Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[djg james]

I'm sure it will be very nice when you're done with it, look forward to seeing the progress. I know all about having plans and them getting delayed, the big aluminum trailer build took me just over a yr, and the barn(currently my giant gazebo) I'm at a yr on too. I could finish it quicker if I'd list a tractor, but I really hate to let either go as they are money makers. I have an interview tomorrow, if I get the job I'll probably let the b2620 go and then buy another next summer or will it be the summer after .
It's nice having your wood done ahead of time, I wasn't always there. Having a roof over it rather than a tarp is nice too.

Didn't know you were in between jobs. I know what that's like. All the time in the world for projects but no money. Good luck on your interview.

 

[Cowboy254]

G'day fellers, it just won't stop raining here. The old timers say that we used to get 1000mm of rain in a wet year, well we've hit that 1m mark in October. Had stopped burning a couple of weeks ago but we're back at it again with snow on the hills a few days ago and more forecast for tomorrow.

Ok, it did stop raining for 2 minutes this afternoon, gave us about the lowest rainbow I've ever seen.

 

[sean donato]

Never seen one either.
He said the name as they walked up on it.
It's the same name as the company that made the multi sharpening tool yrs ago if iirc.
Edit; was on utube and guess what was in my feed. So I clicked on it and fast forwarded to that scene. He said Bell, I guess in my mind I heard belsaw, the company that made all the multi sharpening systems. Maybe the same company, maybe not.
I'm going to ask in the comments and see if I here anything back.
Here's the video again.

Folley made a lot of sharpening equipment over the years. It wouldn't surprise me if it was one.

 

[SS396driver]

I have a few Foleys. Including this big one really don’t know why I bought it . If anyone local wants it I’d let it go cheap
Have two of the bench mount type also

 

[SimonHS]

Never seen one either.
He said the name as they walked up on it.
It's the same name as the company that made the multi sharpening tool yrs ago if iirc.
Edit; was on utube and guess what was in my feed. So I clicked on it and fast forwarded to that scene. He said Bell, I guess in my mind I heard belsaw, the company that made all the multi sharpening systems. Maybe the same company, maybe not.
I'm going to ask in the comments and see if I here anything back.
Here's the video again.

It's a Bell Industries square grinder. But I cannot find the model number.

A member on another forum posted the image below back in 2018. He had been offered it for $100 dollars and posted a message asking if it was worth it. I have sent him a DM asking for more info but he hasn't been on that site since 2019.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

It's a Bell Industries square grinder. But I cannot find the model number.

A member on another forum posted the image below back in 2018. He had been offered it for $100 dollars and posted a message asking if it was worth it. I have sent him a DM asking for more info but he hasn't been on that site since 2019.

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A 100 dollars?!?!

 

[chipper1]

Didn't know you were in between jobs. I know what that's like. All the time in the world for projects but no money. Good luck on your interview.

I've been between J O B S since 2012 .
I stayed at home withe kids and then homeschooling them until two years ago.
Worked for myself since whenever I could and it's gone well, but winter is a slow time unless I want to plow snow and with wages as high as they are and the inflation out of control (read out government out of control, since they have the money printed, well sort of), I figured I might as well get a driving job before I can't hardly use my CDL at all.

Folley made a lot of sharpening equipment over the years. It wouldn't surprise me if it was one.

That's who I was thinking of when he said it, Foley Belsaw.

It's a Bell Industries square grinder. But I cannot find the model number.

A member on another forum posted the image below back in 2018. He had been offered it for $100 dollars and posted a message asking if it was worth it. I have sent him a DM asking for more info but he hasn't been on that site since 2019.

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That's not what I was thinking lol.
That's really cool, hope someone who appreciates it got it.
Maybe I'll find one , it helps to know what you're looking for .
Were you wanting it. Who was the member, I have lots of guys contact info, shoot me a PM if you'd like. If I have it I'll set you up, @Kodiak Kid says I already have more than I need lol.

 

[chipper1]

I have a few Foleys. Including this big one really don’t know why I bought it . If anyone local wants it I’d let it go cheap View attachment 1028761
Have two of the bench mount type also View attachment 1028762View attachment 1028763View attachment 1028764

Cool stuff.
You don't even use the mower blade sharpener, a nice new one runs about $400.

 

[chipper1]

A 100 dollars?!?!

I'd buy a couple if I could find them that cheap, but then I'd have 8 more than I need .
How do you do your rakers, sorry if you told me and I forgot, do you have a raker grinder at camp?

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I'd buy a couple if I could find them that cheap, but then I'd have 8 more than I need .
How do you do your rakers, sorry if you told me and I forgot, do you have a raker grinder at camp?

We have one but I don't use it. I just flat file them at a little bit of forward slope with a light stroke or two when they need it. I don't use a gage either. I know a lot of guys do, but I've been doing it fir so long its like second nature. I use a round file fir my gullet's. I could use my sqaure grinder, but I'd rather save stone ware fir the actual cutter plates. Also, IMOP a file dose a better job than my sqaure grinder on gullet's. I'd have to post you a picture of how my grinder dose gullet's if you're not familiar.

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[SimonHS]

Who was the member, I have lots of guys contact info, shoot me a PM if you'd like.

I've sent a PM to you on that other forum.

 

[chipper1]

We have one but I don't use it. I just flat file them at a little bit of forward slope with a light stroke or two when they need it. I don't use a gage either. I know a lot of guys do, but I've been doing it fir so long its like second nature. I use a round file fir my gullet's. I could use my sqaure grinder, but I'd rather save stone ware fir the actual cutter plates. Also, IMOP a file dose a better job than my sqaure grinder on gullet's. I'd have to post you a picture of how my grinder dose gullet's if you're not familiar.

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

So you tune the rakers to the specific job in the field.
Not sure I've seen how you do the gullet with your grinder, I've seen others do it(with both square and round grinders)and I've seen it done with the raker grinder
I can't do it with my raker grinder because it's set up with a motor to spin the chain, you need to be able to manually move the chain.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

So you tune the rakers to the specific job in the field.
Not sure I've seen how you do the gullet with your grinder, I've seen others do it(with both square and round grinders)and I've seen it done with the raker grinder
I can't do it with my raker grinder because it's set up with a motor to spin the chain, you need to be able to manually move the chain.

No, same raker tune every time.

 

[Be Stihl]

This project saw is kicking my butt. I can't get my gear puller behind the flywheel on this one. I built a puller this morning, and am not having any luck getting it off with that either.

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Maybe double up that flat bar for more support.

 

[Be Stihl]

Fair enough only other thing I haven't checked that I hadn't known about is if the fan clutch is working could be jammed on after all these years cooling it more than it should but yes 500 percent better.

Yeah I'm thinking its bullcrap I would burn your hand if I left it on there so pretty hot.

I just replaced the water pump in my 2004, the new pump made the radiator start leaking so I had to change it also. Anyway I also changed the fan clutch, it was locked up and spinning full speed always, that will rob power and keep the engine cold. I have good heat now. You can check the fan by checking to see if it will spin when the engine is off it should rotate. Mine would roar like a school bus, the new clutch solved both issues. Coolant temp is now between 185-195, Hope this helps.

 

[Vtrombly]

I just replaced the water pump in my 2004, the new pump made the radiator start leaking so I had to change it also. Anyway I also changed the fan clutch, it was locked up and spinning full speed always, that will rob power and keep the engine cold. I have good heat now. You can check the fan by checking to see if it will spin when the engine is off it should rotate. Mine would roar like a school bus, the new clutch solved both issues. Coolant temp is now between 185-195, Hope this helps.

Thank you, so If its stuck on and you try to move it will it jam up and start cranking the motor?

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Well the Unimog turned into a bit of a adventure last night. After we dropped it off at my buddies house I ran home to get my wife so we could have dinner with his family, and then we could work on the unimog while the girls chatted. On the way to his house it had been running pretty rich, plus it had been sitting for quite some time. Initially it took about a hour and a half to get it running. The engine turns over very slow, (24 volt) and the mechanical fuel pump seems to be in its way out. Roy decided taking the unimog to church to pick up his boys while I was gone was a good idea, and I get a call from him just as I’m leaving my house saying he died on him. I pull up in the F350 and it’s dead, won’t start unless gas is poured in the carb and then only runs for a second. Pulled out some winch line, hook it to the Ford and pull it back to the shop. That thing doesn’t roll so good, so we couldn’t push it into the shop with the snow by hand, and the 24v winch wasn’t working, so I found a semi tire, set it on the back bumper of my truck and pushed it into the garage while also managing to finish killing my near death tail gate.

Get it in the garage, eat some dinner while it warms up (it was only about 10 degrees outside so my initial thought was that it has some ice in the fuel line.

Pull the fuel bowl off and it’s dry. Pull the fuel filter, dry. Look in the fuel tank and it’s 3/4 full. What the heck. Started tracing lines and found a t valve for the fuel tanks.

So this thing has 2 fuel tanks. You fill the front one all the way and then it over Flows to the back one instead of having a cross over down low like a semi. We switched the valve to the “reserve” tank which is the one with the cap and looked 3/4 full and nothing. Wouldn’t pull fuel. Put 10ga of fuel in it so it overflowed into the rear tank and it fired right up after a couple tries.

Gonna be a little bit of a learning curve with this thing. I’m thinking I want to add a inline electric fuel pump, and of course chance out that balance so I can get fuel from both tanks. And maybe add some kind of sight glass so I can tell how much fuel is in that back tank at a glance.

 

[Vtrombly]

Well the Unimog turned into a bit of a adventure last night. After we dropped it off at my buddies house I ran home to get my wife so we could have dinner with his family, and then we could work on the unimog while the girls chatted. On the way to his house it had been running pretty rich, plus it had been sitting for quite some time. Initially it took about a hour and a half to get it running. The engine turns over very slow, (24 volt) and the mechanical fuel pump seems to be in its way out. Roy decided taking the unimog to church to pick up his boys while I was gone was a good idea, and I get a call from him just as I’m leaving my house saying he died on him. I pull up in the F350 and it’s dead, won’t start unless gas is poured in the carb and then only runs for a second. Pulled out some winch line, hook it to the Ford and pull it back to the shop. That thing doesn’t roll so good, so we couldn’t push it into the shop with the snow by hand, and the 24v winch wasn’t working, so I found a semi tire, set it on the back bumper of my truck and pushed it into the garage while also managing to finish killing my near death tail gate.

Get it in the garage, eat some dinner while it warms up (it was only about 10 degrees outside so my initial thought was that it has some ice in the fuel line.

Pull the fuel bowl off and it’s dry. Pull the fuel filter, dry. Look in the fuel tank and it’s 3/4 full. What the heck. Started tracing lines and found a t valve for the fuel tanks.

So this thing has 2 fuel tanks. You fill the front one all the way and then it over Flows to the back one instead of having a cross over down low like a semi. We switched the valve to the “reserve” tank which is the one with the cap and looked 3/4 full and nothing. Wouldn’t pull fuel. Put 10ga of fuel in it so it overflowed into the rear tank and it fired right up after a couple tries.

Gonna be a little bit of a learning curve with this thing. I’m thinking I want to add a inline electric fuel pump, and of course chance out that balance so I can get fuel from both tanks. And maybe add some kind of sight glass so I can tell how much fuel is in that back tank at a glance.

Could the fuel line to the T for the tank that you had fuel in is maybe plugged collapsed line or a screen and the other one that it overflowed into that line is open.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Could the fuel line to the T for the tank that you had fuel in is maybe plugged collapsed line or a screen and the other one that it overflowed into that line is open.

Doing some digging this morning and that valve actually has 3 positions and we definitely passed right past the reserve tank position and turned it all the way off

As I said, learning curve.

 

[sean donato]

Doing some digging this morning and that valve actually has 3 positions and we definitely passed right past the reserve tank position and turned it all the way off

As I said, learning curve.

At least you figured it out lol...