Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[flatbroke]

So we noodles these green rounds of oak.

 

[flatbroke]

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Philbert

hell now things are getting western. I'm not sure at this point what the hell im doing. Lmao

 

[flatbroke]

We had this conversation a couple months ago cuz I bought a milling chain. Turns out a milling chain doesnt work that much better than a regular chain in top down ripping. Parellel ripping is noodling. Top down ripping is milling.

ok I get it now. Thanks. Top down is pretty hard in chains around here. I'm glad I found this site.

 

[svk]

Well I am down 10 saws in the last two weeks. Two more project saws that are SPF but the guy hasn't paid in 8 days so I am thinking that deal is dead.

Not counting those two, I am down to three project saws and two of those should be easy projects and then one full rebuild.

 

[MustangMike]

Milling is the toughest on your chain and saw, and produces fine sawdust, not noodles.

Welcome to our site, hope you enjoy it.

 

[nomad_archer]

Might not be a bad idea.

If I call it a gtg you think @Just a Guy that cuts wood would bring the 655bp and a big bar. This stuff will make me want a bigger saw .

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I think you should just get a bigger saw just because...

 

[nomad_archer]

Be prepared gentlemen there maybe another derail coming. The truck is packed and I am leaving for camp first thing in the morning, hunting and fishing stuff is ready to rock and roll. I have had to sit out the first week of firearm buck season this year but doe season starts on Saturday for the next week and I have a lot of pent hunting energy. I don't know whats going to happen but you have been warned.

 

[MustangMike]

Best of Luck to ya!!!

 

[James Miller]

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I think you should just get a bigger saw just because...

Me to but there's a long list of things that come before a bigger saw. When the kids are both in school and the wife goes back to work extra funds will be easier to come by. For now the del saw will have to get it done. I've talked to @chipper1 a few times about 70-80cc saws and I'm pinching pennies so it'll probly happen sometime next year.

 

[turnkey4099]

on and off topic. what else? went hunting this morning and went through one of my scrounge spots. nice hickory (sorry @dancan ) that had rotted off at the base but was stihl green on up. came back to the shop and grabbed a saw . can't be trippin over no logs in the woods in the dark. might hunt there saturday morning but no time to hang a stand so i made a seat out of an old white oak stump complete with foot rest . and before you ask, that's the the model 94 30-30.
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My brother and I had a 94 in 32 special back in Idaho in the mid 50s. It was sent to him in LA when the riots occurred, some of it was almost in his back yard.

 

[Conquistador3]

Welcome to Mt Scrounge. I only remembered taking a picture after I was done...

It's mostly English walnut but if you turn your head and squint really hard you may also see some Sour cherry.
They were all rounds this size or larger:

Some had traces of attempts at noodling but they didn't go any deeper than an inch.

I don't know what saw they used but the little 362 could do it without breaking a sweat.
It was dirty work (the landowner told me he had the trees taken down about a year and a half ago and then abandoned) but not as dirty as I feared: chain only required three file sharpening every two tanks of fuel.
Splitting will commence this evening, provided I have enough time before the Sun sets.

Have I said how much I love this saw? I think I've had, many many times.

 

[James Miller]

Welcome to Mt Scrounge. I only remembered taking a picture after I was done...

It's mostly English walnut but if you turn your head and squint really hard you may also see some Sour cherry.
They were all rounds this size or larger:

Some had traces of attempts at noodling but they didn't go any deeper than an inch.

I don't know what saw they used but the little 362 could do it without breaking a sweat.
It was dirty work (the landowner told me he had the trees taken down about a year and a half ago and then abandoned) but not as dirty as I feared: chain only required three file sharpening every two tanks of fuel.
Splitting will commence this evening, provided I have enough time before the Sun sets.

Have I said how much I love this saw? I think I've had, many many times.

Speaking of 362s.This guy was 40' up this tree with a 362 when I first stopped by yesterday wish I could have gotten more picks but my phone was dead. He's running a 066 or 660 magnum in this pic to cut the big chunks in my earlier photos.

 

[Just a Guy that cuts wood]

Speaking of 362s.View attachment 615850This guy was 40' up this tree with a 362 when I first stopped by yesterday wish I could have gotten more picks but my phone was dead. He's running a 066 or 660 magnum in this pic to cut the big chunks in my earlier photos.

You need a bigger saw 80cc or bigger
Green Poulan would be nice but farmer Steve has all of them ..
So now we need 2 GTG's yours and Steve's he still has a big one that needs to come down before the bottom starts to rot

 

[nighthunter]

I'll sweat a bit on this one because it is leaning over a road in front of my house while also leaning on powerlines aswell

 

[nomad_archer]

Me to but there's a long list of things that come before a bigger saw. When the kids are both in school and the wife goes back to work extra funds will be easier to come by. For now the del saw will have to get it done. I've talked to @chipper1 a few times about 70-80cc saws and I'm pinching pennies so it'll probly happen sometime next year.

If you need to borrow a bigger saw all ya need to do is ask and I am more than happy to lend you the husky.

 

[nomad_archer]

Best of Luck to ya!!!

Thanks, I'm gonna need it. Rifle season at camp hasn't been very good to us recently.

 

[James Miller]

You need a bigger saw 80cc or bigger
Green Poulan would be nice but farmer Steve has all of them ..
So now we need 2 GTG's yours and Steve's he still has a big one that needs to come down before the bottom starts to rot

Iv been saving towards a bigger saw it will happen eventually. According to AS lore iv been cutting with saws that are to small for the job since I started.

 

[Just a Guy that cuts wood]

A long time ago my saws were homelite super 2 and a 290 farm boss . I still have the super 2
Later I got a 3700 Poulan for $25.00 I thought as a back up lol . At one time I was a stihl man (sorry Mike / Steve )
That 61cc with a 20 inch bar just keeps going . It's the one saw thats always on the truck.
If the tree was to big well that never happened. I just wanted more power no need for new tho, buy old stuff and fix them up

 

[farmer steve]

You need a bigger saw 80cc or bigger
Green Poulan would be nice but farmer Steve has all of them ..
So now we need 2 GTG's yours and Steve's he still has a big one that needs to come down before the bottom starts to rot

stihl waiting for the farmer to cut the corn so we can get that big oak. they are not picking corn because all the local mills are filled up and no place to go with it.

 

[Philbert]

Literally across the alley from my house. Had to watch it all go in to the chipper, because I had too many deer hunting stories to read. Er, I mean, that I had no place left to put it.

Philbert