Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Hope this wasn't any of you scoungers here.
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It's just a couple sticks of pine, not like it's black locust .
That trailer looks pretty new, someone is . Wonder what the actual weight is on them.

I split a cord last week, man I feel sorry for you guys who have to work with red and white oak, black locust is so much lighter .
I cut a face cord of black locust here at the house in the last couple days for the woodshed, scrounged some dead standing ash and a broken over 8" cherry that were added to the for sale pile.
All the cutting I did since last Thursday was with the ms200 rear handle. Since we were talking about them the other day I figured I'd get it out and run it a bit. It was tuned pretty fat for some cold weather cutting, snow doesn't scratch my little baby lol. I leaned it out a bit, but the low still needs to be a bit lower. Nice running saw, but for a little saw it sure is loud! No muffler mod, just the screen removed, which kinda works like a muffler mod on them.
I also pulled the shelf out of the back of the excursion(one of the pieces of wood I used was "engineered" little finger joints) and it broke. The new piece is a chunk of white oak from the trailer frame leftovers, it should last a little longer. Nice to have a shelf that isn't all leaning and half falling down again, harder to keep the saws from rubbing up against each other that way.
Here's some of the baby saws since I had them altogether.
Left to right; CS2511, ms201 rear handle, ms200t, ms200 rear handle. I had my ms193 rear handle in the back of the van, but I was in a bit of a hurry since we were leaving out of town. I've been considering selling the ms193 and the ms201 rear handle and getting a rear handled cs2511 and having it ported.
Since I didn't get the ms193 in there, here's a video of it running, great little saw in green wood.

 

[LondonNeil]

My guess is the trailer would have been ok, just, with the smaller of the 3 logs but putting all 3 on was just plain stupid

 

[chipper1]

My guess is the trailer would have been ok, just, with the smaller of the 3 logs but putting all 3 on was just plain stupid

Yeah, but gas prices man

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

Hey Jeff, score and unscore. Such is life!

Howdy

Been scrambling since returning from canoeing. A friend helped me re-organize my camping gear and except for sleeping bags I have all of it in clear bins now. So much more manageable when I can see what I have instead of shoved on shelves and in boxes.

One of the best weeks of summer up here, weather wise. Have been out on the lake for 5 of the last 6 sunsets.

I didn't read the last 11 pages, hopefully I did not miss anything monumental.

Over and out

Im hoping to camp out on the tiny island at the back side of the lake this year. Almost zero cottages on that half of the lake and the sun sets in view of the "lounging area" of what is a perfect campsite for one group, four tents easy on flat ground with inches of pine needles. The boat's in for service, if I get it early this week, I'll go camping with my friend who has the week off. I need more football smallies (and some some teens for deep frying)

 

[Ontario Firewood Resource]

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Not dyed like store-bought lol

 

[JustPlainJeff]

(and some some teens for deep frying)

"teens" for deep frying"? I'm a fisherman, and I know people in different regions call fish by different names, but I've never heard of a fish referred to as a teen. Fill me in please!

 

[svk]

Is that a Kholer K series on there or an old briggs?

Briggs I think

 

[svk]

Scored these the other day too from a sale

 

[svk]

I was thinking about trailers the other day… Honestly between driving bad and overloading and improperly securing loads….. There almost should be a separate endorsement needed on one’s drivers license for being able to pull a trailer.

 

[Squareground3691]

80cc+ worksaw day

 

[sean donato]

Hope this wasn't any of you scoungers here.
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Where's that at Steve? I got a trailer big enough to haul all 3 and the busted trailer at the same time lol.

I was thinking about trailers the other day… Honestly between driving bad and overloading and improperly securing loads….. There almost should be a separate endorsement needed on one’s drivers license for being able to pull a trailer.

No we need the dot cops to do their job, stop harassing people that know what they are doing and go after the idiots like that. We got 2 local dot enforcement officers that are massive pain in the arse to everyone but the idiot with the clearly overloaded trailer hooked to his rav 4. When we were clearing out that tree line at my dad's place the prick pulled me over when I was returning the mini we rented. He was more pissed that I was legal and not over weight then anything. There are enough laws in the books and we pay more then enough to the state government to haul stuff, I sure as heck don't need any more tests or endorsements beyond my class A CDL.
Edit: I need ro add to that the how they are also pushing for everyone that has a trailer with over 10k weight to get a combination sticker for their truck, doesn't matter if it's for personal use or commercial. Best part is the way the law is written gives the dot cop lots of leeway for what the term "stand to profit." Means. I shouldn't have to be combination jack shite till I'm over 26k lbs. Total bs.

 

[farmer steve]

Where's that at Steve? I got a trailer big enough to haul all 3 and the busted trailer at the same time lol.

No we need the dot cops to do their job, stop harassing people that know what they are doing and go after the idiots like that. We got 2 local dot enforcement officers that are massive pain in the arse to everyone but the idiot with the clearly overloaded trailer hooked to his rav 4. When we were clearing out that tree line at my dad's place the prick pulled me over when I was returning the mini we rented. He was more pissed that I was legal and not over weight then anything. There are enough laws in the books and we pay more then enough to the state government to haul stuff, I sure as heck don't need any more tests or endorsements beyond my class A CDL.

That came off a Facebook firewood page I'm on Sean. Prolly Michigan.

 

[svk]

My starting lineup posed for its first ever pic together. Haven’t done much cutting post divorce so the 242 and 262 haven’t been started in my ownership. The 371 hasn’t been started since it came back from Kevin. And the 439 has been used once. Once they log behind my cabin I’m sure they will all get some used cutting up tops and scraps.
L-R (Rear) Zogger 346 NE ported by Moody, stock 262, Zogger 371 ported by Kevin after I acquired, Zogger 394 ported by unknown west coast builder. (Front) stock 242, stock new 439.

 

[svk]

I didn’t include my 345 converted to 346 OE ported by Miller Mod Saws because one of my friends says he’s buying it. He lives just over the border in Canada and up until the end of Covid restrictions he was unable to come across and buy it so I’m sure that he will it when he gets here.

 

[Lionsfan]

That came off a Facebook firewood page I'm on Sean. Prolly Michigan.

Doubt it, I don't see any empty Buch Light cans rolling around.

 

[Squareground3691]

I didn’t include my 345 converted to 346 OE ported by Miller Mod Saws because one of my friends says he’s buying it. He lives just over the border in Canada and up until the end of Covid restrictions he was unable to come across and buy it so I’m sure that he will it when he gets here.

That 394 is one of my favorite saws really enjoy running mine old school muscle

 

[Vtrombly]

Briggs I think

Those cast iron briggs or Kholers run forever. Should start up and split nice.

 

[LondonNeil]

That is an extensive starting line up Steve. I know you sold a few, is the bench still packed or is the squad and starting line up the same (bar the Poulan you just acquired)

 

[svk]

That is an extensive starting line up Steve. I know you sold a few, is the bench still packed or is the squad and starting line up the same (bar the Poulan you just acquired)

Lots of others too . Over there with the starting lineup include a Homelite 925, Poulan 505, and 8500 all running.

Most of the saws in the foreground don’t run but a few do.

 

[svk]

This is the very underutilize shelving that was in the shed I cleaned out yesterday and today. I’m going to build one more shelf underneath these which will more than gobble up the projects saws. The active fleet stays in the garage.