Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[JustJeff]

Decided to make a hard core effort to burn up all my stumps before winter. I put this beast in the firepit after burning 4 others in the last few days . I was feeling great about it as I only had like 5 or 6 more, then when I was looking for my small chain(which I still haven't found ) I realized I had two more I set aside for the sake of time . The good thing is that I like to have fires, the bad thing is just burning this one I loaded half a face cord under it already, and I'm expecting it to take at least 2 days to burn if not three, and I'm only 2 hrs into it .
This is the largest one I have, but the only softwood, sorry Dan, burning about a full cord between the stump and the wood to burn it.
The trailer in the background is a 4x8 for size reference, my firepit is about 7-8' across its about 5 ' tall standing like that.
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Get the saw out and make a giant Swedish candle!!

 

[chipper1]

Get the saw out and make a giant Swedish candle!!

The funny thing is I actually thought of that and you when I was getting it ready .
I still may tomorrow depending on how it looks then.
I bet I knocked of a hundred pds of dirt off this thing before putting it in there . I have no idea how I got it into the trailer, I could not lift it at all past a ft off the ground. What's a cord of white pine weigh, I can lift about 8-900 hundred pds that far away from the pins, gotta be a good half cord anyway.

 

[chipper1]

I was careful

You better be .

 

[cantoo]

Chipper1, we dug a house foundation hole on Monday. Had a 7' diameter maple on it that was cut down last year. This pic is after he had scratched all the roots off that he could.

 

[cantoo]

I cut a bunch of small logs and limbs into 32" pieces for my OWB on the weekend. I put about 8 logs at a time on my forks and cut them at a nice height. On the 1st fork full a log rolled and I touched the fork frame. Changed the chain and promptly had a big one drop and land just above the steel toe on my boot. Powered on and sliced up the hole pile anyway. Now I get the fun of stacking it.

 

[MustangMike]

I have beat juice in the tires on my little Kubota, it does work well, but I still get cramps LOL.

Monthly???

 

[Logger nate]

You better be .

I even put cardboard on the tailgate when I rolled the blocks in

 

[MustangMike]

A bit of sad news. My favorite dog at the Humane Society passed away this morning. He was about 11, which is not bad for a dog of his size.

Rex was 90 lbs of solid tawny brown muscle with a big head, the result of a Mastiff/Pit mix. He was so powerful they had to put a lid on his cage so he would not escape. He was also very smart, and was, bar none, the most "improved" dog in the shelter. He was great with people, but his size intimidated them anyway, but he did have animal aggression and was far & away the toughest dog in the place.

I remember one of the staff cautioning me to be careful not to get bit when I walked Rex. I laughed at the guy and told him that I was never safer than when I walked this dog, cause nobody was going to bother me.

I always envisioned him making a great family dog in a rural area where they were concerned about Coyotes & Bears, he would have kept the kids safe from them, he was fearless.

The wife and I spent many hours correcting many of his bad habits. He completely stopped chasing bikes, when previously he went for every one of them, he learned to walk with slack in the leash, previously he would try to stretch your arm, and he learned to control his food aggression. I would put the milk bone treat inside my fist, put it in front of his nose, and make him sit and wait for it, and he learned to be gentle with taking treats.

He came in with problems, but was smart enough to change his behavior, but unfortunately did not get adopted even though he made such improvements.

I would have adopted him, except we had other dogs, and that was a no go with Rex.

I have not been very active with the Humane Society the last few years (don't like the more restrictive rule changes) but last week, at my wife's urging, I went over with my chain saw and cleared a tree that had fallen and blocked their path. When I was there I walked Rex, having no idea the end was so near. I'm glad I got the chance to do that, he was a really good Dog!

 

[95custmz]

My condolences. And glad to hear that you made a difference in the life of Rex.

 

[chipper1]

I cut a bunch of small logs and limbs into 32" pieces for my OWB on the weekend. I put about 8 logs at a time on my forks and cut them at a nice height. On the 1st fork full a log rolled and I touched the fork frame. Changed the chain and promptly had a big one drop and land just above the steel toe on my boot. Powered on and sliced up the hole pile anyway. Now I get the fun of stacking it.
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Nice pictures sir.
I was just talking about you the other day with another member who lives not far from here .
That's a beast there. It looks about as big as the one I removed from that house a while ago but before he cleaned the roots off. The guy operating the excavator had it on its side just like that with me 6 ft from the hole, I could only imagine him dropping it back in the hole and me getting dusted. He didn't, he was a great operator .

 

[chipper1]

Monthly???

No Mike, I'm past that stage, just like you .

A bit of sad news. My favorite dog at the Humane Society passed away this morning. He was about 11, which is not bad for a dog of his size.

Rex was 90 lbs of solid tawny brown muscle with a big head, the result of a Mastiff/Pit mix. He was so powerful they had to put a lid on his cage so he would not escape. He was also very smart, and was, bar none, the most "improved" dog in the shelter. He was great with people, but his size intimidated them anyway, but he did have animal aggression and was far & away the toughest dog in the place.

I remember one of the staff cautioning me to be careful not to get bit when I walked Rex. I laughed at the guy and told him that I was never safer than when I walked this dog, cause nobody was going to bother me.

I always envisioned him making a great family dog in a rural area where they were concerned about Coyotes & Bears, he would have kept the kids safe from them, he was fearless.

The wife and I spent many hours correcting many of his bad habits. He completely stopped chasing bikes, when previously he went for every one of them, he learned to walk with slack in the leash, previously he would try to stretch your arm, and he learned to control his food aggression. I would put the milk bone treat inside my fist, put it in front of his nose, and make him sit and wait for it, and he learned to be gentle with taking treats.

He came in with problems, but was smart enough to change his behavior, but unfortunately did not get adopted even though he made such improvements.

I would have adopted him, except we had other dogs, and that was a no go with Rex.

I have not been very active with the Humane Society the last few years (don't like the more restrictive rule changes) but last week, at my wife's urging, I went over with my chain saw and cleared a tree that had fallen and blocked their path. When I was there I walked Rex, having no idea the end was so near. I'm glad I got the chance to do that, he was a really good Dog!

What a bummer, I like those mastiffs.
Doesn't surprise me at all that you were able to train him, they are very smart. I've found the more stubborn they are the smarter they are, I'm talking about the dogs, but it applies many times to people as well.
Cool how it all workedout for you to go over there.

 

[JustJeff]

Pit bulls were outlawed in Ontario a few years back so we don't see any but the mastiff breeds seem to be popular right now. As for home and herd protection, marrema sheepdogs are gaining popularity. A friend has one and it will kill coyotes and bark when people come but keeps his distance so your not really afraid. As for me, my little Jack russel/chihuahua let's me know when someone is here, or if the wind blows. Lol.
Good for you to spend time with humane society animals, Mike. If it wasn't for people volunteering in the community, it wouldn't be much of a community.

 

[dancan]

Maple , maple maple , no spruce !
I walked the lot for the developer and it's not a rush cut job

 

[dancan]

Hey Chipper , take a blower to the fire if you want to burn it fast and it makes for less smoke .

 

[svk]

Mike, sorry to hear about your pal.

The dog community owes people like you a debt of gratitude for taking an interest in dogs that might otherwise end up in the wrong hands and/or suffer an untimely demise.

My uncle currently has two pitts he's in the process of rehoming. The female was meaner than hell and would attack any person or dog other than her owner. She now tolerates the presence of the 5 geriatric dogs that also reside with my uncle. The male was a stray that had been hit by a car and left for dead. He's a big beast with the cut ears but also is a gentle giant. The male and female have become best friends and he plans to rehome them together.

 

[Cowboy254]

Maple , maple maple , no spruce !
I walked the lot for the developer and it's not a rush cut job

No spruce? It's not worth doing then .

 

[dancan]

Well , a fella's gotta do what a fella's gotta do ... lol

 

[JustJeff]

Was over at the neighbors for dinner tonight and afterwards over coffee on the deck he mentions the big limb that fell during yesterday's storm and how he was going to have to get an arborist in to cut it down. So after the coffee was drank I drove around the corner to my father in laws and borrowed his pole saw between that and a step ladder, I was able to reach it and cut it loose. We then pulled it out with his truck and I took the pole off and went to work with the electric saw. I gotta say I'm impressed! Thing worked great and you can really lean into it and light as a feather. Neighbor says he has a Stihl and heads into the garage. I'm expecting a ms170 but he comes back with an 034, chain was a little dull but he seemed to know what he was doing. His stock went up in my book. What a great evening!

 

[cantoo]

Told my wife I hit the loader with the chain and had to buy a new one, she said "whatever" . I usually buy chains by the dozen but only bought one tonight. Local auction sale, I bought some old money too. My wife collects some. I'm such a nice guy to buy something for her, and it isn't even her birthday. The swelling should go down in a few days.

 

[woodchip rookie]

You bought a chain but it came with a saw attached to it?!