Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Philbert]

They are finishing up my neighbor's big tree removal today, but they are 'cheating'!
(Sometimes I wish that I could 'cheat' like that!).


Philbert

 

[Cowboy254]

We have a potentially interesting couple of days ahead. Hot dry conditions up to 40°C today but very little wind. Saturday though will be a different animal, 43°C with strong NW winds (the bad direction in other words). There are some fires near us as the crow flies...15-20km but to the S and SW of us so they won't affect us here though plenty of people there will be. We don't have fires going at the moment that are likely to impact us. The issue could be dry thunderstorms that are forecast for tomorrow afternoon for the ranges (us) that could start something very close by. Our home is not defendable if a fire front comes through since it is made of cedar so we will take our more valuable possessions - chainsaws, wife, kids, cat, cricket bat, laptop etc - down to the lake when the storms start to form up on radar and before they arrive.

It's hard to believe that a month ago there was fresh snow on the hills.

 

[KiwiBro]

We have a potentially interesting couple of days ahead. Hot dry conditions up to 40°C today but very little wind. Saturday though will be a different animal, 43°C with strong NW winds (the bad direction in other words). There are some fires near us as the crow flies...15-20km but to the S and SW of us so they won't affect us here though plenty of people there will be. We don't have fires going at the moment that are likely to impact us. The issue could be dry thunderstorms that are forecast for tomorrow afternoon for the ranges (us) that could start something very close by. Our home is not defendable if a fire front comes through since it is made of cedar so we will take our more valuable possessions - chainsaws, wife, kids, cat, cricket bat, laptop etc - down to the lake when the storms start to form up on radar and before they arrive.

It's hard to believe that a month ago there was fresh snow on the hills.

Good luck.

 

[Philbert]

We have a potentially interesting couple of days ahead.

Sounds rough Cowboy; and the video footage here on TV looks bad all over the place.

Philbert

 

[Philbert]

Photo for the Fan Boys


Philbert

 

[rarefish383]

They are finishing up my neighbor's big tree removal today, but they are 'cheating'!
(Sometimes I wish that I could 'cheat' like that!).
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Philbert

You can. Last time I rented a 50 ton crane it was $814 for 4 hours.

 

[rarefish383]

Was at the dead Ash Hole today. Filled up the little 1/2 cord trailer, then put about 3/4 cord on the dump trailer. Wanted to get some home, supposed to rain the next couple days. I can split in the rain. Can't get to the Ash Hole when it's raining.

 

[LondonNeil]

Why crane that tree out? a cimber ringing it down is cheaper surely? and (unless its black walnut and highly valuable) the timber in the trunk won't recoup the cost either. Confused.

 

[Jeffkrib]

We have a potentially interesting couple of days ahead. Hot dry conditions up to 40°C today but very little wind. Saturday though will be a different animal, 43°C with strong NW winds (the bad direction in other words). There are some fires near us as the crow flies...15-20km but to the S and SW of us so they won't affect us here though plenty of people there will be. We don't have fires going at the moment that are likely to impact us. The issue could be dry thunderstorms that are forecast for tomorrow afternoon for the ranges (us) that could start something very close by. Our home is not defendable if a fire front comes through since it is made of cedar so we will take our more valuable possessions - chainsaws, wife, kids, cat, cricket bat, laptop etc - down to the lake when the storms start to form up on radar and before they arrive.

It's hard to believe that a month ago there was fresh snow on the hills.

Definitely making the right decision there Cowboy, stuff the house get down to the lake.
The only exception is I would leave the cricket bat behind, it will save you many future hours of standing around in the heat watching the grass grow if it went up in flames.

 

[rarefish383]

Why crane that tree out? a cimber ringing it down is cheaper surely? and (unless its black walnut and highly valuable) the timber in the trunk won't recoup the cost either. Confused.

It's all money, safety and time. A good crane operator can take a whole top, pick it up, and set it out in the street or side yard in minutes. It would take a climber hours to rope stuff down over gardens, gutters, and windows, in little pieces. This is an old pic but the operator got on the job, set up, had the tree on the ground and was gone in less than 4 hours.

 

[rarefish383]

That is me in the tree, we weren't as big on PPE back then as we are now.

 

[MustangMike]

It's the only way to get it to cut well!!!

 

[Deleted member 150358]

At the culvert in our road. This is pretty unusually warm weather. There is a spring in the swamp but as far as I know its on the other side of the road. Run off must be helping keep it open too.

 

[dancan]

Cowboy , stay safe !

 

[Haywire]

Bit of free red fir..

 

[MechanicMatt]

Cowboy, be safe man! Don’t hesitate to evacuate if ya need to. Keep the family safe pal

 

[U&A]

The F&@K is this ....


http://www.newsminer.com/news/local...cle_0d21694a-2ba2-11ea-a0a0-13596f7bf866.html


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[Philbert]

You can. Last time I rented a 50 ton crane it was $814 for 4 hours.

With the operator? How long ago? Lot of regs on mobile cranes.

Was at the dead Ash Hole today.

I like a clean Ash Hole . . . thanks for your efforts!

Why crane that tree out? . . . Confused.

My photos don't tell the whole story. There were several houses, a few garages, a fence, lots of utility wires, . . . Oh, and the tree (very large silver maple with huge crown) was being removed because it had rot and was dropping large limbs, so climbing parts of it had risk. Just getting the final trunk sections out of the yard was a challenge. A crane was the right way to go (glad I did not have to pay for it though).

Philbert

 

[MechanicMatt]

The F&@K is this ....


http://www.newsminer.com/news/local...cle_0d21694a-2ba2-11ea-a0a0-13596f7bf866.html

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

big brother getting his cut, what’d you think it was?? The government can’t ever tax the working man enough....

 

[U&A]

big brother getting his cut, what’d you think it was?? The government can’t ever tax the working man enough....

I get that part. But seriously.... next they are going to tax us with each toilet flush.




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