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

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Brettl said:
I'd like to make one to help out and meet the guys too. With the distance and current finances, I won't make this one but I hope to make one down the road.

Workshop, how do you find the folks in need? Do some states have lists? I have a quarter section north of Hays KS that has a little timber. Not much hardwood and the trees I've seen down are mostly softwood but there are some giants among them. Nothing I'd take home for the stove but it might be good for folks who have nothing else.
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There is a local food pantry here in Nixa, called Least of These. As part of the paper work the clients fill out, to qualify for food supplies, they are asked "What type of heat do you use to heat your house?" The ones that answer "Wood heat", are then asked if they would like to receive some free firewood. If they say yes, their name and phone number are sent to Ed, who puts them on a list. And sometimes the list can get quite long. We found it necessary to let them know, up front, that the wood they get is to get them through a hard spot. In reality, most everyone gets more than enough wood. Usually enough to get through most of the season. Most are the elderly, living on social security. One young family I took a load to lived down a rather poor excuse for a tractor path, but they had a few acres with a good stand of trees. So I fixed up an old XL12 and took it down to them and gave it to them. They now supply themselves with wood. (Teach a man to fish). In between charity cuts I'm usually busy at smaller wood locations, cutting and splitting with some local friends, then Ed delivers it.
Ed and I kind of split responsibilities, he does the up front stuff with the clients and does most of the delivering, he's much better at that than I am. I coordinate the processing of the wood, making it available. Ed gets around quite a bit and a lot of people know that he does this. When someone approaches him that they have wood available, he sends them to me and I make contact with them and go look at the wood. Some times it turns out well (Mansfield), and sometimes they have a lot of wood, but we can't get to it. Yes, I can walk a couple hundred yards and cut wood like mad. But you can't get a truck/trailer back to it to haul it out. When I go get that tractor from my niece, in a couple of months, it will open up so many more possibilities. Difficult to get wood will suddenly be much easier to get.
That's kind of a summation of things. If anybody has a question, just ask. Ill happily blab all night about it. :)
 
old cookie said:
Coby I started it up the first time that day for the year,Fresh gas started on third pull, running fine.Put a nasty peace of elm in before I could reverse it died.It then would run on choke for a few seconds.Now nothing,flywheel key is ok fire gas to float bowl.I will try to take it to a guy over by 43 Friday.
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hope they can get it going cheap :)
 
Ken12 said:
Guys, me being a newbie here I personally am impressed with what workshop has done on this site with the charity cuts. Also the response to his call to come and help is awesome also. You all are a great bunch of guys I can tell and I am looking forward to meeting each and every one of you at the charity cut.
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Brettl said:
I'd like to make one to help out and meet the guys too.
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You both need to come to a get together (GTG)... A lot more BS'ing with a lot less work. Much more time to meet and fellowship with each other. The Charity Cuts are a lot of working and less BS'ing, which is good too. Unfortunately the GTGs are much less frequent.
 
So unless things change, I'll be bringing the splitter but not the bucking trailer.

If at the last minute a tractor or 2 should become available, let me know & I will bring the bucking trailer. It will be left hooked up behind the splitter until the evening before the cut.
 
I am having saw withdrawals! lol I want to get that 026 I ported of the bench and run it, but its been a busy week and I haven't been home very early this week. I'm really excited to see what gains I've made with it.

It looks like I should be able to make it to the charity cut on the 24th unless something like weather or work changes. Hopefully I'll have a pair of 026 saws to cut with.
 
Hinerman said:
You both need to come to a get together (GTG)... A lot more BS'ing with a lot less work. Much more time to meet and fellowship with each other. The Charity Cuts are a lot of working and less BS'ing, which is good too. Unfortunately the GTGs are much less frequent.
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Yes.. Less frequent.. Yet somehow most excellent...
Who's hosting the next one???
 
I hope to make the next gtg. It'd be nice to find a spot kind of centrally located to the folks of this thread. Then again, I guess that's not to practical and wouldn't necessarily make it convenient for the majority of those planning to make the gtg anyway.
 
Since folks come from several states, Hedgefest, Carthage, MO, in the fall & Hoskey hill, Chelsea, IA, in the spring help to provide opportunities for most to make at least one of them.

Of course Wiggs has one in KY which is real popular. I hope to make there in the next year or two.

Chad, Cobey, & Awol and family promote chainsaw racing at the Ft Scott Pioneer Days & Cabool Old Iron Fest. Actually Chad generously does chainsaw carving demonstrations & many of these events.

There are a lot of great folks who either host or actively help with site preparation/food/exhibiting equipment.

Also some like Mark & Virgil have hosted tours of McCullock chainsaw museum & saw mill respectively the weekend of the Hoskey Hill GTG.

Again many, many thanks to the members & their familys for all their hard work in setting them up!!!
 
Hinerman said:
Uh, you are, of course....

Morning everybody. Supposed to be a little warmer today...
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Last Saturday in September, we gonna have a big something in FT Scott..
Races and such, and an old sawmill demo.. They're gonna promote it a bit, so we'll need to show up in big #'s with lotsa saws..
 
Oliver1655 said:
Since folks come from several states, Hedgefest, Carthage, MO, in the fall & Hoskey hill, Chelsea, IA, in the spring help to provide opportunities for most to make at least one of them.

Of course Wiggs has one in KY which is real popular. I hope to make there in the next year or two.

Chad, Cobey, & Awol and family promote chainsaw racing at the Ft Scott Pioneer Days & Cabool Old Iron Fest. Actually Chad generously does chainsaw carving demonstrations & many of these events.

There are a lot of great folks who either host or actively help with site preparation/food/exhibiting equipment.

Also some like Mark & Virgil have hosted tours of McCullock chainsaw museum & saw mill respectively the weekend of the Hoskey Hill GTG.

Again many, many thanks to the members & their familys for all their hard work in setting them up!!!
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alot of good stuff happens, but sometimes aint easy, on one side traveling for some, and the other getting wood and cants and always stuff to buy.
ft scott is always fun, last year was my 1st trip to IA, it was great and Matts was super good time the last two years........
I want to make it to Wiggs but it always seems to be the same day as ft scott .... we are hopeing for the ft scott thing to take off
 

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