Massive storm clean up

[Hay Dude]

If that is a rental, I would think the repair cost should be on the rental company. I would think everyone that has ever rented that machine has contributed to that failure along the way. Not right that it just happened to fail during your rental time.

Thats the way they are handling it.

 

[2manyrocks]

Huge difference between the area you cleaned up and the area with the downed trees. The area with the downed trees is painful to look at.

 

[Hay Dude]

Huge difference between the area you cleaned up and the area with the downed trees. The area with the downed trees is painful to look at.

It really is. The clock is now ticking on the area with the downed trees. I know that beech trees are pretty much junk after about 1 year. They do not store well and there are quite a few beech trees in there. Also there are several already-dead ash trees.

Pretty soon that area will turn to junk. Would like to get in there and start pulling trees out.

 

[Rustyiron]

Watch it start raining, hopefully after the next cutting of hay but hauling those logs out on those freshly disturbed (mud) slopes will be skidder work.
That's presuming the trucks are in the bottom land and not up hill.

 

[Hay Dude]

We got a few loads of logs hauled when it was dry.

A new issue is developing: What to do with the “cut offs” or “stubs” of the logs which are trimmed for length to fit on log truck. Many are 3-5’ long. Some are 3’+ in diameter.
I think the owner may be OK with scattering them around on the property. Might be a way for me to use the dump truck to make a little more money.

 

[4570Man]

We got a few loads of logs hauled when it was dry.

A new issue is developing: What to do with the “cut offs” or “stubs” of the logs which are trimmed for length to fit on log truck. Many are 3-5’ long. Some are 3’+ in diameter.
I think the owner may be OK with scattering them around on the property. Might be a way for me to use the dump truck to make a little more money.

Does anyone you know need firewood? Load them up and deliver them for maybe $100 a load. You won’t make much at that but at least you covered fuel and got the job done.

 

[Hay Dude]

Does anyone you know need firewood? Load them up and deliver them for maybe $100 a load. You won’t make much at that but at least you covered fuel and got the job done.

It’s all pine, so no good for firewood.

 

[2manyrocks]

Burning them is not an option?

Any ideas for making them decompose together in a single pile more quickly? Scattering them would seem to just junk up more area unless there are some gulley areas washing out where they could be used to stop erosion.

 

[John_Mc]

On my own property, I use a few larger logs to make a base for a wildlife brush pile, then throw slash over the top of it. It makes for great wildlife habitat, and contains what we humans think of as a "mess" into a few smaller areas, rather than leving it scattered all over the place.

A lot of landowners are interested in wildife and creating habitat, but have a hard time understanding that wildlife likes it messy. They spend a lot of time making their forest and yard look like a park, then wonder why they see such a narrow sampling of wildlife species. Some of them get more comfortable with the idea once they understand that the mess has a purpose.

EDIT: added this old file I had kicking around about building brush piles for wildlife. They recommend starting with more durable species than Pine, but anything will work, it just doesn't last as long as more rot resistant species.

 

[2manyrocks]

Dead Wood for Wildlife

This article explains the use of dead wood and cavity trees by various forms of wildlife. It provides management considerations for harvesting dead wood.

extension.psu.edu

Based on this research, my post about making one neat tidy pile is absolutely the wrong thing to do if they want the wildlife habitat to recover.

 

[Hay Dude]

I have a guy nearby that makes pine shavings I should give him a call
Would think theyd go nicely in a tub grinder.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

To go with the theme of clean look and no burning i would haul them off site with the dump truck and dispose or burn. Unless the grinder is coming back later.

 

[civilian]

What about the cutoffs being camp fire wood? Don't have to worry about chimney creosote. Any other bad reason Jon

 

[Hay Dude]

Reviving an old thread from the summer. Over the fall months, I have been able to truck-out 6 loads of logs and haven’t really put a dent in the massive amount of logs. The storm in our area caused so much damage, all the log processing plants are at capacity. It’s actually difficult to get rid of pine logs and we have hundreds of them.

Then there’s the issue of the cut-offs and the pieces too short to put on log truck. I am handling this part of the task and I was able to find a local processor who would take the unwanted chunks & pine shorts.

Using the Challenger with single arm log grapple and 5,000lb HLA forks. Makes easy work out of odd shaped junk wood like this

We are getting good use out of the 261C and the new 500i.

261c

Loading up with the log grapple forks on a 25* sunny morning in North Wilmington.

And onto the IH7500 dump truck

Down the steep driveway out of the property. This is a white knuckler getting out. Steeper than it appears.

Then on over to the wood processing plant

 

[dodge man]

What does the wood processing plant do with it? Pulp?

 

[Hay Dude]

What does the wood processing plant do with it? Pulp?

They make mulch and shavings. Massive operation.

 

[Hay Dude]

Jumped out and snapped a quick picture at the unloading pile. I feel blessed to have this facility in my area. It’s a bit longer drive than I would like, but it’s better than nothing.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’m curious to see what the Customer decides to do with the gigantic brush piles.
That, along with the downed hardwood presents quite an opportunity.

One of the family members who calls himself a “biologist” wants to drill holes in the downed hardwood, place mushroom spores in the holes, and try to grow ****akes and other mushrooms in them, rather than harvest the hardwood logs for $$$

 

[RjCorazza]

I’m curious to see what the Customer decides to do with the gigantic brush piles.
That, along with the downed hardwood presents quite an opportunity.

One of the family members who calls himself a “biologist” wants to drill holes in the downed hardwood, place mushroom spores in the holes, and try to grow ****akes and other mushrooms in them, rather than harvest the hardwood logs for $$$

That's a lot to clean up! I collect the brush and downed trees for several neighbors, and burn it off every fall. Nothing like the volume you are dealing with though.
I particularly like the picture of the chainsaw sitting in front of all that WORK!

 

[lilranch2001]

I don’t remember the bumper being kinked…..

Get into a scrape, ore did I just not see it before?