Show me pictures if you remember. Id like to see how they look down there. I was surprised at how thin the bark was on this one since Im used to bark that is very thick.
I would love to find to lodge pole around here that big. Here is a pic of the ones I usually get. I will usually get about 20 to 25 of those a year. Look at how dry it is with that big crack going up the trunk.
Mag Craft thats awesome. I bet that tree was very dry once you split it. Its nice when we can get our standing dead wood ready or near ready for the stove when we drop it. Many of mine are dry as well which makes me feel spoiled when so many others have to wait 2-3 years before they can burn it. The larch is of course a denser tree but I still find many that are ready and if they arent they have months in my stacks to take them the rest of the way.
Yep I agree on the dry wood. Go and cut it down, split it, stack it, and you are ready to burn. It can spoil you. I do have some hard woods that I season but the pine is great.
I split that larch today and stuck a moisture meter into it just for fun. It said 30% but Im sure its higher than that. Im not sure what the saturation point would be on the meters. I wouldnt say its a first for me but Im not to familiar with drying wood for long periods before burning it due to the standing dead pine, larch and fir I get. It will be interesting to see how quickly it dries below 20% but either way I wont count on it for next winter.
That is an older Poulan 365 and is a 60cc saw. If you look real close there is no chain brake on that saw. I did put a short bar on it because knowing the size of the trees I am cutting I did not need anything longer. I do not want anymore weight then I have to. After being out there all day the weight does make a difference.
Wow thats some nice lodgepole, bert your avatar says nevada what part of the state has timber like that.
