Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[SS396driver]

I guess my nephew is hooked on car shows. Had to take him to the York Hot Rod show Friday. We saw all the cars in your sig, The Lark wasn't a ragtop though. Saw my dream wood hauler.
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I was going to go to the goodguys show in York. Had reservations and all but decided i had to many other things to do .

 

[rarefish383]

Went for a walk on the beach yesterday morning, walked half hour North, turned headed back. Found 3 perfect square, straight 2X4’s. Wanted to grab them, but it was over 90 with heat index of 106. I was in tears leaving them.

 

[svk]

Took the kids out boating as our beach days are numbered up here. With the lengthening nights, the lake is already starting to cool.

The cloud in the background isn’t a cloud but the smoke from the nearest major forest fire (about 60 miles away) that has consumed over 10,000 acres. Luckily it’s in a lightly populated area but has destroyed some homes and cabins.

 

[chipper1]

Took the kids out boating as our beach days are numbered up here. With the lengthening nights, the lake is already starting to cool.

The cloud in the background isn’t a cloud but the smoke from the nearest major forest fire (about 60 miles away) that has consumed over 10,000 acres. Luckily it’s in a lightly populated area but has destroyed some homes and cabins.
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Thats a nice pic, hopefully you and the kids have many more good times out there this yr.

 

[LondonNeil]

Found 3 perfect square, straight 2X4’s.

[Philbert joke mode] but 2*4 is a rectangle [Philbert joke mode\]

 

[chipper1]

Got a little more done on the trailer yesterday, man it's hot .

The tongue is almost done, just need to weld it on, it's just tacked on now with the exception of a few pieces. I may weld it all and get the hitch on today if my buddies RV isn't n the way, I need to get the truck/trailer on the barn floor to make sure I set the hitch at the right height so the doors open on the excursion and the trailer rides level. I only have about an inch to play with unless I just weld the hitch on low the plate, hoping I can leave one space above where I will use it out of 5 settings on the hitch. It's a 15k hitch, I was surprised at how thick the mount was, didn't measure it, but it's like 7/16-1/2 thick , the one on my newest 10k trailer is probably only 3/8. I was hoping to get a different style that bolts directly to the plate, but none are available or will be(unless I pay $40 more or wait until the middle of next month). One great thing about this one is it's "hencho en Mexico". I paid 95 for it, they are normally 120 or more, if you're building a 7k gvw trailer this is overkill, the 2" would be great; this is a 3" channel, and great for 10k-14k.

Here's the zinc coated chains, they are real nice looking, the hooks are huge!
I'm guessing they are asian made, either that or NVJINGYI is just another gender , who knows these days.

Here's the jack I bought, it's like 3" square tube and the drop leg is like 12-14" so depending on how high it's mounted you won't hardly have to crank it at all. I liked it so much I bought another one lol. Currently the plan by my engineer is the mount the top of it 6" above the top of the main frame with the crank facing the drivers side, this will give enough clearance for the flat bed(8" C-channel minus 1.5-2" of wood decking). The crank will come out the side of the flat bed frame, and ideas for a way to attach the handle to the jack would be appreciated, my though is to buy a cheap 1/2 extension and cut off the female side and weld it to the shaft where I cut the handle off, then weld the other side to the handle so it's removable. My only concern is having something that's somewhat universal as many of the other jack handles have the slot/and groove style.




Took keep on the topic of wood...
May noodle and split some of that mulberry, need the noodles for the chickens so why not, plus I want to list the aluminum trailer.

 

[chipper1]

[Philbert joke mode] but 2*4 is a rectangle [Philbert joke mode\]

Dang .
But it takes a square to know a square .

 

[Philbert]

But it takes a square to know a square

Nope. You just have to know the ‘right’ angles!

Philbert

 

[rarefish383]

[Philbert joke mode] but 2*4 is a rectangle [Philbert joke mode\]

I was wondering if any one would catch that?

 

[chipper1]

I was wondering if any one would catch that?

When you throw a "curve", rather than "straight", it's difficult for many of us lol.

 

[chipper1]

Found this today, someone needs to cremate them instead of leaving them lay .

 

[svk]

Took the kids out boating as our beach days are numbered up here. With the lengthening nights, the lake is already starting to cool.

The cloud in the background isn’t a cloud but the smoke from the nearest major forest fire (about 60 miles away) that has consumed over 10,000 acres. Luckily it’s in a lightly populated area but has destroyed some homes and cabins.
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We’ve used the heck out of the boat already! I think we have 26 hours on it in 16 days of use.

 

[sean donato]

Got a little more done on the trailer yesterday, man it's hot .
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The tongue is almost done, just need to weld it on, it's just tacked on now with the exception of a few pieces. I may weld it all and get the hitch on today if my buddies RV isn't n the way, I need to get the truck/trailer on the barn floor to make sure I set the hitch at the right height so the doors open on the excursion and the trailer rides level. I only have about an inch to play with unless I just weld the hitch on low the plate, hoping I can leave one space above where I will use it out of 5 settings on the hitch. It's a 15k hitch, I was surprised at how thick the mount was, didn't measure it, but it's like 7/16-1/2 thick , the one on my newest 10k trailer is probably only 3/8. I was hoping to get a different style that bolts directly to the plate, but none are available or will be(unless I pay $40 more or wait until the middle of next month). One great thing about this one is it's "hencho en Mexico". I paid 95 for it, they are normally 120 or more, if you're building a 7k gvw trailer this is overkill, the 2" would be great; this is a 3" channel, and great for 10k-14k.View attachment 925849

Here's the zinc coated chains, they are real nice looking, the hooks are huge!
I'm guessing they are asian made, either that or NVJINGYI is just another gender , who knows these days.
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Here's the jack I bought, it's like 3" square tube and the drop leg is like 12-14" so depending on how high it's mounted you won't hardly have to crank it at all. I liked it so much I bought another one lol. Currently the plan by my engineer is the mount the top of it 6" above the top of the main frame with the crank facing the drivers side, this will give enough clearance for the flat bed(8" C-channel minus 1.5-2" of wood decking). The crank will come out the side of the flat bed frame, and ideas for a way to attach the handle to the jack would be appreciated, my though is to buy a cheap 1/2 extension and cut off the female side and weld it to the shaft where I cut the handle off, then weld the other side to the handle so it's removable. My only concern is having something that's somewhat universal as many of the other jack handles have the slot/and groove style.
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Took keep on the topic of wood...
May noodle and split some of that mulberry, need the noodles for the chickens so why not, plus I want to list the aluminum trailer.

I used a hitch nearly identical to that on my deck over, save its rated at 14k and the side slides out to un couple it. I have it set up for my truck, but when my brother borrows it he moves it up a set of holes. Found it to be a great hitch if sharing a trailer. Drop foot Jack's are the best. Imo.

 

[chipper1]

I used a hitch nearly identical to that on my deck over, save its rated at 14k and the side slides out to un couple it. I have it set up for my truck, but when my brother borrows it he moves it up a set of holes. Found it to be a great hitch if sharing a trailer. Drop foot Jack's are the best. Imo.

It seems very nice. I have to re-drill the hole that holds the lock/release mechanism open, looks like it was dropped after they finished machining it. That could have happened in transit as all three of the packages for the above items were totally trashed and a lock nut fell out of the hitch box. What's funny is I bought these bins yesterday and there are a couple large nuts in one of them, I'm hoping it's the right side ben though it isn't a lock nut. Plan on putting out meat chickens in one of these and I can stack wood in the others. They are 2x2x8, so a 6th of a cord, should be moveable with my big kubota athough they may need some beefing up if I want to stack them. I can have the kids load them and then if I need to deliver one I should be able to slid it into one of the smaller trailers and deliver it.
I may put the other jack on this trailer, drop leg jacks save a bunch of time and cranking lol.

 

[Logger nate]

Saw where some of the trees I’ve been cutting ended up today

 

[LondonNeil]

I much prefer the photos/views at your end of the operation!

 

[Logger nate]

I much prefer the photos/views at your end of the operation!

Me too!

 

[svk]

Morning guys.

Well my ex took “her” stuff out of my garage over the last few days (she had to be cleaned out by 8/31). I was amazed that she took FOUR uhaul trailers worth of stuff plus eight truck/suv loads. Inevitably some of my stuff was in there but it’s kind of funny how she wanted all of the junk that has been taking up room in the garage that she’s been “too busy” to go through for years.

But it’s great as I’ve got a huge jumpstart on garage cleaning and didn’t need to lift a finger.

 

[chipper1]

Saw where some of the trees I’ve been cutting ended up today View attachment 926179

How many cord does he figure in each pile.
Thats a heck of a processor .

 

[mountainguyed67]

Saw these 3 bucks about 1/4 mile from my place .

I was driving two days ago, and five deer crossed in front of me (including a nice buck). Then a bear chasing them, all were trotting. I haven’t seen a bear chasing deer before. The Facebook page for that area is full of residents posting bears looking for food. A quarter of the National Forest burned last year, concentrating the surviving animals into a smaller area.