Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Thanks for pics Mike !
Wasn't that boulder magnetic and wanting to suck the chain to it ?

 

[farmer steve]

ya made me sweat just lookin at those pics Mike. looks like them thar Stihls did the job. nice pile of wood.

 

[MustangMike]

Dan, I was very careful to avoid that Rock. Actually ran 4 tanks through the 362 w/o sharpening the square file chain, still cutting like a champ, and right at the end of the day I Rocked it when I tried to cut under the Ash log that was in the woods. I tried to sneak the bar under where I saw a little day light, but did not see the piece of rock jutting up till after I saw sparks. Luckily, digging the dogs in let me finish what I had to do.

Still need to take down 2 more Oaks over there (one Red, one White). They are both leaners, and one is completely hollow and open in the back, so it will be interesting. Neither one has huge diameter, but both are very tall. There is also a small (but very tall) dead Ash that I will take.

After that, we will have one heck of a splitting party. The owner is going to help me split it all, and says I can leave it there for as long as I need to. Around here, most people want their wood right before they have to burn it!

 

[Mike Mulback]

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Even though some of you are basking in that 100* heat .

This is why we can't stop scrounging .

First day of summer....


Thats not all that amusing here what we got.

 

[zogger]

View attachment 431649 First day of summer....


Thats not all that amusing here what we got.

Rather warm...not sure what the hottest I have ever seen is, but anything around here close to around 100 with humidity is...it's hot. I think a few years ago it hit 105 here, I split some wood just to say I did.

 

[JB Weld]

I scrounged some yesterday after work (an hour) and this morning (two hours). It was tough due to all the digging I had to do to get the wood out from under the tops, and it was right on the side of a busy road (so I had to keep from getting run over when I was on the street side of the pile). I was better prepared today and I got a good load of wood (with my neighbors borrowed truck). I peeked around back and found the stump of this big oak, and I wish I could have seen the crew cutting it down (I laid a ball cap on it for perspective). I wish I could have gotten the rounds. When you look at the back of the truck, that is the rounds from the limbs! The scrounge I got yesterday is laying on the right of the trailer. The heat was tough, and I did not get it all. I just flat ran out of steam. I did to a little bit of Noodling, and the MS361 did a great job

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[moondoggie]

Even though some of you are basking in that 100* heat .

This is why we can't stop scrounging .

Wow.

 

[USMC615]

Now I can cut loose my Happy Fathers Day tomorrow for all the dads...got my Sunday's straightened up now. Lol. Even though I am on the grill and under the Anheuser Busch influence. Again, Happy Fathers Day to all ya dads.
Gentlemen, keep a cuttin and a scrounging.

 

[MustangMike]

Breakfast with my 2 daughters tomorrow.

 

[USMC615]

I scrounged some yesterday after work (an hour) and this morning (two hours). It was tough due to all the digging I had to do to get the wood out from under the tops, and it was right on the side of a busy road (so I had to keep from getting run over when I was on the street side of the pile). I was better prepared today and I got a good load of wood (with my neighbors borrowed truck). I peeked around back and found the stump of this big oak, and I wish I could have seen the crew cutting it down (I laid a ball cap on it for perspective). I wish I could have gotten the rounds. When you look at the back of the truck, that is the rounds from the limbs! The scrounge I got yesterday is laying on the right of the trailer. The heat was tough, and I did not get it all. I just flat ran out of steam. I did to a little bit of Noodling, and the MS361 did a great job

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Good deal JB...nice load. Yeh that stump tree would've made for some hellacious loads no doubt and plenty of fine wood.

 

[svk]

Stopped in to Walmart today and figured I'd scrounge up some oil for the saws.



Lol NOT

 

[zogger]

Stopped in to Walmart today and figured I'd scrounge up some oil for the saws.

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Lol NOT

I use some of that in my on road diesel for the trucks.

Wallyworld used to have poulan good two stroke for cheap, but stopped carrying it a few years ago.

 

[MustangMike]

I have heard that you should not use outboard engine oil in a chainsaw, they are designed to operate in a different temperature range.

 

[USMC615]

I have heard that you should not use outboard engine oil in a chainsaw, they are designed to operate in a different temperature range.

Absolutely agree. Different temp/work environments altogether.

 

[svk]

I was joking. I use Husky 2 cycle oil exclusively.

 

[USMC615]

I was joking. I use Husky 2 cycle oil exclusively.

...I was likin that $7.97 oil to the left in the pic better anyhow. Lol.

 

[svk]

...I was likin that $7.97 oil to the left in the pic better anyhow. Lol.

Thats Walmart bar oil if the pic didn't show.

 

[USMC615]

There's just some things I don't wanna get from Wallyworld...any lubes dealing with saws sure as hell ain't one of 'em. Lol

 

[MustangMike]

The TS CountyLine bar oil works just fine for me, but I don't get my 2 cycle oil there. ($7 / gal last time I got it).

 

[MustangMike]

Happy Father's Day everyone!