Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Kodiak Kid]

I agree!

Never been one to take side's, but I'd also have to agree.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Most all the guys I've heard call is a sizwheel.
They can work in hardwood, but the fibers don't flex as well as softwood.
Should I have sniped it too lol. Most guys don't snipe hardwood, butbit can help. At that point in this particular tree everything was already done that was needed as it was pulled 180 off a lean over a powering.
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Looks like a swizil or sizwheel to me!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Most all the guys I've heard call is a sizwheel.
They can work in hardwood, but the fibers don't flex as well as softwood.
Should I have sniped it too lol. Most guys don't snipe hardwood, butbit can help. At that point in this particular tree everything was already done that was needed as it was pulled 180 off a lean over a powering.
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My spelling is not the best. Swizzle, Sizwheel, whatever? They work in conifer just fine. I would think they would work better in conifer than hard wood, because conifer wood fiber flex's much more than hard woods. However, like Ive mentioned before. I have little experience with hard woods. Also, I don't use a swizzle that much at all. In fact, I'd much rather just face up any leaner, throw a deep buck cut in it, set a wedge with the quickness if nessasary, pull the saw out if the kerf. Find a good tree behind the tree I've just crippled, and use the tree behind it to drive that SOB over! No Jacking, no wedging, no swing cuts, no swizzle, cuts. Just straight up mow'n em down!!!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

If we are posting pics of saw collection's and saw shop's? Deal me in!




Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[turnkey4099]

last year, I promised a guy that I would remove at least some of the trees around an old farmstead. House was burned down last year (it turned into a drug house). I looked at it from the road. Lots of cottonwood, most burned b ut standing. I don't care for cottonwood and they would fall into the field. There was what I thought was a medium size tree still green in one corner plus a good sized standing dead something. Told him I wouldn't take the cottonwood but would do the otheres. Yesterday I finally got time to go out and start work. I'm reconsidering. That "medium sized tree. when I finally forced my way 100 yards through waist high grass, turned out to be a monster horse chestnut. 4' or more through the butt. Dunno if I want to tackle another tree that size although this one at least will come down one stem at a time. It stems at about head high so working one at a time wouldn't be bad, just a lot of trips again.

Wet weekend again for 3 days, I'm moving a few loads from the stacks to the wood shed and porch. Also sharpening chains. Good to take a day or two off. 4 hours cutting/stacking brush, loading heavy rounds, then having to mow grass and unload those heavy rounds is getting really tiring.

 

[MustangMike]

Well, since you guys are posting ... this is what I brought to a 2019 GTG (I think the last time they had one in NY!)

 

[MustangMike]

If you look closely Chipper, you will see there is both a Blue and a Black one!!!

 

[sean donato]

You guys are gonna make me cry... been getting rid of more saws then anything. Heck I just sold two since I got the ms400....

 

[JustJeff]

Came home from work tonight on a mission, to finish splitting the rounds from the big log. My 2 boys who still live at home came marching out. "Let's do it dad" heck yeah! Split up the last 7 rounds which doesn't sound like a lot but there's a lot of wood in one of those rounds!

 

[chipper1]

You guys are gonna make me cry... been getting rid of more saws then anything. Heck I just sold two since I got the ms400....

Those are old pics, I don't have all of them still.
But I have replaced a good number of the saws I've sold .

 

[MustangMike]

Leaving early tomorrow morning to go to the cabin with my daughter, SIL, 3 grandkids and 3 folks from the Boy Scouts (2 leaders and a kid).

Weather may be challenging ... hope it goes well.

The ATV, a couple of saws, and a few guns are all in the truck, including my daughter's Ruger American Rifle Predator (left bolt) in 308. I sighted it in at the Range, but she has not shot it yet!

 

[MustangMike]

There are 20 running saws in the truck in that pic. I'm down to 15 runners now, partly because I did not get any of my own projects done last year, and I have several saws belonging to others that need fixin this year also! Some of them need major work and I'm not yet sure what is wrong with 2 of them.

Time seems to be my enemy!

 

[sean donato]

There are 20 running saws in the truck in that pic. I'm down to 15 runners now, partly because I did not get any of my own projects done last year, and I have several saws belonging to others that need fixin this year also! Some of them need major work and I'm not yet sure what is wrong with 2 of them.

Time seems to be my enemy!

Time stops for no one...... I find that all too true anymore.

 

[Logger nate]

My spelling is not the best. Swizzle, Sizwheel, whatever? They work in conifer just fine. I would think they would work better in conifer than hard wood, because conifer wood fiber flex's much more than hard woods. However, like Ive mentioned before. I have little experience with hard woods. Also, I don't use a swizzle that much at all. In fact, I'd much rather just face up any leaner, throw a deep buck cut in it, set a wedge with the quickness if nessasary, pull the saw out if the kerf. Find a good tree behind the tree I've just crippled, and use the tree behind it to drive that SOB over! No Jacking, no wedging, no swing cuts, no swizzle, cuts. Just straight up mow'n em down!!!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

Yep

 

[LondonNeil]

Well after getting a year's worth of wood delivered in a week , and my 8 hour 50+ barrow-athon to move it out back,
I've been plugging away with the axes virtually 9m³ or a bit shy of 3 cord all CSS. My stack is a couple of rows higher than normal in an effort to fit it all in. Any higher and getting the tarp on top becomes a struggle, plus as it's arb waste and I have so many uglies and shorts the stacks can be less stable than I'd like. I've learnt techniques and could probably build a nice dry stone wall these days, only trouble is things can shift as the splits dry. I hate restacking after a collapse so fingers crossed.
I've also been using the trailer and have shifted 2 face cord to mum's. Another couple of face cord and she'll have almost 2 winters worth. Hopefully I'll find time to run a saw this weekend as my 'ready for splitting' pile is currently gone.... Although I do now have a fairly considerable pile of nasty uglies, which need the mahoosive 8lb Stihl/Oschenkopf cleave hammer. Those that don't yield to that get noodled. So, good progress over the last couple of months and I'm getting there.... Although I nearly forgot the large pile of 'risking a slip disc or hernia to lift' uglies out front still. If someone asks to take them I might just say yes!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Yep

Now that's what I'm talking about! Pro!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Came home from work tonight on a mission, to finish splitting the rounds from the big log. My 2 boys who still live at home came marching out. "Let's do it dad" heck yeah! Split up the last 7 rounds which doesn't sound like a lot but there's a lot of wood in one of those rounds!

I do love those big rounds for sure! The wood shed sure dose stock up quick after it's split!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Leaving early tomorrow morning to go to the cabin with my daughter, SIL, 3 grandkids and 3 folks from the Boy Scouts (2 leaders and a kid).

Weather may be challenging ... hope it goes well.

The ATV, a couple of saws, and a few guns are all in the truck, including my daughter's Ruger American Rifle Predator (left bolt) in 308. I sighted it in at the Range, but she has not shot it yet!

Sounds like a great time! And I do love the .308 Win! Great cartridge!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

There are 20 running saws in the truck in that pic. I'm down to 15 runners now, partly because I did not get any of my own projects done last year, and I have several saws belonging to others that need fixin this year also! Some of them need major work and I'm not yet sure what is wrong with 2 of them.

Time seems to be my enemy!

Not all the saws in my shop run either. Only 12 out of the 16 run. I'm pretty sure one of them is toast and not worth messing with, but I won't know until I take a deeper look.

 

[muddstopper]

Maybe that's what I need to do then.

I have many a time taken the ends off old hyd hoses and had them put on a new hose. Includeing power steering which usually has a special fitting. It takes patience to grind the crimped collar off the fitting. Getting a hose made at the autoparts store isnt that hard to do, finding the correct hose end is usually the problem. When I was still working, I would buy two hoses everytime I had to replace one. That way I had a spare for the next time, and there was always a next time. Going to parts store is iffy getting what you need, my local stores only stocks 2 of the same fitting, so getting two hoses at a time is almost impossible and sometimes couldn t even get one.