Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mainewoods]

I'm gonna have to build a wood shed! My racks are getting full!


Nice score Eric! Great feeling when you need to build a wood shed cause you're racks are full of wood.

 

[Axfarmer]

This morning a coworker asked if I could take 3 oak trees that a tree service will be cutting down today. Of course I will! The first load today was just the tops. I have 3 60 ft stems to get on Friday/Saturday. This green stuff is Heavy.

 

[dancan]

More scrounging tools , just gotta save up a bit .

Built very thick and sturdy .

 

[mainewoods]

Sweet score! You didn't waste any time acting on that one.

 

[dancan]

I didn't buy it yet Clint , it's 175 $ with tax up here

 

[mainewoods]

Those sleds are out of stock on several sites,including Amazon. Looks like they are quite popular. Amazon doesn't know when, or if, they will be in stock again.

 

[mainewoods]

The "sweet score" post was meant for Ax farmer, Dan. I'm saving one for you when that Pelican is attached to your atv and you no longer need to pull a sled by hand.

 

[mainewoods]

Does $175 include the hitch and the runners,Dan ?

 

[mainewoods]

If anyone on this thread is interested, I posted pics of my dog Thor (who passed last year) and my wife on top of S. Mt. Beacon, with a view of the Beacon - Newburg Bridge on the thread Who Locks Up Their Saws post # 67.

Nice family shot, Mike. I bet you miss him a lot.

 

[dancan]

I believe that the hitch is extra.
Although it was slow and a tough grind at times there were times when I enjoyed pulling the sled in the snow.

 

[MustangMike]

Yea Clint, he was one of those special ones, he had judgement, he was almost like an extension of you. And he came from the Humane Society, was classified as one of their bad boys! But there was never a child that dog did not like.

I knew he was special when I was walking him (he still was not ours) and I spotted 3 deer. I knelled down next to him and whispered to him to watch the deer. He sat down & watched them. When they moved, he got up and walked till he could see them again, then sat again. He knew I wanted to watch them. He did it 3 times. I already knew I liked him, but after that I begged my wife for us to get him.

 

[MountainHigh]

Yea Clint, he was one of those special ones, he had judgement, he was almost like an extension of you. And he came from the Humane Society, was classified as one of their bad boys! But there was never a child that dog did not like.

I knew he was special when I was walking him (he still was not ours) and I spotted 3 deer. I knelled down next to him and whispered to him to watch the deer. He sat down & watched them. When they moved, he got up and walked till he could see them again, then sat again. He knew I wanted to watch them. He did it 3 times. I already knew I liked him, but after that I begged my wife for us to get him.

Nice story Mike ... sounds like a very special friend. They just don't live long enough!
We've had several great dogs over the years -- my kids bought me a shirt for xmas that had a picture of my latest pal that recently passed on
- below the photo it says "be the person your dog thinks you are" .... I think that about sums up their incredible devotion.

 

[mainewoods]

Perfect fall weather for scrounging. Lots of folks cleaning up their yards and setting the wood beside the road. Apparently the "scrounging" word has gotten around.

 

[Axfarmer]

I went back to get another load of free oak! I could barely pick up thes rounds to put on my trailer and ended up rolling them off to unload at home. I'm not 20 years old anymore but still think I am!

 

[wudpirat]

Great score Axfarmer.
Happy it's raining today, yesterday I noodled most of the 30" maple I got from the neighbor last week.
I was sure glad I had help rolling them rounds onto the truck, wet rock maple.
I was so fagged it was an effort to bag the noodles, I use them for kindling, makes for a fast fire.
Twist up some news paper, cover with noodles and couple pine splits, instant fire. oops forgot the match.
Now I have to split all that heavy maple and stack it, then it canbe called firewood.
I sure do like your trailer, mine is only rated for 1000#, use it to haul the ATV, even if I had a big trailer,
I could never back it up, never could backup, I just grab it and honk it around, works for me.

FREDM. Oxford

Hope Zogger likes this. (

 

[Zeus103363]

I went back to get another load of free oak! I could barely pick up thes rounds to put on my trailer and ended up rolling them off to unload at home. I'm not 20 years old anymore but still think I am!View attachment 373163

Awsome Score! I love me some oak!


Thanks

 

[zogger]

Great score Axfarmer.
Happy it's raining today, yesterday I noodled most of the 30" maple I got from the neighbor last week.
I was sure glad I had help rolling them rounds onto the truck, wet rock maple.
I was so fagged it was an effort to bag the noodles, I use them for kindling, makes for a fast fire.
Twist up some news paper, cover with noodles and couple pine splits, instant fire. oops forgot the match.
Now I have to split all that heavy maple and stack it, then it canbe called firewood.
I sure do like your trailer, mine is only rated for 1000#, use it to haul the ATV, even if I had a big trailer,
I could never back it up, never could backup, I just grab it and honk it around, works for me.

FREDM. Oxford

Hope Zogger likes this. (

Of course I do! HAHAHAHA! We need to get you some backin up lessons! Here, try this, turn around, look over your shoulder. Grab the wheel at 6 o clock, dead bottom, turn the direction you want the trailer to go.

 

[dancan]

Ax , you suck ..... And I mean that with respect LOL

It was a good day here , perfect fall weather but I couldn't believe that blackflies were out LOL , burnt 2 tanks dropping pecker poles and pencils , mostly oak , maple and 3 pfffftfir .
Got fed some awesome samiches and homemade muffins for dessert
Was supposed to have a friends truck and trailer so I could bring everthing home but ...
Hope to get there tomorrow and pick up a load of wood , the ef2fiddy and trailer didn't happen today but it's just as well because it it gave me more time to drop anything the owner wanted down , polly got 3 cord , not great wood but I'm happy because it's way better than pallets .
Even had a few leaners that the homeowner wanted down , they were leaning towards his powerlines , most weren't very big but any tree and lecticity are just not a very good combo . He wanted them down and said it would be all at his risk so I rigged up and he pulled .

We did 4 like that and all went according to how the manual said it would work
Even this one followed the instructions in the book .

But it did have a pucker factor because of this .

I'm glad I did have the utv because all the rigging stuff wouldn't have been transferred into a borrowed truck so I would have been there with a half naked feeling LOL
Snatch blocks and tree straps make for more handy scroungin tools , the block I used today is a 4ton that I bought at princess auto which is like your northern tool , all of 25$ on sale , a cheap and handy tool

 

[MechanicMatt]

Took the big girl out bow hunting today, 5:00 rolls around. I whisper to her to be ready because this is when the deer are going to start getting active. She gave me a "yeah right" look. About 10 minutes later, I can here something behind us but can't see anything. I wisper that its probably a squirrel but she corrects me and informs me its a doe. Its the damn Albino deer that I promised her I would never shoot. But deer number two is a buck, number three and four are two more doe's. My attention is locked onto the buck, he is just a scraggly four pointer, but hey its a buck and Im out here with my big girl. Two minutes feels like two hours as I try my best not to have a heart attack because the deer is walking straight at us. He made a 90* turn and headed right to us! I panic and figure I need to draw my bow before he gets too close. I did know that all the deer were staring right at us but walking towards us? Crazy right?!? Well when I draw my bow, they all take off running. My big girl, informs me that after how many times I tell her she is not allowed to move, Im the one who scares them off. Oh well, made a good memory for her, it was VERY exciting for her to see the deer out in the wild.

 

[svk]

That's fantastic Matt.

My middle boy was with me when I got my buck last fall, much more exciting with them along.