Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Cowboy254]

I noodle them them into 3 pieces on the bigger ones if there less than 200 lbs I lift them on the splitter myself fairly easy. I don’t like having the splitter standing upright being 6’4 I get tired of bending over the whole time. I wish I had a mill man. I am really wanting to build an electric saw mill in my shop at the house. I cut up a lot of big red gum around here because everyone else is to lazy to cut it and deal with it. I should have somewhere around 12 cord of red gum when I’m done splitting that I could have milled with the smallest piece being over 2ft in diameter and biggest trunk around 5 ft. Sucks cutting a 5ft trunk 30 ft long into firewood. But I guess it’s better than the farmer pushing it into a pile and burning it View attachment 797897 View attachment 797898 View attachment 797899

That last pic is a beauty, nicely stacked red gum warms a wooder's heart. I'm a bit sympathetic to @U&A 's point of view. Yes, you could have milled it (if you had a mill), but it is some beautiful burning firewood too. A few years ago, Cowgirl and I nearly bought a property with 200 hazelnut trees and 600 mature red gums, all planted in nice neat rows. What might have been....

 

[Jeffkrib]

I noodle them them into 3 pieces on the bigger ones if there less than 200 lbs I lift them on the splitter myself fairly easy. I don’t like having the splitter standing upright being 6’4 I get tired of bending over the whole time. I wish I had a mill man. I am really wanting to build an electric saw mill in my shop at the house. I cut up a lot of big red gum around here because everyone else is to lazy to cut it and deal with it. I should have somewhere around 12 cord of red gum when I’m done splitting that I could have milled with the smallest piece being over 2ft in diameter and biggest trunk around 5 ft. Sucks cutting a 5ft trunk 30 ft long into firewood. But I guess it’s better than the farmer pushing it into a pile and burning it View attachment 797897 View attachment 797898 View attachment 797899

Makes me feel at home plowboy, but I guess in your part of the world you’re getting rid of an invasive weed.

 

[muad]

For the price difference I'd be more inclined to grab up the complete engine and drop it in, or is it better to use as much of the oe bottom as you can. Now I say all this for the OP, not for myself as I wouldn't buy Chinese parts, I'd just sell the thing and move on, but that's me.

That’s still on the table too.

I just hate the idea of selling the thing for $100 if I’m luck...

 

[muad]

Well, after sleeping on it, I’m not gonna fix the 310.

I will either list it for sale as-is here, or give it to my FIL. When I bought this saw, I bought a second 310 for my FIL. His is down right now due to a messed up pull mechanism. I might just give this to him so he can make one good saw, and have a bunch of spare parts.

 

[svk]

Probably a good idea. They are a complete ***** to work on. I have my cousins but once I get done with that I’m never working on that family of saws again.

 

[muad]

Probably a good idea. They are a complete ***** to work on. I have my cousins but once I get done with that I’m never working on that family of saws again.

LOL!

 

[farmer steve]

Well, after sleeping on it, I’m not gonna fix the 310.

I will either list it for sale as-is here, or give it to my FIL. When I bought this saw, I bought a second 310 for my FIL. His is down right now due to a messed up pull mechanism. I might just give this to him so he can make one good saw, and have a bunch of spare parts.

One can never have enough brownie points with the in-laws.

 

[chipper1]

That’s still on the table too.

I just hate the idea of selling the thing for $100 if I’m luck...

I usually sell them for 50-100, 100 being very nice looking and a newer model.
When I got rid of my husky 142, I gave it to another member as he wanted a project. I think I paid 150 for it and ran a few different bars on it, I planned on keeping it because it was my first husky and I did for a while, then I just wanted it out of the way. Looking at how much wood it cut for me it didn't owe me anything and that saw was a catalyst for all I do today. It taught me that just because a saw has a good name and color that it doesn't mean its a good saw, much like any product.

Well, after sleeping on it, I’m not gonna fix the 310.

I will either list it for sale as-is here, or give it to my FIL. When I bought this saw, I bought a second 310 for my FIL. His is down right now due to a messed up pull mechanism. I might just give this to him so he can make one good saw, and have a bunch of spare parts.

Sounds like a great thing to do, I'm sure he will appreciate that .

 

[chipper1]

One can never have enough brownie points with the in-laws.

I can't eat brownies so the kids spouses will have to come up with something better, saws sound good to me .

 

[MustangMike]

Hope everyone has a good Valentine's Day.

We have an extra visitor, last night and today. The young girl next door feel off a horse yesterday and broke her arm, so the parents were at the Hospital with her all night long, so her sister is staying with us till things return to normal.

 

[MustangMike]

Probably a good idea. They are a complete ***** to work on. I have my cousins but once I get done with that I’m never working on that family of saws again.

Yea, I did one clamshell … once ...

 

[woodchip rookie]

They have feelings too ok[emoji16]. Keep them IN the cab

Yep. My Ftoofiddy has rubber floor liner. No carpet. Saws in the cab and stay in the house. No garage or shed. And NO ETHENOL.

 

[svk]

Yea, I did one clamshell … once ...

Clamshells are not all created equally! I know you are a Stihl guy, but whoever designed that family of saws were insane!

The 350 Husky family of clamshells and 352 family of Echo were very easy to work on. I’m not fast and I had a 352 completely tore down and back together in well under two hours.

 

[muad]

Hope everyone has a good Valentine's Day.

Same to you!

Just got a call, Gramp’s 254 is done! Just needed a fuel line, a coil (they grabbed a good used on off a parts saw), and the chain brake assembly off the same parts saw.

Oh, and she needs a new bar. Hoping to pick it up tomorrow!!

 

[chipper1]

Same to you!

Just got a call, Gramp’s 254 is done! Just needed a fuel line, a coil (they grabbed a good used on off a parts saw), and the chain brake assembly off the same parts saw.

Oh, and she needs a new bar. Hoping to pick it up tomorrow!!

That's awesome, curious how you like it, nice limb saw for sure.

 

[MechanicMatt]

My master tech has corrected me, no reverse is the reaction shell. And he did confirm again that all 4L 60 transmissions are junk

 

[MustangMike]

Is that 262 back running yet???

 

[svk]

Same to you!

Just got a call, Gramp’s 254 is done! Just needed a fuel line, a coil (they grabbed a good used on off a parts saw), and the chain brake assembly off the same parts saw.

Oh, and she needs a new bar. Hoping to pick it up tomorrow!!

Nice!

 

[Smacktooth]

Finally got over to cut the rest of the big ovals








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[SS396driver]

Well I finally started to burn some of my locust since its actually below freezing out . Tonight it will be around zero here,so it will be a locust, hickory and red oak night