Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Lee192233]

Well fall is saying good morning today. 44° F now with a high of 70. Unfortunately I won't be able to cut this weekend but next weekend there's going to be saws running in the woods.

 

[farmer steve]

I’d still do some personal investigating. Most of the time (at least around here), LEO aren’t very interested in following up on small time crime.

Lot's of locals on top of it. People are pizzed. The Stihl shop where the guy tried to sell the stolen backpack blower has pics and they have been posting on social media.

 

[LondonNeil]

Another load from the far away landView attachment 931098

Super photo! You have an eye for a composition. Is it an expensive camera? Of that's just a phone camera then, double wow

 

[Logger nate]

Super photo! You have an eye for a composition. Is it an expensive camera? Of that's just a phone camera then, double wow

Thanks Neil! Just a phone camera. Wish I could just do that full time (and cut firewood ) but seems like a flooded market.

 

[Cowboy254]

Morning fellas,

Pics coming in a bit, neighbour had a very big peppermint come down and I'm giving him a hand. Going to stick a new full chisel chain on Limby and let him go to work. Try to contain your excitement, @H-Ranch

 

[H-Ranch]

Morning fellas,

Pics coming in a bit, neighbour had a very big peppermint come down and I'm giving him a hand. Going to stick a new full chisel chain on Limby and let him go to work. Try to contain your excitement, @H-Ranch

Yeah, it sounds like a job for the wheelbarrow for sure!

 

[Logger nate]

Well while we are waiting for cowboys pictures.. and waiting….
Our first snowfall last Sunday

 

[H-Ranch]

Well while we are waiting for cowboys pictures.. and waiting….

I know, right? and waiting... I even had time to go split a few rounds. (If I let @Cowboy254 get too far ahead I'll never win this competition.) Still have lots to go.

 

[Cowboy254]

Sorry guys, I didn't go in the end

 

[Cowboy254]

That's right, we went. Cowgirl has been showing some interest in scrounge assisting which is a Good Thing since loading up the ute/trailer is the bit I like least. As long as she doesn't start asking for her chainsaw back. My neighbour (Hugh) is 77 and he had a 70 year old friend there who was also a bit short on wood. The tree seemed to be almost all trunk with very few branches. Hugh got a cube or so out of the top the other day.

Here's the peppermint.

 

[Cowboy254]

I did the easy bits first before working out what to do about the trunk which was mostly suspended. Used the 241 before switching up to the Limby. There wasn't much in between for the 460 to do today.





Cowgirl had a crack at splitting with the X27 and did a creditable job given she hasn't done a whole lot of it.

 

[Logger nate]

That's right, we went. Cowgirl has been showing some interest in scrounge assisting which is a Good Thing since loading up the ute/trailer is the bit I like least. As long as she doesn't start asking for her chainsaw back. My neighbour (Hugh) is 77 and he had a 70 year old friend there who was also a bit short on wood. The tree seemed to be almost all trunk with very few branches. Hugh got a cube or so out of the top the other day.

Here's the peppermint.

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Nice! That’s a big tree!

 

[Cowboy254]

Called it quits for the morning at this point. Hugh's mate took prolly 2 cubes, I took one. Hugh is going to take the rest.



There's stihl a fair bit left in the log, prolly another 30 feet or more.





There's also a couple of videos that Cowgirl took. Apparently there's this thing called 'Youtube' which can be used to play such things. I shall investigate this new technology.

 

[Cowboy254]

Here we go, Cowboy's on the Youtube!

 

[Jeffkrib]

Guys keep posting pics and video, it’s as close as I can get to scrounging. 3+ months of lockdown is wearing thin. I’ll have to do my scrounging over the summer months.

 

[Cowboy254]

If you thought my posts are often pic-heavy, wait until I'm scrounging each day with my own personal videographer person! A bit of 241 action down the smaller end.

 

[Cowboy254]

After some mucking around chocking the log, making multiple 3/4 cuts to lower the log down, I finally got to the meaty part. No termites yet, they normally love peppermint so it's always a pleasant surprise when you get one that is bug-free.

 

[Cowboy254]

And finally some fiskaring



And then a bit of Cowgirl action...



A pleasant morning had by all.

 

[MustangMike]

Thanks for all the pics and vids, and it is great to have such nice help, put please tell Cowgirl that I cringe when I see her splitting w/o boots on, and although they would not look as nice, jeans also provide a bit more protection. It only takes one mistake to regret decisions made!

My Grandson wanted to split wood with sneakers up at the cabin, and I would not let him.

 

[LondonNeil]

i agree with mike, although cowgirl looks on the shorter side so an x27 would hit the ground well ahead of her. unlike me and the x21. i was lucky, that was just s little cut.