A monster from the past...

[Tar12]

This bad boy had been standing dead for a couple years before I received permission to put a saw to it...I am currently enjoying the BTUs from this old giant in my new P

rincess...its a beautiful thing..60 in across the base.Me and my son and a bobcat got her home in a days time.A few more days to split her up...lol

 

[husky345 vermont resolute]

What type of wood is that tar ?


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[Tar12]

What type of wood is that tar ?


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Ooops! I forgot that part! It was a big Red Oak.Lightening had got it a couple years ago and it died a slow death. I got approx. 4-5 cord out of it.

 

[heavy hammer]

Now that's firewood!

 

[Tar12]

Now that's firewood!

What you see in the picture is only part of that tree that was split! To the left out of the picture is a bunch already stacked! It truly was a huge tree..

 

[heavy hammer]

Trees like that are awesome to get!

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

View attachment 193690 This bad boy had been standing dead for a couple years before I received permission to put a saw to it...I am currently enjoying the BTUs from this old giant in my new PView attachment 193687 rincess...its a beautiful thing..60 in across the base.Me and my son and a bobcat got her home in a days time.A few more days to split her up...lolView attachment 193688

Well done,Tar.

 

[TheBigIron]

Wow, what a monster tree, great job Tar............

 

[HisTreeNut]

Nice score....and haul!

 

[Woody Stover]

Nice grab! Can you get some good close-up pics of the split face and end grain...and maybe some bark from further up? That particular bark doesn't look real Oak-y to me...

 

[Tar12]

Nice grab! Can you get some good close-up pics of the split face and end grain...and maybe some bark from further up? That particular bark doesn't look real Oak-y to me...

Only for you Woody...lol...Its definitely Oak...

 

[Dantheman300z]

That first picture really looks like burr oak.

 

[Tar12]

That first picture really looks like burr oak.

I believe you are right...In my haste to post I got it wrong...

 

[Sodbuster]

How old do you think it was Tar, did you count the rings? I bet close to 200.

 

[Tar12]

How old do you think it was Tar, did you count the rings? I bet close to 200.

I wish I would have counted the rings! The 80 year old farmer who owns the ground told me that his father said the tree was there when he was a child.The tree was much older than both of them. He said they would seek shade under the tree at lunch time when working the field.I bet you are very close to the 200 yr old guess.

 

[Stinkpickle]

NOICE!

 

[Bmore]

Wow!! Great job!

 

[Sodbuster]

Tar, it looks like the tree was fairly close to a gravel road. I finished CSS some Shagbark Hickory that was about 100 years old that was right next to a gravel road. Talk about hard on chains, 100 years of dust and dirt had collected in the bark and wood. Did you have any problems like that with your Oak?

 

[Tar12]

Tar, it looks like the tree was fairly close to a gravel road. I finished CSS some Shagbark Hickory that was about 100 years old that was right next to a gravel road. Talk about hard on chains, 100 years of dust and dirt had collected in the bark and wood. Did you have any problems like that with your Oak?

It was 4 ft from the edge of the road.I was worried about stuff being in the bark and wood itself as old as the tree was. I was fortunate in that the bark peeled off in huge sections at the base! Had no issues at all..

 

[ohlongarm]

Nice job love red oak the older it gets the better it burns,stack it 6 inches off the ground top cover only lasts a decade easily.