Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[steved]

So, the guy with the cabin next to mine on the Mtn (in the Catskills) brought a "woods truck" up and left it up there. Within a month, the Porcupines ate the brake lines, radiator hoses, etc, etc. The darn thing has been there for years and has not moved once!

The guy with the cabin on the other side of me was furious when he left his skidder up there, and the Porky ate his tire (through a gap in the chain) and gave it a flat! Had to change it in the woods, and it was $$$!!!

There is a reason I surround my cabin with cement board, although sometimes even that does not help! They used the solar panel as a ramp to thwart it! Luckily, they did not go in before we discovered it.

Porcupines are the entire side off my dad's tree stand this past summer...they like the glues in the plywoods.

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[farmer steve]

@steved
I have a great one now. He even comes and picks up whatever needs inspected.

 

[MustangMike]

I have a great one now. He even comes and picks up whatever needs inspected.

??? A trained Porky??? Or did you reply to the wrong post (I suspect)???

 

[svk]

It’s interesting because we have plenty of porkys here and no damage. It’s almost as if they don’t get enough salt in their diet out there!

I bet the one that ate the coolant hose didn’t cause much more trouble!

 

[farmer steve]

??? A trained Porky??? Or did you reply to the wrong post (I suspect)???

Duh!! Musta been the fumes from the 462. There were a couple pieces from Saturday that needed some noodling .

 

[James Miller]

Yep. Duct tape and a trash bag and that window will be almost as good as new.

35 years as a machinist. Even his rig jobs are high end. Plexiglass with the tape painted to match the truck.

 

[svk]

Wednesday and Friday. Glad I made a special trip up on Wednesday to pull the boat out.

 

[svk]

If you are wondering why my seats are bubblegum green it’s because I primed the new wood but never got around to painting with all of the bad weather this fall. They’ll get painted in the spring.

 

[rarefish383]

Just doing the math quickly, your father must have made a good living once he paid off his equipment. And a climber making 20 an hour was good bucks too.

Worked our Azz's off but never wanted for much. Put me through private schools and College. People think because you own a business all you do is collect the money. I worked 3 years straight and never missed a day, and never got my 1 week vacation. I got paid for it, and got paid time and a half for working through it. We always took off WV deer season and Spring Turkey. Never got a Turkey. When Dad retired I went to UPS. The girl in HR asked why I was leaving a lucrative family business to come to UPS. I told her it was easier for me to be a good employee for her, than it was for me to find good employees for myself, and the 8 weeks vacation!

 

[dancan]

Sounds like a plan. Keep an eye/ear overhead, bring a good flashlight to look for any hangers and check roots/rootballs on trees around anything your cutting, they often come down in groups as the root systems intertwine.
We had some pretty good winds today, but nothing real bad.
Then it changed to this.

Was 61 up over here in East Coast Igloo

 

[Colt Marlington]

I ran scottyoverkill from FHCs muffler modded 2511. Strong little saw. Would be great in small stuff if I didn't have the 355t already.

I hear that. I have way way too many saws. If I were to start over, with just a 2-saw plan, a 355 would likely be one of them, and then just a hot 50 or so cc rear handle.
A 3-saw plan would include a 2511 for my little saw, then a hot 40 and a 70.

 

[SeMoTony]

View attachment 769897 Daylight picture.View attachment 769898 All cleaned up. Tank and a half through the 355t didn't bother getting anything else out. Biggest part was 12" or so easy work for the little saw.View attachment 769899 Any of you fine folks know if aluminum power line is worth anything befor I strip it for scrap? Got around 100 yards the power company left here this morning when they came to check the down cables in the drive way.

If there is a wire from the pole to 1 of your buildings that is shorter, I'd roll em up and store out of the weather. Scrap return $ is so much less than cost of the wire from a reel. Just have seen to many times that people get rid of something that could have been used a bit later.
But then to, there's no guarantee that a use will come for it.

 

[svk]

Did some deer scouting tonight and was going to get out in the woods a bit more tomorrow. Wife texts me that her car won’t stay running. Alternator must be shot cause it’s pushing about 10 volts at idle and less if you rev it up. Whatever. It’s always something!

 

[SeMoTony]

Did some deer scouting tonight and was going to get out in the woods a bit more tomorrow. Wife texts me that her car won’t stay running. Alternator must be shot cause it’s pushing about 10 volts at idle and less if you rev it up. Whatever. It’s always something!

Around here the parts stores compete fierce. They will replace batteries on the lot but I don't know about alternators, never needed to find out.

 

[svk]

Around here the parts stores compete fierce. They will replace batteries on the lot but I don't know about alternators, never needed to find out.

Should be a pretty easy fix. My preferred parts store has two in stock so I’ll head in tomorrow to get one.

 

[chipper1]

Was 61 up over here in East Coast Igloo

Thats crazy.
I split a bucket of locust with a couple pieces of cherry, then ate, while eating I realized it was supposed to rain/snow again(even though the low for tonight is only 38). So as soon as I finished I asked my son to unload the wood into the wood shed and momma and I did the leaves in the yard, it had been dark for a while when we finished, but it looks great and they won't be as thick the next time . This was probably my big leaf removal here for the yr .
Stay warm up there .

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Update on dad. After 12 days in icu his condition was nothing by mouth (ever) due to aspiration. So he said no thanks and since he was going against Drs orders was pushed out of icu and the hospital into hospice. His needs are too much for me to manage at home.

Really got expensive fast! Am hoping to move him to a VA affiliated nursing home closer to home. His current placement is nice but costs $500 a day (out of pocket) and I am betting he will last longer than the 3 months give er take the Drs give him.

Has been a roller coaster ride for sure. Nice thing is he has seen more family these past 2 weeks than he has since our last family reunion.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Update on dad. After 12 days in icu his condition was nothing by mouth (ever) due to aspiration. So he said no thanks and since he was going against Drs orders was pushed out of icu and the hospital into hospice. His needs are too much for me to manage at home.

Really got expensive fast! Am hoping to move him to a VA affiliated nursing home closer to home. His current placement is nice but costs $500 a day (out of pocket) and I am betting he will last longer than the 3 months give er take the Drs give him.

Has been a roller coaster ride for sure. Nice thing is he has seen more family these past 2 weeks than he has since our last family reunion.

Hang in there.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Thanks. Luckily have the means to pay his way. Just won't be home to burn much firewood! I think it was just 3 summers ago he was still cutting wood with the buzz saw. Time sure waits for none!

 

[MustangMike]

Worked our Azz's off but never wanted for much. Put me through private schools and College. People think because you own a business all you do is collect the money. I worked 3 years straight and never missed a day, and never got my 1 week vacation. I got paid for it, and got paid time and a half for working through it. We always took off WV deer season and Spring Turkey. Never got a Turkey. When Dad retired I went to UPS. The girl in HR asked why I was leaving a lucrative family business to come to UPS. I told her it was easier for me to be a good employee for her, than it was for me to find good employees for myself, and the 8 weeks vacation!

My Dad was a Lawyer, Licensed Public Accountant, and a Tax Preparer. My Mom was a Para Legal and the Office Manager and could type 85 words/minute. They went 20 years w/o a vacation, wasn't until I was in college they started to go to FL each year. Since I was the oldest, everyone else go to go with them but me, I was away at school … but they did bring me back a real cool T shirt I loved to wear … from the Mucky Duck Bar in Sanibel Island!!!