Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[James Miller]

Got things ready for the snow tomorrow. Probly be out most of the day so the wife will have to keep it going.

 

[farmer steve]

Old deer stand or fence?

Not sure .maybe an old no trespassing sign. It was up pretty high.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

View attachment 716927 Got things ready for the snow tomorrow. Probly be out most of the day so the wife will have to keep it going.

Made simular preparations myself. Just no wife... Keeps things simple!


My son just caught these... I'd call that a good day!

 

[U&A]

Jealous of you guys. -16 this am with another 6-8" of snow coming tonight and than another 6-8" this weekend. It doesn't blow hard enough to clear off many areas and stuff just don't seem to run that nice under 10 degrees. Gonna be a month until I can get out there and have any fun.

You got a block heater? Just got mine. I will now have a block heater and heated battery blanket.

But I know what you mean. Auto transmission do not like weather that cold and colder. Shifts get a little mushy and drawn out sometimes until it gets warmed up.

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[Deleted member 149229]

How do you think we keep poisonous everything at bay and keep the Dropbears away ?
If it wasn't for the cold and snow the Brit's would have named this continent Australia first lol

That’s why I have all the respect for our Aussie brothers. You watch any program and everything down there can kill you. Fish, spiders, insects, canines, crocs, snakes, even have birds that attack and stomp you to death. You guys have big balls to go cut wood. I’ld be sitting in a locked room sucking my thumb.

 

[KiwiBro]

Tree on a fenceline. Thought I was high enough but found this after noodling a piece that was a couple of meters? High.
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New or newly sharpened chain, AKA metal detectors?
Took me a few years to finally introduce a rule to not cut anything on a fenceline unless someone else is guaranteeing the chain/s. It's amazing how many people who, funnily enough, own their own chainsaws, suddenly remember they didn't want those trees cut after all.

 

[Philbert]

We are aiming for a 'snowiest February on record' in Minnesota this week. Snow beats the -30°F temps!

Philbert

 

[U&A]

How do you think we keep poisonous everything at bay and keep the Dropbears away ?
If it wasn't for the cold and snow the Brit's would have named this continent Australia first lol

Here here!!


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[KiwiBro]

Old deer stand or fence?

Have you guys read about the zombie deer disease? Like mad cow but for deer. People are wondering if it will make the leap to humans like mad cow did. Heck, I think it has probably gone the other way and made the leap from nutcase humans to deer.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Seems to be coming from deer farms. Sounds like here the state wants to buy em all out and end the practice.

 

[bigfellascott]

I pulled the carb plate off and carb to check everything. The bolts seemed really loose carb and intake boot looked good. Put it back together and made sure the bolts were tight. It started right up and ran fine. Thinking maybe an air leak from the loose screws. Going to pick up a new plug tomorrow for good measure.

Yep that would be enough to make it run badly or not at all. I changed the plug in the 029s the other day as it was running a bit funny, it seems to have fixed it going by how it ran afterwards.

 

[bigfellascott]

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Good looking pipe!

I reused my old class A stainless liner when we replaced it. People either love the rustic appearance or give me the are you out of your mind look!

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Yeah it should suit it fine - I would love a copper one but I can’t really see any available anymore so stainless it is.

 

[bigfellascott]

How do you think we keep poisonous everything at bay and keep the Dropbears away ?
If it wasn't for the cold and snow the Brit's would have named this continent Australia first lol

Lol love it.

 

[cantoo]

Kiwi, I haul the logs home, unload them onto bunks then later when I can't get to the bush due to snow, rain or crops I use the loader with forks to put 4 or 5 logs on the forks, drive over to my splitter, put forks at waist height, mark each log to 16" lengths and cut them all and then push the rounds up into a pile. I have 3 prongs on my forks so that I can cut it into 16" long pieces without them falling off. In the pics you can see my aluminum marking stick, it had 1/2" holes drilled every 16" so I hit it with a shot of marking paint for length. I leave the saws running and *** off only when out of fuel and chain changes.

 

[KiwiBro]

Kiwi, I haul the logs home, unload them onto bunks then later when I can't get to the bush due to snow, rain or crops I use the loader with forks to put 4 or 5 logs on the forks, drive over to my splitter, put forks at waist height, mark each log to 16" lengths and cut them all and then push the rounds up into a pile. I have 3 prongs on my forks so that I can cut it into 16" long pieces without them falling off. In the pics you can see my aluminum marking stick, it had 1/2" holes drilled every 16" so I hit it with a shot of marking paint for length. I leave the saws running and *** off only when out of fuel and chain changes.
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Thanks. That's a good idea on the extra prong too. Working smarter not harder, you sure get a lot done.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I wish, we get in the 40's where I live and you definitely want an air con, some places in Aus get up around 55 deg and I certainly wouldn't want to live in any of those I love the snow when it flies but I certainly couldn't live in some of those places in the U.S. that have a mtr or more, that would do my head in I reckon.

hi - where you live (?)... and you see summer temps in the 40f's?... and you want air conditioning? really?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

View attachment 716927 Got things ready for the snow tomorrow. Probly be out most of the day so the wife will have to keep it going.

hi JM - brickwork looks just like mine as to bricks and design. similar. I like that guard fence set up you have in front of your fireplace area. I don't have anything like that...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

My son just caught these... I'd call that a good day!

so would I ! certainly is a meal or two there. trout?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

You got a block heater? Just got mine. I will now have a block heater and heated battery blanket.

But I know what you mean. Auto transmission do not like weather that cold and colder. Shifts get a little mushy and drawn out sometimes until it gets warmed up.

never actually seen a block heater before. heard about them. similar to stock tank heater I uses to use. nor have I heard of battery heater blankets, guess I will have to google one of those... seen the engine heaters and covers planes use out in bush in up N winters... cant plug them in.

do u also plug it in to a receptacle if u park in town and shop, etc? a guyl up N in Canada, western area... they had them in his town.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

New or newly sharpened chain, AKA metal detectors?
Took me a few years to finally introduce a rule to not cut anything on a fenceline unless someone else is guaranteeing the chain/s. It's amazing how many people who, funnily enough, own their own chainsaws, suddenly remember they didn't want those trees cut after all.

good idea!; in a tree I had to remove up at farm we found this inside the trunk area...