Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MechanicMatt]

Got home and had dinner then the brother in-law and I decided to go look for that big yogi we saw last weekend
No Bruin, but a deer graveyard…

 

[chipper1]

So much firewood! Sucks your so far away. Need to yard it up for me and I'll send a truck

Most people don't want it unless they have an OWB.

Been using my box blade as a counterweight, but I am going to build something a bit more compact here shortly.

The tires are loaded with rim guard, but that's not a lot of help. With my 4' rototiller on it does great. Maybe I need to buy a nice little skidding winch for it .

Man I wish I'd live closer. Looks like Red Elm and I'm looking for logs large enough/straight enough to mill. Beautiful lumber.

Me too, I've already got a crapton of logs here, just need people to come take them.

 

[mountainguyed67]

Been cutting some wood, kinda nice not working in the dirt.

 

[JimR]

I sill have a bushel of tomatoes that I'll probably end up canning for my BIL. Everything else is done. My second crop would have been broccoli and cauliflower, but I had one rogue deer this summer that refused to stay outside the fence.

Venison tastes great.

 

[JimR]

Been using my box blade as a counterweight, but I am going to build something a bit more compact here shortly.

A big concrete block with a drawbar and top hitch works great. If you build it right you can add a trailer tongue out the back end.

 

[diver64]

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From the back of the handle. Wapak is the only company I found that has this style.

I'm not sure about that ID. Wapak pretty much stamped all of their cast with their name from what I've found. It could be, though. Scratching your head and trying to determine what you have is one of the things that makes collecting interesting. Regardless of the maker it looks like its in good shape.

 

[JimR]

@diver64 I shot the littler one in a soybean field and the bigger one in a corn field

Your state….

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What a bunch of Buck a roos.

 

[diver64]

What a bunch of Buck a roos.

Littler one? That is a nice group of deer. I'd love to get any of them

 

[diver64]

Got home and had dinner then the brother in-law and I decided to go look for that big yogi we saw last weekend
No Bruin, but a deer graveyard…View attachment 1203546View attachment 1203545

I was thinking about a firearm between my 30-06/308 and 416 Ruger African. Leaning towards a 338 but ended up with 35 Whelen as I have a bunch of '06 brass. What scope is that?

 

[MechanicMatt]

A big concrete block with a drawbar and top hitch works great. If you build it right you can add a trailer tongue out the back end.

Up here in the north east, we leave the snowblower on the back for ballast

 

[MechanicMatt]

I was thinking about a firearm between my 30-06/308 and 416 Ruger African. Leaning towards a 338 but ended up with 35 Whelen as I have a bunch of '06 brass. What scope is that?

Leupold 3-9 mk3

 

[EchovsStihl63]

Looks like it's serving you well.
Could have used the big one at the house this morning, but I had my boy for a counterweight lol. This piece was only about 4' long.
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Most of that elm should be gone by tonight. That pile is close to 6' tall. The little butt log in the above picture is on the right(in the firstpicture) , the 28" made it thru for the notch, but not the flush cut.
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My 1500lb Valby Chipper would take care of that light rear end for you! The little 35 picks it up but the front tires usually don't stay on the ground lol. My end goal is to find a Massey 65/165 to handle it. Thought about making a pull axle to sit it on too, then I could run it with one of my old dinosaurs that does not have a lift.

 

[bigbadbob]

Some fir yesterday,, plus another truck load for my buddy

 

[MustangMike]

I was thinking about a firearm between my 30-06/308 and 416 Ruger African. Leaning towards a 338 but ended up with 35 Whelen as I have a bunch of '06 brass. What scope is that?

I love my 338-06 and it is easy to make it from 30-06 brass.

Converted a 30-06 Ruger American Rifle with a Shaw 24" stainless spiral fluted barrel. Got good deals on the Rifle and Barrel and was able to build it for under $1,000.-

One of my friends works for a gunsmith and he installed the barrel and checked the headspace.

Did a lot of research before building it ... There are more bullets available in 338 than 35 and they generally have better BC (in the weights you want to shoot).

As a result, it has more power than a 30-06 (at all ranges) and more than a 35 Whelen (with most bullets) beyond 100 yards.

I put a Vortex 3 X 9 X 50 scope on it ... not too expensive but very clear and bright, and has yardage markings out to 500 yds.

My chrono graphed velocity for my favorite hunting load exceeded the published data by over 100 FPS and shoots 1/2" at 100 yds. (Barnes 210 grain TTSX over 60.5 H-380).

I took both a Black Bear and a Buck (at 128 yds) with it last year.

If I had to do it again the only thing I would change would be to get the newer Ruger action with a 3-position safety to lock the bolt when on safety.

 

[MustangMike]

One warning ... you will have to modify the magazine to accommodate the larger diameter bullets.

The Ruger American Rifle tames recoil very well, but it is 40% more than a 30-06.

IMO, recoil is similar to shooting a 300 Win Mag or a high-performance shotgun slug.

 

[diver64]

I love my 338-06 and it is easy to make it from 30-06 brass.

Converted a 30-06 Ruger American Rifle with a Shaw 24" stainless spiral fluted barrel. Got good deals on the Rifle and Barrel and was able to build it for under $1,000.-

One of my friends works for a gunsmith and he installed the barrel and checked the headspace.

Did a lot of research before building it ... There are more bullets available in 338 than 35 and they generally have better BC (in the weights you want to shoot).

As a result, it has more power than a 30-06 (at all ranges) and more than a 35 Whelen (with most bullets) beyond 100 yards.

I put a Vortex 3 X 9 X 50 scope on it ... not too expensive but very clear and bright, and has yardage markings out to 500 yds.

My chrono graphed velocity for my favorite hunting load exceeded the published data by over 100 FPS and shoots 1/2" at 100 yds. (Barnes 210 grain TTSX over 60.5 H-380).

I took both a Black Bear and a Buck (at 128 yds) with it last year.

If I had to do it again the only thing I would change would be to get the newer Ruger action with a 3-position safety to lock the bolt when on safety.

All of what you say is quite right. I struggled over the 338-06 and have an old Mauser I'm still thinking of converting to it. The reason I went 35 Whelen is it will do what I wanted, I've got the brass and I can load squib loads with cast 38/357 bullets I make myself.
35 Whelen, 338-06, 8mm-06 all good I think

 

[svk]

Sam’s Club

$400

Who are they trying to copy?

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Philbert

I had an Iron Horse clone of a honda. Was a good unit but I needed more power so bought a different one.

 

[svk]

This is the pan I asked you folks about.
Wapak Hollow Ware Co.
It is a Wapak made sometime between 1903 and 1926. I think it is pretty kewl. Light weight, very smooth inside and it may give the BSR pans I have competition on the stove and in the oven.
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Seasoned ready to use. It's just the right size for my jonnycakes.

Any stampings on the underside?

 

[kyle1!]

Don't you just hate that.. getting free wood that's cut up in a wide variety of lengths. I would prefer cutting it up myself. I've got one more load of Mulberry a neighbor gave me that has to be 're-sized'. Lot of cut off nubbins to deal with.

Some of us just can't cut consistently even if it comes from a tree not cut up. My wood is anywhere from 10 to 20inches. I need more time with the saw and to step off or mark consistent lengths.

 

[MustangMike]

My friend Harold wanted me to measure and mark rounds to cut up at the cabin. I asked him how long he wanted them, and he said 18". I proceeded to cut 4 rounds w/o measuring or marking.

The wise guy pulled out his tape measure, looked up at me and said "You son of a Bit**". I said what is the matter, he said they are all within 1/4"!!!

Don't ask me to repeat this feat, but I am often very close!

Always cut large rounds shorter than you think you should, and thin rounds a little longer and they will all be about the same length.