Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

This just happened, they're probably 25' from the house/window lol.

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[MustangMike]

I never understood why they went that way, just seemed an odd choice. Same basic engine 2 different displacement, and the trucks got the smaller engine.

The 360 was originally designed for the Edsel, which did not fare well, but the engine was a good design, just a bored out 352 (from 4.00 to 4.05). It was later stroked (from 3.50 to 3.78) to become the 390, then bored to 4.13 to become the 406 and 4.23 to become the famed 427. Since 427 blocks were difficult to produce (the bore was at a max for the size of the block), Ford stroked the 406 to make the 428 (4.13 bore 3.98 stroke).

428s were externally balanced and not as durable as 390s, 406s or 427s.

 

[svk]

Never been to the PNW, but I've bought a good number of saws from up there. One of the places I'd like to make it to before I hit 60, and that's coming fast...

Don’t move there

 

[chipper1]

Don’t move there

No plans for that, just like to make it up there for a trip.
Wouldn't mind buying another ride from Oregon area, but it's a 30+hr trip back, and a lot to pay to have something hauled. But who knows what the future holds, might be a nice road trip down the road.

 

[SS396driver]

Even chunked up it’s heavy
Guess I better fire up the splitter

 

[Stihl_Fanatic]

We are now over 1,300 signatures on the petition to halt - not build - the motorsports track development.

 

[MechanicMatt]

@svk I gotta agree with Sean. The grey stuff we get from GM is all I use anymore

Helps I get it for free

https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-10-2...cphy=9058779&hvtargid=pla-2281435180778&psc=1

 

[Haywire]

Since second-winter rolled in yesterday, it was a good time to bring in more wood with the sled. This was a green Douglas fir that had some fire damage.


It doesn't take long for the rats to move in to clean up the brush.

 

[Lionsfan]

Since second-winter rolled in yesterday, it was a good time to bring in more wood with the sled. This was a green Douglas fir that had some fire damage.View attachment 1250181View attachment 1250182View attachment 1250183View attachment 1250186


It doesn't take long for the rats to move in to clean up the brush.
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I didn't realize you were in whitetail country.

 

[Lee192233]

My oldest son and I made some progress on his first saw, an Echo Cs400. We're having fun hanging out and I'm enjoying teaching him. He's turned most of the screws and put most of it together.

 

[EchovsStihl63]

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A good day cutting and splitting.

Who’s gonna tell him? You’re not supposed to get the thread off topic with wood scrounging

 

[MechanicMatt]

Heaven when the college girl drives 10hours home for spring break!!!

My heart is whole!!!

 

[JustJeff]

Scrounged up an old truck cap...well, I did pay $50 Canadian for it and it came with 2 c clamps and a pair of vice grips. Lol.
Always wanted to try one. See if I like it.

 

[chipper1]

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Scrounged up an old truck cap...well, I did pay $50 Canadian for it and it came with 2 c clamps and a pair of vice grips. Lol.
Always wanted to try one. See if I like it.

Nice cap, that's a great price!
How you like the vice grips .

 

[Lee192233]

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Scrounged up an old truck cap...well, I did pay $50 Canadian for it and it came with 2 c clamps and a pair of vice grips. Lol.
Always wanted to try one. See if I like it.

The color's perfect for a scrounger's cap! I always liked mine but my wife hates em. Says I look like a grandpa. So, the new truck has a tonneau cover. The jury's still out on that.

 

[Haywire]

The wife returned from her trip to town today with a nice find. A shop there had a real clean 90's vintage CZ 511 .22lr. Put 50 rds through it, ran great.

 

[Philbert]

Skid Steer meets Route Clearance Saw



Philbert

 

[JustJeff]

I wanted one when I bought the truck 11 years ago. My wife shamed me calling me old man, so I got a tonneau which I do like. Hopefully this works out. I kind of want to camp in it now. Lol.

 

[Ryan A]

I’ve read about ATF/Acetone and being the best penetrant, wanted to give it a try on the last cylinder bolt on this 181se.

First thing I noticed was it’s wayyyyy less noxious than PB blaster fumes wise. I’m letting it soak and hitting it every so often….

 

[GrizG]

For the past 3-4 weeks I think I've been living the old curse... May you live in interesting times. Anyhow... yesterday's flavor of the curse:

I took a load of firewood down to my girlfriend's home not far from Mustang Mike. She went through 2 1/2 to 3 cords having "social fires" in her fireplace, and her daughter took some home with my blessings, this season. She ran out before fire weather ran out. I was also there to repair a few items in her house. Things went sideways on the NYS Thruway on the way home... the left front tire sidewall disintegrated. Traffic was moving at about 70 mph but I was able to safely get off the road. It was pitch black so it wasn't fun. I'd been wondering about the tires for a while now... They have maybe 8-10 K miles on them but it I knew they were old. I confirmed today via the date codes that they are from the 33rd week of 2015... basically 10 years old. The spare is original to the truck so it is about 20 years old. I had even less confidence in the spare and got off at the next exit and took slower rural roads home. It was flat this morning!

Anyhow, I'm thinking about going "old school" and running M&S tires on the back (2 wheel drive, regular cab, Chevy 1500) and all season on the front. This as I was not happy with the all seasons that were on the back this winter... Anyone have relatively recent experience with this combo in a matching set of tires?

The current tires are LT245/70R17 Michelins. This was my father's 2005 truck... He had Michelins on his 1988 Town Car years ago and three of them blew up sitting in the garage... The explosion from the one in the trunk bulged the trunk lid! Again, very few miles but old. I'm assuming this old age problem isn't unique to Michelin... or is it? I see that DOT recommends a max of 6 years regardless of miles.

P.S. The last thing I remember reading here was MechanicMatt asking about Browning T-bolts. I will respond to that... hopefully soon but no telling given the unpredictable elder care role.

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