Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Logger nate]

The middle of the axle is bowed up. Would do the opposite if I pulled it up more....

Plus the hubs aren't perfect and both have blown bearings at some point....one with previous owner and one shortly after I got it.

Need a heavyer load

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I don't do chords, that's the wife, she has an angelic voice, and plays the piano. When she gets together and sings with her mom(mom plays the piano then) and sister they sing three part harmony that sounds incredible. I can't sing very well, but I can tell if someone else is off key, it's just like tuning a saw, "could you take that note a little higher, yes lean it out i said" .

tuning a saw, a little higher... lean it some... tuning? heck, sounds to me like u do chords! by the trailer full! lol

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I saw the spuds in the GMT, they looked great. I love cooking in foil on hot coals.
I was thinking the other day about how most older recipes used 325 or 350 degrees, I find it interesting because coals will stay at that temp for hrs, coincidence I think not. That was my wow moment this week as far as learning goes, well one of them.

interesting you bring that up there, chippster! me, too... I wonder about the under grate temps, too... based upon times I think I am running 275 - 325F as for the oak wood coals oven... one a hot day 90F + I can do an average russet (they are big usually to begin with) in about 2 1/2 hrs or so... with a really big one as in have to raise front of grate even...(also,) to get it under... and back under the heat... 3... maybe 3 1/2 hrs... so somewhere close to 325F - 350F... depending. my heats may not all be the same all the time... winds, ambient, wood condition, size etc... all affect the effect of the hot oak coals heat... and most wants to go up, not down... unlike a conventional oven...

but of course, the outdoors under hot oak coals baked spud... always good, always the same!

used to oil, rub in kosher salt... blah blah blah holes to vent, but always leaked the oil when flipping and taking out. dint like the mess. besides hot as He** up front there... on a hot August afternoon... lol so now just rub-a-dub scrub, wrap, vent and bake. no muss, no fuss!

good pondering...

 

[chucker]

The middle of the axle is bowed up. Would do the opposite if I pulled it up more....

Plus the hubs aren't perfect and both have blown bearings at some point....one with previous owner and one shortly after I got it.

steve, when I get up there and if you have access to a welder I can put a trust on the axel to straighten it out and reenforce the bottom strength so it wont bend again and this will fix your tire alignment...

 

[svk]

steve, when I get up there and if you have access to a welder I can put a trust on the axel to straighten it out and reenforce the bottom strength so it wont bend again and this will fix your tire alignment...

Well I can't turn that down!

 

[JustJeff]

Wouldn't that weaken it significantly? Between trailer and wood im loaded right to the max as it is.

Not really as the most stress is between the spring perch and the hub not in the centre where the "lever" is longer. I have done this before. The most important measurement however is hub face to hub face which determines your wheel centers. So the best thing is to find an axle which matches the wheel centers and move the spring perches if necessary. They are easily cut off and re welded.

 

[dancan]

There's gotta be wood in there somewhere worth dragging home .

Yup

My fancy I know knot what I'm doing is holding up very well

I got a couple of sticks out today , at least 4 more good ones in this pocket with one live but uprooted sawlog

I blocked up the bigger stem at the landing and tried out my newest splitter .

Not a tire in sight , but my toes are fine
I still split these on the ground , put the first scratch in the splitter so it's now good to go
First impressions on this one , I'm thinking that it's a keeper .

 

[Logger nate]

There's gotta be wood in there somewhere worth dragging home .

Yup

My fancy I know knot what I'm doing is holding up very well

I got a couple of sticks out today , at least 4 more good ones in this pocket with one live but uprooted sawlog

I blocked up the bigger stem at the landing and tried out my newest splitter .

Not a tire in sight , but my toes are fine
I still split these on the ground , put the first scratch in the splitter so it's now good to go
First impressions on this one , I'm thinking that it's a keeper .

Great pictures! Glad your toes survived. Looks like a good day.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

There's gotta be wood in there somewhere worth dragging home .

Yup

My fancy I know knot what I'm doing is holding up very well

I got a couple of sticks out today , at least 4 more good ones in this pocket with one live but uprooted sawlog

I blocked up the bigger stem at the landing and tried out my newest splitter .

Not a tire in sight , but my toes are fine
I still split these on the ground , put the first scratch in the splitter so it's now good to go
First impressions on this one , I'm thinking that it's a keeper .

I like the pix, but I like all the chains and cables best!!

 

[dancan]

I had to use more chains and cables today LOL
Since I've only got a small 21 hp tractor and 4ooo lbs of pull I can't bowl over a lot of stuff like bigger gear will do .

That little clump of maple will usually jamb me up pretty good and create a bunch of work to get unstuck so I try to work around stuff like that .

A little bit of work and the redirect saves a ton of time

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I had to use more chains and cables today LOL
Since I've only got a small 21 hp tractor and 4ooo lbs of pull I can't bowl over a lot of stuff like bigger gear will do .

That little clump of maple will usually jamb me up pretty good and create a bunch of work to get unstuck so I try to work around stuff like that .

A little bit of work and the redirect saves a ton of time

good pix, good color, good cabling... really has that logging ops feel... I could almost reach in and lend a helping hand... I like it when I can feel the mood of the day in a pix, yours casts its mood out nicely ~ Thanks. nice ops! be safe with that cabling...

 

[dancan]

You're always welcome to come up and give me a hand anytime
I was thinking of loading all the gear on my deck trailer and heading down south to Clint's place to help him with the Ash ,Oak and Beech that he brags about , I'm sure he'd share LOL

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

You're always welcome to come up and give me a hand anytime
I was thinking of loading all the gear on my deck trailer and heading down south to Clint's place to help him with the Ash ,Oak and Beech that he brags about , I'm sure he'd share LOL

gosh a trip to Canada, too... got one for horseback riding up into the wild bush country high in the California mountains... to go trout fishing... and now one to Canada... to go cabling... man is this a great site, or what!!

 

[Philbert]

I had to use more chains and cables today LOL

What happened to the skidding cone?

Philbert

 

[dancan]

I should bring a cone , it's rough terrain in there .

 

[Marine5068]

That's a nice scrounge Nazi.
Awesome as well seeing your son taking care of business .
By the way hope you are feeling better.

I was thinking of you and cantoo yesterday as I did some scrounging myself. I was also by another bay, not to far from you all.
https://www.google.com:443/maps/pla...2!3m1!1s0x8823e104be406d25:0x34d0a227f2ae3802
First up saw this in a pile of trash on the side of the road, my eagle eyes did not disappoint as this tire looked brand new driving by at 75mph.
Best guess is they got a new tire for their trailer had it balanced and mounted it on the trailer without enough torque on the nuts. So into the hatch it went.
Scrounge 1 down.View attachment 504730View attachment 504731
Then I picked up another ms460 and a few other goodies including the 36" bar and 3 0r 4 chains, an almost new 20" bar(for the 044) with another 4-5 chains nice scrench, torx wrench, home made saw boxrolleyes, and even a small screwdriver to adjust the carb(priceless LOL).
Scrounge 2 done.View attachment 504732
Hr and a half down the road picked up this 359 that wasn't running right with a 20" bar and chain. Haven't been to far into it as the muffler bolts are broken off. Pulled the clutch and did a visual and all seems to be in order. The saw was bogging bad, the chain was over-tightened so I will loosen that when it goes back together as well as the low side of the carb was extremely rich so I set it at one turn out and will retune it from there. Very pleased with it even if I have to replace the P&C as I really enjoyed the last 359 I had, they run right with a 361 if they don't have the cat muffler as they are very plugged up. And it even has a Lowes sticker, it's been Lowerized.
Scrounge 3 done.View attachment 504733
I was going for another ms310, but I couldn't make it in time to look at it.
My little Honda averaged 58.6 on the first leg of the trip and 56 on the last part, gotta love that.

Nice flippin scrounge. I mean who can beat that tiny little Stihl srewdriver.....he,he

 

[mainewoods]

I like the homemade "skidding cone" you carved into the butt of that spruce Dan. I do the same thing to my trees too. Makes a big difference skidding out tree length with a rounded butt log sliding instead of digging in.

 

[dancan]

The coned shape sure helps in a lot of situations .
It's amazing how the smallest thing will stop you dead in your tracks LOL

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

chippster -

see post # 16020.

BL

 

[chipper1]

View attachment 505324Little better pic from this morning, can kinda see river in the center. Very thankful to live here.
Nice saw scrounge btw chipper!

Sure looks nice up there.
I can see why your thankful.
I feel the same about where we are at in the woods, little bit of property, and still close(5min) to our little town and 25min from Grand Rapids.
I wouldn't mind being out in the middle of the woods somewhere, but this is a great location.