Not a truck but a trailer load of Shagbark, I was skeptical when I saw the tree full of borer holes but for the most part it was fairly solid. Hitting the ground loosened up the bark so it all stayed behind.
I forgot about an Ash limb that we took down last fall at a field entrance. It was bigger than I remembered.
Does anyone else use an ATV ramp for scrounging? I find it more convenient to use an ATV ramp than to quarter rounds on site. I'm sure I give up some capacity, but it gets me in & out much quicker than quartering rounds, lifting them, and stacking them in the truck. Unloading is even quicker... I just roll them off. I think this is red oak, except it doesn't smell much like it. But it was a blow down that is a year or two old, so maybe that's why. The trunk was suspended off the ground. Bark is starting to fall off, and sapwood is a bit soft, but heartwood is still solid. A 1,200 - 1,500 lb. load would be my guess, and only took 15 minutes or so to load up, as I had cut it last week. So I'm probably carrying 20% less than I otherwise could, but saving a lot of loading time on my way home from work.
I don't normally carry a ramp with me however I have the luxury of being able to scrounge relatively close to home, so if I need a ramp I can just shoot home and grab one. These beech rounds topped out around 23" in diameter so the ramp came in handy. Not how I would recommend securing a ramp for a long trip however I only had a couple miles to drive.
Had a friend cleaning out some old trees to plant new ones so I got a few loads of mulberry, ash, and good ole PIZZ-Elm. New to me tundra did alright but I was bouncing on the stops a bit on this last load
Cut down a dogwood that was leaning over my parents house. I didn’t bring any saws with me, so had to use pops old craftsman. Good lord I have to get him something else. It was leaking gas at the cap and somewhere under the hood. I had a spare Husqvarna gas cap in my truck, but I wasn’t about to tear it down to find the other leak. I sharpened it up and it ran well enough to get the dogwood down. Small Easter dogwood scrounge.
Dogwood is some HARD stuff. Years back in my late fathers woods he had them growing wild. They would die off and loose their bark. Seldom over 4-5". We would harvest and he'd burn them right away in the fireplace. Made some serious heat. Fond memories! Sounds like you need to get dad a good used Stihl. Any interest in an 024? I dont need two.
That would be an awesome Father’s Day gift, but I’m thinking a small echo would be more appropriate for his needs and safety.
