jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2013 16:11:28 GMT -5
About a 40 year old pine.It is leaning away from the camera.It will fall in the 8 foot deep pond behind it.I will be cutting it up in deepish water.Georgia people are typically chainsawmen.It is the leading cause of work related accident in Georgia.Stormy day  The top of the tree is laying across the pond.That is the swimming hole.  Dead tree has dead limbs.We call them widow makers.The tree needed to come down.  Water lilies in this stock pond are rockin in blooms.A terrible storm came thru and knocked the power out.Minor hail punched holes thru leaves on plants for sale.A bug attack will follow being attracted by the smell of damaged plant flesh.The lily leaves half raised tell that violent wind came thru.Without the little fence along the edge of the pond those lilys would be gone by the end of the week,eaten by deer.  Thanks for stopping by |
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Post by grayfingers on May 19, 2013 16:20:19 GMT -5
Nice! Wonder if you woke up any turtles, lol
Beautiful lilies too.
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2013 16:48:29 GMT -5
I am guessing the critters in the pond were stimulating grayfingers
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Post by helens on May 19, 2013 18:04:57 GMT -5
That's a big tree... you did it all yourself? That's dangerous.
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Post by Bikerrandy on May 19, 2013 18:52:43 GMT -5
It's not too dangerous if you know what you're doing. If seen people in action that didn't know what they were doing, that can be expensive sometimes. lol
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2013 20:32:42 GMT -5
It was pretty safe and easy.took longer to sharpen the chain and get the gear ready.Close to houses is a different story.water was still chilly
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Post by Pat on May 19, 2013 21:41:06 GMT -5
Did you climb to the top and lop off sections on your way down, or did you hack at it from the ground, yell "timber", then slice it up? Either way, you're probably glad that job is done.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2013 7:07:49 GMT -5
I cut it low and yelled timber Pat.Sawing a tree up floating in the water a wet process lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2013 12:32:46 GMT -5
Did you really yell "TIMBER!!!"  hehe, that is so cool! I always wanted to do that! lol |
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Post by helens on May 20, 2013 17:09:40 GMT -5
Just curious, but what do you DO with the logs? Pine is so sticky... can you use it for firewood?
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2013 18:29:10 GMT -5
The tree died during warm weather.Meaning the sap was up.Meaning it was full of sap and heavy.Real sticky,so i kept dipping the saw in a bucket of used motor oil to help it past the sap.It has been burning for 1 day.Pic taken today at supper time. Lots of heat and black smoke   |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2013 18:36:19 GMT -5
seems like a waste of good fireweood? Ya cant cook with it, but campfires? Too smokey?
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Post by Pat on May 20, 2013 18:38:41 GMT -5
Something I've noticed with bonfires: bugs panic and flee the devastation by running towards the fire! I've tried to deter them--- tossing them behind me, but they are adamant about scampering on their little legs towards it. Wonder why.
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2013 18:51:20 GMT -5
Tooooo greasy.Like a coating from hell Scott.That was an uncommon pine tree.It was a pretty tree.Tore me up that it died.Tiny little 1 inch pine cones.Danny and i killed it when we dug the lake 15 years ago with Cat320 trackhoe.It lasted a long time.Shame
That is interesting Pat.Makes you wonder if they are attracted to heat.The fish were eating the roach like bugs under the bark when this tree smacked the water.Looked like piranhas feeding.
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Post by Pat on May 20, 2013 19:32:05 GMT -5
I wonder if it is the heat or the light, or maybe both that is so attractive. Wish there were a non-heat generating lightbulb so I could run a little test.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2013 21:06:51 GMT -5
Tonite  |
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2013 21:07:25 GMT -5
surreal!!
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Post by helens on May 20, 2013 21:49:29 GMT -5
So you just burn it for days... too bad you couldn't take it to a sawmill and make 2x10s or something nice:).
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Post by jamesp on May 20, 2013 23:04:39 GMT -5
It died and i let it rot.It was a pitch pine.Not to good for anything.And removed hundreds of trees for nursery,barns,roads.The lumber trees i sell.And burn firewood all winter.It is part of farming.The government lets us farmers do most anything.Heaven.It is not legal for residentials to burn till September,us AG guys burn when we want.We also get to write off a good bit.The IRS leaves us alone too.Government folks don't want to mess up their food supply.
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