Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Deleted member 149229]

First fire of the seasonView attachment 674798

85* here today and the humidity was right with it. Mid-80’s next couple days. Chomping at the bit to start a fire.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

That one had a lot more branches that most that I deal with because it was a yard tree. I know where there is a big one(nice size trunk and a large canopy) in a yard next to my buddies house, been waiting for it to come down .
When you said two loads I thought he has a big box, but I remember how big it was and was looking forward to seeing it. What made it hard to get a trailer in there.
Dead ash are great when they are in the woods, but stink when you are doing a removal in a yard. One caveat with regards to ash and other dead standing trees in the woods, it's a great idea to wear a helmet when felling them and even that doesn't totally cover you, those branches can come back at you when flicked by another tree/branch . It sure is a nice wood to work with as long as it's not punky in the main stem.

Narrow driveway, it curves, probably 60 yards long and the entrance from the road is 90* and is on top of a narrow blind hill on a secondary road, other than that nothing, The tree fell behind the garden and the way it’s laid out you can’t get behind the garage and the well pit is at the end of the garden next to the garage. Cardio exercise loading.

 

[James Miller]

Got ya. I’m usually pretty good judging loads but I could be off because of all the branches. Don’t know what’s worse for branch waste, maple, pine or locust. Love dead ash, branches self destruct.

Make sure you have enough truck. This little load was enough to make are dodge squat big time even before I hooked the splitter on the back. Stupid Dakotas are full size trucks with 1/4 ton ratings.

 

[panolo]

I can get plenty of it, but gotta put a few miles on to get it. Usually worth the drive.

I look at all the big tooth aspen around here and wish it would transform into birch. Most birch we see around my hood are yard trees.

 

[chipper1]

To ensure the bolts would line up, I bolted it to a recoil shell, then bolted the recoil shell to the saw and started to glue it in place (w/Loctite PL Premium). JB Weld may be stronger, but does not give enough work time for something like this.

After it started to set, I removed the recoil shell and finished gluing it. May not be pretty, but the Tree Guy won't care. PL Premium is tough stuff, so it will hold up, and was a lot easier than replacing the case half.

Next I also fixed the recoil and installed new guts. I will drill the hole after it dries, and put one of those metal insets (like they use on the brake handle) in the hole so the bolt does not wear the glue.

I think the Tree Guy will be happy with my "Rube" fix!!!

Looks good to me Mike.
Do you offer a tax break with all your work, everything you charge will come off the top at whatever bracket they fit into lol.
Way to keep a good older saw going .

 

[chipper1]

Narrow driveway, it curves, probably 60 yards long and the entrance from the road is 90* and is on top of a narrow blind hill on a secondary road, other than that nothing, The tree fell behind the garden and the way it’s laid out you can’t get behind the garage and the well pit is at the end of the garden next to the garage. Cardio exercise loading.

That sounds like a little fun. On jobs like that I will bring my big trailer and my mower with a small trailer that has atv tires or if the yard is solid I bring a 4x8 trailer to pull behind the mower, it works great and I get more use out of the mower.
The last lawn I mow on Thursdays I have to back in off a busy road onto a private drive, then back a couple hundred yards, it's not to bad as it's all flat ground and once your off the main road there is no traffic so you can use the whole road. What's funny is after all that it's only a 15 minute job, and that's from the time I get out of the truck and then back in it and that includes walking to the from door after loading the mower to get the cash, it's a great job .

 

[chipper1]

First fire of the seasonView attachment 674798

Looks good Nate, got the secondaries kicking nicely .
I should probably start filling my indoor wood rack, I did bring a few cookies in the other day to dry out .

 

[svk]

I look at all the big tooth aspen around here and wish it would transform into birch. Most birch we see around my hood are yard trees.

You and me both

 

[svk]

65 on it's way to 77 today and supposed to rain and storm all day tomorrow so not tree work. Although at this point I may as well wait until leaves fall before I drop my last few trouble trees as it makes cleanup easier.

 

[Logger nate]

Looks good Nate, got the secondaries kicking nicely .
I should probably start filling my indoor wood rack, I did bring a few cookies in the other day to dry out .

Thanks Brett, yeah turn it down after it gets going good and secondary’s make some pretty dramatic flames, nice to watch.

 

[Logger nate]

Dang town deer know where their safe. He was falling asleep less than 50 yards from the main hwy.

 

[svk]

View attachment 674851 Dang town deer know where their safe. He was falling asleep less than 50 yards from the main hwy.

He will be an absolute dandy in another year or two of hiding out in plain sight!

 

[chipper1]

Thanks Brett, yeah turn it down after it gets going good and secondary’s make some pretty dramatic flames, nice to watch.

It is quite enjoyable.
I'm ready for a big fire outside, just finished redoing the back yard and the bonfire pit was removed, but only temporarily . I need to cut some limbs off a cherry I plan on removing, waiting for my new grass to come in a little more. I wanted to cut the tree before I planted the grass, but we have a big bonfire party for my wife's birthday next month and I had to get it seeded sooner rather than later. I'm looking forward to getting the rocks all back in place and burning all the scraps that I have laying all over here, I have a full day of just with all the brush all around the property, and I want to cut a lot more which will be for future fires .
Here's our stove a few yrs ago Oooooh .

 

[chipper1]

View attachment 674851 Dang town deer know where their safe. He was falling asleep less than 50 yards from the main hwy.

Looks like a moose compared to our whitetail .
You think it's alright, doesn't seem like a great place to bed down.

 

[Logger nate]

Looks like a moose compared to our whitetail .
You think it's alright, doesn't seem like a great place to bed down.

Yeah he’s alright, at least for now......
they like it there because of the shade, there was another smaller buck laying down just to the left.

 

[dancan]

...Crossbow...

 

[cornfused]

View attachment 674851 Dang town deer know where their safe. He was falling asleep less than 50 yards from the main hwy.

Nate...we spent last week in Darby, Montana. Had a cabin in town and the fist evening a really nice whitetail buck wandered past about 20' from our front door!! Definitely a town deer, he actually stopped and looked booth ways before crossing back over hiway 93. Smack, dab, in the middle of town!!

 

[dancan]

My oldest daughter went to Memorial University in Saint John's NFLD , it was in the middle of her second year before she saw a member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary , he was busy escorting a moose through town (T'was the first moose she had seen , might be related to Clint's moose ).
Yes , we have city deer here as well .



I know we've talked about turf before but is there a depth that these veins run ?
I take it it's been cut for years , do you just go deeper and I take it vegetation grows back on top unlike strip mining ?

 

[Circle B MN]

Dropped and topped a half dozen nice red oak this afternoon...

 

[Jeffkrib]

View attachment 674851 Dang town deer know where their safe. He was falling asleep less than 50 yards from the main hwy.

When I looked at your pic Nate, I didn’t really see the deer, I was more picturing you lifting those concrete blocks for wood scrounge training.