Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[PapaPerk]

I'm burning the last of my walnut as we speak. Was cut about 4 years ago, storm damaged tree. Gave the 8' butt log to our builder to mill (he is a wood hoarder). Kept the next 8' log for myself and finally milled it last winter with my alaskan mill; should be just about seasoned and ready for use. And then all the rest of the tree got cut up for firewood. It burns decent enough and is about mid-range for heat/BTU content.

Sounds good. Did it make nice boards?

I still have that log in the picture in my log pile. Maybe I could still get it milled. It's been sitting for about 2 years on the log stack. I actually need to make a wrap around mantle so maybe I could use it?! Any idea if I could saw mill an old log like that? I need to see if it has any rot.

 

[Billrog]

PapaPerk would'nt have to ask me twice to try and mill it if you were close by . I don't get to see much of it around here just the odd yd. tree lots of demand for it here.

 

[Billrog]

Looks like come spring I'm going to have a lot of trees to clean up.


We've had a few heavy snow falls and today freezing rain took these when I walked up to the mill today in deep snow 1/2 mile to deep to plow. Trees and limbs were coming down every 10 mins. or so.

 

[PapaPerk]

PapaPerk would'nt have to ask me twice to try and mill it if you were close by . I don't get to see much of it around here just the odd yd. tree lots of demand for it here.

Yeah it's a shame to just burn it. I'm gonna see about milling it.

 

[TomSeller]

Yeah it's a shame to just burn it. I'm gonna see about milling it.

Right. As straight as it is it should produce a lot of nice wood.

 

[dragoneggs]

Looks like come spring I'm going to have a lot of trees to clean up.


We've had a few heavy snow falls and today freezing rain took these when I walked up to the mill today in deep snow 1/2 mile to deep to plow. Trees and limbs were coming down every 10 mins. or so.

I was up in your neck of the woods this fall, actually Vernon on business. I was thinking of another road trip up there in the next week or so but maybe not looking at your snowy pics!

 

[Green Acres Homestead]

Looks like come spring I'm going to have a lot of trees to clean up. http://s108.photobucket.com/user/Bi...mill pics/Jan6-15snow015_zpsbb996129.jpg.html http://s108.photobucket.com/user/Bi...mill pics/Jan6-15snow010_zpsf4d26cee.jpg.html We've had a few heavy snow falls and today freezing rain took these when I walked up to the mill today in deep snow 1/2 mile to deep to plow. Trees and limbs were coming down every 10 mins. or so.

I sure is a beautiful area. I had friends who lives in ColdStream. When I lived in Surrey we use to go over to his place and help him make hay. This was 1981 to 1983



lived

 

[Baby Grand]

Looks like come spring I'm going to have a lot of trees to clean up.


We've had a few heavy snow falls and today freezing rain took these when I walked up to the mill today in deep snow 1/2 mile to deep to plow. Trees and limbs were coming down every 10 mins. or so.

Sorry to hear about the storm damage. We had a pair of bad storms a couple years ago and I remember lying in bed listening to the trees cracking, snapping and crashing. Not a happy sound. My wife refers to those storms as "The War on Trees". Hoping your winds are calm and you get a thaw real soon.

 

[PatMcD]

I am crying inside a little bit hearing about Walnut being used as firewood.

I think a better idea is to have it milled up and then sell it on craigslist. It's worth $$$

 

[PapaPerk]

I am crying inside a little bit hearing about Walnut being used as firewood. I think a better idea is to have it milled up and then sell it on craigslist. It's worth $$$

What's a good length of board to make?