Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

Need to decide what to do tonight. Probably a long walk with the dogs then work on my dryer. It quit yesterday after 14 years of continuous service. With 6-7 people in the house for the majority of that time, it doesn't owe anyone anything but I think the on switch is the issue.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Need to decide what to do tonight. Probably a long walk with the dogs then work on my dryer. It quit yesterday after 14 years of continuous service. With 6-7 people in the house for the majority of that time, it doesn't owe anyone anything but I think the on switch is the issue.

Just to keep it on topic u use it to kiln dry firewood u scrounged rite?

 

[snobdds]

^He‘s being nice, I’m on another forum that would have deleted the thread by now. And no, I wasn’t the complainer. Just making an observation. I‘d hate to see this content go “poof”.

That forum also sucks now too...

 

[turnkey4099]

Came through the hernia operation all good except (later). Minor pain but thought felt like it had been rasped (tube down it). On light duty restrictions only for 3 weeks "don't lift anything over 10lbs". Dunno how that is going to work out I'll make a few nostalgia drives to the places I had scrounged and grown up in. Move 4 wheel wagon loads of splits to the back porch (pulled with rider mower). Walk the dog.

Coming out of anesthesia my left eye felt like it was on fire. They did what the could for it and arranged a visit to the eye doc this morning. Somehow they had managed to scratch the eyeball!! Been there and one that several times myself with wood chips in it. No fun and miserable for a couple days.

 

[Philbert]

Just to keep it on topic u use it to kiln dry firewood u scrounged rite?

Someone posted something about ’kiln drying’ in a clothes dryer, several years ago. I recall that it got beat to ****. Probably not the most efficient use of energy, but an interesting idea to consider!

Philbert

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My only gripe is that the repeat complainers around here only report posts that they disagree with. If you don't like offshoots into other topics, then no posts of that type should be acceptable....

IF someone doesn't like the content here, why do they keep reading here?

Just STOP, and the pain will go away!!

SR

 

[farmer steve]

IF someone doesn't like the content here, why do they keep reading here?

Just STOP, and the pain will go away!!

SR

Zactly!

 

[MustangMike]

Seems like the content all but died after the political warning ... maybe we should just change the location of the thread and make everyone (well, almost everyone) happy!!!

 

[chipper1]

Seems like the content all but died after the political warning ... maybe we should just change the location of the thread and make everyone (well, almost everyone) happy!!!

Hey Mike, are they still trying to push the firewood ban out there in greater NY .
I heard they are talking about making insurance companies cancel policies in order to get people to comply.

 

[chipper1]

Alright well at any rate did some chimney cleaning over the weekend to get ready for this season. I normally sweep it about once a month during the burning season also if the snow on the roof allows. I'm probably a little bit more picky than most but I wouldn't want an issue.View attachment 1016827View attachment 1016828View attachment 1016829

Not a furry to be found, nice work .

 

[svk]

IF someone doesn't like the content here, why do they keep reading here?

Just STOP, and the pain will go away!!

SR

Exactly

 

[chipper1]

That forum also sucks now too...

Exactly, everything woke turns that way.
Guess if they want to loose one of the highest post counts on the forum .

 

[chipper1]

Need to decide what to do tonight. Probably a long walk with the dogs then work on my dryer. It quit yesterday after 14 years of continuous service. With 6-7 people in the house for the majority of that time, it doesn't owe anyone anything but I think the on switch is the issue.

Fix the dryer, it will probably last longer than anything new on the market other than the commercial units like at the laundromat.
I like my scrounged used dryer, I think it's a Kenmore series 80?, bought it used 13yrs ago. Pretty good use of $50 .

 

[MustangMike]

I was looking at the reviews for the Barnes 225 grain TTSX bullets. Most of them were from guys with big magnums, but I found this one from someone using them in a 338-06. I like that he describes them as being deadly but not damaging too much meat at 2.600 FPS. Exactly what I'm looking to archive. (I've got a box of these to try, was looking for the 210 grains, but they seem to be unavailable.) I don't have RL 15 powder, but two of the powders I do have should get me over 2,600 FPS with this bullet. Since the BC is .514, it is still going over 2,100 FPS at 300 yds!

Moose Medicine
Submitted 4 years ago
By AL
From Hillsboro OR
Verified Reviewer
Have bagged multiple Canada Moose with Barnes .338 185 gr. XLC, 210 gr. TSX, and 225 TTSX handloaded in a Model 70 Classic Stainless .338-06 with a 22" Douglas Stainless Barrel. Very accurate and super penetration from all weights. If a bullet is recovered it always mirrors a Barnes Advertisement Photo. Have settled on a healthy dose of RL-15 and the 225 TTSX at 2600+ FPS. A very deadly but meat friendly combination.

 

[svk]

On topic question: Wonder what kind of wood they burn in ****hole countries?

 

[MustangMike]

Hey Mike, are they still trying to push the firewood ban out there in greater NY .
I heard they are talking about making insurance companies cancel policies in order to get people to comply.

I think they dropped that idea for now. That may sound good in NYC, but upstate NY would not be happy with it.

The battles are in the suburbs, where you have folks on both sides of the fence.

It can get annoying if someone does not know how to operate their stove cleanly.

 

[chipper1]

I was looking at the reviews for the Barnes 225 grain TTSX bullets. Most of them were from guys with big magnums, but I found this one from someone using them in a 338-06. I like that he describes them as being deadly but not damaging too much meat at 2.600 FPS. Exactly what I'm looking to archive. (I've got a box of these to try, was looking for the 210 grains, but they seem to be unavailable.) I don't have RL 15 powder, but two of the powders I do have should get me over 2,600 FPS with this bullet. Since the BC is .514, it is still going over 2,100 FPS at 300 yds!

Moose Medicine
Submitted 4 years ago
By AL
From Hillsboro OR
Verified Reviewer
Have bagged multiple Canada Moose with Barnes .338 185 gr. XLC, 210 gr. TSX, and 225 TTSX handloaded in a Model 70 Classic Stainless .338-06 with a 22" Douglas Stainless Barrel. Very accurate and super penetration from all weights. If a bullet is recovered it always mirrors a Barnes Advertisement Photo. Have settled on a healthy dose of RL-15 and the 225 TTSX at 2600+ FPS. A very deadly but meat friendly combination.

This is way too political, reported .

 

[chipper1]

On topic question: Wonder what kind of wood they burn in ****hole countries?

Poop patties, that must not have been the word you used, it showed up lol.

 

[Vtrombly]

Here's the thing most of us work with our hands and have a specific mindset and we get things done, own businesses exc. It's those of us that do support this forum and advertise here and keep it going. Yes we may get off topic here or there but those of us that scrounge firewood on here have built friendships over the years and to be expected to only post pictures of a scrounge I think is far fetched. I belong to many threads on here and none of them stay on one specific topic for long. Arborists loggers and hobby guys are in the class of tradesman and are hunters fisherman and sportsman. I would remind that this is the ideals that Darin started this forum on.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

About 5 years ago my wife's Pampa gave me a new in the box Winchester 70 sporter in 7mm mag. Said he won it at a gun raffle back in the 80's and never shot it. He never even mounted the scope rings that came with it. Said he wanted to see someone kill something with it before he died. That year I got the biggest buck I ever shot, and a coyote all within an hour of each other. He passed away about a month after that. Just can't bring myself to drag it through the woods and screw up the stock.

Idk if it true or not, but wouldnt suprise me honestly. In my senior year they started a "gay-straight alliance." It was pretty heavily protested, till one of the gay kids parents sued the school. The school lost its backbone after that. Lots of things changed the following years. I could write an essay about how much has changed, but needless to say it's not an atmosphere I want my kids going to school in. So when we were looking for houses we purposefully looked outside of that district.

One of my favorite saws is a 026, only beaten by a 346xp. These newer 50cc saws do have a bit more power imo. Not enough to make you want to get rid of the older saw, but enough that you'll notice rhe difference.

Yeah roger that! The 026 is a great saw! Wish I had one!!! IMOP, its probably Stihl's best 50cc class Pro saw they ever made. Thats where Stihl's 26 series pro class 50cc all started I believe. When I bought my 260. The 026 was discontinued. Shortly before I ordered the 260. A friend of mine sold me his 026 with a very fresh low hour head that was hardly at all used. Then he gypsyed me on the deal and asked for it back! Apparently it wasn't his to sell! It was his land lords! I new his land lord too, so I brought it back straight to him. I got my money back from my clown friend that tried selling it to me, but boy was I pissed I'll tell ya!