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Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: For the guys selling bundl...
Last post by Klunker - Today at 05:02:58 AMBig time Firewood business.
Just for your entertainment.
I wish they would of talked about the cost/profit end of it.
But one point caught my eye, he controls all of the business from cutting to hauling.
Doesn't buy logs but does it all himself, a better business model in my mind, nobody is making a buck off him except for the guy who he is paying stumpage.
Just for your entertainment.
I wish they would of talked about the cost/profit end of it.
But one point caught my eye, he controls all of the business from cutting to hauling.
Doesn't buy logs but does it all himself, a better business model in my mind, nobody is making a buck off him except for the guy who he is paying stumpage.
#2
Ask The Forester / Re: Cedar Silviculture
Last post by SwampDonkey - Today at 04:40:46 AMWe are suppose to leave every cedar we come across now when thinning with clearing saw unless it's a thicket, then space out. On my own land, I'm inclined to leave a cedar over anything, but hate cutting down a nice straight spruce. 
Fir and cedar both produce a lot of seed. On old grown up field here, where there might be a dozen mature fir, on 5 acres, the ground has fir everywhere regenerating. Not thick, but not hard to find fir that are 1/2" to 1' tall.
Fir and cedar both produce a lot of seed. On old grown up field here, where there might be a dozen mature fir, on 5 acres, the ground has fir everywhere regenerating. Not thick, but not hard to find fir that are 1/2" to 1' tall.
#3
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by Ianab - Today at 04:23:06 AMI guess if you are "farming" trees, then you want it to look like a "farm"? Tidy rows, no weeds etc.
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Ask The Forester / Re: Removing a tree leaning in...
Last post by Klunker - Today at 04:11:38 AMI've cut a few trees that lean like the one leaning to the right in OP's first picture.
Tho none have been involved in another tree.
Almost all have been Shagbark Hickory blown that way after a tornado, about 12" in dia or samller.
I attach a sling as high up the tree as I can, usually about 15-20 ft and pull it with a come along perpendicular to the lean.
I cut a small notch again, perpendicular to the lean.
As I cut the tree I alternately cut a very small amount and load the come along.
The idea is to pull the tree over sideways to the lean with the come along while the hinge is as thick as possible.
Cutting the notch on the side that the lean goes is suicide in a tree like Hickory that barber chairs easily.
This is not the smartest thing I've done I'll grant that.
Tho none have been involved in another tree.
Almost all have been Shagbark Hickory blown that way after a tornado, about 12" in dia or samller.
I attach a sling as high up the tree as I can, usually about 15-20 ft and pull it with a come along perpendicular to the lean.
I cut a small notch again, perpendicular to the lean.
As I cut the tree I alternately cut a very small amount and load the come along.
The idea is to pull the tree over sideways to the lean with the come along while the hinge is as thick as possible.
Cutting the notch on the side that the lean goes is suicide in a tree like Hickory that barber chairs easily.
This is not the smartest thing I've done I'll grant that.
#5
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by barbender - Today at 01:51:19 AM Andries, I have it on good authority that the Finns were disgusted by the condition of SYP forests in Georgia, too😂 Way too messy🤷
I think the mindset is more one of, for them it is a limited natural resource that they need to maximize, and they can't understand what seems to be a total hands off management approach. I would agree with them in that we don't hold our forests in high enough regard.
I think the mindset is more one of, for them it is a limited natural resource that they need to maximize, and they can't understand what seems to be a total hands off management approach. I would agree with them in that we don't hold our forests in high enough regard.
#6
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by Ianab - Today at 01:36:00 AMQuote from: Andries on Yesterday at 10:21:24 PMI have relatives in Europe that come to visit from time to time. You're exactly right in your comments about the reaction to North American forest lands. "Oh my! Not tidy. So much work to do!"They would freak out seeing NZ natural forest then.
This is the Rotokare nature reserve, it's a local fenced off area with no introduced pests, they have even cleared if of mice now. They do have a nice "park" area at the carpark, lawn and picnic tables etc, and they keep the walking tracks clear. But this is basically what the forest looks like with no browsing animals (goats / possums / deer etc)
The perimeter fence. Farmland and cows on one side, native forest on the other.
#7
Sawmills and Milling / Swing blade gearbox.
Last post by Grower - Today at 01:25:07 AMHello, I am looking at building a swing blade mill but want to ask about gearboxes. I am attaching a photo of one I have on hand (I have 3 but want to focus on this one), it is off a piece of agricultural machinery that was scuttled for parts some time ago. The input shaft runs at 540rpm (a standard PTO speed) and the box is rated approx 35hp (it could be 40hp I do not have the owners manual on hand but the machine was used for a number of years on the farm by me), the input shaft runs at a ratio of 4:3 (3 being the output), I want to know if it can be run in reverse at 2400 rpm input speed via a diesel engine to get an output speed of 3,000 rpm to run the blade at. What would be the consequences, if any?
#8
General Woodworking / Re: Watcha Makin'?
Last post by Wlmedley - Yesterday at 10:49:04 PMAfter looking at my pictures I see what you mean,Lynn. I will add a couple 2x4s under each post.One thing I have is plenty of lumber.Thanks for the observation.
#9
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by SwampDonkey - Yesterday at 10:35:46 PMWhere I cut out firewood and thin, it's sorta looks parkish for a year or two until I get new aspen sprouts. Then the moose move in and chew aspen suckers, the odd deer around, but we have like 3 or 4 deer around here you hardly see. I took a video awhile ago before I started an area, no undergrowth, not even a hazel or a currant bush. Stuff coming now. About 10 years ago I remember talking with a moose hunter I never knew, not from here, and he said he saw 7 or 8 deer sitting where he was at. I said I've been here for over 50 years and I've never seen more than 3 or 4 together ever. Anything is possible, but I'm thinking BS to. Same deer 2 or 3 times. Go up the Tobique River watershed in winter, any time they were cutting wood you could count 50 deer or more in one bunch, no trouble at all. 
Go up the Tobique River watershed in winter, any time they were cutting wood you could count 50 deer or more in one bunch, no trouble at all. #10
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by Andries - Yesterday at 10:21:24 PMBarbender, I have relatives in Europe that come to visit from time to time. You're exactly right in your comments about the reaction to North American forest lands. "Oh my! Not tidy. So much work to do!"
But if those Finns had seen a southern yellow pine plantation in Georgia, they might just feel right at home.
I remember being absolutely gob-smacked when I saw forests in northern Europe that had number tags on each and every tree. At family reunions we all got a real laugh about the extreme differences between the boreal forest in Canada and the manicured forests of Europe.
I guess it's all about the end goal and the right tool for the right job. Swamp donkey is swinging a clearing Saw for TSI work in the Maritimes. Cfarm is getting it picture perfect because it's close to his house. I am using my pole saw for clearing sight lines in the curves around reclaimed old logging roads. Live music might be thinking about parklands, trailers and camping.
Everyone has their own toolbelt.
The only system that sure as heck wouldn't work, up here anyway, are Southside's cows. There'd be an explosion in the bear and wolf population and not a cow to be seen anywhere.
But if those Finns had seen a southern yellow pine plantation in Georgia, they might just feel right at home.
I remember being absolutely gob-smacked when I saw forests in northern Europe that had number tags on each and every tree. At family reunions we all got a real laugh about the extreme differences between the boreal forest in Canada and the manicured forests of Europe.
I guess it's all about the end goal and the right tool for the right job. Swamp donkey is swinging a clearing Saw for TSI work in the Maritimes. Cfarm is getting it picture perfect because it's close to his house. I am using my pole saw for clearing sight lines in the curves around reclaimed old logging roads. Live music might be thinking about parklands, trailers and camping.
Everyone has their own toolbelt.
The only system that sure as heck wouldn't work, up here anyway, are Southside's cows. There'd be an explosion in the bear and wolf population and not a cow to be seen anywhere.
