About a month ago got a Craigslist's find for a take down of a big burr oak. Looked to be bigger than 48” across. Well it’s been sitting on my trailer ever since… just been to hot to deal with it. But I’m needing my trailer in the near future. And today was much cooler than it has been…91 F HI of 96F. Buddy and his boy came over to help. Got all off, but I ran out gas after about 4 hours… even all the fluids… I was done…
Used the JD X720 to help move the logs from the front yard to the backyard. Bucked all down except for a few when I ran out of steam… starting to love cutting off the forks…. Just need to figure a little better system for steadiness… but it works… Oh yea... ran 3 tanks through the XS500i today... She's a eating monster... Definitely had some smiles going on...
I did find metal. Think I just barely clipped it’s head…. Then I took the Fiskers to it to see exactly what it was… After the Fiskars... The lovely blue stain... of the other half of the piece from the nail.. The head that I barely clipped
Great initial score!! And kudos for working it up in this heat. I want a compact tractor in a bad way.
never seen burr oak before. Looks like a good load! Cutting from the forks is so much easier on the back.
Nice score!! Burr oak is yet another mythical wood that I’ve never seen. I’m actually amazed by how many oak species there actually are.
They are usually pretty massive trees in the mature form. Only the 2nd time I've gotten a chance at it. Even though they are pretty prevalent around here. The base of the tree was "suppose" to be flat bed towed down somewhere in the yuppy section of town for table tops.
Yea, it was definitely cooler today. Not by much though. But that tractor has earned its keep many times, definitely a back saver and body saver. Kinda of need a bigger one for the work I put it through, but sometimes I have to improvise to get it done... Couple of those logs maxed out the lift capacity of the tractor...
Alot of burr oak here, NE Texas. Not as prevalent as post oak. The acorns are the coolest part of the tree. Huge acorns with overcup caps that are wooly. Must be where they get their name. Right now, the acorns are still tiny. I had to run out and take a couple pics for yall that aren't familiar. The old boot bird houses are fairly common as well. Edit to add.. looked at a few more that their acorns were noticeably larger, and more loaded.
Nice find Kevin! I feel your pain. Only i have to unload the PU the next day! Dont think i wouldve lasted much longer either.
Nice score of future BTU's. You definitely had your work cut out for you. Great use of the tractor and pallet forks.
Thanks for posting. Im with Cash Larue as im amazed at the many different varieties of oak there are.
Very nice! I had about 2 cords of burr oak 8 foot logs on my trailer from a while ago, I had to unload the other day, I unloaded one cord one day and the next cord the next. With my broke wrist I'm not supposed to use it much and unloading firewood is definitely not on the okayed list, so I had to un load it all one handed, was drenched in sweat when I was done.
… I started out with a chain that was relatively sharp from my hand filing… but after a bit of cutting and finding that nail head… I switched to a fresh chain…. Oh my goodness a I saw some rooster tails coming from the saw…. …
