i stopped by to see if H-R was still running wb loads..... 
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Echos are the best, well... so i have heard!! ~I really like my little baby saws, really want a ported 2511p, maybe it's because I'm so old
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pretty country! load looks swell, too -
ahh-h ! British snapshots!
036 is a really nice saw, I have a MOFO ported 360 that I love, and my 10 mm 044 still runs very well.
I justify the two ported 462s as I do enough firewood every year so that no house money is in them, and they are just real nice to use.
I too am 69, and closing in on 70 this year, but I stay in good shape and plan to keep going for a long time to come. In addition, I have nephews, grand nephews, and 3 grandsons, so I'm not worried my saws will go to waste.
Plus, the older I get the more I appreciate lighter saws that can get it done. The lighter the saw, the longer I can work, the faster the saw, the more I get done.
I also like redundancy. If I hit a pebble (etc) in the bark and rock a chain, I just pick up another saw and keep going so my project stays within the time frame.
I don't do projects every day, but when I do them, I like to get them done fast.
For example, this past January, on two different days in the same week, I dropped and bucked 2 dead Ash trees that were both 28" at the base. I dropped both with a 440/460 hybrid running a 28" B+C. One had a long - straight trunk, and I bucked it with the same saw.
The other one split into 4 separate vertical trunks, so after bucking a few rounds from the base I used my 462s to buck the rest of it. One of my 462s hit something in the bark (or in the wood), so I just broke out the other one and used it to finish. I don't like to waste time sharpening or changing chain during the work day.
I used to cut a lot of wood…stocked up the damn near perfect lineup of saws and haven’t even used half of them. Life lol
439-242-ported 346-262-ported 371-ported 394
439-242-ported 346-262-ported 371-ported 394
Home canister vacuum stopped working: motor turned but almost no suction, even with a new bag. Been a good machine over 20+ years, so I took it apart to see if there was some worn part that could be replaced.
A lot like a chainsaw: 2 halves to the case, with lots of screws, and lots of small parts that have to be aligned during reassembly. Could not find anything obviously wrong, and it worked when reassembled!
Turns out it was the cheap a** filter bags that didn’t allow enough airflow. The OEM Eureka bags for this model have been hard to find, so I had bought some ‘generic’ bags off eBay a while back.
Sometimes it is the simplest thing. Took me an hour, or so, but glad I did not have to buy a new vac. Probably some analogies to running a basic saw with a dull chain?
Philbert
A lot like a chainsaw: 2 halves to the case, with lots of screws, and lots of small parts that have to be aligned during reassembly. Could not find anything obviously wrong, and it worked when reassembled!
Turns out it was the cheap a** filter bags that didn’t allow enough airflow. The OEM Eureka bags for this model have been hard to find, so I had bought some ‘generic’ bags off eBay a while back.
Sometimes it is the simplest thing. Took me an hour, or so, but glad I did not have to buy a new vac. Probably some analogies to running a basic saw with a dull chain?
Philbert
Gotcha covered, Tex! Just don't look for any more this week. Might have to use the Bob K. rationing method or it's gonna be a week of reruns.i stopped by to see if H-R was still running wb loads.....
I’m with ya on all counts sir! I have a Mac 850, a stihl 051 and some other big ones but if my 10-10 lightweight will do it that’s what I use. Glad to use minis if the job warrants that too!
I always take more saws than I think I will need for the wisely stated reasons!
I love to tinker , clean, sharpen etc. but after dark in the shop with coffee and my supervisor laying around in the way ( the old dog)
Actually have a second supervisor for a while. A nuthatch has came to understand I won’t hurt her and has made another nest in my shop this spring. If anyone needs to borrow some pole barn spikes, it will have to wait til her chicks fly off! She built this years nest in the box I have for spikes!
Hey Bob. Mike always takes more saws than he needs. Even when he's just playing.
The GTG at my place a few years ago.
I've been where you are Steve, perhaps even worse! Was NRA Certified instructor for Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun and did not maintain those certifications, dropped out of the Fish and Game club for several years and did not shoot my guns because as a Single parent I was just focused on trying to keep things afloat.
Your hierarchy of needs just changes!
Life will return to normal (eventually), and it will all be in the rear-view mirror.
Gosh, it's been 30 years since then! I now have a grandson older than either daughter was at the time!
I tell everyone going through this crap, focus on the kids first and you will never regret your decisions.
Back before I acquired CAD, I had a shooting/reloading addiction.
My Ruger M-77 bicentennial in 300 Win Mag used to shoot 5/8" 5 shot groups at 100 yds, and my Ruger M-77 in 220 Swift used to put that to shame.
I also played with load for my 348 a lot, and loaded for my Mini 14. Even used the Mini 14 at a High Power shoot and shot it (with open sights) at 600 yds.
Not the best gun/caliber for that distance, but I did stay on the paper once I found the paper!
That Mini 14 is an old one with the wooden top piece (instead of the vented plastic). Still have it. It is old school with the slower rate of twist meant for 55 gr bullets.
My Ruger M-77 bicentennial in 300 Win Mag used to shoot 5/8" 5 shot groups at 100 yds, and my Ruger M-77 in 220 Swift used to put that to shame.
I also played with load for my 348 a lot, and loaded for my Mini 14. Even used the Mini 14 at a High Power shoot and shot it (with open sights) at 600 yds.
Not the best gun/caliber for that distance, but I did stay on the paper once I found the paper!
That Mini 14 is an old one with the wooden top piece (instead of the vented plastic). Still have it. It is old school with the slower rate of twist meant for 55 gr bullets.
Omg! I'm pooped. I used to be fit, but with 3 little kids I'm not currently.....so a 9 hour wood session has just done me in!
Think today I out did h-ranch, just today mind. I counted 44 barrow loads, I've 39 photos if you really want them, forgot 5.
One tank of fuel through the boat anchor.... The 365 may be heavy but it pulls a buried 20 bar fine and just sliced through the oak like a hot knife through butter. Guess I'd done a good job sharpening the chain left time. Saw ran great apart from the decompress valve sticking again at one point. Think I'll not bother with it again.
With the 8 loads barrowed out back last night (no pics, hectic family day so I didn't start until 2230, and just rushed the loads as quick as possible) I've well and truly broken the back of this job.
Out front now is 7 X 3' rings
A few long thin branches
And a smallish pile of large uglies... The 'risk a slipped disk or hernia' sort of size. Since I can't just have a bonfire I have to deal with these too, so it'll be a bit more work for the 365,
And a lot of chips. The rest of the wood is now in various insane sized piles at the back of the garden. My oh my semi bucked it seems to have expanded. I'm going to have to take quite a lot to mum's to make room. I've told my brother, help yourself from mum's! That's fair as her lives much closer and visits weekly and had been doing a lot of jobs, lots of decorating for her recently.... So I'll buy out my guilt with wood.
Vote now if you wish to see 39 wheel barrow loads of oak and Conifer, but mainly oak.
Think today I out did h-ranch, just today mind. I counted 44 barrow loads, I've 39 photos if you really want them, forgot 5.
One tank of fuel through the boat anchor.... The 365 may be heavy but it pulls a buried 20 bar fine and just sliced through the oak like a hot knife through butter. Guess I'd done a good job sharpening the chain left time. Saw ran great apart from the decompress valve sticking again at one point. Think I'll not bother with it again.
With the 8 loads barrowed out back last night (no pics, hectic family day so I didn't start until 2230, and just rushed the loads as quick as possible) I've well and truly broken the back of this job.
Out front now is 7 X 3' rings
A few long thin branches
And a smallish pile of large uglies... The 'risk a slipped disk or hernia' sort of size. Since I can't just have a bonfire I have to deal with these too, so it'll be a bit more work for the 365,
And a lot of chips. The rest of the wood is now in various insane sized piles at the back of the garden. My oh my semi bucked it seems to have expanded. I'm going to have to take quite a lot to mum's to make room. I've told my brother, help yourself from mum's! That's fair as her lives much closer and visits weekly and had been doing a lot of jobs, lots of decorating for her recently.... So I'll buy out my guilt with wood.
Vote now if you wish to see 39 wheel barrow loads of oak and Conifer, but mainly oak.
I don't know about all 39 pics ( @Cowboy254 would be drooling though) but at least some so we can see if @H-Ranch gives his seal of approval. Looks like you had a good day buddy.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
That is a lot of wood for a guy that lives on an island.
Gotta love captive nuts. I spend more time fiddling with my loose nuts then it took them to do the entire job
More. More! We want more!!!
I don't think I've done anywhere close to that many loads in a day. I have pushed quite a few 700+ feet or more though when I scrounged from the neighbor's woods. Nicely done!
You'll hear the wrath from @Cowboy254 when he find out you forgot 5 pics. I won't tell him though.
