Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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EchovsStihl63
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Since we are talking tractors here (surprise I am also a tractor addict next to saws and cast iron lmao):
These two do the brunt of the work around here, the 580c does the big boy stuff like hauling wood, digging stumps, pushing brush piles etc. The Ferguson is a real work horse too, it is on bush hog & finish mower duty, soon to be on plow and disc duty for the garden, I also run a Valby CH230 wood chipper with it.
These are just for fun, a 1953 Case DC, a 1951 John Deere B and a 1948-9 Famall cub. I also have another MF 35 but my plan is to fix and sell it so I am trying not to get attached to it lol. They all run except for the Deere and cub. I am pretty confident that the Deere will run, I got the engine unstuck and spinning good now, the cub is still locked up, I have not had time to mess with it yet.
Sorry for blowing up the thread with pictures of POS tractors but you guys seem like you would appreciate them. If you like these I will go through all of the ones that my dad has as well.
These two do the brunt of the work around here, the 580c does the big boy stuff like hauling wood, digging stumps, pushing brush piles etc. The Ferguson is a real work horse too, it is on bush hog & finish mower duty, soon to be on plow and disc duty for the garden, I also run a Valby CH230 wood chipper with it.
These are just for fun, a 1953 Case DC, a 1951 John Deere B and a 1948-9 Famall cub. I also have another MF 35 but my plan is to fix and sell it so I am trying not to get attached to it lol. They all run except for the Deere and cub. I am pretty confident that the Deere will run, I got the engine unstuck and spinning good now, the cub is still locked up, I have not had time to mess with it yet.
Sorry for blowing up the thread with pictures of POS tractors but you guys seem like you would appreciate them. If you like these I will go through all of the ones that my dad has as well.
Morning guys.
Got the rounds I cut at the neighbors all split, I had hoped to split today when I got home too, maybe tomorrow as it's raining all day. But, if there's an opening I'll go out for a bit.
Pile on the right. The round pile out back is at least 10 times the size of what this one was, that's gonna take a little while.
Got the rounds I cut at the neighbors all split, I had hoped to split today when I got home too, maybe tomorrow as it's raining all day. But, if there's an opening I'll go out for a bit.
Pile on the right. The round pile out back is at least 10 times the size of what this one was, that's gonna take a little while.
I wish I had the extra room some of you guys do. The bulk of my wood pile is in the front yard and wraps around the side of the house. My wife has pitched a fit a few times now about it recently.
That's a bummer.
Middle of life's storms isn't usually a good time to get a saw ported from what I've seen thru the yrs.
That's totally on the neighbors property, as is most of my seasoned log pile and part of the back portion of the log pile to the left in that picture. That being said, I do have other spots I could put it on the property, but this gets the best sunlight other than to the south of the pond and I want to leave all that as open as I can for when I happen to get a skid here to work on it more.
The log pile to the left was never supposed to be there long term, I had a few logs stacked there that could be milled, then we had the wind storm/ tornado and I put them there because it was close and quick. They're really jamming up my turnaround.
Also, I can't put anything else on top of it, my little orange tractor won't lift any higher.
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Yep, every time….
I thought it was gonna be the guy splitting the rounds up to make the fire bigger, maybe that's just me
.benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
I tried pouring 15w-50 M1 synthetic when it was only about 0ºF. It was like pouring sorghum in 0 temp. After that I changed to 10w-40 Diesel rated M1 for the winter. I noticed the oil consumption went up a little. (engines built in the 80s, before the 0W-x oils came out). Made the engines a whole lot easier to start at 10 to 20 below. RTFM. The manufacturer puts the oil/temp chart in the manual. Many of the oil/temp specs are online now.
benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
That is now called "patina" and is a badge of honor. Spray clearcoat over it as a preservative. That green paint is most expensive of all.What if your tractors are rust colored?
The tractor version of a rat rod...
I went out this morning to find no rain, so I quick jumped back on the workbench project.
And I now present to you: 100 drawers. Plus 30' of bench and tool wall above it all.
I swear all that stuff wasn't on the bench last night...!
benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
Only if the engine was souped up... But yes, that is close. A guy I know has a high crop IH H that has no paint at all, just fine rust. It is straight, factory original and a perfect example. At first I thought he should paint it. but as years went by I came to appreciate the "patina." It is kept inside except for a week for the Great Iowa Tractor Ride. He flies in for the tractor ride, then the H is stored away until next year after the ride.The tractor version of a rat rod...
Throw a turbo on it and the problem is solved!
EchovsStihl63
ArboristSite Operative
Dad and I did a 34 mile tractor ride last August, we were the only 2 Case tractors there and basically the only 2 that were in their "working clothes". As the ride went on the newer stuff pulled off and left us which was fine with me and we ended up leading a group of all fancied up older John Deeres. We got more comments about how people loved the "weathered" look of ours vs the painted ones. Folks did not even know what brand they were and kept calling them Farmalls lol.
These are both dads, left is a 1952 Case SC, right is a 1951 Case DC.
GeneralKayoss
ArboristSite Operative
Let's get it!
Beautiful.
What is it.
That's sweet. Sounds like a long day.
Can't wait till my kids can do that with my orange rides
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That's funny. Drove thru quite a bit of rain on my way back to the yard, still raining a bit here at the house, but much like you I'm probably not doing anything outside, but maybe in the barn. But that's if my modus operandi changes, not feeling it after working all day and the blah outside
. Who knows, sometimes I surprise myself.
As you guys know, I’m very active in the Lions Club.
I don’t have the full details on what’s going on with these stoves or where they are at. But somewhere in northern Europe, these wood stoves are being produced on behalf of the Lions club international and are being distributed to individuals in Ukraine who have been displaced by the Russian attacks.
EDIT: They are being made in Finland
I don’t have the full details on what’s going on with these stoves or where they are at. But somewhere in northern Europe, these wood stoves are being produced on behalf of the Lions club international and are being distributed to individuals in Ukraine who have been displaced by the Russian attacks.
EDIT: They are being made in Finland
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