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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I live in SE Michigan in Sumpter township. Not too far from Detroit. My name's actually Joe. Stole the screen name from a guy I met that lived at the dam. Said he was the best fish man this side of the Mississippi lol.
This is the back yard at my new and very first home. It gets pretty wet in the spring so the logs rot on the ground fast. We've had some bad wind storms lately. Between the wind, ants, and EABs there's plenty of wood laying around. But a lot of it is already rotten. I'm trying to haul out whatever is still good.
Spent the first part of the day with the little yard cart but grew tired of logs falling out and repeated trips. Plus it started getting hot back there this afternoon. So I decided to take a break and fix my trailer.
Wasted most of the day fixing the trailer tongue but made it back to the woods just in time to nearly fill it up.
And that Ingersoll is a real beast. That's my "new" one, it's a 93. Got a set of tire chains and weights for the rear but they're still mounted on the old one right now. The old one is an 82.
The plan is to put the weights, chains, and snow blower on the 93 and just leave the deck off and keep the winter oil in the hydraulics. The 82 stays ready for summer grass cutting.
My dog was helping me out today as well..
Also found another good one.
This is the back yard at my new and very first home. It gets pretty wet in the spring so the logs rot on the ground fast. We've had some bad wind storms lately. Between the wind, ants, and EABs there's plenty of wood laying around. But a lot of it is already rotten. I'm trying to haul out whatever is still good.
Spent the first part of the day with the little yard cart but grew tired of logs falling out and repeated trips. Plus it started getting hot back there this afternoon. So I decided to take a break and fix my trailer.
Wasted most of the day fixing the trailer tongue but made it back to the woods just in time to nearly fill it up.
And that Ingersoll is a real beast. That's my "new" one, it's a 93. Got a set of tire chains and weights for the rear but they're still mounted on the old one right now. The old one is an 82.
The plan is to put the weights, chains, and snow blower on the 93 and just leave the deck off and keep the winter oil in the hydraulics. The 82 stays ready for summer grass cutting.
My dog was helping me out today as well..
Also found another good one.
KenJax Tree
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Yup i know where thats at ypsilanti,belleville,a2 area....i'm in oakland township just north of rochester
That's off my own woodlot in the back yard. I haven't sourced as much firewood from alternate sources this year as I have in years past. I could cross the line onto the one of the adjoining properties if that's what it takes to make it a true scrounge!
Sawyer Rob
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I brought home another load of logs today, mostly saw logs, but some firewood logs too. Even before I unloaded the logs I scrounged today, my log pile was growing nicely,
About half of these will be going to the BSM,
and all of these will be turned into firewood,
Todays load had a REALLY nice silver maple log on it,
and several blk. cherry logs too,
I'm going to get some GREAT lumber out of this cherry log!
Looks like i'll be going back next week some time too, so I see more logs in my future!
SR
About half of these will be going to the BSM,
and all of these will be turned into firewood,
Todays load had a REALLY nice silver maple log on it,
and several blk. cherry logs too,
I'm going to get some GREAT lumber out of this cherry log!
Looks like i'll be going back next week some time too, so I see more logs in my future!
SR
Nice score SR , that's a real good neighbour you have .
Joe , that's a nice back yard !
Joe , that's a nice back yard !
mainewoods
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That's off my own woodlot in the back yard. I haven't sourced as much firewood from alternate sources this year as I have in years past. I could cross the line onto the one of the adjoining properties if that's what it takes to make it a true scrounge!
No need to cross any property line with a sweet wood lot like you have. Any time I go out and gather wood, whether it's my lot or somewhere else, it's scrounging in my book.
I think that the only thing that doesn't count as a scrounge is when you pick up the phone and have a load delivered LOL
When I was heading out with a load I had yesterday I saw the owner so I stopped and chatted with him for a bit , I wanted to make sure that the leaners I found were in the "gated community" boundaries ( )
The owner asked if I could go drop a big spruce at one of their other house lots ..... I'll be there this morning .
When I was heading out with a load I had yesterday I saw the owner so I stopped and chatted with him for a bit , I wanted to make sure that the leaners I found were in the "gated community" boundaries (
) The owner asked if I could go drop a big spruce at one of their other house lots ..... I'll be there this morning .
Hey Dancan:
? for you, Is spruce as good firewood as hemlock? I'll take hemlock over white pine anyday.
I was trying to fix my leaf blower and the phone rang. Neighbor Tom calling to tell me he had moved all his spare wood
down the drive next to the road and come and get it.
Sure enough, there was a stack of oak and maple, about 1 1/2 cord piled down by the mailbox.
I started loading the P/U and Tom shows up with his JD tractor, bucket in front. backhoe on the rear and helps me load the wood. Got the truck loaded and Tom hops back on the JD and up the drive he goes to blow leaves.
His wife calls the JD, "his toy".
Got the truck home and backed up to the splitter. Off the tail gate onto the splitter, on to the pile.
Half way done when my pal Tom (TOT, the other Tom) pulls into the yard. With both working the other half went fast.
Talked TOT into getting another load. These were big. even after they had been quartered.
Out came the pulp hooks, one in each end and up onto the tailgate they went. The P/U has a bedliner, so it was easy stacking. Had to leave about 1/3 truck load. just to heavy. I'll get them after I empty the truck.
I was just too fagged to continue, I'll get to it this morning. TOT will be by later to help my get the last of the wood.
They are big and just to much for one person. Without TOT, I would have to noodle to load them.
And the leaf blower waits.
And the Oxford Woodbooger strikes again.
? for you, Is spruce as good firewood as hemlock? I'll take hemlock over white pine anyday.
I was trying to fix my leaf blower and the phone rang. Neighbor Tom calling to tell me he had moved all his spare wood
down the drive next to the road and come and get it.
Sure enough, there was a stack of oak and maple, about 1 1/2 cord piled down by the mailbox.
I started loading the P/U and Tom shows up with his JD tractor, bucket in front. backhoe on the rear and helps me load the wood. Got the truck loaded and Tom hops back on the JD and up the drive he goes to blow leaves.
His wife calls the JD, "his toy".
Got the truck home and backed up to the splitter. Off the tail gate onto the splitter, on to the pile.
Half way done when my pal Tom (TOT, the other Tom) pulls into the yard. With both working the other half went fast.
Talked TOT into getting another load. These were big. even after they had been quartered.
Out came the pulp hooks, one in each end and up onto the tailgate they went. The P/U has a bedliner, so it was easy stacking. Had to leave about 1/3 truck load. just to heavy. I'll get them after I empty the truck.
I was just too fagged to continue, I'll get to it this morning. TOT will be by later to help my get the last of the wood.
They are big and just to much for one person. Without TOT, I would have to noodle to load them.
And the leaf blower waits.
And the Oxford Woodbooger strikes again.
Depends on species but I'll burn them all , spruce logs are much easier to deal with than the same size hemlock and dry faster .
Btw , pulp hooks are an essential scrounging tool
Hey Phil !!!!
PhotoChopped pics !
Before .
After .
PhotoChopped pics !
Before .
After .
Is this like one of those puzzles in the back of children's magazines, where I have to spot the differences?
Philbert
Philbert
If you can't see it that's good cause it meens that the roaming woodbuggahs will just keep on trucking , nothing there to see ....
Since this morning was on the 60% not rain side of the forecast I went and took care of a spruce tree for the woodlot owner .
I cut this one at 33' in 8'3" lengths .
Left this behind for the excavator .
Even had one try to run away LOL
I cut this one at 33' in 8'3" lengths .
Left this behind for the excavator .
Even had one try to run away LOL
Emergency scrounging tool .
MuskokaSplitter
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Not to much today. But part of a standing oak and a blwn over small maple.I thought it was interesting the satnding red oak seems to have dried on one side and not the other by looking at thw rounds
Along with playing hide and seek with all the leaners that I stumped and topped I did decide that going home empty was not a good option so I fired up the skiddah and went to work .
Drug out a couple of this size wood .
Got a small load as the 60% chance of not rain switched to the 40% + of showers .
As a scrounger I make sure to leave as little mess as possible , only sawdust so I get the return invite .
And keep the stumps low
Drug out a couple of this size wood .
Got a small load as the 60% chance of not rain switched to the 40% + of showers .
As a scrounger I make sure to leave as little mess as possible , only sawdust so I get the return invite .
And keep the stumps low
Took the leaner in this picture down today. With one guy carrying rounds and the other splitting with the 27t DHT and loading we turned this from rounds on the ground into 1/2 cord loaded in my truck in 22 minutes.
This is my Kentucky friend firing a scoped firearm for the first time. Also had his first sauna and learned how to pronounce Sauna also
This is my sauna woodpile with new, 1, and 2 year old wood.
This is my Kentucky friend firing a scoped firearm for the first time. Also had his first sauna and learned how to pronounce Sauna also
This is my sauna woodpile with new, 1, and 2 year old wood.
Looks like it was a good weekend svk !
Leaf blower ,,,, Polly not gonna happen on a scrounge , but a payin job , that's a different story LOL
Leaf blower ,,,, Polly not gonna happen on a scrounge , but a payin job , that's a different story LOL
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