Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MuskokaSplitter]

Had a massive windstorm come through near the cottage. Hydro trucks one afterr another. Probably about 6 or 7 large bucket trucks and 10 other vehicles. Just leaving maple pine and oak down the sides of the road. Shapes and lengths all over but I aint complaining. Probable should havr had the chainsaw with me. Lifting a 20" oak around 7 feet long was a bad idea lol.

 

[dancan]

Here's a reminder folks from Calgary this afternoon.

My daughter is less than impressed lol

 

[Erik B]

Dancan,
Way too early for scenes like that

 

[lapeer20m]

I have an owb and burn about 8-10 cord a year, mostly pine polpar and cedar with a little elm, hard maple, and cherry during the really cold weather.

This summer I collected more than 10
Cord from my neighbors which was a great score. 2/3 of it is still a pile of logs that needs to be processed.

Today I met a new neighbor who just moved in. He is in the process of removing about 30 nice red pines about 20" in diameter. He's been buckin them into stove length pieces and cannot find anyone to take them off his hands. People around here are of the belief that you cannot burn pine in an indoor wood stove.

I would estimate there is at least an entire seasons worth of firewood there.

The crazy thing is that I live on 60 mostly wooded acres and I can't find the time to get out and take care of my own dead standing trees.

 

[svk]

People around here are of the belief that you cannot burn pine in an indoor wood stove.

I would estimate there is at least an entire seasons worth of firewood there.

The crazy thing is that I live on 60 mostly wooded acres and I can't find the time to get out and take care of my own dead standing trees.

Their ignorance is your gain!

 

[zogger]

I have an owb and burn about 8-10 cord a year, mostly pine polpar and cedar with a little elm, hard maple, and cherry during the really cold weather.

This summer I collected more than 10
Cord from my neighbors which was a great score. 2/3 of it is still a pile of logs that needs to be processed.

Today I met a new neighbor who just moved in. He is in the process of removing about 30 nice red pines about 20" in diameter. He's been buckin them into stove length pieces and cannot find anyone to take them off his hands. People around here are of the belief that you cannot burn pine in an indoor wood stove.

I would estimate there is at least an entire seasons worth of firewood there.

The crazy thing is that I live on 60 mostly wooded acres and I can't find the time to get out and take care of my own dead standing trees.

I'd take the easy free wood all day long!

 

[Axlerod74]

I'd take the easy free wood all day long!

I heard that!!

 

[Axlerod74]

Haven't run a saw since July 26th. If I don't show up on here all of a sudden it's because I've passed due to symptoms of saw withdrawal.

I know what you mean...................I hold off as long as I can through the hot, humid days of July and August but once September gets here............Look Out!! Time to gather for next year's (or the year after) season.

 

[svk]

I know what you mean...................I hold off as long as I can through the hot, humid days of July and August but once September gets here............Look Out!! Time to gather for next year's (or the year after) season.

As soon as I get that darn garage painted I'll be back in full force. My scrounge list is now over 50 cords so I won't run out any time soon. Close to 4 cords sitting in rounds awaiting pickup. And I've got free use of a hydro from now until next summer!

 

[1project2many]

A few months back I posted that I'd scored some Ash and Oak but had to take a bunch of Basswood, too. I didn't really know what to do with the Basswood so I cut and split it and stacked it in a pile intended for the stove in the shop. The shop stove is on the third year of "going to be installed this winter" so you can probably guess how important that pile is to me. Yesterday I passed a house that had some Oak piled up alongside a tree. Two weeks ago this Oak was a large, broken branch hanging from the top of the tree. Now it's cut to length and piled. So I stopped and asked if it was spoken for. The landowner, in a suit and playing catch in the yard with his son, said "Well, yes it is. We burn it in the outdoor pit so the kids can roast marshmallows." I think he heard me gasp at that one. You can bet that it didn't take me long to work out a swap for some of the Basswood and I even threw in a bit of dried Pine and Cottonwood to boot. Warm home, toasted marshmallows, happy kids, and happy parents.

 

[mainewoods]

Hey everyone, I'm back online finally. Got tired of paying high internet prices so I thought I would try something cheaper. Well there is no such thing up where I am. Tried all the other options and none worked out. Driving 15 miles to get reception over the mountains was a pain. Said to heck with it cut wood instead, but I couldn't take being away from you scroungers any longer, so I gave in. Nice to see the thread going well ! By the looks of this winter's predictions, scrounging is fast becoming the #1 pastime of a lot of people, and for good reason. I hope they are wrong! Good to be back!!

 

[svk]

Hey everyone, I'm back online finally. Got tired of paying high internet prices so I thought I would try something cheaper. Well there is no such thing up where I am. Tried all the other options and none worked out. Driving 15 miles to get reception over the mountains was a pain. Said to heck with it cut wood instead, but I couldn't take being away from you scroungers any longer, so I gave in. Nice to see the thread going well ! By the looks of this winter's predictions, scrounging is fast becoming the #1 pastime of a lot of people, and for good reason. I hope they are wrong! Good to be back!!

Welcome back moose man!

 

[mainewoods]

Thanks svk, it is nice to be back amongst the scrounger's again.

 

[mainewoods]

I appreciate the concern expressed by you fellers, and apologize for not being able to respond. Smartphones were not meant for me to type on. I call them Damnphones!!

 

[1project2many]

Hey everyone, I'm back online finally. Got tired of paying high internet prices so I thought I would try something cheaper.

Welcome back! I used to joke about the internet access when I lived in Montana. "Yeah, I've got email but it's a bit slow. I type a message on my computer then give the box to the Pony Express. In 14 days or so you'll get it."

 

[zogger]

I appreciate the concern expressed by you fellers, and apologize for not being able to respond. Smartphones were not meant for me to type on. I call them Damnphones!!

Hey man! I know what you mean, I have internet on my smartphone and could get by with it, but a PITA to type, so I pop for another connection costs me 40 a month* to use with a laptop. And even with the laptop I have a regular keyboard and mouse attached to it.

Now if the phone guys weren't such dinks about tethering..but they are. I have done it when I had to, but taking a chance on losing your connection.

*grandfathered in, unlimited, they just slow me down after five gigs, which is plenty really.

 

[mainewoods]

Yup, had broadband over my land line, and got bumped off every time the phone rang. I have Dish TV and thought I could get internet through them and package it. Dish doesn't have internet available in my area. Bought a smartphone and couldn't get reception unless I drove over the mountains first. Cell phones barely work up here, so it was back to Fairpoint and the land line. Interestingly enough, when I signed back up with broadband, the prices had dropped, and I ended up with a cheaper deal after all. Anyway, I cut a lot of wood, got a lot done around the farm, and chased the wife around the house quite a bit. I stopped chasing her though, when I forgot why I was after her in the first place. I hate gettin' old.

 

[7sleeper]

Yup, .... Anyway, I cut a lot of wood, got a lot done around the farm, and chased the wife around the house quite a bit. I stopped chasing her though, when I forgot why I was after her in the first place. I hate gettin' old.

You must be seriously old if you forget that reason... I'll give you a hint, it has something to do with that blue pill you take every evening...



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[dancan]

Daum !!!
Hey Clint glad to see you're back !!!
You owe me $37.62 in long distance calls to the hand full of guys I know in Maine that I called to see if they could track you down LOL

 

[mainewoods]

Checks in the mail Dan! Sure is sweet to see you are a mechanized scrounger now. I am impressed!!