Busted our humps the last couple of days. We were able to use our neighbor's corn field as a landing for the logging operation we just had. After the saw mill bought and hauled 27,500 board feet of saw logs, there were many pieces left shorter than 8' and a couple of full logs rejected for having bad spots and hollows .
Using our tractor with forks, a log tongs, chains and a cant hook, Sue and I managed to finish clearing that field this evening in a freezing rain and howling wind. We loaded four loads altogether on our 16' flat bed trailer. We had also hauled 50 blocks to that neighbor's wood pile. The ground is frozen and has about a 6" snow pack. But we are forecast to get an additional 7" tonight starting with a freezing rain changing to snow. The SE wind was nasty and snow was drifting and stinging any exposed skin. The wood was mostly White Ash infected with Emerald Ash borer. The pieces and blocks, and a couple of logs were heavy, and we were working on a slight side hill as I said with a 6" snow pack. We were grateful when we got done that we had sustained no injuries.
Still need to cut it into stove wood lengths and split it, but by golly, it's out of the field.