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    Geese people get told nonsense on this forum!!

    Its bloody junk, I'll take it off ya hands for a 6 pack of jim beams
    I love my Lucas!! ...just ask me!
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    Yeah I think there's a few bonfires to schedule...

    I took a look at nearmap aerial photography and spotted another couple of fallen trees that I'll have to find and check out. One looks big. Going by the scale on the photo, it looks around 30+ meters long.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ljemd2 View Post
    Yeah I think there's a few bonfires to schedule...

    I took a look at nearmap aerial photography and spotted another couple of fallen trees that I'll have to find and check out. One looks big. Going by the scale on the photo, it looks around 30+ meters long.
    Easier than going for a walk in the rain I guess.
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    So I went looking for logs on the weekend. Found a few in various conditions. Found another big mountain ash (I think) about 35m long but only about 22 that might be ok. Big log 6ft in diameter at the butt but a bit odd shaped. It knocked another three trees over that are all of reasonable size.

    I found lots of wattles that have fallen over all around the place. Not sure what they're good for, if anything. At least 10 of them that are all in good condition.

    I also found a few bigger logs. One about 10m long by about 3.4m circumference. I don't know what it is though.

    I measured one tree at 7m circumference. Spotted another few about the same size. Impressive beasts.

    Having fun finding them. It's not so easy to get them out though.

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    Boy! That makes my wood collection look like pen blanks.
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    You could offer the helicopter pilot a slab or two of jb's if he can get a chopper big enough to lift them out.
    You've got to give it to Sigidi, he must be worth a fortune by now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ljemd2 View Post
    Hi all. I'm new to the forum and have no idea about timber and milling. I have about 160 acres of bush in the Yarra Ranges with big trees regularly falling down. The photo attached is a large Mountain Ash (I think) that is in a very difficult location. I'm wondering if it's worthwhile trying to salvage it. I could possibly cut it into a few lengths and drag it up a hill with a small dozer I have on the property currently. Or I could try to chainsaw mill it.
    The picture shows the log with a Stihl 660 (25" bar) sitting on the log for scale. I haven't measured it but it's fairly big. The orange dot in the distance is me standing on the log about 15-20 meters away - and it keeps going...
    Is there any value in such a log?

    Thanks in advance
    G'day,

    Just wondering how ya went with your logs. I have a Lucas Mill and do work around your way sometimes if you wanted me to come over and give you advice on milling. They are much too good to waste.

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by WillBrook View Post
    G'day,

    Just wondering how ya went with your logs. I have a Lucas Mill and do work around your way sometimes if you wanted me to come over and give you advice on milling. They are much too good to waste.

    Cheers

    Neale

    Hi Neale,

    I haven't done anything with them so far. Access is pretty tough. Better now that things are drier but they're off the beaten track by a fair way. I don't have any heavy machinery to get them out at the moment and other things have taken priority.

    Still keen to do something with them but it's going to take some dedicated effort to get them out.

    Cheers,

    Luke

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    still interested in helping you out

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    Hi there

    Nice looking logs. Not my normal area or species of salvage, but definitely in my size range. I only really tackle the big nasty ones that other people think are impossible to get, as you may have seen in my "Big log project continues" post. How steep is the country, as in, could a 20 ton excavator get reasonable access to the logs? I have a bit of gear and experience that could be useful for a project like yours. PM me if you would like some details.

    Cheers

    James

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    I know this thread is very old, but just wondering if the logs ever got milled? It'd be great to see some pictures

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