Fighting Nature
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Topic: Fighting Nature
Posted By: DMiller
Subject: Fighting Nature
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 2:40pm
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Been one of those weeks already, is STILL Saturday for me but man what a set of Saturdays its been. To start off dropped a bunch of Honey locust in the Cemetery in our front yard, been piecemeal cleaning it up as I can, leaves were off and bugs down so good time to get after. Dropped SIX HL trees from 2-14" across at base, Tordon on the stumps and then cut them down where could pallet fork move BIG pieces to a brush pile TO ROT awhile? Monday I received my LP Fuel alternate Fuel sticker for the old GMC, took it down to MFA on Tuesday to get filled but would not take any, the old 80% liquid auto shut off fill port had failed, Obsolete and no parts available so the Gas guys ordered a new fill port as well a 80% fuel gauge check port as is how business is done these days, SHOULD be here tomorrow and pick the old wagon up late day. Meanwhile Shameless has US in his sights come Friday so aired the slow leak L Fr on the 180(thorns) and slung chains to it then put it in the shop replaced the tube, pulled as many thorns as could locate(2) and disassembled the L Fr hub for new bearings as THEY Were Bad!! Not a good time!!     
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 2:45pm
Bearings be here tomorrow. Locust trees only got me ONCE!!
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Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 3:40pm
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Hate those honey locust. Wouldn't drive your tractor anywhere near where they fell for like 5 years.....those thorns never seem to die or "rot away". I had a very small branch left over at the side of the rode and somehow, someway that thing ended up in the sidewall of my truck tire; pffffft.Love to burn them and hear those thorns popping away knowing there never going to get my tires! ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 6:15pm
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My Grandfather , my father and his brothers spent their lives cutting out the honey locust on our farm.They claimed the pastures and timber was choked full of it. My dad hated that stuff. One day in the big town they were planting trees along the street, yep honey locust. The old man about flipped out ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 6:19pm
| Black Locust appear similar but next to no thorns. We have both on the property where I keep the Blacks and burn out the Honey locusts. Large tree to the right and the three set of small trees directly in front of that in the cleared mess photo are all Black Locust and will be spared for shade & eventual firewood. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2019 at 1:47am
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Black Locust is also a very good wood to work with. Makes EXCELLENT furniture or table tops. BEAUTIFUL grain! They never get very big though. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2019 at 6:32am
| Some of our Black Locust are close to 30" across at the base, rival some White oak for size. One at that old cemetery got hit by lightning dropped it a few weeks back and after two years STILL solid and oily in the main trunk. it was 22" across. |
Posted By: ihc pickups
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2019 at 7:54am
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IMO the only way to handle any thorny locust is with a D-9 Cat. Dig a hole and bury it. I does make good firewood but the thorns make it impossible to work with. ------------- Mike |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2019 at 8:47am
| Problem with the Dozer is the roots, every Live root left in the ground will sapling out, seen it happen and is NOT pretty. Takes Grazon or a mix of 2-4-D Tordon and Crossbow to kill those off which could take years. Drop the trees, Tordon or and I cannot think the other product, the stumps the root systems die then only have to deal with Seedlings that tend to stay localized. |
Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2019 at 9:11am
Yep, we're over west of you DMiller, near the state Line. Our Black Locust get real big too. I've taken down 3 or 4 that measure 33" to 36" across. Also had a Walnut tree that blew over....it was 36" across. Unfortunately someone years ago had put in tree climbing spikes for a deer stand so the mills wouldn't take it.....probably could have retired on that sale! We now have an amish saw mill near us and hoping to find some more of that black locust to have milled. ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
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