Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

That's a lot of work, looks real nice.
Did you boy were out the crocs.

My 15 YO helped tonight. I never even noticed what footwear he had on. But he wears crocs quite often as well.

 

[chipper1]

Saw, wood, felling or bucking all impact my raker depths which get touched up in-field, done by feel, until (not if - unless felling plantation stuff) chains hit something then swapped for freshly ground and put in the to-grind pile.

My 76hp wedge is 150kms away, along with winch and all rigging :-( Whilst I haven't done so yet I did look into buying about 600' of dyneema rope so it is strong and lightweight, but I can cut it if looks like said wedge is gonna be slingshotted across a gully, and it's super easy to end-to-end splice in the field afterwards. But darn that stuff ain't cheap. Got a mate flying choppers and they retire their dyneema lines which he grabs every now and then, but he always seems to find a use for them. But I think he wants to use Kermit so maybe a deal can be struck...

Those felling wedges will spoil you . I don't want to do much without mine, works better than that piece of black locust, but I got it done .
I got a new 200'x5/8 bull rope around Christmas, it's nice, I don't plan on cutting it .
Hope you get some of that rope off your buddy, that would be the way to go on the wallet, nice to barter.

 

[chipper1]

My 15 YO helped tonight. I never even noticed what footwear he had on. But he wears crocs quite often as well.

That's great that they are helping, they get a different perspective. It thrills me when I here my kids say something about how much work would be involved in a job, it tells me they are getting the lessons .

 

[U&A]

Blain’s Farm and Fleet has 1 gallon jugs of Bar oil for $3.99 right now. If you have a rewards account (if your cool like me[emoji41]) they are $3.49

Just ordered 6 for a drive through pickup[emoji16]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[Deleted member 150358]

AND Hippies!

Not sure how these rumors get started, but likely by other car manufacturers finding it hard to compete fairly.

Hard for some to remember 'way back then'; but Subaru was one of the first affordable cars available in the US with front wheel drive, and with 4-wheel / 'all -wheel' drive. Not as well known as the Toyotas and Datsuns ('Nissans') in the 70's, and before Hondas had become mainstream as a family automobile (they had their shoebox cars and motorcycles). So Subarus became very popular in mountain states like Vermont and Colorado, where maybe a lot of those stereotypes lived? The all-wheel drive wagons caught on pretty quick with outdoorsy types, looking for something other than a Jeep or pickup truck, especially with young families. A VW replacement for the Hippies. Popularity expanded along with that of four-wheel drive and Japanese reliability, especially, being lower priced than some of the Toyotas and Hondas. Probably where Kia and Hyundai are today.

Philbert

Those old Subaru’s were bullet proof.

My auto shop teacher was a really cool guy. He was only a few years from retirement (well his first one anyhow) when I had him. He had an OLD Subaru from when he was first employed. He said he never once changed the oil on it just to see how long it would last. The car was completely rusted out so the pulled the engine so the class could pull it apart. I think it had 240k miles, hadn’t seen an oil change in 140k miles and the inside of the engine looked like new.
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You sure that wasn't 2 smoke?

 

[svk]

Those old Subaru’s were bullet proof.

My auto shop teacher was a really cool guy. He was only a few years from retirement (well his first one anyhow) when I had him. He had an OLD Subaru from when he was first employed. He said he never once changed the oil on it just to see how long it would last. The car was completely rusted out so the pulled the engine so the class could pull it apart. I think it had 240k miles, hadn’t seen an oil change in 140k miles and the inside of the engine looked like new.

You sure that wasn't 2 smoke?
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4 cylinder opposed engine

 

[Deleted member 150358]

SVK had to ask. My uncle had the 360 and it was!

 

[muad]

Blain’s Farm and Fleet has 1 gallon jugs of Bar oil for $3.99 right now. If you have a rewards account (if your cool like me[emoji41]) they are $3.49

Just ordered 6 for a drive through pickup[emoji16]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

I picked up some Cam2 all season for cheap from TSC or Rural King a while back. I'm getting low and now they don't have it.

Do you all use the cheap stuff? RK had Husky brand, but it was $16!!!

 

[KiwiBro]

We went to the cemetery today to visit my dad and grandparents. As with most townships they must be low on $$ as 3/4 of the white pines in the cemetery are dead or in decline yet they don’t seem to be doing anything about them.

The biggest, healthiest tree in the place is right next to our plot. Ours is the one to the left of the tree, in the sun with the veteran star. I think it’s the largest diameter white pine I’ve seen, well beyond 4’

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I had a chuckle, across the road from the cemetery, someone turned a bunch of small stumps into a fairy town.
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Be right back...
*ETA*
None of this is my fault, except the bits of logs brought home to one-day make something from them before they were put to a "better" use....

 

[MustangMike]

I only use AMSOIL Saber at 40:1 in my mix, but the TS bar oil is great stuff, and often low cost.

 

[chipper1]

Just ordered 6 for a drive through pickup

Did you get any for the danger ranger and the saws.
I'd grab 25 of them myself, where is that at.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Blain’s Farm and Fleet has 1 gallon jugs of Bar oil for $3.99 right now

They’re either out or need to upgrade their search system, it didn’t come up in a search.

https://www.farmandfleet.com/

 

[chipper1]

They’re either out or need to upgrade their search system, it didn’t come up in a search.

https://www.farmandfleet.com/

You're gonna need to make a drive and see for yourself lol.
He's probably on the secret sale email list that they get before everyone else sees it.

 

[KiwiBro]

Also made some legs for my next project . Maple I milled last fall . Planed and tapered on the planer. View attachment 821081View attachment 821083View attachment 821084View attachment 821086

Tapered live edge legs? What's the top gonna be? Another epoxy adventure?

 

[U&A]

They’re either out or need to upgrade their search system, it didn’t come up in a search.

https://www.farmandfleet.com/

https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/1295168-mystik-1-gal-bar-and-chain-lubricant.html

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[U&A]

Did you get any for the danger ranger and the saws.
I'd grab 25 of them myself, where is that at.

Right off 94. Same rd as Sams club and Culver’s


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[U&A]

I picked up some Cam2 all season for cheap from TSC or Rural King a while back. I'm getting low and now they don't have it.

Do you all use the cheap stuff? RK had Husky brand, but it was $16!!!

For bar oil......use the CHEAP STUFF!!


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[turnkey4099]

Did something I never do today . Went for some food and found some wood . Problem is I was driving my 72 . Dont use it as a truck anymore but wood is wood . View attachment 821077View attachment 821078

And not one scratch on the tail gate!! My wood hauler, 89 F150 is on it's third tailgate and I could almost take a bath in the dips in it.

 

[Cowboy254]

It is the rule rather than the exception up here. If you see a Subaru, especially with kayak's or cross country skiis strapped to the roof I will guarantee there will be two short haired women in there. FYI I am not making a joke or poking fun at the LGBTQ crowd. It is just the way it is.

I have had both a kayak and XC skis on the roof of our old Subaru. However I have also had a whole lot of scrounge in the Suby as well so maybe that lowers the angry estrogen levels a bit. I sold it to my brother. Next time I see Don, I'll tell him he's a lesbian coz @svk said so.

 

[James Miller]

I don't doubt that, 18psi must have been fun, that's better than double the displacement calculated .
I wouldn't mind putting a blue top in the oddy, but I'm not really into it until I have a barn built.
Did you epoxy some Plexiglas-glass over the inspections holes lol.

Search boosted boys turbo odyssey on YouTube. I think you'll like it.