The engine compartment (and bird house) of the Kubota excavator |
Baby birds waiting to be fed. At least mom made the nest on the radiator side rather than the exhaust side. |
The engine compartment (and bird house) of the Kubota excavator |
Baby birds waiting to be fed. At least mom made the nest on the radiator side rather than the exhaust side. |
This is the first of the new wood cribs. It is simple but effective at keeping the logs in a neat stack off the wet ground. |
The first of the logs to go on the new crib are the ones that we dumped out of the trailer we loaded a few days ago. |
The first log is maneuvered into place with the excavator acting as a crane. |
The last log for the first layer. We have room for plenty more. |
That's all for today. |
Looking from the southeast corner of the site. Note the layout stakes and some of our equipment in the background. |
Left to right: John, Kathryn, Nick |
For two years the old Toyota has waited patiently in the woods. Today is the day it will move again - although not under its own power. |
Gravity is sufficient to get it onto the road. |
We used the tractor to pull it to a level spot where it can be worked on. |
A 12 foot length of trunk is dragged out of the forest with a chain and the tractor. |
The logs are loaded onto our "Big Red" dump trailer for transport to a storage area. We use the excavator to lift these; the larger logs can weigh 800 pounds. |
We have about 2 tons of log on the trailer and it is ready to roll. |