I had 2 large Black Locust, 30"+. I took down 2 years ago. One had some Poison Ivy on it, the other was covered, with vines as big as my leg. The logs were in a horse pasture. I asked if I could come back after the Poison Ivy died. I also left an almost brand new 24' ladder there, because the truck and trailer was loaded so high, and I was to tired to fight it. I had planned on waiting till fall, but one thing after another, then I lost her number, so here we are 2 years later. I finally drove out to her place and asked if I could still get some wood. When I left we had mowed the field right up to the logs, burnt all of the brush, so I was kind of expecting to back up, cut up, load up, and go, NO. The logs were all over grown with weeds, green brier, and more Poison Ivy. Not only was it just nasty getting to it, the heat went off the gauge today. Every time I drank a bottle of water I could see it squirting back out of my skin. There was also a 30" American Elm log that had fallen a couple years prior to me doing the original job. It was off the ground and dry, so I wanted to mill it. It's still there, but looks like it's getting pretty soft. Here's a pic of the big Locust log that is left and the Elm, Joe.
