Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[benp]

My God you guys and your awesome hardwoods.

I am jealous and happy for you guys at the same time.

 

[MechanicMatt]

@MustangMike , I gave my dad the pump 22 tonight, he couldn't believe it! Told me about five time "I love it". He wants to keep the scope on it, said with his old eyes it'll help. It just needs a modern scope put on it, the one on it is probably as old as you guys. btw, did you get a chance to play with my .17hmr yet?

 

[nomad_archer]

We I left the splitter and radio unattended in the backyard when I went out to try to find a new tire for the trailer.

I didn't find a tire but came home to Mrs nomad running the splitter and listening to the radio.

 

[hardpan]

The wife picked up a little surprise for me today. This should provide some background noise while splitting and stacking today.

I have had the older version of that radio for many years now. Awesome. If something ever happened to it I would immediately buy a new Milwaukee.

 

[MustangMike]

Not yet Matt.

 

[nomad_archer]

I had a good day today. Sold the old weedwacker. It didn't want to start this morning. So I pulled and cleaned the carb again. It still didn't start. I got fresh gas and checked the carb again. The carb was getting fuel on both sides. One again put it back together and put fresh fuel in. Pulled the cord and it fired up. Guess my other problem was bad gas. Dirty carb plus bad gas means a machine that wouldn't run. Got it running and did several cold starts and I am confident it was good to go. Thus I sold it. Now for the new stihl. The gas wasn't that old but that doesn't mean much.

 

[nomad_archer]

The tree service called today and had some large maple limbs close to home. I picked up a truck load. I think this arrangement with work out.

 

[cantoo]

Glad I worked my azz off in the heat and rain to cut logs and haul them home every chance I got. The owner of the land where I've been getting my wood was talked into getting it logged. They are doing the bush across the road from my house right now and are moving into the bush I have been working in next week. I've got about 600 logs from 4 to 24" diameter x 12' long piled up at home. It should last me until I can find another good spot. Really sucks because it was right behind my house and so handy. I haven't talked to the owner in awhile but sounds like they are taking everything they can legally cut including slash trees for firewood. If they do that it just isn't going to be worth my time to gather whatever small stuff they leave behind. There is also a big wet area so it will be interesting to see if they go in there. If not then maybe using my log arch I can get wood out easy enough to be worth while. If the winter is cold and little snow I might be able to get in there so I'll have to wait and see. They went by with a load from another bush on Friday and the logs were as small as 4" diameter on the trailer. At least now I will have time to get my splitter built and test it out. 3 of the 4 piles in the pics. I have added a few more to the piles since pics were taken. Lesson learned, if someone makes an offer then jump on it right away and hit it hard. My body is sore and I've let a lot of stuff go but I have 4 years of firewood in logs sitting here.

 

[Philbert]

Wait and see. Some logging guys leave slash that makes good firewood. Might be able to harvest some before they burn, or chip, or abandon the brush piles.

Philbert

 

[zogger]

Glad I worked my azz off in the heat and rain to cut logs and haul them home every chance I got. The owner of the land where I've been getting my wood was talked into getting it logged. They are doing the bush across the road from my house right now and are moving into the bush I have been working in next week. I've got about 600 logs from 4 to 24" diameter x 12' long piled up at home. It should last me until I can find another good spot. Really sucks because it was right behind my house and so handy. I haven't talked to the owner in awhile but sounds like they are taking everything they can legally cut including slash trees for firewood. If they do that it just isn't going to be worth my time to gather whatever small stuff they leave behind. There is also a big wet area so it will be interesting to see if they go in there. If not then maybe using my log arch I can get wood out easy enough to be worth while. If the winter is cold and little snow I might be able to get in there so I'll have to wait and see. They went by with a load from another bush on Friday and the logs were as small as 4" diameter on the trailer. At least now I will have time to get my splitter built and test it out. 3 of the 4 piles in the pics. I have added a few more to the piles since pics were taken. Lesson learned, if someone makes an offer then jump on it right away and hit it hard. My body is sore and I've let a lot of stuff go but I have 4 years of firewood in logs sitting here.
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You had a good run there for sure. Maybe add more insulation and expand your stack that way, by reducing demand.

 

[JustJeff]

Couple face cord split and stacked. Took me long enough to get a mean sunburn. Think I'll leave my shirt on next time!

 

[Deleted member 83629]

boys i keep hearing about " it is going to be a bad winter " we need to get as much wood stocked as possible because scrounging wood in 6ft deep snow is no fun.
i have about 13 cord, i burned every bit of 12 1/2 this past winter. hate to say it but im going to get 50 gallons of propane for my tank hell might even get kerosene instead i don't know.

seems a little early in the year to be preparing for winter but this summer has been dang funny it has been hot and it has been chilly and fruit/nut trees are loaded heavy this year.
bugs have been awful along with the mosquitoes also the corn in garden had a really thick husk and i noticed the other day at a friends house a hornets nest up high on the limb.

i know from old timers this is a sign of a bad bad winter, so boys lets get the wood pile stocked before old man winter and mother nature catches us with are PANT'S down.

 

[dancan]

Stock up because you never know , winter or injury both can affect the woodpile .

 

[nomad_archer]

Stock up because you never know , winter or injury both can affect the woodpile .

Thats the reason I try to stay ahead. Last year I finally got 2 years worth of wood cut/split. I burnt roughly half of it last winter. I am 2/3 of the way to having all of next years wood ready. The scrounging is finally starting to work for me. It is slow but the wood is coming in. Glad I am ready to go for this year and just getting enough for next year. If I had more room I would scrounge some more but 2 years of wood is all I have the capacity for.

 

[greendohn]

2nd time I've "rented" my splitter to a new neighbor across the alley, I charge him a truckload of wood per day,, seems to be working out.

 

[mainewoods]

This has been just about the perfect summer here. Very few days of humidity with temps mostly in the 70's-low 80's. Hardly any rain, ground is bone dry and we are in the middle of what the experts say is "severe drought" conditions for our area. Don't get any better than this. The "scrounged wood" from my neighbor is already cracked on the ends. I'd have to say, the borrowed 25 ton splitter "scrounge" was pretty sweet though. How did I ever get along without hydro power!

 

[nomad_archer]

Once you go hydro you never go back to sledge/wedge or a maul

 

[mainewoods]

Now if they just made a hydro stacker I would be all set. Maybe Dan can fabricate one. The RonCo Stacker!

 

[wudpirat]

nomad_archer ArboristSite Guru
"Once you go hydro you never go back to sledge/wedge or a maul ."

I told you guys, work smarter not harder.
If my hydo quit today, tomorow I'd be at Lowes getting a new one.

 

[MustangMike]

Hey, for years it was forced exercise, and it kept me in shape, and I don't regret it. However, now I'm doing more wood, some tougher stuff, and I'm older, so I'll cut back on the manual stuff a bit, and get more done! If I only did 5 or 6 cord a year, I would still do it by hand.