Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Kodiak Kid]

No one posting the graph?

I'm gonna call out @chipper1 ... In sure two of his bucket loads last weekv were the same

Yeah but.., how was the date? 6,7,.....9+ but bat **** crazy?

I may have posted pics of the same load once or twice, , but the pictures were all taken in different locations so they all count as different loads right?

 

[Philbert]

Would a bricklayer’s style wheelbarrow be better for split firewood?

 

[ValleyForge]

Wheelbarrow?? That sounds like work…lol

i back this up to the splitter tray on the 3 point hitch….

 

[chipper1]

I'm gonna call out @chipper1 ... In sure two of his bucket loads last weekv were the same

I thought I only did that when said 1st load, and split, then went to the second load.
Forgive me if I messed up, can't afford to loose my man card right now

 

[Philbert]

i back this up to the splitter tray on the 3 point hitch….

My ‘3-point hitch’ is: my right hand, my left hand, and my lower back!

Philbert

 

[ValleyForge]

My ‘3-point hitch’ is: my right hand, my left hand, and my lower back!

Philbert

I like my tractors more than most people…lol

 

[GrizG]

You can zip tye the cracks to get more life and use strips of ply wood to splice broken handel's. Every now and then a zip tye or two will snap and need replacing. This one has had a spliced handle and zipped up cracks for four or five years now and hauled a lot of wood in that time. It's a total of 16 years old. Been stored outside all it's life. I live on the coast, so the salt air eats up metal tubs in a few years unless stored in a heated shop or garage. Just thought I'd mention some ways to repair your plastic tub if you want a bit more use out of it. View attachment 991927View attachment 991928

Ever consider making a wooden deck for that frame...??? You could rive the boards and make it rustic and rough so it looks like it belongs on the frame and keeps the firewood from slipping!

 

[GrizG]

A side line scrounging experience has developed... I keep finding knives! In the past two days I found these three! All together I've found at least 20 knives... many along the road.

 

[H-Ranch]

Got a couple areas cleaned up (so more logs can be dumped of course...)

 

[501Maico]

Your steel flat stock splice with nuts and bolts looks a little more professional than my plywood splice with wood screws and roofing screws! But hey! Whatever works right?

I do machine work and had the metal. If not, I'm sure it would look similar to yours.

 

[H-Ranch]

Still over an hour of daylight left but I'm calling it. My knee is toast - funny thing is it actually hurts more to sit and rest than it does to continue working. I'm in self-medicating now.

 

[djg james]

A side line scrounging experience has developed... I keep finding knives! In the past two days I found these three! All together I've found at least 20 knives... many along the road.

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I lost my favorite knife duck hunting in a flooded field. Went back recently to look for it but no go. May have dropped it on a levee and someone picked it up.

Lost my favorite hatchet (sentimental value) that I mark logs with recently. Laid it on top of my tail gate and took off. Two miles to home and I noticed it missing. Had a tape measure which I hate setting on top along side of it and it was still there. Why couldn't it fallen off instead. When back 30 minutes later and gone. Someone must have picked it up.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Would a bricklayer’s style wheelbarrow be better for split firewood?

1p

Ever consider making a wooden deck for that frame...??? You could rive the boards and make it rustic and rough so it looks like it belongs on the frame and keeps the firewood from slipping!

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I have made ply wood cribs for old frames before and they do work great. When the tub of my Yellow dually gets to the point of beonde repair. I may build a wood crib for it if the frame is still any good, but I sure do like the dually plastic tubs.I put foam filed tires on them right off the bat. They have greaseable bushings. Besides, I'm hard on the inflatable ones they come with. The dually's hold a lot of wood compared to a single wheel also!

The yellow dually is 8cbft.


The orange dually is 10cbft, and the yellow single? Well, that's the Mrs. garden wheel barrow and I'm not even supposed to be using it because she says I'll just keep overloading it like I do everything else and eventually end up destroying it! That's why it's hiding in my shop! So don't say anything guys! Shhhhhhhhhhh!!!

 

[501Maico]

Worked on my pile a little this evening. After running just newfangled saws lately, I almost forgot how much fun my points ignition 041 Farm Boss is to run and listen to. It reminds me of an old cast iron engine with a humongous flywheel. It takes 2 seconds to get to full speed and 3 seconds back to idle.Gotta take the bad with the good from a tree service. This was a tough one to roll, but the bottom was plastered with wet mud and I needed to finish the cut.

These two are next for another day. I rolled them to let the mud dry out so I can remove it easier with a wire brush. I'm going to start doing that with all of the logs The large one was bowed up in the middle so just some mud on the ends.

 

[djg james]

Ever consider making a wooden deck for that frame...??? You could rive the boards and make it rustic and rough so it looks like it belongs on the frame and keeps the firewood from slipping!

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Good idea. I may try to fashion one to replace the busted plastic tub. It'd be better suited for firewood anyway.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Promised some pix of the last big maple at the cabin. My friend Dion from up the road came to help. Well actually do most of the work. The 462 and the 029 Super both got exercised. Took us 5 hours to get this much done. We will tie back the root ball next time and finish it up. The tree has only been waiting to be cut for four years. It is the last of 30 some trees pushed down on the property to terrace it for the driveway and pad. Last pic is one of the eight inch noodles we were making.

 

[chipper1]

Promised some pix of the last big maple at the cabin. My friend Dion from up the road came to help. Well actually do most of the work. The 462 and the 029 Super both got exercised. Took us 5 hours to get this much done. We will tie back the root ball next time and finish it up. The tree has only been waiting to be cut for four years. It is the last of 30 some trees pushed down on the property to terrace it for the driveway and pad. Last pic is one of the eight inch noodles we were making.

Them are some nice blocks. What type of tree is that.

 

[JustJeff]

Still over an hour of daylight left but I'm calling it. My knee is toast - funny thing is it actually hurts more to sit and rest than it does to continue working. I'm in self-medicating now. View attachment 992154View attachment 992155

Keep splitting with the chainsaw and you'll have half a dozen loads of noodles to take pictures of!

 

[WoodAbuser]

Them are some nice blocks. What type of tree is that.

That is the last of the four huge old maples that created a canopy over the two acres on that side of the creek. Lots and lots of firewood. My friend Dion has put up 5 years of firewood for the stove at his Dad's place and I have more wood that I can burn in my campfires for years.

 

[LondonNeil]

REMINDER EVERYONE, STAY SAFE BY PAYING ATTENTION! I'll share a moment's stupidity and a near miss. Not even a scratch but only sheer luck.

I just ran a tank through the Makita 4300, 15" bar. Remember, small but powerful saws with shortish bars will kick back quickly.
I was bucking up a pile of long limbs mostly 5-10" diameter stuff but a few short bits just a couple of inches too. Remember with a pile of logs things can move around, pinch the saw or touch the tip.. smaller stuff moves easily. I had full chisel chain on, remember it can be grabby on small stuff. Okay I was taking care and doing ok then it started to rain. I had a quarter of a tank left and started rushing just to get it used up and get in out the rain...I let haste take over and care and attention left the building. Cutting a small piece of 2" diameter branch in half I made a really stupid move, let go of the rear handle completely to grab the next log as things moved a bit. I guess I thought the saw was already through the cut but it wasn't and although off the trigger the chain was still spinning and I had no control of the saw. Thankfully I did have a good hold of the front handle and my left arm was taught because the little log moved, the chain bit and grabbed and quick asa flash the saw kicked hard! With my left arm taught it couldn't move toward me but did fly up rotating rapidly in my left hand. Inertia chain brake worked to stop the chain and thankfully I got enough control of the saw in my left hand to stop the saw's rotation with the bar a couple inches from my elbow. So no harm done and after cursing my stupidity and thanking Makita for making a good inertial chain brake, I more carefully readied the last half dozen logs and cut a few more before the saw ran out of fuel.

So several errors, mainly rushing and lack of mindfulness with the saw (most unlike me!), And doing that when cutting up small loose logs in a messy pile was really asking for trouble. I was lucky, got reminded to pay more ATTENTION. I'm sharing as we probably all do stupid things occasionally and a reminder of what can happen is a good learning opportunity! Stay safe gents.