Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

hotter than heck down here! car said 100f yesterday. tv weatherman says 101 tomorrow and 102 on Tues... but i am doing just fine... well, once i got back into the shade! ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

For smoking, yea, but what about bbq? I've never used anything but bone dry wood for bbq.

i guess everyone has their preferred way. i just burn down the wood to hot coals. oak usually. but i got plenty of
pecan and mesquite, too.

 

[WoodAbuser]

Nothing like waiting until father’s day morning to tell the wife about the maul you have been eyeballing!! Happy fathers day to me!! Will be here tomorrow

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Happy Father’s Day guys.

Hope you have a good time with your family

Wing it!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

i guess everyone has their preferred way. i just burn down the wood to hot coals. oak usually. but i got plenty of
pecan and mesquite, too.
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[Backyard Lumberjack]

 

[sean donato]

Happy fathersday men! Hopefully your kids got you something good.

 

[U&A]

Wing it!

I see what ya did there.

 

[WoodAbuser]

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Looks like wing it applies to you too.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Finally got some pics for you guys. I’ve been up here in the mountains without internet for ten days now, we drove to this place with internet. We got this load more than a week ago. Forgot the bar and chain oil, that’s why it’s not full. We used a snatch block across the road, and pulled it to where we could work on it. We’ve had a few rainstorms since coming up, it’s kept the dust down, and it has been cooler.

 

[U&A]

Finally got some pics for you guys. I’ve been up here in the mountains without internet for ten days now, we drove to this place with internet. We got this load more than a week ago. Forgot the bar and chain oil, that’s why it’s not full. We used a snatch block across the road, and pulled it to where we could work on it. We’ve had a few rainstorms since coming up, it’s kept the dust down, and it has been cooler.

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What is it with this forum and dudes with BAD A$$ trucks!!!!!

NICE MAN!!!

 

[WoodAbuser]

Finally got some pics for you guys. I’ve been up here in the mountains without internet for ten days now, we drove to this place with internet. We got this load more than a week ago. Forgot the bar and chain oil, that’s why it’s not full. We used a snatch block across the road, and pulled it to where we could work on it. We’ve had a few rainstorms since coming up, it’s kept the dust down, and it has been cooler.

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So ur sayin u used ur snatch block with ur binder?

 

[mountainguyed67]

This is when we went back and got the rest of the good stuff, we left the rotten section.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Then we took a load of softwood to the store.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Then we cut up the last of the big oak from last December, and pushed the stump into the burn pile (no pic of that).

 

[mountainguyed67]

Then we found this.

 

[rarefish383]

That could come in real handy.
Neat you can power it right off the tractor.
I've been wanting a smaller/light gas pole saw that doesn't extend, hoping for a nice echo to come up on craigslist for cheap. I have the stihl HT101, which I'm pretty sure they make fixed length version of, it's been great; although it started acting up last weekend. I'm hoping it's just the linkage to the carb, seems like it as it wouldn't come down off a higher rpm last weekend, but worked flawlessly yesterday.

A friend wanted me to get rid of her dads hydraulic pole saws and clips. Came off one of his bucket trucks. I thought about it and was told there were issues trying to run them off the tractor, But looks like Jim has it working. I think I was told my Massey 135 didn’t have the volume to spin up the power pruner head. After I picked one up I never wanted to use something that heavy all day on a commercial basis. If you want I’ll see if they still have. Her husband is going Tuna fishing with us this weekend. I’m sure they will let them go cheap.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Ok, which one of you is this guy?


GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES RANCHER.

The Montana Department of Employment, Division of Labor Standards claimed a small rancher was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.

GOV'T AGENT: "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them."
RANCHER: "Well, there's my hired hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.
Then there's the mentally challenged guy. He works about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally."
GOV'T AGENT: "That's the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one."
RANCHER: "That would be me."

 

[rarefish383]

Using the forks and ICB tote is a good idea. I didn’t think I’d want to use it walking behind the tractor.

I think the much shorter length of the stick saw versus the long pole saw makes a big difference. I don't feel it pulling on my back. The hoses might help with that too. If I need to get higher up I'll put my forks on the tractor with an IBC tote as a bucket and have my daughter drive me around and lift me up. I installed front remotes on my tractor. I have two hoses running to one of my rear remotes. It was around 1/4 the cost to do it this way versus putting in a joystick control.

 

[rarefish383]

Nothing like waiting until father’s day morning to tell the wife about the maul you have been eyeballing!! Happy fathers day to me!! Will be here tomorrow

https://www.amazon.com/Estwing-Spli...2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfYXRm&psc=1

Happy Father’s Day guys.

Hope you have a good time with your family

If I told my wife I was eyeballing a maul, she would use it as just cause to have me committed. 10-15 years ago when scrap went ski hi I took ever maul and wedge we had and cashed them in at the scrap yard.

 

[rarefish383]

I thought I’d see a list of Fathers Day gifts? What did you get? My daughter and Son in law gave me two little girls. Chloe 4 pounds 9.4 ounces, and Gracie, 3 pounds 10.6 ounces. Daughter and girls doing great.