Bobby Kirbos
Scrounger of Cellulose Based BTUs
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.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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James Miller
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Lots of oak sounds like a good time.
got a little scroung today at my buddies house..
Hardest scrounge I have had in a long while. Had to tote the wood around a grape vine trellis. Also the first time in a long while that I swung a godevil. I took the 266 I just built and had not tested as well as a new rebuilt 346xp and a old 350. New chains on the 266 and 346. Made short work of the bucking. My buddy had already felled the tree. I was impressed with the 266xp with 24in bar. The bigger rounds I noodeled them down to size, until I slipped and plowed the ground. I had 3 rounds left to noodel so I said what the heck and fired up the 346xp with its 18in bar and .325 chain. Damn if I dont believe the 346 out noodeled the 266. The 350 cut two sticks of limb wood and decided to quit. Havent checked it out. I was going to gift the 350 to my buddy, but I guess that will have to wait.
Hardest scrounge I have had in a long while. Had to tote the wood around a grape vine trellis. Also the first time in a long while that I swung a godevil. I took the 266 I just built and had not tested as well as a new rebuilt 346xp and a old 350. New chains on the 266 and 346. Made short work of the bucking. My buddy had already felled the tree. I was impressed with the 266xp with 24in bar. The bigger rounds I noodeled them down to size, until I slipped and plowed the ground. I had 3 rounds left to noodel so I said what the heck and fired up the 346xp with its 18in bar and .325 chain. Damn if I dont believe the 346 out noodeled the 266. The 350 cut two sticks of limb wood and decided to quit. Havent checked it out. I was going to gift the 350 to my buddy, but I guess that will have to wait.
Bobby Kirbos
Scrounger of Cellulose Based BTUs
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...
Need eucalyptus? 
Aha makes me feel at home..... Just out of curiosity how far north does Eucalyptus grow in the states?View attachment 722526 Need eucalyptus?
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
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?
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Aussies are up! I'm just getting off of work and headed to bed. What's the time difference between US EST and OZ time?
4am where you are 7pm here, I’m getting the kids dinner ready. Wife will be home shortly.
I was in the wood shed today, and took a look see at the old wood there and the very old wood there. real old wood is bit gray on surface. I couldn't get back to it. old wood, too, but rolled over and it looks fresh. I took 3 stix and burned them since I had an afternoon fire going. burned ok. pretty good at first... then seemed to cool down a bit. I plan to reach up and over and get couple of the very old wood and burn some of it soon...
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
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.
View attachment 722526 Need eucalyptus?
I initially thought it was a southern blue gum (e.globulus) but the small leaves make me think it's something else. That's a nice straight trunk, what are you going to do with it?
Don't worry about Kiwibro, he hasn't forgiven our eucalypts since they broke all his stuff.
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
I was driving up to my place yesterday, and noted in several pastures along the hiway... plenty of older gray wood. similar in color to ur wood in pix. no doubt, a good scrounge for an afternoon's cutting time... mostly likely all oak...
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.
good pix! looks like nice day for some cutting n sawing... thanks for the post!
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
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.
For anyone interested, I really like the belly in the sugi 42" bars. It's way more than the tsumura bars. Thought it might muck up my hinges but they are already ugly so no difference. Certainly feels better bucking logs.
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