Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[KiwiBro]

Good thinking, thanks.

Check with you porter but I’m pretty sure put a stock muffler on a ported saw is not a good idea as it will get to hot and cook your engine.

 

[Jeffkrib]

WoOT!!

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Got wind of a never to be repeated deal on a brand new 2018 plated Ranga XLS ute yesterday, 24kms on the clock. Took for a test drive at 9am, put deposit on it at 9.30am. Get a few add-ons applied and pick up in a week or so. 12.5G off the RRP, couldn't let it go unscrounged. 3.2L 5cyl TD, 3500kg towing capacity. Now all I need is a decent trailer and every tree in a 50km radius had better look out. Run, Forest.

3.5t tow capacity will be nice, I think you’ve made a good choice Cowboy...... Your very good at making good choices based on the saws you have

 

[woodchip rookie]

Slightly off topic but looking for a decent truck. I’ve been searching CL and Facebook Marketplace for a while now. Am I missing anywhere else to search?

autotrader.com

I have an 01 4x4 dually I am selling. 156,000mi. Has rust. $5,000 scrounger special price.

 

[bigfellascott]

Thank you, sir. It's the 6sp manual. I don't know how to drive an auto.

I've got a 2007 BT-50 auto and love it, I wouldn't own another manual, auto's a diesels are a match made in heaven. Mines always carting wood in the back, ocassionally I put a trailer on it for camping but I don't cut enough wood to worry about carting a trailer out and honestly I couldn't be bothered doing so, not in the stuff I cut in where you often have to cut a track into the wood so trying to get a ute and trailer in and out of that would be a bloody nightmare LOL.

Nice ute mate, I hope it serves you well.

 

[square1]

Thank you, sir. It's the 6sp manual. I don't know how to drive an auto.

Needed to be on the edge of the landing for lift but 50m back to only have a few wraps on the drum for pulling force. Either way by itself wasn't enough.

Put fork tines together, dug the top off the chute as far as I dare, and farmer came over with her tractor to act as an anchor. So, I stayed on the edge, she parked 50m back, and for once today I got lucky and we got that log up. It's not the biggest but given the slope it is the most I've asked of the winch.

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Deconstructing red dragon tomorrow shall be most rewarding.

Oh and fwiw, my 12t jack that didn't cooperate the other day has been tested and it bypassed at just under 4t. I feel a bit better about that. No more chinesium jacks for me.

<whew>Finally, we can all breath again! </whew!>

 

[JustJeff]

Once you have had a truck, it would be hard to live without one I'd imagine. I haven't tried it myself yet but gas prices make me think of it. Here in the great white north they sprinkle so much salt on the road for those who refuse to use winter tires and develop driving skills, that vehicles rot out quickly. They are using a liquid of some sort as well now and cars seem to rot even faster. I'm a firm believer in rust spraying but you have to do it from new. Take a 3-4 yr old truck, you can spray it but the damage is done even if it looks good now, wait a couple years and you'll see. Buying new isn't everyone's cup of tea but I like to take care of a truck and keep it. My last one I drove for 14 years and it's still running around looking good. My goal is 10 years on this 2013 then I will reassess. Till then I squint my eyes while driving past the dealership!

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[rarefish383]

Delivered 1/3 cord of green oak for $90 today. Really need something better suited to deliver in.

Slightly off topic but looking for a decent truck. Not brand biased, but have always been a GM guy. Looking for a 1999-2013 body style Sierra/Silverado 2500 4 door 4x4 but man, the prices are CRAZY! Trying to find something with decent miles is a hard find. Seems like every truck I see has 150k+ miles and they want 8-10k. Not opposed to Dodge or Ford either but again, prices seem super steep!

I basically want something decent to haul wood and deliver, can fit the wife and two little ones behind me, and 4x4 for winter, the beach/surf fishing. I’ve been searching CL and Facebook Marketplace for a while now. Am I missing anywhere else to search?

Maybe I should have put my 99 Ram in the classified. I traded it in on my new F150. It had the Club cab with the small jump door, 5.9, 4X4. Had some rust started on the drivers rocker panel. It was only a 1500, but it pulled my 5K dump trailer easy. It had a few little things that needed done. Of course they were the PITA things. The front brake lines were so pitted it looked like they would pop the next time I stomped on the brakes. The dealer gave me $1500 so I let it go so I wouldn't have to mess with it. I just got my right knee replaced so I didn't want to be flopping around under it.

 

[chipper1]

I LOVE the old body style Fords. They are even hard to find that aren’t high miles, cab corners and wheel wells gone around here for a decent price.Again, no age or brand restrictions, just want reliable, extended cab 4x4. Logger Nate’s Truck would be a dream......

Dodge w250 or next gen after that.
Imports? Wouldn’t be opposed to a Toyota or Nissan Titan. Again, sounds if the right deal came my way I would pounce.....

If your interested hit me up in a pm and I'll get his number to you. I saw pictures of it and it looked pretty sweet. If I didn't need more interior storage I'd be all over it.

 

[chipper1]

Maybe I should have put my 99 Ram in the classified. I traded it in on my new F150. It had the Club cab with the small jump door, 5.9, 4X4. Had some rust started on the drivers rocker panel. It was only a 1500, but it pulled my 5K dump trailer easy. It had a few little things that needed done. Of course they were the PITA things. The front brake lines were so pitted it looked like they would pop the next time I stomped on the brakes. The dealer gave me $1500 so I let it go so I wouldn't have to mess with it. I just got my right knee replaced so I didn't want to be flopping around under it.

If it wasn't rusted bad you should have, but that's water under the bridge now.
How you liking the new ride, both the knee and the truck .

 

[farmer steve]

Some days are that way aren't they .
Here's what I did today. It's a pretty good sized elm, the 28 on my 576 wouldn't reach through it, it was short by about 4". I used the skidding winch to encourage it to go where we wanted it, they were very concerned with it going the opposite way and hitting the high voltage wires , but I wasn't .
I like the large black locust stump, look at that back cut, the "farmers cut".
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HEY!!! watch them farmer comments.

 

[farmer steve]

WoOT!!

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Got wind of a never to be repeated deal on a brand new 2018 plated Ranga XLS ute yesterday, 24kms on the clock. Took for a test drive at 9am, put deposit on it at 9.30am. Get a few add-ons applied and pick up in a week or so. 12.5G off the RRP, couldn't let it go unscrounged. 3.2L 5cyl TD, 3500kg towing capacity. Now all I need is a decent trailer and every tree in a 50km radius had better look out. Run, Forest.

Sweet ride cowboy.

 

[chipper1]

HEY!!! watch them farmer comments.

Well if the shoe fits lol.
That's the largest black locust stump I've ever seen. A few yrs ago I posted pictures of some that were bigger in someone's front yard, but it was the whole tree, the were huge as far as black locust go .

 

[Cowboy254]

Heck of a deal Cowboy. One sweeeet ride!

Will it burn through tyres as fast as the suby?

I would imagine so. It comes with tyres that are more highway than off-road so that'll have to change soon and you know what that means

I've got a 2007 BT-50 auto and love it, I wouldn't own another manual, auto's a diesels are a match made in heaven. Mines always carting wood in the back, ocassionally I put a trailer on it for camping but I don't cut enough wood to worry about carting a trailer out and honestly I couldn't be bothered doing so, not in the stuff I cut in where you often have to cut a track into the wood so trying to get a ute and trailer in and out of that would be a bloody nightmare LOL.

Nice ute mate, I hope it serves you well.

I hear you re the auto but there's a principle at stake here . In any case, this was a one-off scrounging opportunity and it was manual, take it or leave it. So I took it and liked it .

Mainly I'm looking forward to being able to scrounge more than 1 cube at a time.

 

[turnkey4099]

Well if the shoe fits lol.
That's the largest black locust stump I've ever seen. A few yrs ago I posted pictures of some that were bigger in someone's front yard, but it was the whole tree, the were huge as far as black locust go .

I saw one that was somewhere around 7' diameter.. Multiple stems grown together.

 

[rarefish383]

If it wasn't rusted bad you should have, but that's water under the bridge now.
How you liking the new ride, both the knee and the truck .

Both are doing great. I saw my surgeon about 4 weeks ago for my 8 week follow up. He said every thing was going well and the next few weeks were the most critical in my rehab because, I was feeling good, all of the sutures were heeled, and the scar tissue wasn't stiffened up yet. I had a rehab apt the next day. Got there and they said my insurance had been terminated. I have Cigna insurance, Cigna has a spin off company that does all of their OT and PT billing, called American Specialty Health. ASH was sending my claims to the wrong address. I talked to them every day for three weeks and they refused to send the claims to the address on my medical card. They said they had their own number and that's the only one they would use. My insurance is through the Teamsters, I had to get the President of our Local to get up Cigna's butt and get things straightened out. Finally after missing 3 weeks of therapy they got it straightened out. I was still working at the gym on my own and making good progress. It just sucks that a third party can just stop all of your insurance because they are too stupid to read the address on your card.

 

[James Miller]

Look what I dragged kicking and screaming out of it's dark hiding place. Been no rain for 3 days so I ran up and got the rest of the wood I had split at my spot.

 

[farmer steve]

Better add that to your Sig line.

 

[bigfellascott]

I would imagine so. It comes with tyres that are more highway than off-road so that'll have to change soon and you know what that means



I hear you re the auto but there's a principle at stake here . In any case, this was a one-off scrounging opportunity and it was manual, take it or leave it. So I took it and liked it .

Mainly I'm looking forward to being able to scrounge more than 1 cube at a time.

It will serve you well I'm sure mate, we get cutting in some pretty average country at times and the Ol
BT does the job just fine so your's will **** it in I'm sure.

 

[bigfellascott]

These are the sorts of loads we put on my mates ute.

 

[bigfellascott]

Some of the wood I've been cutting lately (mostly Peppermint and some Stringy) we also have about 20 loads on the ground ready to be delivered when needed but still a long long way shy of what we will need this year I'm sure. I'm not much help to my mates but I do get in and try as best I can (bloody frustraiting being a fat *******) anyway that's life I guess.