Last load for a while, pics

Sun getting later & later, but nice it was out this morning.


Ruts on the trail,
Ground like concrete this AM, 29°


Snow level moved up a bit more, was 44° & windy when I left around 6 PM


Wood & atv trailer loaded,
loading the atv up.


Another offload


Stack of birch rounds is getting bigger.
Back before dark , today


Body needs to recover a bit.
Reminds me, better take a few iboo

 

Can just see the mts thru the trees now, I've cut enough trees to have a view

 

Nice rounds you got there. What year will this load be for ? Nice work and set up

 

Nice work Dave! Is this about the time of year in most years you call it quits?

 

You got a heck of a good start on it there Dave
Nice neat stack of rounds

 

I like that trailer/atv/trailer system you have. Is that something you came up with?

 

Well you were a little unsure at the start, new area and all but you're getting there. Pile is getting bigger.

 

I knew it wouldn't take long before you got the wood to refill the pallets.
You now have a "cube o' wood".
I hear ya' on the body needing a rest.

 

Nice work B.D., the ruts are pretty deep.

 

Great work Bogy. Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

 

Always thought that trailer was ingenious!

Nice stack of rounds too, birch sure is a nice looking wood

 

Thanks
17/18

I tried to select good trees, I was being a wood snob
But I got fooled a few times & got some that the base was punky in the center
& one that had a rotten top section,
All in all, mostly real good wood

 

Thanks

Yea,
this time of the year I can get snowed out of the cutting area any time.
The road/trail in has some steep part that I can't pull the loaded trailer up if iced or snow.
(Barely make it now with a full load)

Got stuck one time, was getting pulled back down the hill
was in low , 4 wheel drive, scary, hard to keep the trailer straight.
Took some work & a while to get out.
So I quit when the trail becomes slick.

Be nice to get a few more loads,
never have enough wood.

 

Thanks

I got a used trailer , modified it a few years ago to fit my needs for the wood cutting area.
Hard to find a place to turn around in there.
I loose a couple tail lights every year.

Had to un hook & fight it the first time in, learned turning around a 20" (from ball to rear)
in the woods in=s not a good idea.

ATV trailer is an addition this year , needed it because of warmer weather & mud.
Working out better than skidding logs all the way to the truck/trailer. Bucking in the wood
is much easier, faster & I don't have the dirt / mud /gravel in the logs to dull the chain.

 

Loks like a 4 x truck guy was trying to get into the cutting area earlier & got stuck several times.
Found some tail light & other truck parts on that section of the trail.
Where the trail goes into the woods, it gets tougher, steep & narrower ,
so he stopped & turned around there, but left behind a rutted mess.
I bet it was a fight in & out .

Thought about working on it, but then someone would try it again & make it even worse.

 

Thanks
Birch is the best BTU wood here.
Trailer helps me be a ltitle picky . (wood snobby)

 

Looks good Dave, thanks for sharing.

 

Really enjoy your pics Dave. 1st class system in an absolutely beautiful area.

 

Gr-daughter wanted to go see the wood pile
Trying to be a sunny day