Got a little Oak in my sights

I believe everything other than the main trunk is ready now but I will check it when I start bucking & splitting.

 

There is one more big dead standing oak that I will get if I can keep from damaging any surrounding trees, also a rather large limb that is down & a downed tree in the same ditch I will have to look at next time I am there.

 

Then there is this brute that I am hoping to take down at some point over the fall/winter. It’s over 48” dbh & not much smaller up to the forks. I would really like to drop 2-3 forks off it then take it down but I don’t have the equipment for that.

 

Massive standing dead oak…wow, awesome

 

Holy crap. I’m jelly!

 

Glad you got it down.....safely. Great score

 

I'd prefer that one with snow on the ground. Build a fire and throw all the limbs on.

 

That would be great if we get some snow, there will be plenty of limb wood to keep the fire going.

 

I didn’t have to help harvest today so I went back to my aunts to get the dead oak limbs out of the ditch. I got these out.



And in the process of getting them, I found this nice dead barkless bur oak & all it’s limbs; which made for a nice load to take home. The main trunk is still needing bucked up at a later date.

 

Nice load Jim!

 

I was hoping that it was ready to burn but the bigger pieces tested 24% - 32%,so it all needs to go to the outdoor stacks for a year or so. Most of the stuff in the 10” - 12” range tested good though.

 

No log left behind!!