Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?

[tbone75]

Yup , what John said !
Robin , what did you're grandfather say when you're father told him he was spending that much LOL

Well , the heat wave is on , any roadside scraps up there to cut Jerry ??

52.00 back then would buy a running car ! LOL

I gots heat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

had persistant flooding problem,to much fuel in firebox.
pulled the pump.
had an old one wouldnt prime on last furnace.
took it apart and cleaned the fuel pressure valve inside.
turned the pressure jet in like on a carb and counted.
put it back together and turned out that many.
fired right up !!!

needs adjustment badly,need to put a pressure guage on to set correct pressure.
lots of smoke in box and out chimney.
set air intake .

buit it dont blow up !!!!!!!! LOL !!!!!!!

Should have kept yer old one fer parts ! LOL
Least ya got heat !

 

[tbone75]

WTF happen to that last post ????? LOL

 

[pioneerguy600]

Snowshoes,....now that brings back a lot of memories.We never had the money to buy them so we all made them ourselves, I used to make a couple of pair each year, dad did and my grandfather did also. Many others around here also did. We actually needed them back then when 4-5' of snow was common and drifts of 20+' were everywhere. We used ash for the frames and rawhide for the lacing. When we slaughtered the beef in the fall the hides went into the salt barrels and it made great lacing in the early years. Later on the flat nylon cord became more popular. Yellow birch steamed til soft and placed into the peg board molds made good frames also but they would break easier especially in the real cold weather.I often trekked 12-15 miles on snowshoes and foot in the winter, most times the lakes could be traversed without the shoes on but the woods would be chest deep in snow.Lucky for me I never broke a shoe while out in the woods, would take a lot longer without a good set of shoes.

 

[Cantdog]

Yup , what John said !
Robin , what did you're grandfather say when you're father told him he was spending that much LOL

Well , the heat wave is on , any roadside scraps up there to cut Jerry ??

Not sure what Grandpa said.....father earned the money himself...being a stable boy before and after school, tending the teams that worked in the limestone kilns yards in Rockland. What ever was said didn't dissuade my father on the shoes.......he owned them until just two weeks short of his 93rd birthday....then they became mine...

 

[pioneerguy600]

Yup , what John said !
Robin , what did you're grandfather say when you're father told him he was spending that much LOL

Well , the heat wave is on , any roadside scraps up there to cut Jerry ??

I got yer big log set up on blocks so that you won`t dull yer chain when it breaks out at the bottom of the cut. Lots of wood up there but its a ways back from the road now and would have to be carried out. I cut a real nice big stick that had uprooted and then hung up in a big pine.Its 18-20" dia and should be good to burn but its back off the road quite a ways right now, I will get it with the vator when its over working in that section.

 

[Cantdog]

Snowshoes,....now that brings back a lot of memories.We never had the money to buy them so we all made them ourselves, I used to make a couple of pair each year, dad did and my grandfather did also. Many others around here also did. We actually needed them back then when 4-5' of snow was common and drifts of 20+' were everywhere. We used ash for the frames and rawhide for the lacing. When we slaughtered the beef in the fall the hides went into the salt barrels and it made great lacing in the early years. Later on the flat nylon cord became more popular. Yellow birch steamed til soft and placed into the peg board molds made good frames also but they would break easier especially in the real cold weather.I often trekked 12-15 miles on snowshoes and foot in the winter, most times the lakes could be traversed without the shoes on but the woods would be chest deep in snow.Lucky for me I never broke a shoe while out in the woods, would take a lot longer without a good set of shoes.

Real art to lacing shoes......these are ash bows and gut lacing...very fine weave.....father always varnished the whole shoe with spar varnish.....keeps the moisture out of the gut.....I was never allowed to use them if there was any crust or ice...or cross a sanded or paved road....risk cutting a cord or extra wear where the laces were seized around the bow sides.....had to use my own then...rules were rules with my father...break 'em or worse yet break something of his that he had attached a rule to........and it would end badly for me...every time.....always.....he was a tall thin man.....with long arms and bony old fishermans hands about the size of a catchers mit.....he was pretty old school...spare the rod kinda thing.......'sept he never used any kind of rod.....just what came on the ends of his arms...I've heard from his contemporaries that grown men had sometimes not gotten back on their feet from a single backhand......I believed it!!! and always knew no matter how much of a thrashing I got for whatever violation I had performed, he always held back......can't teach an unconscious boy...LOL!!! He was fair but there were lines that you had best not cross.......

 

[cheeves]

Burrr,.its freezing out there!!

Sure is Bro'!! Bringin' in wood for the NE tomorrow!! Great.....! Happy New Year Everyone!!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Real art to lacing shoes......these are ash bows and gut lacing...very fine weave.....father always varnished the whole shoe with spar varnish.....keeps the moisture out of the gut.....I was never allowed to use them if there was any crust or ice...or cross a sanded or paved road....risk cutting a cord or extra wear where the laces were seized around the bow sides.....had to use my own then...rules were rules with my father...break 'em or worse yet break something of his that he had attached a rule to........and it would end badly for me...every time.....always.....he was a tall thin man.....with long arms and bony old fishermans hands about the size of a catchers mit.....he was pretty old school...spare the rod kinda thing.......'sept he never used any kind of rod.....just what came on the ends of his arms...I've heard from his contemporaries that grown men had sometimes not gotten back on their feet from a single backhand......I believed it!!! and always knew no matter how much of a thrashing I got for whatever violation I had performed, he always held back......can't teach an unconscious boy...LOL!!! He was fair but there were lines that you had best not cross.......

I can really relate to that cept it was my grandfather on moms side, I got most of my traits from him. Rules were rules, never break em or if you did you faced the consequences. Gramps was tall n rugged stony dirt farmer, prefered oxen over horses type of guy. His hand span was 11 7/8" he would say if he cut his fingernails short, came in handy for measuring out in the woods, four spans= one pulpwood stick.Rule no 1, never touch any of his," stuff ", his pride tools like double bit black night, Simmons crosscut, scythe, garden hoes or OX team+ harness would be very bad for the perp. Yep,...one crack from him put plenty a feller on their back, most if not all took a good long while or needed much assistance to regain their wobbly feet. Heard that many of time while sittin around the potbelly at the general store in the evening, sampling store supplied cheese cut from a round wax covered wheel and someone would always bring in a gallon jug of homemade cider.

 

[cheeves]

This winter has been real hard on my wood pile ! Getting close to using half already ! Good thing my buddy brought me all that wood , just may need it !

I think I've burned as much wood for this time of year as any I can remember except '89/'90!

 

[pioneerguy600]

Sure is Bro'!! Bringin' in wood for the NE tomorrow!! Great.....! Happy New Year Everyone!!

Yessir, she`s cold, wood will be required in good quantity for the next several days here, +80 in here right now, stove humming steadily, well stoked. Happy New Year to you and yours!

 

[pioneerguy600]

I think I've burned as much wood for this time of year as any I can remember except '89/'90!

I sure can`t complain, at my parents house we used to burn all of 22 cord of good hardwood per winter, I burn less than 4 cord per winter.

 

[tbone75]

That is a lot of burnt wood Jerry ! House musta been drafty ! LOL

 

[Stihl 041S]

That is a lot of burnt wood Jerry ! House musta been drafty ! LOL

If the house was drafty.......the slug is daffy.
Hey John!!!!!

 

[sefh3]

Happy Snowy New Years!!!!
We have about 6" now and it's stihl snowing pretty good. Calling for another 6" throughout the day and into tonight.
Watching the pro's play hockey outside in the Michigan Stadium. They play for about 5 minutes and take a break to shovel the snow.

 

[sefh3]

Happy Snowy New Years!!!!
We have about 6" now and it's stihl snowing pretty good. Calling for another 6" throughout the day and into tonight.
Watching the pro's play hockey outside in the Michigan Stadium. They play for about 5 minutes and take a break to shovel the snow.

 

[sefh3]

Happy Snowy New Years!!!!
We have about 6" now and it's stihl snowing pretty good. Calling for another 6" throughout the day and into tonight.
Watching the pro's play hockey outside in the Michigan Stadium. They play for about 5 minutes and take a break to shovel the snow.

 

[sefh3]

WOW it posted 3 times. What the heck is going on?

 

[pioneerguy600]

That is a lot of burnt wood Jerry ! House musta been drafty ! LOL

Houses in this area built 200 years ago didn`t have any insulation at all in them, birchbark under the wooden shingles and a few layers of wall paper on the interior walls were all that stopped the drafts. Single hung, single glazed wooden sash windows let plenty of heat transfer right out through them. The wooden sashed outdoor add on storm windows only kept some of the wind n rain off the inner windows. Yep a 8-12 room 3200 - 4000 sq ft farmhouse can gobble up a lot of wood.

 

[pioneerguy600]

WOW it posted 3 times. What the heck is going on?

If I ,like ,one post will it post a, like ,on all three,......nope!....LOL

 

[farrell]

Went to my moms for lunch

Kielbasa and sauerkraut samiches

Just got home

Time to do some house work then relax