The Forestry Forum

General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Peter Drouin on December 29, 2015, 12:04:42 PM

Title: It's Here
Post by: Peter Drouin on December 29, 2015, 12:04:42 PM
Winter at A&P Sawmill. :D :D


 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22511/SAM_0384.JPG) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22511/SAM_0385.JPG)

But that's OK, Almost Jan 1 with no snow.
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Kbeitz on December 29, 2015, 01:43:26 PM
Yep.... we got out first snow today for the year...
We got a whole 1/4" ... It's almost gone already...
But i DONT MISS IT.
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Dave Shepard on December 29, 2015, 01:50:44 PM
And I thought this was going to be an LT70 Wide Head thread. :D You've got just a bit more than we do. Supposed to warm up and rain, hopefully in that order.
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: 4x4American on December 29, 2015, 02:38:57 PM
I have to admit I thought it was a wide 70 also lol..we got about 3" of fluffy snow, then heavy sleet for a spell, now rain.  It's a slushy mess outside
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Bruno of NH on December 29, 2015, 05:15:26 PM
We got 6 to 8 inches had to plow at the Condos in Eastman for the first time this season . This was slippery stuff .
Bruno
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: SawyerBrown on December 29, 2015, 05:24:39 PM
Beautiful!  Nothing like a fresh coat of white to make everything look clean and fresh.  Sure beats ice and slush!!
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: paul case on December 29, 2015, 05:27:02 PM
Over here in the Ozarks that storm front dumped 14 inches of rain in 3 days. Then it got down rite cold for us 23 last nite. I didn't talk to them about it but I think my cows are already tired of it too.

pc
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: yukon cornelius on December 29, 2015, 05:46:52 PM
That sure looks nice. We also got 12+ inches of rain. I'm done with it and ready for summer
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Peter Drouin on December 29, 2015, 05:58:19 PM
A LT70 WIDE Head supper HD with a 100 horse Cat on it would be nice, But not this year.
:D :D


The snow was late and that gave me time to get things done other than sawing logs all day.
With the snow, business will slow up some and I can get some other things done. 




paul, 14" is crazy then to 23°. Can you put the cows in a barn?
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Brucer on December 29, 2015, 06:46:55 PM
Well, that's more than we got last night. Mind you, there were already a couple of feet on the ground before that ;D.
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: rhino135 on December 29, 2015, 07:57:15 PM
Here in northeast Michigan we have 8 to 10 inches of snow between last night and this morning .
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: isawlogs on December 29, 2015, 09:18:28 PM
 That storm left us between 12 and 16" of snow. It's all fun and games now.  :snowball: Back to the plow truck we go!!!  :new_year:
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: plowboyswr on December 29, 2015, 09:35:06 PM
Quote from: paul case on December 29, 2015, 05:27:02 PM
Over here in the Ozarks that storm front dumped 14 inches of rain in 3 days. Then it got down rite cold for us 23 last nite. I didn't talk to them about it but I think my cows are already tired of it too.

pc
mine also. Peter I don't know about Paul's but mine had the opportunity to get under an old poultry house but didn't they wandered around looking miserable. Snowed on Monday then they all settled down at the hay feeders. None of the snow  stuck got washed away with the flooding! Looks like we're back on fence building.  ::)
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Chuck White on December 29, 2015, 10:05:01 PM
We ended up with about 4-6" of snow with a little freezing rain in the mix and it's been light freezing rain since about 1:00PM.

I'd rather have the snow and cold than the bare ground and cold!
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: woodmills1 on December 29, 2015, 10:28:09 PM
4" of concrete here, Kathy couldn't even shovel it as it was so heavy. A quarter of a shovel was too heavy.
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: customdave on December 29, 2015, 11:34:17 PM
Whew thats a relief for me Peter, I was worried maybe you were feeling left out, much longer I would have had to fire up the old gravel truck & haul some of my snow down to ya... ;)... Play Safe


          Dave
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: schakey on December 30, 2015, 04:14:55 AM
And to think that I got upset from being caught in the ice storm in Chicago with a set of doubles  :snowman:
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Peter Drouin on December 30, 2015, 06:22:50 AM
customdave,  I have 6" or so of snow and for me that's good.
What's nice is all the lumber is covered. The 85' addition is working well.
Now to build a sawdust building. :D
:new_year:
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: cbla on December 30, 2015, 06:34:25 AM
7 inches of the white stuff for us last night. :(
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: goose63 on December 30, 2015, 07:17:58 AM
With my hip I cant ride the tractor yet but my Grandson is home from school he sure is a big help



 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/33477/DSCN0674.JPG) 
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: outpost22 on December 30, 2015, 11:41:27 AM
We were hoping for a good snow year after the two previous years produced a total of 6".  Well, we got our wish. 18" so far just this December. Just got my tractor stuck yesterday in the mud too. Thankfully the winch pays for itself regularly. It's really slowed getting the milling started.

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/41381/a.jpg)

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/41381/3.jpg)


Here is my neighbors driveway:

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/41381/1.jpg)


Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: beenthere on December 30, 2015, 01:04:51 PM
outpost
That looks pretty, and glad you got some of that snow. smiley_thumbsup
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Peter Drouin on December 31, 2015, 06:12:05 PM
With the snow , Do any of do the log drop?


 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22511/SAM_0386.JPG) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22511/SAM_0389.JPG)
Get all the snow off. :D :D

Making more 4x4 out of hemlock, and with that you get 2x4 over run.  :D


 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22511/SAM_0387.JPG) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22511/SAM_0388.JPG) 
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: Dave Shepard on December 31, 2015, 07:15:39 PM
I've done the iced log drop. I wouldn't mind a couple of loads of nice 24' hemlock.
Title: Re: It's Here
Post by: pnhd65 on January 01, 2016, 12:14:33 AM
I'm glad to see you finally got your 'roof' on.   And by the way, :new_year: