Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

Don't laugh, the pricker growth at my upstate property is so bad I've considered strapping two chainsaws upright on the sides and just driving it through!

 

[mikey517]

Don't laugh, the pricker growth at my upstate property is so bad I've considered strapping two chainsaws upright on the sides and just driving it through!

Get pictures of that!

 

[Toxic2]

Scored my first oak tree today. red oak i think..man that stuff is heavy. sure hope its worth the btus..now if the rain would f off i could go get anothrr load..lol

 

[zogger]

Scored my first oak tree today. red oak i think..man that stuff is heavy. sure hope its worth the btus..now if the rain would f off i could go get anothrr load..lol

Nice load! Yep, looks like some sort of red oak.

 

[mainewoods]

It's worth it. Good score- go get some more!

 

[MustangMike]

Let it dry a long time, that wt = moisture!

 

[mainewoods]

Weight = moisture = wait.

 

[SteveSS]

Excellent scrounge, and very worth the btu's.

 

[Ambull01]

Oh yes, the super long oak waiting game. Think I may stick to other hard woods although I love the smell of red oak.

 

[MustangMike]

The most reliable hardwood, IMO, is Ash, drys fast, splits easy, good BTUs and a hard wood (used for baseball bats & shovel handles).

 

[Toxic2]

Well i took the majorities advice and went back for a second load...scored a paying job hauling branchs away too now..all in all a good day. there is much that will squat my HD f250 but dang that oak got some close..lol

 

[Ambull01]

The most reliable hardwood, IMO, is Ash, drys fast, splits easy, good BTUs and a hard wood (used for baseball bats & shovel handles).

Well they all look the same to me. I must just be super duper tree retarded. Most tree bark look the same to me too.

 

[Ambull01]

Oh yeah.....I'M OFF TOMORROW!!!!!! GOING TO RUN THE CHAINSAW TOMORROW!!!! Hide your kids, hide your wife, Makita 6421 will be fueled tonight!

Sorry, just a little excited. I've already gone through a gallon of fuel mix tuning the carb. I can only imagine the amount of fuel I'll burn through actually cutting logs.

 

[steved]

Well they all look the same to me. I must just be super duper tree retarded. Most tree bark look the same to me too.

They all look the same in the stove too...

Can't be picky when its free...its all BTUs.

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[wudpirat]

Oh yeah.....I'M OFF TOMORROW!!!!!! GOING TO RUN THE CHAINSAW TOMORROW!!!! Hide your kids, hide your wife, Makita 6421 will be fueled tonight!

Sorry, just a little excited. I've already gone through a gallon of fuel mix tuning the carb. I can only imagine the amount of fuel I'll burn through actually cutting logs.

What have we done? Created a monster, with a chainsaw?
OK, have a blast. Keep that chain sharp and take a break often. When you get tired, you get sloppy.
Work safe.

 

[Ambull01]

What have we done? Created a monster, with a chainsaw?
OK, have a blast. Keep that chain sharp and take a break often. When you get tired, you get sloppy.
Work safe.

lol, yep. Scrounging tomorrow then bucking up the poplar and oak logs on Saturday at the in-laws. I worked the Fiskars yesterday for about 3-4 hours. All I need is more fuel and somewhere to buy Stihl HP Ultra or whatever it's called mix. Can't find that stuff anywhere. May need a new chain soon too. Oh yeah, also need a raker gauge.

I'll alternate with the chainsaw and the log splitter, that should keep me fresh. Then smack the Fiskars right before lunch to work up an appetite.

 

[steved]

I'm chasing deer this weekend, then focusing on my trailer rebuild...the next time I hit my parents place, I'll be cutting with a frenzy. I have an almost unlimited supply of firewood, its just a distance away.

 

[spike60]

I feel like I scored today. A while back my daughter asked if I could get 2 cord of wood for one of her friends. I told her to have him call me. There was no call for a few weeks, so I brought most of my remaining wood to my daughter. Well, then the guy calls me and wants the two cords. I've given him some wood (enough for now), but was running out of sources close by.

I live in a thickly settled area. Almost every 1/3 acre lot has a house on it, with few exceptions (mostly non buildable for one reason or another). There is one undeveloped wooded lot that is about 2 blocks away, I walk the dogs past it all the time. It has several Ash leaners that are not on the ground. Well, today I saw the owner and asked if he minded if I take them for firewood, and he told me I could take whatever I want out of there! Wood shortage problem solved! I'll likely start on it next week after MZ season is over (runs through Tue).

It is nice to have good neighbors!

Mike, that is a real good score locating that source a couple blocks away. Especially in your neck of the woods, because well................. you really aren't in the woods. I'm lucky that I pretty much live in the forest, and I don't take it for granted.

Funny, but yesterday as I was driving around I was noticing just how much storm damage wood is still laying all over town waiting for some one to clean it up and put it to use. Leaners, hangers, stuff on the ground. Enough to heat the entire town for a couple 3 years if it was harvested. As you know, this is a heavily wooded area and it's just everywhere. We had Irene, then Sandy, and a couple of seriously nasty thunderstorms. People who think like we do have been cutting this stuff for the last couple years, and plenty of it is being turned into firewood. Some guys figure they have a few years worth of wood from those storms. But sadly, an awful lot of it is just going to rot where it is.

 

[MustangMike]

Too true Bob. As I hunt both up on my property and down here, there are down trees everywhere. I don't ever remember it being this bad (except when my land got hit by the tornado). Unfortunately, down here, most of it is on public land, and you are prohibited from getting it, so it will go to waste.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Its sad how much goes to waste.