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Nice video. I noticed that you did not address covering the wood to prevent rain /snow load sitting on it and extending the drying time.?
Can you comment?
Nice video - thanks for sharing - I'm cutting a lot of dead ash trees right now - put a moisture meter of the wood - the upper branches were around 15% while the trunk was around 21% - that's just about perfect for burning - getting firewood has been a annual thing for me and it has become like a hobby - I burn about 5 to 6 full cords each year - of the stuff I cut in the spring - I would like to get a extra year's supply but never seem to be able to do that -
Hah me and my uncle took a HUGE dead ashe tree down. Was a mission ill tell you that hahaha Attachment 41569Attachment 41571Quote:
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About the only thing I envy you guys in the south is the amount of hardwoods you have. The only ash we have is black ash typically found in swamps and has a very low btu output, similar to that of poplar and a dbh of 8 inches. You get out of one tree what takes us 10 trees.
On the acres I have most of the trees are - red and white oak, hickory, red maple, beech, ash and tulip poplar - well if global warming happens some day you'll be able to have such hard woods too
I got ash at my place but I guess its White Ash because it burns great with good heat.Quote:
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When cutting a dead ash tree down you have to be extra careful if it has any lean to it - because of the way the grain is on those trees it splits easy - and if cutting a leaning tree you need to watch for a barbers chair from happening - after cutting out the notch you need to make a plunge cut about a inch or so from the notch and back to the other side - then when you cut the tree from the other side it won't crack up the tree -
What you have to worry about cutting ash tree that’s been standing dead for seems like more than 4-5 years root system has rotted out. I’ve pushed 100’ tall 24-28” trees over with like 50 pounds pressure 20’ up with backhoeQuote:
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Very interesting! We had to saw it down branch by branch cause my uncles house was right there hahaha. Everytime a branch snapped from the main and hit the floor it was like glass shattering hahaha twings and rotted tree everywhere, took up longer to clean up than it did to cut it down hahahaQuote:
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Yup top branches break up as if there iciclesQuote:
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Don’t recommend hanging a tree stand on them
Serious be careful of ash trees roots systems are gone
Couple I’ve easly pushed over
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holy crap thats actually nuts roots are so rotted it looks like they got burned LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by js4fn
I let wood dry naturally outside for a year or 2 then it goes in the bar. I don't bother covering it and I have it sitting on pallets and have never really had any go rotten. I have 15 face sitting outside right now about 10 needs to be split and another 15 in the barn. I probably won't bother to split it this year as I like to have at least 20 before I bother.
Yeah.....cover to keep the rain & snow off and leave the sides open to the wind, seems to work bestQuote:
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Thank you. Personally, I view covering wood (on top only) as optional. I would like to cover every aspect, but I admit I don't do the most prep work for videos. Trying to get better but I just started this process two months ago, not really my thing to make videos, but I'm working on covering all that I can
Thanks, it is a task keeping up on supply. I would like to fill 100 crates (30) bush cords) every year, but it doesn't always go like that for me either
I hear you, higher latitude and altitude mean less or no hardwoods.
One other thing about cutting down dead ash trees - those upper branches are usually pretty rotten and can come down from the vibration of the chain saw or any movement against another tree - when I cut a tree like that I cut while looking up to see if any branch starts falling - then when I see the opening where I am cutting starting to widen I take off as fast as possible - cutting down trees can be dangerous if you don't now what you doing -
Back when
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I could use one or two of those guys
Better bump up that liability insurance
And just like that. Dead ash little wind. Domino effect.
Great all I need more firewood
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Four live maples taken out by big ash
Wow. That's unfortunate.Quote:
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Did that root pull up a conduit with it ? Looks like a conduit with tracer wireQuote:
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No that’s sap line runQuote:
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