Good Day in the Woods

[Josh B.]

Another great day to spend in the woods in upstate NY. Good head start on my firewood for next winter.

 

[Stihlbillie]

Nice ash!


-chimpboy

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Hell yes it was!!

Hoping the weather allows another good weekend for the woods next weekend..


Those 357s though....

 

[Josh B.]

Hell yes it was!!

Hoping the weather allows another good weekend for the woods next weekend..


Those 357s though....

I am hopelessly addicted to that 357

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yeah, and I have fallen in love with mine all over again. I've owned the dang thing almost 10 years now, and it's like getting a new saw again.

 

[Whitty21]

Do you guys have the Emerald Ash Boar down there yet?

If not, prepare for a mass influx of ash firewood...

Nice logs though

 

[Cycledude]

No snow ?

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yeah we have the ash bore as well as the long haired Asian beetle. Because of those the NYS DEC has banned the transport of firewood more than 50 miles unless the wood is kilned.

 

[Josh B.]

Do you guys have the Emerald Ash Boar down there yet?

If not, prepare for a mass influx of ash firewood...

Nice logs though

Our conservation department hasn't found them in my area yet but they have found them as close 50 miles from me. They're on their way The majority of my woods are white ash, gonna suck when they get here.

 

[Josh B.]

No snow ?

Nope. And I'm not complaining. All I have for skidding is a little Farmall A. Usually can't get started on my wood this early because of the snow. We've got snow coming though.

 

[Whitty21]

Ash is hit or miss up here, lots of big stands though. It is to the point around here the townships are just cutting all the ash down

 

[Josh B.]

Ash is hit or miss up here, lots of big stands though. It is to the point around here the townships are just cutting all the ash down

They're doing the same thing in affected areas here. They're trying to stop the insects by knocking down their food.

 

[Whitty21]

They're doing the same thing in affected areas here. They're trying to stop the insects by knocking down their food.

The trees also go stone dead within a year and get real dangerous. I noticed cutting a few down. You cant bee too liberal with notches or anything. The tree will look fine but the middle is all punk

 

[Josh B.]

The trees also go stone dead within a year and get real dangerous. I noticed cutting a few down. You cant bee too liberal with notches or anything. The tree will look fine but the middle is all punk

Thanks for the intel, definitely good to know considering I'm sure I'll be having to deal with the standing dead trees. Which by the way I don't enjoy cutting down due to their unpredictability.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Yeah, like the big ash we were looking at yesterday.....

 

[Josh B.]

Yeah, like the big ash we were looking at yesterday.....

Yep...that one is going to either suck or go down without a problem. Probably not the later. Hard hat mandatory on that one.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Once that one is down, it's pretty much smooth sailin'.

 

[Josh B.]

Once that one is down, it's pretty much smooth sailin'.

Yes but we need some one on the tractor full time. We could've gotten twice as much done if someone other than me was skidding.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Gotta get Squatch motivated! Maybe we can bribe him with some food and maybe let him run his saw a little??? LMAO!

But we can't let him touch our 57's.... one of ours might come up morphed into a 55!

 

[Josh B.]

He doesn't have a saw anymore...the 55 is now mine...lol