Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Ambull01]

those were common back in the day. You can still buy drum kits, just they aren't designed the same nor as good. Perhaps one could be modified to be more like the original design though.

Hey, you said you drive and obviously like a caddy. Well, you just need the right one if you are going to be a scrounger! A nice escalade, yank the rear seats out....

They were cheap as hell too. Wonder what that would cost now? Never seen or heard of them. Of course we really didn't need a heater in Hawaii.

lol. Yeah I like some caddys. Especially the newer ones. They seem to be upping their game. The same can be said for the other American car manufacturers too. I have a CTS-V. Not that great for wood hauling although if it can be done with a Pinto, guess it can be done with a sedan. Going to get a 1 ton pickup or an old Suburban type vehicle. That would by my ideal scrounger ride. With a dual axle trailer too.

 

[benp]

They were cheap as hell too. Wonder what that would cost now? Never seen or heard of them. Of course we really didn't need a heater in Hawaii.

lol. Yeah I like some caddys. Especially the newer ones. They seem to be upping their game. The same can be said for the other American car manufacturers too. I have a CTS-V. Not that great for wood hauling although if it can be done with a Pinto, guess it can be done with a sedan. Going to get a 1 ton pickup or an old Suburban type vehicle. That would by my ideal scrounger ride. With a dual axle trailer too.

That wouldn't be too bad.

God, could you imagine Dancan with a 3/4 ton 'Burb that had all the seats pulled out except the fronts?

"In local news tonite........It all of a sudden looks like Kansas around here. Back to you Ron..."

 

[dancan]

Comedians ....... LOL

 

[MustangMike]

Don't worry, I've never hauled wood in the Mustang! 4 Chainsaws, a Timber Jack, Fuel & Bar Oil, and ropes & Rope Winch, but not wood!

 

[dancan]

Clint must be busy with a shovel tonight , it's snowing in parts of Maine .

 

[zogger]

They were cheap as hell too. Wonder what that would cost now? Never seen or heard of them. Of course we really didn't need a heater in Hawaii.

lol. Yeah I like some caddys. Especially the newer ones. They seem to be upping their game. The same can be said for the other American car manufacturers too. I have a CTS-V. Not that great for wood hauling although if it can be done with a Pinto, guess it can be done with a sedan. Going to get a 1 ton pickup or an old Suburban type vehicle. That would by my ideal scrounger ride. With a dual axle trailer too.

Well, you could start with what ya got, just get a tow hitch and a little single axle trailer. Keep saw and gear in the trunk, used that canned trufuel for mix, good sealed cans, no leaks, real good fuel. A member here used to come over to the farm and play with saws and haul back wood in a small trailer behind a 4 banger corolla.

The old straight axle chebbies are tough (not saying ferds and dodgers ain't), I gots two I am restoring to working condition (got both as rollers), one is street legal now. Both 4x4, diesel, one half ton one 3/4. The 3/4 got some dang nice suspension, plenty 0 springs and shocks. I'll get an army trailer for that one, it already has the military tires on it..

 

[Zale]

Man you're just saying that because you want it lol.

If it was oak I might be tempted but I try to get wood that is close to me. You are talking about a lot of road time and gas to get that wood.

 

[Ambull01]

Don't worry, I've never hauled wood in the Mustang! 4 Chainsaws, a Timber Jack, Fuel & Bar Oil, and ropes & Rope Winch, but not wood!

Those new 5.0s are fast. Watched the video of it keeping up with a M3 on the track.

 

[Ambull01]

If it was oak I might be tempted but I try to get wood that is close to me. You are talking about a lot of road time and gas to get that wood.

Aren't you right off of 270?

 

[Ambull01]

Well, you could start with what ya got, just get a tow hitch and a little single axle trailer. Keep saw and gear in the trunk, used that canned trufuel for mix, good sealed cans, no leaks, real good fuel. A member here used to come over to the farm and play with saws and haul back wood in a small trailer behind a 4 banger corolla.

The old straight axle chebbies are tough (not saying ferds and dodgers ain't), I gots two I am restoring to working condition (got both as rollers), one is street legal now. Both 4x4, diesel, one half ton one 3/4. The 3/4 got some dang nice suspension, plenty 0 springs and shocks. I'll get an army trailer for that one, it already has the military tires on it..

Guess there's no hills around you lol. Matter of fact there's no hills either so the caddy should have more than enough torque to pull.

I also have a older conversion van. Think it's a '96. They're supposed to be based on a Chevy truck, 1500 series. Anemic little V8 but I can remove all the seats. That should be a nice little hauler, almost like Dancan's van.

I would love to get a diesel truck! Never drove a diesel vehicle and heard you can get some serious power out of them.

 

[zogger]

Guess there's no hills around you lol. Matter of fact there's no hills either so the caddy should have more than enough torque to pull.

I also have a older conversion van. Think it's a '96. They're supposed to be based on a Chevy truck, 1500 series. Anemic little V8 but I can remove all the seats. That should be a nice little hauler, almost like Dancan's van.

I would love to get a diesel truck! Never drove a diesel vehicle and heard you can get some serious power out of them.

Ya, you get a lotta torque from diesels because of how they are built, real long stroke to make it..diesel. The ones I have are entry level small ones, 6.2 detroits, first gen chevy CUCV engines, now 6.5 turbos they gots in the humvees. The even larger powerstrokes cummins and duramaxes are real nice, but you pay some bucks for those. But they will haul and haul. The ones I have are entry level el cheapos.but..parts are cheap, whole engines are cheap as diesels go. Good enough for my uses and fit the wallet better. My lil baby datsun is also diesel, that is my DD, just did my mileage the other day, got 38.6 MPG...

 

[svk]

The old Barrel Stove.

Growing up (70's - early 80's) I remember A LOT of folks having those, including my family.

They put out some heat now.

I remember the first time I saw a tandem barreler. I was in awe.....I was also 7 or 8 but would still be the same way now.

"NO $%^#&@ WAY!!!!! A DOUBLE BARRELER"

Yeah, I don't get out much.

My aunt had a double made from maybe 35 gallon tanks from the mine. But the metal on those tanks must have been 1/4" thick. Once you got that thing rolling better open the windows lol.

 

[Ambull01]

Ya, you get a lotta torque from diesels because of how they are built, real long stroke to make it..diesel. The ones I have are entry level small ones, 6.2 detroits, first gen chevy CUCV engines, now 6.5 turbos they gots in the humvees. The even larger powerstrokes cummins and duramaxes are real nice, but you pay some bucks for those. But they will haul and haul. The ones I have are entry level el cheapos.but..parts are cheap, whole engines are cheap as diesels go. Good enough for my uses and fit the wallet better. My lil baby datsun is also diesel, that is my DD, just did my mileage the other day, got 38.6 MPG...

Can you burn waste veggie oil in them? I was reading about converting diesels to run off of biodiesel (I think that's what it's called), seems interesting.

The humvees are anemic, mash the gas pedal and that thing barely moves. Despite the lack of power, something like that would be great. I would like to be able to spray out the inside of my vehicle with a water hose after scrounging. Would make cleaning relatively simple.

A diesel Datsun? Never knew they made one. I've been thinking about getting rid of my caddy to pick up a diesel VW compact car and a truck.

 

[Zale]

Aren't you right off of 270?

Not too far off. About 15-20 minutes depending on which exit you take.

 

[Ambull01]

This question's not really about scrounging I think it's not totally off topic. If it is, disregard.

Why don't you guys wear some type of protective upper body attire? I only hear about the standard gloves, chaps, helmet, face shield, ear protection, eye protection, and boots but not much about protecting the upper body. Lower body chainsaw injury is probably the most common but, in the case of a horizontal kick back event, wouldn't your upper body stand to benefit wearing PPE?

I ask this because I have a new motorcycle textile fabric jacket that I bought several years ago, never worn. I was planning on buying a motorcycle but never did so it's just sitting in my closet. It was body armor on the should region, back, elbows, etc. Seems like it would offer some protection but would probably make me look like an idiot wearing it to cut firewood.

 

[zogger]

This question's not really about scrounging I think it's not totally off topic. If it is, disregard.

Why don't you guys wear some type of protective upper body attire? I only hear about the standard gloves, chaps, helmet, face shield, ear protection, eye protection, and boots but not much about protecting the upper body. Lower body chainsaw injury is probably the most common but, in the case of a horizontal kick back event, wouldn't your upper body stand to benefit wearing PPE?

I ask this because I have a new motorcycle textile fabric jacket that I bought several years ago, never worn. I was planning on buying a motorcycle but never did so it's just sitting in my closet. It was body armor on the should region, back, elbows, etc. Seems like it would offer some protection but would probably make me look like an idiot wearing it to cut firewood.

Not sure on the upper body cut resistant attire. Some place most likely makes it though.

 

[zogger]

Can you burn waste veggie oil in them? I was reading about converting diesels to run off of biodiesel (I think that's what it's called), seems interesting.

The humvees are anemic, mash the gas pedal and that thing barely moves. Despite the lack of power, something like that would be great. I would like to be able to spray out the inside of my vehicle with a water hose after scrounging. Would make cleaning relatively simple.

A diesel Datsun? Never knew they made one. I've been thinking about getting rid of my caddy to pick up a diesel VW compact car and a truck.

Ya you can, stuff has to be filtered and heated up, etc to get it to flow good from what I have read. The diesel I get at the pump is partially biodiesel, which is good, these older diesels need added lubricity to them as they reduced the sulphur content some years back.

I think toyota will reintroduce a diesel truck this year coming up.

All my rides are from the 80s.

 

[Ambull01]

Not sure on the upper body cut resistant attire. Some place most likely makes it though.

Okay, I guess PPE for the upper body would be nice but possibly overboard for a personal use firewood cutter.

 

[Ambull01]

Ya you can, stuff has to be filtered and heated up, etc to get it to flow good from what I have read. The diesel I get at the pump is partially biodiesel, which is good, these older diesels need added lubricity to them as they reduced the sulphur content some years back.

I think toyota will reintroduce a diesel truck this year coming up.

All my rides are from the 80s.

The Nissan Frontier will have a Cummins too! Can't wait to read/see that thing. Too new for me though, I would constantly fret about scratching/denting it loading firewood.

 

[svk]

Okay, I guess PPE for the upper body would be nice but possibly overboard for a personal use firewood cutter.

IIRC Husqvarna makes a cut resistant jacket. Check their website as dealers don't have access to their clothing line (go figure).