Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mountainguyed67]

at that time we had an old ex logger's Muckaluck gear drive

Did you mean McCulloch?

 

[farmer steve]

In the first pic you see the dead leaner. It was close to the power lines and I told the guy to call power co. He did while I brought the first load of green oak home. They showed up just as we finished loading the rest of the green green stuff. Finished out the load with the dead stuff. Nice and dry.

 

[H-Ranch]

Still a couple more loads cut. This break brought to you by dinner. One of the top 3 meals of the day for over 50 years. Back to our regularly scheduled scrounging after this.

 

[Philbert]

Is it a scrounge if you don't pick it up? . . . I have no need for it but do know someone who does. Trying to contact them now.

'Scrounge broker' sounds better than 'Firewood pimp'. Just sayin'

Philbert

 

[dancan]

PSA derail

 

[muad]

PSA derail

Wow, that’s nuts.

 

[dancan]

Good channel to follow to gain insight .

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Still a couple more loads cut. This break brought to you by dinner. One of the top 3 meals of the day for over 50 years. Back to our regularly scheduled scrounging after this.
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Looks dry enough to put in the stove!

 

[H-Ranch]

Looks dry enough to put in the stove!

It is! The rounds sound like bowling pins when I toss them in a pile. The OWB is still running so a few of the uglies have been burned already to save a step. The straight grained stuff is being stacked.

 

[H-Ranch]

My helpers "forgot" to bring the wheelbarrow to me when they were done filling the chicken nesting boxes with noodles. Not sure if it was intentional or not. Anyway, they carried the smaller logs to my landing area while I continued cutting so no loads were delivered tonight. This is the pile of rounds to work on tomorrow. Probably 6 or 7 wheelbarrow loads I would guess.

 

[square1]

Can I come .
Where you heading?

Houghton Lake. Grab some minnows, walleye season opens in ~ 2 weeks

 

[square1]

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.

Our EO explicitly allows travel for canoeing, kayaking, and similar activities as long as social distancing is practiced. My kayak is at the cabin. What can I say? My trip will include one stop for fuel, pay at the pump, and I don't leave the property again except to go out on the water. That's typical for visits to the cabin.

 

[chipper1]

Houghton Lake. Grab some minnows, walleye season opens in ~ 2 weeks

Nice, right up there in @Duce country.
I used to cut around the south side of the lake to make deliveries just south of downtown Roscommon.
There's a guy on the lake who sells chainsaws on craigslist on a normal basis, just in case you need something lol.

 

[chipper1]

This is what he called me about. Mostly all red oak except the last pic is locust.View attachment 816526View attachment 816527View attachment 816528View attachment 816530

Nice load sir!
Better just leave that locust, it will be fine for a loooooooong time .

 

[chipper1]

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.

I have a few things like that, but no saws.
Pretty cool it still runs. I bet it would eat some big bites with the rakers down low.
I've had people offer me some big older saws, I tell them I'm not taking older saws currently .

 

[chipper1]

Neveer thought I'd turn down locust only 200' away.

Me either, guess we're doing well.

 

[chipper1]

PSA derail

That guy doesn't know what he's talking about, he's just being political .

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Did you mean McCulloch?

Always been Mucklucks here to. Spose in reference to the duck cast into them old gear drives. Buddy has a pair of 35's they sure look odd. Told him he could sell as bookends but not many books either.

 

[mountainguyed67]

PSA derail

Sounds like the Chinese have been studying the methods of Heinrich Himmler.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Pretty cool it still runs

I’ve had it at events and camping trips, for people to look at. They’re shocked when I walk over and start it with one pull, it didn’t even occur to them that it might run.

You might be right about it taking big bites, the gear drives have a reputation for being strong.