Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Logger nate]

Krown is the best product IMO. I have a buddy who sprays no drip and it has been working good for me. Many products are available, the most important thing is to use one and do it every year. It won't help an already rusty vehicle, might slow it a bit. I spray all my vehicles every year from new. Costs about 100 a year and really pays off at the 8-10 year mark.

Fluid Film works very well also.

Thanks guys, was actually just looking at some info on fluid film, sounds like good stuff.

 

[svk]

The saw build from hell is finally done!

This saw was given to me for free and supposedly needed a coil.

I ended up buying: coil, carb, seals, bearings, carb boot, carb clamp, piston, cylinder, and clutch cover. Bought a new bar that I found on sale as well.

Now sporting a nicely done muffler mod by @mortalitool . We are trying everything out with an AM cylinder and we have an OEM ported cylinder to throw on once we know all the other bugs are worked out.

 

[Philbert]

But, you learned a lot, right?

Philbert

 

[Logger nate]

Sorry to hijack your firewood scrounging conversation but some of us are still hunting.

I got to tell you the hardest working deer guide in York county came through today on a really cold windy December day.

I am grateful for the opportunity to hunt with farmer Steve. He humored me when I was salty about lower deer numbers by my house. He didn't give up on me yesterday when I missed a doe doing a fast walk across the field. She left with a hair cut.

Today he gave some extra effort and walked where the deer were bedded and they ran out in the field through a great strip of woods and popped out 287 yards in front of me. the first doe never gave me a chance. The second doe paused 1/4 of the way between the middle of the field and the tree line. That pause is all I needed, the 300 win mag barked and she did a back flip and went 20 yards back into the field where she came to rest. That 300 went through the front shoulder and out just in front of the offside shoulder. That is the longest shot I have taken on a deer and a shot I haven't practiced much. Hugely impressed at the effectiveness of the 165gr nosler ballistic tips at that range.

I can't say thank you enough to farmer steve for the guide service and for helping me out and hunting with me these last 5-6 days. It made a dud of a season into a memorable one.

The drag was a real ball buster

Good job! That'll be some good eatin.

 

[svk]

But, you learned a lot, right?

Philbert

Yes. Over the many months this saw sat in pieces in a box I learned to always check spark, compression, and/or piston condition BEFORE getting into any saw project. Secondly I will move along any homeowner saw that has more than one problem unless I have a parts saw that can be cannibalized to resurrect one runner.

 

[WoodTick007]

My old Ford had a tranny whine in top gear. Just meant I had to keep the tunes cranked up a little louder...problem solved! haha

Is it a 5 speed Mazda trans? You might try changing the fluid to a sin thetic and "overfill" it. I honestly don't remember how much I overfilled it. . . long story short silent. Also make sure you have ATF in there and NOT gear dope / oil. They recommend a certian type of AFT. USE IT

 

[Cowboy254]

Went out on a craigslist Post Oak scrounge today at a guy's house. Trunk is still standing dead, but major limbs all down in a jumbled pile, maybe 6 to 18 inches in diameter.

As I am heading out, the homeowner texts me and asks if I'm still coming as he's "getting lots of interest". I tell him I am and am first on site. As I'm strategizing, I tell him if he's not going to give away my work to someone else, I'll cut 2 truckloads worth and come back. He tells me sorry but he's already got someone else coming who will take "whatever is left". Strategy change...

Now I start cutting ~36 inch long pieces, which I'll cut in two once home, but standing up let me maximize what I can get in one truckload, as I'm about 40 minutes from home. The pieces are good for two splits, short enough they won't fall out of the truck standing on end on the ride home, and the biggest barely light enough that I can lift them into the truck bed.

As I'm about two thirds full, another guy wanders up and I shut off the saw and say hello, not knowing if he's the homeowner or what. He introduces himself as Brian and turns out he's the "take whatever is left" guy. He owns a landscaping business, and once done he's sending "his guys" back to pick everything up with a dump truck.

He looks quizzically at my truck and says he's going to start cutting as "there's a lot here", and I say OK as I knew I could only fit so much in my truck.

Once I'm done I tell him goodbye and Happy cutting and he says "Do you always cut double length?", to which I told him "I do when I'm here first and I hear someone else is coming to get whatever is left once I'm done." I could tell he was just cringing with every three foot piece I loaded on end into the truck!

In the end, the Ram was as heavily loaded as it's ever been and it was a slow, easy drive home to not break an axle, but a lot of fun cutting and some great wood, a first rate scrounge!

That's maximising your scrounge. Well done, @dancan would approve.

 

[Cowboy254]

Got some of my scrounge burning tonight. Also broke the handle on my splitting maul today so had to do a little shopping wife won't let me spend the money ins fiskers until after Xmas.

sent from my electronic leash

Innocent question. What's the go with the fireplace in the lounge room with the metal doors so you can't actually see it? Bad luck with the maul, I understand completely. You do get what you pay for though, believe me.

 

[dancan]

Fluidfilm isn't as hard on rubbers and door seals like Krown/Rustcheck is .

 

[nomad_archer]

Nice work. Save some of that tail hair for wet flies!

I thought about that after I was on the way home. At that point I had the deer quartered up and in coolers. It's no big deal at this point I have so many buck tails I bought from the fly shop to last me until next year or longer. I would like to eventually keep one or two of my own.

 

[Ryan'smilling]

Thanks guys, was actually just looking at some info on fluid film, sounds like good stuff.

Fluidfilm isn't as hard on rubbers and door seals like Krown/Rustcheck is .

Fluid film is an awesome product. Do yourself a big favor and buy a case of aerosol cans on Amazon. I keep a can in the truck, on the tractor, etc. It works really well, and isn't toxic, so I don't mind getting it all over my hands.

 

[Toy4xchris]

Innocent question. What's the go with the fireplace in the lounge room with the metal doors so you can't actually see it? Bad luck with the maul, I understand completely. You do get what you pay for though, believe me.

Bought the house this way my wife and I feel the same if we ever replace it we will do glass doors.
Ya I had the maul for a few years now and I'm sure all the eucalyptus wood back in California beat it up pretty bad. I replaced it with this guy for now in the future hope to add a few more to the collection.

sent from my electronic leash

 

[abbott295]

The big bluegum is in the background. Now that it looks like I might have some time after it starts to cool off, I might get some milling gear to make some table tops. Anyone know a good website where I can find the sort of information I'll need?

Cowboy,, believe it or not, this site has a milling and sawmills forum too. I think you may get some good information out of it. Come on over. I usually check it out at least as often as I do this scrounging thread. There are several millers from Australia and New Zealand there; they have experience with those hardwoods you have there.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I got kicked off the cool kids thread again so I'm posting this in hopes I get notifications again.

 

[square1]

Fear consumes a lot of energy. 16-17" dead hollow ash atop a 25-30' ridge so steep i crawled up some sections. Relieved its on tbe ground. Thats a lot more tiring than one on flat ground and some of that was just from doing mental jumping jacks.

 

[Toy4xchris]

Had to take a break from scrounging to watch the Navy kick the Army's butt

sent from my electronic leash

 

[Plowboy83]

I don't think it's gonna happen

 

[farmer steve]

I thought about that after I was on the way home. At that point I had the deer quartered up and in coolers. It's no big deal at this point I have so many buck tails I bought from the fly shop to last me until next year or longer. I would like to eventually keep one or two of my own.

that tails still in the bucket. i'll cut it off for ya.

 

[Haywire]

 

[nomad_archer]

that tails still in the bucket. i'll cut it off for ya.

It's no big deal. I got a few.