Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

SVK, does it have screw in chokes? My Stoeger over and under does.

My 262xp is repaired and ready for more fun. Dang thing was built with so much snot that it snapped the pull cord on me last weekend. Lucky old trusty 362xp with that china top end starts every time. That thing, I cant believe is still running strong. It feels like it has 70 psi compared to that little 262 but she starts and runs strong for 7 years now with that cheapo top end. I got my hands on a 365, it is in need of some serious love. Bottom end bearings need to be replaced.... It'll be a fun after work project. Got the old 8n running again to skid my logs with. Its simply amazing the torque those old tractors have compared to a four wheeler. My four wheeler in 4wd will just spin the four tires or want to stall, that old tractor just pulls. It does have its limits, some times I drag the trees with the front wheels 2-3 feet off the ground steering with the rear brakes, my wife HATES when I do that, but it will pull most of the trees I drop after I 1/3 them. Been looking on craigslist at old Dozers to use as a skidder if I buy this 12 acre property the wife wants.

Uncle Mike and I have quite the project ahead of us this weekend. About 7 cord we need to process. Its in long length right now, we need to buck, split and stack it for my broken back brother in-law. He's a lineman that got three vertebrae broken on the job. Super nice guy, some how deals with my sister, happy to help him out. Uncle Mike is coming loaded for bear with "every saw I own", have a excavator with a thumb there, a PTO driven splitter attached to his big John Deere sporting a 6 way and log lift. I hope enough men show up to help.

Fixed chokes and dual triggers so you can select your load.

It kicks like a mule with those magnum loads. I had my heavy jacket on and my shoulder is still sore on Tuesday lol.

 

[svk]

On a side note, zogger hasn't been seen since May. I think I'll find his phone number when I have time and give him a jingle.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Uncle Mike, I will agree 100% I wasn't always on the right path in life. But when my dad said to show up at 8, I was there at 7:30 not 9:30. Hopefully Derek proves me wrong, but his past doesn't paint a good picture

 

[woodchip rookie]

Fixed chokes and dual triggers so you can select your load.

It kicks like a mule with those magnum loads. I had my heavy jacket on and my shoulder is still sore on Tuesday lol.

I pulled 50rnds of 338 Lapua Saturday trying to get the load tuned in. Two days of shaky sore shoulder, and thats with a muzzle brake, the factory recoil pad and a slip-on limb saver over that.

 

[Big_Eddy]

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Philbert

In case some of you are not aware, the hole in the side of the roller guides matches the corresponding file size. Like the Oregon guides, roller guides are specifically matched to a file size. Any of you like me with "older" eyes will probably find it easier to check the fit than to read the stupidly small numbers imprinted on the file.

 

[chucker]

I pulled 50rnds of 338 Lapua Saturday trying to get the load tuned in. Two days of shaky sore shoulder, and thats with a muzzle brake, the factory recoil pad and a slip-on limb saver over that.

! you hunting big foots big brother? lol

 

[Therival]

Skipped lunch for a load of oak and ash. Truck was squatting a little bit.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Thats because it says "GMC" on it

 

[woodchip rookie]

! you hunting big foots big brother? lol

Nope. Just "Big Brother"

 

[chucker]

Nope. Just "Big Brother"

now that's scary!!! lol

 

[Therival]

Thats because it says "GMC" on it

any truck is better than scrounging out of an SUV... Not complaining.

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

any truck is better than scrounging out of an SUV... Not complaining.

Hey, my Hyundai Tucson can haul just as much wood as any puck-up truck.... I just need to make a few more trips.

 

[rarefish383]

I pulled 50rnds of 338 Lapua Saturday trying to get the load tuned in. Two days of shaky sore shoulder, and thats with a muzzle brake, the factory recoil pad and a slip-on limb saver over that.

That's why I went retro and got a 1912 Savage model 1899 H in 22 HiPower. It was billed as the best gun for the biggest game. They have pics of professional hunters with tigers stretched out. I make mine from necking down 30-30 brass. My back up is a 1919 Savage 1899 in 250-3000, followed by a 1908 Savage 1899 B with 26" octagon barrel in 303 Savage. I seem to be developing a pattern, I like mild recoil, Joe.

 

[turnkey4099]

Spent a couple days (between work and sleep) cleaning saws. (t540xp and the 395xp) Wow. I have never been good at taking care of saws between jobs but I will start making it a routine. The 540 must be one of those magnetic saws, had a wire jump into the clutch cover and lock up the saw. Pulled the wire out, looked like it just got hung on one tooth, and kept cutting, knowing I was going to have to do some sharpening at a later time. Its also one of those saws that has a little hole in the center of the clutch that you have to grease. Are all or most saws like that? Anyway, tore it down and did a PM/sharpening. Then the 395. And it also has the grease hole in the clutch. I did alot of noodling with it to eat up some of the twisty knotty stuff I had and I have a 32/20" so 2 bars and 3 chains. Glad I tore into this saw. It had big noodles stuck everywhere. There were chips in the chain groove under the chain wedged in so tight I had to fight a razor blade through the slot. Can I put spacers in between the bar and bar nuts and leave the cover off for noodling? I wouldnt do it on the regular, just noodling.

When I upgraded to an MS441 Magnum I discovered that noodling without a chaincatcher eliminates about 50% of the jamming problems. I bought a used clutch cover without the chaincatcher just for noodling.

 

[woodchip rookie]

any truck is better than scrounging out of an SUV... Not complaining.

Yea that would suck.

 

[woodchip rookie]

That's why I went retro and got a 1912 Savage model 1899 H in 22 HiPower. It was billed as the best gun for the biggest game. They have pics of professional hunters with tigers stretched out. I make mine from necking down 30-30 brass. My back up is a 1919 Savage 1899 in 250-3000, followed by a 1908 Savage 1899 B with 26" octagon barrel in 303 Savage. I seem to be developing a pattern, I like mild recoil, Joe.

I love mild recoil too. My supressed 243 is great but it wont stretch 1600yds.

 

[woodchip rookie]

When I upgraded to an MS441 Magnum I discovered that noodling without a chaincatcher eliminates about 50% of the jamming problems. I bought a used clutch cover without the chaincatcher just for noodling.

I'll have a look at that

 

[CaseyForrest]

Cowboy, I'm one of those guys that measure every piece to exactly 18 inches to fit my stove. Back when I worked for my Dad, and we sold a lot of wood, I got in the habit of splitting the wood small. It had to be light enough for me to pick up and throw with one hand. A lot of our customers were older, or the women tended the stove during the day, and needed it small. When I got my first stove, 30 years ago, I found I could pack it much tighter with smaller splits. I could get a twelve hour burn with small pieces packed tight. I got in the argument with one of my buddy's, the said big pieces burn longer. Well, yes, one big piece burns longer than one little piece, but 4 big pieces don't burn longer than 16 little pieces packed tight. That's the problem with my new Jotul, it's their biggest insert, it's plenty wide, but not very deep, so I can't pack it tight. But, I'm retired so I can feed it more often, just have to get in the habit of coming in more, Joe.

I'm going to do a little testing this year with our Rockland.... I have a butt load of shorts to burn, so rather than load it with long splits east to west, I'm going to load it with shorts north to south. This should eliminate the possibility of wood rolling into the door, too. If it works well, Ill cut a set amount of wood just for it. We don't use it near as much as the freestander.

I'm also one of those guys that measures wood to fit the stove. The more airspace I can fill with wood, the less often it needs attention.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I just measured the depth of my NC30....looks like 18" to give me some end room. *WARNING* If you stick a tape measure in the stove while its running the tape measure comes back out hot.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Uncle Mike, I was just reading reloading data on the 6.5 and decided to look at what the .220 swift can do..................wow that thing flies!!