My Day in the Forest
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- Walk with me as I evaluate the firewood in my forest. I'll identify and cut down a live oak, then buck it into rounds and split it. All during a heat wave. Also check out the Log Ox forestry multi tool!
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I'm comforted in knowing that while you are out in the wild, dark forest, you are protected by a vigilant guard sheep. #ShearBravery 👍
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Great Vid Ed. There is a way for you to lift a tote. I noticed Artillian offers a set of pallet forks that mount to a quick attach for the three point. The 2601 has enough lift capacity to lift a tote full of woodout back on the three point. Actually, you wont have to shuttle woodin the bucket and can save a step by taking the empty tote with you to the wood splitiing site, but a bucket full of wood would be a nice counter balance to the weight of the tote out back..
Great tips! That’s working smarter!
Slow and steady wins the race👍🏼
I know what kind of wonderful feeling you get working on your land. I live on a 88 acres land. 35 acres are hay field cut by my neighbor. The rest is wooded land with trails and a forestry plan... for me. Yep, reduced taxes! I can't believe I get taxes reduction on land, equipment / supplies to live my dream... Stay safe! As a "white collar" guy, I watched numerous CZcams disaster videos about cutting trees, so I gain some knowledge through other's bad experience. Thanks!
We are living the dream! And yes, I’m learning all the time. Thank you for your comments!
Oak will take approx 3 years to season before burning. You're getting a great head start.
Just a thought, always take 2 saws with you to the woods, as my experience has been I always tend to pinch one saw. Bob
Right!
Good morning Ed
That is a great way to cut your firewood.. Keep the mess in the woods..
Yes we have the same thing here in NH.. Here it’s called current use..
I have 18.3 acres and only have 1 acre taxed at full value.. The rest is in current use.. It is mostly wooded and I have a ravine ( about 60 feet deep with a stream in it)
I have to go to another road to get to the back side of my property..
I can’t imagine having to pay full price on taxes on all of it.
I did have it logged about 15 years ago.. They did a great job..
Funny you mention Beech.. I never had one on the property till they logged..
We here have no yet got hit with the leaf disease.. I am sure it will at some point..
Just a fact. Beach has one of the highest BTU values… and it drys fast.. And just remember Oak will take 2 years to dry after you cut and split it.. So plan accordingly..
Popular is not a high value BTU…
I grew up burning wood so I have a little bit of knowledge. Hahaha
But now at my age my wife talked me into switching to pellets. Hahahaha
5 cord of wood a year to cut was taken it’s toll on me. Hahahaha
And truthfully I tried to burn only oak so I was always 2 years ahead. Hahahaha
I can’t remember if you showed on your videos but get a moisture meter..
Thanks for sharing another adventure with us..
Enjoy your time in the woods.
Always be safe..
Cheers
Thanks, Gus. This is all very helpful! Looks like I’ll be harvesting some Beech! We have so many that we were going to name this property “the beech house” 🤣
A good day's work Ed! Love the LogOX! So helpful on the lower back. Love your side-kick -LOL - Cheers!
Thanks Gord! Maybe I can train her to haul firewood! 🤣
@@MyClutteredGarage LOL. Hey having a little buddy to hang with is good enough. :)) So cute :) ( I mean that in a manly way) LOL
For moving pallets I don't have any totes but it should work with them as well) that are too heavy for my FEL fork lift I use a fork lift attachment that I acquired for the 3-pt. on the rear of the tractor. This lifts much heavier weights. I use it with my Kubota B2710. You might want to look into acquiring one of the rear fork lift attachments. I do not have a quick attach for the rear 3-pt. but I know those are available as well to make the hook up easier.
Thank you! I’m looking into it!
Ed, nice job with your setup. Some great wood to add to you pile to be seasoned.
You should look into a 3 point hitch pallet fork setup for your 2601. You would be able to lift a full IBC tote of firewood on your 3 point hitch. There are a few guys with B2601's that had the same issue until they started lifting full totes on the rear of the tractor. Dan 😊
Thanks Dan. I’m looking into that indeed
Poplar is fine to burn,we use it early in the season and again in spring. When its free use it!
Right! Thanks!
A very productive day, Ed. Good job
Yes it was! Thank you!
Wow!!! You really have to look-up to decide if a tree is dead.
And in the spring or summer!
Poplar is not very Poplar in my neck of the woods up here in Maine except for furniture making. Not a good firewood at all. Thanks for sharing your work in the forest. 😃
Ed, I couldn't help but notice the red bandanna, are you a member of the New Jersey Cluttered Crips?
When making your face cut, face the direction of the fall, dog into the tree and pivot the saw until your handle bar or gunning sights are inline with where you want it to go, as long as the tree is balanced and the wood is good it will go where you want it.
Keep your back cut above the apex of your face an inch or two for a strong hinge and cut it the same distance on both sides as you cut towards the face.
Haha! Funny but I wore a red bandanna to the beach one day, and my cousin yelled at me. He was afraid that we were going to get attacked.
I appreciate your comments about felling. I’m looking forward to learning more and more.
Good video, I cut some medium rounds for overnight burns in my insert.
Hi Ed! Excellent video, great editing, establishing shots, b roll, and commentary! Not to mention the hard work of cutting down, limbing and splitting the logs. Well done, thanks for taking us along. Maybe look into a Hydraulic Shim Kit, for up-ing the pressure, I'm sure it'll lift the ibc tote then!
Or bend my loader! 🤣
@@MyClutteredGarage just pick up the load straight :)
Nice set up!!!
Thank you!
Great job Ed. Enjoued watching this
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Good day Sir Ed, that is pretty nice informative video that you have done ( forestry plan ) 😇👍🧐 Yes Poplar Tree Can Be Burn ( I burn a lot when I was in Shefford ) THE VITAL FACTOR IS Make Sure that Is Bone Dry 😇👍🔥Fun sence of humor ( popular ). 👍😇👌You should make a video of the historical and tourism of Your State Sir Ed 🧐👌Nice Life biography story Sir 😇🧐👌👍 Great Tree Fell and You Are Getting Pretty Good With Your Logging Equipment 👍👌😇💪 Keep up Your OUTSTANDING videos Sir Cheers 🍻🍻
Thank you, my friend!
You have a beautiful place! I know it’s kind of sad when one dies
Thank you.
Good job Ed 🤠🇺🇸
Thanks Curt!
I love my Log-X. Christmas present though I tried to be surprised. 😉
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I have the log ox awesome video. It’s a great tool. It saves your back.👍
Yes it does!
@@MyClutteredGarage 👍
Love it...great as always
Thank you!
In the summer heat, early in the day is definitely the time to work outside! Poplar is about junk as far as firewood is concerned. I’ve burned it, but it’s about the lowest BTU per cord hardwood species in the northeast. Like a sponge too. Very wet to start, then seems to take on water easily if exposed to weather. Rots fast too. I cut one this spring and just junked it in the woods. Decided it wasn’t worth it. As you were felling the tree, I noticed you made your first cut using the top of the bar. I try to avoid cutting like that because if the chain catches in the wood, it can actually thrust the saw back at you…fast. On the bottom of the bar, in the same situation the saw can get pulled away from the operator and the powerhead stop it against the trunk.
You make some great points. And believe it or not I used the top of the saw because I didn’t want to block the camera. Poor excuse, I know!🤦🏻♂️
Poplar is poor firewood. If you do burn it it needs to be perfect water content. Too dry it burns very fast and hot. To wet it cools your fire and builds up in chimney.
Ok, fun to watch you work with your trees, but I have to admit I was focused more on Ermalinda.
As for the school part, people learned things that became second nature, and therefore they don’t think about them. For instance, when someone’s in danger, you yell stop or wait or don’t move in an effort to keep them safe. I doubt anyone thinks of themselves. Oh wait I need to express a negative imperative. Think of all the activities that were actually presented as play time that actually taught things like balance, reading a clock, And problem-solving like stacking, larger things on the bottom and smaller things on top. Forgive me, even though I’m now retired, the teacher and me comes out sometimes. Keep up the good work.
Haha! You know, I almost followed up that segment with “I have nothing against school, and think that an education is extremely important and valuable!”
I like your explanation!
And I like your channel as does Colleen! And I did not take your comments as an attack on education- It’s just that we don’t pay attention to the skills and things we learned. One example is to look at how long you took holding a big fat pencil when you first learned to make your letters and now you don’t think about holding a pencil at all. And when you don’t think about something you forget about it.
I appreciate you both! 😄❤️
Great job, Ed. Are your ash trees dying? The ash borer killed them here in New Hampshire. I just had four taken down and had four other trees dropped as well. I like the Log Ox. I think I'll get one for my upcoming 8 tree limbing and bucking project.
I think our ash is OK. You definitely will appreciate the log ox!
I'm a week away from having my first tractor delivered, a B2601. Been binging your content! That said, I'm 5 years into a Mule, and I think it's the same as yours - MX EPS. I see that Sawhaul on your mule, got a link to that?
Congratulations on the B2601! You can visit sawhaul.com to find mounts for UTV roll cages. Be sure to tell Kenny I sent you. And you can save 5% with code MCG. Thanks much! -Ed
Just a thought rolling around in my pea sized brain.
If the three point lifting capacity is high enough, have you considered getting three point pallet forks and putting the wood totes in the rear? My L2501 can lift way more with the three point than the FEL.
In fact, I bet you could fill the tote nearly full, fill the bucket full of splits. Go drop the tote where you want to leave it, turn the tractor around and unload the bucket to top off the tote with no bending required!
You are absolutely correct, and I have considered it! 😄👍
@@MyClutteredGarage Nice!
Plus who doesn’t need 1 more implement?
Please don’t tell my wife I was right about something, she might start expecting it from me full time! LOL
A couple of comments: your situational awareness was a bit off. At 12:21 a beautiful woman in dress and hat walk by and you completely ignored her! A true lumberjack would never do that.
Is there a way to adapt an IBC tote to the 3 point and carry it out that way? They make carry-all’s and it might be something to look into. I adapted mine to use on both the loader and 3 point.
Great video, love a good day in the woods.
Ha! I wondered who would be the first one to notice Ayn in the background. Yes, someone else mentioned the idea of getting three point pallet forks. I think that’s a good idea.
Maybe don't fill the tote all the way...try 75%
How're the bugs that deep in the woods...mosquitos so big here in Ontario they'll fly away with ya
Not as bad as that but I used big spray, which I rarely do!
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Thanks for watching. 👀👀
Ed just a suggestion. When you bring your tractor in load some heavier rounds in the bucket. Then you don't have to lift them and you take out of the bucket a round and replace it with split firewood. Have a great week
Smart! Thank you!