Never wet the line but that will be saved for the St. Lawrence River.




Zap

 

[loon]

missed the deer again %-P

Terry

 

[Cowboy Billy]

Good job getting that one cut up safely Zap!

Billy

 

[thewoodlands]

Good job getting that one cut up safely Zap!

Billy

Thanks Billy, I learned a lesson two years ago on a big basswood that was in a very similar position on that same hill. The trunk of the tree cut loose and took off down the hill swinging the top of the tree back at me. I was worried about it and had cut some off the top then would step back and away from the tree, glad I did because when the trunk of the tree cut loose it swung up (top of the tree) towards me.




After that happened I called it a day and some of that tree is still on the side of the hill.



Zap

 

[Cowboy Billy]

It sure is something to watch a tree take off down hill! Good idea to leave it hooked to the stump until you are done blocking it up. Its scary enough when you are branching a big limby tree and it rolls at you.

Billy

 

[thewoodlands]

It sure is something to watch a tree take off down hill! Good idea to leave it hooked to the stump until you are done blocking it up. Its scary enough when you are branching a big limby tree and it rolls at you.

Billy

I'll give this a try, 1 is the part that took off down the hill after some of these cuts, started cutting at 2 behind the cherry tree all the way back to 3, then started on 4 from the top back to the stump, after that I cleared everything behind me and in front so I could work on 5 back to the stump.

At the time we had about a 6-7 inch gap between the basswood and both cherry trees, standing on the uphill side I positioned myself behind the cherry and cut it on a angle while stepping back and thats when the part near the stump took off. My end came up then back down within seconds.



Zap