[Steven Q]

Hi,
Tom,
I am in Southern Ontario, just outside Toronto. I was leaning towards White Pine as well, but a not sure.

Phil,
Time is free, I don’t have a TV, so I couldn’t play video games even if I wanted, not much into politics, but don’t seem to have much free time….Just going hard trying to keep the ship afloat. Kind of why I was wondering about the value of bring these logs out, I was in Home Depot the other day looking at 2×4’s, trying to figure in my head if I was better giving them my money for their 2×4’s, or getting those logs out finding a method to have them sawn etc… Do like working with my teams, though.

Ridge,
If you were closer I would welcome the help. Where are you located? Do you have your own sawmill or did you hire someone?

Mike,
No don’t think there was a rot, the rootball is large and still attached, I am thinking we had some pretty good winds this year, so it probably came down in one of those storms, it is a pretty wet area at times. I guess I’ll know soon enough.

Scott,
Sorry about the pictures, I had to take them with my phone. I didn’t see any larger cones on the tree, but could have missed them. Could be too late for the staining, as I haven’t been able to get back there in a while and just noticed the tree, it has just started getting cold in this area and even tomorrow it is supposed to warm up and rain.

If the lumber was to get to a mill, opposed to being for my own use, is there any advantage to longer log sizes?

I spent a few weeks last year working in a cedar blow down where a tornado had gone threw, I took a lot of extra time to see what was happening and what was going to happen, no rushing in there.

The woodlot is neglected on property that I rent, the landowners are waiting for the developers to come with big offers, there is a lot of debris on the floor and standing, I figured I could put it to use.

Ethan,
About all I can add is to take your time and be careful, survey the situation a few times until you are comfortable. Cut the stump far enough away from the rootball that if i comes your way, it doesn’t land on you…..Hopefully some others can help you more.

So basically, rough estimate I would have about 790bf of some kind of pine, it may be stained, but should still be usable, I can get it sawn, and save the cost of lumber, or see what it would be worth to a mill.

Thanks for your input, will get at it when some of that free time comes around, or might have to make some time somewhere.

Steve
Not Yet Named Horselogging

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