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Noodling some big oak

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  1. Smoketr1973

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    image.jpeg image.jpeg Getting ready to do some noodling with the Stihl 360, 20" bar. Out of the wind and no too cold for outside work, this stuff will be great in 2019!!
     
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    That round in the background looks 5 ft tall!!!!!! What tractor is that?
     
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    That was a big un for sure! What kind of oak?

    Really like the claw on the tractor, perfect tool for the job. :)
     
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    White oak. Unfortunately it was from a laneway and full of iron. Kinda takes the fun out of things
     
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    The big one is beech. That tree was about 200 years old but mostly rotten. The nicest size wood was punk and ended up in the chipper. Tractor is a Kubota 3540 glide shift. Poor mans hydrolics off the rear aux to control the grapple, but it sure helps with the big stuff. I'm
     
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    Sweet tractor! Love that front bucket/grapple..
     
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