Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Lee192233]

I brought these logs home today,

They even loaded them for me,

They will end up being "beams".

SR

I'm probably wrong but are they sycamore?

 

[Lionsfan]

You could be sitting in a dock twiddling your fingers while waiting to get loaded for over 1.5hrs. Was gonna say they haven't touched the trailer yet, but I just felt the dockplate set down. Longer I sit here the worse the traffic getting out, as I'm on the west.side of chitcago.
At least it's a nice view .
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Ahhh, brings back fond memories. I ran to South Chicago last Wednesday when it was so ass-blistering COLD. It was pucker-factor 10 from Leonard St. to Benton Harbor. Keep your shiny side up brother!!!!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'm probably wrong but are they sycamore?

Yup Sycamore, they are going to be some nice beams...

SR

 

[StihlMS360]

I brought these logs home today,

They even loaded them for me,

They will end up being "beams".

SR

How much do you estimate one of those weighs?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

How much do you estimate one of those weighs?

From experience I knew there wouldn't be any problems, but I figure they totaled up under 10K, the trailer is rated 14K.

SR

 

[MechanicMatt]

Having a nice relaxing evening

 

[StihlMS360]

Having a nice relaxing evening View attachment 1238600View attachment 1238601View attachment 1238603View attachment 1238602

I like that gun!
What make/model/type is it?
I couldn't tell from the picture.

 

[chipper1]

Ahhh, brings back fond memories. I ran to South Chicago last Wednesday when it was so ass-blistering COLD. It was pucker-factor 10 from Leonard St. to Benton Harbor. Keep your shiny side up brother!!!!

Yeah, real fond . I used to run out there every night, wasn't bad going in at 1-2 their time, when my company said they were switching to having me run out at 5-6pm, I said I'M OUT. Even at 25 I knew better than doing that for the same money.
Fortunately I made it out without finding an accident as it was raining all the way back to MI, unfortunately traffic was quite a bit under the speed limit.
Have a great weekend.

 

[MustangMike]

I hope Matt and his friends have a good time up at the cabin, but I told him he has things all backwards.

He was hunting deer with the 243, and now he is hunting coyote with a 308!

 

[Haywire]

I like that gun!
What make/model/type is it?
I couldn't tell from the picture.

FN FAL Israeli variant

 

[GrizG]

I hope Matt and his friends have a good time up at the cabin, but I told him he has things all backwards.

He was hunting deer with the 243, and now he is hunting coyote with a 308!

I guess I had it backwards too. I shot most of my deer with .357 and .44 Magnum guns (hand and long) whereas chucks were mostly taken with a .257 Roberts or .30-06. The distance of encounter drove my choice. I wasn’t worried about the power per se as good shot placement works.

 

[SS396driver]

Finally got the new radiator in the Dodge real pain in the butt . Everything had to come out before I could get the rad out . But I did put new upper and lower radiator hoses and serpentine belt on while I was in there . And replaced the hood lifts since the hood almost got me . I hit the prop rod (2x4) and it slid out.

 

[SS396driver]

Got a Fig tree growing

 

[SS396driver]

Smoked pork chops and chicken . Started around 1:30 chops are done chicken is at 110 degrees

 

[NOMOREGEARS]

I really don’t want to do anything with raising the building . I set up the slab and do the radiant heating plumbing. The building itself I want it done quickly

I called Conestoga and they still do pole buildings. If this is what you called post & beam, my apologies. They can usually be done in two days. You do the site prep. I poured my floor after they put the building up. Putting heating in the floor isn't that big of deal. If you are looking for stick built on a slab , I am sure you would be better off dealing with that locally.

 

[StihlMS360]

Finally got the new radiator in the Dodge real pain in the butt . Everything had to come out before I could get the rad out . But I did put new upper and lower radiator hoses and serpentine belt on while I was in there . And replaced the hood lifts since the hood almost got me . I hit the prop rod (2x4) and it slid out. View attachment 1238764View attachment 1238765View attachment 1238766

Later this month I will be doing the timing chain, water pump, timing cover, timing cover gaskets, etc. on my mom's Ford E-150. It has a coolant leak. I pressure tested it, and found it to be the timing chain cover. It's a fairly bad leak, about one quart every 100 miles.

 

[SS396driver]

Perfection

 

[SS396driver]

I called Conestoga and they still do pole buildings. If this is what you called post & beam, my apologies. They can usually be done in two days. You do the site prep. I poured my floor after they put the building up. Putting heating in the floor isn't that big of deal. If you are looking for stick built on a slab , I am sure you would be better off dealing with that locally.

Had several quotes for pole barns . The price was way more than the steel buildings are they nicer yes but this is going to be a work shop so the aesthetics aren’t that high on the priority scale. Since it’s going to be tucked away from the road and I’ll hardly see it from the house

 

[GrizG]

Got a Fig tree growing View attachment 1238774

Cool! There were figs on my property when I bought it. They were nice to eat but the “bury in the fall/dig up in the spring” routine led to their demise. This as I forgot to bury them one fall. My family wasn’t happy…

 

[MustangMike]

A guy on the next block over has one in a pot on a hand truck and just wheels it in and out of his garage.