Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

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View attachment 814453Started the fire and beer early today.
View attachment 814454Did get another bucket load of yellow wood split first. Don't normally drink but seemed like a good day for it.

If I’m ever in PA i want to have a drink with this guy. You have good taste in beer and i want to sit around that fire[emoji1787]


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[muad]

COOL tires[emoji1303][emoji41][emoji41][emoji41]

From a 31x9.25x16

To

32.8x11.22x16

That is a good jump in size both directions! Stays on top of the mud better!


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They fill the wheel wells much better. I’m very happy.

 

[muad]

That truck is nice man.
So the tank is leaking and the tires will suck an extra couple miles a gallon, thats a bummer .
Those generators like that sure are heavy, but they put out some great power and will run forever. What will you use it for.

Thanks brother! I love this truck, and can’t wait to Cummins swap it. The 460 has 205K, but still runs like a top. Passes everything but a gas station. She gets 8-10 as it is, can’t imagine it’d get much worse.

I plan to use the generator to run the house in case of power outages. My current generators (Honda EU2000i and an old 2-stroke 3K unit) won’t run the well pump (she’s 220). This one will run the well, the water heater, etc. It’s a 6.5K unit. My buddy said these old Onans are nice because they make power at low RPMs. It only has to spin at 1800RPMs to make 6.5K.

 

[mountainguyed67]

awesome firewood scrounging tool!!

Yes. I’ve used it to pull oak up to the road on National Forest land, cutting on a permit. Oak is scarce, and you can’t cut trees down. You have to wait until they fall on their own. Oak disappears fast if it’s easy to get to, the downhill stuff will often go untouched. Too heavy. I’ll use a snatch block across the road and winch it up. Also there was one opening day (and then some) that most woodcutters couldn’t even get to the wood because the snow hadn’t melted yet, I was in there hauling oak out.

I don’t have a wood winching video, here’s one with a rock.

 

[MustangMike]

Unfortunately, I'm starting to feel like your dog. I do things I probably should not do, then I hurt and take it easy, then like magic I'm good again and I do more things I should not do … I'm hoping it's just some Tax Season rust, and as I keep pushing myself I'll get better … but I don't know, never been quite like this before!

 

[chipper1]

Gas cap.

The tank is under the doors, the front of the tank is even with the front of the front door. On a 2 door pickup the filler is right behind the door, into the cab. A hose connects the filler tube to a tube welded to the tank that sticks up through the floor. On the Travelall and 4 door pickup they welded the filler tube to the front of the tank instead. I wish they worked it into the back somehow, it’s hard to fill this way. It doesn’t drop enough, and will sometimes come back at you instead of dropping into the tank. Plus, this is a frequent question. I get very strange looks from people at gas stations. Doh!

That's what I was thinking, but I thought why would it be there, sorry to ask again .
I like the rock moving video.

 

[chipper1]

Dumb question is 60dl 3/8 a 16" bar? Need to find a chain without leaving my house .

Yes, 60dl x 3/8 is a 16" bar.

 

[chipper1]

Thanks brother! I love this truck, and can’t wait to Cummins swap it. The 460 has 205K, but still runs like a top. Passes everything but a gas station. She gets 8-10 as it is, can’t imagine it’d get much worse.

I plan to use the generator to run the house in case of power outages. My current generators (Honda EU2000i and an old 2-stroke 3K unit) won’t run the well pump (she’s 220). This one will run the well, the water heater, etc. It’s a 6.5K unit. My buddy said these old Onans are nice because they make power at low RPMs. It only has to spin at 1800RPMs to make 6.5K.

That would be sweet. I sold a generator(Yamaha ef2000) to a guy with a swapped chevy, he used the genny to run the lights on his bow "fishing" boat.
I lost 2 MPG on my 7.3 when I went up to 265's, it got 15-16 normally average and then got 21 best cruising across the UP, previously got 17-18. Those were all calculated over many gallons and I still calculate my milage almost every tank.

Yep, those gennys are great units, I have 3 eu2000's here and some other 2200 unit that's in great shape but needs the carb cleaned or a new carb.

 

[muad]

That would be sweet. I sold a generator(Yamaha ef2000) to a guy with a swapped chevy, he used the genny to run the lights on his bow "fishing" boat.
I lost 2 MPG on my 7.3 when I went up to 265's, it got 15-16 normally average and then got 21 best cruising across the UP, previously got 17-18. Those were all calculated over many gallons and I still calculate my milage almost every tank.

Yep, those gennys are great units, I have 3 eu2000's here and some other 2200 unit that's in great shape but needs the carb cleaned or a new carb.

We shall see. I calculate MPGs every fill up. Best I ever got was 13.4mpg, driving to northern MI to go hunt deer at a buddy’s place with my AR (about 45 minutes from the Mac). I had just changed the oil and the spark plugs.

I don’t put near as many miles on the truck anymore, save hay season and firewood season. So, lower MPGs won’t bother me.

Once I get the 6bt in and swap to a manual, I’m hoping for 16-18mpgs. One can wish. LOL

 

[Logger nate]

Yes. I’ve used it to pull oak up to the road on National Forest land, cutting on a permit. Oak is scarce, and you can’t cut trees down. You have to wait until they fall on their own. Oak disappears fast if it’s easy to get to, the downhill stuff will often go untouched. Too heavy. I’ll use a snatch block across the road and winch it up. Also there was one opening day (and then some) that most woodcutters couldn’t even get to the wood because the snow hadn’t melted yet, I was in there hauling oak out.

I don’t have a wood winching video, here’s one with a rock.

That’s awesome! Looks like a nice set up. Really like that truck. Those winches would be really useful. Most of the wood I cut is on National Forest and stuff close to the road goes fast, would be nice to have a winch sometimes.

 

[Logger nate]

We shall see. I calculate MPGs every fill up. Best I ever got was 13.4mpg, driving to northern MI to go hunt deer at a buddy’s place with my AR (about 45 minutes from the Mac). I had just changed the oil and the spark plugs.

I don’t put near as many miles on the truck anymore, save hay season and firewood season. So, lower MPGs won’t bother me.

Once I get the 6bt in and swap to a manual, I’m hoping for 16-18mpgs. One can wish. LOL

Sometimes with taller tires people are getting better mileage than they think sense your going more miles than odometer shows with taller tires. Can check it with gps or speedometer app on your phone.

Friend of mine has a pickup just like yours (had 460 also) and he’s doing a Cummins swap in his, getting close to being done.

 

[dancan]

3 trailer loads and a truck full. This is the last of it. I did most of it with the 550 and fought it the whole way. Should have just took the 395 to start with

Score !
I only had a small window yesterday afternoon so ,

A small load but in the furnace keeping the house warm

 

[square1]

Venus is low in the western sky right now. Big and bright.


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Clear morning skies have made it possible to see Mars, Saturn, & Jupiter aligned in the southeast this past week around 4 ~ 5 AM.

Yep pear and peach. I'll post pics of each of the last 3.

Sequoia, Palm, Blue Gum?

 

[rarefish383]

Five minutes ago.

 

[farmer steve]

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Looks like a screen shot Joe.

 

[muad]

Sometimes with taller tires people are getting better mileage than they think sense your going more miles than odometer shows with taller tires. Can check it with gps or speedometer app on your phone.

Friend of mine has a pickup just like yours (had 460 also) and he’s doing a Cummins swap in his, getting close to being done.View attachment 814509

Nice! I Would be interested to know what all he did/used for his swap. I’m still in the planning phase. I have a line on a good p-pump 6bt, and I’m hunting for a zf5 trans out of a 4x4.

 

[farmer steve]

I know you guys are agonizing over the last 3 types of wood in my stacks so here you go. Apricot,pecan and hawthorne.

 

[rarefish383]

I know what freezing rain is from when I was stationed in Germany, most Californian’s wouldn’t know what you were talking about. Fun stuff.

Sounds like Wildflecken!

 

[MustangMike]

I know you guys are agonizing over the last 3 types of wood in my stacks so here you go. Apricot,pecan and hawthorne.

Never cut a one of them, and would have no idea what they look like … but that was a good brain tease! I also guessed pear and peach even though I have also never cut them either … just figured it may be a farm thing! I did not even know that Apricot and Pecan grew in these parts!

 

[rarefish383]

1971 International Travelall.
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Is it an in-line six? When I was 14-15 I bought an IH R120 one ton with a blown engine for $50. My Dad bought me an engine for my birthday, out of a travelall, for $150. The new engine was an inch or two longer. Turned out all we had to do was flip the front engine mount around and it bolted right up.