Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[cantoo]

This should likely be in the WTF thread but I'll put it here so we can all cry. I was setting a house up in this area today and caught part of it on the news. It's about an 1 1/2 hrs from me and not real far from Wood Nazi. They are removing approx. 500 ash trees. The cost is thought to be up to $225,000. That's right I said the cost, they are paying people to do it. No mention of what is going to happen to the wood, hopefully at the least they grind it up. I'm pretty sure if someone offered up chain saws and free gas and oil we could have 150 guys show up there from all over the world just to run saws. A dozen GTG's would git r dun. Whenever government gets involved it gets crazy and costly real quick.
http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2016/12/20/infested-ash-trees-harvested-fairy-lake-area/

 

[rarefish383]

When I was a kid, the company my Dad worked for, had the contract with Wash. DC, to remove infected Elms. Part of my job was washing down any equipment with alcohol after each tree was down. The other part of my job was making sure all of our ropes were coiled and put away. If a tree was infected, we had to take down the healthy ones to either side, also. One time a bunch of hippies got one of our ropes and tied themselves to a tree marked to come down. They kept chanting the trees were over 200 years old and had been planted by our nations founders. The trees were only about 60 years old. Elms get pretty big pretty quick, Joe.

 

[dancan]

I've.......
I just hate changing bearings and seals. We all have those little jobs that grind on us and bearings and seals is mine

I can buy a complete hub from one of my suppliers , all repacked with good grease , might be 10$ more than just buying good bearings and seals , worth the 10$ to me every time
I even stock them lol

 

[rarefish383]

Oh, I don't know what that cost in mid 60's dollars, but I'm sure it was a lot. Every tree had to be disposed of the same day. All brush was chipped, wood was loaded into dump trucks, and the stumps were ripped out with a Bliss Stump Ax. It looked like a giant hook on a gradall. It would rip the stump in several big pieces and just rip the pieces out roots and all. Cool machine for it's day. I'm gonna google it and see what comes up, Joe.

 

[MustangMike]

Follow the torque specs,

Isn't that when your T wrench twist the shaft about as far as you dare!!!! That is how I do it for the cylinder bolts, no problems so far!

 

[JustJeff]

This should likely be in the WTF thread but I'll put it here so we can all cry. I was setting a house up in this area today and caught part of it on the news. It's about an 1 1/2 hrs from me and not real far from Wood Nazi. They are removing approx. 500 ash trees. The cost is thought to be up to $225,000. That's right I said the cost, they are paying people to do it. No mention of what is going to happen to the wood, hopefully at the least they grind it up. I'm pretty sure if someone offered up chain saws and free gas and oil we could have 150 guys show up there from all over the world just to run saws. A dozen GTG's would git r dun. Whenever government gets involved it gets crazy and costly real quick.
http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2016/12/20/infested-ash-trees-harvested-fairy-lake-area/

That's about 20 minutes from me. What a shame.

 

[panolo]

Isn't that when your T wrench twist the shaft about as far as you dare!!!! That is how I do it for the cylinder bolts, no problems so far!

LOL! We used to get "Bubba" bringing in cylinders or cases where he tried to torque them by feel. Break off the studs and we would end up machining out if possible. Some of those matched cases were expensive if we couldn't get them fixed. I had an old mechanic who was always within 1.5#s when he would do it by hand. Experienced enough to tell but he was the type of wrench who if you brought in a sherman tank in 10 pails he would put it together without a manual and never have any left over parts

 

[panolo]

I can buy a complete hub from one of my suppliers , all repacked with good grease , might be 10$ more than just buying good bearings and seals , worth the 10$ to me every time
I even stock them lol

Did plenty of them as well. Always seemed like we got a ton of morphodite crap though. Weird bearings and seals. Goofy tapered spindles. Sometimes I think people brought stuff into me so they could watch me throw a wrench.

 

[LonestarStihl]

No one get jealous but this is my "scrounge" for today lol. Stopped on the side of the road and what do I see but 2 split pieces waiting for me.

 

[Philbert]

Plus, you cleaned up a potential road hazard, you good Samaritan, you!

Philbert

 

[MustangMike]

I had an old mechanic who was always within 1.5#s when he would do it by hand.

I was gonna say, some of us Neanderthals have a better touch than others! I've not stripped a cylinder bolt yet.

 

[Big Dan]

I saw several trees down on the powerline right of way a couple of miles from home and stopped to ask the land owner about them. He was happy to have someone offer to cut them up and all he wanted was a small pile of limb wood in return. Got 5 big white oaks and a big hickory to cut up, that'll keep me occupied for the holidays.

 

[Erik B]

A logger not far from me stopped yesterday and offered to buy a cherry tree that had tipped over this past fall. He got 6-7 9-11foot logs plus one 16foot log. He has a sawmill and sells some of his lumber to furniture makers in the area. He did all the work and gave me $120 for the wood. I get the tops and the work to put part of the lawn back to normal when the snow is gone in the spring. Hope I didn't get taken. I had planned on cutting it all up for firewood but I have lots of trees yet to cut up. Diameter of the base of the tree must have been around 20-24 inches.

 

[MustangMike]

I started doing some more chain saw milling last year cause it just seems such a shame to convert so much good wood into fire wood instead of boards.

Part of my stash of Red Oak, Shag Hickory, and Pig Nut Hickory 2" thick boards.

 

[woodfarmer]

Anytime someone can use a tree for lumber as opposed to firewood I approve.

What brand of mill is that on Mike?

 

[MustangMike]

I'm just using the Logosol Timberjig. Made my guide (8') from a piece of 5/4 decking and a 2 X 8 at 90 degrees in the center. That way, I can use either side.

Once you get a 90 degree corner, you just use the attachment (which adjusts up to 8" wide) to make boards.

1) Attach level boards on each end of the log, mount your guide on the boards, make a flat side.

2) Remove guide & boards and screw guide in to flat surface to saw your corner.

3) Remove guide and just use the Timberjig in the corner. (See last pic in previous post)

 

[nomad_archer]

With my vast knowledge all I have done so far is carb kits, intake gaskets, and seals
I have never taken a jug off or split a case

I am good at fuel lines and duck bills lol

Seems like the next logical progression is to pop a jug off of one.

 

[nomad_archer]

I'm good at the tear down part!

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Me too. It the put it back together part thats a bit challenging. I always seem to have left over parts. or I forgot to put in the screw that is behind 15 other things and I get to take it apart again.

 

[Just a Guy that cuts wood]

Seems like the next logical progression is to pop a jug off of one.

I would need a saw I can buy parts for .
New Piston and jug NLA on my old Poulans / Jonsereds and the Dynamark (lumbard) that would funny
Black Friday I picked up a new 4218 poulan 99.99 limb saw
I have 14 runners if one is not running good I turn it off run a vac/press test.
seals on the 4000 poulan cost more to ship than buy.
I do want one to rebuild just never find time
If we had 30 hours in a day I could find time

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

If we had 30 hours in a day I could find time

Quoted so I could like this again! Between working 50 hours or more, trying to raise 3 youngins, and taking care of the day to day stuff, sometimes there just isn't enough time...