A couple nice Ash. The big one gave me a little trouble in the slippery snow. But the Kubota got it out. Another good size one became a leaner.
The snow is surprisingly deep back here. Luckily it is hard enough the tractor didn't sink all the way through. But when you get through it is grainy and slippery.
You need one of these things. http://www.baileysonline.com/Forest...r-Chain-1-4-x-7-with-C-Hook-and-Steel-Rod.axd
Nice looking wood Gasifier! Show us the finished stacks of the ash. Do you have the EAB or was this a premptive strike?
Thanks. I can show you the finished stacks of the tops of these Ash trees as firewood. The logs are going to a local Amish saw mill.
Are you keeping the lumber? Pics if you do! I'd love to have a setup like that. I'm going to end up slabbing my logs in place. I had hoped to pull them out when the ground was frozen, but we're quickly going from 3' snow pack to mud pit.
I forgot to answer your EAB question. I have not seen them on my property yet. I have heard they are very close. Ottawa is 60 miles north and I hear they are up that way. Rochester is about 130 as the crow flies and they have it around there. So I believe it is only a matter of time. So I guess you could say this is a pre-emptive strike. The main reasons for selling logs off the property are to thin the woods, and even more importantly earn some money to pay the taxes and other expenses. Just one of the expenses is that I am building a road a little at a time and it does not take long to spend some dough doing that!
That looks like it could be handy. But you know, seeing this makes me think I could still have a hard time getting this under a log in many of the cases.
Gas, I remember you were thinking about having it logged, it looks like you decided to pick at it your self rather than involve a logger? Nothing wrong with that idea!
Sounds like a winner to me Gas. You'll end up with exactly what you want (cut) this way, and prolly be quite a pro dropping trees (AND skidding them) by the time you get finished.
