Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Sawyer Rob]

I did a little firewood scrounging today,

Cherry and hard maple,

I didn't have a lot of time as it started to rain, but I got a good start at getting a decent load.

Once I get a bit more out, I'll cut it all over my wagon, then on to my splitter...

SR

 

[Cowboy254]

She was 46 and widowed and i was 18 and a little wet behind the ears back in 2009 and i took care of her lawn for two years and after a while of doing it i got to doing other things as well.
Lets just say it happened and i still take care of the lawn and her needs now .

Woohoo!!!

 

[chipper1]

I built a little tower welded to the spring top plates and retained the bump stop position but used beefier bumps.
The trick was setting the position so everything lined up in all circumstances of wild articulation...much trial and error before burning it in.

Yeah, a little tack weld to check things out will do to test, don't want to have to grind/cut too much weld out when you screw it up, and we all know that happens .

Got all the big cherry rounds/logs out of the pond area yesterday thanks to my boy helping. Then I piled all the stump grindings into a 15-20 yard pile for the wife to use for gardening, and or to use for top coating the area around the pond when it's finished, it's some very nice soil/grindings mix. And for you "dam" haters, I filled in about 6-8' of the dam in the pond area . Hope to do a bit more today as it's supposed to rain again today and the next couple days. Most the time I was doing the dirt work yesterday it was raining, so everything got as packed in as I can do with the equipment I have. That's one of the good things about doing it with a smaller piece of equipment, lot's of time for it to settle in between sessions rather than finishing it all in a couple days, at least that's what I keep telling myself.
The big orange dirt mover started acting up as the fuel got low yesterday again. Plan on using a little alcohol and then seeing how it's running, then refilling it with some fresh fuel. Seems odd to me that it's doing this as it's never done it before, it has been a couple weeks/month since it's been ran any length of time and a lot of temps swings, but why haven't I had this problem before? I've owned it since 2015.
Pic from back when I first got her, she don't look that pretty now. Look at that wood sitting out in the cold with no roof over it, sure glad I have the woodshed now .

First big job was clearing the spot for the woodshed, it was in the only spot I'm aware of that we have clay on the property.

And it was in the spring , march 19th, back before we had global warming, look at all that snow .

By March 8th I already had the woodshed partially built(can't find any other pics, they must have been lost when I lost thousands of pics on a corrupted memory card), it can be seen in the background, looks like the boy was doing some construction of his own lol.

Same day and from the same spot, I had enough wood done to fill the woodshed, this was from back in the scrounging wood days .
20' trailer for size reference.

 

[Cowboy254]

Just in case anyone here needs more info on the 2nd Amendment it states "The right to keep and bare arms shall not be infringed." It does not say "The right to keep and arm bears shall not be infringed." At ease, carry on, smoke em if u got em.

I thought it meant "The right to keep bear arms shall not be infringed".

I mean, my arms aren't too bad but if I had a set of bear arms with the claws and stuff that'd be really cool.

 

[ElevatorGuy]

Neighbor stopped by the other day and told me he had 5 large beech and oak trees down and wanted the wood gone. I didn’t need it so I called a few buddies. I went over with the tractor to load my buddies brothers f250 and his gmc 1500 with a trailer. Once I loaded his 1500 and trailer it threw a check engine light and said reduced engine power, it wouldn’t get over 1000 rpm and wouldn’t drive up the steep driveway. I got the tractor infront of him and pulled the truck and trailer up the hill. My neighbor was amazed the tractor did it. Got it back to my house and found it was low on oil on flat ground which made it really low on the hill. It was tapping pretty good. Added about a half quart of oil and good to go. I guess that’s like a limp mode thing not to hurt the engine.

 

[SS396driver]

You guys and your sweet old trucks. Makes me a little jealous. Can't find them here in the rust belt for reasonable money. I've thought of going west or south to get a nice 80s K20 4×4. The problem is if I get one I still couldn't drive it from November to the end of April. It would rot out in 5 years if I would.

My 72 came from Washington state never used in winter had a camper in the bed since new. The 68 Stepper I bought on a farm in South Carolina my other 68 came from New Mexico ..... see a pattern here?

This one came from all places PA no rot the original owner who bought it new used it to plow his lot at his repair shop never saw salt. He would bring it into the shop and wash it after plowing
And this one came out of Michigan but it only had 12k miles on it
They are out there

 

[bob kern]

My 72 came from Washington state never used in winter had a camper in the bed since new. The 68 Stepper I bought on a farm in South Carolina my other 68 came from New Mexico ..... see a pattern here?

This one came from all places PA no rot the original owner who bought it new used it to plow his lot at his repair shop never saw salt. He would bring it into the shop and wash it after plowing View attachment 1078851
And this one came out of Michigan but it only had 12k miles on it View attachment 1078852
They are out there

I would take that suburban for a family vehicle any day of the week. So few things to fail on those that it's worth the little bit extra in gas. Plus there is the cool factor!!!!

 

[SS396driver]

I would take that suburban for a family vehicle any day of the week. So few things to fail on those that it's worth the little bit extra in gas. Plus there is the cool factor!!!!

I sold it because I like to drive my trucks and cars and i would get pissed off with every chip and nick . The one that sealed it was when I was going to Tennessee and got a bulls eye in the windshield . Had a shop repair it at the show guy who bought it trailers it to shows with an enclosed trailer . And the fact the guy offered me a stupid amount of money at the show .

The truck couldnt get out of it's own way low HP 350 and 3.07 rear it did get 17 or 18 mpg though
Truck was immaculate only thing I redid on it was the headliner
This was on the way home from Tennessee

 

[svk]

Yikes. This morning I saw a “for sale by owner” of a small island plus a mainland cabin across the channel from the island. Asking price of 2.6 million. The only buildings were a couple of primitive cabins and a small boat house. I talked to my friend who is a realtor and she said collectively there’s about $1 million with the real estate between the island and the mainland property. I liked her quote “lake people are rich, but they are stupid!”

As of this morning, the post has been revamped with pricing removed and just lists “open to offers”

As Hank Jr would say, “she had an….attitude adjustment!”

 

[svk]

Good morning guys, we had high winds all night with a little bit of snow. The lake is opening up in front of me and the wind has taken a significant amount of ice away pretty nasty outside right now, so I don’t really feel like doing much but I think at some point the boys are going to get here and we’ll get some things done.

Yesterday we did a lot of yard cleanup and hold two loads of stuff to the dump and have almost another full load to go.

 

[Lee192233]

Hitting the EZ button for lunch. Some bbq thighs and drumsticks on the Traeger.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Just got back from another bear hunt Gentleman. My good friend was with me. We got a 9 footer. Very exciting!

 

[Lee192233]

What do you fellas think of this unit? Supposedly spent it's life in Death Valley. 1990 K20 Suburban for 15k obo.
Looks really clean.

 

[Lee192233]

Just got back from another bear hunt Gentleman. My good friend was with me. We got a 9 footer. Very exciting!
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Awesome! Congratulations, that's a beautiful animal.

Good to see you back again, the threads been a little quiet lately!

 

[rmyers]

What do you fellas think of this unit? Supposedly spent it's life in Death Valley. 1990 K20 Suburban for 15k obo. View attachment 1078914View attachment 1078915
Looks really clean.

I had an '88 it was underpowered with a 350 but a good truck. That looks like a rare find.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Awesome! Congratulations, that's a beautiful animal.

Good to see you back again, the threads been a little quiet lately!

Thanks Lee! I appreciate that. A lot of glassing and hiking. I got him the last day of the hunt!

Roger, I've gotta a lot if reading to do so I can catch up a get up to speed with you fellers!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[Lee192233]

I had an '88 it was underpowered with a 350 but a good truck. That looks like a rare find.

It's only has the TBI 350 so yeah, it's underpowered. If I get it it will be LS swapped or possibly a Dmax/Allison swap. My 06 Express has a 6.0/4L80e drivetrain that I could use. There's a 05 Chevy Silverado 3500HD with a Duramax that I can get for cheap.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

What do you fellas think of this unit? Supposedly spent it's life in Death Valley. 1990 K20 Suburban for 15k obo. View attachment 1078914View attachment 1078915
Looks really clean.

I like it, looks nice, but sounds pricey for a 1990. I don't know though?

 

[svk]

Just got back from another bear hunt Gentleman. My good friend was with me. We got a 9 footer. Very exciting!
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AWESOME!

 

[Lee192233]

@Kodiak Kid I can't resist, did it zig or zag?