A nice find today

Magicman · February 19, 2011, 07:55:39 PM

I had another look at those two trees. First, the Cherry is 23" dbh. I saw a split at about 34', but it will easily make three 10 footers. I was mistaken about the oak. It is a Cherrybark, but even for firewood, it probably would not be worth the effort to retrieve it. That baby is hollow big time. Looks like it lost it's root system, fell, and that compromised the Cherry's roots causing it to fall.

paul case · February 19, 2011, 08:42:25 PM

yes,
the river oaks we have are red oak . they have a thin silverish bark and the meat wood is brown and the sapwood is thin.
oakconfusion ramapnt here too. pc

WDH · February 19, 2011, 08:44:24 PM

Post some pics of the leaves.

paul case · February 19, 2011, 08:49:30 PM

i only get the logs . i dont think i have any of them on my place. pc

DanG · February 19, 2011, 10:06:15 PM

Paul, I think it was before your time here, but WDH did a most excellent series of threads on identifying oaks on the Tree ID board a few years ago. There is a whole bunch of good info there. ;)

Texas Ranger · February 20, 2011, 10:15:25 AM

With absolutely nothing to go on, but being it is in North East Oklahoma, gonna call it a post oak.

clww · February 20, 2011, 01:15:06 PM

A nice looking Cherry tree, Magic, that should be some nice lumber.

Magicman · March 26, 2011, 10:21:59 PM

I went in after the Cherry this morning. My hopes were that the tree had been down for a couple of years and the log would be partially dry. I was hoping for a special project with at least the butt cut. No go.

It was starting to sprout vertical shoots from the horizontal log. It will be a couple of years before anything can be done with this log. And Heavy, yeah. My 1530 JD was not a match. I was not able to skid any of it out of that hollow. It will take a long winch line and some blocks. I'm also still wanting to recover that stump.

Bucked into three 10' logs.

Showing the typical check that our mature Cherries have.

The butt is finally free from the stump.

The top was badly split above 30'.

terrifictimbersllc · March 27, 2011, 07:30:37 AM

That's going to give some nice looking wood!

Tom · March 27, 2011, 09:13:53 AM

I know that you have moved big logs with that grader blade on the tractor before, but the closer you get the log to the drawbar, the better the tractor will handle it.

I used to keep my skid hook attached to a tool-bar on the arms of the three-point hitch, just to get the weight off of the ground a little, and them do the actual pulling with the drawbar. Have you tried that?

Magicman · March 27, 2011, 02:37:22 PM

I'll have my logging forks on the tractor when I go back. My wheel tracks were filling up with water yesterday, so it was too wet anyway. I even tried to work my way down the hollow and into the bottom, but the ditch got too deep. At least I did get a trail cleared to the logs.

tyb525 · March 27, 2011, 08:44:00 PM

Do your logging forks attach to the 3pt? That will work well. Forks on the front will only makes things worse.

Magicman · March 27, 2011, 08:54:13 PM

Yup, a highly modified rear hay fork. I do not skid logs with the tractor without either the blade or forks attached.

Banjo picker · March 27, 2011, 09:05:28 PM

Quote from: Magicman on March 27, 2011, 08:54:13 PM
Yup, a highly modified rear hay fork. I do not skid logs with the tractor without either the blade or forks attached.

Now I know you are bound to have a pic. somewhere...tell me where to look...Tim

tyb525 · March 27, 2011, 09:32:39 PM

I have a set of forks for the 3pt, I don't know how I got by before I got them. I can pick up 3 10' 18" logs at a time with it, and I don't even have to get off the tracor.

Magicman · March 27, 2011, 10:20:47 PM

Actually Tim, I don't have a picture of it. It has been several years since I've had to skid logs.

Dodgy Loner · March 27, 2011, 11:50:33 PM

That is one exceptional cherry, Magicman! It will definitely be worth the effort 8)

Piston · March 28, 2011, 07:22:22 AM

Can't wait to see the lumber that comes out of those logs! I'm sure you'll have fun getting them out. ;D

WDH · March 28, 2011, 08:03:07 AM

I covet that cherry

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Burlkraft · March 28, 2011, 09:05:09 AM

Quote from: WDH on March 28, 2011, 08:03:07 AM
I covet that cherry .

Me too!

I sawed some cherry last week. Didn't have to worry about the wood pinching the blade because as soon
as you set it free it just popped right up on both ends :

Some of the boards had compound stresses in them. They went up and sideways :D

The guy claims he will be able to use it

Slingshot · March 28, 2011, 10:04:51 AM

' They went up and sideways ' :D ...........

Could always build rocking chairs;
They that went up would make the rockers;
They that went sideways would make curved arms

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Magicman · September 04, 2011, 06:55:52 PM

The three Cherry logs got skidded out Friday, and are now at the Cabin ready to be sawed.

I just hung the tongs over the top link catch on the "Quick Hitch". I have no idea how old those tongs are. They belonged to my Great Granddad and he died in 1936. The amazing thing is that I can find no evidence that they have ever been sharpened.

Skidded out.

The butt log has ring shake and a hollow center.

WDH · September 04, 2011, 08:03:33 PM

There will be some wonderful cherry lumber in your future

. You are building a cabin, right? ;D.

beenthere · September 04, 2011, 09:37:33 PM

QuoteThe amazing thing is that I can find no evidence that they have ever been sharpened.

Prolly nothing that would cause them to get dull and need sharpening. I've not touched mine up in the 40 + years I've had them and expect they are about the same vintage as yours (although mine have had the tip welded back on one side). I too use the quick hitch top hook as it works great and is always on the 3 ph.