What to do with brash on a forestry job when you

[Drayton tree care]

Hi guys. I'm removing a few hundred tons of poplar in a wood and brash is flying everywhere when they hit the deck. It's my first forestry job so just wondering what people normally do with it all when its on the rides. I will windrow everywhere else as there are other species in the wood. Just wondered what the options were. I am skidding stems out with tractor and winch.

 

 

 

Cheers

[woody paul]

Burn.

[Logrod]

Burn.

 

Are there any restrictions on when you can burn?

[Drayton tree care]

Nothing was said in liscence would I need to contact environment agency

[Johnpl315]

I would steer well create of the EA. You are allowed to burn material on site. You would need permission from whoever owns the land though.

Burning can be quite time consuming especially as poplar has such a high moisture content to start with so I would try and work round it as much as possible. Fell and send the trees in a direction they can be winched out and the brash left.

Just my opinion

[Chris Sheppard]

Can you not fell them back into the wood rather than onto the rides so there's no brash on the rides?

 

Otherwise, could you not just blade it back into the edges with the winch?

 

Unless you're geared up for handling brash (tractor with front loader and muck grab is quickest IME but forwarder is better than nowt) then burning is a ballache.

[Drayton tree care]

That's what we will do away from the rides but had to fell trees along the ride for minimum collateral damage and also steep banks either side. I might have a word with owner about borrowing there teleporter with muck grab and have a burn up then. Plenty of room on the centre ride

[Drayton tree care]

We have pushed no end into the edge of rides but it just looks a mess. I have got high standards and hate leaving **** loads of mess. Big burn up at the end should take care of that so thanks guys.

[Drayton tree care]

[renewablejohn]

Chip into tonne bags and leave for 2 years then collect and sell as soil conditioner.