Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Been working part time for a landscaper and at this rich ladies house she had an oak cut down so it didn’t block the sun on her pool. View attachment 667531 View attachment 667532 View attachment 667533 She didn’t pay to have it removed. I asked if I could have it. Yep.

What kind of oak is that, doesn't look like oak from here.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

To be honest, I really didn’t look. She told me it was an oak because she hated the shade and the acorns in her pool landscaping. It was cut very early spring. The the guy limbed it before she told him she was only paying to have it cut down.

 

[chipper1]

To be honest, I really didn’t look. She told me it was an oak because she hated the shade and the acorns in her pool landscaping. It was cut very early spring. The the guy limbed it before she told him she was only paying to have it cut down.

I guess it could be chestnut ?
Leaves would be a giveaway.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

I guess it could be chestnut ?

Either way, great firewood and lots of it. Going to give the 7900s a good work out.

 

[James Miller]

What kind of oak is that, doesn't look like oak from here.

The bark looks like some of the red oak I see around here.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

The bark looks like some of the red oak I see around here.

That’s what I thought but all I had to go by was the bark. No leaves.

 

[James Miller]

So I found out there's 260+ acres on the property I got permission to cut on today and the stuff that's down now is just round one. I can see big locust,oak, and mulberry from the spot the maples are laying at. There's years of firewood there and its 5 minutes from home. Better stay on there good graces.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

So I found out there's 260+ acres on the property I got permission to cut on today and the stuff that's down now is just round one. I can see big locust,oak, and mulberry from the spot the maples are laying at. There's years of firewood there and its 5 minutes from home. Better stay on there good graces.

Good deal. Ever split locust? Stuff around here stinks really bad. Almost stomach turning.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

So I found out there's 260+ acres on the property I got permission to cut on today and the stuff that's down now is just round one. I can see big locust,oak, and mulberry from the spot the maples are laying at. There's years of firewood there and its 5 minutes from home. Better stay on there good graces.

Good deal. Ever split locust? Stuff around here stinks really bad. Almost stomach turning.

 

[Cowboy254]

Been working part time for a landscaper and at this rich ladies house she had an oak cut down so it didn’t block the sun on her pool. View attachment 667531 View attachment 667532 View attachment 667533 She didn’t pay to have it removed. I asked if I could have it. Yep.

Can't have been oak if you cut it up with a weedwhacker. Maybe it's a spruce ?

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Can't have been oak if you cut it up with a weedwhacker. Maybe it's a spruce ?

It’s an Echo, they’re pretty tuff. Just for reference, didn’t have a Saw with me when she said I could have it.

 

[KiwiBro]

So pretty much worthless burbs?

Can't even eat 'em.

 

[turnkey4099]

Please keep posting. I had my shoulder rebuilt july the 18th. 3 more weeks before I cant start therapy. You guys know how hard it is to do nothing when it is nice out? Your pics are keeping me sane.

My sympathies. I am up for a back operation next Monday and am pretty much in lockdown for SIX WEEKS!!! I've been out to the willow patch every other day getting-r-done as much as I can. Temps up into very high 90s next 3 days but I usuallyi quit about 11:30am and will be in the shade clearing brush. Figure to go Thursday and Sat. I may slip in a 3rd day on Sunday.

 

[Cowboy254]

Please keep posting. I had my shoulder rebuilt july the 18th. 3 more weeks before I cant start therapy. You guys know how hard it is to do nothing when it is nice out? Your pics are keeping me sane.

I'm familiar with that. I stumbled across AS in the lead up to a knee arthroscopy a couple of years ago when I was researching whether it was a good thing to get a 661 (silly question). Came across scrounging firewood in my post-op convalescence and made myself read it from start to finish before I posted anything. It was about 800 pages then and it took about 6 weeks from when I started to when I finished and finally introduced myself. It was nice to see some good scrounges and distracted from the challenges of post op recovery. And I learned some useful stuff as well. I hope the recovery process goes well for you. I'm a physiotherapist by profession so if you need to vent or ask a question, feel free to PM me .

So I found out there's 260+ acres on the property I got permission to cut on today and the stuff that's down now is just round one. I can see big locust,oak, and mulberry from the spot the maples are laying at. There's years of firewood there and its 5 minutes from home. Better stay on there good graces.

That's an all-time "You Suck"!!

 

[Cowboy254]

My sympathies. I am up for a back operation next Monday and am pretty much in lockdown for SIX WEEKS!!! I've been out to the willow patch every other day getting-r-done as much as I can. Temps up into very high 90s next 3 days but I usuallyi quit about 11:30am and will be in the shade clearing brush. Figure to go Thursday and Sat. I may slip in a 3rd day on Sunday.

Hmm. Might be a touch longer that that, I'm afraid.

Pro tip. Unless you want to see a vein rupture in someone's forehead, don't ask the surgeon if you can cut wood the day after your six week review.

 

[rarefish383]

Either way, great firewood and lots of it. Going to give the 7900s a good work out.

Just thinking, I've never seen a tree that can give one of my saws a good workout. Seen plenty that can give ME a workout, work over, butt kick, smack down, etc. etc. Sometimes I think I've been sore so long, I forgot what it's like to feel good.

 

[svk]

Been working part time for a landscaper and at this rich ladies house she had an oak cut down so it didn’t block the sun on her pool. View attachment 667531 View attachment 667532 View attachment 667533 She didn’t pay to have it removed. I asked if I could have it. Yep.

I may be wrong but that looks like cottonwood to me.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I havent cut wood in 6 months. I feel fine. Except for last night. Serious asthma attack. Or something. Related to dusty weed wacking and weed killer vapors I think. Was really close to dialing 911 but I dont have insurance. I would have owed the medical industry for the rest of my life.

 

[svk]

Just thinking, I've never seen a tree that can give one of my saws a good workout. Seen plenty that can give ME a workout, work over, butt kick, smack down, etc. etc. Sometimes I think I've been sore so long, I forgot what it's like to feel good.

Fell, buck, and noodle a 30" tree with a 42 cc saw like I did a couple weeks ago

 

[svk]

I havent cut wood in 6 months. I feel fine. Except for last night. Serious asthma attack. Or something. Related to dusty weed wacking and weed killer vapors I think. Was really close to dialing 911 but I dont have insurance. I would have owed the medical industry for the rest of my life.

Not necessarily, they charge less for folks who pay cash or do not have insurance.

We have a high deductible plan. My daughter needed stitches and they told us it would be $900 before insurance kicked in. We asked how much if we just paid cash on the spot. $180 out the door.

My son had an allergic reaction this spring to dust in the garage. Brought him in and said I would be paying personally. We were in the clinic for several hours and between multiple Dr consults, tests, and X-rays. Bill was $160....I was expecting 6-800 bucks.