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Trip to the beech

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  1. Locust Post

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    I like the longer daylight hours. 1 hr 45 min. from the time I left till I returned with this nice beech load.
     

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  2. Horkn

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    Nice load of beech!

    I love that stuff.
     
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    Nice! That's a great load sum Beech you have there:thumbs:
     
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    It's a thing of beauty... :) Beech makes such nice clean wood.

    Well, LP where did you get it and is there any more? A beech honey hole would be a good find.
     
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    Nice load! Im liking the longer days as well. Trying to hoard in the dark can be a real beech. :)
     
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    One of my favorites.
     
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    Yes lots more along with many other species, hickory, ash, cherry, maple, oak to name a few. One of the woods I cut in is being logged, about 40 acres.
     
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    Nice to meet you:)
     
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    Welcome, gandy85.
    Glad you found us, i think your going to like it here.
    Lots of great people, and all are ready to help.
     
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    Locust Post ... Nice load of Beech... Cant beat a full load like that.

    gandy85 ....Welcome to FHC! Glad to see you joined, now pull up a log by the fire and enjoy some conversations.
     
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    I dont know anything about Beech but I had to give you a like because of your thread title and lets face it, btus in the back of a truck deserves a like!
     
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    Beech is great stuff! We are blessed with one woods with a lot of old growth in it. When one dies or blows down it gets worked up in a hurry.


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  13. JustWood

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    SUMUHNABEECH,,,,,, that's a MAGNUM! The saw too !
     
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    Welcome to the forum gandy85.
     
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    Son-of-a-BEECH....Locust Post, that's one nice load of wood !!!

    Kevin, nice one.....what's the diameter on that tree? Is it perspective, or is it really close to the width of the Dodge?
     
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    The truck is right beside it. Tree was right at 5 ft in diameter, SOLID. Hurricane Ike's wind blew the top out. 20 ft totem pole was left and never recovered. It Y'd at 20 ft with a 4 ft limb and 3 ft limb on the other. That was the wood seen with the saw and split up. VERY rare to see one that big, let alone not hollow. Over 400 rings and close to 18 cord from this single tree.
     
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    Quick beech lesson. Cuts, splits and burns great.
     
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    Wow! That beech tree is amazing! I love beech trees, but have never seen one like that. When my forester came out to mark trees, I showed him the biggest beech tree on my property and told him it was not for sale. I have never had the opportunity to burn beech, I just like the way they look. One of the coolest looking trees in the woods, for sure. Hold their leaves for a long time. Incredible amount of wood you got from that one tree!
     
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