Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[flatbroke]

I'm tired , I think I'll go home now

 

[svk]

Oh yeah, I think one of you guys was at BassPro too, there was a guy with his wife, toddler son and baby daughter, he was wearing a STIHL hat. Thought to myself "I wonder what his screen name is?"

A while back, Darin had made Arboristsite.com window stickers and occasionally you would see a post asking who they saw at a given spot.

 

[Cowboy254]

We have woken to snow here this morning! It wasn't forecast as far south as London, and we rarely get snow, so roads are chaos as no one knows how to drive in it (so despite being prepared and fitting winter tyres, I'll keep my car at home if possible and not get stuck in a big queue, or worse get bumped).

It's only 2 or 2.5" but we have ground to a halt. Pfff

You'd better load a few cubes into the Skoda to help with the traction.

 

[Cowboy254]

It would be on like a pot of neck bones and I'd be balls deep in the bush

Well, quite.

I asked myself the same question a while ago (not so much about being balls deep but whether I'd go firewoodin' full time if the pay was ok) and decided that I would not. Or at least not the way I go firewoodin'. Cut a trailer load, split or noodle to a size I can flip into the trailer, take home, unload, split to stove size, stack in shed.

When I was cutting the hardest out at the Lady Farm I would be there maybe four or five days a week for a few hours each day and I was tired and sore most of the time and the novelty wore off. I just ain't the man I was 20 years and 30 pounds ago. For me, firewoodin' 1-2 days a week would be really nice.

 

[James Miller]

Warning derail!!!!

@MustangMike thought you might like this.
This is my buddies fox cobra replica. He did the whole car himself except for paint.

 

[woodchip rookie]

How log of a bar can you put on it?

 

[James Miller]

How log of a bar can you put on it?

should pull any bar you can make work.

 

[dancan]

Hey Neil !
If you hadn't scrounged all the trees this guy wouldn't have found the magnetic rock lol
You guys made the news over here , even the Tardis is covered in snow lol

 

[MustangMike]

Warning derail!!!!

@MustangMike thought you might like this.View attachment 618056
View attachment 618055This is my buddies fox cobra replica. He did the whole car himself except for paint.

Very nice, very clean! But he did not bring it up the drive to the GTG!!!

Made some mods to the Stang since you last saw it. Put a Steeda suspension in it, which only lowers it about 1.25" instead of 1.75". With their sway bars seems to handle just as well, but I now have a bit more ground clearance, and the ride over bumps is a little better. Also had to replace the Cats, so I upgraded to Mangnaport high flow, which include a larger H pipe. Can't really test it out in this cold weather, but it has a deeper baritone sound and fells very responsive.

 

[svk]

Warning derail!!!!

@MustangMike thought you might like this.View attachment 618056
View attachment 618055This is my buddies fox cobra replica. He did the whole car himself except for paint.

A man after my own heart. Had two 5 speed fox bodies as a young man, first a really minty red 90' and then a rougher black 87 with t-tops. The 90 was a looker but the 87 was faster.

 

[svk]

Very nice, very clean! But he did not bring it up the drive to the GTG!!!

Made some mods to the Stang since you last saw it. Put a Steeda suspension in it, which only lowers it about 1.25" instead of 1.75". With their sway bars seems to handle just as well, but I now have a bit more ground clearance, and the ride over bumps is a little better. Also had to replace the Cats, so I upgraded to Mangnaport high flow, which include a larger H pipe. Can't really test it out in this cold weather, but it has a deeper baritone sound and fells very responsive.

I suppose in NYS you cannot do a cat delete!!

 

[James Miller]

Very nice, very clean! But he did not bring it up the drive to the GTG!!!

Made some mods to the Stang since you last saw it. Put a Steeda suspension in it, which only lowers it about 1.25" instead of 1.75". With their sway bars seems to handle just as well, but I now have a bit more ground clearance, and the ride over bumps is a little better. Also had to replace the Cats, so I upgraded to Mangnaport high flow, which include a larger H pipe. Can't really test it out in this cold weather, but it has a deeper baritone sound and fells very responsive.

Its mostly Maximum Motorsports underneath. 331 with a single ball bearing 80,TKO 600, 35 spline 9" drivetrain. Maid 670 at 12psi on pump gas. He figures it would crack 1000+ on E85 more boost and more aggressive timing but you can't get it around here anymore.

 

[James Miller]

A man after my own heart. Had two 5 speed fox bodies as a young man, first a really minty red 90' and then a rougher black 87 with t-tops. The 90 was a looker but the 87 was faster.

Youll like this one then. All original 93 cobra followed by the hot rod replica. There's also an 03 cobra in the stable with bolt ons and ported factory blower. He may have a problem

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

View attachment 618082Its mostly Maximum Motorsports underneath. 331 with a single ball bearing 80,TKO 600, 35 spline 9" drivetrain. Maid 670 at 12psi on pump gas. He figures it would crack 1000+ on E85 more boost and more aggressive timing but you can't get it around here anymore.

I think Sheetz is putting in pumps with E15 and E85 in certain locations.

 

[svk]

View attachment 618096Youll like this one then. All original 93 cobra followed by the hot rod replica. There's also an 03 cobra in the stable with bolt ons and ported factory blower. He may have a problem

I passed up a couple of cobras for sale in the state when I was younger and had the free cash in the pre kid era. Should have done it lol

 

[LondonNeil]

Hey Neil !
If you hadn't scrounged all the trees this guy wouldn't have found the magnetic rock lol
You guys made the news over here , even the Tardis is covered in snow lol

LoL!

We don't get snow much in the South and rarely in London. The last decade has been colder winters and more snow though. iirc 10 years ago was the first time Parliament square/houses of parliament had snow settle for a 100 years, then we had it several times a year for a few years! Until Sunday we hadn't had snow for 4 years though. I'm one of the few that thinks winter tyres have an advantage, most people don't bother and modern summer tyres are useless in snow!

It looked worse at the Bills vs Colts game!

 

[MustangMike]

I'm on Mustang #10. Had an 85 Fox Body, rude & crude, but a start in the return to performance.

The Shelby's I missed getting ... When I got out of RIT in 74, there were two 68 GT 500s for sale in the Pennysaver, $1,500 each, and I did not have the cash and my parents were on vacation in FL. I begged the guy to take a deposit and hold one of them for me till my parents got back, but he laughed at me and told me he was selling both of them for cash that day.

I had the 427 Ford short block in my garage at the time, I later put it in the 70 Boss 302 body I got for $850. I'm sure the Boss handled a lot better, but I loved how those 68 Shelby's looked.

If you drive a new Mustang with the IRS ... It is on my wish list! The 2018 will have 460 Hp, and be able to do 0 - 60 in under 4 Seconds.

I've got more power, but with street tires it is tough to get it to the ground!

 

[woodchip rookie]

Oh yea? Will haul all chainsaws, wood, 400HP, 800lbs torque, 4WD so wont slip on dry pavement OR 6" of snow, and will clear a crowd of protesters off the street while doing it.

 

[James Miller]

Your car is a blower car right? Should pull hard from any RPM. With the big 80mm on the fox its a bit soft down low but pulls like a rocket when it wakes up. Hooks farely well on the 325 Mickey Ts, not so well on true street tires.

 

[KiwiBro]

Well, quite.

I asked myself the same question a while ago (not so much about being balls deep but whether I'd go firewoodin' full time if the pay was ok) and decided that I would not. Or at least not the way I go firewoodin'. Cut a trailer load, split or noodle to a size I can flip into the trailer, take home, unload, split to stove size, stack in shed.

When I was cutting the hardest out at the Lady Farm I would be there maybe four or five days a week for a few hours each day and I was tired and sore most of the time and the novelty wore off. I just ain't the man I was 20 years and 30 pounds ago. For me, firewoodin' 1-2 days a week would be really nice.

But if the $ was good would it not justify more gear that made things a little easier on the body? Would still get two days worth of workouts but spread evenly over the week. Stress/recover/stress/recover. But then would having all that gear suck the enjoyment out of it? Would it lose its 'challenge'.
More gear means more production which means more headaches if SHTF.

I look at some of the farmers around here and where I play and they seem to be constantly chasing their tails looking for more production to cover the costs of the current machinery but to increase production they need to get more machinery, etc, etc. We have a very long running (since '66) TV program series here, nationally funded, called Country Calendar. It details different aspects of rural life. On a recent episode they delved into alternative farming. By alternative, I mean low-input/low impact. Various farmers trying to make just 100 acres pay. Owner-operator type of stuff. Their production numbers were laughable, but their costs were minimal. That episode didn't quite give enough info to make a sound determination about who was more profitable, but it seemed the lower input farmers had more smiles.

*edit* It just occurred to me that some of our Northern another-mother-brothers might get a kick out of seeing what rural Kiwiland is all about. If any of you are keen, I'll go buy a few of the Country Calender DVD's and shoot them over for xmas. It''ll be a random selection of DVD's, first come first served. Or better yet, there are a few episodes online from this and recent years:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/country-calendar