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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Well, with no time to waste I need to scrounge fast and scrounge often. So, back to the ridge at the lady farmer's. Among all the rotting trees that have been on the ground for 20 years, there was a nice solid peppermint. With the limber still in hospital, I had to use the 460 ... what a drag 
. I find it good as an all-round saw, still light enough to use on the smaller stuff without tiring too much and can handle most larger trunks ok. I have a MS310 that I haven't used since I bought the 460 5 years ago. Maybe when I've got some more years on the clock I'll reconsider that one but for now the 460 is the general use saw.
When you're working your way back along a dead peppermint trunk you're always wondering when you're going to find termites doing scrounging of their own - that's generally the reason they've fallen over. This one was pretty good all the way through.
After a bit of swingin...
Again, it was no where near as easy to split as most peppermint, which I think must be due to their exposure to some pretty stiff wind at times on the ridge. The last bit was a bit awkward to get at with rocks and other stuff including a brown snake, the sight of which two foot away made me run around squealing like a girl
. The old brown snakes are not inclined to back down and being the second most venomous snake in the world, I let him be and moved on as I had spied other prospects, including this good looking one...
Also, there is this ancient fallen blue gum that needs scrounging. Blue gum is significantly less susceptible to termites and it was out on its own so it should be both dry as a chip and probably free of bugs. I had taken a picture of it previously.
It wasn't the tallest blue gum but it was pretty chunky. This next pic was taken at neck level and for reference, I'm an even 6 foot tall so it's a decent sized unit.
There's a bit of ash in blue gum but big BTUs in that one. I'll start at the far end and hopefully by the time I've finished limbing, the limber will be ready to go.
. I find it good as an all-round saw, still light enough to use on the smaller stuff without tiring too much and can handle most larger trunks ok. I have a MS310 that I haven't used since I bought the 460 5 years ago. Maybe when I've got some more years on the clock I'll reconsider that one but for now the 460 is the general use saw. When you're working your way back along a dead peppermint trunk you're always wondering when you're going to find termites doing scrounging of their own - that's generally the reason they've fallen over. This one was pretty good all the way through.
After a bit of swingin...
Again, it was no where near as easy to split as most peppermint, which I think must be due to their exposure to some pretty stiff wind at times on the ridge. The last bit was a bit awkward to get at with rocks and other stuff including a brown snake, the sight of which two foot away made me run around squealing like a girl
. The old brown snakes are not inclined to back down and being the second most venomous snake in the world, I let him be and moved on as I had spied other prospects, including this good looking one...Also, there is this ancient fallen blue gum that needs scrounging. Blue gum is significantly less susceptible to termites and it was out on its own so it should be both dry as a chip and probably free of bugs. I had taken a picture of it previously.
It wasn't the tallest blue gum but it was pretty chunky. This next pic was taken at neck level and for reference, I'm an even 6 foot tall so it's a decent sized unit.
There's a bit of ash in blue gum but big BTUs in that one. I'll start at the far end and hopefully by the time I've finished limbing, the limber will be ready to go.
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Two big loads of walnut.
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Well, with no time to waste I need to scrounge fast and scrounge often. So, back to the ridge at the lady farmer's. Among all the rotting trees that have been on the ground for 20 years, there was a nice solid peppermint. With the limber still in hospital, I had to use the 460 ... what a drag
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When you're working your way back along a dead peppermint trunk you're always wondering when you're going to find termites doing scrounging of their own - that's generally the reason they've fallen over. This one was pretty good all the way through.
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After a bit of swingin...
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Again, it was no where near as easy to split as most peppermint, which I think must be due to their exposure to some pretty stiff wind at times on the ridge. The last bit was a bit awkward to get at with rocks and other stuff including a brown snake, the sight of which two foot away made me run around squealing like a girl
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Also, there is this ancient fallen blue gum that needs scrounging. Blue gum is significantly less susceptible to termites and it was out on its own so it should be both dry as a chip and probably free of bugs. I had taken a picture of it previously.
View attachment 536652
It wasn't the tallest blue gum but it was pretty chunky. This next pic was taken at neck level and for reference, I'm an even 6 foot tall so it's a decent sized unit.
View attachment 536653
There's a bit of ash in blue gum but big BTUs in that one. I'll start at the far end and hopefully by the time I've finished limbing, the limber will be ready to go.
A Brown Snake............
While scrounging........I guess by living there you get used to the fact that the majority of critters will kill you.
Great scrounge though......
tpence2177
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Got some of my red oak split up, then I missed a swing and hit my foot. Cut through my boot and took a little chunk of my foot. Was able to finish splitting up most of it then I had to get off of it. Oh well trying to not go to the doctor, pretty sure it's broken though.
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husqvarna257
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Man that really sucks, hope it's not broke yikes.
Duncan I am glad I am not the only one who scrounges in a car. I had to scrape the inside of my car windows one night at work. scrounged some oak blocks that afternoon.
tpence2177
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Honestly don't know. My first mistake was splitting right after I woke up. Wasn't fully awake and paying attention. And I'm a newbie when it comes to all this anyway. I was trying to split a small piece that I shouldn't have and just barely tipped the wood. Thankfully I didn't have a super hard swing and was able to somewhat slow it down before it hit my foot. I'll post gross pics later. Can't really get it comfortable even propping it up so going to get an x-ray and boot time sure lol.
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Here is my scrounge boys. Lots of work here. Knarly old growth maple. Almost a shame to turn it into firewood but it is a yard tree. I'm going to see if I can cut a couple cants or big slabs. The problem becomes moving them as this is some heavy green maple. Also, I pray to the wood gods that I don't find any metal. I don't want to ruin that 36" chain on my 298. 
It's roughly 12' long.
It's roughly 12' long.
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Tpence- if you have to split by hand, you have to be aware of what the woods gonna do and when your tired how the ax or maul will just sometimes twist out on impact and deflect on the wood, sending the split flipping across the ground. If you have to re-split smaller splits, the safest way is the tire method i think. Heres a link to give you an idea. It can be whole rounds or loaded with splits tight.
tpence2177
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Luckily I couldn't find a fiskars x27 anywhere in town so I got a cheap 4.5lb maul
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tpence2177
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Thank you so much! I had previously kinda just thought the tire method was to keep you from have to go get all the rounds when they do split. That definitely makes sense though. Will get an old tire when I get back on my feet and keep at it. Might have a lead on a used splitter for cheap that me an friend are going to possibly go half and half in.
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Steel toes boot or at least composite toe when splitting. Steel toe when running a saw. Wood does funny stuff when being cut or split. Gotta be careful and protect yourself against when it doesnt. But hope you have a speedy recovery and it isn't anything more then a broken toe.
@Marshy nice scrounge man! Looks a like the maple I did battle with in the spring. I am still splitting the wood from that tree.
@Marshy nice scrounge man! Looks a like the maple I did battle with in the spring. I am still splitting the wood from that tree.
tpence2177
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No breaks! Just a bunch of stitches lol
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jr27236
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Man your lucky!!!
went to the woods today but no wood scrounged. just this guy. guess i have an open treestand for @nomad_archer for rifle season.
tpence2177
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My dad's always said God watches out for idiots lol we are both accidents waiting to happen. Definitely going to take it seriously though.
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I see an Alaskan mill in my future. This **** is too much like work though. My free hand noodle-milling is far from straight so I'll be cutting a thick slab, around 12". I stopped to asked the guy down the street if he would load the slab with his compact tractor but he wasn't home. His wife was and she said she'd let him know. This thing at 12" might weight 1000 lbs.
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