Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Squareground3691]

I've got the 1/4" and 3/8" and like them both. They came out with the extended reach versions right after I bought the regular ones. I don't really have a need for the extended reach though. At least not YET. LOL.

Yea , it’s handy , was looking at the new Insider ratchet

 

[Lightning Performance]

Reminds me i should buy a wedge ive cut wood for 50 years never owned a wedge seems everyone has a couple.

Wooden wedges is all you need. Fire cure some white oak and your good.

 

[turnkey4099]

Another 3+ hours on the tree from hell. 2 hours and 1.5 tanks through the 441 and I was ready to pull down the lodged tree. Lots of sorting out the cables/snatch blocks and I was rigged for a 4 to 1 pull. Moved it maybe 3 ft. Examination showed that there was a big branch that lodged in the crotch - no hope of pulling it free. Bottome line: about 9 total hours spent with nothing but a few sticks of firewood; I'll have to fall that prop tree. It is one big mother and at least will have useable wood in it. I don't like standing under the leaner to do the felling cuts but the lodged tree and the big one are basically a big inverted V and can't come undone.

The saga ends

Brother showed up to "help" I wondered what he thought he could do as he is so stove up he can barely walk on flat ground with a cane. About 20 minutes sorting out and rolling up cables I tackled the fell. The big branch had sagged a bit n the outboard end so I cut and piled the brush from that - didn't want that limb to touch the ground before the tree was committed. Quick undercut - one of the few perfect ones I have acheived - no dutchmen. Back cut barelin in blade depth and started to pop. A few more tastes of the chain and it slowly went where I figured it would. Looks like a ton or two of brush to cut/pile and a lot of good (if willow can be called good) firewood. Figure at leasst one 3 hr session tomorrow on clearing the brush then comes the fun of bucking up nice sized logs.

 

[WoodAbuser]

The saga ends

Brother showed up to "help" I wondered what he thought he could do as he is so stove up he can barely walk on flat ground with a cane. About 20 minutes sorting out and rolling up cables I tackled the fell. The big branch had sagged a bit n the outboard end so I cut and piled the brush from that - didn't want that limb to touch the ground before the tree was committed. Quick undercut - one of the few perfect ones I have acheived - no dutchmen. Back cut barelin in blade depth and started to pop. A few more tastes of the chain and it slowly went where I figured it would. Looks like a ton or two of brush to cut/pile and a lot of good (if willow can be called good) firewood. Figure at leasst one 3 hr session tomorrow on clearing the brush then comes the fun of bucking up nice sized logs.

Glad to hear it worked out.

 

[xraydaniel]

Some more shots of the other critters

 

[MechanicMatt]

Well, he is grazing with the ladies right now…

Gonna try round two in a couple days. Walking with a definite limp!

Want him to get used to the area again

 

[JimR]

How this wire frame came to be in a tree canopy I will never know. Gladly no damage other than a chain sharpening.

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Somebody put up a fence when that tree was little.

 

[JustPlainJeff]

Some more shots of the other critters

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Boy is that a fat bear!!!

 

[JustPlainJeff]

We were gone for the weekend, and I usually pull memory cards on Sunday, so I'm a day behind. But these are a couple of the critters I found when going through images tonight.

Damn, I can't figure out why my pictures aren't loading, but screenshots will.

 

[djg james]

I think I found your 10 mm wrench:
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/art/d/saint-peters-unique-wrench-table/7677564047.html

 

[chipper1]

I think I found your 10 mm wrench:
https://stlouis.craigslist.org/art/d/saint-peters-unique-wrench-table/7677564047.html

But where's my 10mm socket .
That's a pretty cool table.

 

[chipper1]

K&H are hard to beat,

Maybe try another brand .

 

[chipper1]

Is there any other way to do it? I've been planning my shop for years now. I wish I would have done it about 5 years ago, would have been done for the money i have in the frame and concrete.

You'd think that no-one could do it themselves if you listened to all those who asked me if I was going to build it myself, then when I said yes they looked at me like I was crazy. Somebody has to be building them, why can't I .
Yep, I would have had mine 100% finished had I started 2 yrs earlier, cost wise anyhow.

 

[chipper1]

Man................YOU'RE KILLING ME SMALLS!!! LOL. I go away for ONE WEEKEND on a group ATV trip with friends where I don't get on here, and five pages have passed by already LOL. Well, I'm going to have to catch up now again!

You didn't bring your phone with to keep up.

I don't really have a need for the extended reach though. At least not YET. LOL.

Well I for one will put money on the fact you will now .

 

[chipper1]

Some more shots of the other critters

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Pretty exciting around your place, we had a siamese cat come thru the back today lol.

 

[chipper1]

'23 Fall colors in MT...

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Sweet.
We have some nice color here. What's odd, is down in Indiana and ohio it's better already .

 

[jellyroll]

Sweet.
We have some nice color here. What's odd, is down in Indiana and ohio it's better already .

Very nice color here and leaf loss occurring.

 

[singinwoodwackr]

Reminds me i should buy a wedge ive cut wood for 50 years never owned a wedge seems everyone has a couple.

Wedges? We don't need no stinking wedges!

 

[JustPlainJeff]

I threw a quick video together of our last group ATV trip of the year after we got home today. It's about 3-1/2 minutes long if anybody wants to bother watching it.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

I had to go to town today and get some parts to finish installing our new toyo stove.

I noticed they had Husqvarna brand wedges and just by feeling and visually I could tell they are way better than then ones I had, so I grabbed 2 of each size.