Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[woodchip rookie]

-12C/10F tonight for me and no snow ,

1F tonight. -5F this week. I might run out of sugar maple. Sure is nice heating the house with garbage though. I found a big log pile on the side of the road yesterday. Its on a construction site. Looks like they were clearing trees and piled up the stuff that wouldnt fit in the chipper. I dont know if loggers are comming to get it though. Would they leave money wood on the ground like that?

 

[farmer steve]

Must have snowed its self out on the hill. I don't think we even got to the 2" they called for here.

i noticed that when i went to the beer store and bank. prolly 5-6 inches here.

 

[bear1998]

i noticed that when i went to the beer store and bank. prolly 5-6 inches here.

We have about 6" here also.....cleaned a couple of the neighbors driveway....tryin to get some brownie points...

 

[MustangMike]

I haven't been keeping up but when did you get into Asian knock offs?

When they had the group purchase last year. Under $250 for a complete 660 with Cross P+C to your door, I could not resist. Ended up with 3 of them.

You get an entire box of parts with no instructions, and intriguing jig saw puzzle!

 

[nomad_archer]

When they had the group purchase last year. Under $250 for a complete 660 with Cross P+C to your door, I could not resist. Ended up with 3 of them.

You get an entire box of parts with no instructions, and intriguing jig saw puzzle!

Well I am glad I wasn't paying attention then because I would have probably tried it. What you do you really have to lose? Although you can't really call it a 660. Cool deal let me know how it runs I may just "need" one for funsies. Alright time to get suited up its 11*F and time to meet my equally insane fishing buddy to go dodge icebergs and catch some fish.

 

[James Miller]

1F tonight. -5F this week. I might run out of sugar maple. Sure is nice heating the house with garbage though. I found a big log pile on the side of the road yesterday. Its on a construction site. Looks like they were clearing trees and piled up the stuff that wouldnt fit in the chipper. I dont know if loggers are comming to get it though. Would they leave money wood on the ground like that?

I would ask what there doing with it. I got permission from a local home builder to take this entire pile last year.Mostly ash and walnut. If you don't ask you'll never know.This is about half of that pile. Other half went to my buddy that helped. Steve helped to. Lots of free wood out there if you ask every time you see something.

 

[rarefish383]

!! what you do on the first day of the new year, you will be doing the rest of the year.... start your saw's scrounger's.

I'm heading up to Barley and Hops for a couple 12% triple IPA's called Darwins, with the guys from 24 hour campfire. If I do that all year, I won't be here next year, I'll be Darwin'ed out of the pool, Joe.

 

[panolo]

-22 this am and the warmest it is supposed to get is -8 today. Don't think I'll be doing anything wood related 'cept burning it.

 

[dancan]

WOoT !!!

 

[svk]

Was lucky to clear the zipper, shrinkage factor was out of control

know this!! lol 2" wood tool and a 4" tool pouch don't work well! lol easy to get lost!

One of the guys I used to duck hunt with would always joke on the colder days in the blind that on days like that he was always worried he'd accidentally pull out a hair instead and pee his pants

 

[svk]

It's still -29 up at the cabin. I dread to see my heat bill even with the heat down at 45.

 

[MustangMike]

Well I am glad I wasn't paying attention then because I would have probably tried it. What you do you really have to lose? Although you can't really call it a 660.

Right, it is not a real 660, but with the Cross P+C and OEM piston bearing and clips they seem pretty darn reliable, and will generally out run a stock 660. It also easily out cut my ported 460 in Hickory, which really surprised me, as my ported 460 is very strong. Just for reference, I've embarrassed some stock 660s with my 044.

Also, none of them blew up at the competition Randy had, and some of them were very strong runners.

They also pull a 36" bar very nicely, great for stumping or bucking large rounds.

I milled some pretty good size wood with the first one I did till the piston pin bearing started to get tired after about 10 tanks of fuel.

Tough to get much run time on them w/o milling, and I'm not going to do more of that till it is warmer.

 

[svk]

Would be interesting to see how they hold up to milling, especially the bearings and crank. I guess even if they hold up for 1/4 as long as a regular Stihl you are money ahead.

 

[Cody]

It's still -29 up at the cabin. I dread to see my heat bill even with the heat down at 45.

Only 17 below here, coolant heater picked a nice time not to work on the tractor. Trying an old fashioned trick right now, see if it works so I can move some snow.

 

[MustangMike]

Would be interesting to see how they hold up to milling, especially the bearings and crank. I guess even if they hold up for 1/4 as long as a regular Stihl you are money ahead.

The originals were like Mac Trucks, if the copies are anywhere close, they will be well worth it. There is really nothing on it that can't be replaced, and for someone who only needs a long bar saw not and then, they are likely a great alternative.

But, you have to enjoy the challenge of the build. The do not go together as smoothly as OEM. IE, check port bevels on cylinder, center outside of intake port, lots of attention to get chain adjuster to work, enlarge plastic opening for spark plug hole, etc.

 

[H-Ranch]

Today's work... well, not even a tank of fuel, but still plenty cold to be out cutting. Actually wasn't bad for a short session. And it was just into the neighbor's property. (She told me I can cut all I want after she had it logged 2 years ago.)

A little highly valuable black walnut firewood added yesterday. It will take a long time to clean up her woods at this pace.

Also spotted this while walking out to the cutting area.

I'm guessing a rabbit or other small woodland creature fell victim to an owl sometime last night. Looks to be the attack zone just below the small trees and wing prints in the snow to the right. Great Horned Owls, Barn Owls and Snowy Owls are all capable of taking rabbits - we have seen Great Horned Owls on our property and Snowy Owls have migrated into Michigan in big numbers this year. Could be a hawk or even an eagle, but it seemed to appear overnight.

 

[dancan]

Only 17 below here, coolant heater picked a nice time not to work on the tractor. Trying an old fashioned trick right now, see if it works so I can move some snow.

Well , here's my second trip back to the tractor...

 

[chucker]

temps like this I wont even jingle a key!! burn up way to many things to get it started and then warmed up to just shut them down...

 

[woodchip rookie]

Lots of free wood out there if you ask every time you see something.

I normally do but theres nothing there. Just some Cat pans parked out by the street. I'll have to investigate the 4WD capabilities of the scrounging machine and see if I can get close enough to the pans to see if they have company logos on them.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Well , here's my second trip back to the tractor...

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