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A 150 year old 36" dbh white oak blew down in a storm taking a second 36" white oak with it, which in turn then shattered a 30" beech tree as the two massive white oaks both fell on the beech. I was told I could have any of it I wanted to take away. The first oak went 42 ft till the first branch. That's where I started. I have felled trees this large before, but this was the largest tree I ever milled into lumber. Got about 800 bd ft out of the first two 8 footers. Quick and dirty estimates are between both of the oaks I will get about 2500 bd ft of lumber just from the 36 inch 8 footers. There is plenty more if I dig into the rest of the larger limbs, but I'm running out of room to sticker and dry the stuff. Tomorrow I'm tackling a 34 inch red oak that also blew down in somebodies yard. So the white oaks will be on hold for a while. I get between 400 and 500 ft of mostly 5/4 and 6/4 on a good 8 hour day with that size log. Takes time to get from whole 36 inch log quartered into cants, and up onto horses, but then once there slicing into boards with the Ripsaw goes quick, couple minutes per. 8 hour 400 bd ft day I go through 1 1/2 to 2 gallons of mix and half gallon of bar oil. One sharpening of the rip chain and maybe 2 ripsaw bandmill blades, depending on what I run into. Not counting my time (doesn't count, I'm having fun and burning calories), that's a cheap price to pay for 400 bd ft of premium white oak lumber. I took couple hundred digital pics first two white oak logs. Here are 14 of them somewhat in sequence.
Loaded for bear
Pull the 395XP out of the csm and buck an 8ft log.(left the ripping chain on, cut fine).
Move 2000 lb log away from tree with jack to mill
Slab off first side with csm
Roll log with jack 90 degrees and slab off second side
Slice log down center pith with csm
Using jack, flip half upright and slice in half again with csm. Use Jack to get quarters up onto horses so easier to mill.
Loaded for bear
Pull the 395XP out of the csm and buck an 8ft log.(left the ripping chain on, cut fine).
Move 2000 lb log away from tree with jack to mill
Slab off first side with csm
Roll log with jack 90 degrees and slab off second side
Slice log down center pith with csm
Using jack, flip half upright and slice in half again with csm. Use Jack to get quarters up onto horses so easier to mill.