How to dry a Red Oak...

[mndlawn]

I need to remove a Red Oak on the shoreline of a lake. Their is no way to get a machine in to bring the logs up to the driveway as it is a very steep embankment. I have permission to float the log on the lake to a different area to remove and process it, but, it doesn't float. Apparently water weight 62.3 lbs/sq ft and Red Oak weights 64 lbs/sq ft. So I need to loose 1.7 lbs per cubic foot, quickly. The tree is still standing, it is about 20" DBH, 45' tall . I have girdled it but I don't think its going to dry quick enough. Any suggestions.

 

[AGoodSteward]

I need to remove a Red Oak on the shoreline of a lake. Their is no way to get a machine in to bring the logs up to the driveway as it is a very steep embankment. I have permission to float the log on the lake to a different area to remove and process it, but, it doesn't float. Apparently water weight 62.3 lbs/sq ft and Red Oak weights 64 lbs/sq ft. So I need to loose 1.7 lbs per cubic foot, quickly. The tree is still standing, it is about 20" DBH, 45' tall . I have girdled it but I don't think its going to dry quick enough. Any suggestions.

Tie empty jugs to it. Air weighs .0807 lbs/ cubic foot.

 

[gorman]

Like in Jaws. [emoji55]

 

[ATH]

Sounds like a match made in heaven:
Log conveniently placed along the shore needs to go away. It won't float. What is the problem again

More seriously, adding floats sounds like a good idea. Maybe some old boat bumpers?

 

[AGoodSteward]

Innertubes. Balloons? How far are you taking it? How rough/deep is the water? Put on yer waders, grab a buddy, submerge it and

 

[hopm]

barrels

 

[benjo75]

I recovered sunken wood from a river a few years back. Right at 100 years old. Overflow from a sawmill. Logs that washed past then sank and are buried in the mud. I found where they were and dug a few up. Waterlogged and wouldn't float obviously. But just barely. I had a 21 ft flat bottom with a 235 Evinrude with an outboard jet. Placed a short log on each side of the boat. Drove in a couple of eye bolts in each end and tied the logs to each side. Kinda like outrigger pontoons. Wouldn't want to get on plane and run 60 mph but a fast idle and down river we were back at the ramp in a few minutes. Then winch them up on a trailer.

 

[no tree to big]

We do work in rivers all the time we did a hugee red oak last summer that was 4' in diameter those pieces just barely floated I'd imagine if your log does sink you would need very little to keep it afloat.

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