Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Now that is a scrounge!!

 

[JustJeff]

Made a new water heater for my chickens. Just a small bucket with a 40watt bulb to keep the water from freezing. And a tattletale so I can see it working.After I got the chickens situated, I started bringing some more wood up from under the deck. My daughter appears wearing work gloves so it didn’t take long to get a week- weeand a half’s worth stacked up. I know, I should build a rack here.

 

[turnkey4099]

I think u would give my cous' a run for his money! lol... any idea why the L hip is hurting, bothering you?...

I'm hoping I didn't screw up the artificial joint. Sit around for an hour, get up and shooting pains that make me stop still for a moment with each step. 10 minutes of movign around and no problem at all, no pains, jusst a sort of 'not normal' there. They started after I put in a week of splitting rounds for a friend. Awkward pistion running the machine due to the wheel being right in the way. I was hoping it would go away but I guess it is time for a doctor appointment again.

 

[rarefish383]

My wife had both hips done, one in 1996, the other in 97. She got 20 years out of them, then had revisions done in 06 and 07. Then around 2011 or 12 she had the rod in her femur come loose and had to have that hip redone. When ever she had hip joint pain, the symptoms were similar to tendonitis. Hopefully if it's a sharp pain it's something else getting tweaked, and a little R&R will fix it up. Get it checked out. I'm in for a new right knee Tuesday.

 

[cantoo]

I got the Japa pto shaft made up and the saw blade turns and cuts wood. The hydraulic oil was way down and I forgot to get more after the last line broke on my tractor so wasn't able to get the splitter cylinder to move. I'm thinking there is something wrong with the vale anyway as there is no resistance at all when you move it back and forth. I'm going to pull a couple of hydraulic lines off first and make sure the pump is working before I take the valve off though. A new one is cheap and makes it easier to resell.

I took the auto cycle valve out of the box and drooled over it until I remembered it was US $500 for it. And I'll likely need $75 of fittings to mount it too. Should speed things up though. ​

I got one of the Dragon's breath heaters ready to mount on the ceiling but ran out of desire to finish it. Decided to paly with the grand kids and nephews instead. Now everyone has gone home and I'm getting pretty comfortable just sitting here.

 

[dancan]

Hey Cantoo , my Japa is blue .
Mine had hairline cracks in the blade so I scored a freshly sharpened blade for 25$ , same shaft size but an inch bigger diameter .

 

[dancan]

So , 33* here with a cold damp breeze coming from the Atlantic , might as well find an activity to stay warm

Got that load in before lunch then headed for the pit after a sammich

We had some maple that needed to be blocked up so we got that done

I might be getting low on wood at home so I was eyeing up the pile on shorts

But I figured I'd leave it there for real desperate times
After that we headed for a pile of 8' birch that we had in the woods and blocked it up then I X25'd it so it wood dry for next year .

Beer O:Clock now

 

[dancan]

BTW ,,,,
A nice Winter Warmer at 7.5% from Picaroons in NewBrunswick and then one of my fav's , Bitter Get'er India at 6.8% by Big Spruce Brewing from up in Cape Breton sure gets rid of that damp Atlantic chill from being outside all day

 

[LondonNeil]

nice photos as always Dancan, maybe cold, but its great to be outside.

I spent weekend having a lot of family time, me the kids and fiancee yesterday went to a local park and aquarium, the kids love the fish! Today went to mum's got the tree and decorations out the attic and kids loved putting the tree up, had mum in stitches laughing at their antics. best medicine. So a fake norwegian pine was the closest i got to wood.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

BTW ,,,,
A nice Winter Warmer at 7.5% from Picaroons in NewBrunswick and then one of my fav's , Bitter Get'er India at 6.8% by Big Spruce Brewing from up in Cape Breton sure gets rid of that damp Atlantic chill from being outside all day

My favorite beer is by Taylor Brewing in New York State. Sled Dog, best double bock I’ve ever had. Can’t get it here in PA.

 

[MustangMike]

I can't find that, you sure it is not Wagner Valley Sled Dog??? Finger Lakes???

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Been wrong before but pretty sure it’s Taylor Street Brewing and I know the beer is Sled Dog.

 

[cantoo]

Hey Cantoo , my Japa is blue .
Mine had hairline cracks in the blade so I scored a freshly sharpened blade for 25$ , same shaft size but an inch bigger diameter .

I was hoping you were around. I went back out to play for awhile and noticed that the coupler (lovejoy type?) is missing completely and the motor is seized tight. I don't want to bother with fixing it I wanna just replace it so I can sell it guilt free. Any idea what motor would be on it? I'm going to Princess Auto tomorrow for a bunch of other stuff ( darn auto cycle valve) and want to get a new one.
Says Casappa on the end. The power shaft is about 1 1/8" diameter.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

I can't find that, you sure it is not Wagner Valley Sled Dog??? Finger Lakes???

Just looked that up. That’s probably it. Hard to figure 2 breweries would have the same beer name. Tastes very similar to Troegg Brewery Troeggenator but smoother.

 

[dancan]

Cantoo,
I can't remember how my pump is set up and there was no name or id on mine but I'll look at it next weekend when I'm there .
I don't think that it's a high volume pump given the size of the splitting cylinder .
I think mine is setup with a double roller chain that couples the drive to the pump but I might be wrong .
If I recall the Japa rep for Canada is in Ontario somewhere .

 

[rarefish383]

For you PA guys, one of my favorite brewery's is Stoudts in Adamstown. Love their "Fat Dog" and "Octoberfest". I haven't been there in a few years so I'd like to visit since I've developed a likeing of IPA's.

 

[cantoo]

Dancan, I found a name of a supplier in Quebec and I bet there is one here in Ontario too. I was figuring to just buy a generic one but need an idea of gpm to buy one. The website shows the clutch setup but nothing about the pump size or availability. I figure I'll also have to make up my own coupler too. The cylinder is pretty small so I also assume a small pump is all that is needed.

 

[flatbroke]

Oak gave up the ghost and took me away from my other tree I’d be working on since it was blocking a road. Turned out to be a pretty decent tree with good quality wood. Now have to mend some fence to keep cattle in correct pasture.

 

[flatbroke]

Started a new spot for the wood pile. Ran out of room where I had it this year. 30 cords took up more space than I expected.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I'm hoping I didn't screw up the artificial joint. Sit around for an hour, get up and shooting pains that make me stop still for a moment with each step. 10 minutes of movign around and no problem at all, no pains, jusst a sort of 'not normal' there. They started after I put in a week of splitting rounds for a friend. Awkward pistion running the machine due to the wheel being right in the way. I was hoping it would go away but I guess it is time for a doctor appointment again.

hope it is not going to be the obvious... best wishes! maybe u bruised the surrounding bone area where attachements to the replacement parts take place. here's hoping...