Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Deleted member 150358]

Rain brought us ice. Just not where its wanted. Temps 10°F or so. At least half the snow we got came before the rain. Turned everything outside from cars to trees into icicles!

 

[dancan]

5F with 35mph winds here the night before last , sunny and 50F this afternoon now it's 40 and raining dropping to 14 tonight .
No kayaking or snowmobiling here tomorrow , I guess I'll have to live vicariously through other peoples pics
On my Boxingday walkabout I did find sign's of other scroungers or woodbuggahs .

Them guys musta been wood rich , Jerry and I don't even leave the shorts or trim behind lol

 

[dancan]

Did do another walkabout late this afternoon , we found an old skid trail that we can open back up , polly 3 to 4 cord throughout that trail so it's worth the effort.
Dead tops and leaners , maple , birch and some spruce .

 

[rarefish383]

Looks like I’m going over to the dark side. Put a deposit down on an F-150 XLT, magma red, 2.7, ten speed, 4X4. I think Ford calls it a crew cab. Has the short half door.
The sticker was $51,000. I offered $35 out the door and they said OK. Pick it up Monday. This is my third Ford. My first was a 39 coupe with a 59AB flatty, then a 58 English Ford Zodiac. I expect this to be the last truck I ever buy.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Heard on NPR a day or two ago the F 150 is the number one selling vehicle (not truck, vehicle) in the US.
800,000 units last year, or one sold every 40 seconds.
Finished noodling up the last pallet of some stuff a tree service dropped off. About thirty percent of it went in the junk bins, three of them, or 1/3 cord. It will get run up the conveyor and bundled. Doesn't stack so can't sell it. We will burn it next year.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Looks like I’m going over to the dark side. Put a deposit down on an F-150 XLT, magma red, 2.7, ten speed, 4X4. I think Ford calls it a crew cab. Has the short half door.
The sticker was $51,000. I offered $35 out the door and they said OK. Pick it up Monday. This is my third Ford. My first was a 39 coupe with a 59AB flatty, then a 58 English Ford Zodiac. I expect this to be the last truck I ever buy.

Great buy.

 

[JustJeff]

I try not to even look at those trucks. Mine is running just fine. Look away Jeff, look away!

 

[H-Ranch]

Heard on NPR a day or two ago the F 150 is the number one selling vehicle (not truck, vehicle) in the US.
800,000 units last year, or one sold every 40 seconds.

Meh, the claim is "F series trucks" which is F-150 through F-750. I'm not sure there are 10 parts shared with the 150 and 250, let alone the 750. I would guess 150 is the highest seller, which is higher than most cars to be sure. But to call those all one vehicle is beyond ridiculous.

 

[MustangMike]

I had a full day today. Threw 4 saws in the Mustang and picked up my friend Harold and went to his sons new Home and dropped a nice size very dead White Oak and bucked it up so he can have some more fire wood this year. Took 84 to Exit 1, then North for 15 minutes, almost into the Catskills, kinda remote. The Oak was about 50 feet from the road and leaning the wrong way, so we roped it. It was also intertwined with the Hemlock right next to it.

Used my new Blue Beast to do the deed. With a thin hinge and tension on the rope it leaned but would not come down. One wedge, then a double and the hinge broke and the trunk moved an inch, but the darn thing stayed standing. Alternately kept hitting a wedge on each side till it slid off the stump, and then it came down.

We get done with that and go down the street to a Mustang shop, The guy was about our age, and we had lots to talk about. He had 5 classics in various stages of restoration, including a fully restored 66 289 and two unrestored 67 Fastbacks (one was a 390).

Then I had to get back to babysit 3 Grandkids, came home and took a shower and here I am!

Yes, I have a vid of the Blue Beast, but I'm not loading it now!

 

[Deleted member 149229]

I had a full day today. Threw 4 saws in the Mustang and picked up my friend Harold and went to his sons new Home and dropped a nice size very dead White Oak and bucked it up so he can have some more fire wood this year. Took 84 to Exit 1, then North for 15 minutes, almost into the Catskills, kinda remote. The Oak was about 50 feet from the road and leaning the wrong way, so we roped it. It was also intertwined with the Hemlock right next to it.

Used my new Blue Beast to do the deed. With a thin hinge and tension on the rope it leaned but would not come down. One wedge, then a double and the hinge broke and the trunk moved an inch, but the darn thing stayed standing. Alternately kept hitting a wedge on each side till it slid off the stump, and then it came down.

We get done with that and go down the street to a Mustang shop, The guy was about our age, and we had lots to talk about. He had 5 classics in various stages of restoration, including a fully restored 66 289 and two unrestored 67 Fastbacks (one was a 390).

Then I had to get back to babysit 3 Grandkids, came home and took a shower and here I am!

Yes, I have a vid of the Blue Beast, but I'm not loading it now!

Doesn’t it bother you pulling trees over with your Mustang?

 

[Deleted member 150358]

I had a full day today. Threw 4 saws in the Mustang and picked up my friend Harold and went to his sons new Home and dropped a nice size very dead White Oak and bucked it up so he can have some more fire wood this year. Took 84 to Exit 1, then North for 15 minutes, almost into the Catskills, kinda remote. The Oak was about 50 feet from the road and leaning the wrong way, so we roped it. It was also intertwined with the Hemlock right next to it.

Used my new Blue Beast to do the deed. With a thin hinge and tension on the rope it leaned but would not come down. One wedge, then a double and the hinge broke and the trunk moved an inch, but the darn thing stayed standing. Alternately kept hitting a wedge on each side till it slid off the stump, and then it came down.

We get done with that and go down the street to a Mustang shop, The guy was about our age, and we had lots to talk about. He had 5 classics in various stages of restoration, including a fully restored 66 289 and two unrestored 67 Fastbacks (one was a 390).

Then I had to get back to babysit 3 Grandkids, came home and took a shower and here I am!

Yes, I have a vid of the Blue Beast, but I'm not loading it now!

Good job! I hope to get some cutting done soon. Kids are coming for a Chile feed tomorrow. Mondays shot Dr. appointments... Uhg!

 

[MustangMike]

Doesn’t it bother you pulling trees over with your Mustang?

I love that Maasdam Rope Winch!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

OK, I promised some old pics, hope these come out OK.

The first set of pics show the last deer my Uncle (who taught me to hunt) took, a spike, and the doe I got on the right. It was before I had a cabin built, we hunted from the car, around 1986. Then below is the First Buck I got with a Bow and arrow, a big guy in the early 1980 (the antler on the other side was broken off), and a Coyote I got in 97.

Moose River was in the early 1970s. I have a 348 Winchester Model 71 and a Puma Bowie Knife, my Uncle has a Mdl 95 in 30-40 Krag. My Aunt's Rifle (unfortunately not pictured) was a Model 95 done over by Griffin and Howe in 30-06.

My Blue 70 Boss with the 427 Ford Motor (my 68 302 in the background), and my Black 68 428 Drag Pack 4:30 gears. Would have been worth a fortune if I kept it. I've seen them go for over 1/2 mill (fully restored) on Barrett Jackson a few years back.

like those deer/deer camp pix. has the feel of just bagged! I had a venison windfall yesterday. my call came in. "come and get it!"

venison back strap
couple shoulder roasts

will make the roasts into 2 roasts and 2 shanks, do them together.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

then got handed some venison burger and sausage. pan and jalapeno.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

not too sure of the Wild Hog... have had it be4, but wasn't overly excited about it. not like a domestic hog. but, my friend said he only takes female hogs, under 60 #s... and this is pan sausage, so spiced up. I said, good? he said yes. I said like Jimmy Dean? he said, yes, just like Jimmy Dean.

the guy never misses at what he is up to... so I will take him at his word, face value...

time will tell!

wild hog pan sausage

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Thanks Mike! We have holidays down here, like the poms. We had a week down on the beach then a few days 2000km north with Cowgirl's family.


This is correct. I also had to read about 17 pages to catch up on what's been going on. Since you asked...

This is Marlo, a sleepy little coastal town at the mouth of the Snowy River. We mainly fished and swam in the estuary but also had a go at the surf beach as well.

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Cowgirl was clearly bad luck, this afternoon fishing with her was the only time I went home fishless. Beautiful spot though.

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The rule has always been "If you're going fishing and leaving me with the kids, well, you'd better make sure you catch dinner".

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The flathead. The only fish smarter than man.

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There were also lots of tailor about, mostly little fellas about 12 -14 inches. Small teeth but like razor blades and they're nasty psychotic b@stards. One bit the tail off my plastic but I then snagged it on the hook, pretty nifty I thought.

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Generally I fished the mornings from about 5.30am. Flatties and tailor for lunch and dinner this day.

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Tailor are easy to fillet and cook up really well in a little oil and garlic. Nom, nom, nom.

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More to come...

>The flathead. The only fish smarter than man.

please explain...

those French fries do look tasty!... did u cook that on the shore, outdoors, camp site or?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

THAT is a sandwich! What’s in it?[/QUOTE]

looks like maybe... everything but the kitchen sink! lol

 

[Logger nate]

Speaking of grand kids..our daughter and granddaughter are here for a late Christmas sure a lot of fun, prolly more fun than chain saws and firewood .
Was able to get out and split some blocks up to refill the wood boxI always try to have some blocks in the wood shed to split up during the winter so the withdrawals aren’t so bad in the off seasonI rather enjoy splitting lodgepole with the fiskars in the off season. It also keeps me from using up so much of the already split stuff Hope every one had a great Christmas.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Lovely holiday snaps Cowboy. Every antipodean childhood should be filled with memories of Summer holidays on the beach, camp-fires, swimming, fishing, treks and adventures. Despite life's responsibilities, i say screw it - I still want to be able to do that stuff too.

If only Car-Ha-Why would grow to four times the size and stay just as prolific. Pound for pound, they must be one of the strongest fighters around.
Sadly, legal (>750mm, 29.5") kingfish, which are the logical target species progression for the yak fishing crusade, are considerably more elusive. Have only caught rats (undersized kingies) so far that got to live another day. But hopefully persistence pays off and this can be me one day:

open water! you seem brave to me, even if its old hat to you! I never caught one of those. kinda looks like a tuna to me. other than the matching tail to ur yellow protective outers...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

My snows disappearing and the ice is getting weaker, gonna be a tough season to get my wood.

be careful, there... Hamish!