Took the saw for a ride about this morning. I've been cutting dead ash and needed a change. Spied this red oak that looked like it was losing some bark. Poked around and it was. Me and the 261 put it on the ground. Almost 3 buckets full.
Nice when you can get that many straight limbless rounds. Keep your eye open for another big log for the fall GTG.
It's an almost endless supply Brad. I cut a bucket load on Wednesday for my pile. I've been trying to get a mix stockpiled for selling.
For sure when it comes to dead trees, I'd take the red oak over the white ash. Alive, I still like ash, but we have very few left and they are little ones.
I love standing dead red oak. No branches, just the good stuff.... and the bark comes right off usually.
Started splittin in my to sell pile this morning and found some of the red oak. Don't remember putting it in there but I knew I had a spot for it in MY pile. Most of it was 20% MC and under.
One day I hope to get into an oak. 90% of available trees out in Dakotah Territory seem to be ash or cottonwood.
What little I sell, oak never goes in that pile. Getting my first mulberry score. Neighbor had one go over our last storm. 36”+ trunk. Called her and asked what she was doing with it, “ Dragging out back to the burn pile with the tractor when it dries up.” Made a deal with her, she has 2 20’ ash logs I’m cutting up for her and splitting. I get all the mulberry if I throw all the branches on the burn pile. Deal!!!
That's an ugly mutha. I'd start at the top and work down to the first crotch above the trunk. Might find some hardware in the bottom 5 or 6 feet.
I feel your pain. I burn mostly standing dead elm. But cottonwood is by far the most available around here. I don’t mess with it very often
That’s my plan but she wants to drag it behind the barn before I cut so gotta wait. Agree with you, probably hardware in the lower trunk.
