Worth my time to extract alder

[Marsh Monkey]

oh pretty much all i burn is alder in my fire at home seem to spend my life murdering defenceless alders in the name of conservation

[richy_B]

Thanks for the replys to be honest it's more the fetid bog part that scares me... reckon its a good 400 yards to anything that could be considered as solid ground so couldn't get a forwarder to it. i've got a iron horse that'll prob skid out about half a tonne a go but only at walking pace and i'll still have to build a bit of corduroy over several really wet bits (over the top of my chainsaw waders) reckon it'll take at least a week to get it out so don't know if the time it takes is worth the value of the timber

 

It's a tough call. I hate 'being beaten' by a site but I've found I need to trust my instincts - if you are concerned about it being boggy and the associated risks then you're probably right! I've talked myself into jobs only to wish I'd stayed well away two days in. Having a machine stuck for a few hours kills the profitability. Having it stuck several times and you're screwed!

[Marsh Monkey]

ah well maybe i'll just go try a day treat it as a bit of a laugh and if i make enough for a pint on the way home i'll have it and not bother going back without a skyline

[Canal Navvy]

Roll a ring kiln in and carry nice light charcoal out ? :-)

[Logan]

Ring kiln sounds great. I'll help! Quite like hand splitting 18" alder, done quite a bit several years ago, did some standing in water, too. 60 tonnes, would only take a few weeks or so if 2 of us. Could leave it stacked for a few months, then get that kiln in! Even with my poor history with recovery, if we burn most to ashes we only have to carry 6 tonne across the bog. Beautiful. Then reap the profits as summer bbq season peaks. Piece of cake.

[the village idiot]

Ring kiln sounds great. I'll help! Quite like hand splitting 18" alder, done quite a bit several years ago, did some standing in water, too. 60 tonnes, would only take a few weeks or so if 2 of us. Could leave it stacked for a few months, then get that kiln in! Even with my poor history with recovery, if we burn most to ashes we only have to carry 6 tonne across the bog. Beautiful. Then reap the profits as summer bbq season peaks. Piece of cake.

 

Had a good day John?

[treequip]

a bit of corduroy over several really wet bits (over the top of my chainsaw waders)

 

How's your dads pants going to help :confused1:

[Beardie]

Is there any market for 18" alder as sawlogs? I heard it is used for electric guitar bodies.

[Marsh Monkey]

How's your dads pants going to help :confused1:

 

it's like francis drake and the cloak over the puddle.... very effective

 

As for the charcoal idea i'll ask the site manager, i'm happy to get it all to the edge of the site reckon you could build something to stick the kiln on as there is at least 2inches of water over most of the site, i'm not lying when i say wet.... i'll put some pics up when i fall in tomorrow

[Logan]

Highlead sounds more fun. Charcoal is for massikists. With beards.