Mulberry galore...

[chvymn99]

Well, I didn't get the front fence line, I'm getting the back fence line. Most of them are Mulberries, atleast 6-8 trees are what I'm hopeing for if things go right. I've already got 1 tree and 1 big limb. Its been nice just to saw and drag them to the back to cut them up. I'm just keeping the meat and potatoes of the tree.

Its good to feel the saw in the hands again. I needed a little break on my week of vacation.

 

[blujacket]

Great score. Love me some Mulberry. It's the heaviest wood I have ever processed

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Yeah yeah, good stuff-heavy as heck when green but splits easier when fresh.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Nice stuff. I love mulberry also. It can be a real challenge to split by hand though.

 

[PA. Woodsman]

Nice stuff. I love mulberry also. It can be a real challenge to split by hand though.

Easier to do when green ESPECIALLY by hand!

 

[chvymn99]

I just wish I had more experience dropping trees, cause I'd love to get the big mulberry tree behind his garage. But I'm hoping that if things go right, he'll have his tree man just drop that tree and I'll clean it up. But I know what happened on the front line. I didn't get any, his tree man took it all. Thats why I'm tree to proactive to get what I can, while I can.

With a hydraulic splitter it should be all good this fall. Get them bucked and skidded up.

 

[Woody Stover]

Primo wood, and that's a good-sized one! Are the rest that big? If so, you'll get a nice stack out of that score.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

One should never cut mulberry if the birds are hungry. Nasty...

 

[chvymn99]

Primo wood, and that's a good-sized one! Are the rest that big? If so, you'll get a nice stack out of that score.

Actually those are kinda of the small tree and its branches. But yeah, there are two bigger trees that I'm aiming for, but one has Poison Ivy wrapped through it and the other is behind a shed.

 

[chvymn99]

One should never cut mulberry if the birds are hungry. Nasty...

and those stains from eating all those berries...

 

[smokinj]

Mulberry everywhere.....But that JD is Awesome!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

and those stains from eating all those berries...

Yup. That is what happens!

 

[chvymn99]

Mulberry everywhere.....But that JD is Awesome!

Yes it definetly is awesome. The fun part is I find jobs to use it for that I'd use to do physically.

 

[chvymn99]

Here was yesterdays knock down. One limb of mulberry and two Hackberry's.

 

[Plow Boy]

hearing u guys talk, i assume mulberry has a high btu rating?

 

[ScotO]

Great score, brother! I like mulberry, but haven't burned much of it here. I do have a nice sized one over on the farm that snapped in half to process sometime this winter, along with some dead elms on the same windrow.

 

[blujacket]

hearing u guys talk, i assume mulberry has a high btu rating?

Yes, Same as Locust

 

[smokinj]

Yes it definetly is awesome. The fun part is I find jobs to use it for that I'd use to do physically.

What Implements you have for it? (Not to derail the thread, but it is better than mulberry)

 

[Plow Boy]

nice weight rack, u must have a fe loader

 

[chvymn99]

hearing u guys talk, i assume mulberry has a high btu rating?

Yes, its right up there. But the great thing about Mulberry is that I can use it in my smoker too. Plus, the yellow color keeps the wood pile interesting.

 

[chvymn99]

What Implements you have for it? (Not to derail the thread, but it is better than mulberry)

I've got a loader for it, which came with the bucket. I then built a set of forks to replace the bucket (makes putting skids of wood on the front deck easy for the stove). Since its got the 3pt hitch I've got the Carry all forks, box blade, and tiller for it. Makes life a little easier and a whole lot more fun.

 

[Plow Boy]

ive got a 5203 JD, it comes in handy pulling logs out of the woods or when i hang one up
just haven't been able to pull the trigger on a loader (alot of money). they say once u have one u cant go back.

 

[smokinj]

I've got a loader for it, which came with the bucket. I then built a set of forks to replace the bucket (makes putting skids of wood on the front deck easy for the stove). Since its got the 3pt hitch I've got the Carry all forks, box blade, and tiller for it. Makes life a little easier and a whole lot more fun.

I've got a loader for it, which came with the bucket. I then built a set of forks to replace the bucket (makes putting skids of wood on the front deck easy for the stove). Since its got the 3pt hitch I've got the Carry all forks, box blade, and tiller for it. Makes life a little easier and a whole lot more fun.

Sounds like a lot of cheating going on......

 

[chvymn99]

ive got a 5203 JD, it comes in handy pulling logs out of the woods or when i hang one up
just haven't been able to pull the trigger on a loader (alot of money). they say once u have one u cant go back.

Yep, and you continually find jobs for it or figure how to utilize it for that job. Capacity is about 500-750lbs, that makes quite a bit duable.

 

[chvymn99]

Sounds like a lot of cheating going on......

And yep you better believe it. Wouldn't trade it for much, unless I went with the diesel 4wd.