Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[zogger]

Yeah the hd cans don't last that long over rocky ground. On the soft forest floor they last a surprisingly long time, which is what I was looking for. Just enough to snake them through the trees without getting snagged. Once in the clear I hooked them up with straight chain.

I would think you could make a real heavy duty one from like a section of an old loader bucket or backhoe bucket.

 

[Philbert]

I would think you could make a real heavy duty one from like a section of an old loader bucket or backhoe bucket.

Plastic is slippery and bends when it hits stuff.

Philbert

 

[chucker]

an old water heater tank could be used... of course its metal, but also has a round top and wont break to easy! size will very according to tank gallon capacity.. 16" to say 24" but doable!

 

[zogger]

Plastic is slippery and bends when it hits stuff.

Philbert

Well, that's true, never made one. I tried an old car hood once, kinda sorta worked but my internal mule power wasn't enough to drag much......

 

[zogger]

an old water heater tank could be used... of course its metal, but also has a round top and wont break to easy! size will very according to tank gallon capacity.. 16" to say 24" but doable!

Another good idea. Should already have enough holes in the top to run the chain through as well.

 

[mainewoods]

Believe it or not, back in the seventies we used these VW bug hoods as log skids when the snow was deep in the woods. Kept the butts from digging in, and slid over the snow easily.

 

[dancan]

Yeah the hd cans don't last that long over rocky ground. On the soft forest floor they last a surprisingly long time, which is what I was looking for. Just enough to snake them through the trees without getting snagged. Once in the clear I hooked them up with straight chain.

I forgot , you're not on the rockbound side of Maine LOL

 

[dancan]

Believe it or not, back in the seventies we used these VW bug hoods as log skids when the snow was deep in the woods. Kept the butts from digging in, and slid over the snow easily. View attachment 383413

So , that's where my toboggan disappeared to ..... Seriuosly
The problem with a metal skid cone is that I'm the guy that has to haul it to the log 100' in , walk to the winch , winch out the tree , walk back to the next and repeat , so , light is a must

 

[Philbert]

Some skid cones come with blinkers so that you can, um, scrounge in the dark!

Philbert

 

[chucker]

So , that's where my toboggan disappeared to ..... Seriuosly
The problem with a metal skid cone is that I'm the guy that has to haul it to the log 100' in , walk to the winch , winch out the tree , walk back to the next and repeat , so , light is a must

not really any heavier than a good 16' length of 3/8" logging chain... most of the old tanks were 1/8" steel with a 3" hole in the round top for the gas exhaust close to 15 pounds would be a good guess! a length of 16" should do the trick!




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[mainewoods]

A 1966 VW bug had a curb weight of 1672 pounds. The trick was to use the trunk hood (front)not the engine hood (rear). They weighed a lot less. When I was in my twenties we use to throw them like frisbees!

 

[mainewoods]

Like Dan said, they also made great flying saucers for snow sliding.

 

[Philbert]

Maybe if you got an old, beat to ____ Royalex canoe, or plastic kayak, you could cut it in half and make 2?

Philbert

 

[dancan]

When I get time tomorrow I'll tell you guys a story of a grad prank involving a bug we pulled and never got caught .

Yup , chain gets heavy after a while .

 

[mainewoods]

Pic of me and my daughter in the 70's . Those early Husqvarna's weighed almost as much as I did.

 

[cheeves]

A 1966 VW bug had a curb weight of 1672 pounds. The trick was to use the trunk hood (front)not the engine hood (rear). They weighed a lot less. When I was in my twenties we use to throw them like frisbees!

Had 5 of Em! LOL

 

[cheeves]

Pic of me and my daughter in the 70'sView attachment 383419 . Those early Husqvarna's weighed almost as much as I did.

Daughter's all grown up now! Mine too.
Where did the time go!?

 

[dancan]

So , a little background , during my grade 12 year I decided to leave with a bang and do something that everyone would talk about for a while , but couldn't think of what .
One day while at the grocery store with my mother I see the cover of the National Inquirer with a picture of a bug on top of the Arc de Triomphe ...... Our highschool is a square C shaped building with a small flatroof building in the middle of the C .
I knew where there was an abandoned VW so the plan went into action , me , my brother , 2 cousins and 2 friends picked up the VW (no motor or wheels) loaded it on my grandfathers 1970 chev stepside 1/2 ton , tarpped it and drove 10 miles to the school , dropped 2 spotters with walkie talkies in the ditch watching the road for trouble then we backed up to the pumphouse , picked up the VW and parked it
The next morningthe school was a buzz with excitement , since the principle was a VW owner he took it all in good stride , that afternoon he asked for volunteers to take it down so of course we did and got the afternoon off
We were so tight lipped about it I was told by my cousin that they were talking about it at our 20th year grad gathering and my cousin spilled the beans .
For a couple of years following the next grads would try to pull some sort of prank but all got caught .
So that's my VW story and just remember that you can't dismiss what you see in the Inquirer , could really be legit LOL

Sorry for the derail , Scrounge on gentleman .

 

[mainewoods]

I knew I shouldn't have mentioned a VW bug. Too many mischievous memories involved, for some of us.

 

[steved]

Roger that. Read about that in a thread here although I've never seen a release valve as of yet. No need for it on my 33cc Homelite.

What model Homelite? Some of the newer offerings are rated, well, oddly.

I have a 2008 Homelite that's a 33cc by the model number but a 42cc by the specification tag. I have no complaints with that saw, it starts good and pulls a 14" bar without balking.

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