Bruce's Journal

[Baymule]

I do know a guy with a portable sawmill, not sure what he would charge to bring it over and cut the tree. It isn't like I have a few dozen trees to mill to make hauling it 14 miles cost effective.

Can you take the logs to him?

 

[greybeard]

Can you take the logs to him?

He drives a Prius. They would have to be shortened significantly.

 

[Bruce]

Can you take the logs to him?

I'm not sure I could even lift it into a truck with the tractor. That is one heavy log! It is an idea though, perhaps if I could get it into a truck - HIS truck. Since it is a single log it would likely be more cost effective than hauling the sawmill round trip. I'll have to call and ask about that. BUT I think this log is about 12' long (have to measure), that is a lot to dump in many pickups especially since a lot of them have only 6' beds.

Don't see the tadpoles in the pond. They are good at hanging out down in the mud and with so much more horizontal coverage they could be anywhere. Haven't seen any dead ones nor evidence of the heron so there should be > 50 in there excepting for the ones that may have turned into frogs. DD1 did see the start of legs on some that she moved. Do see some frogs now and then, about stepped on one when I went to see where the turtle ended up. Only know it was there because it jumped into the pond just before I stepped on it. Brown and green frogs are very well camouflaged.

 

[Baymule]

If he can move a sawmill, I bet he has a trailer an could put the log on the trailer. obviously your Prius Pick-Up needs a trailer hitch...……….

 

[greybeard]

Probably much easier to find a way to move a single log than to move the mill as the mill is probably already set up and levelled where it is. You don't have to pick the whole log up..just one end high enough to set the end on the back of the trailer, then go around with the tractor and shove it the rest of the way on to the trailer.

 

[Bruce]

obviously your Prius Pick-Up needs a trailer hitch...……….

My Prius HAS a 2" receiver hitch! Though "towing is not recommended". It isn't wired for lights, I have a cargo tray. Went with the 2" figuring if I wanted an "attachment" it would be easier/safer to neck down to 1.25" than up to 2" if it came in only 1 size.

I'm pretty sure his sawmill has wheels for transporting to job sites. Don't know if he has a trailer.

 

[Bruce]

The latest installment of "The wildlife in Bruce's Pond" is here.

DD1 saw a single tadpole, no legs. But that wasn't the confusing part. Now, along with the very young snapping turtle which came from ???? given I don't think there are any adults in or around the pond, DW saw a salamander today. I saw another one in a different part of the pond. Why is this confusing? Well, there were certainly no salamanders in the "mud pit" with the tadpoles and in the 7 years we have owned this place we have never seen salamanders in the pond. So where they heck are these critters coming from??

 

[Latestarter]

Now see? You've cleaned up the pond and improved the environment and you're zoo species list is increasing!

 

[Bruce]

Ah, that must be it! Location, location, location. Everyone is telling their friends about the renovated neighborhood!

 

[CntryBoy777]

It is like the "Field of Dreams" movie....if ya build it they will come!!..........most aquatic species are not restricted to a body of water, but are mobile and will travel about searching for the proper environment.....they could've been in some of the scoops of mud that ya removed and have found their way to the larger watering hole......