Folks,
I am planning to build a new shed and some trees had to be sacrificed. This tree trunk soft maple Had been leaning somewhat towards the sugarhouse for the last 20 years. I chose to wrap a chain around the three trunks and tie it off to a smaller elm standing near it. After I touched the chainsaw to it there was no turning back. cut the notch and fell the tree where I planned. Right into the middle of the proposed new building. As it hit the ground the three trunks opened up and really were not held together by much.
After I saw the internal condition I was happy it was on the ground. A strong wind may have spit these apart.
The elm was next, both these were within feet of where the north end of the building will be. This one I didn't get it exactly where I wanted it but it did not harm the electric or the phone!
Cheryl caught me at what I do best ,set and rest!
I called my local Amish saw mill and got a price on sawing this ash tree into lumber. 20 cents per board foot. I decided to cut this into two logs 8'6" long. I will have the neighbor come over and load them and I will take them to the mill Monday. Hope to pick up a load of slabs while there.
I really dont have any plans for the ash lumber, but you only get one chance and I have had this on my bucket list for a while.
Had to remove a couple small maples that were going to be too close to the south end of the building also. Will borrow the neighbors log spliter tomorrow and get this wood into smaller chunks. Might stack it some where and possibly use it to heat a area in the new building? I have the wood stove, just need to design it into the system.
I used the wide front Allis WD to haul the small limbs down in the yard and will burn them sometime. Was nice to get it into 4th gear out on the road.
Regards,
Chris
