Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Gordon Gould]

No tractor or wood but I thought this was interestingOne of our neighbors, we call fat boy, comes for a visit quite often. Yesterday he showed up with a piece of hide ripped off his back. It was pretty raw looking but I didn't have the camera. He was back today looking much better. Looks like it was a close call.

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[Gregster613]

Of course I had to check...
I am about the same.

All this chatter about measurements, I had to go check also, Yeah I get 16" to the knuckle and that makes 18" to the tip of the pinkie. But, man that just takes up far to much time to spread my arm out and then cut. I just eyeball it and close enough works. I'll leave all this "precision" decision to you guys!

 

[BackRoad]

There's not a lot of Beech in the area, which may actually indicate the disease being present.

I'm going to look a bit closer in my wanderings...I live for running BackRoads!

 

[WinterDeere]

I can also report nearly zero Beech in Bucks or Montgomery counties, just a bit east fo where I think BackRoad lives. I have old furniture and other items made from Beech, which would've been made local to eastern-central Bucks county (my family's home since late 1600's), so it was here at one time. But I can't remember ever cutting one or having someone point one out to me here, in my adult lifetime.

 

[BackRoad]

I'm not very good at taking "Before" photos. Sometimes I'll remember to stop and capture a photo part way into a task.

A month ago and today pushing back a field edge...finally cleaned up and stumps are ground to allow mowing.

 

[Jstpssng]

I'm not very good at taking "Before" photos. Sometimes I'll remember to stop and capture a photo part way into a task.

A month ago and today pushing back a field edge...finally cleaned up and stumps are ground to allow mowing.View attachment 3196528View attachment 3196529

Looks good!!!!
It's a lot easier after the fact to take pictures of a job well done. Before starting we are focused on what we want, rather than taking pictures of what what we dont.

 

[DieselnHooters]

Some healthy looking beech still here...most scab covered ones were removed the last 10 years, maybe 20% left of what it was 2 decades ago. I even have a few isolated good sized ash tree but 99% are gone. Butternut hickory were wiped out in the past 10-20 years though.

 

[Hoobie]

Some healthy looking beech still here...most scab covered ones were removed the last 10 years, maybe 20% left of what it was 2 decades ago. I even have a few isolated good sized ash tree but 99% are gone. Butternut hickory were wiped out in the past 10-20 years though. View attachment 3197556View attachment 3197558

That is how I remember them here. Nice.
I can fine a disease free tree here and there and maybe several in a bunch. But not many.Apparently isolated good trees can be found in most stands. I believe federal forestry researchers are doing genetic investigations on this .

 

[DieselnHooters]

That is how I remember them here. Nice.
I can fine a disease free tree here and there and maybe several in a bunch. But not many.Apparently isolated good trees can be found in most stands. I believe federal forestry researchers are doing genetic investigations on this .

There are little beech sprouts all over the place, hopeful some will make it disease free, some ash sprouts as well but not as much. Maybe it will be like with elm, they do grow and some reach around 20 cm diam. , just enough maturity to reseed before they die in a matter of a year or two.

 

[WinterDeere]

Looks good!!!!
It's a lot easier after the fact to take pictures of a job well done. Before starting we are focused on what we want, rather than taking pictures of what what we dont.

Not always. My "jobs well done" always seem to wrap up about 30 - 60 minutes after sunset, so I'd be shooting photos in the dark! Especially when we're talking firewood, as most of that happens in winter!