Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Tony ray]

Happy fathers day cowboy. My kids ordered me a Husqvarna Hatchet which they Said would take 3 days to come in only to be told its now on backorder. Seems like everything is locked down in Victoria
Any snakes in the back of the wood shed?

 

[svk]

Well I’m 6 wheelbarrows in so far. I’ll probably finish filling this rack and call it good for the night. There’s more wood but I don’t have any spare racks at the moment.

 

[chipper1]

Well I finished up the "red oak".
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Did a few loads of not highly valuable English walnut.
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And found a bunch of this "yellow oak".
View attachment 853124Seems like trash: thick bark, splits too easy, good sized growth rings, probably no good for firewood. I'll just dump it in the burn pile. Wish I knew *someone* with a new trailer that was driving past the area that could haul about 2 cords of this junk away. Oh well, it will be gone in a couple of hours.

That is some funny looking red oak lol.
Probably could have loaded a couple cord on the trailer with the van weight wise, but there wasn't much room left.
That should all burn just fine for you though.
Those loads make you look like lol.

 

[MustangMike]

SVK, that is the trouble with Black Birch, which seems to be moving in on my property (instead of the Ash and Black Cherry). It has higher BTUs than the other Birches, but it is no fun to split by hand, very stringy. Takes a lot more swings than either Ash or Cherry.

 

[svk]

SVK, that is the trouble with Black Birch, which seems to be moving in on my property (instead of the Ash and Black Cherry). It has higher BTUs than the other Birches, but it is no fun to split by hand, very stringy. Takes a lot more swings than either Ash or Cherry.

I wish we had black birch here! This is white birch which splits nicely when smaller but this tree was old, gnarly, and full of knots!

 

[svk]

One of trees where the grain grows every which way....hit the middle of the round and the grain runs out the side 12” down. Doh!

And much of the trunk had two hearts to make things more interesting.

 

[chipper1]

One of trees where the grain grows every which way....hit the middle of the round and the grain runs out the side 12” down. Doh!

And much of the trunk had two hearts to make things more interesting.

As long as the axe don't hit you when it comes out .
Sometimes it just ends up being better to noodle them down and have some nice tight blocks for all night burns

 

[U&A]

Whats with all the neat stacking in the back of your Utes(pickups)
I just pith it in and hope it don't fall out.View attachment 852136

I do a reasonably organized stack in my truck. Dont want to take more trips than i have to. [emoji2373]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[U&A]

As long as the axe don't hit you when it comes out .
Sometimes it just ends up being better to noodle them down and have some nice tight blocks for all night burns

Makes for some cool looking grain too[emoji16]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[svk]

As long as the axe don't hit you when it comes out .
Sometimes it just ends up being better to noodle them down and have some nice tight blocks for all night burns

Makes for some cool looking grain too[emoji16]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

This stuff is for the sauna stove so 3-6” thick splits are what I need. Birch does have very nice grain when you noodle the crotches and the stump.

I probably had to noodle 8-10 pieces. Used the Poulan 245. Saw doesn’t have great chip clearing capacity but torque for days. Sort of like a Super XL Homelite on steroids.

 

[H-Ranch]

Those loads make you look like lol.

How about these then? LOL

Actually I think I did 5 or 6 loads like that but forgot to take pics a few times.

 

[Cowboy254]

Happy fathers day cowboy. My kids ordered me a Husqvarna Hatchet which they Said would take 3 days to come in only to be told its now on backorder. Seems like everything is locked down in Victoria
Any snakes in the back of the wood shed?

We've only had three snakes in 6 years at this place. One was a baby black snake hiding under the chopping block. It was a poor place for him to be hiding.

I hear you re. the hatchet. I ordered a couple of RS chains for the 241 back in April and was told it would be at least July before they came in. Stihl waiting...

 

[chipper1]

We've only had three snakes in 6 years at this place. One was a baby black snake hiding under the chopping block. It was a poor place for him to be hiding.

I hear you re. the hatchet. I ordered a couple of RS chains for the 241 back in April and was told it would be at least July before they came in. Stihl waiting...

Wow, so people should have been hoarding chains not bread, hope you get them soon.

 

[chipper1]

How about these then? LOL
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Actually I think I did 5 or 6 loads like that but forgot to take pics a few times.

Looks good, you look even now lol.

 

[U&A]

Looks good, you look even now lol.

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[chipper1]

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

Thats funny, I hate when that happens .

 

[svk]

Not sure how much I’ll split. Probably just what’s left here and leave the other trees for later today or tomorrow.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Still riding....

 

[svk]

Done with this area. Probably a hair shy of a half cord right here.

Going to buck the last tree in his yard then take a break.

 

[svk]

Love this saw. But I was reminded why I normally use a 16” bar in this terrain. It’s tough keeping a longer bar out of the rocks when you are cutting on uneven, rocky ground!! I made it though.