Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[GrizG]

Must have cut 30-40 ash trees in this woods. No nails or fence wire. Till yesterday. Tree was in the center of the woods and not sure why this was near the bottom. After dropping I cut from top down and didn't find anymore metal.
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Anywhere man has been presents this risk!

I recall sitting on a rock out cropping on the top edge of one of the taller peaks in the Catskills one time thinking how untouched it was. That illusion quickly passed when I found a cut iron nail laying in a small depression. Coming across signs of man in other “remote” areas is the norm. I’ve found small graveyards, rubble foundations, farm implements, gate hardware, dug wells, miscellaneous trash, tools, stone walls, ditches, etc. in some very unlikely places. Add in the fact that as a kid I personally built three separate “forts” and an accessorized camp site in the woods—all involved nailing—and nothing surprises me. Not even this… found along the boundary of the property I hunt.

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[chipper1]

Anywhere man has been presents this risk!

I recall sitting on a rock out cropping on the top edge of one of the taller peaks in the Catskills one time thinking how untouched it was. That illusion quickly passed when I found a cut iron nail laying in a small depression. Coming across signs of man in other “remote” areas is the norm. I’ve found small graveyards, rubble foundations, farm implements, gate hardware, dug wells, miscellaneous trash, tools, stone walls, ditches, etc. in some very unlikely places. Add in the fact that as a kid I personally built three separate “forts” and an accessorized camp site in the woods—all involved nailing—and nothing surprises me. Not even this… found along the boundary of the property I hunt.

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That must be some hard cedar, had to use a tapcon to screw it up .

 

[Haywire]

That looks like a "Jet Sled" brand sled like we use for duck hunting. Did you add the metal handle? If so, how?

Yeah, it's a Jet Sled. This is the hitch kit they make for it:

 

[MustangMike]

Anyone use "Huztl" brand Carbs and parts?

Have not purchased any for a while, but they were hit or miss. Almost all of the MS660s worked as well as OEM, could not tell the difference.

Many of the ones for the MS440 were junk, and often the MS460 stuff was really MS440 carbs. You will not get the same performance from them.

I've purchased a few of the "older" OEM MS460 carbs for my next projects (Models with the .070 jets).

When I get to these projects, I will keep you posted.

Also note that (when doing timed cuts in Hickory) I tried a Walbro 460 carb on my 10mm 044, but that saw liked the original ZAMA carb better! (It is a 10 mm 044 and the carb does not have a snorkel).

One of my ported 460s liked the 461 carb (it is a different design) better, the other two did not!

Often, it is just experimentation!

 

[SS396driver]

Picked up some more bar oil at Tractor today . They called me saying my rain check was filled. 5 gallons at 6.99

 

[sean donato]

For AM carbs for small engines (chainsaws, weed whips, lawn mowers, etc) I've tried to use only "Hipa" brand carbs. Seems to be a little more reliable, but maybe my loyalties are misplaced? Anyone use "Huztl" brand Carbs and parts?

if I'm going after market, I just get whatever is cheapest with the best shipping rate. Most show up as no name carbs anyway, so I'm fairly sure they are all made at the same place anyway. So, I don't get hung up on the "brand" name. Every now and then a lemon comes through, depending on cost, I'll either return it or just get another. Generally I have pretty good luck with them.

 

[GrizzlyAdams86]

Some years back I found a bottle near a pair of ash trees that had uprooted and blown over. It was half buried in the dirt and if I hadn't seen the sunlight reflecting off it I would have just kept walking over it. The bottle said "Pluto Water-America's Physique" and had a logo on the bottom. Did some research and Pluto Water was mineral spring water billed as a "natural laxative" and also had lithium salts as an ingredient. Sales were stopped in 1971 when lithium became a controlled substance. When I told the landowner about it he laughed and said "clean your body, bowels and mind in one fell swoop with it". Cleaned up the bottle and it's up on top of the kitchen cabinets with some other stuff on display.

 

[JimR]

Today in the freezing cold I wired up my tractor heater and installed a new set of LED spot/ flood lights on the brush guard. My older lights had lost a few segments. These are really bright. I'll take a woods shot the next time that I am out after dark. I have 4 more for extras. If I like these I just might replace my rear work lights.