It's a 59 or thereabouts production Thunderbird. Very cramped back seat. That one may have had some custom body work. Long ago and far away I rode the back seat of my brother's for 50 miles.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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It's a 59 or thereabouts production Thunderbird. Very cramped back seat. That one may have had some custom body work. Long ago and far away I rode the back seat of my brother's for 50 miles.
Green a lot of our "softwoods" weigh as much as hardwoods. My green willow almost equals green locust.
X2 on the willow. You may as well be lifting buckets of water! We get spoiled here chucking all that ash around. You sure can tell the difference when you get into a green elm or sugar maple.
Took the polesaw to my lake trail this afternoon. The whole thing is lined with balsams and they tend to try and devour any open space. Took about and hour to trim 1/4 mile. My son can pitch the brush when he gets home from Pokémon hunting.
Tidy haul for the day....
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Another thing on that locust tree “job.” Turns out 82 year old Bob has Alzheimer’s. So all day I had an audience and as soon as the saw shut off I listened to him tell me about growing up on a farm and his first job working for J.V. Hammond timber company running “Homalite” and “Mucala” saws. He was actually a pretty cool guy, his wife kept yelling at him to quit bothering me, told her he wasn’t bothering me and we’ld bs. I was there 4 1/2 hrs, probably could have been done in 2 but the stories were cool. 2 things from this, #1, she was so happy with me being Bob’s buddy she gave me $100 instead of the $50 I asked for. #2, we’re all getting older, someday if I get that old I hope somebody appreciates my stories about them “old Echo” saws.
Bobby Kirbos
Scrounger of Cellulose Based BTUs
Scrounged up 2 loads with the Tucson today.
Load #1, all Poplar.
Load #2, all Oak.
I ran the hell out of the 245 today. That thing just doesn't stop..... until it runs out of gas...... 1/2 way through the last cut of the day.
Typical.
Load #1, all Poplar.
Load #2, all Oak.
I ran the hell out of the 245 today. That thing just doesn't stop..... until it runs out of gas...... 1/2 way through the last cut of the day.
Typical.
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My church isn’t sending a group but gave the info to sign up with the group they coordinate thru, Operation Blessing. I’ll see if they contact me. One of the skilled catagories was “Chainsaw.”
Kool
Lots of fun and work.
Fuel 2 saws.....run them dry......drink water while fueling....repeat.
Make sure you got folks to move the wood to the curb so fema can pick it up!!
Take a grinder if ya got one!!!
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Marijuana grinder?
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Some people are picky about people who show up with chainsaws and swear that they know what they are doing. Just sayin'
Philbert
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Some people are picky about people who show up with chainsaws and swear that they know what they are doing. Just sayin'
Philbert
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Know where you’re coming from. When I used to instruct lethal force firearms classes, well, let’s just say the “rubber” gun section of the course let you know who was going to present “unique” circumstances.
Hey Philbert , it's time for me to upgrade one of my plastic skullbuckets . I was thinking of Husqvarna's Technical helmet , what do you think ?
Oh Yeah!!!!
I go with a friend I trust.
Some Yahoo cuts a stem and doesn’t see the energy stored in it......not good.
Couldn’t help......but couldn’t Hurt!!!
A LOT of crap in the bark to eat chains.
I just got a Diamond wheel for carbide chains.
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Got ya now. Wasn’t sure what street you were on.
Both......
Go with something that you like, that fits, that is comfortable, and that you will wear. Also go with a vendor where you will be able to get replacement parts (so that you don't have to replace the whole thing if you just need a suspension, or a face screen, etc.).
Most helmets meet minimal standards for top impact. Things like front brim, full brim, no brim, chin straps are a matter of preference. I like ear muffs and a face screen. Some 'Type II helmets provide better side impact protection (have a full styro shell inside), but they are larger, heavier, hotter and more expensive.
Again, go with something that you will wear! That beats anything that stays in your truck (mini van).
Philbert
No pics because rain started just as we were finishing.
My 13 yo was feeling lazy so I recruited my 11 and 7 year old to help pitch brush off the trail. Ran the 4218 to clean up some balsam blowdown and found one dead but solid 12” birch in the mess. Cut that up and hauled about half of it in on the wheelbarrow before the rain started.
The saw is running a little better now. Wondering if the carb was gunked up when I got it and that’s why it was so doggy.
My 13 yo was feeling lazy so I recruited my 11 and 7 year old to help pitch brush off the trail. Ran the 4218 to clean up some balsam blowdown and found one dead but solid 12” birch in the mess. Cut that up and hauled about half of it in on the wheelbarrow before the rain started.
The saw is running a little better now. Wondering if the carb was gunked up when I got it and that’s why it was so doggy.
Heading for that picture.
Nate, Limb this thing out while I hold this
.I was thinking there was a couple in the bark
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