Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Yeah we do.

I would have been happy to have it landed here rather than there .
We have no snow on the ground except part of the big pile I built up for my kids to play on, it's probably about 4'x20' around.
I already set up a mole trap, went out to move it this morning and the ground was to hard to reset it lol.
The mole relocations will have to wait for a little warmer weather.

 

[James Miller]

And walkways to shovel .

If been at the medical center since I got off work. Run the snow blower out of gas once and it' sputtering again. No signs of it slowing down here.

 

[muddstopper]

I feel for you yanks and all the snow. I have been trying to clean my stove to get ready for next season. 70* yesterday, 30* today, 60* called for tomorrow. Everytime I think I am done for the year, here comes another cold front. Just enough snow on the ground this morning to say it snowed. Had to get a load in the basement this morning because I had let the cart get empty. Probably keep a fire for the next couple of days and see if miss spring can chase old man winter away.

 

[row.man]

Have trees down everywhere around here, I've never really scrounged in the snow before, but the rewards have been great.
This is just part of my current backlog of rounds, with a bunch of Mulberry mixed in with mostly maple.

Lots of trees like this just waiting to be taken

 

[Philbert]

Havery trees down everywhere around here . . . Lots of trees like this just waiting to be taken

While performing a service: win/win!

Philbert

 

[woodchip rookie]

I'm glad we didn't get any of that. Columbus has a weather force field around it. It goes around us and goes to the NE

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I went back to pull more tornado damaged trees today, but after getting started I got to looking around at all the trash laying around where I was cutting. It was really bugging me, so I got side tracked and picked up trash instead.

Anyway, here's an updated pict. of my pile so far,

SR

 

[MustangMike]

They predicted this Bad A$$ storm, all the local schools are closed, and there is not a darn thing on the roads, we just had some flurries!

But, the tech support guy with my Tax Program lost power, and they have to call me back!!!

 

[rarefish383]

FS, very interesting that both Blue Beach and Ironwood have the exact same #s, as I believe it is the same wood called different things!

Good eye, I didn't notice that.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I'm sure I have mentioned the big gasline project going on...the 50ft wide path they dropped in the woods across the street was just about impossible to get to. Big ditch in the front with a fence and thick brush. To get in from the back I would have to go around the block, through the neighborhood back there then drive through 200yds of soft(muddy) grass to get to the back and even then I couldnt get to the trunks of the trees because they dropped them toward the back. Well today they put me in a skidding driveway! (Not really for ME but thats what I'm telling myself ) I just need the brush guys that will pulling that stuff out to stay away for a couple days. You cant see any of the trees that are down because of all the brush but theres 20", 50ft+ trees laying on the ground in that pile. Cut the brush off and leave it lay, drag it across the street to the back yard, repeat.

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

Rookie, I have a sneaking suspicion that they figured out the same thing you did - Ok, these trees are cut. Now how the fk do we get our gear in there to clean them out of the way?

 

[JustJeff]

My most beautifulest firewood helper came with me tonight to get a nice little load of very valuable sugar maple. Already cut to length, if only these people would split it for us! One of the too many side projects I have is this rocket stove I’m working on. The goal is to make it work good enough to cook something on during one of my fishing trips.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Rookie, I have a sneaking suspicion that they figured out the same thing you did - Ok, these trees are cut. Now how the fk do we get our gear in there to clean them out of the way?

I dont care why they need it. I need it!

 

[farmer steve]

They predicted this Bad A$$ storm, all the local schools are closed, and there is not a darn thing on the roads, we just had some flurries!

But, the tech support guy with my Tax Program lost power, and they have to call me back!!!

that storm stopped here for about 36 hrs. Mike and left all the snow in my yard. no scrounging for a bit.

 

[Cowboy254]

Quick! Someone get @farmer steve some scrounged spruce, stat! Hickory and locust don't cut it in those conditions, you need to pull out the big guns.

View attachment 641144 My most beautifulest firewood helper came with me tonight to get a nice little load of very valuable sugar maple.

Jeff, you've got it made. Boys who want to split wood, daughter who chucks it into the truck for you. You get to do the fun bit with the saws without all that tedious loading and splitting.

 

[nomad_archer]

that storm stopped here for about 36 hrs. Mike and left all the snow in my yard. no scrounging for a bit.
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I got dumped on as well. Guess I will need to take a sled to get the kids to the water for mentor youth fishing this weekend.

 

[chipper1]

I got dumped on as well. Guess I will need to take a sled to get the kids to the water for mentor youth fishing this weekend.

I was thinking of you last night, looking at a few snow blowers, I may be buying a couple for next year, some great deals around right now. Might as well get ready for it, I haven't been around a year yet where winter didn't show up, just think guys another 8-9 months and winter will be back .

 

[row.man]

The backlog keeps growing .
Currently waiting for my new DHT 22 ton splitter to arrive, gonna give it a workout!

 

[nomad_archer]

I was thinking of you last night, looking at a few snow blowers, I may be buying a couple for next year, some great deals around right now. Might as well get ready for it, I haven't been around a year yet where winter didn't show up, just think guys another 8-9 months and winter will be back .

I shut mine down and put it away a few weeks ago when the temps started to climb. I used the shovel last night to get some extra exercise since I didn't feel like re-doin the shut down procedure.

 

[James Miller]

Got the old gravely out and cleared the drive way. Been sitting all winter waiting to be run.