I've got a property with two log landings I have been working and an old one with black walnut, (campfire wood) that I need to finish. The golf course Superintendent wants me to help with the 50-60 ash trees that have to come down and a bunch of oak with oak wilt this Winter. Earlier in the week I took some bribes, err......apples for one load and cookies for another to my logger buddies who were in the area. Over lunch they mentioned a landowner I know and have cut wood on his property before. So.........I went out and had coffee with him this morning and now have another place to clean up, nothing but Red & White Oak. What is a guy supposed to do? Cable skidded logs are mighty dirty, so I switched the new 395XP with .404 and semi chisel chain to combat the dirt. It stays sharp much longer than 3/8ths. Earlier in the week the boys loaded me with the forwarder:
It all starts with one piece. That will take some serious hoarding. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Buy a processor of course, everyone knows that.You're even further behind than I am.Nice scores though! Good luck.
This actually seems like a good idea if it was rented for a couple days then splitting enough cords to cover costs.
Some decent wood to be had. Not a big fan of dirty or weathered logs, but its wood! Nice score sir. Good to have connections. How soon do you have to get it out? Reminds me of my mini honey hole i worked over the Summer. At least the weeds have subsided a bit and its cooler.
You have stacks of rounds like other people have stacks of splits! Just prioritize, which logs are the most important to get before the snow?
A processor would not work on this wood. These are log cut offs and are irregular length and way too big in diameter. It is pushed in the woods because it can't be sold for culls as it would fall through the bunks on a log truck and is often where large branches came out of the tree. Seldom is there much interest in this type of refuse. It makes great firewood but is harder to process.
What my yearly goal is to get as MUCH hauled before the snow gets too deep. Snow will shut me down especially on the spot on the ridge that is very steep. The other day rain from days earlier made it so greasy I almost didn't get out and I have very aggressive load range E tires exactly for this. Once it is home, I can work on it at my leisure all Winter. The stacks are 4 rows wide and 150' deep.
No necessarily the easiest. Areas that will be inaccessible with deeper snow first, then take logs that will freeze down to the ground. Logs laying on other logs will not freeze and be impossible to move. Even a logging chain and truck won't move big ones frozen down hard. I just looked at google maps satelite view and it is easily viewed from space.
It would be really nice to have those problems Firewood Bandit. On the dirty logs, have you perhaps considered a good cordless screwdriver with a wire brush attachment for cleaning where you cut?
