Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[TRTermite]

If I have the correct preset I would feel Privileged..

But I like Mikes idear beterer.. You will get more sawed fasterer.

 

[MustangMike]

FS, great to see your Dad still at it at 91!!!

With a REAL saw in REAL wood!

IMO Shag Hickory is the toughest wood to cut in this area. Locust may be harder, but not nearly as stringy! The Hickory just seems to really slow your saw.

 

[chipper1]

I was going to say just run an 8 pin rim till it is done! MUCH EASIER!

Yep.
It will probably get switched over to my ported 357 with a 9 pin 325. I may need to take the cutters back just a little though, the chain is tuned perfect for the 550 in dead locust right now.

Since we probably won't be seeing too many wheelbarrow pics for a bit, I found this in your neck of the "woods" @H-Ranch . Hope your new knee lasts as long as this wheel .
Isn't Milan where they have the wheelbarrow racing 1/4 mile track .

 

[TRTermite]

The guy that started my firewood/ chainsaw obsession turns 91 today. Happy birthday Dad.
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Slow him down before he wears out that pretty new saw.

 

[501Maico]

Looks like a (CLEAN) Mud eating machine..

It IS different and very compact for a 60 hp tractor. They had vineyard maintenance on steep slopes in mind when they designed it, narrow and tight turning. It reminds me of a 4-wheeler on steroids. They drive on the roads a lot in Europe so it's street legal and will run 30 mph in 16th gear.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Yep.
It will probably get switched over to my ported 357 with a 9 pin 325. I may need to take the cutters back just a little though, the chain is tuned perfect for the 550 in dead locust right now.

Since we probably won't be seeing too many wheelbarrow pics for a bit, I found this in your neck of the "woods" @H-Ranch . Hope your new knee lasts as long as this wheel .
Isn't Milan where they have the wheelbarrow racing 1/4 mile track .
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Price is a little steep since it needs a tire. Maybe you should pass on adding this one to the fleet h-ranch.

 

[chipper1]

Price is a little steep since it needs a tire. Maybe you should pass on adding this one to the fleet h-ranch.

Maybe this one will help with his recovery, gonna need the therapist approval though, how about it @Cowboy254

 

[WoodAbuser]

Maybe this one will help with his recovery, gonna need the therapist approval though, how about it @Cowboy254
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Nice find there Chipper1. This one is Woodabuser approved. Better jump on this one h-ranch, even if Cowboy254 doesn't approve.

 

[chipper1]

Nice find there Chipper1. This one is Woodabuser approved. Better jump on this one h-ranch, even if Cowboy254 doesn't approve.

Also have this option lol.





Then one for his collection lol.

 

[H-Ranch]

Also have this option lol.


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Then one for his collection lol.


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I'll take door #1 please!

 

[H-Ranch]

Maybe this one will help with his recovery, gonna need the therapist approval though, how about it @Cowboy254
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That's nice and all fellas, but maybe a little advanced for me yet. I've been working on my drawing for something appropriate for immediately following surgery. Patent pending.

 

[GrizG]

Hmm, I'm thinking he may have left it WOT from start-up and sat it down without blipping the trigger to drop it back to idle.

Exactly...

 

[svk]

My big buddy turns 1 today. Celebrating with a banana peanut butter cake (confirmed with all natural sugars) later tonight.

 

[GrizG]

When I bought my new 462 from Ace, the floor guy was going over how to adjust the chain. I reached down to move the chain and couldn't even budge it. Once I got it home I had to turn the adjusting screw quite a bit to relieve the pressure on the guitar string.

If you haunt the Ace, True Value, big outdoor equipment, and other stores that sell saws you will figure out who to talk to and who to avoid... They usually show their colors pretty quickly... Ask them how they sharpen their own chains. That question will tell you if they even run a saw (many don't!) and whether they really know how to use the equipment. Some have had formal training through Stihl, for example, and hands on experience and others only know what they've overheard. I see this play out where my son works... Stihl and Husky dealer. My son knows how the stuff works from hands on experience and training and he is one that regular customers seek out.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I lived in Seward for 11 years . Great place but glad I live in Idaho now. Saw most of interior and south east Alaska but never made it to Kodiak. Worked for Afognak logging (they were out of logging at that time) and Shoreside Petroleum and did tree removal on the side

I lived between Kenai and Soldotna for 25 years, Hunted Kodiak and surrounding islands, spent a lot of time on Montague island too. Actually, I hunted all over the state...

SR

 

[GrizG]

Another barrier to scrounging firewood has developed over time...

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Not heard that phrase and no idea what it means, but I like it!

Now get that Booner of a Beatle in the "All Time" Records Book! He's probably #1 in the world!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Take a Link out???

Yes, I agree! If there is a lot of cutter left, and you really like the way the chain performs? Throw it on the brake and punch a driver out of it!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I was going to say just run an 8 pin rim till it is done! MUCH EASIER!

Even better idea! Why didn't I think of that?

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Maybe this one will help with his recovery, gonna need the therapist approval though, how about it @Cowboy254
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I'll take two please!