I asked a farmer friend of mine if I could go into his woods and get the two dead Oak trees I had seen in his 20 acres of woods. He said I could cut anything I wanted, but to try not to cut anything living. I said I'd probably need to cut a little road into there to get the lawn tractor and trailer in there, and he said that was fine.
So, my neighbor Aaron and I went in there and found not two, not four, not ten, but at least 30 hardwood trees for firewood! Oak!! Ash!! Elm!! Cherry!! Unknown!! And it was all mine! ALL MINE!!! (My precious!) There were many trees that were down and beyond burning, but many that were still standing and recently dead, and a few, like in this photo:
See the darker tree? It's about a foot off the ground. the root system was still attached, the middle was setting on another downed tree, and the other end wedged between two smaller trees. The whole thing was suspended off the ground at the perfect height. What's more, when I got to sawing it off in rounds, I discovered that the roots were still attached in the ground well enough that it kept a good 20 feet of the tree in that same position once I cut past the middle where it was resting on another tree. Here's a pic of the last 8 feet or so.
Since we had to cut our little logging roads to the many different trees, we didn't have the time to get a good big load, but if the weather holds, Monday will be another glorious day! I have a new truck and 12' trailer, and I'm anxious to see how full I can get them loaded.
Here's a pic of a load of (oak, I think) ready to head to the bigger trailer.
It was a glorious day. What's more, Aaron and I didn't spill each other's drinks! I don't think we've gone cutting ONCE without me spilling his coffee or him spilling my juice. I didn't even get the 'stache caught in any machinery this time. Man, was that a good day!
So, my neighbor Aaron and I went in there and found not two, not four, not ten, but at least 30 hardwood trees for firewood! Oak!! Ash!! Elm!! Cherry!! Unknown!! And it was all mine! ALL MINE!!! (My precious!) There were many trees that were down and beyond burning, but many that were still standing and recently dead, and a few, like in this photo:
See the darker tree? It's about a foot off the ground. the root system was still attached, the middle was setting on another downed tree, and the other end wedged between two smaller trees. The whole thing was suspended off the ground at the perfect height. What's more, when I got to sawing it off in rounds, I discovered that the roots were still attached in the ground well enough that it kept a good 20 feet of the tree in that same position once I cut past the middle where it was resting on another tree. Here's a pic of the last 8 feet or so.
Since we had to cut our little logging roads to the many different trees, we didn't have the time to get a good big load, but if the weather holds, Monday will be another glorious day! I have a new truck and 12' trailer, and I'm anxious to see how full I can get them loaded.
Here's a pic of a load of (oak, I think) ready to head to the bigger trailer.
It was a glorious day. What's more, Aaron and I didn't spill each other's drinks! I don't think we've gone cutting ONCE without me spilling his coffee or him spilling my juice. I didn't even get the 'stache caught in any machinery this time. Man, was that a good day!
