Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mainewoods]

Is that blood, or just from you straining too hard?

 

[dancan]

I took the mules to work today , the small one for the woods trail , the bigger one for the flat wide open trail .

Here's the Ronco 2.0 haulin some yellow birch one the mule trail .

Got some rock maple as well , poor ole UTV , sure am glad the trailer hitch doesn't let the bumper drag LOL
Even had a couple of rounds that had to ride up front today .

 

[dancan]

Is that blood, or just from you straining too hard?

Effin comainians ..... Mud ! don'tchaknow the colour o mud ???

 

[MustangMike]

As I stated previously, I would build a plywood wood box for that poor passenger vehicle. Nice shots.

 

[mainewoods]

I haven't seen mud since last Nov., forgot what it looked like. My humble apology's. Hadn't ought to make fun of a man that works as hard scroungin' as you do.

 

[mainewoods]

Real nice load of wood!

 

[MuskokaSplitter]

As I stated previously, I would build a plywood wood box for that poor passenger vehicle. Nice shots.

More weight.......not sure about that lol

 

[dancan]

As I've posted in plenty o pics , I like to split it before I load , after doing 4 rounds in half , this maple is reserved for the splittah ....
This has got to be the most spiral shyte I've run into yet , easier to split pasture spruce than this
Hey Clint !! I hope your skiddah finds some o dat spring mhud ...... LOL

 

[stihly dan]

Grabbed a heaping truck load of ash today before the flooding rains start. A special thanks to maine woods also. For reminding me/us about looking for those low dead red oak branches. As I was leaving, there it was 4 inch 2o ft branch that I had not noticed in the last many visits. Pulled the saw back out and now have 1 1/2 days of heat in the basement. No stacking or drying.

 

[MustangMike]

More weight.......not sure about that lol

Not much, you can even get away with using 1/4" on the bottom, just something to make the wood slide in and out and make vehicle clean up easier. It is no fun pushing wood across carpeting! Trust me, it works well, I used one for years. When I went up to the Mountains, my Explorer doubled as a big wheelbarrow. And the importance of protecting the driver and front seats from shifting wood can not be over emphasized (especially when you have to go down hill & brake).

 

[dancan]

Yup , I know that hill you speak of , gets you every time when you haveta jump on the binders LOL

 

[ReggieT]

Found this down by the Riverside after a big storm produced about 10-12 blow-downs.

A small load of Black Cherry to mix with my Pecan wood for the smoker!

 

[spike60]

To add a different dimension here, scrounging is a lot about sources. Sometimes you know where your wood is coming from and sometimes you don't. We're all itchy to get at it after this long winter. Even those of us who stay more than a year ahead on wood. So, who's already got their sources lined up and who is still looking or unsure where they'll be cutting this season?

I've probably got at least a full season's worth of wood with that storm damage mess behind the store. Two decent trees on my own property, and the tops and drops from my friend Todd's logging sites. So, I'm more than set as far as opportunities go. Comical thing with Todd is that he thanks me for helping clean up that stuff. But I'm glad that I'm actually doing something that is useful to him and not simply showing up for free wood.

 

[ReggieT]

To add a different dimension here, scrounging is a lot about sources. Sometimes you know where your wood is coming from and sometimes you don't. We're all itchy to get at it after this long winter. Even those of us who stay more than a year ahead on wood. So, who's already got their sources lined up and who is still looking or unsure where they'll be cutting this season?

I've probably got at least a full season's worth of wood with that storm damage mess behind the store. Two decent trees on my own property, and the tops and drops from my friend Todd's logging sites. So, I'm more than set as far as opportunities go. Comical thing with Todd is that he thanks me for helping clean up that stuff. But I'm glad that I'm actually doing something that is useful to him and not simply showing up for free wood.

Sounds like you're pretty set Spike. Great planning. My situation is kinda funky; it goes something like this. I have more wood than I can burn in 5 seasons at my fingertips, but the market for Firewood here is dirt cheap because of the mass availability! Not to mention I just sold my 034 & all my junk saws...ze 025 is all that's left! I'm drooling over 3-4 cords of hard red maple bucked & 2 cords of red oak (un-bucked) about 8 mile down the road...free & easy!

 

[stihly dan]

Never had a scrounge season lined up. If it is available I get it our it's gone. Longest scrounge I've had was 2 weeks worth. Is it evan scrounging if you have a whole summer and its held for you?

 

[MountainHigh]

poor ole UTV , sure am glad the trailer hitch doesn't let the bumper drag LOL
Even had a couple of rounds that had to ride up front today .

If you can do your own repairs, keep your eye out for a decent 1980's/90's 4x4 P/U

Neighbour found a lifted F150 with steel box insert for $100 !!! The owner couldn't figure out what was wrong with it and was so frustrated he was willing to throw it away. Couple of minor seal repairs costing about $170 in parts, some new bearings and brakes and it runs great - built like a tank. The perfect/cheap wood hauler for backwoods - great clearance and carries full cord load.

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[MountainHigh]

Effin comainians ..... Mud ! don'tchaknow the colour o mud ???

LOL - you had us all worried there for a minute

 

[MountainHigh]

Never had a scrounge season lined up. If it is available I get it our it's gone. Longest scrounge I've had was 2 weeks worth. Is it evan scrounging if you have a whole summer and its held for you?

ya, early bird gets the scrounge around here too. You snooze you lose the wood.

 

[MountainHigh]

Not much, you can even get away with using 1/4" on the bottom, just something to make the wood slide in and out and make vehicle clean up easier. It is no fun pushing wood across carpeting! Trust me, it works well, I used one for years. When I went up to the Mountains, my Explorer doubled as a big wheelbarrow. And the importance of protecting the driver and front seats from shifting wood can not be over emphasized (especially when you have to go down hill & brake).

ya sounds like a good plan with 1/2 inch on bottom and 1/4" on sides .... or if you're really concerned about weight you could just duct tape some heavy poly to form a 'U' bottom and protect the bottom from goup as well as part way up the walls. The lazy man's partial sled protector

 

[mainewoods]

My $600 - 96' Dodge Ram Magnum 4x4 skiddah. I was twitching a 40 foot, 30" oak log down the side of the mountain when it started to pass me, so I nudged it into a ledge, with the front bumper, to slow it down before I reached the landing. I'm here to tell ya, that old Dodge can sure skid some wood. My 86' Ford F250 cost me $500 and I use it to push and stack up the logs, besides plowing all this damn snow. Chains on the rear of both trucks make quite a difference, in my opinion. The battle scars are priceless.