Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

After a second look, I think it is Black Birch. I stand corrected!

 

[James Miller]

Did a little road clearing/scrounging. Don' know what it is but it was dead standing before today and dry enough to burn now. State crew pulled up as I was putting the saw away asked if I had it handled and left.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Did some heavy duty scrounging today. Story at 11. Stay tuned...

 

[panolo]

After a second look, I think it is Black Birch. I stand corrected!

Never seen one. @svk you ran into any up north at all?

 

[farmer steve]

View attachment 636786 Did a little road clearing/scrounging. Don' know what it is but it was dead standing before today and dry enough to burn now. State crew pulled up as I was putting the saw away asked if I had it handled and left.

i see dead locust James.go back and get all you can.

 

[MustangMike]

Never seen one. @svk you ran into any up north at all?

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=black+birch&qpvt=black+birch&FORM=IGRE

 

[James Miller]

i see dead locust James.go back and get all you can.

This is what it looked like. I took everything that that was down.

 

[svk]

Never seen one. @svk you ran into any up north at all?

Honestly that looks more like cherry now. Black birch has smooth bark like tree on left?

 

[svk]

But mike has definitely cut more black birch that I.

 

[MustangMike]

It's Black Birch. If you look at the pics, when the trees get older they are scaly, not smooth.

 

[svk]

We should have just told him to smell it lol. Wintergreen and cherry are much different!

 

[svk]

It's Black Birch. If you look at the pics, when the trees get older they are scaly, not smooth.

Good call mike. I don’t think I’ve ever cut BB larger than 12”

 

[James Miller]

We should have just told him to smell it lol. Wintergreen and cherry are much different!

It has no smell at all so that wouldn't help.

 

[farmer steve]

After a second look, I think it is Black Birch. I stand corrected!

sorry Mike but we ain't got no birch down here in this neck o the woods. wild black cherry. be careful the rest of the year thats your one mistake for this year.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Stopped by the pile to check on things today since I havent been there in weeks since the weather has been garbage. The last time I talked to the foreman of the excavating company he said he was going to try to get some wood up by the entrance so I could get to it on sloppy days. I forgot about it but he actually did it. And I showed up with no saws. So back to the house I went. Told the 445, 550 and the 395 we were gonna take a walk and they jumped in the truck. Got there and forgot my gloves and all my newly neatly organized tool/chain bags I put together, so I only had one chain per saw and no files. The wood must have been put there before we got all the rain because most of the mud was washed off. Chains stayed sharp way longer than they normally do, but I grounded the 445 so I grabbed the 550 and it never made the 1st cut. I dont know what I did the last time I filed it (if I even filed it) but it wouldnt cut cardboard. So out with the 395. The small pile he set there didnt look like much but I ended up cutting the whole pile and didnt even come close to being able to fit it all in the truck, and I packed it full. Heaviest load in that truck yet I think.

 

[woodchip rookie]

aww...aint they cute?

 

[woodchip rookie]

Got smoak.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Got home and fired up the generator, only house on my street with power. Wife had the stove going...... good woman I gots

 

[woodchip rookie]

Can she file a chain?

 

[MustangMike]

Had to take a long detour to get to my client tonight, due to downed power lines, and he was on generator when I got there. My power flickered a few times, but stayed on.

Trees and branches down all over the place, very high winds and wet heavy snow.