Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

Hauled this in today. The racks aren’t full to the brim but it was over 40 degrees today and highs above freezing through Thursday so we won’t be burning much this week.

I put all of the aspen as well as the less dense pine inside. The outdoor rack is all hardwood with a little dense pine for when temps drop.

 

[svk]

Tested out the 8500. The torque on this saw is absolutely incredible. Noodling frozen birch with the bar nearly buried and I couldn’t bog it, just kept pulling.

Sharp chain and cleaned up.



Today’s ice (12/22)


Here’s the ice back on 11/17. As you can see we haven't gained much.

 

[H-Ranch]

Hauled this in today.View attachment 782151

All those wood snobs out there (and you know who you are) won't like the fungi, mold, and 'shrooms growing on that load. Me? I smile when I throw a piece like one of those in!

 

[svk]

All those wood snobs out there (and you know who you are) won't like the fungi, mold, and 'shrooms growing on that load. Me? I smile when I throw a piece like one of those in!

Boiler don’t care about fungi lol!!!

 

[svk]

Couple randoms.

Just opened my last gallon of 3.99 bar oil purchased back during the pre Thanksgiving sale of 2016. I think I bought 12 gallons that year.



Best promo gift ever.

 

[James Miller]

All those wood snobs out there (and you know who you are) won't like the fungi, mold, and 'shrooms growing on that load. Me? I smile when I throw a piece like one of those in!

Fungus burns to. This whole cherry tree had white fungus on it. Going in the stove the same way I cut it.

 

[MustangMike]

I had not been stung in years, but got stung twice this year. Once, riding my bike, one got under my helmet strap and stung my neck … that smarted! Then, we had a nest in my backyard, the wife got stung, so I eradicated the nest, first with spray, then with chainsaw mix, burned it three times! Then they built a new nest 5 feet away and I burned that, then there were back again IN THE ORIGINAL BURNED OUT NEST! That is when I got stung, but I burned them out again, flipped it over and burned it another time, and the got the hint that their nest was not in a good location!

 

[James Miller]

Was about half way through the cut to take the root ball off yesterday and the saw went from throwing chips to sludge that looked like rotten milk. Had water running out of the tree. Figured water on the clutch bearing couldn't lead to anything good so saw got a bath. ready to go again Tuesday. If I had to do this every day I'd quickly become friends with my grinder.

 

[dancan]

Well , hopped on a flying cigar tube Saturday morning and flew out to sunny Cal..... Calgary for Christmas with daughter [emoji16]
They don't burn wood but the price that they pay for ng sure is attractive.
We'll be taking a trip to the mountains, I'll check out what this province has to offer for spruce.

 

[MustangMike]

My 044 saw a little action today, cutting some Black Walnut and Mulberry in the wood lot across the street (where I was cutting last year). My Grandsons then helped me load and unload the trailer. Loading involved in and out of the wheelbarrow, no other way to get to it.

We got a pretty decent trailer load, about 1/3 of it was cut today, the rest I had cut previously.

This is the most behind we have been on my Daughters wood (there is more of it in the back), but they kept putting me off from doing it! We still have to put more up. There are still a lot of large Hard Maple rounds across the street from her that we can have, but there is a steep little hill down to them, and my SIL does not want to mess with it with this layer of ice on the ground. It should melt over the next few days.

 

[H-Ranch]

Scrounged this Christmas tree from the row on the east of the property. This one was there when we bought the place but I have planted well over 100 in several rows to make more for years to come. They are not quite ready yet but it won't be too long.

I normally don't show my stumps so as not to be criticized; please go easy on me.

 

[SeMoTony]

Scrounged this Christmas tree from the row on the east of the property. This one was there when we bought the place but I have planted well over 100 in several rows to make more for years to come. They are not quite ready yet but it won't be too long.View attachment 782214

I normally don't show my stumps so as not to be criticized; please go easy on me.View attachment 782213

That's good that you went all the way from one side 2 d udder lol

 

[Cowboy254]

Scrounged this Christmas tree from the row on the east of the property. This one was there when we bought the place but I have planted well over 100 in several rows to make more for years to come. They are not quite ready yet but it won't be too long.View attachment 782214

I normally don't show my stumps so as not to be criticized; please go easy on me.View attachment 782213

No comment on the stump but you definitely needed more saw.

 

[svk]

One more project I’d been meaning to get to for about 4 years.

I had drilled a fresh air vent in the inner wood hatch door several years back. Covered it with a piece of cardboard that swiveled on a drywall screw to regulate the flow. Today I finally stapled a chunk of hardware cloth on the outside and put a chunk of wood over the inside so I can vary the flow. (For those wondering there is an outer door that latches in place for the off season.)

 

[Cowboy254]

Still....we all know @Cowboy254 is going to win the 'critter in the woodpile' comp.

Yeah, have had a few.

Redback



And again



Scorpion



And again



Hitchhiking huntsman



Who also wanted to join in the post-scrounge fun



Too many bullants - not my pic, I'm too busy jumping up and down on them



Mountain dragon - who is kinda cool and fairly friendly. And they eat bullants so they're good to have around



Snakes - well there have been a few but I ain't hanging around to take photos. If they're on the farm that I'm scrounging on, I back away and leave them to do their business, if they're at home, they're dead. But of course, there's only one critter you really need to look out for...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Ah it's not too bad around here 42 or something today, we don't have an air con just a fan. Mind you if it got to 55deg or hotter like some places around the place I'd definitely want an air con then LOL. The beers going down a treat at the moment - perfect drinking weather here despite the smoke from the fires.

omg! 55f and u need a/c? really?...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I my 261C!

great saw, got to use this one couple weeks back. smooth and powerful.

 

[Cowboy254]

Well, he didn't put a °F in there...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Well, he didn't put a °F in there...

no, i couldn't just tell by location... maybe he means C. but 42C is 107.6f... i'd definitely need a/c at those temps... lol

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Good point Hamish, can't say I haven't found weather that I can't drink in! I cleaned up 20 cans yesterday arvo

imo, impressive to say the least!