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Birdhunter1

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We had a big storm come through my area about 2 months ago, i am still cleaning up downed trees but here are a few of my treasures so far:
Mostly all locust, some of which is 70' long and pretty straight, ranging anywhere from 9"-16" or so at the base:
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All Poplar, 10-21" 10-17' long:
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Mostly White Oak, with a Pin Oak:
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Biggest oak and about 12' long, I wanted to get it out in a longer length, but the 2 hills I had to go up wouldn't allow my 50 hp tractor to get it done.
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On top of that (that I don't yet have pictures of) I have a maple in the 17' range about 18" dbh, a few cedars 9nothing big but lumber-able), and some nice Walnut logs. This fall I am going to make Typhoon's (AS member) Norwood lumbermate cry! Aside from the locust trees I have had to fell only 4 trees standing or slightly leaning and had 5 rootballs the size of my truck plop right back in their holes.
 
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Of course in AS fashion, the weaponry:
Stihl 029 Super, switching between an 18" and 20" bc, had this thing for 19 years or so
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Just got this one a few weeks ago off of ebay, required a rubber mount bushing, 1 1/2 hours cleaning/tuning/maintenance and I replaced the 18 bc on it with a 16" and a new sprocket just to start fresh with it. 6 tanks of fuel and not a problem yet, seller said it started but wouldn't stay running.
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'07 Ford ranger 4wd 3.0 V6. great on gas, goes anywhere
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I'll leave my second saw at home before leaving this thing. Tikka T3 .243
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can't find a picture of my tractor
 

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