Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

Internet finally back on after Zeta made its quick pass thru. Was without power for 2 days. I was glad I had wired up a generator connection back in the summer. I found I can get by pretty good with a 8500 W gas generator. We where the envy of the neighbor hood. I noticed the neighbors standing on their porches with there noses in the air as the wife was cooking up sausage and eggs. With a little careful breaker selections, I was even able to run the electric furnace to warm the house up.

I appreciate the offer of the saws. Not sure yet what brother is going to do. I cant keep giving him saws if he cant find a way to secure them from the crackheads. I have a lot of spare parts for a 55 husky, but I dont have a good crank/case or gas tank. I have a new top end for a 55 and 346xp, just dont have the bottoms to put them on. I could probably put a 372 xp together, but that is way more saw than he needs. I have several saws that are runners and for now I think I will just let him borrow one when he needs it. The 7910 dolmar will make a great loaner saw, after a few hours of running that heavy thing and he will probably be glad to bring it back. A little to much saw for cutting brush.

I have plenty of 340/345/350 saws that you could bolt that 346 top end to. But yes as you say, he needs to find a way to stop being a target!

 

[svk]

Congratulations on a great hunt. Good to have a season closer like that. Ice up? If I end up with 4 Mallards I'm happy. Try not to shoot the small birds because with my eyes, I can't tell if I'm shooting at divers or not. Our season opens the 10th and the temps are predicted to be 30-40s for the highs. Last year it iced up on the third day of the season and didn't thaw for a week. Birds just kept on going. Probably be the same this year too.

Deer hunting starts next weekend and unless I somehow strike gold and get a deer quickly, the larger lakes will be iced by the time I’m through.

There aren’t many ducks around, I just happened to be in a place they wanted to be.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Our deer season just ended, except the Forest wasn’t accessible during deer season because of the fire. Rifle season anyway, archers got a chance.

 

[muad]

Bow season has been on, but I don't bow hunt; yet! Need to find a decent crossbow so I can take advantage of the long season. Gun week is the week after Thanksgiving. I take that week off work every year.

Filled the feeder today, they hit it hard last week. Twas empty. It'll hold 200lbs of corn. I threw 150lbs in today, will need to check it in a few days. I need to get more corn also.

 

[chipper1]

Deer hunting starts next weekend and unless I somehow strike gold and get a deer quickly, the larger lakes will be iced by the time I’m through.

There aren’t many ducks around, I just happened to be in a place they wanted to be.

Just saw these guys on the way to scrounge up an upright freezer. There were at least twice as many in the field and about 20 sandhill cranes, when I drove by the cranes took off and half the geese did too lol.
When we were picking up the freezer we heard a bunch of shoots(shooting at deer I'm guessing), I think the guy had a bump stock , not sure if they got anything though .
They kinda remind me of the challenge stage on galaga .

 

[svk]

Trailer from start to nearly finish.

Need to do wiring, swap one wheel with the spare, and repack the bearings.


This is a fail safe in case the single point tilt bed connector were to fail, at least the trailer would stay together rather than the tongue staying with the truck and the trailer and load going where it wanted.

 

[muad]

Trailer from start to nearly finish.

Need to do wiring, swap one wheel with the spare, and repack the bearings.

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This is a fail safe in case the single point tilt bed connector were to fail, at least the trailer would stay together rather than the tongue staying with the truck and the trailer and load going where it wanted.
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Looks good man, nice work.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Need to find a decent crossbow so I can take advantage of the long season.

Crossbows aren’t allowed during archery season here.

 

[chipper1]

Trailer from start to nearly finish.

Need to do wiring, swap one wheel with the spare, and repack the bearings.

View attachment 865461View attachment 865462View attachment 865463
This is a fail safe in case the single point tilt bed connector were to fail, at least the trailer would stay together rather than the tongue staying with the truck and the trailer and load going where it wanted.
View attachment 865464View attachment 865465View attachment 865466

Nice work.
Should serve you well.
What do you plan on hauling on it primarily.

 

[svk]

Nice work.
Should serve you well.
What do you plan on hauling on it primarily.

Snowmobile and riding lawnmower. It will be nice having a trailer with no sides and one that’s low to the ground for loading equipment. My utility trailer is high and usually has high sides which makes loading and securing problematic.

 

[MustangMike]

In NY we are required to have a pin through that hole to keep the latch from opening, nice work on the rest of it.

 

[husqvarna257]

In the wake of my Mom's passing, my younger Daughter came over today to scan some of the pics I have of my Mom, so I though I would share a few.

I think the first one is Summer of 1953 when I was still the only tyke, another LI beach photo with both parents, a Halloween photo from 1966 (held at the same church where she will be interned, also ironic that she passed on Halloween) and my favorite photo of my folks from the 1960s. I also thought you guys may like this fishing one from 1948. My Grandmother is second from the left, my Grandfather second from the right. (The last 2 photos will be in another post, they don't seem to like too many pics in a post)

Mike prayers for you and your family. I lost my Mom a few years ago and I know it's rough.

Spent the day taking down the 10-20 car port that the snow storm took down. The wet snow bent the frame but the canvas top held in place. Finally got the unseasoned split wood pile away from the wood shed and loaded two skid crates of seasoned wood for the OWB and fired it up. I just hope I remember that I lit the OWB and don't let it die out.

 

[MustangMike]

Great pictures Mike, thanks for sharing. Sounds like a very smart dog!

I could tell several stories that would demonstrate how unusual he was, and how he had judgement, but I don't want to stay off topic.

I was bragging about him one time at a party, so a guy goes up to my brother and asks "was that dog really as smart as your brother says". My brother responded "Did you ever see Lassie on TV? … Lassie was an idiot compared to my brother's dog".

He was very smart, he had judgement, and he was tough as nails. When the race riots were in full swing in the Peekskill area in the late 60s, my Dad's Law office was 2 doors down from the police station, which was a "target". I was not allowed to go out onto the street unless I had an adult with me, or the dog. That is how much confidence my Dad had in my Dog!

 

[farmer steve]

Short range deer scrounging season opened today, I’m not a good stand hunter but stuck it out for couple hrs this morning View attachment 865370
Heard a deer doing the warning blow thing behind me but didn’t see anything.

Seems like always see something interesting out in the woods though, amazing these trees can grow on rocksView attachment 865371Saw several in this area like that.

Good luck Nate. Nice pics as usual. Is that a wooden grunt tube?

 

[svk]

In NY we are required to have a pin through that hole to keep the latch from opening, nice work on the rest of it.

The pin that holds the tilt bed to the tongue is spring loaded but by design only holds the bed down. If the main tilt point were to fail, it would be useless.

If I had to guess, I’d say this trailer was an early 90’s model.

 

[svk]

In high school I worked at a power sports dealer then a marine dealer in college. We put trailers together all the time. I’d suspect this one was from a similar place but whoever put it together wasn’t very thorough as I ended up replacing several bolts that were rusted tight but loose.

Here are a bunch of grade 2 bolts that were losely holding the undercarriage together. Broke them with a box end wrench and arm strength. Replaced with grade 5 bolts.

 

[H-Ranch]

I could tell several stories that would demonstrate how unusual he was, and how he had judgement, but I don't want to stay off topic.

Right, because we have this perfect streak of 2919 pages going ALL on topic...

 

[chipper1]

Snowmobile and riding lawnmower. It will be nice having a trailer with no sides and one that’s low to the ground for loading equipment. My utility trailer is high and usually has high sides which makes loading and securing problematic.

Nice, it should work well for that.
I just sold a little 5x8 that would have been nice for that, I wanted to keep it but I cant keep them all, one I have bills I have to pay, and two I don't have as much space as @cantoo lol.
I am however planning on keeping the 16' 12k tilt trailer I bought last week, well at least for a while . I have to repair the dolly on it, I tore it all down last week and it's on the things to do this week.
Here's the 5x8 and the 4x8 I sold, and the one that replaced the 4x8. The 4x8 is almost exactly the same(same manufacture) except the tires aren't bald and the wood is all solid .

Here's one I may pick up, I don't have one this size yet, not sure where I could haul it at, it's a little wide .

 

[chipper1]

Right, because we have this perfect streak of 2919 pages going ALL on topic...

That's what I was thinking .

Where you been, I was wondering if you went into retirement.
Found a trailer for you, maybe we could go in on it together, I'm sure I'm not far off lol.
Maybe @Maud can pick it up for us.

 

[djg james]

Nice, it should work well for that.
I just sold a little 5x8 that would have been nice for that, I wanted to keep it but I cant keep them all, one I have bills I have to pay, and two I don't have as much space as @cantoo lol.
I am however planning on keeping the 16' 12k tilt trailer I bought last week, well at least for a while . I have to repair the dolly on it, I tore it all down last week and it's on the things to do this week.
Here's the 5x8 and the 4x8 I sold, and the one that replaced the 4x8. The 4x8 is almost exactly the same(same manufacture) except the tires aren't bald and the wood is all solid .
Here's one I may pick up, I don't have one this size yet, not sure where I could haul it at, it's a little wide .

Glad I never caught TAD. Although a stouter trailer would be nice.