Up to my Ash in dead White Ash

[sachsmo]

That damned little green bug has wreaked havoc on my woodlot.

How long will these trees "keep" if left standing?

The largest are 20-22 DBH and limbless for 20 feet or more. I have 10 acres and 100s of dying/dead Ash. They are far too nice for firewood, and milling them all with CSM will be quite the task.

So my question is, do I store them standing? Or cut them and stack?

 

[mtngun]

10 acres is too much for a CSM.

Even if you can mill them all, do you have a place to store that much lumber ?

Sounds like a job for a bandmill, but then you gotta figure out what to do with the lumber.

 

[huskyhank]

Ash goes bad fast so you need to fully process it now.
Check around to see what its worth and cut and mill it if appropriate.

 

[PhilB]

I would cut and stack them. You can deside what to do with them later.

 

[820wards]

Ash goes bad fast so you need to fully process it now.
Check around to see what its worth and cut and mill it if appropriate.

Ditto Huskyhank,

Milled an ash tree that was down for eight months and the the boring bees had got a third of the way in before we could mill it. I'd select the most desired trees and mill asap.

jerry-

 

[peterrum]

I don't know much about Ash but I would think that a local logging company or sawmill could give you the best advice. The logging company might pay you to log the place off and at least you would get some value out of it.

 

[Bubba7]

I don't know much about Ash but I would think that a local logging company or sawmill could give you the best advice. The logging company might pay you to log the place off and at least you would get some value out of it.

My experience with milling ash with an Alaskan mill is you will go through a lot of bar oil. Turn the aux oiler way up, but to save money run used motor oil. A cool trick if it's not too ghetto for you.

 

[TMFARM 2009]

I don't know much about Ash but I would think that a local logging company or sawmill could give you the best advice. The logging company might pay you to log the place off and at least you would get some value out of it.

:agree2: even if you only have 3/4 done and do the rest yourself...that is if you just want to.... you could mill and make wagon beds for farmers... 20' beds around here selling for $700.00 24'beds for $900.00
we had four twenty foot made two years ago, five 16' and four 14' all same time... my friend runs a band saw mill
made them for us...but dont just nail them together like the ones shipped up from kentucky... bolt them make them quality and farmers will buy them..good luck..
maybe even work a deal with a mill for every three they get they mill you one...

 

[mtngun]

Maybe things are different back east, but out here a logging company would not bother with 10 acres, it's too small to trifle with. Wouldn't hurt to ask, though.