Work Done Tonight

[thewoodlands]

This hard maple came down in the May 21 storm, running back in and the cutting took a total of 45 minutes.

While I was cutting one round some sparks flew, ended up being some dirt, time I put the file to it.

25 rounds tonight, if I can do that or more we'll have a chit load of wood come winter. Working in that area tonight proved that I need to thin out some of the smaller beech trees.

The first few rounds had some rot in them but the rest is all good, so far.

 

[ScotO]

Looks like some good stuff there Zappy. I love that maple. Good stove fodder on a cold night for sure.

 

[thewoodlands]

Looks like some good stuff there Zappy. I love that maple. Good stove fodder on a cold night for sure.

This is the area that a guy was coming to check, he was thinking about buying the hard maple sap but that same night the storm hit. I don't dare call him again, he's a jinx!

We like the beech & hard maple for those cold snaps.

 

[Locust Post]

This is the area that a guy was coming to check, he was thinking about buying the hard maple sap but that same night the storm hit. I don't dare call him again, he's a jinx!

We like the beech & hard maple for those cold snaps.

2 of my favorites.....just below my LOCUST.

 

[ScotO]

2 of my favorites.....just below my LOCUST.

Uh, don't get me started on Locust, Mr. Locust!!

 

[Locust Post]

Uh, don't get me started on Locust, Mr. Locust!!

By the way when are you and the family going on vacation ? You wouldn't by chance have any locust at your house would you ?

 

[ScotO]

By the way when are you and the family going on vacation ? You wouldn't by chance have any locust at your house would you ?

I ain't sayin........

 

[thewoodlands]

2 of my favorites.....just below my LOCUST.

Just another tree we don't have on the property, we'll be planting more trees next year (more oak) if these oak we planted make it through the winter, not sure how locust wOOd do here.

 

[Locust Post]

Locust would probably do well there along the brook. The first house I owned had a creek behind it and it was lined with locust. Also several areas at the farm I cut at has a lot of locust, not exclusivly but many on the creek banks.

 

[thewoodlands]

Locust would probably do well there along the brook. The first house I owned had a creek behind it and it was lined with locust. Also several areas at the farm I cut at has a lot of locust, not exclusivly but many on the creek banks.

What type of Locust do you have?

 

[Locust Post]

What type of Locust do you have?

Black locust

 

[thewoodlands]

Watching the weather this morning for our area, tonight they are calling for temps in the low 40's, the wife might want a fire.

 

[Plow Boy]

nice shavings pile, looks like you run a sharp chain!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

zap, we got down in the 40's overnight too. The high today is 70 and that is where it is right now. We had to go to the city this morning and got back around 1:30 and it was 67 then. A beautiful day in my book! Looks like we'll be in for some rain again. We can use it. We lucked out yesterday and got a bit over 1/2" and that perked the corn up as it was already curling. Looks good today.

 

[thewoodlands]

nice shavings pile, looks like you run a sharp chain!

Yes, it was eating up the hard maple. I did hit some dirt in the bark but it still seemed like it was throwing the chips pretty good. The plans for cutting tonight were put off, stopped over to talk with my father, while I was there my aunt an uncle pulled in, that extended my stay a bit longer but we had a nice time.

 

[thewoodlands]

zap, we got down in the 40's overnight too. The high today is 70 and that is where it is right now. We had to go to the city this morning and got back around 1:30 and it was 67 then. A beautiful day in my book! Looks like we'll be in for some rain again. We can use it. We lucked out yesterday and got a bit over 1/2" and that perked the corn up as it was already curling. Looks good today.

It was in the mid 60's here which felt great, just having a nice warm cup of coffee. I was talking with our neighbor last night on the phone, he had a big pine come down a year ago, he wants me to come down so I can see if it's a job I can tackle,damn trees!

It fell from his property onto our property, I think our property in that area is the start of the hill.

 

[Plow Boy]

Man, I hate it when u guys talk about temps in the 40' s or 60's. It feels like 80 degrees at midnight here

 

[thewoodlands]

Man, I hate it when u guys talk about temps in the 40' s or 60's. It feels like 80 degrees at midnight here

After the hot spell we had this is feeling great! I see NC has some storms rolling through, any in your area?

 

[Plow Boy]

oh yeah, had a nice one yesterday evening. Seems like we have a afternoon storms everyday this time of the year.

 

[thewoodlands]

oh yeah, had a nice one yesterday evening. Seems like we have a afternoon storms everyday this time of the year.

We hit 43 this morning, some town in the Adirondacks hit 33. I think it was 2011 that we hit 32 in July, good old mother nature.

 

[Plow Boy]

i need to move!

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Plow Boy, Newberry had 57 a couple days ago. No, that was not night time temperatures! Mid afternoon.

 

[thewoodlands]

I finished bucking up this maple tonight, once I get a few more trees done in this area I'll haul the splitter up. Once that is done we'll take the Ford 250 with the trailer to haul the wood out.

Pic 7705 is just down the trail from where I was cutting tonight, two more maple up next, mother nature keeps on giving.

 

[smokinj]

You have mastered the 511ax!

 

[thewoodlands]

You have mastered the 511ax!

I wish, both saws (the chains) I had with me tonight will be on the grinder tomorrow night so there ready for the weekend. I'll work on the pine tomorrow that came down on the property the house is on.

The smaller saws will see some time tomorrow.