Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[cantoo]

Chipper1, small world indeed. I worked all over Michigan for about 6 years.

 

[nomad_archer]

So... I got some news for you guys. There is going to be another little nomad making its entrance to the world around the end of July.

 

[chucker]

So... I got some news for you guys. There is going to be another little nomad making its entrance to the world around the end of July.

? another "CHIP " off the ole block! hey... congrat's!!

 

[JustJeff]

So... I got some news for you guys. There is going to be another little nomad making its entrance to the world around the end of July.

Congratulations!

 

[MustangMike]

Congrats Archer, Happy for you! Now you are talking about the important stuff!

 

[chipper1]

So... I got some news for you guys. There is going to be another little nomad making its entrance to the world around the end of July.

That's right mike, another scrounger in the making, that is very important.

Congrats Archer, Happy for you! Now you are talking about the important stuff!

 

[chipper1]

Managed to scrounge up a nice splitter today, another Huskee 22ton just like the one I already have just not quite as nice.
I have a newer county line 22ton I can get with a stuck float, but I'm not sure I can pull that off right now.

Check out this black locust I saw just around the corner from where I bought the splitter. Makes the fiskars look like a toy, I've never seen one this big, and it gets even larger just above the top of the picture because it y's out. There are 3 of them right in front of this house, this one was the biggest, but the others are also huge. The last picture shows how deep the fissures in the bark are. I took the picture so you could just see the other side, it's not of one tall piece that was sticking out, that's just how deep they are Managed to scrounge up some lower priced fuel too

 

[nomad_archer]

Thanks for the congratulations guys. I really appreciate them. I am pretty pumped.

I am also figuring that I will almost exclusively be hunting around home next year. That way I will be able to help with the new one. I most likely won't be able to make the trip or trips up there to hunt with my dad. It kind of bums me out. But I gotta do what I gotta do.

 

[JustJeff]

Thanks for the congratulations guys. I really appreciate them. I am pretty pumped.

I am also figuring that I will almost exclusively be hunting around home next year. That way I will be able to help with the new one. I most likely won't be able to make the trip or trips up there to hunt with my dad. It kind of bums me out. But I gotta do what I gotta do.

There are years like that (I have 4 kids) but it gets better down the road. Eventually you can take the kids with you. Whether your a hunter, fisherman or scrounger.... Time spent with the kids is golden.

 

[hautions11]

There are years like that (I have 4 kids) but it gets better down the road. Eventually you can take the kids with you. Whether your a hunter, fisherman or scrounger.... Time spent with the kids is golden.

3 for me. Two boys, moved from Seattle and I was kind of done. Kerri had one more in mind. Milling some nice ash. She was 11. Now a senior at Butler. 064 eating some wood!!!!!!

 

[Erik B]

@nomad_archer It is great to hear great news. Congrats. We will be waiting to see pics of the new one when the time comes.

 

[DrewUth]

Got another nice scrounge load from gramma's house this morning- 90% red oak, with some "zogger" white oak chunks to round it out. This is all stuff I had cut a few weeks ago and just finally got around to dragging the splitter over and loading up. Beautiful day today! Didn't get to run any saws though [emoji22]


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[JustJeff]

@nomad_archer It is great to hear great news. Congrats. We will be waiting to see pics of the new one when the time comes.

Or if ya have any footage of the conception....Lmao!

 

[farmer steve]

Got another nice scrounge load from gramma's house this morning- 90% red oak, with some "zogger" white oak chunks to round it out. This is all stuff I had cut a few weeks ago and just finally got around to dragging the splitter over and loading up. Beautiful day today! Didn't get to run any saws though [emoji22]


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where's the snow????

 

[DrewUth]

where's the snow????

Oh it's around hahaha...much has been melting over the past week, but anywhere that doesn't get sun is still snow covered.


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[Backyard Lumberjack]

Managed to scrounge up a nice splitter today, another Huskee 22ton just like the one I already have just not quite as nice.
I have a newer county line 22ton I can get with a stuck float, but I'm not sure I can pull that off right now.

Check out this black locust I saw just around the corner from where I bought the splitter. Makes the fiskars look like a toy, I've never seen one this big, and it gets even larger just above the top of the picture because it y's out. There are 3 of them right in front of this house, this one was the biggest, but the others are also huge. The last picture shows how deep the fissures in the bark are. I took the picture so you could just see the other side, it's not of one tall piece that was sticking out, that's just how deep they areView attachment 482505View attachment 482506View attachment 482507 Managed to scrounge up some lower priced fuel tooView attachment 482508

great pictures! those are really big trees!! will you be felling them? we see $1.49.9/gal all over Shells, etc... So Tx

 

[dancan]

Congrats Nomad !!!

 

[husqvarna257]

Scrounged a small load today off a neighbor. Mostly white birch and oak with some sycamore tossed in. All great for the wood boiler. Sycamore burns quickly but makes a good fire starter or to get things burning quickly. Almost all the wood is from past storm damage a few years back. I asked him if he wanted a clean up and he was all over that.

 

[dancan]

Split the bark on that small stuff you you didn't run through the splitter so it will dry and keep .

 

[benp]

Managed to scrounge up a nice splitter today, another Huskee 22ton just like the one I already have just not quite as nice.
I have a newer county line 22ton I can get with a stuck float, but I'm not sure I can pull that off right now.

Check out this black locust I saw just around the corner from where I bought the splitter. Makes the fiskars look like a toy, I've never seen one this big, and it gets even larger just above the top of the picture because it y's out. There are 3 of them right in front of this house, this one was the biggest, but the others are also huge. The last picture shows how deep the fissures in the bark are. I took the picture so you could just see the other side, it's not of one tall piece that was sticking out, that's just how deep they areView attachment 482505View attachment 482506View attachment 482507 Managed to scrounge up some lower priced fuel tooView attachment 482508

That is awesome!!!

I love seeing old trees like that.

If something happens to them and they need dumped it almost makes you a little sad. Seeing species in their extremes is pretty cool.

Don't get me wrong......someone called and asked if I wanted some cleanup and it was old boys like that.....I'd pour half a coffee cup out on the ground for the homies that couldn't be here and get to cutting.