Posted by Billy NY on May 01, 2012 at 12:14:42 from (67.248.100.3):
In Reply to: Re: Wood Splitter posted by LJD on May 01, 2012 at 10:27:32:
I remember many of your posts, sounds like you have some great resources with some old trees places hard to access. Getting those out is certainly a challenge.
Power company did the same near here, on a section of land near fields I have worked in for my farmer friend, if I had permission, I still don't know how in heck I'd be able to get them, ravines, creeks and such. I hate seeing the waste too, but what can you do.
When skidding, I'll only do it when the ground is froze, little or no snow, it does/can make a mess, dirt on the logs etc. But clean em off where they are to be cut.
I've got a section of hedge row to clean up near the house here, will have to skid those, but I think I can make up skid plate for that job. Our place has most of the old ag fields overgrown, now wooded, most is smaller diameter, but I have taken logs from fields I have worked up to 3'-0 diameter and hauled them back, was after the '08 ice storm. I get a lot of wood from clean up or older black cherry that need to be taken down, ants or just nature, healthy ones I leave and I try not to disturb other trees, so they have their chance to grow up.
I do have some oak logs that are too big to handle, several at our other place are over 3'-0" dia., will have to buck those on the spot and will either load them onto my truck piece by piece to split near the shed. Power company brought those in off their land, and dropped em in our pasture.
One thing that would be ideal is a tow behind log arch for my D7 Cat, unless marsh, thickly wooded or really soft ground, that would get them in easily.
For now, tractor with forks and that 28 ton splitter ought to handle it, heres some black cherry and apple logs, of diameter a little easier to deal with LOL !
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