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Loss of our Tamarack (Eastern Larch)

Started by Jeff, September 15, 2010, 12:55:25 PM

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beenthere

Reopened 5:30 pm, just read

That must be pretty exciting to bounce around like that up on that bridge. Hate to have been in that car or anywhere around the bouncing semi.

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/fatal_semi-car_crash_closes_ma.html
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thecfarm

Cut that big tree into 8 foot lengths,would that may it do able? I use some salt to kill my stumps,but I am here all of the time too. I cut kinda a bowl into the stump and fill it full of salt and than water. Whatever it needs when I check it,I fill it up,be it salt or water. Deer like it too. Most of the time I only do this to the poplar.
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Jeff

Problem is there is no where to fell it.  I think one or two trips in with the quad and the arch wont hurt anything, but there is no opening for the tree to come down without collateral damage. I have several big cedars around the tree I do not want to remove. There are probably another 20 dead trees within a 50 yard radius of this one, and pretty decent as they have grown in a dense cedar stand, so they are long and straight in trunk.
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Jeff

I'm not ready to concede that yet. There is a lot of wood in that tree.
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Magicman

Life is never simple.  If you could get someone to delimb and top it first, then only the main trunk would be felled which should cause minimal collateral damage.  The main trunk could even be taken down in 8', etc. sections.  At least that is probably the direction that I would take.
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Jeff

I know a guy, but he's in prison. :-\ ;)
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Burlkraft

Why not just 1 pain free day?

Kevin

Have you thought of using a block and your winch to pile the logs?


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thecfarm

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Corley5

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Jeff

It's nasty here today. Several of the Tamarack I have to take down yet have been topped by the current wind event.  I walked back to the back field, which is about half way to the back line of the property to put out some enticements for the deer as Pete plans on hunting when he and Lynda get up here. They were due this afternoon, but opted to stop at Pete's dad's to stay the night before coming on up. Probably due to the high winds and Lynda fretting about the bridge crossing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8UkKRI-iZU
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Ron Scott

Cancelled hunting here today also due to the high winds. Went to the Cadillac Gun Show instead.
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Jeff

I have no idea. I don't recall ever seeing any skies on any of them as options.  Kevin would probably make you some.
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Kevin

I have some but an idea for yours would be a box on a ski that could be cinched around the tire as the tire sits in the box on the ski.
That's what I had made for the LT-15.
Do you use that place in the winter?

Jeff

Not usually. Pete and Lynda have turned into snow birds. :-\   They won 't even be black powder hunting this year.  I may be coming up to burn brush though once there is snow cover. 

Skies on the arch wouldn't do me much good as I don't have a snow machine. If I needed skies on the arch, I'd need them worse on the bike.
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Kevin

I know someone with an argo on tracks.

Jeff

 :)  I plan on being done before snow flies.  Ya wanna come swamp lumber in the spring? ;D
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Kevin

Maybe, I'll be sawing in the Spring to beat the bugs in May but I could be available some time in March.
When are you going to be there by yourself again?

Jeff

I'll have to get back to you on that. When I get home I have at least 5 new websites scheduled to be built so I'll be tied up for a whiile.
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thecfarm

I like to see others peoples woods and fields. I have a small field like that in the woods. But mine is surrounded by stone walls. Do you have someone to take the firewood? Most around here won't even touch softwood for fire wood. Won't even throw in just one stick of softwood and 2-3 of hardwood to burn it. Was windy here yesterday too.
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Corley5

Tamarack is pretty DanG hard and makes a good firewood.  It's got the same BTUs as black cherry  :)
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I've gotten a good many of those cheaper air tight stoves, that peavey mart sells, red hot with tammarack...  Threw in just one too many sticks on da fire.   :D  It burns so hotttttt that we had to fire the door  and windows open in the bunkhouse to cool down in -20 C weather.   ;)  Thats what we call a Northern Redneck Sauna.  It melted all the snow that was within about 10 feet around the whole bunkhouse.  How we never burnt it all down I just don't know.  :D
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