I think I am okay with my wood supply so I decided to give my neighbors a hand today. They are goat farmers and are in the process of clearing out a 10 acre section of land that was destroyed my beavers several years ago. With all the dead trees and new undergrowth it is a slow process. They also are limited to only a couple of months a year that it is dry enough to get back there. Today we were working on a large Red Maple that had fallen down. I started at the top and was working my way down. I was right at the point where my 16" bar was not going to make it all the way through when all of a sudden the trunk jumped straight up! The root ball hand been over my head and it sat right back down like it had never fallen over. I was shocked. My wife who is usually the first one to say something finally said "I sure am glad you weren't standing on it".
The first pic is the trunk after it stood back up. Second shot is Mrs. Goat farmer who came down to check it out. She is always packing heat when she goes back there. Last pic is what we got back up to the house where he can take his time bucking and splitting it.
The first pic is the trunk after it stood back up. Second shot is Mrs. Goat farmer who came down to check it out. She is always packing heat when she goes back there. Last pic is what we got back up to the house where he can take his time bucking and splitting it.
