Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Woodstock Walt]

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It used to be good brook trout fishing up that way. I don’t know if that’s changed or not. My uncle had a hunting camp one town over on the Zircon Mountain* road years ago, until somebody broke in and burned it flat. They weren’t big trout, but we always had a good feed when we went up there.

*Now it’s called the Dickvale Road.

We actually fish Bryant Pond/Lake Christopher quite a bit in the spring. Never caught a trout in that pond, but we've had decent luck trolling for salmon. Not sure if you saw it, but early last summer there was a photo in the Sun Journal and BDN of a guy in a square stern canoe trolling on the pond. I'll see if I can find it.

Edit: Here's the photo:

Anyways, that was me! Funny story, it was a Thursday and to be honest I played hooky from work so I could go fishing, because it was just the perfect morning for it and I could not resist. As I was trolling up near the head of the pond, this Subaru stops on the road the runs around the pond and a person jumps out with a camera. Quite a few tourists around here in the summer now so I didn't think anything of it.

Friday morning, there's that photo of me fishing on the front page of the Sun Journal. "Man and His Dog Enjoy a Quiet Morning on Bryant Pond Thursday Morning". And that's how my sick-day cover was blown in the most hilarious way.

We also do quite a bit of trout fishing off the Dickvale Road, I would say it's still worth the trip. About the way you described, nothing huge, but it's a pretty reliable method of getting fresh trout for dinner. Shame about your uncle's camp. People suck.

 

[Loaderman22]

Ha, no kidding. I actually live in the Town of Woodstock, Maine, hence the name.

Kind of confusing, since you'll notice my location is different. The main road through town runs through "Bryant Pond Village", which is the hub of the town of Woodstock. Town office/garage is located there, library, ect.. The post office and mailing addresses are under "Bryant Pond," but taxes are paid to the "Town of Woodstock."

Yes, that happens a lot around here too, we have villages that are in larger towns, but no one knows the names of the towns, only the city or village names. And the same as you have there, the names usually aren't consistent.

I've also worked on projects where the house is within a certain towns limits, so you go to that building department, but the driveway will start in another town, so you have to get 2 sets of permits for the same project.

 

[Loaderman22]

Friday morning, there's that photo of me fishing on the front page of the Sun Journal. "Man and His Dog Enjoy a Quiet Morning on Bryant Pond Thursday Morning". And that's how my sick-day cover was blown in the most hilarious way.

He's thinking, I just don't want to go to work, it's just too perfect of a day, besides, it's an empty lake, no one will see, how would my boss ever figure it out that I went fishing instead!!!

I was also wondering how you knew so much about the that Canoe from a photo!!!

 

[Woodstock Walt]

He's thinking, I just don't want to go to work, it's just too perfect of a day, besides, it's an empty lake, no one will see, how would my boss ever figure it out that I went fishing instead!!!

I was also wondering how you knew so much about the that Canoe from a photo!!!

Hahaha, exactly. Everyone was it good spirits about it, thankfully. There wasn't much going on that day anyways and pretty much everybody I work with is in to hunting/fishing, ect. so all I got for repercussions were sympathy and laughs.

 

[dodge man]

Got a friend with a big chunk of wooded ground a brought some logs home on my trailer and got them cut up into rounds. Time for splitting now.

 

[Skeans1]

Thank you, Skeans! That's good advice.

Not to toot my own horn, but I spent a couple years in my early 20's operating a JD 540B cable skidder for a commercial logging outfit. Loved the work, just ended leaving to pursue a better work opportunity. But regardless, I payed close attention to the knowledgeable old timers and learned lots of important tips and tricks of the trade, such as how to plan out a hillside cut exactly the way you've described.

Just waiting for the woods roads to dry out now so I can get in there and try it out. I most likely won't really put it work until next Nov./Dec., which is when I prefer to do my logging for the following season once the ground is frozen. I hate leaving ruts.

Frozen isn’t my choice for working on steep ground I’d rather do it in the early summer/late spring with a little moisture when you’re most likely to have good traction. Ruts really won’t hurt anything other then looking ugly I’d be thinking more about your own safety and when is the best time for traction so you’re less likely to pull yourself around as well. One thing I do sometimes on a thinning stand when hand falling to jumping the stump so the tree is less likely to get hung up or domino falling especially in the corridors.

 

[dodge man]

Did about 2 hours of splitting today.

 

[two_bit_score]

If you think it will slide out of tree's it's wedged in, then at your house you might have a good anchor point (like another tree of good size) that a directional pulley could be attached to.

Then you should be able to pull in another direction.

I don't know if you were considering using cable or rope, but if it were me I'd be using 1/2" static rescue rope, a 4" diameter (minimum) pulley rated for the rope, and connection hardware that's also rated for the rope (all with a safety factor figured in).

I have these items available for me to use, others might have 5/16" or 3/8" cable.

KC

Have you ever used that Amsteel blue rope?

 

[John_Mc]

Frozen isn’t my choice for working on steep ground I’d rather do it in the early summer/late spring with a little moisture when you’re most likely to have good traction. Ruts really won’t hurt anything other then looking ugly I’d be thinking more about your own safety and when is the best time for traction so you’re less likely to pull yourself around as well. One thing I do sometimes on a thinning stand when hand falling to jumping the stump so the tree is less likely to get hung up or domino falling especially in the corridors.

Frozen conditions is when much of the logging gets done here. A recent logging job on property I co-own required it in the contract (as suggested by our forester). Logging under anything other than frozen or dry summer conditions (assuming we actually have a dry summer) is a recipe for significant erosion problems here. Right now it's mud season, and most logging jobs have been shut down until things firm up a bit.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Hey 2 bit,

I have never used that "Amsteel Blue Rope", but it seems very interesting.

I have used, and still have some "Bluewater River Rescue Rope", and it's the only rope I have that floats except for some cheap lowgrade dockline for my fishing boat.

KC