Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

6'x10' with 2' sides and stake pockets , 10k trailer , pretty sure I can get 2 cord of SPRUCE in it
Did I mention "DUMP" trailer

 

[dancan]

Heres a video of my new wood splitter,

Got a better link , blank for me

 

[woodchip rookie]

got booted

 

[woodchip rookie]

Fastest thing I ever had was a Yamaha xs1100. Would run high 11’s and was a giggle fest to ride. I had to sell it to buy propane one year when the price went up. Which in turn brought me here.

Fastest thing I have ever been in was a 737.

 

[dancan]

Got a better link , blank for me

Works on tapatalk.
Not what I was expecting , no new steel welded lol

 

[KiwiBro]

IT'S EMPTY!!!!! i already named it. SPRUCE HAULER.

Black spruce!

 

[panolo]

Either one would do it .
My little 750 GSXR's were fast enough for the street.
I had a 1000 motor that's 165 from the factory, I sold it to a guy for a 6/10 conversion on his 03 gixxer, he went 10.4 his first pass at the strip, that was also his first time on a 1/4 mile (small print, he had a good amount of street racing experience).
I still have a few of them, waiting until I get a barn built, then they will come out of the basement.
What really scared me was being passenger in a 15' boat with a 125 on it heading towards the shore, I thought for sure we were going right up on the beach, that thing slows down real fast, I still don't like boats .

Before they put traction control on some of these 1000's they could get pretty damn squirrely on you. Before the dyno it was tune and test drive. I was tuning an R1 we did a little work too and I can remember pushing the front end down and taking a quick look at the speedo and it said 137 and I was in second not even redlined yet. Hit a patch of something and almost lost it. Don't think I rode another performance bike without my leathers and we got a dyno not too long after.

Loved the Gixxers. It was a happy day when we bought out the Suzuki dealership and got to dive into them. Wonderful bike to work with.

I fished some big bass tournies as a co-angler and got to ride in some nice rigs. 80 mph bass boats just float. Had a couple close calls. Speared a way on the Mississippi near Wabasha with a pro when a party cruiser was gonna hit us while passing a barge. The passenger counsel was the only thing that kept me in the boat and I was bruised from just above my knees to my chest. The bilge ran for over an hour I think. Or the ride from St. Clair to Erie. I think that is the only legit time I have ever gotten sea sick.

 

[MustangMike]

Try working on a boat engine on rough water (salt water) while you are upside down. Even if you think you never get sea sick …

My scariest trip … My Dad used to have a 25' Bay Liner w/Volvo Penta In/Out board. We used to go out of Shark River Inlet off the Jersey shore. My brother and I were young and foolish, and decided to go out even though there were small craft warnings posted. The waves were coming into the inlet at 45*, bouncing off the rock jetty, and creating tremendous, unpredictable white caps that just came out of nowhere.

My brother did most of the mechanical work, and always took his 2 metal craftsman tool boxes with us, they were in the cabin in the front of the boat.

As we tried to get out of the inlet, a white cap lifted up the boat, turned us 90* and dropped us like a rock. The two heavy tool boxes were air borne, and I thought they were going through the bottom of the boat. The engine was racing at redline like it was going to blow, as the prop was completely out of water and had no resistance. We were panicked that a wave would broad side us, but luckily we turned the boat another 90* before that happened. We were both white as ghosts, we made a bee line back into the inlet, and that was it for the day!

You don't mess with Mother Nature!

 

[chipper1]

Before they put traction control on some of these 1000's they could get pretty damn squirrely on you. Before the dyno it was tune and test drive. I was tuning an R1 we did a little work too and I can remember pushing the front end down and taking a quick look at the speedo and it said 137 and I was in second not even redlined yet. Hit a patch of something and almost lost it. Don't think I rode another performance bike without my leathers and we got a dyno not too long after.

Loved the Gixxers. It was a happy day when we bought out the Suzuki dealership and got to dive into them. Wonderful bike to work with.

I fished some big bass tournies as a co-angler and got to ride in some nice rigs. 80 mph bass boats just float. Had a couple close calls. Speared a way on the Mississippi near Wabasha with a pro when a party cruiser was gonna hit us while passing a barge. The passenger counsel was the only thing that kept me in the boat and I was bruised from just above my knees to my chest. The bilge ran for over an hour I think. Or the ride from St. Clair to Erie. I think that is the only legit time I have ever gotten sea sick.

Squirrely, like a dirt bike in the sand lol.
I left out for work a few cold mornings and got a little surprise when I wrap the rpm's up a bit , frost on the tire .
I remember walking into the Honda dealership here in GR when they came out with a new 1000rr, I said to the guy, "you got my new bike in", he said you can take it for a spin if you have a helmet . I was shocked they would let me test ride a 1000, I knew myself to well to accept, I know what it feels like to go down, it's not fun.
Do you have the programmer for the suzuki fuel injected bikes, I'll need one when I build one of these I have here, after I get another 1000cc motor to replace the one I sold.
I think we were doing 66 in that little boat, it was a long time ago, and I still don't like going fast on the water.
Did I say I don't like going fast on the water .
That sounds like a heck of a ride.

 

[KiwiBro]

Fastest thing I have ever been in was a 737.

They sure can burn some rubber too.

 

[farmer steve]

6'x10' with 2' sides and stake pockets , 10k trailer , pretty sure I can get 2 cord of SPRUCE in it
Did I mention "DUMP" trailer

you will need to put 2 foot extensions on the sides to get 2 cord on it. i have the same size dump and i have to stack to get a cord on it. (no extensions) only 3/4 cord thrown on. this was locust and cherry which was probably as heavy as 2 cords of spruce. you'll love that "up" little button on the control.

 

[panolo]

Squirrely, like a dirt bike in the sand lol.
I let out for work a few cold mornings and got a little surprise when I wrap the rpm's up a bit , frost on the tire .
I remember walking into the Honda dealership here in GR when they came out with a new 1000rr, I said to the guy, "you got my new bike in", he said you can take it for a spin if you have a helmet . I was shocked they would let me test ride a 1000, I knew myself to well to accept, I know what it feels like to go down, it's not fun.
Do you have the programmer for the suzuki fuel injected bikes, I'll need one when I build one of these I have here, after I get another 1000cc motor to replace the one I sold.
I think we were doing 66 in that little boat, it was a long time ago, and I still don't like going fast on the water.
Did I say I don't like going fast on the water .
That sounds like a heck of a ride.

I don't think I kept anything but the stickers on my tool box. Honestly when I left the biz 3 years ago I haven't rode a bike since. I let my brother keep mine at his house and ride it. Riding became a chore rather than something I could do for fun. Plus I think I associated with all the people bitching about broken stuff. Maybe some time in the future I'll ride again.

 

[James Miller]

Squirrely, like a dirt bike in the sand lol.
I let out for work a few cold mornings and got a little surprise when I wrap the rpm's up a bit , frost on the tire .
I remember walking into the Honda dealership here in GR when they came out with a new 1000rr, I said to the guy, "you got my new bike in", he said you can take it for a spin if you have a helmet . I was shocked they would let me test ride a 1000, I knew myself to well to accept, I know what it feels like to go down, it's not fun.
Do you have the programmer for the suzuki fuel injected bikes, I'll need one when I build one of these I have here, after I get another 1000cc motor to replace the one I sold.
I think we were doing 66 in that little boat, it was a long time ago, and I still don't like going fast on the water.
Did I say I don't like going fast on the water .
That sounds like a heck of a ride.

Never been on a liter bike. Biggest thing I ever rode was an old Honda F3 and it would go to 150 indicated plenty quick. I had the opportunity to ride a 954 and said no thanks for the same reasons as you. We went to get fire works one day at a place on 15 the local guys will know the place. Me in my old 240 my brother on his rebel 250 and are buddy on the 954. They told us we needed a Maryland ID for anything that left the ground so back home we went. On the on ramp I hear the 954 go down 3 gears and he's in the right side of the on ramp passing everyone. I went to 3rd and down the left side took me a couple minutes to catch him when he slowed down. Took my brother on the 250 took another couple minuets to catch us. The car would get to 140 the 250 about 65-70 he said the 954 wasn't even trying yet going into 6th gear at an indicated 167. Liter bikes are just stupid on the street in my opinion .

 

[husqvarna257]

It’s funny to take non car people for a ride in a fast car, even a 14 second car will change their perspective of what fast is.

We used to take people out in my 5.0 mustang and run it up to 30 mph in 1st gear and then drop the hammer.

Or one time we found some old bias ply tires and put them on my Chevelle. Took my friend and his girlfriend for a ride. No seat belts in the back seat . Pulled rubber in all 4 gears and was going sideways at about 85 before I let off the gas. She was white as a sheet after being tossed around the back seat

I for got one day and let my wife drive my 02 Duramx from a rest stop. She screamed and hit the brakes, forgot to tell her it was dialed in for 90 hp and 250 torque

Not sure they are on the invasive list here, but they will mess some stuff up for sure. I've been cleaning up around the property here the last week and I think box elder should be on the invasive list, they are like a dang weed.
I had a tuner on my 99 f350 with a 7.3, what amazed me the most is how hard we worked to get 50-100hp and all I had to do on that was plug it in and answer a couple questions with yes or no.

Yea the power gain from plugging in was fun, I only used the 125 hp 325 torque a few times. Once I was going up a steep hill doing the speed limit loaded with fresh oak and some jack wagon in a newer white convertable is tailgating me. I let it dog down to 25 he waqs so close I could not see him, Hit the pedal and was over 60 by the top and he was far behind covered in black smoke. I only had the race level have smoke, drive levels I kept it down, didn't want to piss people off.

More wood from the logging company left overs, only taking the hardwood for now.

 

[chipper1]

I don't think I kept anything but the stickers on my tool box. Honestly when I left the biz 3 years ago I haven't rode a bike since. I let my brother keep mine at his house and ride it. Riding became a chore rather than something I could do for fun. Plus I think I associated with all the people bitching about broken stuff. Maybe some time in the future I'll ride again.

I haven't rode in a while, but once I get a barn to build the ones I still have I will. My wife asked me to stop ridding a while back, she said something about doing wheelies passing the van scared her, I explained I was doing it for my son lol. It might have had something to do with the fact that I was down 3 times that summer, all from me messing around, not from others on the road which is a whole different problem. She doesn't mind when I built one if I take it out for a little test and tune, but she knows when I go out with the guys things happen .

Never been on a liter bike. Biggest thing I ever rode was an old Honda F3 and it would go to 150 indicated plenty quick. I had the opportunity to ride a 954 and said no thanks for the same reasons as you. We went to get fire works one day at a place on 15 the local guys will know the place. Me in my old 240 my brother on his rebel 250 and are buddy on the 954. They told us we needed a Maryland ID for anything that left the ground so back home we went. On the on ramp I hear the 954 go down 3 gears and he's in the right side of the on ramp passing everyone. I went to 3rd and down the left side took me a couple minutes to catch him when he slowed down. Took my brother on the 250 took another couple minuets to catch us. The car would get to 140 the 250 about 65-70 he said the 954 wasn't even trying yet going into 6th gear at an indicated 167. Liter bikes are just stupid on the street in my opinion .

A liter bike will suck the eyes into your head and blur your vision pretty easily, even a 750 will , it's quite the rush .
The first crotch rocket I rode was an f3 with a 3 stage kit(filters, exhaust, jets), I hit 140 pretty quick on it, fun little bike.
Where the f3 stopped the 750 GSXR SRAD kept going right past in 4th gear out of 6, but they couldn't top out in 6th because they were drag limited.
I liked the 750 because it would smoke the 600's( most guys who didn't know bikes well didn't even know it was a 750), and if you could ride well most times you had no problem keeping up with the liter bikes. On the expressway they would smoke you, that's why they call them leader bikes when your running the road, you just let them hang on the front of the pack, cause when they want to go there's no keeping up .
Here's a vid of a stock 1000 motor being put into a 600, fun little ride.

Here's the last one I built, polished frame and swingarm. I need to scrounge up another 1000(or just use one of the 750 motors I have) as I have another rolling chassis ready to go with aftermarket wheels lowered about 4" and mocked up for a cruiser seat. I want to put cruiser bars on it as well as the 3 headlights like a cruiser, it's gonna be the 600 killer old school/rat bike .

 

[chipper1]

Yea the power gain from plugging in was fun, I only used the 125 hp 325 torque a few times. Once I was going up a steep hill doing the speed limit loaded with fresh oak and some jack wagon in a newer white convertable is tailgating me. I let it dog down to 25 he waqs so close I could not see him, Hit the pedal and was over 60 by the top and he was far behind covered in black smoke. I only had the race level have smoke, drive levels I kept it down, didn't want to piss people off.

More wood from the logging company left overs, only taking the hardwood for now.

I had an older unit I mainly bought for better fuel economy, which didn't get any better, but it didn't get any worse either even with the extra power.
Don't get into the rolling coal thing, just not my deal, and it's inconsiderate to others on the road, as far as wasting fuel doing it I could care less as I enjoy doing burnouts .
For me having a family I think I could get into a nice subie and a couple minor mods, but I do "need a good work truck, so maybe a nice diesel os in the future.
I need to get one shipped out here from out west @Logger nate .

 

[James Miller]

A friend had an old 93 escort we ran a t off the line from brake booster to intake manifold and ran a line threw the firewall to the passenger side. When some douche in his truck decided to drive by a line of cars and smoke them out we would wait for them to park and drive by and start dumping seafoam in the line through the fire wall and return the favor.

 

[chipper1]

A friend had an old 93 escort we ran a t off the line from brake booster to intake manifold and ran a line threw the firewall to the passenger side. When some douche in his truck decided to drive by a line of cars and smoke them out we would wait for them to park and drive by and start dumping seafoam in the line through the fire wall and return the favor.

Stihl ultra might have been a better deterrent .
That seafoam is nasty smelling .

 

[dancan]

The way I left it last Sunday

How it looks today

Sure is nice to be able to back up to the pile

I blocked up a mix of birch , maple , tamarack and SPRUCE to make a load in the new to me trailer .

Even brought the crumbs lol

Gotta love hydraulics

I'm liking this trailer , it's maneuverable in tight spaces and backs up better than my smaller dump trailer .

 

[dancan]

Hey Clint !!!