Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Well **** , we've got a winter storm happening, ice pellets then rain followed by 60+ mph winds so , no power since an hour ago.
Dropping down to 24 tonight not including the windthrills.
Thanks to the scrounged wood the house will stay warm and if I need to run the fans I'll fire up the genny.
Running on batteries and inverter right now , nice and quiet.

Hope y'all are having a great Christmas!

 

[cantoo]

Marshy, I think that might be the problem, I left very little holding wood as I want the stump flush. It usually works good but this tree was a strange one. Just another reason why I keep the tractor far enough away. I might be better to just recut the stumps after I fell the tree. Don't like wasting wood though. Tomorrow will be a better day. After I get the hose fixed that is.

 

[MustangMike]

Marshy, I think that might be the problem, I left very little holding wood as I want the stump flush. It usually works good but this tree was a strange one. Just another reason why I keep the tractor far enough away. I might be better to just recut the stumps after I fell the tree. Don't like wasting wood though. Tomorrow will be a better day. After I get the hose fixed that is.

Always leave some holding wood, clean the stump up (don't have to re cut) after.

 

[MustangMike]

Looks like cold weather is headed our way! Teens tonight + tomorrow, then 3 days of low single digits with highs under 20!!!

Don't think the Grand Kids will want to sled it that!

 

[Philbert]

I might be better to just recut the stumps after I fell the tree.

Yes.

Safer falling. Better flush cutting!

Philbert

 

[JustJeff]

-10C right now, which is as warm as it’s gonna be for a while. Wind is whistling off the lake and we got about a foot of snow since last night. Supposed to get that much again before it’s over. Cooked a turkey today and usually don’t need a fire while the oven is on but not today. Grateful for my scrounging efforts now. Had a good Christmas at home with my family. Hope everyone else did too.

 

[JustJeff]

Yes.

Safer falling. Better flush cutting!

Philbert

X2

 

[bear1998]

evening scroungers. my wife asked me this morning (4:30 am) when i put christmas lights on the produce stand.Huh? i could see blue neon twinkling lights but i wasn't going out just yet. found this big HEAVY wrapped package with battery operated lights taped to it. no the dummy didn't take a pic. found this inside.

gonna be a new scrounging tool for dragging logs and such. found out that it came from my buddy who i hauled soybeans and corn to the mill for and i wouldn't take any $$$$.

I want that.....pack it back up and send it over. I would even be kind enough to pay for shipping!!

 

[dancan]

The power is back sooner than expected [emoji3]
The furnace blower ran fine off the 800 watt inverter so that battery bank is back on charge just in case .
Our temps drop tonight and then it starts to get cold , I've got some special reserve of scrounged sugar maple and a bit of oak for this mini polar vortex.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I hate polar vortexes. I was diggin a 40 degree winter.

 

[chucker]

The power is back sooner than expected [emoji3]
The furnace blower ran fine off the 800 watt inverter so that battery bank is back on charge just in case .
Our temps drop tonight and then it starts to get cold , I've got some special reserve of scrounged sugar maple and a bit of oak for this mini polar vortex.

oh yes "that polar vortex thing" is back after a vacation ... wonder where it went while it was on hiatus ???? lol 50 below wind chill tonight along with a 18 minus ambient temp plus 8 mph wind ... enjoyable vacation return hey?

 

[MechanicMatt]

I hate polar vortexes. I was diggin a 40 degree winter.

I think we all could go for a mild winter

 

[woodchip rookie]

Sorry for complaining about 16F. You can keep that -50 windchill

 

[Cowboy254]

Pfft. You blokes have got it easy. We're suffering through sunny 27*C temps here. Gonna take a whole lotta beer to cope with this .

 

[chucker]

-50 is our first taste this winter heating season ... things break when it's this cold !! things like tail gate latches on the f150 and door handle pulls on the f350, drivers door at that ! so need to keep the 1979 door wing window loose to open it till it warms enough to have the window down to fix it?? lol 350 is to tall to fit into the short door shop! guess I didn't water the footings enough when I started growing it? the shop that is...

 

[chucker]

a lot of whisky and apple pie helps ease the pain of winter here cowboy!!

 

[Logger nate]

Hope everyone had a great Christmas.

 

[chucker]

its been a good year nate ! we are all here to share a few stories and tales as well as help a few others with honest questions .... so "MERRY CHRISTMAS " to all our family and friends in one...

 

[farmer steve]

I want that.....pack it back up and send it over. I would even be kind enough to pay for shipping!!

here's the link. under $100. free shipping.
https://www.palletforks.com/three-p...vy-duty-3-point-category-1-hitch-drawbar.html

 

[rarefish383]

I had a great day all around. Got a load of presents I didn't expect, trapped some fat guy messing around my house, and filled 3 of my buck tags, Merry Christmas, Joe.