Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[JustJeff]

I'm guessing you have a relationship with your dealer? This was my first time going to this dealer, since we just moved up here last Summer, so I didn't expect any real discounts or anything like that. But I also wasn't expecting to pay what I did. And I hadn't heard of the buy one, get 50% off of the second one before. Was that a Stihl promotion, or just a dealer thing? I DO have to establish a relationship with one or two of my local dealers though, so that in the future, hopefully purchases won't be as painful LOL.

No the dealer wouldn't know me from Adam if I walked through the door. Just the standard deal. Don't know if it's still like that as I haven't bought a chain in a couple years

 

[JustJeff]

Got a DeWalt rechargeable string trimmer. Flex volt with a 9ah battery. I was sceptical but I gotta say that it's bad azz! Seems more powerful than my Stihl fs38 and lasts longer on a charge than I'd have thought.

 

[ru55wood5]

Thanks for the link .
Hopefully you get the x-cut chains (the ad says H24 chains or the x-cutchains), not that the others are bad, just nowhere near the same quality.
Also those are .058 gauge, in case someone isn't looking close, wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong game on accident.
I have enough chain here for a long time myself, I have more new chain in my "inventory" than most the local saw shops, then gobs of sharpened ones on the vice waiting to have the rakers set, a pile of them on the bench waiting to be sharpened, and then more in various piles on the floor . Someone should clean that mess up .

I asked before I bought to clarify and the picture I included is what I got. He is selling a lot of different chain in his listing and looks to have used templates. And yes on the .058, if some is looking for the more common .050, you would have to look at other listings and read the fine print. I think one of his other listings shows the H series chain with a C chain description and an Oregon reference number; he is very prompt in response and open to offers if you buy multiple sets.

My pockets aren't deep enough for Stihl chain, and frankly would be wasted by me. I don't think I could ever get through all the chain I received today anyway.

 

[chipper1]

I asked before I bought to clarify and the picture I included is what I got. He is selling a lot of different chain in his listing and looks to have used templates. And yes on the .058, if some is looking for the more common .050, you would have to look at other listings and read the fine print. I think one of his other listings shows the H series chain with a C chain description and an Oregon reference number; he is very prompt in response and open to offers if you buy multiple sets.

My pockets aren't deep enough for Stihl chain, and frankly would be wasted by me. I don't think I could ever get through all the chain I received today anyway.

That's awesome.
You should list/sell 4 on craigslist, then buy another 6 pack. Buy six sell 4, get 2 free .

Yup, you obviously do much better than I do at the dealership! And I'm new to the forum, so I don't know, but you sound like a wheeler and dealer to me? Often flipping and rebuilding saws? If that's the case, I'm sure you buy a lot more stuff than I do from dealers, so you've probably earned yourself a discount.

Not I, I do everything I can to avoid them .
But, if they have a great deal, I'll buy from them, if I'm needing something very quickly(not the norm), or I need parts I can't source used or it doesn't make sense to.
What's a wheeler dealer? I've bought one or two items thru the yrs to resell . And I do work very hard for the discounts I get, but I don't get it at the dealers, I buy most everything used.
If you ever get down to visit us trolls down under the bridge, let me know what you need and I'll do what I can to find it for you. I also save deals I see on the internet that ship, and can post links if you need something delivered. As far as saws and items others on here are selling I typically know people to find whatever is needed, even if it seems obsolete or difficult to fine .

 

[chipper1]

Someone say BBQ.

 

[bob kern]

Scrounged all my remington saws up for a photo shootView attachment 998019View attachment 998020

Looks awesome bf. If we ever get to have coffee you might add one more. I'm busier that a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs and it ain't getting no better. Touched my first saw in nearly 3 weeks today.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

What a scrounge abuser .

scrounge skiffer! ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Looks awesome bf. If we ever get to have coffee you might add one more. I'm busier that a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs and it ain't getting no better. Touched my first saw in nearly 3 weeks today.

i gotta fire mine up. pine limb drop still in front yard...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Here’s the second resort which is across the channel from the one I posted yesterday along with some randoms (sorry if I posted any dupes). This roof came off in one piece.
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good pix! bad news... lots of latter ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I started on the cleanup in my yard this morning. Not all that much to do just a handful of balsam and then a couple of other trees that broke off. There are still two Aspen widowmakers that are maybe 10 to 12 inch diameter at the base. I will wait for help before I try to cut those as I’m going to put some side tension on them to tip them where I want them to go (hopefully).

I was cutting the biggest balsam off of the boat trailer and ticked the main beam of the trailer ever so slightly. The chain snapped. Luckily it was an older Carlton that I didn’t really care for anyway so I’m going to be throwing it in the trash. It was amazing how quick it snapped being that I had already let off the gas and barely touched it.

I also found an old tomato fence in the brush when I was cutting however it didn’t seem to damage anything. It sure stopped the chain quick though!

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nothing ever slow in a break or a jam up! or hop, skip and a jump...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I thought I posted this here, but I can't find it. Knowing Steve had Lymes, I was going to run it by him.

We've been working on my daughters yard most every day since they moved in. On Monday my wife started to feel sick and was running a fever. Tuesday she got up and felt worse, so she laid in bed all day. Wednesday she felt worse, and in the evening, just before I went to bed, she pulled her sleeve up and said, "What's this?". It was a red spot as big as a 50 cent piece with a dark, gray, black, purple center. I said it looked like a spider bite with necrotic tissue in the center. Told her she needed to go to immediate care. She said if she didn't feel better in the morning she would go. Yesterday morning she felt worse and went to immediate care. Waited for 21/2 hours and finally saw a nurse junior grade. She said, Lymes. I told her the nurse was stupid, ticks don't bite and jump off, and don't leave visible fang marks. She went to her real doctor and the first thing she said was, "NOT A TICK". They cut out the necrotic tissue and put her on 3 weeks of potent antibiotics. I think that people think that Widow bites are so exotic they don't even consider them of them. I found two of these in my wood pile in the middle of the Summer, the last two years. I hate gloves, but wear them when working in the wood pile this time of year. Then the pic of the bite after they removed the necrotic tissue.

Black Widow bites bad news. i have seen numerous such spiders over the years.. they are a daily threat these days. not only wear leather gloves but turn stuff with a stick at times. last summer at back of barn, OH door... i had a pce of lumber up against wall. went to move it... halted... went and got gloves... carefully turned it over... and there she was! was a good ending to a bad situation that could have been a bad deal all around. black widows, scorpions, copperheads brwn reculse, etc. we got them all! my treks across and around the property is a constant vigilance. i never let up! stacking firewood by bunkhouse last fall... there was one, spotted her sheen, then red... corner of window... just where i was putting firewood in the stack!

hope your wife recovers soon...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Scrounged all my remington saws up for a photo shootView attachment 998019View attachment 998020

you make us proud, Brufab! ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Speaking of scrounging firewood. My wife and I are dismayed at the prices in the stores. So much so that a 15 lb bag of Kingsford is $14 at the grocery store and now they wanted $4.19 for whole milk. We decided to go back in the woods and start cutting all the dead ash branches into hockey puck sized wood chunks and use them for grilling outside. We are still putting some charcoal bricks in but mostly small ash chunks. Kind of sad that I am going through this kind of stuff but will likely save $30 this summer. Anyone else do this? . I dont think I am off topic , we are in the scrounging firewood thread.

cooking over wood my fav way. i often cook over hot oak coals...

>Anyone else do this?

any pix avail?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yes, charcoal prices are insane. We go through 6 bags or more a year. I remember getting 20# bags for $5. Now when on sale (not often), it's 16# for $10. I've been thinking of switching to wood, too.

me, too! HD used to have summer specials. Kingsford! 2 20# bags tandem @ $9.95!

other day i was in a store and saw a charcoal display... on sale. lol, i said , that's no 'on sale' deal....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Got a DeWalt rechargeable string trimmer. Flex volt with a 9ah battery. I was sceptical but I gotta say that it's bad azz! Seems more powerful than my Stihl fs38 and lasts longer on a charge than I'd have thought.

sounds like it gave u a bit of a buzz, JJ!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

82f. was 99f in the shop today. 101f outside... had shop OH door open. i was mostly outside today. stacked some firewood, rearranged some other, needed the w.b.

 

[djg james]

me, too! HD used to have summer specials. Kingsford! 2 20# bags tandem @ $9.95!

other day i was in a store and saw a charcoal display... on sale. lol, i said , that's no 'on sale' deal....

That's the one I'm talking about. This past Memorial day, they did have the 20# twin pack, but the price was doubled. Speaking of charcoal, what happened to Steak House?

 

[TRTermite]

Scrounged all my remington saws up for a photo shootView attachment 998019View attachment 998020

Yer 2 Shy of a Bakers Dozen, what's on the list next?

 

[TRTermite]

Touched my first saw in nearly 3 weeks today.

How did that FEEL?

 

[TRTermite]

cooking over wood my fav way. i often cook over hot oak coals...
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>Anyone else do this?

any pix avail?

One visit from my Cuzzen Ken we cooked venison (Corn fed deer) on the stove -on the gas grill but the ones over a wood fire were hands down the best.