For the love of God don’t show me your wood

[Laroo]

I’m tired, the guy that owns the ranch where I’ve been cutting for the last couple years decided he was gonna have a bunch of logs milled and asked if I could fall them for him. He hauled in a excavator and said he’d skid and load all the wood I needed if I’d fall the trees he picked for milling.
Over the last two days I’ve tipped over about twenty trees most were 30” to 35” and a couple were getting close to 40” at the butt. I know the one he cut 6, 14’ lengths out of it.
He seemed to pick the shit on the steep hillsides, was a bunch of work. I’m gonna stick to horseback work.
I pulled enough fiber over the last two days they are gonna give me a key to the city in Willits

 

[DSS]

I’m tired, the guy that owns the ranch where I’ve been cutting for the last couple years decided he was gonna have a bunch of logs milled and asked if I could fall them for him. He hauled in a excavator and said he’d skid and load all the wood I needed if I’d fall the trees he picked for milling.
Over the last two days I’ve tipped over about twenty trees most were 30” to 35” and a couple were getting close to 40” at the butt. I know the one he cut 6, 14’ lengths out of it.
He seemed to pick the shit on the steep hillsides, was a bunch of work. I’m gonna stick to horseback work.
I pulled enough fiber over the last two days they are gonna give me a key to the city in Willits

What kinda trees get that big way out yonder?

 

[thomas1]

What kinda trees get that big way out yonder?

It’s all perspective.

 

[Laroo]

What kinda trees get that big way out yonder?

Douglas Fir

 

[DSS]

Douglas Fir

We don't have that here for some reason

 

[greendohn]

We don't have that here for some reason

same hear.

 

[BIGBADBOB]

We don't have that here for some reason

same hear.

Well,,, thats to bad,, dam good fire wood.
Get harder than a hoof when dry,,

 

[Barneyrb]

Well,,, thats to bad,, dam good fire wood.
Get harder than a hoof when dry,,

Evidently you've never burned red/white oak, stuff will melt normal fireplaces

 

[rocketnorton]

knot much oaks hear
blvd's in van n skids/pallets

 

[BIGBADBOB]

Evidently you've never burned red/white oak, stuff will melt normal fireplaces

knot much oaks hear
blvd's in van n skids/pallets

I think the hottest burning wood where I am is birch,, and not much of that.
There are a few larch as well, never seen anything big nuff to cut.

 

[Fifelaker]

Hop Hornbeam is about the best we get up here. I got some that was about 15" diameter a few years ago, I loaded the boiler and that lasted 3 days when it was in the single digits. I usually load twice a day when it's that cold.

 

[thomas1]

Hop Hornbeam is about the best we get up here. I got some that was about 15" diameter a few years ago, I loaded the boiler and that lasted 3 days when it was in the single digits. I usually load twice a day when it's that cold.

hoarder

 

[Yukon Stihl]

knot much choice here Spruce or what everyone calls Popular

 

[Eccentric]

In northern Ca, the hottest burnin wood was madrone. Buddy's now ex-wife warped the hell out of their wood stove burning a full load of it with the vents wide open.

 

[BIGBADBOB]

In northern Ca, the hottest burnin wood was madrone. Buddy's now ex-wife warped the hell out of their wood stove burning a full load of it with the vents wide open.

Bet that stuff took a while to dry!! Its a weird wood.

 

[JRepairsK70e]

We don't have that here for some reason

Laroo startd cutting on the east coast ,,,,workin his way to the west juan ,,,cuttin any an all of dougs firs on-site

 

[Eccentric]

Bet that stuff took a while to dry!! Its a weird wood.

Yep. It's also very heavy when wet, but surprisingly light when dried.

 

[DSS]

Laroo startd cutting on the east coast ,,,,workin his way to the west juan ,,,cuttin any an all of dougs firs on-site

Eye thought Doug phirr only grew on the coast where the climate is milder. Sure as fuck ain't mild where Stacy is

 

[BIGBADBOB]

Eye thought Doug phirr only grew on the coast where the climate is milder. Sure as fuck ain't mild where Stacy is

Grows all over BC

 

[Laroo]

Eye thought Doug phirr only grew on the coast where the climate is milder. Sure as fuck ain't mild where Stacy is

I don’t know what makes em grow where but the canyon where these are at is about 1500ft lower elevation than here at the house, there are also box elder and cottonwood scattered in the same area in addition to some lodge pole and aspen