Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX GTG (Next GTG 08/27/2016 ) Fort Scott, KS

[67L36Driver]

Well five of the 290's and the 310 pump 105-125 dry. 150-165 with a shot of WD40. They also look OK from the spark plug hole. Only the one 290 is scored on the exhaust side. All have never had the air filter cleaned or the plug changed based on the filth.

Is 150 psi wet OK?

 

[Ken12]

After grinding a tooth, I decided to take a wire brush to the cutters first...
Smelled bad.. Real bad..

Oh m

Ooooohhhh!! 029 carcasses!!!
I like those.. Got lotsa good hardware and stuff in them.. Handles, av buffers, etc..

Man that's a bunch of em lying there doa! Reminds me of deer camp lol.

 

[Brettl]

Oak?

 

[Brettl]

N no leaves or acorns left around to judge by but its heavy and cuts like oak. Different bark than I've seen on oaks in the past, but then, I really haven't cut much oak except in lumber form. Thanks guys

 

[Hinerman]

Oak?View attachment 392402

I suck at this game, but I say not oak based on this picture. I would feel better if I could see a picture of a split. If not oak, I don't have a clue. Looks like it could be of the Southern firewood species. The bark does look like it could pass for a species of oak though.

Hopefully, somebody will come along and school us shortly.

 

[Brettl]

Firewood forum says Black Cherry! I'm a woodworker so this is great. Edit- Scratch that, everyone's telling me Honey Locust now.

 

[workshop]

Not to be the villian, but what is the log procurement plan?

I walked back further into the area we cut at last time. A lot still in the back, just spread out. If we can get a tractor to show up (similar to the one that showed up last time. . ). We can haul logs out to the bucking trailer. Two tractors would be even better. One with tongs on the back (that makes a pop, pop sound) pulling logs out and the second lifting onto the bucking trailer. Just like what we did at Mansfield. Saws out in the woods bucking logs to length.
But if tractors can't come, then UTV's would be the way to go. Cutting rounds out in the woods and bringing them out to the splitters/trailers. Just like what we did at Bull Creek.
Here's plan "A". Tractor/s and bucking trailer.
Plan "B". UTV's. No bucking trailer.
If anybody can bring a tractor, please list it here, so plans can be made.
Thanks for all the efforts, guys and gals.

 

[workshop]

For anybody that has not been to the cut site on the north side of Springfield, please let me know. Ill send directions.
Thanks everybody.

 

[RVALUE]

If I came, we'd need two tractors. One to pull me out when it dies.

 

[RVALUE]

I doubt one tractor can keep up dragging logs out.

 

[Hedgerow]

Oak?View attachment 392402

Honey Locust..

 

[Hedgerow]

There is a thorned, and thornless variety of Honey Locust..

 

[Brettl]

Thanks Hedgerow. I've wanted to try this and Black Locust sometime. I'll use the Timberjig to see if I can get some woodworking material out of it. Its dense and I like the core color.

 

[Locust Cutter]

Honey locust is beautiful and dense for wood working, just be careful if/when using a lathe... It also burns VERY nicely...

 

[Brettl]

Thanks LocustCutter.
I'm going to start watching for this wood now. Im going to learn to build recurve and longbows and this could make a great handle material.

 

[Hedgerow]

Honey locust is beautiful and dense for wood working, just be careful if/when using a lathe... It also burns VERY nicely...

Dave Boyt, the saw mill guru from the GTG, loves the stuff... Says it makes way nicer lumber than Oak..
All I know is it's one of those varieties that really benefits from a second year of seasoning under roof.

 

[Brettl]

I don't know how long it's been standing but it just fell last night. Guy said it was already dead. I'll bring some paint to seal the ends as best I can.

 

[67L36Driver]

One Echo 341 is a runner. Put Jim's name on it.

Recoil needed a new rope and tinkered some.

 

[RVALUE]

I don't know how long it's been standing but it just fell last night. Guy said it was already dead. I'll bring some paint to seal the ends as best I can.

My guess is that it has been standing all its life. Or at least 30 years.

 

[Hedgerow]

Just now driving home from the plant. Is anyone ever wondered, why did God make skunks?
Man, I can't stand skunks.
All yeah gotta do, is run over a pile of skunk guts, and that's all you smell all the way home.