Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[zogger]

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.

Well, I wouldn't worry about that myself..I'd be worried about the repo man coming to take it back when I couldn't make the payments! HAHAHAHA Dang new trucks cost arm/leg/rest of the body and then some.

 

[Philbert]

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

Best to start a new thread on a different topic. You may get people who know stuff about it, but don't care to participate in this one.

Philbert

 

[Ambull01]

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

I like their jackets. Thanks. Looked for it on Amazon and it pulled other items bought by customers such as kevlar lined gloves, chaps, rubber logging boots, chain saw helmet system, felling wedges, etc. Everything I need to scrounge safely for a long time.

 

[zogger]

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

I got my cutting pants and boots through the local dealer, they just ordered the size I wanted, and the helmet was on the shelf.

 

[Ambull01]

Well, I wouldn't worry about that myself..I'd be worried about the repo man coming to take it back when I couldn't make the payments! HAHAHAHA Dang new trucks cost arm/leg/rest of the body and then some.

True. Have you seen the prices for the King Ranch trim on Ford trucks? Holy crap! The Rolls Royce of pickup trucks.

Best to start a new thread on a different topic. You may get people who know stuff about it, but don't care to participate in this one.

Philbert

True. Thought I've been posting too much as a new guy though so wanted to hide my posts in here lol. On another note, could you be my AS mentor? You're always pointing me in the right direction lol.

 

[benp]

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

http://www.husqvarna.com/asia/accessories/safety-equipment-and-clothes/clothes/

 

[Ambull01]

Best to start a new thread on a different topic. You may get people who know stuff about it, but don't care to participate in this one.

Philbert

Plus I'm not sure where the hell to put it. Could put it in the Homeowner Helper forum but not sure about the relevance. Could put it in the Forestry and Logging section but the pros may just laugh at me and call me mean names. Choices, choices.

 

[benp]

I scrounged up a Sugar Maple top blow down that was on the trail.

I had just put the 28" bar on the 7900 so I figured I would go try it out quick.

Didn't yield much, about 1/2 of the wagon but it's primo. No bark, gray finish, and it sounds like two baseball bats hitting when you clunk pieces together.

Nice little score.

 

[dancan]

In that trailer load I got yesterday there was 2 8' maple stems that had no bark left , nice and dry , while only 4" at the biggest it doesn't add up to much wood but I still got an evenings heat per stem at the outside temps we have now so no need to dip into the wood I already have for 2 nights .
The real rain is here today so no scrounging for me

 

[Ambull01]

Anyone else have really strong winds right now? If this keeps up I may be able to scrounge firewood from all my neighbors.

 

[dancan]

It rained here this morning but stopped this afternoon, got up to 65*
Heading down to 34* tonight with some 50mph winds
I drug out the lectric Kita and finished up the load that I had on the trailer , then I was looking at some spruce fence posts that I've gathered over the summer and cut up all my rejects which gave me another couple of days of heat .

Ambull , you should go to a local HomeDepot and see if they have any rentals that they're selling off , that's how I bought my electric Kita and many members here have bought gas ones , check in the Tradin Post , many good members here that sell some good saws .

 

[Ambull01]

It rained here this morning but stopped this afternoon, got up to 65*
Heading down to 34* tonight with some 50mph winds
I drug out the lectric Kita and finished up the load that I had on the trailer , then I was looking at some spruce fence posts that I've gathered over the summer and cut up all my rejects which gave me another couple of days of heat .

Ambull , you should go to a local HomeDepot and see if they have any rentals that they're selling off , that's how I bought my electric Kita and many members here have bought gas ones , check in the Tradin Post , many good members here that sell some good saws .

Damn, don't think I could live up there.

Yep, I've been reading a lot about the HD 6421s. Sounds like a great deal, if I can find one. I'm even drooling about putting on one of those 84cc big bore kits even though I know nothing about how to do it. May have to stay away from this site for a while, starting to go crazy thinking about chainsaws.

 

[dancan]

Unless you're constantly cutting big rounds 50cc to 60cc is fine and easier to find .
I have no worries about going to drop a 24" tree with an 026 with a 16" bar .
Don't get me wrong , I have bigger saws , 2171 , 066 , 394 and a 2100 but my 026's and 361's get almost all the work .

 

[cantoo]

I trimmed 100's of tops to drag out of the bush using a 170. Used my 260 to cut it into rounds. Now that I'm cutting ash trees down I use a 440 to drop them, the 260 to limb them and when I get home either use the 660 or the 440 to cut them into rounds. That 660 is just too heavy to carry around. I have a couple of other saws but hardly use them.

 

[zogger]

So..I was planning on cutting today but..last minute I see a CL ad for some mud truck parts and give the guy a call. working on the zogger bogger Mk1, which will be my farm scrounging truck, so it sorta fits..get directions, nice day trip..get out there Truck Disneyland! hahaha Worth the ride just to look at stuff! This guys builds big mud trucks and monster trucks for a living. Had a guy there snap a pic of me standing next to a *small* one...I ain't kidding, this was the smallest truck there except for a monster jeep.

 

[dancan]

Hard to load that one Zog .
Ambul , stay away from ads that sound like a scrounge but aren't .

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-buy-sell-oth...er/1029802966?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[Axfarmer]

Today I actually found time for some wood splitting and hauling, got some ash split this morning and headed to the forest to get a smaller load. I was driving the SUV not my truck and I didn't want to push the limit on my 170,000 mile Toyota FJ.

 

[Ambull01]

Unless you're constantly cutting big rounds 50cc to 60cc is fine and easier to find .
I have no worries about going to drop a 24" tree with an 026 with a 16" bar .
Don't get me wrong , I have bigger saws , 2171 , 066 , 394 and a 2100 but my 026's and 361's get almost all the work .

You're absolutely right, can't let the bigger is better attitude get me. I see you've got a nice little collection going.

I trimmed 100's of tops to drag out of the bush using a 170. Used my 260 to cut it into rounds. Now that I'm cutting ash trees down I use a 440 to drop them, the 260 to limbb them and when I get home either use the 660 or the 440 to cut them into rounds. That 660 is just too heavy to carry around. I have a couple of other saws but hardly use them.

So you have a four saw plan, nice. I don't know how you guys remember the size/cc's of the saws from all those model numbers.

Hard to load that one Zog .
Ambul , stay away from ads that sound like a scrounge but aren't .

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-buy-sell-oth...er/1029802966?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

lol nice. Free wood if you can get pass the electrical wire near it lol. I've got a couple people that responded to my ad/post about firewood. They both want me to fell a few trees. As I've very little experience in felling, I'm not doing anything that has even a remote possibility of hitting something.

 

[zogger]

You're absolutely right, can't let the bigger is better attitude get me. I see you've got a nice little collection going.



So you have a four saw plan, nice. I don't know how you guys remember the size/cc's of the saws from all those model numbers.



lol nice. Free wood if you can get pass the electrical wire near it lol. I've got a couple people that responded to my ad/post about firewood. They both want me to fell a few trees. As I've very little experience in felling, I'm not doing anything that has even a remote possibility of hitting something.

No urban felling for free, with few exceptions. This is how the arborists make their living. Plus, urban felling is tricky stuff, takes bigtime long term acquired skills and tools. Homeowners always try this con, get people to do skilled work for the wood scraps. We have a whole thread on it, craigslist laughs.

It would be exactly like "come and fix my bathroom, you can have that wonderful free old toilet for your pay! Must be insured, etc."...

Wood ain't worth much until it is processed, the value in firewood is in the processing.

 

[cantoo]

Ambull01, yup I'm the guy with a 4 saw plan. Losing all the pictures from our old threads really pizzes me off but I did redo a few of the pics I still have on my computer. If you have some spare time here's a few of my tools.
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/steiner-logging.256905/page-5#post-5007082
The 1st 15 pages worth of pictures are all gone but here are a few I found.
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/my-firewood-tools.153256/page-16