Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Finally got some rain last week. I was a big enough storm to fill the 50 gallon rain drum off a shed roof. After last weeks 22 mice in one night in a 5 gallon pail we are getting some tomato's. My latest Wile E Coyote trick was to put up mesh and fence wire with the solar charger. Hope to get some green beans this year
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hope you do. what type?

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Check out the 22 Hornet Ballistics BF . Actually , a Red Mist sums it up pretty well brother !

a .17 7 dont do much! not even to squirrels. but depends on where the round hits!

the coolest tech on it all, small rounds was using some of the high end small round air rifles. $4-5K rilfes. and with go pro. and scope on target, round released and just before the strike 'smack! the lil feller stops eating and looks up and about and then lites out! every time... so not too sure whatz up, but dialed in that something is amiss....

then 'smack!'

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Silver tips are quality rounds at a very fair price point .

Lone Ranger's favs....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I have seen research with the Winchester silver tip bullets that they are capable of armor piercing

in the bigger gauge, all it took was one... then total mayhem inside... ie, short life spans. and as one poster said... red mist!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I have quite a few pcs of echo power equipment. Never had any issues. Strimmers blowers and saws. Can't beat them on price and reliability. I haven't experienced any warranty issues either. They replaced a coil on a cs400 that I was cutting in the water with that was just out of warranty. Guy said saw had water in it, But 30$ later and noticed I had a new coil in the saw when I got it home, usually 2 pulls on choke 1 off choke to get anything running that is echo. Once warm, 1 pull is all you need.

indeed, and where i live they are popular....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Letter rip tater chip lol . Thanks bud

LOL... thats a new one for me! we buy and chomp on Lays... will have to use that next time i open a bag and make a bowl for the QB...

'here ya go! letter rip tater chip!'

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yea , hard not to like the sounds of the old Macs there something special.

as i remember, had a hint of a clack to them....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

yecccccchhhh..snakes.....

yup! never seen one i like!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I think your manual has a misprint in it, Land Pride cutters with 130hp gearboxes on them are only rated for 3" tree's.

Mine in the above pict. has a 120HP gearbox on it and is considered a medium duty by Woods, I've taken out 5" pines, but I wouldn't make a habit out of it! It will take out 3" pines all day long, but I'd hate to have to do that too. lol

It's hardwoods that are hard on those gearboxes, not to mention the driveline in the tractor!

SR

gets pretty noisy when doing cuts like that!

 

[North by Northwest]

too general, if its goldish brown, then its down... lol

Tex , the Golden Brown & Cold is definately down ...brother !

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

You're right, 3".
But I'm not planning on doing anything over 2, unless I can swing it over it just behind the tractor tires on the corner. Now I have dropped it down on a rotten stump or two after getting all the fencing off but what was pinched.
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And 130hp .
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Never knew it had a dishpan either .
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It's a Kubota L3800, 37.4hp iirc, but after being wrong as much as I was above, you should probably look that up .

Edit, looks like I was off a few lbs on the weight too lol.

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i tend to rely on my saws for tree work ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I have the RCR1872 & it is 72" wide X 110" Long, my cutting capacity is 2", 20-65 horsepower.
I would not cut anything 2" with a rotary cutter, a chainsaw or weedeater blade.
I bought my to mower the open land, not clear trees.

"hear, hear!"

 

[North by Northwest]

a .17 7 dont do much! not even to squirrels. but depends on where the round hits!

the coolest tech on it all, small rounds was using some of the high end small round air rifles. $4-5K rilfes. and with go pro. and scope on target, round released and just before the strike 'smack! the lil feller stops eating and looks up and about and then lites out! every time... so not too sure whatz up, but dialed in that something is amiss....

then 'smack!'

Not when Brett & you are on the scene Tex , word is its a blood bath ! (check out post 76,796 pardner lmao)

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

With "A" rotary cutter, or with YOUR rotary cutter?

I wouldn't live long enough to cut everything I have to cut, if I used a weedeater/blade or chainsaw!!!

My cutter as is chippers cutter, is made to cut heavy brush, and that's exactly how I use mine.

SR

big enuff and can take down anything, almost...

T/F now at 11,000 hp and they have taken the quarter down to middish 3's!

got the $$!, Hennessy will build u one of his super cars... 2,000 hp and 300mph +

no thanks to both, and no thanks to forestry work with a shredder...,

my bet is KK will agree, too!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

My cutter, I do not care what you do with yours.
1) anything two inches or bigger will not rot in twelve months.
2) it can be firewood for someone
3) would make great wood chips
4) IMHO only Tim the ToolMan need a mower that cuts bigger stuff than anyone else has.
5) I see it as a waste of resources.
But that's just me, you do what you want with your money.

like one guy i know, does farm and ranch equipment repairs said... do not sharpen sharp the cutter's blades...

it is a shredder, not a mower!!!

and i am ok with that!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

NOTHING that you can put up to your shoulder and fire, punches through brush ACCURATELY, nothing!

SR

i hear ya SR, but i dunno! ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yeah, but are they orange .

that chipper - has a point!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

It can't ALL be about scrounging firewood and wheelbarrows! Sometimes we just have to do some B.S.ing as well!

but i thot all i am reading here is truthful and factual!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Well, you probably have more big game hunting experience that I do, best I can remember I've only shot 25 moose, including two in Ontario. I can't remember how many caribou, then there's bears, sheep a big truck load of blk. and white-tailed deer, and...

SR

probably so!

but u made bullets!!!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Sounds like quite the work party.
How's the hernia after that workout.
I ran a 500i that was ported with a 20" square chain, it was pretty fast .
I was out front working on the barn today and heard some crashing out back, looked and saw a small "tree" come down. So when I was heading inside to take a break I went and took a look, ended up it was a 5" branch off a 28-32" cherry tree that fell from around 60'.
Was wondering what tree that size fell down, because they should all be pretty solid that size back there lol.
You can see the tree it came from in the background where it's pointing. Not sure how the broke end got so far from the tree.
Firewoods falling from the sky . Glad noone was under it!
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my neighborhood still full of stuff like that! some gone now, but loads of firewood for an easy scrounge....

just cut and stack. or toss into truck. lots cut to size or close....


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