Good Start on cleanup of deadfall & a few snags at parent's acreage today

[Thistle]

About 3 weeks ago I took a few pics of the vast cleanup of various deadfall,bunch of old Red Oak/Black Oak snags at parents acreage.Was hoping that schedule & weather would permit me to start soon before the Spring rains,tall grasses & Summer heat took over.Must be 30+ cords dead mostly Red/Black/Pin with maybe 30%White & Bur Oak with scattered Shagbark & Mockernut Hickory on that 10 acres that need cleanup.Brother is going to help me for a day or so when our schedules cooperate,I'll share the wood 50/50.Weather was perfect today,70 degrees with no wind & very low humidity. I had some time today so decided to get started on it since rain is forecast for the next 2 days. I ended up with 2 large pickup loads,not split or stacked,2 tanks of gas in just over 4hrs. Not bad for a tired worn out old man I thought :lol: Called brother when I got home told him "I speeded things up a bit,you have 1/2 the wood already,just come out & load it up,then split it later on" Hopefully in a week or so we can 'double-up" on the production,get 4 loads between us.

Side note: I swear by Full Chisel chain,would never go back to Semi-Chisel or anything else.When the need calls for it,I also like Full Chisel Skip Tooth on 24" & 36" bars even better,especially when milling.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I hope you don't get that snow that is predicted this weekend. That can put a cramp on the cutting.

 

[smokinj]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

 

[Thistle]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

 

[smokinj]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

 

[Thistle]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

I hear ya. Somedays its the 2-3 Diet Cokes,Rockstar Energy Shooters or a big pot of coffee that gets me through until late afternoon.Other times I'm exhausted by noon. *sigh*

 

[smokinj]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

I hear ya. Somedays its the 2-3 Diet Cokes,Rockstar Energy Shooters or a big pot of coffee that gets me through until late afternoon.Other times I'm exhausted by noon. *sigh*

I can do it with a large glass of water! lol (+3 pots of strong black coffee) We call it the quadboosta! Marines would be proud to drink my coffee.

 

[Thistle]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

I hear ya. Somedays its the 2-3 Diet Cokes,Rockstar Energy Shooters or a big pot of coffee that gets me through until late afternoon.Other times I'm exhausted by noon. *sigh*

I can do it with a large glass of water! lol (+3 pots of strong black coffee) We call it the quadboosta! Marines would be proud to drink my coffee.

LOL can you stand a spoon up in it? I'm impressed.

 

[smokinj]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

I hear ya. Somedays its the 2-3 Diet Cokes,Rockstar Energy Shooters or a big pot of coffee that gets me through until late afternoon.Other times I'm exhausted by noon. *sigh*

I can do it with a large glass of water! lol (+3 pots of strong black coffee) We call it the quadboosta! Marines would be proud to drink my coffee.

LOL can you stand a spoon up in it? I'm impressed.

He you happen to leave it on the burner for a couple hours I think it might, but never happens. I have cut every bill I have other than coffee. I added to that one! lol

 

[Thistle]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

I hear ya. Somedays its the 2-3 Diet Cokes,Rockstar Energy Shooters or a big pot of coffee that gets me through until late afternoon.Other times I'm exhausted by noon. *sigh*

I can do it with a large glass of water! lol (+3 pots of strong black coffee) We call it the quadboosta! Marines would be proud to drink my coffee.

LOL can you stand a spoon up in it? I'm impressed.

He you happen to leave it on the burner for a couple hours I think it might, but never happens. I have cut every bill I have other than coffee. I added to that one! lol

Hey caffeine is a necessity most of the time.Cant we write that off as an expense on our taxes? ;-)

 

[smokinj]

If thats you, you darn sure dont look that old!

lol thanx. Yup its me.I lose the heavy winter beard & I guess I look younger.Still feel like crap most days though. ;-P

Yea I was just blowing a little smoke....Your much older than I am. I get up every A.M. With the boost on, feeling like I have another 10 cords standing to stack by 2:00 pm.

I hear ya. Somedays its the 2-3 Diet Cokes,Rockstar Energy Shooters or a big pot of coffee that gets me through until late afternoon.Other times I'm exhausted by noon. *sigh*

I can do it with a large glass of water! lol (+3 pots of strong black coffee) We call it the quadboosta! Marines would be proud to drink my coffee.

LOL can you stand a spoon up in it? I'm impressed.

He you happen to leave it on the burner for a couple hours I think it might, but never happens. I have cut every bill I have other than coffee. I added to that one! lol

Hey caffeine is a necessity most of the time.Cant we write that off as an expense on our taxes? ;-)

yep! :coolsmile:

 

[thewoodlands]

[quote author="Thistle it looks like you had a great day for cutting, nice work. The property looks well maintained, how much wood do you burn in a average heating season.







Zap

 

[Backwoods Savage]

I used to like the caffeine too but then one day I got a really bad wake-up call when I could not get rid of that liquid. Nasty... Had to give up coffee and other stuff like that. I thought it would be bad with no coffee even though the only time I drank it was at breakfast time. After a week it was okay and I have not drank coffee now for about 8 years. I do now occasionally have a Red Bull.

 

[Thistle]

Zap - It varies,but I usually burn 3 cords/yr,rarely less,sometimes a bit more.What's helped is doing as much if I feel like it,when time permits.Weather has to cooperate also more now.When I was in my early mid-20's Dad & I would be out there cutting in all kinds of weather - snow,heat,,rain,didnt matter.He's 81 now & has no business doing the 'heavy lifting',as it were.Sometimes he'll cut a few small sticks or fuel up/sharpen the chains when I'm doing other stuff,but mostly I do 100% myself now.I dont do any cutting from mid May until early September unless its recent storm cleanup.No cutting when the snow's more than 5"-6" either.I remember one bad March ice storm about 25yrs ago,it was nasty,40MPH gusts,horizontal rain turning to ice,1/2" ice coated everything.Mustve slipped & fell on those leaves & grass 4 times that morning,never again will I get in that situation.

Dennis - I know about too much caffeine.Doctor said 2 months ago 'I should limit myself to 2 cups daily at most,for my blood pressure'.I stick to that rule now,with the rare days that I'm extra busy.Last checkup 2 weeks ago,everything is normal now.

 

[bogydave]

Real nice pictures.
Looks like "morel mushroom" country.
Very nice supply of fire wood. You are gonna be busy, have fun.

 

[Thistle]

Finally got back to the woods today.Parents had just over 5 1/2" of rain in gauge over the past 2 weeks.Bit soft going up one path from the house/garage out to here,almost got stuck crossing the little dirt/gravel bridge/culvert over the ravine even in 4 Lo.Parked on the 'flat' about 100 ft from the south side of these hills,carried 2 saws,gas/oil,cant hook/5lb axe,hickory wedges in back pockets ;-) up the slope to where I left off last time.Not as productive today,about 1 1/2 p/u loads more,spent more time walking up & down these damn hills,looking for more to cleanup & tossed what little brush/trash there was in a couple piles also.Am now caught up with stuff on the ground,was able to drop 2 12in. Red Oak snags.3 more on this slope,I ended up working in about 200ft radius overall since first starting..Hoping its dry enough in another week or so to start hauling 1/2 of it up to near the woodshed so I can wield that monster maul once again. (Shed almost full already from last fall/winter,about 4 cords).Brother gets 1/2 of whatever I cut,so far our work schedules havent quite meshed yet.

Last pics are where I hope to go next,if its dry enough to pull them up another hill.