Falling pics 11/25/09

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Well the last load didn’t pay too well, no better than firewood really. With the bark falling off and some bug boaring deep into the logs, they’re not prime saw logs. So I guess that is it for the Ash lumber here.
Too bad your woodlot is gone to hell. Time to replant and wait for the next round I guess!
 
Well the chain didnt get damaged at all so it must have been very corroded. I did see some old nails sticking out of it 5 feet up so I decided it would be as good to cut it low than high.

I was judging by the stains. I didn't mean to infer that there was metal at your cut. Hope you don't hit any if you plan to cut it further. Ron
 
I was judging by the stains. I didn't mean to infer that there was metal at your cut. Hope you don't hit any if you plan to cut it further. Ron

Judging by where the nails are in relation to the centre of the tree I would say they are rotten as fcuk. It's a 50 y/o tree and a very wet softwood species at that So if the nails were in there for 40 years I would say they are pretty dead by now. Hopefully. There are some newer ones in it further up though.
 
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Just a long term trespasser here that is not qualified to post pictures but couldn't resist as I thought of some of the crooked tree posts of @woodfarmer when I came upon this dead ash while mowing today. Slightly over bar length at the felling cut. Did a bore cut, something I usually don't do and am not very good at doing. It fell where aimed and just barely rubbed the little maple I want to save - no damage to it so all was good. I didn't realize the sun had ruined most of my pictures until I downloaded them.
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82* here today with just enough break in the rain to mow.

Ron
 
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