Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Sooooo ,,,,

Another 60' long by 40' wide , 5 more tanks of fuel and I'm done for sure this time lol
Way down there past the bend

 

[dancan]

[Dan earlier today] bend? what bend? errrr....am I gonna need a bigger trailer? Ooo maybe!....I'll just grab the 'saws and take a walk [/Dan earlier]

Ayup , grabbed the saw and walked lol
I'll be happy when he gets that road in , it's getting to be a long walk .

 

[al-k]

Split and cleaned up some more today. Had a helper and worked the sh-t out of him. I did all the noodling and kept him fed on the splitter.

 

[Logger nate]

Well made it out couple weeks ago for the first scrounge of the season, sure nice to be out cutting wood again, the withdrawls were getting bad.... The new ported 562 starting to get broke in, sure like that saw Went out with my buddy the next weekend and tried the new jack out on a back leaning fir worked great still little a little snow at the top

 

[Philbert]

Went out with my buddy the next weekend and tried the new jack out on a back leaning fir

Beautiful pictures,

The face cut on that tree looks awful deep. Was that due to the leaning or use of the jack? Was back cut first?

Thanks.

Philbert

 

[Logger nate]

Beautiful pictures,

The face cut on that tree looks awful deep. Was that due to the leaning or use of the jack? Was back cut first?

Thanks.

Philbert

Thanks! Yes the deep face cut helps tree reach the tipping point sooner, and yes back cut and jack put in before face cut.

 

[Logger nate]

Vid of jacking the tree
And getting blocks closer to the road (first weekend)

 

[Philbert]

Neighbor: Hey, they have this huge crate or pallet thing at work that they want cut up. Interested in coming out (about 20 miles) and having a go at it with on of your chainsaws?

Me: No.

Neighbor: OK. Figured I would ask.

Me: Hey, you have an electric chainsaw. I made up a few chains for you. Why not use that?

Neighbor: Yeah, it's about 75 feet from the building and it would be awkward to run a cord.

Me: (Bummer). The right tools would be a crowbar and a cordless reciprocating saw.

Neighbor: Yeah, we'll figure something out.

Me: I'm sure you will.

Philbert

 

[KiwiBro]

Great pictures, thanks.
With 30t-ish I'm guessing you could lift them off rather than over, the hinge if not careful. Was that plate straight before pressure came on? Are those holes in the plate for securing to jack somehow to stop it slipping off under load?

 

[Logger nate]

Great pictures, thanks.
With 30t-ish I'm guessing you could lift them off rather than over, the hinge if not careful. Was that plate straight before pressure came on? Are those holes in the plate for securing to jack somehow to stop it slipping off under load?

Thanks. Yeah that could happen, usally try to make sure there is plenty of hinge wood. Yeah plate was straight before we used it, no just a scrap piece we grabbed before we left, just happened to have holes in it. Was planning on welding a piece of pipe on plate to help secure it to jack ram, but maybe we don’t need it now that plate is “shaped”.

 

[KiwiBro]

I've not enough experience with bottle jacks so I might have gone a bit overkill trying to make sure it wouldn't slip off the head, but it's kinda neat to see the top plate pivot like it's supposed to when in use.

 

[Logger nate]

I've not enough experience with bottle jacks so I might have gone a bit overkill trying to make sure it wouldn't slip off the head, but it's kinda neat to see the top plate pivot like it's supposed to when in use.
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Looks good.

 

[farmer steve]

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great pics Nate. EXCEPT its to early for snow pics.

 

[Philbert]

Thanks! Yes the deep face cut helps tree reach the tipping point sooner, and yes back cut and jack put in before face cut.

Saw this the other day; thought the face cut was excessively deep. Then I saw your photo, so maybe there was more to the story.



Philbert

 

[LondonNeil]

I got an email from the website I ordered the domakita from today.

Webteam: sorry your saw ordered is out of stock. We can offer these alternatives
Web link to 461, web link to 372xp

Me: are you offering these 'alternatives' at the same price as the Makita?

Me thinking to myself: no chance.... But if they are I'll have that 461!

I suspect the dolmakita for £550 was a fake offer. We shall see.

 

[KiwiBro]

I got an email from the website I ordered the domakita from today.

Webteam: sorry your saw ordered is out of stock. We can offer these alternatives
Web link to 461, web link to 372xp

Me: are you offering these 'alternatives' at the same price as the Makita?

Me thinking to myself: no chance.... But if they are I'll have that 461!

I suspect the dolmakita for £550 was a fake offer. We shall see.

An honest mistake is excusable, we all make 'em. But it's still gutting - that was shaping up to be a heck of a deal. Hopefully they look after you with the 461. If they won't, please don't think of the 261 as a booby prize - it's far better than that.

 

[LondonNeil]

The 261 is just too risky. Honestly, I could pick up year old 261s in need of a crank for peanuts, but you will not get a useable used crank. Logic says the problem must be fixed..... But it's not worth risking. There are other good saws.

If it's an honest mistake then they say they will stock the 7900 in early July. I can wait, but I am suspicious it's a string along promise. They aren't going to give me a 461 for £550 though.. it might be a giggle how they politely say 'no! It's making me smile as I imagine webteam operator spitting coffee over her keyboard as she reads my question though

btw, do people say 79 hundred or....?

 

[KiwiBro]

I know a fellow who sells more 261 v2's than any other saw and he says soft cranks are not an issue. Not saying previous saws didn't have an issue but it's a non-issue in the v2's from what I can gather. Previous iterations also had a batch of funky plastic cages in the clutch needle bearings that failed. Haven't heard of any v2's having this issue either, and v2's have been around long enough for issues to become known, if there were any. But if you aren't keen, fair enough, after all you have to have confidence in the gear you are buying/using. Best of luck with a discounted 461. I say 79 hundred, because it's a 79cc saw.

*edit* here's my ported 261 V2 on the first tank. It got even stronger. Stoopid strong for such a wee saw.

 

[dancan]

I say , "241 for the win !" lol
I called Paul the developer to make sure that I found all the survey markers , he was real happy with what I cut and was starting to put the road in .
I'm happy that he's happy
I also got another woodhauler today , no , not another van
One of my customers is going to upgrade his dumptrailer and offered me his at a very fair price .
http://hawketrailers.com/hawke-deck...e-deckover-dump-trailers/10000-gvwr-deckover/
I think it's the 10'x72" so it's not a huge monster but bigger than what I have , my brother is happy because I offered him mine at a real good price and he needed a trailer so he could haul firewood and supplies .

 

[KiwiBro]

Can get a heap done with the 241 . Can see the results from space This was a few months with the 241:



Nice trailer. Such a shame good ones are so expensive here. Not saying they aren't worth every cent but just priced way out of my league. Road legal and capable, good clearance still for off-road, towable by car or tractor by swapping over the hitches, tilting, removable cage if carting firewood, drop down/removable sides and ends for long and wide loads. One day...