Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

50's not old. Is it?

Older than my kids lol.
I don't act it, except maybe with regards to my dad jokes .

 

[KiwiBro]

In my experience trying them on is ok but you really don’t know what they are like until you start climbing. The pressure on the spur (spike) completely changes how they feel. The biggest thing is support from the bar that goes up your leg, unless there is aluminum or plastic that the bar slides into and is cupped around your shin and uses a wide strap to hold it in place is going to be uncomfortable and hurt after awhile (unless your young and tuff, lol) I would never buy or use the regular T pads with small strap myself. Other thing that really helps is a thick stiff sole in boots.

Thanks. I've seen guys throw towels against those pads for extra padding. Was thinking I might have to put off buying a set until I can save a little more and buy from a store that has a pole I can cimb to get a feel. I mean, it's all going to feel weird as I'm new to all this, but if it hurts then at least I'll know what ones don't fit. My boots are steel shanked, but just regular work boots, not anything special. Hopefully they'll be OK. It's quite difficult justifying this sort of specialist gear when I suspect it's only ever going to be used occasionally.

 

[Cowboy254]

Thanks Cowboy, bit far from me unfortunately. Driven through there before though, it's certainly a beautiful spot. Your folks must've been pretty close to the fires that went through that area.

Yes, they could see the flames from home. But there is a couple of km of farmland in the fire path from the forest to the town and by that time of year the hay was cut and the cattle had shortened the remaining grass to stuff-all. The fire reached the fire break at the forest edge and stopped dead as there was just very little to burn on the other side. The firies sat a few hundred metres back (and here and there further back) and put out the little spot fires as they started. Once they saw out that day, the risk had effectively passed.

 

[farmer steve]

Happy birthday to @mainewoods and @95custmz. Have a great day fellas.

 

[square1]

There's a video of a pontoon being sucked under it. Trying to upload it

Before the water took out the bridge. Pontoon boats typically go under the bridge, just not usually like this one did

 

[Cowboy254]

Happy birthday to @mainewoods and @95custmz. Have a great day fellas.

Happy birthday, you blokes!

ps. You're both old. (Sorry)

 

[rarefish383]

Been looking around online for a set of gaffs/spurs/spikes. Seems to me the best thing is to be able to try out a few different sets in one place. Knowing my luck by the time everything opens up to the point I can visit a few places, the funds will have been appropriated elsewhere. One thing I have realised is even the very old but good used sets are expensive for someone who is only thinking of climbing a few times a year. The cost of new climbing gear is hard for me to justify, even if they do hold their value well, as evidenced by the cost of used gear. It has been suggested to me that if I don't want to take the punt on a good, used set fitting well without having the opportunity to try them in advance, then i may as well just buy a cheap set off China and flick 'em off if they fit like crap.

To be honest, I'm struggling to justify buying anything from China i can't buy from elsewhere.

When the auctions start back up I'll look for a set, they sell cheap, 10-15 bucks a set. Shipping is rough getting them down there. I have a friend that collects Savage rifles down there, he won a first place award for best display a few years back. There used to be a brick factory in Western Maryland, in the Savage Valley. I had a real pretty brick that was a cream color with pink and yellow streaks running through it, that had Super Savage stamped in it. I thought one would look good on his display table, it cost $65 to ship it.

 

[rarefish383]

FWIW, I have some Hoffman "Pole Climbers" that are super stiff for exactly that reason. And they have 16" double thick uppers too. Old School. Made in Kellogg Idaho.

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Those are nice boots. For forty years I just wore steel shank Redwing Lineman boots. As soon as I hit the ground, I pulled them off and switched to New Balance walking shoes. My cousin still wears Lineman boots for every day use, he's 71 and retired 12-13 years ago. He complains how his feet hurt. I said try a new pair of walking shoes every six months, my feet never hurt. He said, "why would I buy two pair of shoes a year, that would be at least $100? This pair will last the rest of my life?" He has more money than they can print in a year, goes on 3-4 cruises a year, and won't try a comfy shoe because they cost too much. We went on two cruises with him and his wife, and he was the only one on the ship with Lineman boots

 

[rarefish383]

Scrounged up a few things this week.
$5.88 loops of full chisel are hard to pass up even if I’m not a huge fan of .325 chain.

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What do you do with them? Break them down to make "One" chain?

 

[svk]

What do you do with them? Break them down to make "One" chain?

I was given a number of 66DL .325 bars. The 67 DL chains work just fine on them. And the price was right.

Some bars work with chains 1 DL off of standard and some don’t. Just need trial an error to make sure that you don’t run out of adjustment and the oiler still works.

So far here’s what I found:
-Stihl 3/8 LP small mount 55DL will work with more common 56DL chains
-Husky large and small mount 3/8 60DL bars will work with Homelite specific 59DL chains.
-Homelite 3/8 59DL bars will not work with 60 DL chains
-Husky small mount .325 66 DL will work with 67 DL chains
-53DL 3/8 LP chains will work on 52DL bars.

 

[rarefish383]

Thanks. I've seen guys throw towels against those pads for extra padding. Was thinking I might have to put off buying a set until I can save a little more and buy from a store that has a pole I can cimb to get a feel. I mean, it's all going to feel weird as I'm new to all this, but if it hurts then at least I'll know what ones don't fit. My boots are steel shanked, but just regular work boots, not anything special. Hopefully they'll be OK. It's quite difficult justifying this sort of specialist gear when I suspect it's only ever going to be used occasionally.

It sucks being new to climbing. As you get comfortable, and start to learn to trust your gear, your climbing style will change. Most new climbers tend to hug the tree and keep their butts sticking out too far. That changes the angle the spur is to the tree and your leg. Most any hooks will be uncomfortable at first. But, you gotta start somewhere.

 

[muad]

The Binford 254XS is on its way home from @huskihl !!!

So stoked. Sounds like I need to get a new bar for it, as she'll pull and 18" fine. Any suggestions? I normally only buy "pro" bars for my saws. Those Sugis look cool.

Staying with .325 on this saw.

 

[svk]

Respectfully, you are doing yourself a disservice by staying with .325. That saw was more than sufficiently powerful for 3/8 in stock form so now it’s definitely worthy.

Im not a high end bar guy but I really like the Tsumura on my 8500. If Julian isn’t selling them, Archerplus on eBay usually has good deals on them.

I’d go Tsumura then talk to Dsell to hook you up with some loops of Oregon EXL.

 

[95custmz]

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes, guys. I’m 52 today and feel great. Until I start messing with felling, cutting, stacking. Then, the next day I feel old and sore. [emoji1787]


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[chipper1]

The Binford 254XS is on its way home from @huskihl !!!

So stoked. Sounds like I need to get a new bar for it, as she'll pull and 18" fine. Any suggestions? I normally only buy "pro" bars for my saws. Those Sugis look cool.

Staying with .325 on this saw.

That's sweet!

Respectfully, you are doing yourself a disservice by staying with .325. That saw was more than sufficiently powerful for 3/8 in stock form so now it’s definitely worthy.

Im not a high end bar guy but I really like the Tsumura on my 8500. If Julian isn’t selling them, Archerplus on eBay usually has good deals on them.

I’d go Tsumura then talk to Dsell to hook you up with some loops of Oregon EXL.

I agree with Steve I wouldn't run 325 on it, not reason. I'd put a 20x3/8 on it myself.
If you decide to run an 18x325 it should have no problem doing that with an 8 pin. The problem you will have is making a chain that will bite well and be smooth, since the saw is lighter with rubber AV I think you would be better served with the chain spinning slower taking a larger bite with 3/8.
Here's a stock 254 running a 20x325 with a 7 pin in cherry, it was very fast cutting when it wasn't chattering .

Stock husky 545 in the same cherry log, nice runner, but the 254 with the aggressive chain put it to shame.

Just for fun .
Ported dolmar 7900 in the same cherry with a 20x38 square.

 

[chipper1]

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes, guys. I’m 52 today and feel great. Until I start messing with felling, cutting, stacking. Then, the next day I feel old and sore. [emoji1787]


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Happy birthday you old fart .

 

[MustangMike]

Happy Birthday guys, If I'm not mistaken, Maine Woods just got older than me!

 

[svk]

Happy Birthday you guys!

 

[Haywire]

Older than my kids lol.
I don't act it, except maybe with regards to my dad jokes .

I'm 46 and have a 4 year old. He keeps me young, though. Get to play with Legos again and catch toads! Haha
Got awhile before I'll be a gramps.

 

[chipper1]

I'm 46 and have a 4 year old. He keeps me young, though. Get to play with Legos again and catch toads! Haha
Got awhile before I'll be a gramps.
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That's an awesome pic.
Our kids have a bunch of toads in the window well, they carry them around and they don't even try to get away, trained toads lol.
I've found kids can make you feel young or old lol.

The kids found this little guy a bit ago, yesterday they were on the neighbors property by the creek and found an eastern box turtle.