Runnin' Loads

[Jere39]

Working in the woods behind my house, processing up a big Oak that fell during a storm, and dragging it to places I can more conveniently stack for future distribution. My Son brought his drone to take this video of me running to the tree, hitching with the log arch, then dragging. There is no audio with the drone video, so, this was the best music track I could muster for free from YouTube:

 

[665.0coupe]

This first picture is one of two loads of Oak I got from a friends back yard a couple weeks aog. He cut it down and bucked it. Then he helped me split it and load it.

The second is a load of Ash that my dad and I harvested yesterday.

 

[lefturnfreek]

So I haven’t done too many pretty loads lately as it’s been warm up here so I have been burning lots of day cut trash wood and hardly touch my piles ... till this week ... full into the 100 club !!

Here’s some random stuff over the last while



A big green that the the top snapped off. I thought it had been ant eaten ... nope ... dead solid



Some to the stack, some to the boiler.



Keep on .... Running Load’s !!

 

[lefturnfreek]

Just a giggle ...

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Keep on .... Runnin’ Loads !!!

 

[mountainguyed67]

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What truck is this?

 

[lefturnfreek]

What truck is this?

That’s my 65 F350 B&H truck

 

[lefturnfreek]

So last night was a full -40F and I woke up to 7F boiler water today ....

Ffffffffff ....

It wasn’t a huge failure but not what I needed on the coldest night of the year so far.
I have 2 solenoids on my damper, 1 pulls it open and the other just picks up a steel weight... that is dropped on the door to be sure it’s not stuck and closes.

Well some time during the night the wiring for solenoid #2 came apart so when solenoid #1 tried to pickup the door it couldn’t, and tripped it’s breaker. See not a huge failure but no air in ... made for a crummy wake up.
So outside I go in into -30ish F to solder on a new connector.

All things are running good again and back to 80 F water going around ...other than it’s burning wood like a mofo to reheat the shop floor.

Hopefully in 3 days I’ll get back on the saw ... till then ...


Keep on .... Runnin’ Loads !!!

 

[cat10ken]

You did know that at -40 Farenhite and Celcius are the same; the only time they are.

 

[MFV]

So last night was a full -40F and I woke up to 7F boiler water today ....

Ffffffffff ....

It wasn’t a huge failure but not what I needed on the coldest night of the year so far.
I have 2 solenoids on my damper, 1 pulls it open and the other just picks up a steel weight... that is dropped on the door to be sure it’s not stuck and closes.

Well some time during the night the wiring for solenoid #2 came apart so when solenoid #1 tried to pickup the door it couldn’t, and tripped it’s breaker. See not a huge failure but no air in ... made for a crummy wake up.
So outside I go in into -30ish F to solder on a new connector.

All things are running good again and back to 80 F water going around ...other than it’s burning wood like a mofo to reheat the shop floor.

Hopefully in 3 days I’ll get back on the saw ... till then ...

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Keep on .... Runnin’ Loads !!!

Good job on the fix you sound like a I/E hand

 

[lefturnfreek]

Ya that lil bitter point when they are the same. I’m Canadian and find most south of 50 guys are shocked at -40.

You did know that at -40 Farenhite and Celcius are the same; the only time they are.

Thanks, I fix as much as I can so I don’t have to pay other people, my money to do what I can.

Good job on the fix you sound like a I/E hand

Keep on ...Runnin’ Loads !!

 

[mountainguyed67]

You did know that at -40 Farenhite and Celcius are the same

Yup.

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

My old firewood haulers:
2000 Silverado 2500 (non-HD)
1993 Silverado 6.5 Turbo Diesel - only 2WD

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

Here's my latest firewood hauler: 93 Sierra 6.5 Turbo Diesel (2WD)

 

[Hansenj11]

Here is my dump trailer all loaded up

 

[Lee192233]

Pulled out some sugar maple on Friday. Two 9' logs and one 15'. Unfortunately it will only be good for firewood . It got a little punky in the middle at the stump.

 

[Iowawoodguy]

Couple rounds of pine and the rest willow.

 

[Iowawoodguy]

Small haul of silver maple logs. My ideal campfire wood.

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

Pulled out some sugar maple on Friday. Two 9' logs and one 15'. Unfortunately it will only be good for firewood . It got a little punky in the middle at the stump.View attachment 894839View attachment 894840View attachment 894841

Too bad it was rotten inside, that would make a good milling log. Take a baseball sized chunk of that and get it flaming on your bbq. Blow out the flame and let it smolder to add flavour to your bbq. Sugar maple is excellent with beef and salmon.

 

[Lee192233]

Too bad it was rotten inside, that would make a good milling log. Take a baseball sized chunk of that and get it flaming on your bbq. Blow out the flame and let it smolder to add flavour to your bbq. Sugar maple is excellent with beef and salmon.

I know, I should've pulled it out last spring when I found it. Life and covid (virtual school) got in the way.
I did use some of it to smoke our Easter ham. It was better than the cherry I've used before. I do have a good bit stored away for future smoking. I like the idea of grilling with some wood for flavor. I bet a nice ribeye would go well with some maple smoke.

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

I know, I should've pulled it out last spring when I found it. Life and covid (virtual school) got in the way.
I did use some of it to smoke our Easter ham. It was better than the cherry I've used before. I do have a good bit stored away for future smoking. I like the idea of grilling with some wood for flavor. I bet a nice ribeye would go well with some maple smoke.

I buy inside round roast (cut like a two inch thick steak), season with worcestershire, garlic and thyme, mash, green peas and slather it with beef gracy. To die for!