Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Cowboy254]

Were you stationed in England during World War Two?

He was. He's doing pretty well to be swinging a chainsaw at 96 years old IMO. Good on you, BL!

 

[farmer steve]

Well let's see some pics.
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Merry Tiller in the background?

 

[James Miller]

Do you have access to a mill for the trunk?

Not really a good mill log. Ants tore up a bunch of it.

Three feet across at the biggest?

More like 40+ average going to near 50 at the biggest section. 36" fiskars for scale.

 

[Cowboy254]

Sooooo many BTUs

Cute little scrounge helpers, James.

 

[farmer steve]

Sooooo many BTUs

Cute little scrounge helpers, James.

Found this for your truck bumper Cowboy.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I've seen alot of things in/on scrounge wood but never goats.

 

[djg james]

Ok I have found another oak fall, it still has leaves on it and they are dried up. Must have fell awhile back as it is spring here and no leaves have grown. Anyway, I have been calling these bur oak, which is in the white oak family. Does that sound and look right?
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Not Bur Oak. Bur Oak has lobes that are bigger and spaced further apart. Only one or two on each side. This looks more like Chestnut Oak or Water Oak.

 

[JustJeff]

Wonder if goats would take off when you fire the saw up. Cows don't. I cut a couple trees in a pasture and all the cows came over to watch. Set my idling saw down for a moment to wrestle some brush and when I turned around, a cow was licking it! The rest licked my truck, it was a mess by the time I got out of there.

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[H-Ranch]

I don't know much about goats. If I don't give them any food then turn my back on them will I end up with a set of horns up the butt? I was taking no chances and walked backwards to the ute and got in, contemplating my next move. I decided to drive to a different log that wasn't covered in goats.

Probably have drop goats there or at least goats with teeth that can kill you. I think I heard that 8 of the 10 most deadly goat species in the world live in Australia.

 

[farmer steve]

Three feet across at the biggest?

I helped cut most of that bad boy up. The other guy there had a 42" bar on and I think we had to do a couple of cuts from both sides.

 

[MustangMike]

Nice Tree and Great Helpers there James!

 

[Haywire]

Merry Tiller in the background?

It's a Snapper. The little Briggs on it burns so much oil, you get black lung from running it. Keeps the skeeters away though! haha

 

[woodchip rookie]

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Were you stationed in England during World War Two?

yes!.....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Went out to the farm again this morning. Might be the last chance for a while, we're meant to get rain the next 4 or 5 days, with snow on the hills Friday and Saturday. Might have an excuse to light the fire .

I loaded up the last of the previous peppermint log and chucked in the small stuff for firepit wood.

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I then found that I had a problem accessing my next scrounge log.

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Stop following me! I don't have any food!

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I don't know much about goats. If I don't give them any food then turn my back on them will I end up with a set of horns up the butt? I was taking no chances and walked backwards to the ute and got in, contemplating my next move. I decided to drive to a different log that wasn't covered in goats.

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This is also peppermint, and was from the same tree that the big hollow peppermint log that I cut up two weeks ago.

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Limby did the work today and should have more than a Ranger load once I have it all split.

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I split up some but then ran out of time. Besides the goats might come back at any moment …

nice pix! enjoyed the show. guess u din't bend over to start ur saws... lol

 

[mountainguyed67]

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More like 40+ average going to near 50 at the biggest section. 36" fiskars for scale.

Wow! Yeah, I underestimated it. I was about ready to conk out by the time I posted that.

 

[hamish]

 

[Deleted member 150358]

I know the more power guys won't believe it. But it looks like between the unloved Stihl 038av and over looked Husqvarna 445 this old oaks met its match! Couple hours at the most and its firewood to split and brush to drag.


I was hoping to put a little time on some of the other saws but this just goes too nice.

Did I mention brush to drag?

 

[knockbill]

I know the more power guys won't believe it. But it looks like between the unloved Stihl 038av and over looked Husqvarna 445 this old oaks met its match! Couple hours at the most and its firewood to split and brush to drag.
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I was hoping to put a little time on some of the other saws but this just goes too nice.

Did I mention brush to drag?

Looks like an Andrew Wyeth painting!!!!!

 

[mountainguyed67]

I know the more power guys won't believe it.

Looks like with the hollow log, you weren’t cutting much wood at all.