2016 Trail Work

Looking at the forecast for this month it doesn't seem like we have any frigid weather coming in, we're saving our better wood and pellets this year.

February up here can be one cold azz month but we'll see.

 

In a "normal" winter, does the timber dry out and present a fire hazard or does the snow load take care of that?

 

The snow on the ground takes care of it.

 

I took care of the damaged Birch and some of the dead branches off a dead downed Pine at the entrance to the hill in the back.

 

I've been looking for a new trail into the bowl so depending on what's on the other side of these two downed Hemlocks, this could be it.

It would be much easier to get the tractor with the backhoe on it through the new trail. If I can get the new trail in then I can work on a better trail in up top, pic 1004.

 

Saturday and Sunday I did some trail work (no pics, the batteries were dead) Saturday I was cleaning up a trail to an area I haven't been in two years.........what a freakin mess. I'll get some pics next time I'm up there.

I only had one trail in but my plan is having two trails in, that way if some chit comes down across one trail, we'll still have another way in.

 

You must of been eating a portion of my Cinnamon Rolls again instead of taking care of that area. Your Mrs. may have to call Backwoods Savage and have him trailer the Kubota over to your place to pick up your slack.

 

Yup, plenty of work not getting done but we do have five years of wood up along with what I cut this winter and spring.

I busted my azz plenty of years so I could take it easy so this is the year easy will play out.

 

You have about 4 times as many years firewood as I do man. Nice work! I'm still working on next season's supply.

 

Yeah! Quit buying stuff and building stuff, for Pete's sake!

 

Actually the last two weeks we've been dog sitting for a family member but that ends tomorrow. He's a very good dog and it was nice having him.

We finally got the backhoe on the 4540 with the help of Dave from the Wood Chop Shop, I worked on getting it on yesterday for about two hours with chit for luck and it took another hour today. I need it in a better place since the place I had it on wasn't very firm......just another job that needs to be done before winter.

 

You've been busting your azz on other things so don't worry about it, I won't tell U what Mrs. Backwoods Savage said about you burning green wood!

 

Tomorrow I'll be doing some trail work for a walking/rhino trail in this area. This will lead us to the area I just bucked up the Cherry in.

 

This picture will lead to the above picture, it should be moving dead chit out of the way. I'll have better pictures tomorrow night.

 

We finished the first half of the walking trail today, the trail for the rhino will be down lower which should be done by the 15 of this month.

Picture 0204 is the start,0205 & 0206 is after removing a bunch of dead chit, 0207 is a picture of some of the cherry rounds we'll burn,0208 is some dead pine,0209 you can see the cherry top that I just worked on,0210 you can see where I cut out a few rounds of a dead pine and 0211 is a downed maple that I'll start on tomorrow.

 

Picture 0213 is down the hill from the walking trail and that is where the rhino trail will go and picture 0214 was heading out today which dipped down to the left more then I liked.

 

We finished the second half of the walking trail today, we're keeping this end sort of private so no pictures.