Dead Red Oak

[Plow Boy]

I was riding though my trail today and found a pretty good size red oak DOA. I can't believe I haven't spotted it before. But in my defense I just started paying more attention since I've been burning wood


And of course I got it hung up and had to pull it down with the tractor. What can I say I'm a pro.

Not a leaf on it as u can see.



Got it cut up for the most part. Will bring it up to the house tomorrow for some more fun at the splitter :D

 

[Woody Stover]

I can't believe I haven't spotted it before.

I've seen a few new ones too. Last year's drought must have gotten them...

 

[Applesister]

Nice find, what are you carrying it out of the woods with? That red thing, what is it? Or who makes it? Its got regular truck wheels on it.

 

[bogydave]

Nice score !
Don't know how you did it in the heat & humidity .

 

[Plow Boy]

what are you carrying it out of the woods with? That red thing, what is it? Or who makes it? Its got regular truck wheels on it.

That is my snapper ground cruiser.

 

[Plow Boy]

Nice score ! Don't know how you did it in the heat & humidity .

Thanks, I did most of it after a evening thunderstorm when it had cooled off a little bit. It wasn't to bad in the woods

 

[TimJ]

Get back out on your paths and see what else you can find. You will be amazed like you said when you start focusing

 

[Plow Boy]

Get back out on your paths and see what else you can find. You will be amazed like you said when you start focusing

I saw another one right behind this one, didnt look too hard at it yet. I just noticed it was also dead. I have a very nice stand of mature hardwoods and plan to keep it that way. I try to find dead ones or weed out undesirables. And of course get from other people.

 

[Plow Boy]

I started splitting the red oak today.





Had a little trouble getting out of the woods though.



had to pull the splitter out with the truck, my snapper couldn't handle the mud and all the weight.



Got a good bit of wood split today, just a little more work than I wanted to do for it.



Now its time to pressure wash, oh well.

 

[Plow Boy]

Got the rest of the red oak out of the woods.

 

[rideau]

Beautiful wood.

Do you leave any dead standing for the wildlife?

I usually leave the dead standing (unless a safety threat) and try to cut defective/crooked etc smaller trees. And, of course, split and burn most of the fallen giants, though I do leave a few to decompose on the forest floor, for the health and diversity of the forest.

 

[Plow Boy]

Yes, I have a bunch of old small trees composting on the floor. and there is several smaller hardwoods that have tenants in them. I leave occupied trees along if they are not to big. My kids play a lot in those woods so this one being where it was located and how big it was had to go.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

That looks like it was a pretty good load for that trailer. Also looks like a lot of mud. Glad we don't have it that bad.

 

[Plow Boy]

That looks like it was a pretty good load for that trailer. Also looks like a lot of mud. Glad we don't have it that bad

Yeah I'd say I was probably overloading it and as far as the mud, you have no idea. It has rained like 30 inches here during the month of June and about half that for July.

 

[osagebow]

Yeah I'd say I was probably overloading it and as far as the mud, you have no idea. It has rained like 30 inches here during the month of June and about half that for July.

Nice score! I hear ya on the rain, local creeks flooding as we speak. My spring has been dried up by July for the 12 years we've been here, but is still running strong now.


*** Don't forget to change the oil after a couple of hours on that new splitter!

 

[Plow Boy]

Don't forget to change the oil after a couple of hours on that new splitter

are u talking about the break-in oil in the motor? I assumed the hydro. oil should be good just maybe change the spin on filter.

 

[osagebow]

Yeah, break in oil. I got to splitting and almost forgot when I got mine fired up for the first time, having a blast.
Luckily I happened to kick the new oil jug over getting yet another round.

 

[ansehnlich1]

Man, why'd ya pull that trailer outta there with half a load?

Real nice, red oak. I got a bunch of it here. Next time I get some I'm stackin' it in single rows. Mine's been sitting for 3 or 4 years, I lost count. It's grey on the ends, but when I pull a split it sure ain't grey in the middle, stacked in double rows. I guarantee it'll burn sweet this winter.

 

[Plow Boy]

Man, why'd ya pull that trailer outta there with half a load? .

It started pouring down rain

 

[Shadow&Flame]

Nice find... The Oaks are taking a massive hit all over the US from various pests, disease and drought. There are some massive oaks dead here.
My back is Fubared or I would be after them myself. Keep up the good work.

 

[Plow Boy]

yeah, I've got a couple of trees close together where the red oak was that are dead. I don't know if it was a lighting strike or what. the oak was eat slap up with termites.

 

[Woody Stover]

That looks like it was a pretty good load for that trailer.

I wonder how many splits he'll be picking up along the side of the trail next trip...

 

[Plow Boy]

For the second trip I brought the rounds to the splitter by the wood pile. So no splits on the trail sry

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Yeah I'd say I was probably overloading it and as far as the mud, you have no idea. It has rained like 30 inches here during the month of June and about half that for July.

30" of rain in one month! No wonder you have mud. That is more rain than many places receive in a year.

 

[Plow Boy]

yeah, it is pretty unreal. if you count july we have had even more than that. I think we have had around 8 inches so far in july. looks like we are turning into a rain forest lol.