Milling Oak Logs for Trailer Decking and Farm Work

Milling Oak Logs for Farm Projects

• 🪵 The video begins with the task of cutting trailer decking and dump truck sideboards from four oak logs due to being rained out.
• chainsaw is used to trim a long log before loading it onto a truck for transport to the sawmill.
• 🚚 The logs are unloaded, and the focus shifts to milling, with the goal of cutting two 2x12 dump truck sideboards and trailer decking from a large oak log.
• 💡 The milling process yields a stack of white oak boards, which are then banded and stored under a shelter.

Farm Maintenance and Pond Care

• ☀️ After a period of drought following heavy rains, the farm experiences a recent inch and a half of rain, improving soil moisture and the pond level.
• ❓ The speaker seeks advice on identifying and treating a green film growing on the pond surface, noting it's not duckweed or moss.
• 🚜 An excavator with a mulcher is used to clear brush and clean up the backside of the farm dam, improving its appearance and shape.

Property Management and Hay Crop

• 🏡 The cabin rental is noted to have openings in September and scattered availability for the rest of the year, with pleasant weather for campfires.
• 🌳 A large oak tree that rapidly died within two weeks is observed, with speculation about lightning strike, and it's noted as a future task to cut and remove.
• 🌾 The speaker mentions a good hay crop this year, with two cuttings – one in spring and another in summer – which are now being stored under shelter.