Not Anymore

[thewoodlands]

This tree I use to park the truck by and load up wood when cutting in that area, last weekend I noticed it is ready to go. Time for a new area to park the truck.


zap

 

[tfdchief]

What is it Zap? It looks rotten all the way through. Hope you can get something from it.

 

[thewoodlands]

What is it Zap? It looks rotten all the way through. Hope you can get something from it.

I think it's basswood but I'm not sure, we have sugar maple in that area also.


zap

 

[Thistle]

That was close.

 

[Battenkiller]

That was close.

You want close?

About ten years or so ago, I was fishing to an October hatch of tiny blue-winged olives (a type of mayfly) on my beloved Battenkill River. I caught a movement out of the corner of my right eye. It was a big maple about the size of the one in Zap's photo... falling down in my direction. Well, you know, you can't really run too fast when you're up to your nipples in icy-cold moving water. You close your eyes and you pray. Damn thing landed about 20 feet from me. The splash wake almost bowled me over.

It was over in a second, but the waders took an hour to wash out.

I caught dozens of trout by that tree over the next few years as they fed in the shelter of its branches. Then one spring it disappeared downstream somewhere in a big snowmelt flood, and the trout had to find a new parking spot.

Sorry you lost your parking spot, Zap. Happy to hear you still have your truck.

 

[trailrated]

May also have some termite damage. In my experience trees with termites/damage will dull a chain just as fast as hitting dirt with the chain. I'm just making small talk here, termites don't deter me from cutting wood, but going in I know I will have the sharpen the chain soon.

 

[thewoodlands]

That was close.

You want close?

About ten years or so ago, I was fishing to an October hatch of tiny blue-winged olives (a type of mayfly) on my beloved Battenkill River. I caught a movement out of the corner of my right eye. It was a big maple about the size of the one in Zap's photo... falling down in my direction. Well, you know, you can't really run too fast when you're up to your nipples in icy-cold moving water. You close your eyes and you pray. Damn thing landed about 20 feet from me. The splash wake almost bowled me over.

It was over in a second, but the waders took an hour to wash out.

I caught dozens of trout by that tree over the next few years as they fed in the shelter of its branches. Then one spring it disappeared downstream somewhere in a big snowmelt flood, and the trout had to find a new parking spot.

Sorry you lost your parking spot, Zap. Happy to hear you still have your truck.

I think I would have chit my pants & waders, glad your here.


zap

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Zap, when I see a tree getting near that point I'll either stay away or cut it down before it falls when you don't want it to fall. As Battenkiller found out, it can get nasty.

 

[mayhem]

Keep the parking space, lose the tree.

 

[Adios Pantalones]

One to leave. Good for the carbon base, and would have to pick through to find the unrotted pieces

 

[Danno77]

bet that was good firewood about 5 years ago.