This lodgepole beetle kill fell over in a wind storm a few days ago so I decided to go get it this afternoon. The flash made it look darker than it is. Im ready to start bucking! It was a tight fit for the truck. Im always concerned about rubbing the truck against a tree but so far so good! This doug fir was laying on the ground next to the truck so why not? Its better btus after all! Heres the truck loaded up. It was -2 c and just before night fall. I brought a beer with me and hung out in the forest until it got dark. Once I couldnt see very far I figured it was best to get out of dodge. We have cougars living in this local and Im not confident the bears are asleep yet. Heres a picture of a beetle kill lodgepole for those who havent seen them before. Some pretty amazing furniture and wood flooring being created with it. Love the blue look in a piece of furniture. Im all set for winter so if this stuff isnt dry no big deal. The fir was nice and light but I wont be burning it anytime soon. It will all be split and stacked tomorrow and get used when ever its dry enough. I brought a piece into the stove room and will split it tomorrow to see the mc. It was nice to get out in the bush. No other place I wanted to be.
That lodge pole pine sure had a bunch of branches. The butt end that you showed looks pretty solid. If it was not on the ground very long I bet it will be dry enouph to burn. Good for you. I am burning some tonight.
It was down for only 4 or 5 days but we also had a massive rain storm that soaked it at the same time as it fell. I was just looking to get out and play with the chain saw so Im ok either way. I think the top of the tree will be good so that might make it into this years stacks. Cant beat a good pine fire thats for sure!
Lodgepole is great wood usually easy to deal with, burns a bit longer than ponderosa in my opinion. The woods where i cut has lots of ponderosa and not much lodgepole, so sometimes a guy takes what he can get.
yup, you take what you can get. I also think it factors in big time how far you have to travel to get the btus you need. If I didnt live an hour from the nearest ponderosa that would be my go to wood. I wonder how hard you'll get hit by the storm we have brewing up here? We have arctic air, high winds and snow heading our way. Cant wait. Im itching for ice fishing season!
Lodgepole and Douglas Fir, my goto woods! I have down from the windstorm as well, not been out to clean them up yet. Greg
Plentiful here also. Best btu's in my neck of the woods. Only hardwood that I can scrounge are oak pallets/skids or the couple of yard trees that I'm lucky enough to cut..
If ya was to css dat pine down here in Kentuck, folks would be a tellin ya yous gonna burn you housedown ifin ya burns it!
Luv the pics, good score, that's a good time right there using your truck like she's meant to be used.
Niiice - good slide show. There were sure a lot of sticks & limbs to work through to get at the trunk. Looks like a good haul of BTU's.
Yeah and then there were the ones that jabbed into the ground that I couldnt get to until it was in the round and I was able to flip them. I like to shave them off close enough to the trunk so that when I stack them in the stove I dont have knobs sticking out everywhere.
Im lucky I live in an area with lots of crown land close by and as much free wood as I want. The downside is that the snow will be here soon and we wont be able to access the back country until spring unless you go in on foot. I walk the dog here almost daily so so I notice when a tree goes down or where a hidden jem is.
For us we have larch which is my favorite higher btu wood but as far as hardwoods go its yard trees as well and some birch in the bush. Birch is hard to get since its all alive and when its dead its often gone to punk before you get to it.
