Chris Cringle
ArboristSite Lurker
Welcome comments on how you all would safely harvest this broken White Oak for firewood. I also will be harvesting that bigger Red Oak behind it but should not have too much trouble there, just a bit of work. The White Oak is still quite green, it was broken over by that red oak blow down during Hurricane Michael in October. It is about 18 in diameter head high, and the break is a good 10 or 12 ft off the ground.
As far as my experience goes, not much more than a novice, I have been harvesting firewood for about 4 years now, mostly down but have felled two or three dozen trees, mostly green. About four out of five fall the way I planned with the 5th being a little sporty. I have three saws, a limbing saw Ms 180, an ms271 farm boss, and an ms391 with both a 20 and 25 inch bar. The usual set of hand tools, saws, hammers, wedges, chains, a come along, peaveys, Etc.
Thanks in advance for any comments. Chris
As far as my experience goes, not much more than a novice, I have been harvesting firewood for about 4 years now, mostly down but have felled two or three dozen trees, mostly green. About four out of five fall the way I planned with the 5th being a little sporty. I have three saws, a limbing saw Ms 180, an ms271 farm boss, and an ms391 with both a 20 and 25 inch bar. The usual set of hand tools, saws, hammers, wedges, chains, a come along, peaveys, Etc.
Thanks in advance for any comments. Chris