Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[bigfellascott]

I was out on another property today with a mate and we cut around 3-4ton I guess, well seasoned stringy by the looks of it, should burn well and we left 1 tree on the ground cut and split ready for next time we are out there. We had to drag most of the logs out of the blackberries which took some doing and many chains to get it done.

 

[LondonNeil]

great scenery there big fella!

 

[Marine5068]

So I got my annual gas summary yestrerday...that set me smiling 27% down from last year and compred to 2 years ago (and no stoves) I'm now using just under half the gas, oh yes. So I nice £365 saving despite running the house 3 to 4C warmer downstairs than I used to with just gas, and warmer for more of the day Factor in the 1/3rd of a cord I gave my parents and its more like £425, and that is with running out of dry wood and packing up buring about 6 weeks before it warmed up.

I left the house happy. I came back an hour later and as I came onto the drive way my rear mudflaps dragged all the way off the road....ohhh.
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Ahh, I do seem to be a bit down at the back....'kin' hell its like I've suddenly slammed the car but forgot he front....in fact the front looks a wee bit tall.

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Well, front shouldn't be that tall with that there.....

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Ahh, the back is choc full! that's 2/3rds black locust/false acacia, the rest is UK Sycamore

Then today I got the toy saw out.
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near pile is bone dry apple, far/larger pile is oak. the toy may be small but its my favorite, light and runs on fumes. 1/2 a litre (2 tanks) and I've bucked 1.5m3

I saved the bigger stuff for next time and the big saw. Thinking that I'd tune it up in readiness, it needed a chain sharpen I got it out and dug out my 2 in1 file. I was just about to start when i saw this
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WTF?! oh well, the corner does the work doesn't it?? On the plus side, it makes a nice marker tooth so I know when i've gone round the loop.

I think you need to spring for a new chain. It looks so old and almost like the oiler wasn't working at some point. Looks dry.

 

[James Miller]

Scrounged up a new climbing saw, was pretty much set on a echo 355t until Brett (chipper1) told me about the new 2511t View attachment 650706Tried it out the other dayView attachment 650707So lite! Not bad power for being so small. (No I didn’t use the ladder it was the homeowners).

I like my 355t. I wanted something small like the 011avt. If I get into climbing after my lessons from a local climber there will be a 2511 beside it in the lineup. It pulls a 14 burried in are local hard woods and shows no signs of slowing down. My dealer hasn't been able to get any 2511s yet so I don' have any experience with them.

 

[bigfellascott]

great scenery there big fella!

Cheers Neil, she's pretty dry there at the moment but some rain and snow is forecast for this week so hopefully it will get some to help the cattle and sheep get through the winter (they are being hand fed at the moment) which is expensive to do but has to be done until the drought is over.

There is about 2 or 3 lifetimes of wood on the joint ready to cut let alone all the green stuff still standing

 

[Marine5068]

Scrounged up a new climbing saw, was pretty much set on a echo 355t until Brett (chipper1) told me about the new 2511t View attachment 650706Tried it out the other dayView attachment 650707So lite! Not bad power for being so small. (No I didn’t use the ladder it was the homeowners).

Nice saw. I don't climb nor am I qualified to, but I can appreciate all that it takes.
Also looking at those trees, I think that they should have been cleared better before the house was built, for safety reasons I mean.
Good job and you are helping that resident be safer by removing those "too close to the house" trees.
I was in the same boat when I bought my place. Trees were too close and not maintained.
I just dropped 10-15 large trees because they posed a risk to the house and our safety. Especially in storms or in case of fire, heaven forbid.
I will utilize the wood for boards and firewood, however I wasn't completely happy with the arborist I had and his technique wasn't the greatest either.
He's a youngster but that shouldn't be a factor. He's 22 and has been working for a few years. His ground man was pretty good, but they didn't communicate enough as far as I could see/hear.
Hinges were OK, back cuts were good but too slow, his face cuts were poor. Too narrow and not open enough. One tree flew off a bit and could have been a safety issue. I saw the hinge close WAY before it was close to the horizontal, because of that narrow face cut. His face cuts were MAYBE 45 degrees, not the 65-70 that they all should have been.
We did go over a plan of attack twice before he started cutting too. Once initially when he came out to the site and once when he arrived to cut just as a refresher.
I just don't know if some people are really listening and they lack communication skills.
What would you say to someone if you see their skills aren't up to a high standard?
Firstly, I'm not being mean, I just didn't want him to get hurt, didn't want my property damaged by a bad fall, and wanted to keep the extra board length of the two Red Oaks for milling.
(He cut one high leaving about a 4 foot stump).
Makes me happy the trees are on the ground now, but it could have gone way better.

 

[Logger nate]

Thanks, I agree trees should have been cut sooner. Sometimes people don’t realize how much of an issue they can become. This guy wanted them removed because of fire danger and constant mess they make. Yeah if your not comfortable with someone’s skill level-experience-standard I wouldn’t hire them.
The echo 2511 seems to be a great saw so far. They say it’s the lightest gas powered saw made (like 5 1/2 lbs.) Like most saws it benifits from a muffler mod (cat muffler) and retune. They come factory set for 1000 ft elevation, mine was actually way too rich for here (4800 ft). August Hunicke has a good video on YouTube about his. I don’t care for the 3/8 lp chain they come with , too much chain for that small saw, I think 1/4 pitch or even .325 would be smoother and cut better. I ordered mine through Arlington power equipment, I think you can order them from Home Depot too.

 

[Jeffkrib]

I was out on another property today with a mate and we cut around 3-4ton I guess, well seasoned stringy by the looks of it, should burn well and we left 1 tree on the ground cut and split ready for next time we are out there. We had to drag most of the logs out of the blackberries which took some doing and many chains to get it done.

Big fella that timber looks like the stuff I’ve been getting from my mates property. The termites drag dirt and grains of sand through the wood I’m lucky to get through a tank before sharpening or changing chains.
Where abouts are you?

 

[bigfellascott]

Big fella that timber looks like the stuff I’ve been getting from my mates property. The termites drag dirt and grains of sand through the wood I’m lucky to get through a tank before sharpening or changing chains.
Where abouts are you?

The property's about an hr out of Oberon Jeff, I think I cut 2 trees before I needed to sharpen the chain, I was more worried about the sandstone rocks that I had to cut around, managed to avoid them which was a surprise as I usually find one or two when cutting in that sort of country.
Yeah the termites can be a PITA with the dirt etc they drag into the logs.

 

[LondonNeil]

I think you need to spring for a new chain. It looks so old and almost like the oiler wasn't working at some point. Looks dry.

It's either a brand new chain or the spare that came with the saw and looked brand new/run once. Oiler works, I did find it slightly sparse and upped it a bit, now does just under the oil tank for each tank of fuel. Chain is fine, other than the one broken tooth.

 

[Jeffkrib]

Top stuff Big fella, spent a lot of time up around Kanangra walls doing hikes, canyons and trout fishing on the Kowmung and Kanangra creek. Beats living over here on the other side of the ranges in the rat race.

 

[svk]

No cutting for a week or two yet.

Here’s some pics from the last couple of days.

I bought the new fireplace cover in December of 2015. Finally got it installed last night. It was just a matter of two brackets and two bolts but took a long time to get it right. The fiberglass insulation they provided may or may not seal as good as I would like but I can use high temp RTV around the back if needed.


Charlie (who will turn 17 in a couple of weeks) enjoys watching the chipmunks. I have two chipmunks that will eat from my hand, this one is the one that is so tame you can actually pet him.


“Love is in the air” or actually the water. The pike have been spawning in the two shallow bays in front of me. The big girl that takes up the whole length of the picture is about 12 lbs, her two suitors are much smaller.

 

[chucker]

cant wait till early next month to hit the lakes again.. nice pic's steve!

 

[svk]

How’s this for a scrounge.

In 2006 I lost a gun during a move. I had thought about reporting it stolen but figured it would turn up. 12 years later it did. Somehow the gun (in original box) had gotten placed with my other gun boxes in a cupboard in the cabin garage. Then it had fallen out of the box and was laying in the bottom of the cupboard covered by other boxes. I had purchased it for my son who was a year old at the time and is now 13 and a bit too big to use it.

 

[woodchip rookie]

why do you guys keep kicking me off the thread?

 

[bigfellascott]

Top stuff Big fella, spent a lot of time up around Kanangra walls doing hikes, canyons and trout fishing on the Kowmung and Kanangra creek. Beats living over here on the other side of the ranges in the rat race.

Yeah much prefer it over this side of the hill mate, lived the other side and never again, we look like getting some snow on Friday going by the forecasts so the wood will definitely be getting burn big time.

 

[svk]

why do you guys keep kicking me off the thread?

You aren’t getting notifications? It happens.

 

[JustJeff]

I keep this up, they will call me “Spruce Lee”. Hiiiiyaaah!!

 

[dancan]

View attachment 650896 I keep this up, they will call me “Spruce Lee”. Hiiiiyaaah!!

Now that's what I'm talkin about !

Lol

I got payed a compliment this morning , the young fella that called me yesterday is a good kid (Mid to late 20's lol) I've known him since he got his drivers license and known his dad 10 or so years before that .
The dad came in this morning , said his son was impressed , he knew I worked hard at the shop but unlike any of his friends when it came to something that might involve work I showed up when I said I would , showed up ready to work and not wearing shorts or flipflops lol
He was more than impressed with the log tongs and how well it worked for loading .
I had to give him a lesson on bumping off the knots and why so I delimbed .
He told his old man that while he has run his saw a lot (Echo 670) and cut a lot of trees plus firewood for his camp over the years, "Dad , I thot I could use a chainsaw that but Danny can run a saw !"
And all I brought was the little Kita , good thing I didn't show up with the 660 lol
I told his dad that while I can run a saw , I know plenty that are way smoother than me with a saw .


Nate , let me know when you order your "New Look" F250 , I have a cousin in BC that has a valid passport ...

 

[woodchip rookie]

I found my yard buddy's big brother.