Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[singinwoodwackr]

Well its as good of a sign as anything, already heard guys claim rut sets in during some for moon phase when Jupiter's 27th moon aligns with Neptune's w axis. Lol. Just being funny.
Honestly we see it start to set in this time of year, which used to coincide with the colder weather. I don't have any good reason why it would start later or earlier. Just anecdotal evidence from me and the guys at work having seen a lot of the same thing in our area. Just a slow season so far, little movement amd were all wondering when the rut will set in.

Is that when the moon is in the 7th house?

 

[chipper1]

044 got it at a garage sale about ten years ago. Only minor maint. and wear parts since
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Pretty sure its a 440, with the wrong top cover.
What does it say on the fuel tank below trigger.
Nice looking saw, mine always did me right, it had an 044 cover on it too lol.

 

[svk]

Hey guys got the salvage deer butchered up tonight.

I am not very good, fast, or efficient at butchering but I know that my burger is clean and free of tallow and hair.

I cooked up the tenders and back straps with a number of different marinades and rubs tonight. Served them up with some locally sourced red potatoes and everything was very very good.

 

[muddstopper]

Brother got his saw running today. Turns out the sprocket was all chewed up, my guess is because of lack of oil. Took the oiler out and blew air back thru the oil hose and it started flowing oil, so that problem is taken care of as well. And I didnt have to touch it, which make things even better. He bought a new chain so I told him I wanted mine back, but I think he plans on keeping my bar. I have another so maybe I can get my 346 back running without having to buy anything.

 

[chipper1]

Hey guys got the salvage deer butchered up tonight.

I am not very good, fast, or efficient at butchering but I know that my burger is clean and free of tallow and hair.

I cooked up the tenders and back straps with a number of different marinades and rubs tonight. Serve them up with some locally sourced red potatoes and everything was very very good.
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Looks Steve.
I might get a license and pop one this year, just depends on how my schedule goes, kinda busy on the barn. Thought I would have had time to get out fishing this fall too, but the storm damage I cleaned up burned the last of the long days up, and now we have the time change. It's gonna be hard to get anything done after work during the week, that time change kills my evenings.

Saw this little guy out back today, just a spike, about 6-7" long.



Then these gals were in the front yard.
Any of them would have been tasty.

 

[svk]

Brother got his saw running today. Turns out the sprocket was all chewed up, my guess is because of lack of oil. Took the oiler out and blew air back thru the oil hose and it started flowing oil, so that problem is taken care of as well. And I didnt have to touch it, which make things even better. He bought a new chain so I told him I wanted mine back, but I think he plans on keeping my bar. I have another so maybe I can get my 346 back running without having to buy anything.

If you need a bar for a small mount husky, just let me know and I’ll send a few down. I’ve got five lifetimes worth of bars and chains here.

 

[muddstopper]

If you need a bar for a small mount husky, just let me know and I’ll send a few down. I’ve got five lifetimes worth of bars and chains here.

Thanks, good to know. I think I have it covered. You are going to have to stop back by again one of these days and let me unload some of my junk.

 

[MustangMike]

Pretty sure its a 440, with the wrong top cover.
What does it say on the fuel tank below trigger.
Nice looking saw, mine always did me right, it had an 044 cover on it too lol.

I was thinking a 12mm 044. No real difference between that and a 440.

 

[MustangMike]

462, 241, 660

Pretty sure the 241 has been warmed up by one of uncle mustangs pals.

The electric starts too easy and low noise

That 241 is a little monster, figured it’d be his go to as his body isn’t the pile of muscle it once was. But he really favors that dewalt

The 241 is bone stock, and he won't let me touch it! Wants it to stay quiet, and it cuts just fine.

The 462 was ported by Dr. Al and runs really nice.

The 660 is an Asian clone with a Cross P+C built by yours truly. It has a base gasket delete and timing advance and runs very well. I purchased 2 Cross P+Cs that were nearly identical and both ran very strong (I called them my Asian twins). One went to my brother, and the other to my friend next door. Both are still doing well.

 

[farmer steve]

@sean donato . Maybe our local weather people need to step it up a notch.

 

[woodchuckcanuck]

Someone sent me these pics. Said they recently bought some acreage and found it on the back 40. Anyone want to take a shot at what make and model it is?

 

[sean donato]

Is that when the moon is in the 7th house?

I think it's at the pivotal junction of changing from the 6th to 7th house that gets them real stirred up.

 

[svk]

Cool find. Always makes you wonder why someone popped off the valve covers and often oil pans on those old motors? Souvenirs?

 

[svk]

Thanks, good to know. I think I have it covered. You are going to have to stop back by again one of these days and let me unload some of my junk.

I’d love to stop and see you for sure. Haven’t seen the new place yet.

I’m thinking I may try to book a hog hunting Georgia during Easter next year, so maybe that would be a good time to swing by on my way down or back.

 

[gggGary]

Pretty sure its a 440, with the wrong top cover.
What does it say on the fuel tank below trigger.
Nice looking saw, mine always did me right, it had an 044 cover on it too lol.

Dunno maybe a bitza? I had a 361 when I found this, ran em side by side turning a 42" gray elm into firewood. The "044" was the clear winner, both power and handling, sold on the 361.


Finished splitting, stacking Monday's cutting, switched to the gas splitter cuz, well I'm old...

 

[MustangMike]

The 241 is bone stock, and he won't let me touch it! Wants it to stay quiet, and it cuts just fine.

The 462 was ported by Dr. Al and runs really nice.

The 660 is an Asian clone with a Cross P+C built by yours truly. It has a base gasket delete and timing advance and runs very well. I purchased 2 Cross P+Cs that were nearly identical and both ran very strong (I called them my Asian twins). One went to my brother, and the other to my friend next door. Both are still doing well.

My brother sold his MS460 to buy a Dr. Al ported 462 after he ran mine!

I built the Clone 660 "twins" years ago and tested them on that large, dead Chestnut Oak log I was cutting in the winter. The mufflers on the Asian 660 kits are pretty free flowing but have a baffle. With one saw, I just drilled a 1/2" hole in the back of the baffle, in the other one I removed the baffle completely.

The one with the baffle removed sounded better and seemed to have better throttle response but died in the cut when doing that Chestnut Oak. I replaced that muffler with one modified just like the first saw and the power came back in the cut. The difference in torque was significant!

I subsequently played with the exhaust on some of my ported 660s, but they all did better with the baffle removed.

I have concluded that a saw just runs best when the muffler matches the porting (etc), and experimentation is the only way to know what that is.

It was like my carburetor experiments. My Dr. Al ported 460 was 10% faster in the cut (Hickory) with an HD-50 (461) carb than with the 460 carb. My other two ported 460s were both slower with the HD-50 carb. I cannot explain why, I just went with it. I kept the Dr. Al ported 460 (which ended up being the strongest) and moved the other two along.

I remember a guy in HS had a freaky fast 396 Chevelle, but it wasn't good enough for him. So, he sold the 396 motor to buy a 427 motor, and no matter what he did to it, the car was slower!

When you find lightning in a bottle, just keep it!

 

[muddstopper]

I’d love to stop and see you for sure. Haven’t seen the new place yet.

I’m thinking I may try to book a hog hunting Georgia during Easter next year, so maybe that would be a good time to swing by on my way down or back.

All my buddies that hog hunt Ga start in jan and stop when the weather starts warming up. To many rattle snakes and cotton mouths. I think they killed around 200 last year, all using dogs.
https://www.facebook.com/SmokeyMountainXtremeOutfitters

 

[SS396driver]

Back up to 6 running and driving trucks got the 72 back together today . Missed it cause I don’t mind putting wood in the bed . Complete overhaul of the brakes including all new power vac and related parts new flexplate and starternew transmission pan old one the old one was leaking at the drain and I couldn’t get it to sealand finally off the jack stands . Felt good to have my old friend back

 

[MechanicMatt]

All my buddies that hog hunt Ga start in jan and stop when the weather starts warming up. To many rattle snakes and cotton mouths. I think they killed around 200 last year, all using dogs.
https://www.facebook.com/SmokeyMountainXtremeOutfitters

Thanks for the link! My nephew that is a miracle of life (liver, kidney and intestine transplant at 11months) turns 30 next spring

He wants to go on a guided hunt for his birthday next March.

Gonna give these guys a look

 

[MechanicMatt]

He sport’s quite the scarthats his little bro with him in the pic