Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Vtrombly]

Hey guys been busy working but now with a walking cast. Had a peice of steel tubing get my big toe fractured in 3 spots but didn't really hurt afterwords just when it happened. I'll be fine just a little troublesome. I haven't hunted at all yet not sure if I'm going to with this. If anything I might get a doe license and hunt the backyard if I feel up to it. I did get out my mosin nagant looks like I have a Belgian barrel on mine which are supposed to be better I guess. I'll have to take it out sometime and see if I can dial it in.

 

[sean donato]

Hey guys been busy working but now with a walking cast. Had a peice of steel tubing get my big toe fractured in 3 spots but didn't really hurt afterwords just when it happened. I'll be fine just a little troublesome. I haven't hunted at all yet not sure if I'm going to with this. If anything I might get a doe license and hunt the backyard if I feel up to it. I did get out my mosin nagant looks like I have a Belgian barrel on mine which are supposed to be better I guess. I'll have to take it out sometime and see if I can dial it in.View attachment 1033507

Get well soon. Foot injuries suck.

 

[Vtrombly]

Get well soon. Foot injuries suck.

Thank you, yeah it's not fun it's like wearing a ski boot all day. I go back monday for a checkup and in another week the boot should go away so not too bad. It could have been allot worse.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Got all the white oak busted and in the truck. Now, Where to put it…

 

[sean donato]

In the wood shed thats already full.....

 

[Sierra_rider]

In the wood shed thats already full.....

You guys with your woodsheds! My yard looks like a homeless encampment with all the tarps covering different piles all over the place.

 

[jolj]

I Know you are trying to single me out with a negative comment, but I said "around here", and this is farm country, folks don't like dogs killing animals, folks have lost calves to stray dogs, so include my neighbors with the shooting of stray dogs! lol

SR

I had a dog right after I got married that someone gave me, she would not stay home.
One day she did not come home at all, I know she is buried in the farmland some where.
I have not taken other peoples problem since that day & I do not care if neighbors do not talk to me..
Your animals harm my animals on my property & I will plant a tree on their finale resting place.
You want your animals to roam free, buy an island!

 

[sean donato]

You guys with your woodsheds! My yard looks like a homeless encampment with all the tarps covering different piles all over the place.

My yard looks like a lumber yard... the wood shed is this year's ready to burn, then there's logs and rounds piled everywhere. The shed keeps things tidy and close to the house.

 

[bob kern]

Hey fellas, I thought I'd put up a few pictures of some old friends that we haven't seen around here in a while.
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Oh yeah!!!

 

[bob kern]

Im
I don't intend to boast, but I help out three different elder couples out here. Their children have all left the community and gone now with children of their own. I grew up with these folks. Went to school with them. So it only feels right that I help out their parents as much as can. Although, I won't take money for bringing them fire wood. The love I give comes back to me ten fold. One way or another. From all these good folks. Both the elders and their sons and daughters I grew up with. So it all works out. Its a pretty tight community out here in the sticks on Kodiak Island. We definitely take care of our own!

You can't out give the Good Lord! He knows and settles up in some way or another every time.

 

[bob kern]

Am home this afternoon, learning how to get around. My wife is a retired RN, so I have the best caregiver possible.

The ice machine is gold. It features a pad that surrounds my knee, held in place with velcro. Water passages inside the pad hold cold water that is pumped from a cooler on the floor with a mixture of ice and cold water to supply the pump. Only downside is the ice melts and has to be refreshed about every 3-4 hrs. Had an on-duty nurse to handle that last night. Not sure if I'll feel right about asking my home nurse to get up, drain water, and fetch ice 2--3 times tonight.

Amazing the technology we have these days. A new knee! When they wheeled me into the operating room yesterday morning, the array of equipment, and the numerous attendants scurrying around were astounding. Purdy damn cool stuff.

God's speed in recovery!!

 

[Sierra_rider]

My yard looks like a lumber yard... the wood shed is this year's ready to burn, then there's logs and rounds piled everywhere. The shed keeps things tidy and close to the house.

Yeah, I have that problem. I've got a couple of log decks of pine that I need to get milled. Also piles of both split wood and rounds everywhere. My neighbor has a woodmizer, but our schedules never seem to line up to get my stuff milled. He's got some somewhat technical large pine removals he wants me to do, so that's our trade.

 

[bob kern]

Same thing would happen here, IF they aren't hunting/killing another animal.

SR

Around these parts it's kinda simple. Most dogs run and are loved by everyone. A few years ago mine put an angry drunk back in his car that was threatening a single gal 2 doors down and she was sure glad he was roaming. They all make their rounds and don't really cause any mischief. If one does, proper compensation is made and said pup has seen his last day of free ranging. There has been one or two over the decades who didn't have enough brains about them to distinguish been a bad guy and a friendly neighbor. They were quickly taken out of the equation..... By the owner! Blessed with great neighbors and thankful we have always been able to work through any sticky situations.

 

[Sierra_rider]

Well, this should've been my priority instead of riding dirtbikes and Frankenstiening expensive fuel injected chainsaws, but I did make a small bit of progress on my homemade log splitter...even that the only progress was just finding out there is more wrong with it...

This is a 14hp e-start Kohler I inherited with the project. I'm guessing it came out of a lawnmower...serial number gives it a manufacture date of 1978. Anyway...new battery, no crank. Tested it, seems as if the entire E-start system is garbage. The coil is bad and the starter doesn't turn with jumped...now I'm debating fixing this motor up or just grabbing a predator motor from Harbor Freight.

The pros for the predator is, the price and that they come with a fuel tank(I haven't got around to solving that yet.) I know they seem to hold up well considering that they're Chinese/Taiwanese crap engines. It's not exactly what I want to do, but I'm trying to keep this project as a reasonable alternative to just buying a new log splitter.

 

[chipper1]

Had to slow to almost a stop on the way home for a big doe that decided it needed to cross the hyway right in front of me.

Let me guess, a dog was chasing it .

 

[sean donato]

Well, this should've been my priority instead of riding dirtbikes and Frankenstiening expensive fuel injected chainsaws, but I did make a small bit of progress on my homemade log splitter...even that the only progress was just finding out there is more wrong with it...

This is a 14hp e-start Kohler I inherited with the project. I'm guessing it came out of a lawnmower...serial number gives it a manufacture date of 1978. Anyway...new battery, no crank. Tested it, seems as if the entire E-start system is garbage. The coil is bad and the starter doesn't turn with jumped...now I'm debating fixing this motor up or just grabbing a predator motor from Harbor Freight.

The pros for the predator is, the price and that they come with a fuel tank(I haven't got around to solving that yet.) I know they seem to hold up well considering that they're Chinese/Taiwanese crap engines. It's not exactly what I want to do, but I'm trying to keep this project as a reasonable alternative to just buying a new log splitter.

Buy the harbor freight engine. They are really very good and it will sip fuel compared to the old kohlers. No need to make life harder then it needs to be imo.

 

[sean donato]

Oh, I forgot to mention I finally got a set of forks for the kubota! Now I just need to fab up the mount and I'm off to log moving paradise till I get or make a grapple bucket.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Thats too bad, it's a quick call to the GW they take some info down, you drop the rack off or (if they have time) they will come and get it from you. I've gotten a lot of good meat from road kills in the past. You can afford to be picky in those circumstances, kept meat on the table for years. There's even a list you can get put on for pick ups. I don't have the time to run around and get them since starting at the park, so I haven't signed up in the past 2 years.

Same in this State. If a person accidentally hits a deer and kills it or mortaly wounds it and has to put it down. Most of the time a state trooper will come investigate it. Then let the driver take it if he wants it and it was legitimately hit. Unless the towns local homeless shelter or orphanage is short on meat. If so, then it would be taken there. If a driver mortaly wounds a deer, ends up putting it down, keeps the carcass and dosent report it. The driver can be charged with poaching if the driver gets caught. Many spot lighters have been busted loading a carcass and claimed they had to put it down because they hit it and it wasn't gonna make it. That's why roadkill is supposed to be reported in this State and about 80% of the time.
It is investigated when reported.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Any fall or winter night in AK is a good night to burn up some scrounge fir a sweat bath! Or any other cold state fir that matter!

Ive had this baby up to 193 degrees before and 180 many many times. Its a good sweat!


Stay warm this winter gentleman!

 

[NbyNWisc]

Got all the white oak busted and in the truck. Now, Where to put it…View attachment 1033508View attachment 1033509

I think I have some room for it !!