Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Deleted member 149229]

Just had everything melt off, 3” of snow tonight, rain tomorrow and freezing rain Tuesday. It’s bad when you start scrounging your own split piles because you can’t get in anywhere.

 

[Cowboy254]

It's not me, it's yew . . .

Philbert

LOL! And yes, Neil, you should feel dirty. I reckon there's something more satisfying about shoehorning a big oddball shape in the heater than your average perfect split.

 

[chipper1]

Just had everything melt off, 3” of snow tonight, rain tomorrow and freezing rain Tuesday. It’s bad when you start scrounging your own split piles because you can’t get in anywhere.

Question is did you find anything good .

 

[chipper1]

Guess I better make sure the snow blower is fueled up....View attachment 714599

Good thing you got it all mounted up and ready to go .

You win. I won't whine about our 3-4" shots of white stuff. Well at least not until the next round tomorrow night through Tuesday.

The standards here in the scrounge thread are pretty high!

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Question is did you find anything good .

All good at 2 years split and ready to burn, not fun this way tho.

 

[Cowboy254]

Time for a cuppa tea and a lie down after a red dragon fought back. Learnings- there were many.

I'm glad you escaped unscathed, I understand completely. I had a similar painful experience bending my bar trying something a bit too ambitious. I forget the girl's name.

 

[KiwiBro]

I'm glad you escaped unscathed, I understand completely. I had a similar painful experience bending my bar trying something a bit too ambitious. I forget the girl's name.

Was she over 20t too and looked like a beached whale when laid down? I guess we all have to take one for the team occasionally.

 

[Jeffkrib]

By battery blanket is installed and block heater on the way. Just put the bumper plug in last week. Going to install another for the block heater

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I prefer the cooler months but Yah nah, you can have those temps. Last night was the first night since Christmas eve that the over night low dropped below 18c, 64f in Sydney. I even slept with a shirt on which was a nice change.

 

[James Miller]

Just had everything melt off, 3” of snow tonight, rain tomorrow and freezing rain Tuesday. It’s bad when you start scrounging your own split piles because you can’t get in anywhere.

Picked up a moister meter with some of my lowes cards been waiting time trying it out on different racks. Next years wood is around 20% already. I could do some splitting to but it's more fun scrounging more.

 

[chipper1]

All good at 2 years split and ready to burn, not fun this way tho.

I hear you.
I just brought a couple more logs to the cutting/splitting area, theres quite a few cookies to be cut out of them.
Splitting will commence when the weather is a bit nicer and I don't have to work, in the meantime I still keep the saws running when I can.
Ran a buddies 357 and ms361 out here the other day along with my 2171 and a 346, no video from that session.
Heres the last cutting video I have, an all stock 266 with a new 20" RS chain fresh outta the box.

 

[JustJeff]

I hear you.
I just brought a couple more logs to the cutting/splitting area, theres quite a few cookies to be cut out of them.
Splitting will commence when the weather is a bit nicer and I don't have to work, in the meantime I still keep the saws running when I can.
Ran a buddies 357 and ms361 out here the other day along with my 2171 and a 346, no video from that session.
Heres the last cutting video I have, an all stock 266 with a new 20" RS chain fresh outta the box.

You sure cutting them firewood rounds skinny! Lol.

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[chipper1]

You sure cutting them firewood rounds skinny! Lol.

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They dry quick and are easier to split, little harder to get stacked straight though.
The larger log was dead standing ash that was taken out a few yrs ago(hard as a rock), the smaller one is a stick of cherry that was green when taken down a couple yrs ago, the inside is still a bit moist it was on top of my green log pile so it should be the driest. I throw the cookies in the wheelbarrow and bring them right in the house, let the snow melt off and throw them into the fire. They work real well for reducing the coals as they are already thin and all the fresh air blows under them when the draft is open. If you let them sit on top of the stove they curl up like a bowl, it looks pretty cool.
I like burnt cookies .
Here's a 254 I was playing with the same day iirc.
It's running an 18" round ground chain with a little to much hook, she was a bit grabby, but cutting fast for semi chisel .

 

[Ryan A]

Went to work this morning after our school district had a 2 hour delay for school, not a single teacher there. Delay turned into a district snow day! Wife (also a teacher) and kids had school so I had the chance to go back to the property that I got permission to take wood from. Went to Lowe’s and picked up a new Isocore maul and headed over. Half a dozen plus size rounds of red oak@ 24”+ inches in diameter. More snow,ice, rain coming our way so probably off tomorrow as well.

 

[James Miller]

Went to work this morning after our school district had a 2 hour delay for school, not a single teacher there. Delay turned into a district snow day! Wife (also a teacher) and kids had school so I had the chance to go back to the property that I got permission to take wood from. Went to Lowe’s and picked up a new Isocore maul and headed over. Half a dozen plus size rounds of red oak@ 24”+ inches in diameter. More snow,ice, rain coming our way so probably off tomorrow as well.

I like the isocore in the big stuff. I still follow Steve's advice though. If it takes more then 4 hits get the saw.

 

[James Miller]

Since the weathers not very scrounge friendly I'm just gonna put this here and see if it starts conversation.

 

[Ryan A]

View attachment 714703 Since the weathers not very scrounge friendly I'm just gonna put this here and see if it starts conversation.

67 or 68 firebird. Poncho powered????

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Definitely a ‘Bird tail lights.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

You know you’re getting old when these become the new colors you’re flying.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

I test drove a chevelle setup something like that. It was an amateur job though. Felt like all four wheels wanted to go in four seperate directions. Had a 454 but that felt like a slug too.

 

[Philbert]

I'm just gonna put this here and see if it starts conversation.

You mounted a winch on the back of your Firebird? Cool!

Philbert