My neighbor has a 3 acre patch of storm damaged Locust with 75+ good logs in it. The tornado happened in 2003 but this stuff doesn't rot. Getting them out isn't easy and I wouldn't attempt it without a tractor and long chains. I cut one close to the trunk and it tested 19-21% with the moisture meter. Looks like I might need to get a couple chains for the saw.
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Storm damage Locust
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Some danged good wood there!
The only problem with dragging them out is the dirt you get in the bark and your saw chain doesn't like that. You can wire brush or wash that area that you are to cut but it is time consuming. I still like to cut right in the woods and then haul them out.
The only problem with dragging them out is the dirt you get in the bark and your saw chain doesn't like that. You can wire brush or wash that area that you are to cut but it is time consuming. I still like to cut right in the woods and then haul them out.
Awesome score, AJ! I've got a small stash of BL for this year, and some standing dead trees to get...but nowhere near 75. That's a lotta good wood! With that low MC, if some is split and stacked now, you can have it really dry by Fall. Quick-drying stuff.
Bark? What bark? :lol: I would still brush 'em off, though...Backwoods Savage said:
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These things are dusty but no real clods of dirt stuck to them.Will a title dust hurt the chain? This stuff is hard and is rough on chains anyway.
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It will still dull the chains but certainly not like big clods of dirt. Just put some of that dust in your hands and rub together. You can do it, just figure on sharpening the chain really often. For sure each tank of gas and sometimes maybe sooner. Have you seen the dray I built for hauling out logs?
That's a great score. I use a 3 pt winch on our tractor to pull out tangles like that. I cut alot of locust most that's standing dead or down. Great firewood. Most of our yard trees are locust. They make a mess during heavy winds or storms, also hard on tires.
Had to get a new can of spray chiggers and ticks are terrible. Cutting too early but you have to do it while you can.
Dennis, I think your sandy soil would be harder on chain than the clay we have here. I still try to avoid the dirt, though...Backwoods Savage said:
Sand is always tough on things for sure but clay is not peach either.
btw, that dray cost me less than $10 to build. I had some old landscape timbers and a couple short pieces of 2 x 6. Just bought bolts. I also had some chain for pulling. Doesn't take long to build either.
btw, that dray cost me less than $10 to build. I had some old landscape timbers and a couple short pieces of 2 x 6. Just bought bolts. I also had some chain for pulling. Doesn't take long to build either.
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