Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

sean donato · 2025-02-03T19:10:52-0500

JimR said:
When I built my splitter I used a 4 foot long cylinder that was readily available for cheap money. The longest logs that I can split with it is 26". That was what I used to burn in my previous Nashua stove.

thats why I have a gap between the wedge and push plate. If the piece fits between them, it will fit in the furnace. Couldn't have gone with a longer stroke, unless I cut it down. The beam is used was just long enough for the cylinder thats on it. Learned a lot building this one, and will be making quite a few changes on the next one.

JimR · 2025-02-03T19:26:20-0500

I got out to try out the newly rebuilt 350 chainsaw. It does cut stronger than my other. 350. I had a problem with constant stalling after letting off the throttle. I kept cranking up the idle and it kept stalling. Turned out to be that the idle screw was really loose. When cutting the idle screw was backing out. Off to the garage I went to fix that issue. The threads looked like they had Loctite on them previously. I took down this 16 inch Ash with it today.

JimR · 2025-02-03T19:31:24-0500

sean donato said:
thats why I have a gap between the wedge and push plate. If the piece fits between them, it will fit in the furnace. Couldn't have gone with a longer stroke, unless I cut it down. The beam is used was just long enough for the cylinder thats on it. Learned a lot building this one, and will be making quite a few changes on the next one.

I welded two stops on my I beam to stop my pusher from hitting the fixed wedge rather than shorten up the piston.

Sawyer Rob · 2025-02-03T20:16:57-0500

$80.00 here to get a deer processed and the place I use does a GREAT job.

I used to do all my own processing, moose, caribou, bear, deer ect.. Even Dall sheep, but I just got tired of doing all the work and started having it done!

I do still have a decent sized grinder ect., and I still use the grinder from time to time, in fact I ground some pork a couple days ago.

SR

MechanicMatt · 2025-02-03T21:29:50-0500

MustangMike said:
I warned my wife, before we got married, that I go upstate hunting every opening WE, but it is always either on or near her birthday, so I catch lots of flack just the same ... but I go!

He sure does!! More than once we all have yelled happy birthday so she would hear us when he is on the phone with her

She is a good sport and lets him come along with us every year

MechanicMatt · 2025-02-03T21:35:54-0500

Well, our local guy charges 150 and sausages are extra. He drives a Duramax Diesel and…..

Well……. He gets it serviced at my dealership so I kinda get the hookup

My brother in-law likes his back straps for steak and everything else ground. I’ll bring the meat broken down off the bone and trimmed of as much silver skin as I can. These fellas will grind and vacuum seal it for free for me.

End of the season I drop off two cases of Modelo for his workers

As for my deer, I have him do them up “standard” on the first deer and the next deer gets made into nifty cuts and sausages. His pepperoni is phenomenal.