Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Busy doing a bit of sharpening, just finished the 14" picco chain on the ms200 rear handle, now working on one for a 550mk1. This must be a chain from a saw I acquired cuz I don't file them like this .





But she'll be cutting real nice when I get finished with it .

 

[H-Ranch]

You're right, somebody needs to do something around here .

Is that pine, you'll burn your house down, even though it's 75' away from the OWB.
I'm heading out soon to do something, just waiting for it to warm up a bit more .

Yep, the load of rounds is all pine. Good for shoulder season and for getting the fire going again after I let it go too long. Like last night. Got lazy and just went to bed instead of doing the evening fill. With temps in the teens there was just ashes and a few coals so I just emptied the ashes (into the wheelbarrow) and started over. The house was still up to temp so no one was the wiser.

Then it was time to get back at it.

 

[H-Ranch]

Still getting to know everyone here, but your wheelbarrow has more miles on it than my ATV trailer.
Pushing through the snow - God bless you man!

I'm Steve and to everyone outside of here I'm probably a firewood nerd. I usually scrounge enough to stay ahead of the ~9 cord I burn in the OWB I built about 12 years ago. This year I lucked into 23 dump trailer loads delivered for free by a local tree service. I typically use the wheelbarrow to move processed wood from my driveway area to the stacks so I don't tear the yard up too bad. And it's my exercise/therapy. Just a dusting of snow today so it's easy to push through.

It's that your YJ on Hell's Gate? I'm also a Jeep enthusiast, so it's not just firewood ALL the time.

 

[H-Ranch]

Cut some more rounds from the piles - still have more ready to haul when I get a few minutes in the evenings.

 

[Brufab]

This is what I picture the inside of the owb looking like.

 

[chipper1]

Managed to get the branch and the top cleaned up, and found another dead standing branch/spar off another tree near the drive that I took down and diced up. The ms200 and the 550 did great, remembering why I like the 550's so much.



Then I dropped another dead standing locust that was 12-14", unfortunately it was soft in the middle, which is not normal for BL. Hopefully it is only that way for a bit.
It looks pretty small in the pic, as much of it is still in the woods, plus the angle it was taken at but it's at least a big bucket, or a bucket and a half. I'll get that all bucked up, split and put in the woodshed tomorrow while the ground is still frozen. Then maybe I'll get the one in the back yard, it was a bit windy out there to be messing around today, and it will still be frozen by the time I get to it.

 

[cantoo]

Brufab, here's the inside of mine. Every couple of weeks I throw my used up gloves in it just to make my wife happy. She always whines when I keep them until they are rags.

 

[chipper1]

Brufab, here's the inside of mine. Every couple of weeks I throw my used up gloves in it just to make my wife happy. She always whines when I keep them until they are rags.

At least those gloves are safer than pine .
Maybe you could fill them with pine noodles and use them as a fire starter lol.

 

[H-Ranch]

This is what I picture the inside of the owb looking like. View attachment 973114

Here's a live shot tonight after loading it. I'm not going out at 3:00am to get a pic fully engulfed in flame like your pic, but I do see it looking much like that on occasion.

 

[Zaedock]

It's that your YJ on Hell's Gate? I'm also a Jeep enthusiast, so it's not just firewood ALL the time.

Yeah, that's my old girl out in Moab. She's a '92 with an AMC 2.5L mated to a SM420 granny low transmission via a Chevy 2.8L V6 bellhousing. The T-Case is a JB Conversions 231HD, Detroit locker'd front Ford HP axle and a spool in the rear Dana. She's been a solid trail rig since retiring from street duty in 1999. I'm currently working on a mild '87 Wrangler too, restoring a '55 CJ5 and have a bunch of tube and parts for a buggy that needs more time than I have. I also have a 1975 Bronco 302 with a 3 on-the-tree

It seems that most of the WoodHounds I know are also outdoor enthusiasts with hobbies like wheeling and shooting. What do you have for a Jeep? Always nice to check out other folk's rigs.

 

[Lee192233]

Just get it off the ground and where it can stay dry/low humidity as it will rot.
That's awesome he's interested . I agree on milling the nicer ones, especially if you have a nice supply of wood/woods available to cut down the road.
I plan on getting out my little ms200 rear handle today and maybe the ported 359. I have the top of one locust I dropped into the edge of the woods I need to pull out and clean up, and a larger BL branch that broke off in the wind a while ago that can be seen from the house. Then I may drop another dead standing BL into the opening I just cleared to help fill the woodshed. If that all goes well I have another BL down out behind the house in a section of the woods I'd like to get cleaned up before the ground thaws this week. The good thing is we will have more light tonight, the bad thing is that we have our church meeting tonight lol. It's currently snowing here, but I'll get out in the next couple hrs.
Have a great day.

I will put it up on some small logs. It should keep for a couple years.
I hope he follows through, it would be a good experience.
Did you get out and run the saws today? I wish we had black locust around here like you do. I'd like to get my hands on some and give it a try.
I dropped another ash today, it was a pretty big one. I think I'll get this one milled.
My filing has improved. It's a Carlton semi-chisel skip chain. It's not smooth on the less than 12" stuff but above that it works nice. Here's a pic of the chips

 

[Lee192233]

Got 2 pieces of bad news today.

1) The local pro firewood guy (I fix his saws and have sold him a couple) passed away. Real nice guy, but did not take care of himself. Was only in his 50s and very overweight. It is a shame, I will miss him, was always a pleasant guy to deal with.

2) The son of my Tree guy friend (who just graduated from HS and works for his Dad) lost the fingertip on his index finger to the log splitter. Be careful out there everyone! The saws and splitters can be very dangerous.

Another month and a couple of days and tax season will end and I can play with saws again! Been very busy this year, and I'm starting to slow down! Just don't have the drive to keep working till 11 or 12 at night any more!

Sorry to hear that about your friends Mike. Thanks for the safety reminder. When I'm running saws, felling trees or splitting wood I always tell myself this could hurt me or worse. I also think of my wife and kids. Healthy fear/respect is a good thing.

My wife is a CPA so I know what tax seasons are like. Hopefully yours finishes up without incident.

 

[chipper1]

I will put it up on some small logs. It should keep for a couple years.
I hope he follows through, it would be a good experience.
Did you get out and run the saws today? I wish we had black locust around here like you do. I'd like to get my hands on some and give it a try.
I dropped another ash today, it was a pretty big one. I think I'll get this one milled.View attachment 973137
My filing has improved. It's a Carlton semi-chisel skip chain. It's not smooth on the less than 12" stuff but above that it works nice. Here's a pic of the chips
View attachment 973138

That would probably keep it well for a good while.
Yes, and more time for the two of you .
I did, ran the ms200 rear handle and a 2018 550mk1. I made a post above on this page.
Looks to me that there are plenty of BL in Wisconson, once you find them, you see them everywhere.
Nice job, I bet that's a tough splitting tree if it were cut into firewood, should make some real nice boards.
Those chips look good for the temps. Have you ever tried an 8 pin sprocket and a little higher rakers, it may smooth out a bit on the smaller stuff. Another option is a little less hook, but not seeing your chain up close it'd hard to tell for sure, but tuning the chain to the wood typically will smooth them out.

 

[Lee192233]

That would probably keep it well for a good while.
Yes, and more time for the two of you .
I did, ran the ms200 rear handle and a 2018 550mk1. I made a post above on this page.
Looks to me that there are plenty of BL in Wisconson, once you find them, you see them everywhere.
Nice job, I bet that's a tough splitting tree if it were cut into firewood, should make some real nice boards.
Those chips look good for the temps. Have you ever tried an 8 pin sprocket and a little higher rakers, it may smooth out a bit on the smaller stuff. Another option is a little less hook, but not seeing your chain up close it'd hard to tell for sure, but tuning the chain to the wood typically will smooth them out.

I started my post earlier in the day and then finished it later. That's why I missed your posts about cutting trees.
I see black locust around, just not where I cut.
I have an 8 pin sprocket on my MS 650. I'll swap it onto the 460 and give it a try. Maybe I'm a bit too aggressive on the rakers. I try to keep the hook to a minimum. When I first started filing I went to deep and put too much hook on the tooth. I thought they were really sharp. Then I cut some dead ash and all the thin sharp edges broke off. It's a good feeling to hand file and have it cut straight and pull nice chips.
Have a great day!

 

[Brufab]

Thanks for the pics of the owb guys! Truely impressive!!!

 

[James Miller]

I told you all the pines in PA will try to kill you. This one tried to take down my garage yesterday, no fire needed.

 

[Lee192233]

View attachment 973215View attachment 973216I told you all the pines in PA will try to kill you. This one tried to take down my garage yesterday, no fire needed.

Hope it didn't do too much damage. Doesn't look too bad in the pics.

 

[SweetMK]

View attachment 973215I told you all the pines in PA will try to kill you. This one tried to take down my garage yesterday, no fire needed.

Take that tree to Lowes, or Home Depot,, there must be over a $1,000 worth of 2X4's in that tree,,,,,,,,,,,,
Surely they would buy it, so that they could resell the boards,,,,,,,,,
Heck,, it probably has $2,000 worth of 1X4's ,, if the tree is clear enough,,,,,,

 

[chipper1]

View attachment 973215View attachment 973216I told you all the pines in PA will try to kill you. This one tried to take down my garage yesterday, no fire needed.

Bummer.
Was the ground just saturated and the snow/wind took it out.
I'd be taking out those polar over there too, before they get any bigger, a few yrs from now they'll be breaking out tops or big branches when you get ice.
We tried to warn everyone about pine, but they wouldn't listen lol.

 

[SweetMK]

Bummer.
Was the ground just saturated and the snow/wind took it out.
I'd be taking out those polar over there too, before they get any bigger, a few yrs from now they'll be breaking out tops or big branches when you get ice.
We tried to warn everyone about pine, but they wouldn't listen lol.

We have a SIGNIFICANT power sub-station a few miles from where I live.
Over the weekend, the high winds blew down a tree,, A PINE!

The tree fell along side of the sub-station, if it had hit, we would have been out of power for a week!!

If the wind had been blowing about 15 degrees more toward north, the tree would have hit.

I would bet the tree guys are already there this morning,, taking down the other trees that are close to the sub-station.