Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

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They my be cool, but I used a slow "no anti vibe" saw long enough that I don't miss running them any more.

When you have to cut your wood to heat your house with one of them, and the cold makes your hands keep shaking even after you are done, well … I did it enough so I don't want to do it any more!
 
Pretty sure I have at least one of the top ones, don't have that stihl, the bottom looks like and echo one from one of their smaller saws I may have one of those too.
Pretty sure they all reach past if you're using any of the standard longer ones.
My favorite scrench style I saw in a picture within the last couple weeks that @SS396driver posted, I think it must have been an older picture iirc it had his 7900 with a brake flag still, memory test lol.

This one? 20151027_123123.jpg
 
Had a guy call me that i got some wood from last fall. He had said he would call if he ever got more wood. Got to his place and there is a big red oak blown over in his yard. :happy: He says this isn't the wood i called about but you can have it. :happy::happy:I
noodled and he loaded.
 

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I've never been crowded by social folks while cutting wood ;)

The guy arrested for surfing wasn’t crowded either. Plus, need to go to their office to get a permit. It’s a good idea to find out what they’re allowing ahead of time, lots of panic restrictions.
 
I like that too, makes me realize how awesome we have it

I have it as a novelty, I don’t usually cut firewood with it. That‘s not me in the video, it’s a guy who wanted to take a trip down memory lane. I obliged. The chain was sharp, and it worked. Why not. One other guy did the same on a different trip, I haven't used it to cut firewood. A retired chainsaw repair shop manager remembered the saw, said it’s about a 1963.
 
They my be cool, but I used a slow "no anti vibe" saw long enough that I don't miss running them any more.

When you have to cut your wood to heat your house with one of them, and the cold makes your hands keep shaking even after you are done, well … I did it enough so I don't want to do it any more!

Ah yes! The old gear drive saws! Slow but one could really lean on them. I entered AF 1954 and at that time we had an old ex logger's Muckaluck gear drive. 21 years later and I discovered the gear drives had disappeared. First new saw was a Homelight 360 pro. What a revelation!!
 
The kids helped me scrounge a small load cleaning up the trail. nice mix of dead ash, black cherry, etc.

I’m sorry my pictures are always sideways. Stupid phone.
 

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Is it a scrounge if you don't pick it up? Out of the blue the guy who owns the rental house right across the street from me stopped and offered me the piles of wood over there....all locust of good gauge. I watched them cut them down around the house some 20 odd years ago and it has just been chunked and laying there. Minimum of 1 cord but I'd bet on over 3. I have no need for it but do know someone who does. Trying to contact them now. Neveer thought I'd turn down locust only 200' away.
 

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