Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[bigfellascott]

Could have heated that in my car, said 113 when I left work.

LOL she was about -6 here when I put that on the heater, just had some more for lunch too, should be brewing up a good wind storm by the end of the day LOL

 

[bigfellascott]

Just cut 3 loads of wood for the day, time for a rest!

 

[MustangMike]

The table is in the truck, up side down, and the bench is side ways, with it's legs perfectly interlocking with the table.

We actually rolled the table over in the bench, then lifted it into the truck. Damn thing is super heavy, used 100% to hold my end.

This way, I can put the ATV in the trailer, just got to make sure there are no clearance issues with the tail gate down.

Took a pic, but too tired to transfer it now. Later!

I hope it is easier to get off the truck, but getting it into the cabin will be an adventure.

 

[svk]

Mike bring some old blankets/bed spreads you can put on the ground outside the door and on the floor inside. So if you have a whoopsie it won’t get a knick or scratch.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

View attachment 746752 Think ford learned something about keeping a trans cool between 7.3 and 6.0 trucks. Stock cooler was very much clogged. Trans stays under 140 with new cooler unless I'm crawling in stop and go traffic.

my old '83 chevy van came with a/c. but I don't keep it up. have had it over 25 years and put many miles on it. runs modified drivetrain... so when I lost my converter and put in a new one and had the TH 350 rebuilt... I got the trans oil out of the radiator cooler... and ran lines to the old a/c condenser. talk about an oil cooler. it has proven to be a swell mod to my van. drives and shifts great with the cooler oil and increased capacity...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I try to wear long pants and safety toed boots when cutting but almost always weed wack in shorts. I’ve had enough close calls with my eyes so I always wear glasses or face shield when operating either. Had a chunk of trimmer blade sling right past my face a few weeks back when I was trying to “just do one thing” with the trimmer and no glasses. Felt like that scene from the Matrix. That was enough. I even wear glasses when I do carpentry.

I echo much of what u say. but I wear pants and boots when weed wacking... or it all ends up all over me. and inside shoes, sox, etc. got tired of getting hit with something, anything when running my Echo 266T. so went to safety glasses. nothing hit me in eye. so yesterday, I push it... and hot, so thot sweat on glasses, pita... so dint put them on. got hit twice! next time I won't get hit! ...

live n learn!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Multifaceted, I have a couple of anvils and one is a Peter Wright. Bought them a couple of years ago but seldom use them. I did some banging on them and years of running power nailers etc at work have ruined my right arm. I can't swing a hammer for more than a few minutes and I'm done. My grandson will get them eventually. View attachment 747089

would be nice for a home based blacksmith shop...

 

[chipper1]

Lol!!!! Good catch.

It’s actually air freshener that my dad received as a gift probably 35 years ago. I save it as a conversation starter.

I was wondering if you ever sprayed it on anyone lol.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Deer season never ends in PA the weapon just changes. Sometime you carry it into the woods other times you drive it down the road.

I've heard this story .

roast venison and fresh sweet corn should make a mighty tasty meal....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

couple more loads cut... now to stack it.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

90f this morning... campfire for the day.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

those new wood plugs I put in my ez seat/step stool project turned out great! got some 2" wood screws in them tonite. its 'like-new' stability has returned! more tweaking still to be done, though...

 

[turnkey4099]

Don't fell a tree when you're tired. I was pretty well played out by the time I had the truck loaded but wanted to put the next tree on the ground. Willow about 30" at butt, developed into several main stems up about 8', real bad lean and very top heavy. Cleaned the brush off the base as high as I couild reach with the 193T. Grabbed the 441 Magnum to lay it down. First mistake was to fire up the saw without really thinking about what I was doing. Lean was too sever to even think aobut an undercut - jam the bar for certain. So I figured just cut from back side till the tree fell. I have done dozens of them over the last 40 years. Laid into the tree and got about 1/3 way when I saw the split start. Really bad barber chair - the third one I have had. 1st one chaired when the undercut closed up (two shallow of a notch). Second one was taking a stem out of a 3-stem tree. I expected that one to chair and it did - perfectly safe for me though.

This one almost cost me a new pair of work pants. Got away as far as I could but only made about 10'. Tree came to rest with the 'hinge' about 15' off the ground and the butt hanging just about straight up above me.

What caused it? Stupidity. I did every thing possible to ensure it would chair and didn't even think about it. In the past I have ALWAYS, chained or strapped a leaner above the cut, didn't even think about it this time. I have also bore cut in leaving a bit on the bottom side then cut the top side. Considered it for about 1 sec and but for some unknown reason didn't do it.

 

[Cowboy254]

View attachment 747542 first post here in s while, next winters turf drying but it will be s while before it can be brought homeView attachment 747543

Any idea how much turf is left to cut/dig up, how long it will last as a resource?

 

[svk]

Don't fell a tree when you're tired. I was pretty well played out by the time I had the truck loaded but wanted to put the next tree on the ground. Willow about 30" at butt, developed into several main stems up about 8', real bad lean and very top heavy. Cleaned the brush off the base as high as I couild reach with the 193T. Grabbed the 441 Magnum to lay it down. First mistake was to fire up the saw without really thinking about what I was doing. Lean was too sever to even think aobut an undercut - jam the bar for certain. So I figured just cut from back side till the tree fell. I have done dozens of them over the last 40 years. Laid into the tree and got about 1/3 way when I saw the split start. Really bad barber chair - the third one I have had. 1st one chaired when the undercut closed up (two shallow of a notch). Second one was taking a stem out of a 3-stem tree. I expected that one to chair and it did - perfectly safe for me though.

This one almost cost me a new pair of work pants. Got away as far as I could but only made about 10'. Tree came to rest with the 'hinge' about 15' off the ground and the butt hanging just about straight up above me.

What caused it? Stupidity. I did every thing possible to ensure it would chair and didn't even think about it. In the past I have ALWAYS, chained or strapped a leaner above the cut, didn't even think about it this time. I have also bore cut in leaving a bit on the bottom side then cut the top side. Considered it for about 1 sec and but for some unknown reason didn't do it.

Very good advice. I think we’ve all been there for sure.

I try to do my felling when I’m fresh then do the limbing and leave the bucking for last.

 

[nighthunter]

Any idea how much turf is left to cut/dig up, how long it will last as a resource?

its touch and go every year cause of EU restrictions

 

[muddstopper]

Don't fell a tree when you're tired. I was pretty well played out by the time I had the truck loaded but wanted to put the next tree on the ground. Willow about 30" at butt, developed into several main stems up about 8', real bad lean and very top heavy. Cleaned the brush off the base as high as I couild reach with the 193T. Grabbed the 441 Magnum to lay it down. First mistake was to fire up the saw without really thinking about what I was doing. Lean was too sever to even think aobut an undercut - jam the bar for certain. So I figured just cut from back side till the tree fell. I have done dozens of them over the last 40 years. Laid into the tree and got about 1/3 way when I saw the split start. Really bad barber chair - the third one I have had. 1st one chaired when the undercut closed up (two shallow of a notch). Second one was taking a stem out of a 3-stem tree. I expected that one to chair and it did - perfectly safe for me though.

This one almost cost me a new pair of work pants. Got away as far as I could but only made about 10'. Tree came to rest with the 'hinge' about 15' off the ground and the butt hanging just about straight up above me.

What caused it? Stupidity. I did every thing possible to ensure it would chair and didn't even think about it. In the past I have ALWAYS, chained or strapped a leaner above the cut, didn't even think about it this time. I have also bore cut in leaving a bit on the bottom side then cut the top side. Considered it for about 1 sec and but for some unknown reason didn't do it.

I have been critized before for cutting to ensure a barber chair. Poor cutting and not thinking about a barber chair happening can be extremely dangerous. Planning for a barberchair not so much. I am sure I will get flammed for saying this, but its what I do. When I have big wood, I want it to split as much as possible during the falling. It just makes it easier to split and load. Small face cuts and slow falling can cause a big tree to split during the fell. Not every tree can be treated that way. The smaller the tree, the more likely the tree to barber chair unexpectantly. A large tree with a heavy canopy will start to lean while cutting, The usual method is to rev the saw and cut as fast as you can then get out of the way. To make it split, you cut slow, get the tree to start falling and then just get out of the way and let gravity do what it does. The tree will usually split and crack, sometimes barber chair as it falls. Knowing what causes a tree to barber chair and planning your cut, as well as a escape path, before cranking the saw, you can plan for the barber chair to happen.

 

[MustangMike]

The pic of the loaded table and bench, as promised:

 

[chipper1]

The pic of the loaded table and bench, as promised:

How thick is the top, in one of the earlier pictures I thought it was only a couple inches, but after seeing the measurements for the legs it seemed like it must be thicker.
Looks like it should ride well in there.
Hope you have enough muscle at the cabin to get it inside.

 

[MustangMike]

I also found out what was living under the shed!

Wife begged me to spare him, she thinks he will re locate.

I told her that de-scenting the dogs will be fully her responsibility.

Thankfully, I was able to free him w/o getting sprayed … no small feat!