Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[James Miller]

I did this with the fiskars I just dont have the ninja swing speed to bust the big rounds like @MustangMike. I need to pick up a isocore for the bigger stuff.

 

[Logger nate]

Happy birthday Steve

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Best I could do.

 

[cantoo]

pdqdi, we have that many mowers because I'm away from home all week and if she has a break down then the customers don't get cut, we don't get paid and customers get mad. We also have a really good client and keep the Walker at their property to collect the grass( they live in England and only come here a couple of times per year, it's cut up to twice per week) I buy the mowers at auction with 300 to 1000 hours on them, lots of life left and I resell them at 2500 hrs or so. Sale tomorrow has a bunch of stuff I just have to have too.

 

[Ted Jenkins]

I have not sold a thing lately. However my wood is coming in at about 40 MPH whether I want it to or not. My hope was just to manage it so it would not jump more than a couple feet. At this rate I can move at least 6 cords a day, but not split. Monday we are going for the big stuff. Thanks

 

[Logger nate]

Not the type of saw our old mate logger Nate would get but I’m thinking of buying one. I had an old 009 top handle saw but recently gave it away, I’m missing it as I do cut quite a bit of Zogger wood for shoulder season when you light the fire every night and go though a fair bit of small stuff.
I’ll be happy to ship it with no mark up, same goes for any of the good folk, here although once he realises we pay double what they pay over in the states he may have second thoughts.

Speaking of getting a saw....Been wanting to try one of these for awhile, really like it so far (maybe because it’s like a husky). Tried it out on some real nice buckskin red fir (about as nice as wood gets here) Ok it’s not as good as spruce but dry red fir with no bark, no rot, good cracks for splitting isn’t bad. The new (to me) sthil liked it too.

 

[Cowboy254]

View attachment 673437 I got a bunch of the big rounds at my current scrounge spot split up today and yesterday.View attachment 673438 Took a load home and still have enough split to get another one like this tomorrow if I catch a break in the rain. Theres hickory here but they all seem to have survived the hack falling job that busted up some smaller oaks and a maple.

Might the hickory sustain an accident in your presence? I've had trees that have just fallen over a matter of minutes after I arrived!

 

[James Miller]

Might the hickory sustain an accident in your presence? I've had trees that have just fallen over a matter of minutes after I arrived!

They already busted up enough healthy trees I dont want to take any if I dont have to. I'm probly at a cord or better of oak off this property and probly another half cord to go so it's been a good haul already.

 

[turnkey4099]

Speaking of getting a saw....View attachment 673504Been wanting to try one of these for awhile, really like it so far (maybe because it’s like a husky). Tried it out on some real nice buckskin red fir (about as nice as wood gets here)View attachment 673505View attachment 673506 Ok it’s not as good as spruce but dry red fir with no bark, no rot, good cracks for splitting isn’t bad. The new (to me) sthil liked it too.

Nice saw. Mine mostly wears a 32" bar used for felling the big willows I'm cutting. It also is a real beast with a 20" skip tooth and a clutch cover without a chain catcher for noodling.

 

[al-k]

Speaking of getting a saw....View attachment 673504Been wanting to try one of these for awhile, really like it so far (maybe because it’s like a husky). Tried it out on some real nice buckskin red fir (about as nice as wood gets here)View attachment 673505View attachment 673506 Ok it’s not as good as spruce but dry red fir with no bark, no rot, good cracks for splitting isn’t bad. The new (to me) sthil liked it too.

what size bar are you running on that?

 

[Logger nate]

what size bar are you running on that?

So far 28”, I have a 32” too but need to get some chains for it.

 

[svk]

Speaking of getting a saw....View attachment 673504Been wanting to try one of these for awhile, really like it so far (maybe because it’s like a husky). Tried it out on some real nice buckskin red fir (about as nice as wood gets here)View attachment 673505View attachment 673506 Ok it’s not as good as spruce but dry red fir with no bark, no rot, good cracks for splitting isn’t bad. The new (to me) sthil liked it too.

Looks great. Did you buy that new or was that squirreled away in someone’s garage? I didn’t know the 441 was still stocked at dealers.

 

[Logger nate]

Looks great. Did you buy that new or was that squirreled away in someone’s garage? I didn’t know the 441 was still stocked at dealers.

Thanks Steve. It was used, it’s less than a year old and was almost 1/2 price of new. Hard to find R model used. Our Hardware store here still sells new ones they are about $1100. Sthil dealer about 80 miles away has them also. They are not very popular here, problems with early ones gave them a bad rap. Newer cm models are great though from what I hear.

 

[svk]

Half price on a nearly new Stihl qualifies for a “you suck”.

 

[farmer steve]

Half price on a nearly new Stihl qualifies for a “you suck”.

+1 On that.

 

[Logger nate]

Yeah just have to find the ones no one else wants, lol.

 

[chipper1]

A bargain for someone https://www.donedeal.ie/gardenequipment-for-sale/husqvarna-395xp-chainsaw/19770932 @chipper1 do want me to ship it to you lol

Not sure what it was, but that's for thinking of me .
I don't really have any use for a saw that big and have a couple ported 394/395's I can borrow if needed, but I'd rather not mess with stuff that big if I don't have too, the back likes it that way .

 

[chipper1]

Yeah just have to find the ones no one else wants, lol.

I thought you were going for the red and black one, someone scoop it up before you could make it happen.
Congrats on the 441cm, smooth saw and I really like the sound of them cutting with a longer bar.
I never had a problem with my early standard carb or cm versions, always fired right up .

 

[MustangMike]

I never had any issues with my standard carb 441, it is what I mostly used to mill the Ash post + beam for my Cabin.

My dealer is still selling 461s and 441s, and I believe they will till the 462 replaces them. Don't hold your breath!

 

[nighthunter]

Not sure what it was, but that's for thinking of me .
I don't really have any use for a saw that big and have a couple ported 394/395's I can borrow if needed, but I'd rather not mess with stuff that big if I don't have too, the back likes it that way .

ain't no 395 that's for sure