I've just come back from spending 3 days at my friends farm in South West Western Australia helping Sandi and Hud collect logs from a neighbouring property. The neighbour was clearing land for a new house in a forrest and new local fire regs say all trees must be removed that will be within 65 ft of the house and all undergrowth must be removed for at least 350 ft from the house!
The forest is fairly scrappy with a mix of small (non-millable) jarrah and Marri but there were a few Sheoak (Allocasurinas) and a very hard Eucalyptus called Black Butt worth salvaging so Sandi, Hud and I spent a day collecting these small logs and bring them back to their Milling area on their property. Sandi and Hud have recently bought a small truck that came in real handy. When the neighbour bought his block it came with 2 tractors, a small bulldozer, a 4WD with water tank and pump for firefighting, and heap of farming implements. The neighbour already had a bobcat.
First job of the day was to attach the tree pusher bar to the dozer
This was not that easy as the bar was a bit bent out of shape so it needed a bit of persuasion.
Then it was push the trees down. This gets the roots out easier that cutting the tree down first.
Then I bucked up the logs and broke up the canopies using Huds 385XP and Hud used his tractor with the forks to pile them on a bonfire
The forks also came in handy to pick up the logs and put them in his little truck.
This Sheoak was the biggest - 24" at the base.
Then Sandi drove the truck with logs over to Sandi and Huds place.
They have setup a dedicated Milling area on their farm
The lean to is for milling under as it does get rather wet down there in winter.
The forest is fairly scrappy with a mix of small (non-millable) jarrah and Marri but there were a few Sheoak (Allocasurinas) and a very hard Eucalyptus called Black Butt worth salvaging so Sandi, Hud and I spent a day collecting these small logs and bring them back to their Milling area on their property. Sandi and Hud have recently bought a small truck that came in real handy. When the neighbour bought his block it came with 2 tractors, a small bulldozer, a 4WD with water tank and pump for firefighting, and heap of farming implements. The neighbour already had a bobcat.
First job of the day was to attach the tree pusher bar to the dozer
This was not that easy as the bar was a bit bent out of shape so it needed a bit of persuasion.
Then it was push the trees down. This gets the roots out easier that cutting the tree down first.
Then I bucked up the logs and broke up the canopies using Huds 385XP and Hud used his tractor with the forks to pile them on a bonfire
The forks also came in handy to pick up the logs and put them in his little truck.
This Sheoak was the biggest - 24" at the base.
Then Sandi drove the truck with logs over to Sandi and Huds place.
They have setup a dedicated Milling area on their farm
The lean to is for milling under as it does get rather wet down there in winter.
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