Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[ning]

HA! so true!

The kids today would say "omg so gender!"

 

[cholland]

Classic Genesis, when Phil was just the drummer. Big fan of the old stuff.

Poison hemlock goes back to Shakespeare as a poison and probably further.
Water hemlock grows a tuber of sorts. Kind of like a potato. When stepping around where it grows, it can release toxins into the water. Good plants to know and avoid for sure.

 

[RayIN]

Of all things I've been exposed to, tomato vines make me itch badly unless I wash my forearms immediately after contact.
Poison Ivy and Poison Oak don't bother me, but I'm careful not to be downwind of a brushpile I'm burning.

 

[Duds13]

The kids today would say "omg so gender!"

 

[Hoobie]

I was careful for sure. I found those plants and took the pictures back in 2012. They had already flowered. There were about a dozen plants in the area. I cut the stems and treated them with glyphosate. The next year there were only two small plants. I did the same treatment and have not seen any more since.

gg

Just a question Gordon. You say you cut the plants then treated with glyphosate. I have used glyphosate for years but used it on the living plant first then perhaps cut it down. I understand the living plant metabolizes the chemical down to kill the roots.
Just curious how you used it.

 

[John_Mc]

Just a question Gordon. You say you cut the plants then treated with glyphosate. I have used glyphosate for years but used it on the living plant first then perhaps cut it down. I understand the living plant metabolizes the chemical down to kill the roots.
Just curious how you used it.

What Gordon described is known as "Cut Stump Treatment". You cut the stem then brush concentrated glyphosate (or other herbicide) directly on the cut stump. Best to follow the instructions on the herbicide container for this, including any required personal protective equipment.

I've only used it on Buckthorn - anything from saplings to 6-8" trees. On Buckthorn, it works well if done at the right time of year (when the plant is sending reserves back down to its roots - Aug through Oct in my area). I found I needed at LEAST 25% concentration of glyphosate for it to work reliably. It didn't take a lot. Just brush or spray it on. Some people use what looks like a Bingo dauber to apply it (sold as the "Buckthorn Blaster").

It's a great way to keep the application highly targeted to the plants you want to kill. I do find it a bit of a pain to apply to tiny seedlings. In that case, I tend to go with a foliar spray (at much lower concentration - just a few percent)

 

[Gordon Gould]

Just a question Gordon. You say you cut the plants then treated with glyphosate. I have used glyphosate for years but used it on the living plant first then perhaps cut it down. I understand the living plant metabolizes the chemical down to kill the roots.
Just curious how you used it.

EDIT: I see John beat me to it while I was typing -

Another method, which I like, is to cut the stem a couple inches above the ground and then apply the glyphosate with a dropper bottle, like a fine spout oil can say, to the top of the stem right away before it dries. The glyphosate is pulled down into the roots and kills them. It works well especially if you have just a few stems and/or if you want to restrict the area of application which is my case. If you have a lot of stems you cut a bunch in an area and then apply the glyphosate to that bunch. It helps to add dye to the glyphosate so you can see which ones you have done. I use 40% glyphosate or higher if I can find it.

gg

 

[Hoobie]

What Gordon described is known as "Cut Stump Treatment". You cut the stem then brush concentrated glyphosate (or other herbicide) directly on the cut stump. Best to follow the instructions on the herbicide container for this, including any required personal protective equipment.

I've only used it on Buckthorn - anything from saplings to 6-8" trees. On Buckthorn, it works well if done at the right time of year (when the plant is sending reserves back down to its roots - Aug through Oct in my area). I found I needed at least 25% concentration of glyphosate for it to work reliably. It didn't take a lot. Just brush or spray it on. Some people use what looks like a Bingo dauber to apply it (sold as the "Buckthorn Blaster").

It's a great way to keep the application highly targeted to the plants you want to kill. I do find it a bit of a pain to apply to tiny seedlings. In that case, I tend to go with a foliar spray (at much lower concentration - just a few percent)

Well thanks John and Gordon. That is a new one to me. I use it every year for vegetation control on my woodlot. I used to be involved with it in aerial forest application in my former career. I even go back to 24D and 245T. But I never heard of this. Good for selected restricted application. Always something to learn on TractorByNet.

 

[Hay Dude]

Cleaning up 2 fallen trees for a Customer from a storm last week.. Started today. Hauling tops & leafy branches to wood pile.
We’ll be into the logs tomorrow.
It’s nice to have work other than hay or mowing when there’s rain in the forecast.

Added Day-2
What a mess Trees on top of trees, lodged into other trees surrounded by vines & stickers. Easy-peezy, right? lol
Ass end is 36” diameter. Snapped off about 5 feet up.

 

[Loaderman22]

Return of the Giant Hogweed! Some old-school Genesis, anyone?

Bonus points to anyone under 50 who recognizes that singer.

I know who it is & I'm under 50! Barely, but still technically true. I'm not familiar with the Return of the Giant Hogweed, I used a "Sledgehammer" to eradicate it...