Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

Well, my wood/ tree work may get put on hold for a wile. I just got an offer for a new job, working maintenance for hershey entertainment. I'm hoping I get a decent schedule. I have about 30 standing dead oaks I promised to take down for the neighbor this fall, and a land clearing project I'm supposed to be helping with in november for a local cemetery. I spoke with my new manager and he seemed to think it wouldnt be an issue as they were previous commitments. I have a week "off" in between jobs, I hope to finish getting the shed filled up that week. Then I'll have about 10 full cords ready for this winter. Should only need 5 or 6 if it's not too cold. I also lost out on a scrounge spot I had with a local farmer. Was real close, about 4 miles away from me. I stopped by to see if he had the corn down yet, and the patch of woods I had been cleaning up was gone. Stopped by the house to see what was up. He said he was thinking about selling the farm, and that patch of woods was another 6 acres to add to his big field. He made money off the wood, so it was a win, win for him. They left me a pile of the standing dead, but it's only about 4 cord worth. I thanked him and told him I'd be up before winter sets in to collect the pile. Kinda bittersweet, this has been my honey hole for about 6 or 7 years now. Guess I forget were all getting older and have to do what we think is best for our selves.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Another load today. Cut yesterday, loaded today. Then we hiked to the creek and let the puppy play. He had a blast.

 

[DSW]

Such a different landscape than here.

Do you stalk/ move a lot? Or more laying back.

Archery opened here Sunday, went out to try and scrounge up an elkView attachment 852198

 

[Cowboy254]

A ute load of wood Aussie style.View attachment 851925

Nice one, Tony. That a VS ute? Well loaded anyway, I approve.

What's the wood?

 

[Cowboy254]

Thats a 1997 Holden VS ute with 3.8 V6. Sadly they don't make em anymore.
They now call all these dual cabs Utes but I hate em.

This is what happens when you get a few pages behind, the question you asked has already been answered. The VS was a good model, the 3.8 V6 was ultimately derived from a Buick from several decades earlier. The 3.6L that replaced it was never as good. It had more power but was not as smooth or as reliable. I had a 2006 Holden Calais sedan with the 195kW 3.6L and it stretched three timing chains in 5 years. Blurk.

Much happier now with the old skool 6.2L pushrod Chevy V8.



I've towed loads with it down to the big smoke and it sounds awesome as it accelerates on full load but mostly we take the cheapo Ranger down since we can take a load in the tub as well as the trailer.

 

[Cowboy254]

This is half a ute load in Tasmania...you need a real ute with 4x4 to get quality wood like this.View attachment 852107

Where's the wattle? I need further information on the wood. Peppermint?

 

[svk]

Some good wood making weather. Hoping Sunday (my birthday) doesn’t end up raining. Although if it rains I can work on saws inside too.

 

[chipper1]

How much you charge to deliver to Ideehoo?

250or 350 for you .

 

[Logger nate]

Such a different landscape than here.

Do you stalk/ move a lot? Or more laying back.

Move a lot, call off and on and try to call them in once located.

 

[pdelosh]

Mulberry and what I believe is Red Elm from the compost site. Has been my go to spot for scrounging wood this year. Buck and load and cut to fit at ~14" N/S for my stoves. Plus no mess to clean up either.

 

[Philbert]

We used to be able to scrounge at the compost site, but they stopped that with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) stuff.

I'm sure that someone raised a liability issue for the county as well.

I am set for wood, but I often see some nice stuff there if someone was willing to process it a little.

Philbert

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Scrounging in the low lands today. Just a couple small oak wilt trees. 4 more larger ones when it really cools down. Ripped my tractor seat

 

[mountainguyed67]

Some good wood making weather.
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We’re gonna be a tad warmer.

 

[chipper1]

We’re gonna be a tad warmer.

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Sure hope you don't have any rolling blackouts, I know I'd just be sitting in the house with the AC kicking it.

 

[muddstopper]

I can imagine the confusion, the 9 was just lightly cast into the handle. Just a casting deficiency I guess.

Tell her that CI is perfectly safe on glass top stoves as long as you don’t drop it on the glass or skid it across.

Cast iron is safe on a glass top stove "if" the pan bottom is flat. some cast pans have a raised lip around the bottom and these will cause the glass stove top to crack.

 

[Ryan A]

Archery opened here Sunday, went out to try and scrounge up an el

Where does Elk rank on your “favorite game animal” to eat scale? I’ve heard it’s one of if not the most delicious big game animals in the States.....

 

[Logger nate]

Where does Elk rank on your “favorite game animal” to eat scale? I’ve heard it’s one of if not the most delicious big game animals in the States.....

It’s close to the top. Whitetail deer is probably my favorite. I think they are both very good. I’ve had guys tell me that cougar meat is by far the best but I’ve never tried it.

 

[sean donato]

I personally love elk. More so then deer.

 

[svk]

I personally thought caribou was the best wild meat followed closely by elk. Deer is very dependent on habitat, the ones from Texas taste awesome. Smaller ones up here are good. Moose is below elk but above deer.

 

[Tony ray]

Firewood season is back until 31 oct. We don't get Duck season cause some idiot went apeshit with an assault rifle 20 yrs ago so they took a guns.
Hope some idiot doesn't do a Texas chainsaw massacre in Australia as they might take our chainsaws off us.

Got a nice load of Messmate out back in the Otways. Great burning firewood and as heavy as well heavy hardwood. Thats close to a ton in there. In my 2 door ute.