Good to see you posting Reid !
Put up some pics of the arid lands if you can .
Put up some pics of the arid lands if you can .
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Ambull01
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What's up Dan.
Not sure when I'll be leaving actually. They keep changing the dates on us. We've already been extended past our initial redeployment date. I think it will be around mid July/early August. Great news is I don't have to go back to work for up to 90 days!!! I'm going to cut so much freaking firewood I'll be sick of chainsaws.
Not sure when I'll be leaving actually. They keep changing the dates on us. We've already been extended past our initial redeployment date. I think it will be around mid July/early August. Great news is I don't have to go back to work for up to 90 days!!! I'm going to cut so much freaking firewood I'll be sick of chainsaws.
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Damn man. Godspeed. Fight the good fight.
The latest haul. Mostly silver maple with a few white oak limbs and a tiny bit of red cedar that I burned in the firepit today.
Cut up a downed Oak for a friend of my Aunt's, and got my daughter a 1/2 cord in the process. Mostly used 2 saws, my Dr Al 026 "Lightning Limber", that little thing sure ate through the wood nicely today, I put a square sharpen on the .325.
For the bucking, I mostly used the 066 I just got back from Randy, and the Oak was no match for it. But Randy must really be under the weather, he forgot to put a sticker on my saw!
In the afternoon I screwed the chain catches onto the repaired holes on the 2 MS 461s, reinstalled the B&C, tested them and returned them to the tree guy. Both saws had the limiter pulled and two 1/4" holes on the starboard side up high. Seemed with that mod I had to back out the low screw about 1 & 1/4 turns on each, I was surprised it wanted that much! If I turned them in any tighter, the saws would seriously bog, or even stall, if you blipped the trigger.
For the bucking, I mostly used the 066 I just got back from Randy, and the Oak was no match for it. But Randy must really be under the weather, he forgot to put a sticker on my saw!
In the afternoon I screwed the chain catches onto the repaired holes on the 2 MS 461s, reinstalled the B&C, tested them and returned them to the tree guy. Both saws had the limiter pulled and two 1/4" holes on the starboard side up high. Seemed with that mod I had to back out the low screw about 1 & 1/4 turns on each, I was surprised it wanted that much! If I turned them in any tighter, the saws would seriously bog, or even stall, if you blipped the trigger.
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Rare dogwood spotted 
And I thought they were extinct, Joe.
Went up to scrounge up some blowdowns on the hill Jerry and I made a trail into last weekend . I built a basket/backstop for the trailer to haul saws and gear from scrounged materials , also modified the log bunks by lowering and widening them by 2" to make things easier to load/unload .
I was a little concerned about turning radius with the box on the trailer but my fears were unfounded .
We had a bunch of dead/blowdowns/leaners to winch .
Even had to use the self opening snatch block , I love that self opening snatch block
In no time we had them all out to the landing .
We then headed out to the old logging road and cut a few more dead standing .
Got these winched out .
Then went to another clump and cut a load .
The woodpile from this hill is getting bigger , we only hauled one load today , polly have 4 to 5 loads on the ground yet to haul out , we're leaving all the healthy leaners , we'll check on them next year but will only take out the dying ones , we still haven't gone around the edge of the hill but there's more dead and on the ground to come out yet plus the other side of the road as well .
I was a little concerned about turning radius with the box on the trailer but my fears were unfounded .
We had a bunch of dead/blowdowns/leaners to winch .
Even had to use the self opening snatch block , I love that self opening snatch block
In no time we had them all out to the landing .
We then headed out to the old logging road and cut a few more dead standing .
Got these winched out .
Then went to another clump and cut a load .
The woodpile from this hill is getting bigger , we only hauled one load today , polly have 4 to 5 loads on the ground yet to haul out , we're leaving all the healthy leaners , we'll check on them next year but will only take out the dying ones , we still haven't gone around the edge of the hill but there's more dead and on the ground to come out yet plus the other side of the road as well .
Ambull01
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The basketball team I coached wrapped up the season today. No soccer practice until mid march. So hope to get out soon to start cutting again.
Where's the skidding cone?
Philbert
Philbert
Reid , most of stuff I had but used it more as mobility increased while you went off to tour the world , there are a few new additions lol
Philbert , these were short skid runs and fairly good ground so the cone wasn't really needed .
Philbert , these were short skid runs and fairly good ground so the cone wasn't really needed .
Just spent a little time on the county GIS maps/aerial photos to locate scrounge access trails. I have access to some blowdown bur oak (the highest btu species in my woods) but it's a long haul out and not sure if it's worth it.
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I need EPA stoves. These old Fishers kick serious heat and burn fairly clean since I added secondary burn tubes and baffles but the burn times are still lame. I know this isnt the right thread but any quick suggestions for poor people?
I have a regency with a 2.4 cu ft firebox. If I jam it full of good DRY wood, I get a good 6 hours out of it and after 8 there are still enough coals to keep the fan running and all I have to do is open the damper and add wood. I'm happy with it but I have a newer well insulated and sealed house so I rarely have to run the stove at full capacity. There are some killer catalytic stoves out there with ridiculous burn times, but also ridiculous price tags.I need EPA stoves. These old Fishers kick serious heat and burn fairly clean since I added secondary burn tubes and baffles but the burn times are still lame. I know this isnt the right thread but any quick suggestions for poor people?
The weather has been good this weekend , got the honeydo list done by 12 so after a samich it was off to the scrounging zone
There was a big birch that I wanted up here and plenty of dead maple .
It worked out good , I was able to drop the maples in the old skidder road .
Sure was thick , had to cut a trail in to the birch .
But it was worth the work to me lol
Since this one was leaning opposite where I wanted it to go and had a bunch of dead branches at the top I wasn't interested in beating on wedges to tip it over so I used the winch to pull it down .
The hinge held well , polly my best looking one lol
Sure made a mess .
That winch works well , 36' long heavy wet birch 14" at the top , 18" at the butt .
I loaded the small stuff and went home , that birch will wait , I ran the saw down the bark a couple of time to get it to start drying .
There was a big birch that I wanted up here and plenty of dead maple .
It worked out good , I was able to drop the maples in the old skidder road .
Sure was thick , had to cut a trail in to the birch .
But it was worth the work to me lol
Since this one was leaning opposite where I wanted it to go and had a bunch of dead branches at the top I wasn't interested in beating on wedges to tip it over so I used the winch to pull it down .
The hinge held well , polly my best looking one lol
Sure made a mess .
That winch works well , 36' long heavy wet birch 14" at the top , 18" at the butt .
I loaded the small stuff and went home , that birch will wait , I ran the saw down the bark a couple of time to get it to start drying .
You have a serious amount of blowdown up there!The weather has been good this weekend , got the honeydo list done by 12 so after a samich it was off to the scrounging zone
There was a big birch that I wanted up here and plenty of dead maple .
It worked out good , I was able to drop the maples in the old skidder road .
Sure was thick , had to cut a trail in to the birch .
But it was worth the work to me lol
Since this one was leaning opposite where I wanted it to go and had a bunch of dead branches at the top I wasn't interested in beating on wedges to tip it over so I used the winch to pull it down .
The hinge held well , polly my best looking one lol
Sure made a mess .
That winch works well , 36' long heavy wet birch 14" at the top , 18" at the butt .
I loaded the small stuff and went home , that birch will wait , I ran the saw down the bark a couple of time to get it to start drying .
How many acres do you have rights to cut on up on that forest road?
Hope you guys are enjoying your cool weather. This is the live temperature readings a 3.30 pm. the 44°C temps are headed my way tomorrow.... Can't wait.
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