Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[H-Ranch]

Scrounged up a new toy for the kids that will see some firewood and plowing duties as well. I'm just not sure how helpful its going to be after my first attempt...

 

[MustangMike]

A few years ago I tried to tow the wheelbarrow from the back of the ATV, but never got it to work to my satisfaction and gave up on it.

 

[djg james]

Everything is hauled that can be lifted. If the owner of the property isn’t around in the next couple days to let me use his Kubota, I’ll haul the TW5 over to split the big ones on site.

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Good Heavens! That's a big log splitter. What's it got a diesel engine on it (lol). Never seen so many hoses. The wedge can be moved up&down?

 

[muad]

The 346 did me good this weekend, got a decent load in the F350. Sugar maple, ash, and black locust. The uncut stuff was stuff I was finding along the trail on the way out of the woods.



Any ideas on what this wood is? came off a pretty large tree, one of the tops fell off across my trail. I did not examine the leaves as they were already shriveled up. What do you guys think? It's heavy, I was thinking maybe a Pin Oak or some species of Hickory?

 

[MustangMike]

Always tough to judge from pics, but if guessing between Pin Oak and Smooth Bark Hickory, I would pick the Hickory, and yes, it is very heavy!

 

[Short timer]

Good Heavens! That's a big log splitter. What's it got a diesel engine on it (lol). Never seen so many hoses. The wedge can be moved up&down?

Yeah wedge can be raised and lowered and it has a log lift. Not diesel, haha, Honda GX390. It’s a Timberwolf TW5.

 

[Short timer]

Here’s the log lift in action with a big oak round.

 

[Philbert]

'Why STIHL is NOT sold at The Home Depot or Lowes'




But, apparently at Northern Tool. First time seeing the built out display.

Philbert

 

[mountainguyed67]

We have a hardware store part way across town I don’t go to often. When I was there last I noticed a section stocked with Stihl products, and there wasn’t a service counter in the immediate area. I thought to myself that wasn’t allowed. Then as I was wandering through the store I saw the Stihl service counter amongst unrelated products on the other side of the store. Odd. I almost walked out of there thinking they didn’t have a Stihl service counter. If it was me I’d put up a sign announcing the location of the service counter.

 

[Cowboy254]

the two oaks were just behind the bushes in the background, and the rounds ended up under them. the high fence panel was lifted out (its high as a round is holding it up currently). Under the pallets to the right is some of the dry splits I'm now burning, behind the two small apple trees and down at the end of the fence is the start of the pile from this year, which is 4' tall and wide until about one fence panel before the high one, it is then about half height and the oak is on top of the splits for now, so its temporary position is right where it will end up too.

Now you see, you could have saved all that typing by just posting more pics!

Actually, can you take a couple of close-ups of the wood and bark so I can compare to the oak I have here that I have been told is English oak?

Ended up towIng the splitter to the property this scrounge is from because the owner wasn’t around to use his kubota. Was going just noodle them but figured I’d exercise the wheel bearings and it was less than a mile away. I just quartered them with the 4 way and loaded. Split straight from the truck when I got back and called it a day.

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Nice haul!

 

[farmer steve]

@Maud. going with pin oak in your pics. Your gonna miss that 241.

 

[muad]

@Maud. going with pin oak in your pics. Your gonna miss that 241.

Thanks!

Yeah, probably so. Oh well, if need be I'll find another one down the road.

 

[djg james]

Here’s the log lift in action with a big oak round.

I could definitely use one of those. Especially since as I get older, the wood gets heavier.

 

[JustJeff]

First fire for me this morning.

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[svk]

The 346 did me good this weekend, got a decent load in the F350. Sugar maple, ash, and black locust. The uncut stuff was stuff I was finding along the trail on the way out of the woods.

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Any ideas on what this wood is? came off a pretty large tree, one of the tops fell off across my trail. I did not examine the leaves as they were already shriveled up. What do you guys think? It's heavy, I was thinking maybe a Pin Oak or some species of Hickory?

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Pignut hickory?

 

[MustangMike]

FYI, Pignut and Smooth bark Hickory are one in the same.

 

[cat10ken]

We always called it bitternut hickory.

 

[panolo]

Scrounged up a new toy for the kids that will see some firewood and plowing duties as well. I'm just not sure how helpful its going to be after my first attempt...View attachment 862274

Man that thing is clean! Those are damn near indestructible! I'm very jealous! Don't forget they have a oil filter under a side cover. Probably a 5HO filter but some did have 1UY's. I've seen them never changed before and plugged. Also if it has a shift detent never mess with it! LOL! Rod adjustment only. Also you want to make sure to run a motorcycle approved oil. I run yamalube 10-40. They have clutch plates just like a motorcycle in them.

Did I mention I'm super jealous!! Still has original rubber!

 

[svk]

Bitternut, pignut, and shellbark are different species, I always head them as grouped as smoothbark hickories versus shagbark.

 

[svk]

'Why STIHL is NOT sold at The Home Depot or Lowes'
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But, apparently at Northern Tool. First time seeing the built out display.

Philbert

Interesting. For all of that talk about only being sold through Mom and Pop dealerships, Stihl sold their soul once they put their goods in John Deere dealerships and now into NT. Northern Tool used to be an awesome place, I will never step foot in there again unless I need trailer axles. Most of the rest of their stuff is grossly overpriced now.

When I was a kid, getting the NT catalog was second to only the Cabela's catalog. Shame.