Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

It makes fantastic fire starter, so I always pick it up!

SR

I made a bunch out of the white pine today, but I didn't pick any up, maybe later.
I like the smell of the cherry much better .

 

[svk]

Did a few guys go to banned camp or something , seems a few haven't been posting for a couple days.

Nobody that I’ve noticed?

 

[JimR]

Would that make you the other guy from Mass, or is he the other guy from Mass LOL.

It depends on which one of us is older.

 

[Ethobling]

What did you get.
I'd like to get a nice pruning head.

Originally, I ordered this one for ~$50. Treestuff's website said it was in stock, but it turned out to be on backorder, so they sent me the same saw head, but paired with a different (and arguably better) saw blade.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

So just for kicks, how do you properly season softwood/evergreen conifers wood?

I split it, stack it and cover it, or stack it in the wood shed until its dry. Drying time usually takes six months.

 

[chipper1]

It depends on which one of us is older.

That would make sense.
I'm glad there isn't an "other Brett" situation very often .
When my wife was pregnant with the boy, I wanted to name him Brett, thought it would be cool for my only boy to have the same name since I'm adopted. Then one day we were at the local youth fair walking thru one of the barns and I heard "Brett", so I turned to see a mother talking to her son(obviously named Brett), we kept walking, then again "Brett", I looked again and it was the same mom talking to her boy. We walked a bit further and then I heard it again, I looked at my wife and said, "he won't be named Brett".

 

[chipper1]

Originally, I ordered this one for ~$50. Treestuff's website said it was in stock, but it turned out to be on backorder, so they sent me the same saw head, but paired with a different (and arguably better) saw blade.

Sweet.
Have you used it much yet.
I have a few nice hand saws including a couple silky's, but I eventually want a nice manual pole saw(probably a Silky). First I want a large pruning head, this one is what I was thinking.
https://www.treestuff.com/marvin-bull-pruner-head/I have two 4' pole sections that came with my Big Shot, but I want a couple more of those too.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

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!

Your absolutely right Sean D! Let me rephrase that. An aquaintsnce! Not a friend!

The one's in my life I consider friends. Don't pull **** like that!

 

[Bill G]

That would make sense.
I'm glad there isn't an "other Brett" situation very often .
When my wife was pregnant with the boy, I wanted to name him Brett, thought it would be cool for my only boy to have the same name since I'm adopted. Then one day we were at the local youth fair walking thru one of the barns and I heard "Brett", so I turned to see a mother talking to her son(obviously named Brett), we kept walking, then again "Brett", I looked again and it was the same mom talking to her boy. We walked a bit further and then I heard it again, I looked at my wife and said, "he won't be named Brett".

That is funny....Try being a high school teacher and trying to name three sons. My gorgeous ex-wife and I could not come up with a name for any of our sons. When our first was born the hospital threatened us with not being able to leave the hospital without naming our son. Well threatening me is not generally a good thing even if it is an idle threat. I do not take kindly to threats. As a teacher it was tough because every name reminded me of a student. We did settle on a name of course. Our second son should have been easy as he was supposed to be named following the family tradition of second born sons taking their grandfather's middle name as their first and their fathers first name as their middle name. I just could not grasp a child being called Ollie or Bill JR so we switched it up a bit while still using family names. Our third was a surprise and I knew I would be "owing" money on him so we called him Owen. His initials are OMG and that there folks is a fact

Bill

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Well I took the 400 out for its first startup today, it tried to mate with the 261.
View attachment 1016703So I warmed it up and revved it a little. Then I cut some 10” maple, man I am in love. The 261 is a bad little saw but this thing rips, I believe I got a good one. Made a custom muffler plate and installed it before I had ever started it. I thought about modifying the factory cover but this way I can replace the cover if warranty work is needed. Once again this thing is amazing with a 20” bar, I hope it doesn’t replace the 50cc saw because it is sweet. I barely noticed the extra weight, I believe this could be my only saw. I noticed instead of working on the ground (with the 50) or bent over that I was able to stand and work which is nice considering I’m 43 years old and time is taking its toll. The CAD was strong and I couldn’t resist, I found this jewel and couldn’t be happier.View attachment 1016705

That custom exhaust on your 400 looks very nice! Any noticeable power gain with it?

 

[MustangMike]

Interesting comparison! Today I took the newer Ruger American Rifle (both chambered in 30-06) that I plan to use for my 338-06 project and compared it to the original one.

The online specs have remained the same, but the barrel is no longer crowned, instead it is recessed a bit, and the 22" barrel is now 1/2" shorter than it used to be!

Since my Grandson took his deer with my rifle, I think he wants to keep using it this season. I did not want to waste my time sighting the second gun in, only to change the barrel, but since the new barrel will likely not arrive in time for hunting season that is likely what I will do.

The 30-06 is way lighter than my 300 Win Mag, and is lighter (and I trust the caliber more) than my 270 Win Short Mag., at least for hunting in the woods.

I almost don't want the new gun to shoot too well! That could cause a dilemma!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

That is funny....Try being a high school teacher and trying to name three sons. My gorgeous ex-wife and I could not come up with a name for any of our sons. When our first was born the hospital threatened us with not being able to leave the hospital without naming our son. Well threatening me is not generally a good thing even if it is an idle threat. I do not take kindly to threats. As a teacher it was tough because every name reminded me of a student. We did settle on a name of course. Our second son should have been easy as he was supposed to be named following the family tradition of second born sons taking their grandfather's middle name as their first and their fathers first name as their middle name. I just could not grasp a child being called Ollie or Bill JR so we switched it up a bit while still using family names. Our third was a surprise and I knew I would be "owing" money on him so we called him Owen. His initials are OMG and that there folks is a fact

Bill

Good on ya!

 

[chipper1]

That is funny....Try being a high school teacher and trying to name three sons. My gorgeous ex-wife and I could not come up with a name for any of our sons. When our first was born the hospital threatened us with not being able to leave the hospital without naming our son. Well threatening me is not generally a good thing even if it is an idle threat. I do not take kindly to threats. As a teacher it was tough because every name reminded me of a student. We did settle on a name of course. Our second son should have been easy as he was supposed to be named following the family tradition of second born sons taking their grandfather's middle name as their first and their fathers first name as their middle name. I just could not grasp a child being called Ollie or Bill JR so we switched it up a bit while still using family names. Our third was a surprise and I knew I would be "owing" money on him so we called him Owen. His initials are OMG and that there folks is a fact

Bill

That's funny.
My wife picked our youngest daughters name, she also taught in public school, I taught in private homeschool . I went to the hospital the next day and they had moved her room and I asked where my daughter/wife were. She asked what my daughters name was and I told her, then she said how do you spell it, so I told her, she said there's no-one there by that name . So I called my wife and said how do you spell her name, well I guess the boys version of it is spelled one way, and the girls is another way. Oh well, she did ask me how do "you" spell it.

 

[chipper1]

Nobody that I’ve noticed?

Just looked and one of them has been on, @Sierra_rider (see he was on today), @JustPlainJeff hasn't been in here in a bit either(last post on the 9th).
I wasn't sure as I know "the boss" was hanging around in here for a bit.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Well gentleman I'm sorry to get "off topic" on "The Scrounge", but fox season is rite around the corner, so last week I mounted a Leupy 3-9x40 VX-2 on my All Weather Ruger M77-22 WMR!
Now I know its probably way to much glass for the application, but it sure is nice!

My hunting partner thinks so too!.
We are four for three hunts. One squirrel on each of the first two hunts and two on todays hunt!

Why a 3-9 on a 22mag? Well, I replaced all the variable low to high magnifacation optics on my hunting rifles with 1.5-5 Leupy's because I never seemed to need high power optics on my hunting rifles as I don't take shots over 300. In fact, not often over 200! Plus, I really really like Leupold's 1.5-5 fir my type of hunting. That being said. I had the scope, figured I might as well use it. Its a pretty darn accurate rifle. Im right at one MOA at 100 with it. Maybe a tad bit over.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Interesting comparison! Today I took the newer Ruger American Rifle (both chambered in 30-06) that I plan to use for my 338-06 project and compared it to the original one.

The online specs have remained the same, but the barrel is no longer crowned, instead it is recessed a bit, and the 22" barrel is now 1/2" shorter than it used to be!

Since my Grandson took his deer with my rifle, I think he wants to keep using it this season. I did not want to waste my time sighting the second gun in, only to change the barrel, but since the new barrel will likely not arrive in time for hunting season that is likely what I will do.

The 30-06 is way lighter than my 300 Win Mag, and is lighter (and I trust the caliber more) than my 270 Win Short Mag., at least for hunting in the woods.

I almost don't want the new gun to shoot too well! That could cause a dilemma!

 

[Bill G]

That's funny.
My wife picked our youngest daughters name, she also taught in public school, I taught in private homeschool . I went to the hospital the next day and they had moved her room and I asked where my daughter/wife were. She asked what my daughters name was and I told her, then she said how do you spell it, so I told her, she said there's no-one there by that name . So I called my wife and said how do you spell her name, well I guess the boys version of it is spelled one way, and the girls is another way. Oh well, she did ask me how do "you" spell it.

That there is funny... It does seem spelling today is a bit different that it used to be. Our sons are all traditional straight forward spelled names. I have had many students with slightly odd spellings. I had a great young man named Jacoby. He was followed by brothers with some creative spellings. I had a outstanding young man named Ramirez Black. Now my community is almost 100% white but we do have a few minorities, I remember reading off the names on my roll the first day of a new year. I called out the name Ramieriz Black and this shy meek black freshman boy raised his hand. I must have had a bit of a stunned facial expression as he just looked down and said ....I know, it;s odd... please call me Rimi. He was a great young man and we got along great for four years in the shop. He had this huge.... perfect Afro so I nicknamed him "fro-daddy"

 

[Sierra_rider]

Just looked and one of them has been on, @Sierra_rider (see he was on today), @JustPlainJeff hasn't been in here in a bit either(last post on the 9th).
I wasn't sure as I know "the boss" was hanging around in here for a bit.

Not banned...just been working and not spending too much time in here. I'm pretty mild mannered here and have yet to even get a warning.

This isn't like another site I'm on frequently...warnings, bans, you name it. They like to keep a couple of very vocal idiots around on that particular site, so I have fun getting the idiots all twisted on there lol.

 

[Sierra_rider]

Just to clarify, the other site I'm speaking of isn't another chainsaw site...so probably not the one some may have thought I was originally talking about.

 

[turnkey4099]

First excursion since the hernia operation is on for tomorrow. Eye has now settled down to about normal and can stand light now. I'm going stir crazy and gotta get out and get some exercise! Only restriction is "don't lift anything more than 10 pounds". I can cut and pile a lot of brush without exceeding that.

Sharped the MS362 and MS441 but should have done the 193T as that is the one I will be using. It has the Easy Start on it so it pulls easy.