gordon
Veteran Member
Re: yet another \"what should I get?\"
Here is something to do before you start divide your property up on a piece of paper and think about what you would like to do with the different areas. Now with that done you know a space for the pond is already dictated by the spring and the house and the lawn.
One good thing to do is have a trail around the property and a couple of trails going across the property. Now you will have some long term access roads and if its logged again in the future draw up in the contract that the skidders must stay on these trails. For present use you will be able to access the tops to clean the property up. If you get a tractor and with the trees down for three years they will break up when you try to push them the tops that is that way you will take out alot of the small stuff.
I would chip some areas and leave some areas alone as for the pond I think thats a great idea and it will give you fill dirt for other areas of the property if needed or to use on some of the trails.
These are just a couple of ideas there a many different ways to go. I just bought a property that was hi-grade logged before I purchased it so I also have to deal with getting rid of some of the trash that was left growing.
It will help you to divide it up on paper and then you can figure out your long term goals for the property.
Good luck
Gordon
Here is something to do before you start divide your property up on a piece of paper and think about what you would like to do with the different areas. Now with that done you know a space for the pond is already dictated by the spring and the house and the lawn.
One good thing to do is have a trail around the property and a couple of trails going across the property. Now you will have some long term access roads and if its logged again in the future draw up in the contract that the skidders must stay on these trails. For present use you will be able to access the tops to clean the property up. If you get a tractor and with the trees down for three years they will break up when you try to push them the tops that is that way you will take out alot of the small stuff.
I would chip some areas and leave some areas alone as for the pond I think thats a great idea and it will give you fill dirt for other areas of the property if needed or to use on some of the trails.
These are just a couple of ideas there a many different ways to go. I just bought a property that was hi-grade logged before I purchased it so I also have to deal with getting rid of some of the trash that was left growing.
It will help you to divide it up on paper and then you can figure out your long term goals for the property.
Good luck
Gordon