Selecting the right trees for our saw milling projects

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5 жыл бұрын

In this video, i talk about our process in choosing trees to mill from our property. There are some areas we want to clear and other areas we want to stay forested.
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@AutoCrete 5 жыл бұрын

Well Troy I must say it was indeed a pleasure to see you go through that process with the only delay being a traction problem. Your length estimation skills are simply icing on the cake. Good on ya!

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rhondah76 5 жыл бұрын

Troy ROCKS!!!

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@daveholmes123 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a beautiful woods, thats awesome how rewarding it is, also to provide you with the needed lumber for the barn project. Great job on cutting it down, that was perfect! And eye balling that's pretty cool almost to the inch ! Excited to see you mill those logs Thanks for sharing 😉

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I love our woods. Not much flat but the enclosed valley makes it very private. The four of us hike in the woods every morning before work and homeschool start.

@homesteadblessings8886 5 жыл бұрын

really having trouble hearing you these last few videos. God blessing to you and yours

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Both were shot the same day with a faulty mic plug. Issue has been resolved now.

@joemc111 5 жыл бұрын

I like the quiet in your woods, no car noise or any other kind. I tell my city friends about standing somewhere in the woods and all the sudden a rotten tree starts to fall and you can hear all of the wood breaking. It might take 10 to 20 seconds and then it’s quite again. Nice video, now the milling, I am guessing you are going to end up with 350 to 400 board feet. Anyone want to guess?

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the quiet is very peaceful. I like the challenge of guessing board feet. It will depend on how good I can mill it!

@mikegriffin3437 5 жыл бұрын

Not only can he measure pretty well, he can also pick out some nice good old Appalachian blue grass music. The first song kind of reminded me of cluck old hen.

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike. That was some stuff KZfaq offered up on their free source.

@ramsaycountry1177 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely a lack of traction. With all the rain we've gotten here in eastern Ohio, I'm not trying to skid any logs until the ground freezes up. You need to get a good loggers tape Troy. They're well worth the money. I know your cutting it for personal use. But definitely keeps you from ending up "shorties". Logs just short of the targeted length. Can't wait to see it all milled out. 👍👍

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I have a buddy who is a forester. He said he has one for me.

@ramsaycountry1177 5 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse That's good news Troy. Yea I have a degree in forestry and they are handy to have when bucking up logs. 👍👍

@stoneycarter5546 5 жыл бұрын

Troy if you had R4 tires you would never got them out, Good job

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

No doubt. I shake my head at the guys around here that buy new tractors with R4 tires. This WV clay turns those into slicks quickly.

@toddcaskey9984 5 жыл бұрын

Shorten your chain next time and u can get it off the ground thous creating less drag. Todd

@menace2584 5 жыл бұрын

Great video for part I. Now for part II and can hardly wait!

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Me too! IF IT WOULD ONLY STOP RAINING!!

@tealkerberus748 5 жыл бұрын

Red Tool House - Homestead you could send that to eastern Australia. Anywhere here, really.

@robertmalis4493 5 жыл бұрын

Volume is really low on this one Troy

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Yup. It was my mic problem from the last video (shot both the same day) it is corrected now.

@tealkerberus748 5 жыл бұрын

Did you keep the full footage looking down the trunk as the tree fell? That would be impressive in slow motion. Would it help with the traction issue if you lifted the end to the log higher off the ground? Less of its weight dragging on the dirt, more of it adding to the weight of the back of the tractor to help it grip.

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I have that footage but that camera only shoots in 24fps so slow motion wouldn't look very good. As for the log, we are looking at adding a winch to the box blade to lift the logs up.

@tealkerberus748 5 жыл бұрын

Red Tool House - Homestead I guess you wouldn't want to risk an expensive camera in that position - but it would make great footage.

@hilltopmachineworks2131 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like the ground is still soft from all the rain we have been getting.

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Wet is an understatement. My tractor needs pontoons.

@kenjett2434 5 жыл бұрын

Need to put a winch mount and winch on top of your box blade that you can take off and stick on when needed. That way you can let out some cable set blade on ground suck trees or what ever up too you where traction is better for tractor. Would be relatively inexpensive and incredibly useful.

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I am working on that very thing! A friend has a fab shop and he is going to help design and install. I think I can keep it on there full time if I place it correctly.

@ynotshowme2ur3times 5 жыл бұрын

Lol......yarded wood all day with a 525c skidder and watch this video and man.......your tractors small lol. But on another note i feel like 1800ft yarding feels long........i think you yarded those logs farther then that by the looks of it. Nice video

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

A skidder would be nice!

@ynotshowme2ur3times 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly.........your ahead of the game with your tractor. Less impact to your ground. Only thing i would see you with a rear forestry winch like this www.erskineattachments.com/3-point-skidding-winch

@garymccoy2888 5 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@DonGebhardRealtor 5 жыл бұрын

Soooooo, what you're saying Troy, is the neither log was 20' . 😉

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, indeed that is what I am saying. I have been good at horse shoes because I get close!

@DonGebhardRealtor 5 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse sometimes, close is all that matters! #JobWellDone

@AndrewBrowner 2 жыл бұрын

do you mill and find a use for any species of tree? well anything that grows straight and large enough.. we have alot of silver maple and longtooth aspen (canadian poplar) in my area it has a very smooth green bark i was told its not good for anything and will rot immediately but some people say that about anything and will only use the best of the best

@justinrobertson1590 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Have you thought about making or buying a log arch? Will you wash those before milling?

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I actually have an arch skidder that my brother has had for years. I may get it back from him but right now looking at installing a winch system on my box blade.

@justinrobertson1590 5 жыл бұрын

Red Tool House - Homestead I’d say anything to help keep it off the ground. I imagine the dirt will dull the blades quickly.

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, mud in the bark can kill a blade quicker than anything. After winter, I will plan to rain catch water from the barn and keep my pressure sprayer nearby to spray the logs before milling.

@justinrobertson1590 5 жыл бұрын

Red Tool House - Homestead great idea!

@HomesteadDad 5 жыл бұрын

How much does a log like that way the way you initially cut it?

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I would roughly estimate the 40 foot log to be about 3500-4000lbs

@josht4659 5 жыл бұрын

Most of that is still water content though.

@HomesteadDad 5 жыл бұрын

How big a tractor do you have? Ours is a 32 hp compact tractor, and it'll do almost anything I ask of it. That being said, I've never asked it to pull a 2 ton log. Was it mostly traction, or sheer oomph that was lacking?

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Poplar is very juicy

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Poplar is very juicy

@civilwarbuff4555 5 жыл бұрын

I expected at least a couple of chest thumps after measuring those cut logs.....it would be deserved.....

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I don't want to get too cocky. Who knows my next video may humble me considerably!

@kenjett2434 5 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse its possible look forward to seeing what you come up with and seeing it in action. Just make sure the winch is one strong enough. Often when someone does this they get a winch with the weight of the tractor in mind and thats ok if what you pulling is the tractor. But logs like you pull are heavy and ofyen awkward positions. Then the friction of weight to ground has to be over come. Thing to consider ehen getting a winch.

@RedToolHouse 5 жыл бұрын

I thought about going old school and using a hand cable winch. I have a huge one in the barn. That would give me some extra excercise!

@kenjett2434 5 жыл бұрын

@@RedToolHouse yep that would probably work but might find it a challenge on a long pull. I used one myself when i was young and made my first set up to skid and load pulpwood. Didnt take long to realize a power winch was much better lol.