Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Hey dancan.
Nice haul there. How do you buck those up and split them, 16" and in half?
Never seen the tool, looks sweet, what is it. I don't hit rocks often, but like to get the dirt at the base and mainly cut very hard wood.

Here's my little load for the day.
5 nice pieces of locust I had out back for chairs in the gravel pit for shooting chairs and tables. They went right in the house for this weeks wood.View attachment 481105

So it was a bit dark when I grabbed this little load up. I had a bunch of it on the stove top drying off as normal, and then I saw something odd a perfectly round little ice ball, so I went to grab it and it wasn't even cold how could that be.
Turns out it wasn't ice it was something out of a bullet. Upon further investigation I found shot and what i would guess is a full metal jacketed 223 bullet

 

[zogger]

chipper1, the big house was a tear down lot so no power needed. Hydro jumpered off the lines so no power for that lot. 12,000 volt I think they said. This is a 400 ton crane in downtown Mississauga. Had to lift the 4 pieces over 130' high to clear the trees and drop it between them onto the foundation.
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Every boy NEEDS one of them things!!1 I mean, think of the possibilities..swapping engines on the briggs push mower..take it to the pond for bobber fishing way out in the middle...put the boss's truck up in a tree, before you ask for a raise..lil bargaining position there...stuff like that

 

[chipper1]

chipper1, same crates inside and outside.
This is one of the cranes that set the windmills in the pics. Operator said the ground was too soft to drive to the next setup site. Boss says I'll show you how to do it. 3 minutes later it was a $3 million scrap pile. Soft pocket of clay, lucky it was under both tracks and it fell right over backwards. No one was hurt, everyone moved away when the Boss got in the seat, everyone knew what was going to happen.
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I've had plenty of hold on a minute I'll be right back after I change my Depends moments, but wow.
That one had to be like a bad carnival ride, all in slow motion. Have you ever seen those videos of the crane accidents on utube, oh man.
Just having an outrigger sink on you when you got a load sticking out 100' will make you get out of the seat and go check yourself. All I can say is I feel like I need to call up a buddy to get my "prescription" filled cause all those times are rushing back into my mind

Looks like you were on a covert mission there to get that second picture, or is that some sort of abstract scene where you use the serenity of nature with the chaos of mankind. You must be one of those tree hugger types

 

[chipper1]

Every boy NEEDS one of them things!!1 I mean, think of the possibilities..swapping engines on the briggs push mower..take it to the pond for bobber fishing way out in the middle...put the boss's truck up in a tree, before you ask for a raise..lil bargaining position there...stuff like that

My BIL used to always say that in regards to the Kubota mini excavators, everyone needs one of these, they just don't know it yet

 

[MustangMike]

I rented a little excavator when I built my house. Dug the footings, footing drains, and a curtain drain around the entire lot. Very useful little pieces of equipment, I wish I did have one. That and a Bobcat, and you would be all set (need the Bobcat to do things like putting the gravel in the curtain drains).

I always rented it on Sundays, cause then they would deliver it Sat evening and not pick it up till Monday morning, giving you a lot of extra time. So one Sunday is is pouring rain like crazy, but I gotta do my work, and I'm straddling a 4" ditch and end up at the bottom of it. Darn good thing you can dig & pull yourself out with them things!

 

[chipper1]

I rented a little excavator when I built my house. Dug the footings, footing drains, and a curtain drain around the entire lot. Very useful little pieces of equipment, I wish I did have one. That and a Bobcat, and you would be all set (need the Bobcat to do things like putting the gravel in the curtain drains).

I always rented it on Sundays, cause then they would deliver it Sat evening and not pick it up till Monday morning, giving you a lot of extra time. So one Sunday is is pouring rain like crazy, but I gotta do my work, and I'm straddling a 4" ditch and end up at the bottom of it(Gotta watch out for those deep ones hee hee). Darn good thing you can dig & pull yourself out with them things! That was a close one Mike better have one on me

They work great for japanese felling

I just did some Japanese felling yesterday .View attachment 471896

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Got the 3 pth welded up and the blower back on. I only stacked 1 skid of ash, too much snow and too little ambition today.

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I like the weld puddle flow path on the welded repair! no doubt totally deep penetration... terrain proof now! maybe operator, too. lol....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

chipper1, the big house was a tear down lot so no power needed. Hydro jumpered off the lines so no power for that lot. 12,000 volt I think they said. This is a 400 ton crane in downtown Mississauga. Had to lift the 4 pieces over 130' high to clear the trees and drop it between them onto the foundation.
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WOW! ..... 130' wow ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Figure I better put some wood related pics in here for a change. Splitter in it's winter resting spot and 10 crates of dry ash with some poplar mixed in. And a bunch of ash and 32" poplar stored outside. I cover the top with scrap roof sealer. Seems to work pretty good.
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glad you did! impressive. great to see your operation... did I mention - impressive? WOW! nice....

job well done!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

The bottom of the crate is a 30" brick skid then I put 2x4's and a 2x6 in the middle so they work for 16" long splits too. Scrap twisted wood from work and temporary framing. They are about 48x48 x 30" wide. About all the wet wood my tractor will lift 2 high.
My son showed my grandson his next years toy. We bought the kitty cat when my son was about 3 or 4. When my 3 kids were done with it I put it in a wooden box and put it away in the barn. A few years ago my son fixed it all up so it's ready to go as soon as he is big enough to drive it. My son is 28 now so it's been there for awhile. He crawled all over it inside the box smiling like crazy. He's just like my son was at that age, anything with a motor and he was on it.
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awesome, cool story!... crated away, restored to new-like service... just waiting for the next generation! nice; real nice!!

 

[nomad_archer]

Hey guys I am back. Just digging out of the 30ish inches of snow. My wood piles are stranded until further notice. I can't get to them. I do have 5 days of wood in the house but that wont be enough. Warmer temps coming so hopefully the snow melts a bit.

I am snow blower shopping now. Enough shoveling and borrowing the neighbors. So any recommendations are welcome.

We got a bit of snow.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Hey guys I am back. Just digging out of the 30ish inches of snow. My wood piles are stranded until further notice. I can't get to them. I do have 5 days of wood in the house but that wont be enough. Warmer temps coming so hopefully the snow melts a bit.

I am snow blower shopping now. Enough shoveling and borrowing the neighbors. So any recommendations are welcome.

We got a bit of snow.

I am snow blower shopping now. Enough shoveling and borrowing the neighbors. So any recommendations are welcome.

I would have to have a tractor driven PTO snow blower... 35 hp or larger!

We got a bit of snow.

yes you did! enjoyed seeing the pix, good quality shots. amazing load of work. just get it done and more falls! I remember snow up in Seattle... about 12" was most I remember, always loved no-school snow days. I hear not much falls like the old days... naw, no global warming....

thanks for posting.

 

[nomad_archer]

I have absolutely no reason for a piece of equipment that has a PTO let alone a snowblower attachment. But bigger is better right.

Thankfully the pile of work wasn't so bad just a few hours with the neighbors snow blower and it was taken care of. The real work is digging out my MIL. I did about half of it yesterday. I hope to finish it today. I only work until I start getting tired and call it a day. I can come back the next day and keep working at it. I just dont want her to do the shoveling. There is just too much snow.

 

[JustJeff]

Hey guys I am back. Just digging out of the 30ish inches of snow. My wood piles are stranded until further notice. I can't get to them. I do have 5 days of wood in the house but that wont be enough. Warmer temps coming so hopefully the snow melts a bit.

I am snow blower shopping now. Enough shoveling and borrowing the neighbors. So any recommendations are welcome.

We got a bit of snow.

I don't know if you have a riding lawnmower or not. I had a blower on the front of my craftsman mower and it worked really well.

 

[chipper1]

I have absolutely no reason for a piece of equipment that has a PTO let alone a snowblower attachment. But bigger is better right.

Thankfully the pile of work wasn't so bad just a few hours with the neighbors snow blower and it was taken care of. The real work is digging out my MIL. I did about half of it yesterday. I hope to finish it today. I only work until I start getting tired and call it a day. I can come back the next day and keep working at it. I just dont want her to do the shoveling. There is just too much snow.

You know you want a setup like Farmer Steves NA.
Looks he's been busy, trying to keep up with the GMT, all his snow, and the neighbors

 

[zogger]

Hey guys I am back. Just digging out of the 30ish inches of snow. My wood piles are stranded until further notice. I can't get to them. I do have 5 days of wood in the house but that wont be enough. Warmer temps coming so hopefully the snow melts a bit.

I am snow blower shopping now. Enough shoveling and borrowing the neighbors. So any recommendations are welcome.

We got a bit of snow.

A real garden tractor that can take attachments is pretty handy. Belly mower, front blade, rear rototiller, snow blower, generator, pull a decent wagon, etc.

 

[nomad_archer]

No real garden tractor here. Just mid range lawn tractor that is only good for cutting grass and pulling a mini trailer around. It may take an attachment but I have places I need to move snow that I couldn't get a lawn tractor into. I am now looking at a husky and a ariens entry level models. I don't get that much snow except for a few times a year.

 

[hardpan]

I have absolutely no reason for a piece of equipment that has a PTO let alone a snowblower attachment. But bigger is better right.

Thankfully the pile of work wasn't so bad just a few hours with the neighbors snow blower and it was taken care of. The real work is digging out my MIL. I did about half of it yesterday. I hope to finish it today. I only work until I start getting tired and call it a day. I can come back the next day and keep working at it. I just dont want her to do the shoveling. There is just too much snow.

Kind of a mean conversion Mother Nature did with two and a half inches of rain. It sounds like you are working smart. Just because it came in a couple days doesn't mean it has to leave as fast. Steady as she goes.

 

[svk]

For the first time of the season, I finally get to use my new to me ATV plow tonight. We got about an inch of snow overnight and it is still coming down.

 

[chipper1]

For the first time of the season, I finally get to use my new to me ATV plow tonight. We got about an inch of snow overnight and it is still coming down.

Been there done that, wish we had more snow this yr not sure wether to blame you or me for getting a new plow, or maybe it's GM1's fault
Very impressed with what you can do with a plow on a quad. The last one I used was a 60" on a 2000 Honda Foreman with electric shift, it kicked butt. I prefer the manual lift as it is a lot faster and you get a good feel for what your doing especially when stacking snow(it's different than stacking wood).
What quad/plow do you have.