Back to work, plus new hauler

[jeffesonm]

After a bit of a hiatus this summer I got back to work growing the stacks. I'm already years ahead but of course I don't need to justify anything to you all.

I recently inherited my fathers old JD 314 after he upgraded to a new mower, so I bought some new tires and a cart and now it's my backwoods hauler. Nimble and easy to maneuver between the trees.



There is still a bunch of smaller stuff down in the woods behind my property so I'm slowly processing it and bringing it back up towards the house. I believe this is a black birch.



Not sure what this is... a hickory maybe?



Here are some shoots growing off the stump.



It's nice to get back into it after a few months off.... can't wait until it drops a few more degrees so I can start burning again.

 

[paul bunion]

Photo number two is black birch.

 

[schlot]

Nice setup.

 

[Woody Stover]

Nice setup. That'll git 'er done!

Pic one looks like it might be a type of Hickory. Pic 3 and 4? Not sure. End grain looks like a maybe, leaf sprouts....hmmmm. Have you got a bark pic further up the trunk, and/or a split pic?

 

[TimJ]

Recognize both bark and leaves on last picture .....................black gum
suprised you missed that one Woody

 

[ScotO]

+1 on black gum....just cut a monster gum on Saturday morning (see my avatar pic)......the one we did was around 70' tall and hollow as a gun barrel.

Mediocre firewood, but its there and good for shoulder season so I'd definitely get it......

 

[basod]

I cut a small black gum ~8" from the yard this past winter and the thing has put shoots up everywhere - stump and drip edge roots.
May want some hydros for that stuff

 

[Applesister]

Nice looking woodlot

 

[Paulywalnut]

Perfect size tractor for your work there. Love the JD. That black gum is tough to split by hand.
Never seen hickory with little shoots.

 

[gzecc]

After a bit of a hiatus this summer I got back to work growing the stacks. I'm already years ahead but of course I don't need to justify anything to you all.

I recently inherited my fathers old JD 314 after he upgraded to a new mower, so I bought some new tires and a cart and now it's my backwoods hauler. Nimble and easy to maneuver between the trees.



There is still a bunch of smaller stuff down in the woods behind my property so I'm slowly processing it and bringing it back up towards the house. I believe this is a black birch.



Not sure what this is... a hickory maybe?



Here are some shoots growing off the stump.



It's nice to get back into it after a few months off.... can't wait until it drops a few more degrees so I can start burning again.

Never saw the seat in the reclined position like that. Must have been and option!

 

[WellSeasoned]

Never saw the seat in the reclined position like that. Must have been and option!

I think the seat is a side effect of putting the pedal to the metal. Those will be some nice big rounds.