Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[panolo]

A lot of people don’t like box elder (more commonly called Manitoba maple up here). I find it makes decent firewood once dry. I’m burning a lot this year that I cut 2 years ago.

I don't search it out but it is everywhere here. Fence lines, field rows, etc. Usually not in dense woods. It's not a super long lasting wood but it burns warm and drys quick. Normally I run everything in 8' logs but this was right next door so I cut it to size. People also say it rots quickly but the only thing I find it does is shed the bark and get a little slimy. It does kinda stink when burning though, I'll split in the spring, leave it in the sun and wind, burn it in the fall.

 

[James Miller]

Now that I have a scanner, I'll have to scan and post some of my old car pics. Wish I had all of them, but I have a few.

Oldest car I've owned was a 79 foxbody. Came with the anemic 140hp 2bbl 5 liter. Spun bearing in that, replaced it with a 4bbl 351W promptly broke the toothpick 7.5 rear. Replaced with an 8.8. Think I broke and replaced most of the drive train in that car after the 351 went in.

 

[KiwiBro]

Merry Christmas y'all.

 

[rarefish383]

Oldest car I've owned was a 79 foxbody. Came with the anemic 140hp 2bbl 5 liter. Spun bearing in that, replaced it with a 4bbl 351W promptly broke the toothpick 7.5 rear. Replaced with an 8.8. Think I broke and replaced most of the drive train in that car after the 351 went in.

The oldest car I've owned was a rodded 37 Cord 810, with an early Olds Rocket V8 with 6 Strombergs, 4 speed auto, and a Columbia 2 speed rear out of a 48 Lincoln. Wish I had pics of it.

 

[MustangMike]

The first car I wanted to buy, when I was 16, was this Black 58 T Bird, but my Dad would not let me buy it. I can still see that car in my mind.

The first car I did buy was a 67 Mustang Fastback, 289 4 speed. Put Thrush Dual muffler exhaust on it and a 600 Holley and I was a bad boy! Used to pal around with my friend with his 69 Z-28 Camaro. The Camaro was faster than the Mustang, but he was pissed off I could out run him till 50 MPH. Those little 289s had lots of torque!

I'm currently on Mustang #10, and when the kids were growing up I had a couple of Thunderbirds (an 85 Turbo Coupe and a 92 Super Coupe).

Mustangs: 67 289 Fastback, 65 289 Fastback, 68 390 Fastback, 68 302 Fastback, 67 390 Fastback - Auto, 70 Boss 302 Body with 427 Ford Motor (I installed it), 68 428CJ Drag Pack 4:30 gears, 85 302 GT Hatch, 2000 4.6L GT Feature Car (Zinc Yellow, only 917 built), 2006 Mustang GT stroked to 4.9 L w/Eagle Cr, Rods, Pistons, Whipple Twin Screw SC, Steeda Suspension and Clutch and 9.5" Wheels, Griggs Racing Torque Arm and Adjustable Lower Control Arms and pumpkin cap, MGW Shifter, Steeda drilled and slotted front rotors and rear adjustable panhard bar. Nitto rubber all around (except in winter), NT-05 275 X 40 X 18 front NT-555 285 X 40X 18 rear.

A few months ago I test drove a Richard Petty edition Mustang that had a 6 digit list price and over 700 Hp. My car would kill it in the 1/4 mile, the Petty Mustang just would not hook, as soon as you breathed on it, the wheels cut loose. My G Tech says I've done the 1/4 mile twice at 12:48 on real street tires (no drag radials). I think it is faster now with the adjustable panhard bar, seems to hook a little better. Need to do some more testing. So tough to find a place where you will not get into trouble.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Merry Christmas y'all.

Y’all?!?!?! You live in southern NZ? Mud hole here, 53 and rain end of the week, can’t get in anywhere, I have 5 different huge oaks down I’ve been given.
My first car when I graduated in 74 was a 65 Chevy Impala SS with a 283. That year Chevy had trouble with 327 castings so they sent them out with 283. Merry Christmas to all, great bunch of guys here.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Guess what ever I hit with the 2065 I also hit with 191t 3 teeth out of my new chain. If that doesn't just blow balls of fire.

Merry Christmas to all ya wood hoarders!

 

[Philbert]

Guess what ever I hit with the 2065 I also hit with 191t 3 teeth out of my new chain. If that doesn't just blow balls of fire.
Merry Christmas to all ya wood hoarders!

Ask Santa for a spinner / breaker set, and put those chains back to work!
Merry Christmas.

Philbert

 

[dancan]

Merry Christmas to all !!!

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Last night I bought a couple bottles of Woolrich Pennsylvania Tuxedo for me and my cutting buddy. Brewed with spruce tips. Second worst beer I ever tried.

 

[dancan]

Big Spruce is the name of the brewery and that one is a black ipa so no spruce were harmed lol

 

[farmer steve]

Last night I bought a couple bottles of Woolrich Pennsylvania Tuxedo for me and my cutting buddy. Brewed with spruce tips. Second worst beer I ever tried.

Tried that last year just for @dancan. Wasn't impressed. Maybe ya need more than a couple.

 

[farmer steve]

Merry Christmas scroungers. Hope you were all good enough to get some new toys.

 

[rarefish383]

Y’all?!?!?! You live in southern NZ? Mud hole here, 53 and rain end of the week, can’t get in anywhere, I have 5 different huge oaks down I’ve been given.
My first car when I graduated in 74 was a 65 Chevy Impala SS with a 283. That year Chevy had trouble with 327 castings so they sent them out with 283. Merry Christmas to all, great bunch of guys here.

74 was a good year to graduate in. All the muscle cars were hitting the used car market dirt cheap. I got my 69, 340 Swinger for $300. Had a Dart GSS 440 with the wrong motor. Only had a few hundred in that one. Had a real pretty 67 Dodge R/T 440 magnum. Those were the days. A local kid had a 289 AC Cobra he wanted $3000 for. I had the cash but was looking for a 68 Hurst Hemi Cuda. Never found the Cuda. Would love to have either one of those two today.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Tried that last year just for @dancan. Wasn't impressed. Maybe ya need more than a couple.

I think a couple would make me puke.

74 was a good year to graduate in. All the muscle cars were hitting the used car market dirt cheap. I got my 69, 340 Swinger for $300. Had a Dart GSS 440 with the wrong motor. Only had a few hundred in that one. Had a real pretty 67 Dodge R/T 440 magnum. Those were the days. A local kid had a 289 AC Cobra he wanted $3000 for. I had the cash but was looking for a 68 Hurst Hemi Cuda. Never found the Cuda. Would love to have either one of those two today.

I was always in love with any of the Hurst Olds. Awesome paint schemes.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Skipped out long enough to drag out these 2 cherry limbs and cut up the kindling sized stuff.

@Philbert
Your right about needing a spinner and breaker... But me being me filed the sucker and ground the 3 awol teeth. They were not close to each other oddly and off I went.

Saved the bigger stuff for next time... Yeah probably tomorrow! We'll see.

 

[JustJeff]

Never really had a fast car had some cool 4x4’s over the years and the fastest one is my current ecoboost f150. I haven’t had to live a life devoid of toys however. Here is my daughter piloting one of them. Green grass yesterday, 8” of snow today.
Hope everyone has a safe, healthy and happy Christmas!

 

[chipper1]

Never really had a fast car had some cool 4x4’s over the years and the fastest one is my current ecoboost f150. I haven’t had to live a life devoid of toys however. Here is my daughter piloting one of them. Green grass yesterday, 8” of snow today.
Hope everyone has a safe, healthy and happy Christmas!
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Ain't gonna go much faster out of the hole than a sled .

 

[James Miller]

Last night I bought a couple bottles of Woolrich Pennsylvania Tuxedo for me and my cutting buddy. Brewed with spruce tips. Second worst beer I ever tried.

Mad Elf is by far the worst beer I ever had.

 

[chipper1]

Mad Elf is by far the worst beer I ever had.

Waiting for the punch line James .