Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[GrizG]

I grew up watching my Grabdpa Newt fix everything at his house, my dad at ours and Mustang Mike at his house. It’s not like they didn’t have the money to replace whatever it was. They just took pride in making something work again.

One time my dad told me to fix one of my toys. I told him, what if I can’t. His response was perfect, “it’s already broken, what do you have to lose”

Then when I was young, married and kids with no extra money, fixing everything was mandatory.

Funny cause Uncle Mike and I were just talking about pops famous, “it’s already broken” line the last time we were at deer camp

This echoes my experiences and it has been passed on to my sons. I refer to it as carrying the Terminal Cheapness Gene.

 

[Lee192233]

These are my 14 year old Red Wing bird hunting boots. I had them resoled 4 years ago. I first treated them with Obenauf's LP paste. I treat the dry spots with Obenauf's oil.
These are my new Thorogoods that are getting oiled for the first time. I picked these up for $90 at the Thorogood factory outlet. One of the tongues has a tiny hole in it.
Before...

After...

 

[JimR]

So this happened last night:
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I was absolutely stunned. I was trying to loosen a shackle on the front bumper of the Jeep and it came apart. I wasn't even torquing it that hard, in fact with the handle design, you can't really put that much on it without hurting your hand. I've had it for 30+ years and the warranty is 25 years - I don't have the original purchase receipt anyway. I checked the Leatherman website and don't see replacement parts I can purchase to repair it. I have other, newer multitools, but would like to fix this if for no other reason than nostalgic. I wore it to work every day for a long, long time and it saved me from headaches on more than one occasion when it was the only tool I had. I've worn out at least 3 belt cases with it. Darn it! That's what I get for helping to tow my daughter's friend off the side of the road.

I've had this one nearly as long:
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But it's just a smidgen larger than the original Leatherman so it doesn't quite fit in the leather case. The woven case for it is long gone. Anyone have a good, reasonably priced source for cases?

Send it in for repairs. You might be surprised that they fix it for free.

 

[JimR]

Looking for a little help / ideas. I wear this style Red Wing boot all the time for outdoor work like wood. Bought a new pair for the first time in several years. I'm having a tough time with break-in. Heard that some talcum powder will help with getting them pulled on. My real issue is they are really eating the outside of my ankles while wearing. See indicated area. Both feet. Any ideas to soften the leather or aid break-in?View attachment 1236889

Add some padding or gauze pads inside your socks to push the boot sides outwards. I had to do this with a new pair of boots once. Right now I'm trying to break in a pair of Chippewa logging boots. The leather is so thick that it won't stretch in the area on top of my left foot. I can only wear them for about an hour before my left foot starts hurting.

 

[JimR]

Those were great machines!

I actually have an old heavy-duty Roper from the 90s. It still works, but the machine won't stay put on it's feet. It shakes so vigorously on the 'spin cycle' that it was pulling the drain hose out of the PVC pipe.
I have always liked that machine, but I can't get it to stop shaking so terribly. The only partial fix is to only wash super light clothes on it, things like underwear, tee shirts, etc. My heavy work pants, sheets, etc. will shake it to death.

Your wobble washers are worn out. Years ago our original GE washing machine circa 1975 did that. I took it apart to fix it. There were rubber rollers inside near the top of the housing to keep the tub from going wacko in the spin cycle. If you balance out the load it will spin without going crazy. If you want some great fun with the wife sit her up on the washer during the spin cycle.

 

[Logger nate]

Good day to you fellow appliance repair/ review gentleman. Skipped a few pages but kinda getting caught up. Hope everyone is staying warm, been kinda cold here too
Staying in my camper on the job, using lots of propane and generator gas, not terrible though. Speaking of plowing snow…My 562 xpg was down on power, pulled muffler-scored piston not sure what happened yet, could be 4 years wearing a 32” bar. Was going to sell (cheap) as a project but after looking at new replacement cost woodwhacker will probably repair this one for me.
That’s all I have for now..
Have a good Sunday

 

[JimR]

@sundance I had a German shepherd pup that once softened a pair of mine pretty good... actually a little too good.

Urine tanned leather or spit chew leather

 

[JimR]

My 562 xpg was down on power, pulled muffler-scored piston not sure what happened yet, could be 4 years wearing a 32” bar.

A 32" bar is too big for the 562xp. Try using 40-1 oil ratio mix.

 

[Logger nate]

A 32" bar is too big for the 562xp. Try using 40-1 oil ratio mix.

It works fine. XS ported with red beard air it pulls 32” in soft wood, I’ve had 4 of them, this is first failure. I use red armor at 40:1. 4 years commercial use is pretty good with any length bar.

 

[Stihl_Fanatic]

Urine tanned leather or spit chew leather

Spit chewed leather!

 

[MustangMike]

It works fine. XS ported with red beard air it pulls 32” in soft wood, I’ve had 4 of them, this is first failure. I use red armor at 40:1. 4 years commercial use is pretty good with any length bar.

I was going to ask the same question Nate, not that you are not correct (about length of use), but there seemed to be just a bit too much carbon in that port.

I use AMSOIL Saber at 40:1 and swear by the stuff. Not sure if it would be worth it, but you may want to give it a try.

Also, I gave you a love for the pictures, but wanted to give a sad face for the saw (but can't do 2).

 

[WoodAbuser]

With all the talk on here about stoves I thot it was time to talk about accessories. No matter what type of stove you like or dislike accessories make or break it. If you dislike a glass-top you can easily modify it with one of these.

the smallest pan shown is somewhere between 80 or 90 years old. the next biggest is somewhere between 90 and 100 years old. The biggest it 60 to 80 years old and the sauce pan is about a year old. No Red Armor or Amsoil Saber were used for seasoning. (Wanted to keep this on topic)
At ease, carry on, smoke em if you got em.

 

[Logger nate]

I was going to ask the same question Nate, not that you are not correct (about length of use), but there seemed to be just a bit too much carbon in that port.

I use AMSOIL Saber at 40:1 and swear by the stuff. Not sure if it would be worth it, but you may want to give it a try.

Also, I gave you a love for the pictures, but wanted to give a sad face for the saw (but can't do 2).

Thanks Mike. Kevin said same thing (Amsoil). Red armor leaves more oil residue on engine internals than any other oil I’ve seen but does seem to leave carbon and junk in exhaust-muffler. Possible carbon caused the marks on piston . I haven’t tried amsoil before because it wasn’t easy to find here at a reasonable price but I’m going to try it.

 

[MustangMike]

I buy it by the gallon and pour it into smaller containers to mix with 2 gal of gas at a time. I also have not had any problems with fuel going "stale" after mixing with it, so I'm also happy about that (w/16 running saws, some don't get used for a while).

I don't have any of Kevin's saws, but I did meet him at a GTG and ran several of his saws ... both flavors ... Computer and manual adjust ... and was impressed with all of them. He is a good guy and does nice work.

 

[Stihl_Fanatic]

I use AMSOIL Saber at 40:1 and swear by the stuff. Not sure if it would be worth it, but you may want to give it a try.

I've never tried this product, but it looks like I can get it easily. I think I'll give it a shot, too.

 

[Lee192233]

I feel a debate coming...

 

[Logger nate]

I buy it by the gallon and pour it into smaller containers to mix with 2 gal of gas at a time. I also have not had any problems with fuel going "stale" after mixing with it, so I'm also happy about that (w/16 running saws, some don't get used for a while).

I don't have any of Kevin's saws, but I did meet him at a GTG and ran several of his saws ... both flavors ... Computer and manual adjust ... and was impressed with all of them. He is a good guy and does nice work.

Kevin is great and knows how to get the most out of saws, and make them last.

 

[farmer steve]

I feel a debate coming...

It is the scrounging firewood and o(il)ther stuff thread.

 

[sundance]

I've never tried this product, but it looks like I can get it easily. I think I'll give it a shot, too.

I've been using Amsoil Dominator at 45:1. Seems to work well. I certainly don't cut like some of y'all, but no issues so far.

 

[JimR]

It works fine. XS ported with red beard air it pulls 32” in soft wood, I’ve had 4 of them, this is first failure. I use red armor at 40:1. 4 years commercial use is pretty good with any length bar.

Ah, soft wood. Now I see why you can run a 32" bar on that saw.