Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Deleted member 150358]

Looks like your gonna get the cold blast a couple days after we do. Those neg highs suck!

 

[Philbert]

I did not realize that the government shutdown would affect the weather: someone forgot to pay the heating bill for Minnesota this week . . .

Philbert

 

[woodchip rookie]

and they still get paid. And still have "jobs" when they come back. And still have healthcare. All paid for by people that have to actually go to work to get paid.

 

[farmer steve]

The next 7 days....
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wood cutting weather next week.

 

[Buckshot00]

Scrounge of the day. Two hickory rounds and some unknown.

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

wood cutting weather next week.

At some point, the number no longer matters. It's just fkng cold.

 

[92utownxh]

The weather has been crazy here. Snow 2 weekends in a row with warms ups after. 5 degrees last Sunday morning, then up to 50 on Tuesday. Then rain and flooding. Then it froze up solid again. Our road was a sheet of ice from where the flooding went down and instantly froze on the road. The field is a ice a foot or more off the ground with no water under it now. Looks pretty cool, but it's cold.

This weekend I hope to haul lots of wood out. The ground should be frozen good. Just in time for really cold next week. And of course a few goats could have kids anytime. Fun...I have to get some pens put up in the garage and get them inside before the real cold. Normally we like to have goat kids around March or April, but the buck had other plans last August/September.

 

[farmer steve]

The weather has been crazy here. Snow 2 weekends in a row with warms ups after. 5 degrees last Sunday morning, then up to 50 on Tuesday. Then rain and flooding. Then it froze up solid again. Our road was a sheet of ice from where the flooding went down and instantly froze on the road. The field is a ice a foot or more off the ground with no water under it now. Looks pretty cool, but it's cold.

This weekend I hope to haul lots of wood out. The ground should be frozen good. Just in time for really cold next week. And of course a few goats could have kids anytime. Fun...I have to get some pens put up in the garage and get them inside before the real cold. Normally we like to have goat kids around March or April, but the buck had other plans last August/September.

I use to use cardboard produce bins for lambs when it got real cold. When I was done with the everything went to the burn pile. Sheep are gone now and I don't miss going to the barn 3-4 times a night to check for new borns in single digit temps. Good luck with kidding. Hope they all hit the ground running.

 

[farmer steve]

Busted up some of the mulberry I hauled in last week. 13-14 % mc so it came right into the shop

 

[farmer steve]

Busted up some of the mulberry I hauled in last week. 13-14 % mc so it came right into the shop View attachment 699276

And into the stove.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Got a little cutting caught up. FWIW this log lifter is out of its league here. Did help a little but peavy woulda been better.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

The next 7 days....
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We’re only half the state apart and next week we’re single digit highs and zero or sub zero at night.

 

[hamish]

that's interesting and I will have to take ur word for it. I had thot most up in ur area, those temps used elec block heaters and had plug ins all up n down main street in town, too. I know some over in Whithorse area and they have to plug in during winter at those temps... and say, never drive out of town alone... for safety. engine trouble late in afternoon, and not a good place to be at -40F that night...

Last winter seems like I did it for near 3 months everyday! All what you get used to.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Right or wrong I bought a new “firewood” saw for some of those really big down trees I get given to me. It’s the top one in the picture. New on shelf, 2015 build. Ships from Greece Monday morning. It’s the top one. Recommendations on a bar, 32”, 36”,?

 

[farmer steve]

Right or wrong I bought a new “firewood” saw for some of those really big down trees I get given to me. It’s the top one in the picture. New on shelf, 2015 build. Ships from Greece Monday morning. It’s the top one. Recommendations on a bar, 32”, 36”,?

Just get the 36. You'll be pi$$ed if you don't .

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Right or wrong I bought a new “firewood” saw for some of those really big down trees I get given to me. It’s the top one in the picture. New on shelf, 2015 build. Ships from Greece Monday morning. It’s the top one. Recommendations on a bar, 32”, 36”,?

Dayum! I thought the 7900's would put down about anything?

 

[James Miller]

wood cutting weather next week.

Wood cutting weather today .

 

[turnkey4099]

View attachment 699335 Wood cutting weather today .

Just got back from 3 hours in the willow patch clearing some rogue trees (stumps that put up a bunch of shoots). Temp just above freezing, bare ground as far as one can see with just a few remnants of a drifts from a 4" snow fall last Thursday. Never thought I would be sling chainsaws at the end of January, thery is supposed to be about 2' of snow out there!

 

[Philbert]

Never thought I would be sling chainsaws at the end of January . . .

No mosquitos!

Philbert

 

[KiwiBro]

I really can't wait for Summer to be over this year, well and truly over this bloody heat, more to come for the next few days by the sounds of it.

Am told we are getting your heatwave here starting the next few days now. Typical - you steal our pavs, phar lap, crowded house, and give us heatwaves and try to return Russell Crowe.

Happy Aus Day anyway.