Yeah It’s been pretty crazy. Sure glad they are starting to harvest some of the dead, unhealthy, overripe, too thick trees here. Even the forest service turned loose a few sales.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Man your sticking the knife in AND twisting [emoji1787]it
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.You said you got a new job, didn't know it was for that company across the rd from your old jobFiskars not only makes killer splitting axes but about the best pruners you can find. Been pruning all day long and only cleaned them once. But they never stuck from resin.
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.Did you get all the "resin" off
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We had a few sales going on.
Logging equipment was being evacuated along with 4WD groups and campers.
Played for a bit after supper. I only split 4 rounds but they were doozies! Tried the vertical split for the first time and it worked well. Started the base for another "Woodhenge". Figure about one facecord in those 4 rounds!
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Found this big Swedish candle
Driving by the tree service dump and spotted this. It’s hardwood with tight grain but I’m not certain if it is dogwood or not. I originally stopped because I saw the dark pith and thought hickory, but it’s not hickory. What do you guys say?
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Crab apple.
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Started OWB today. Have to start scrounging harder.
Thanks for the reply, I hope it’s apple cause I have heard lots of good things about it. It’s very tough to split, the grain is twisted.
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The fire stalled yesterday 2-3 miles from our place, the heat map shows heat further from our place today than yesterday. So maybe there’s a fire break now. That doesn’t mean the danger is past, there’s another prong of the fire that could get pushed our way if winds change. The one that stalled could come around too.
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Definitely Crab Apple...Driving by the tree service dump and spotted this. It’s hardwood with tight grain but I’m not certain if it is dogwood or not. I originally stopped because I saw the dark pith and thought hickory, but it’s not hickory. What do you guys say?
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I'd be trying some of that crab apple in the smoker.
Split another cord after work. Was about to snap the obligatory pics and the rain came in. Jeff was hustling his butt back indoors!
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Split another cord after work. Was about to snap the obligatory pics and the rain came in. Jeff was hustling his butt back indoors!
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Went to FIL's over Labor Day weekend to clean up a few trees that came down in the wind last week. Found many, many more down in the woods, on the trails, and everywhere else. @chipper1 spent the afternoon there as well, mostly just to help and to run saws. I thought I would be able to at least send some locust logs back with him, but he didn't even bring his new trailer. He also looked at a couple issues on my saws and shared some tips on sharpening. Thanks again for helping, Brett! What a good guy.
The woods there is a pretty good mix - locust, ash, oak, hickory, beech, and some lesser poplar, maple, etc. Of course the ones down in the yard needing the most immediate cleanup were soft maple. I burn it all so I guess it doesn't really matter. We limbed and cut a couple of trees into logs while the kids loaded the brush and took it to the burn pit. Gosh, maples have a lot of branches! Got a mid sized load of logs on the trailer before dark and headed home. Bucked and split all but the biggest log on Monday.
The woods there is a pretty good mix - locust, ash, oak, hickory, beech, and some lesser poplar, maple, etc. Of course the ones down in the yard needing the most immediate cleanup were soft maple. I burn it all so I guess it doesn't really matter. We limbed and cut a couple of trees into logs while the kids loaded the brush and took it to the burn pit. Gosh, maples have a lot of branches! Got a mid sized load of logs on the trailer before dark and headed home. Bucked and split all but the biggest log on Monday.
You're welcome, had a nice time
.Looks like you need to get the wheelbarrow out again
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Yep, got rained out and family'ed out the last couple of days. Looking like it may have to wait until the weekend.You're welcome, had a nice time
Looks like you need to get the wheelbarrow out again
Did some cutting tonight. Really wanted to let the XL-925 stretch it’s legs but the chain was sub par. Looks like the guy I had sharpen it a while back didn’t adjust the rakers at all. Glad I’ll be buying a grinder soon so I don’t need to rely on unreliable people to fix my rocked chains.
The Roper made Craftsman 3.7 ran pretty well. Not a speedster but decent torque.
The Roper made Craftsman 3.7 ran pretty well. Not a speedster but decent torque.
I know how that goes.
I think I just got project'ed out, but its of my own doing lol. I made a trip down your way yesterday(south of Fowlerville to make a purchase, so now I have another project.
Anyone know anything about hydrostatic transmissions?
