Lots of oak sounds like a good time.Trying to work on a scrounge today but the dozer operator got muddy feet and gave up for the day. Lots of OAK.
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Trying to work on a scrounge today but the dozer operator got muddy feet and gave up for the day. Lots of OAK.
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Hey Steve, how do you hide that thing from the wife? I mean really, a few saws are easy to blend into the mess that is the garage. That thing on the other hand...Trying to work on a scrounge today but the dozer operator got muddy feet and gave up for the day. Lots of OAK.
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Aha makes me feel at home..... Just out of curiosity how far north does Eucalyptus grow in the states?View attachment 722526 Need eucalyptus?
Like a hole in the head but thanks anyway.looks like lots of good firewood in your one. Do you know what species and is it worth milling? I wonder if they are different to here even with the same trees. That one looks borderline for milling here and would be firewood instead. All day today I've been cutting very dry gums for firewood. My 42" bar is only just making it through. Averaging about 10l a day in fuel for the saws. Have to noodle the rounds into 6 bits or I won't be able to handle them safely when they get on the splitter.View attachment 722526 Need eucalyptus?
ever had one that makes the bar dance around when you try to start a cut? You get maybe 1” into it before the corners of the cutters are rounded over. Like porcelain. Makes for a long day and if I ever get another that bad, it's staying put.Bloody oath, I don't mind some of the bigger stuff but it depends on what type of tree it's from cos some is easy to split and other stuff needs dynamite to break it up and I ain't got no dynamite or any real interest in dealing with firewood like that unless I have access to a hydro log splitter.
The firewood fairy dropped off some Maple today. The cedar showed up about two weeks ago. I knew that was coming. The maple is a complete surprise.
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I have some 30 + year old firewood. scrounged, cut, split and stacked... over 30 years ago. by me. mid to back of the wood shed. its all oak.
How are you...er..I mean cowgirl liking the wee saw?Silver maple?
With a little time this morning before going to work, I decided to process the dry mountain ash into intermediate kindling this morning. The monkey saw made short work of it.
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I know it's not much but two wheelbarrows of this stuff will prolly be 6 weeks or more of new fires so it is useful.
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Another wattle got blown down last week in a big thunderstorm. Made a bit of a mess but at least I don't have to move it far.
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We've finally got our very own danger ranger last week after it was getting a few bits and pieces stuck on it. There'll be more stuff in due course. View attachment 722228
How are you...er..I mean cowgirl liking the wee saw?
Something kinda funny about a tree that flops onto the firewood pile in complete submission like that one.
Wattles don't have much spunk at the best of times. I'm almost surprised it didn't cut and stack itself in the shed. Punky down the bottom - firepit wood. The cloud of twigs make good kindling though once broken up.
Yes, Cowgirl likes the monkey saw. She hasn't used it but I assure her that it is a good thing and was remarkably inexpensive. She loves a good deal.
View attachment 722356 My buddy had a couple elm come down on the edge of the parking lot at his restaurant, todays scrounge. At least the ground (parking lot) was dry. First load in the new truck.
There are three more E.hoodlums in this gully that I'm trying to avoid until next summer when I'll have about $3k more gear they can wreck. Have milled all I'm going to this summer and now in firewood mode.Don't worry about Kiwibro, he hasn't forgiven our eucalypts since they broke all his stuff.
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