Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[WoodAbuser]

I’m glad that I only have one more big purchase left in my life… Vacation home.

From your pictures I thot your place already was a vacation home.

 

[farmer steve]

From your pictures I thot your place already was a vacation home.

Beat me to it

 

[mountainguyed67]

I’m glad that I only have one more big purchase left in my life… a second vacation home.

Fixed it for you.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Fixed it for you.

Beat me to it

 

[xraydaniel]

The Durham Report dropped but as usual it’s a nothing burger and the low tiered fall guys will take the brunt of it. Swamps gonna swamp.

 

[JimR]

The Durham Report dropped but as usual it’s a nothing burger and the low tiered fall guys will take the brunt of it. Swamps gonna swamp.

Nothing about it, HA. Obama knew about it. The FBI and CIA were also involved in the BS. They all tried to rig the election for Clinton. Hang them all.

 

[JimR]

While vacationing in Virginia last week I found this on FBM for sale in CT. The guy was nice enough to hold it for me until today. What a deal this was. It has a 30" blade on it. All the blades have been sharpened. I paid an extra $100 for the other 2 blades.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I have two of those "buzz rigs", but I've long since given up on using them for firewood, and went back to using a chainsaw.

SR

 

[Lee192233]

Had a little time so I figured out why my 026 was flooding out. I took the carb off and removed the cover on the metering side of the carb and found the needle stuck up a little. Removed, cleaned it up and it moves freely again. I couldn't see anything hanging it up. Put it together and it runs great.

I also figured out why the clutch was dragging on the KM110R. Turns out it somehow ingested a twig that got stuck under one of the clutch shoes. Pulled the twig out and it works perfectly also.

Hope you fellas are having a good week!

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Hmm, I have a 661c that floods out...and pours gas out the muffler trying to start it.
My guess is the m-tronic module/trigger device so ordered one.
But, maybe the carb is the culprit like yours.

 

[MustangMike]

Went to the range today with all 3 of my Ruger American Rifles and was very pleased with the results. Was able to get all 3 guns to shoot under 1" with low cost bullets (relatively) that are currently available.

My 223 shot a 5/16" group with Speer 52 gr BTHP Match bullets with a hot load of H335. Recently purchased a bunch of these bullets through Midway on sale for $16/100.

The 30-06 shot 7/8" with the 165 gr BT Speer bullet with a hot load of H380. Both these loads were slightly above the max listed, but my guns did not show any excess pressure signs, and the accuracy improved.

The 338-06 shot 1/2" with the 200 gr Hornady SST bullet with a near maximum load of H-380. Loading this bullet with 1/2 grain more or 1/2 grain less powder produced much larger groups.

Note: References to max loads are from the Hodgdon Load Data website. Used CCI standard primers in all loads, and all three were shooting used brass recovered from the range which I sort by Mfg. 223 - Rem brass, 30-06 - Win brass, 338-06 - IMI brass (re-sized from 30-06). My 223 is chambered in a standard Ruger American Rifle (which is NLA). They currently only offer it in the predator model, which has a heavier barrel. The early magazines in this caliber were flawed, so Ruger sent me new ones for free, and I modified and fixed the old ones, so I ended up with six of them.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Hmm, I have a 661c that floods out...and pours gas out the muffler trying to start it.
My guess is the m-tronic module/trigger device so ordered one.
But, maybe the carb is the culprit like yours.

So, pulled the carb…clean inside, nothing damaged…looks ok. Will disassemble and sonic tank it tomorrow.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

It’s starting to dry out enough here I’ll start hauling wood soon.

Been working on one of the Model 12 graders so bought.

 

[Cowboy254]

Hmm, I have a 661c that floods out...and pours gas out the muffler trying to start it.
My guess is the m-tronic module/trigger device so ordered one.
But, maybe the carb is the culprit like yours.

My 661 occasionally misbehaves, typically when it is considerably warmer than the last time I ran it. Then it can flood etc. Sometimes I can get it to start using @MechanicMatt 's patented starting technique. What I have found is that if I know I need to use it on a given day when it is warmer (often in spring/summer, months after its last use), if I attempt to start it the previous evening it seems to help it start the next day, regardless of whether it starts easily that evening or not. I do not bother myself with why this is. Normally though, it starts first pull.

 

[Cowboy254]

G'day fellers,

I'd hate for you to have to go without scrounging pics so I went out again today to the Monstromint. Unfortunately there was a fair bit of rot in the trunk in parts - I suppose there's a reason it fell over. Also lost some wood to termites and lost some of the remaining bits from last time to a cow. Didn't take a pic of that one . Sure, sometimes a scrounger has to take the good with the bad, but not that bad.



That said, there was stihl a lot of good wood there.



It was a bit confronting facing a 1/3 round this big with an X27 but I won in the end



There was also some ok figure in some of the branch stubs. However, I have neither the time nor the inclination to do anything with it so it's firewood too.



Ended up with this in the trailer.



and this in the ute. I didn't fully load the ute as the light was fading and the lights on the trailer don't work that well so I wanted to get home before dark.



I plan to get out there again in a couple of days and pick through the remaining branch material. I think there might be two loads worth in what remains.

Scrounge on

 

[Lee192233]

So, pulled the carb…clean inside, nothing damaged…looks ok. Will disassemble and sonic tank it tomorrow.

Does it have the latest fuel solenoid? The MS362 I used to have would intermittently flood and stall on me. Replaced the fuel solenoid on the carb and voila it ran perfectly. It didn't pour gas out the muffler though. Good luck with it.

 

[Lee192233]

G'day fellers,

I'd hate for you to have to go without scrounging pics so I went out again today to the Monstromint. Unfortunately there was a fair bit of rot in the trunk in parts - I suppose there's a reason it fell over. Also lost some wood to termites and lost some of the remaining bits from last time to a cow. Didn't take a pic of that one . Sure, sometimes a scrounger has to take the good with the bad, but not that bad.

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That said, there was stihl a lot of good wood there.

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It was a bit confronting facing a 1/3 round this big with an X27 but I won in the end

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There was also some ok figure in some of the branch stubs. However, I have neither the time nor the inclination to do anything with it so it's firewood too.

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Ended up with this in the trailer.

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and this in the ute. I didn't fully load the ute as the light was fading and the lights on the trailer don't work that well so I wanted to get home before dark.

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I plan to get out there again in a couple of days and pick through the remaining branch material. I think there might be two loads worth in what remains.

Scrounge on

Those are some nice overnight chunks! Guaranteed coals in the morning.

As always, nice pics!

 

[H-Ranch]

However, I have neither the time nor the inclination to do anything with it so it's firewood too.

Sounds like you need to create an Etsy store! (Do they even have Etsy in Australia?) That's what I do. OK, not really, but sometimes I think I should when I see the CRAZY prices stuff lists for on there. Mostly I end up making rustic stuff for myself or to give away. Or firewood, there's always firewood.

 

[JimR]

I have two of those "buzz rigs", but I've long since given up on using them for firewood, and went back to using a chainsaw.

SR

I got this for cutting up the under 4 inch wood that I usually throw threw my chipper. The pile I cut up yesterday is mostly 4 - 6 inch that was laying in my side yard that I wanted to clean up. My FIL had one of these that I used many years ago. It was homemade and very crude. It had a 3hp motor on it and didn't cut very well. This one is rugged and a lot easier to use. I was running my tractor at 1600 rpms and it was cutting like butter. I can only imagine how it would cut at 2400 rpms.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I got this for cutting up the under 4 inch wood that I usually throw threw my chipper. The pile I cut up yesterday is mostly 4 - 6 inch that was laying in my side yard that I wanted to clean up. My FIL had one of these that I used many years ago. It was homemade and very crude. It had a 3hp motor on it and didn't cut very well. This one is rugged and a lot easier to use. I was running my tractor at 1600 rpms and it was cutting like butter. I can only imagine how it would cut at 2400 rpms.

Both of mine are also PTO powered, I had the bright idea that one would be ideal for cutting small stuff and be the answer to cutting up the smaller slabs off my BSM, but with all the handling compared to a chainsaw, it was just waaaay to slow too.

For ME, it's just so much faster/easier to pick up the smaller stuff/slabs with my pallet forks on the tractor and cut the lengths off, with a chainsaw, plus using the pallet forks allows me to move the lengths over a trailer or to where they will be stacked, before I cut to length.

I'm glad you are enjoying yours though.

SR