Or the staging/working area is set up & cleaned up. I used the batwing to mow it off & the lawnmower to clean it up. I don’t like wading/tromping around in 3’-4’ tall grass/weeds. Pulled out the ash that I took down last year & have about 2 dozen other ash to take down & process. Just one stray 80’ ash that I had to make a smaller area but it will get pulled out to the main area after limbing. Hopefully the weather continues to be pleasant & I have time to get started before harvest starts.
Harvest should be a little ways off yet but I’m seeing beans turning yellow and some corn starting to turn brown down low. What type of heater do you use? That Ash is nice wood!
Those dead trees take up less space than fallen ones. Drop them as you work them into splits. Nice inventory/supply to have!
I don’t blame you with the tall grass especially in the morning when it’s soaking wet from the dew. I hate wet feet!
I think it will probably be a couple weeks on the beans, depending on the weather. My brother planted a bunch of 2-2 & 2-6’s. It was around September 8 last year but the we started. I don’t believe he has any short season corn this year. I have a Century 3000 stove.
Got a Gator load of mulberry from a fence repair that needed to be done. Dad was available to run the tractor/loader while I scaled the bank to cut & throw chains. Found a small dead elm, so I grabbed it. This cherry top was in the ash working area so I worked it up. I will knock down the trunk & buck it up after some debris is cleaned up. Got all the downed ash bucked up then felled & limbed 5 more ash trees. There is a dead honey locust in the area with the ash trees as well, I reckon I will get it as well.
Hauled the cherry home & loaded some saws to do more some felling & limbing. 2511, Miller Mods 5105, Miller Mods 462, Crocky 661 3 more big dogs need felled & limbed then it all bucking & splitting. Maybe Saturday, Sunday & Monday. some of that will take place. Guessers are clucking about rain though.
