Did a little scrounging at the recycling center.
I've been looking for a camp stove.
I've been looking for a camp stove.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Been out hunting today. Had to get up early to drive my oldest son to work so despite the late sunrise I’ve been up since 5.
No deer sighted yet. It’s a beautiful day but quite windy which isn’t the best for deer hunting.
No deer sighted yet. It’s a beautiful day but quite windy which isn’t the best for deer hunting.
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Was finally able to make a trip down into the woods today. Haven't cut/split a load at all this season.
Fell a couple small saplings that were in the way (elm and mulberry), and then bucked up two ash and one locust that the wind blew down for me. First load from the bigger of the two ash, still have 8-12 small rounds from the top to split up, hoping to continue tomorrow.
I hope y'all are well, it's almost time for our first fire of the season (it's been pretty warm so far, this time last year I was already burning).
Fell a couple small saplings that were in the way (elm and mulberry), and then bucked up two ash and one locust that the wind blew down for me. First load from the bigger of the two ash, still have 8-12 small rounds from the top to split up, hoping to continue tomorrow.
I hope y'all are well, it's almost time for our first fire of the season (it's been pretty warm so far, this time last year I was already burning).
Is it scrounging on your own property? Dead ash had to come down it was leaning towards the barn . Dodge had no problem pulling it in 4 low . And of course the deer had to check out what I was doing 
Nice work! It's all fun and games till it's time to pick up the sticks. Those dead ash branches just shatter when they hit the ground. Most of the ash in michigan is gone now but I am seeing some regrowth coming back. Hope the emerald ash borer doesn't take them as well. Sad to see trees disappear from invasive species. Ash was the one tree that didn't need much time to season to burn.
Yellow Poplar burns when it's green, and there's no shortage of free polar in this state!
Perfect. When we hit 365, throw mine up there and shine her up.
Guess i will have to look up yellow poplar. I think what we call popple in michigan is actually saw tooth aspen and quaking aspen.
Quaking Aspen would be the correct name, but most folks around here, even guys that spent their entire working career harvesting timber, call it "popple".
I think that is much lower on the BTU charts than Ash.
Honestly I forgot about that saw
.I'll do that, I'll spray it down with wd-40 and leave it all on for you lol.
Reminds me of a guy I know who would spray a faded car down with tire dressing, sure looked good for the first few days after he sold it
.3,365 should be here in no later than the beginning of next week, I'm sure all the deer/hunting post will be coming in real soon.
Saw a round of it laying on the sidewalk in town today at the main intersection all day today. I drove by it 12 times, it moved from the middle of the sidewalk to just off the sidewalk, no-one wants that stuff unless they have an OWB and even then they don't really want it lol.
Black locust
.You guys won't believe what I did today.
No doubt and with each passing year even when covered in the pile starts to turn punky. But it's everywhere and we all burn it
Wikipedia says the yellow poplar (tulip tree) makes it to Southern Michigan but I don't think I seen one before. Have to keep my eye out for one. Maybe I mistook smaller ones for dogwood. I didn't know much about them till this thread. Anything with tulips is worth investigating IMO 
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Saturday was a Very Cherry day. This is what's left of the three smaller trees my neighbor is having taken down, the two biggest are still left.
Then as a warm up for Saturday, on Friday my climber gave me a hand working on 3 trees in WV for another friend of mine. I met Rodney here on the Employment Forum. He was just getting started with his new company. Now he's doing well, but still gives me a hand if I need it. He lives in Southern MD, I'm in Western MD, and the job was in WV. 4 hour trip each way. He took down a big dead Ash that was close enough it could hit my friends 150 year old farm house if it fell, elevated a big maple from over the farm house, then went to my friends neighbors and topped about 30' out of a big Spruce between his current house and his family's old 2 story log house. Left my house at 6:30 AM, stopped for breakfast at my favorite Family Diner, got on the job around 10:30. Finished everything and ate lunch about 3, was back to my house by 7:15. Rodney still had an hour and a half drive home. I only got pics of the Ash, should have got some of the Spruce, it was pretty cool. Best part of the job was every thing stayed where it landed, no clean up.
Then as a warm up for Saturday, on Friday my climber gave me a hand working on 3 trees in WV for another friend of mine. I met Rodney here on the Employment Forum. He was just getting started with his new company. Now he's doing well, but still gives me a hand if I need it. He lives in Southern MD, I'm in Western MD, and the job was in WV. 4 hour trip each way. He took down a big dead Ash that was close enough it could hit my friends 150 year old farm house if it fell, elevated a big maple from over the farm house, then went to my friends neighbors and topped about 30' out of a big Spruce between his current house and his family's old 2 story log house. Left my house at 6:30 AM, stopped for breakfast at my favorite Family Diner, got on the job around 10:30. Finished everything and ate lunch about 3, was back to my house by 7:15. Rodney still had an hour and a half drive home. I only got pics of the Ash, should have got some of the Spruce, it was pretty cool. Best part of the job was every thing stayed where it landed, no clean up.
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Then as a warm up for Saturday, on Friday my climber gave me a hand working on 3 trees in WV for another friend of mine. I met Rodney here on the Employment Forum. He was just getting started with his new company. Now he's doing well, but still gives me a hand if I need it. He lives in Southern MD, I'm in Western MD, and the job was in WV. 4 hour trip each way. He took down a big dead Ash that was close enough it could hit my friends 150 year old farm house if it fell, elevated a big maple from over the farm house, then went to my friends neighbors and topped about 30' out of a big Spruce between his current house and his family's old 2 story log house. Left my house at 6:30 AM, stopped for breakfast at my favorite Family Diner, got on the job around 10:30. Finished everything and ate lunch about 3, was back to my house by 7:15. Rodney still had an hour and a half drive home. I only got pics of the Ash, should have got some of the Spruce, it was pretty cool. Best part of the job was every thing stayed where it landed, no clean up.
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Wikipedia says the yellow poplar (tulip tree) makes it to Southern Michigan but I don't think I seen one before. Have to keep my eye out for one. Maybe I mistook smaller ones for dogwood. I didn't know much about them till this thread. Anything with tulips is worth investigating IMO
Truth be known, Tulip (or Poplar as it is sold in lumber stores) is really neither, it is a Magnolia tree, and in the spring will have flowers on the top that usually no one ever sees. It had a greenish hue in the heart wood.
There used to not be many around here, but now they are fairly common (don't see ANY at my upstate property in the Catskills). They look a lot like Ash trees, but grow much faster, are usually even straighter, and are larger. Almost seems like they are replacing the Ash.
They are a soft hardwood that is easier to work than other hardwoods, and are more stable (resist warping) than most hardwoods, so they have their fans. Danial Boone had a very long dough out canoe that was made from one. I believe it may have been 26', but can't find the reference at the moment.
The only reason it is often referred to as "tulip" is due to the shape of its leaves.
The GoSaw blade I got at HD online ($15 delivered) works well. I did have to enlarge the one hole with a 5/16 drill bit (no big deal), and I don't know how long it will last, but for the money I like it!
https://www.homedepot.com/p/DocaPole-GoSaw-Spare-Blade-DP-Gosaw-Blade01/314636191
https://www.homedepot.com/p/DocaPole-GoSaw-Spare-Blade-DP-Gosaw-Blade01/314636191
Good morning.
Pulled the trigger on a spike buck yesterday afternoon. Had to track it for a bit but we got it. My 14yo son was a huge help in tracking. I’m out with both boys this morning. My oldest and I saw two does earlier but this is a buck only area. We’ve seen those pair of does now 5 times in 24 hours so it’s good they are hanging out here.
Pulled the trigger on a spike buck yesterday afternoon. Had to track it for a bit but we got it. My 14yo son was a huge help in tracking. I’m out with both boys this morning. My oldest and I saw two does earlier but this is a buck only area. We’ve seen those pair of does now 5 times in 24 hours so it’s good they are hanging out here.
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