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Our biggest logging job yet.

Discussion in 'The Wood Pile' started by T.Jeff Veal, Apr 13, 2022.

  1. Canadian border VT

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    IDK could be a nice spot for a garden.. after TJV is done!
     
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    I agree. I think it should have been thinned heavily, maybe left 15-20 trees at the most. Grass would have grown great then.
     
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    He said they want a garden, I suggested using part of the front yard, best space and sunlight.
    Said they would probably put it in the backyard...:picard::picard:...
    Maybe a container garden would work back there...
    More trees and shade back there.
    We are starting phase II next week, back and side yards will be cut. Not as many trees, but closer to the house.
    I'll get :ithappened::ithappened:
     
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    Thanks Jeff! Good morning to you as well.
     
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    This is the last, last load of the front yard. Hickory and red oak. Loaded some short logs we had set aside to finish the load. 0607222010_HDR.jpg 0607222010.jpg
     
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    Man some of those are huge.
     
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    Biggest we cut on the front yard was 31" across stump, probably 26-27" DBH. Sure don't want it to roll on my foot...:pain:..
     
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    The ole trailers really paid for it self this year!! Way to go Jeff, and miss Carol
     
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    The neighbor with the mill stopped by Monday morning, he had gotten all but 4 logs of the 1st 2 loads sawn and was ready for the rest of the pine. We moved them to his place that afternoon.
    The rest of the 16' and 2 - 12'ers 0627221339.jpg
    A load of 12' 0627221426.jpg

    Last 7 logs 0627221516_HDR.jpg
    MizMiz Carol got some seat time on the last load 0627221512.jpg
    We laid them out by the mill. He didn't want me to stack them like before. 0627221537_HDR.jpg
    Total of 4 1/2 trailer loads of pine saw logs from the front yard.
     
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    That was going to be my comment, you beat me to it.

    Curious what you will do with the pines, Jeff. Nobody around here burns pine. I could get all I wanted indefinitely! I am going to try some this winter out of curiosity. EDIT: Never mind, I see that you are going to mill them.
     
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    Very cool to see those loads! Nice to see they will be put to good use as lumber. :yes:
     
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    The neighbor with the mill has a cabin in the edge of NC. He said it started out
    as a 16x30, he keeps adding on. It's 2000 square ft now...:jaw:...using the lumber for more construction..
     
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    We are officially done with the Plantation job. It was a fun job to do.
    The front yard, street view. Couldn't see the house from the road before. He has decided to get the stumps dug.
    32454.jpeg
    Looking from the house... 32447.jpeg 32452.jpeg
    The rest of the pictures are here...
    Phase 2 logging
     
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    Thats quite an accomplishment. Did you keep a tally of the amount of wood you got out of it?
     
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    Nice work.
     
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    How many total trees did you remove? That looks like it was a big job.
     
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    Hopefully they pay you to keep it mowed. That’s going to be a big lawn :makeitrain"
     
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    If you want to keep the revenue stream coming, buy a lawnmower and offer to cut his soon to be planted lawn!

    :D
     
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    We're still processing wood from that site.