Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[USMC615]

...Ooops!! Guess I was. Anyhow I'm sticking to the grill and cold one game plan. Lol. Daughter and I were texting about it and got a little sidetracked. Might've been a little 'cold one' influence as well.

 

[JB Weld]

My firewood trailer is a pink John Deer wagon. Ha!
My oldest daughter can fill it, but she is not strong enough to pull it yet (she is six). I am teaching her while she is young, so when I am older she will know exactly what to do. Hopefully I am also teaching her to have a good work ethic as well. Hauling and stacking firewood is a paying job.

 

[_RJ_]

RJ, Nice, what kind of wood???

And SVK, leave the good natured thread be just that, makes up for some of the other ones!

Some threads I feel like I'm in the Pacific catching flack!

That is why this thread remains my favorite, THANKS CLINT!

Mostly ponderosa.

 

[nomad_archer]

This is pretty much the only thread on here that I check 99% of the time.

 

[svk]

This is pretty much the only thread on here that I check 99% of the time.

Well it's by far the best one so if thats all you read you aren't missing much.

Since I got roped into mod duty I get to hang out in the executive lounge but sometimes I also have to unclog the toilets

 

[svk]

And another cord down, another cord down, another cord bites the dust.

 

[dancan]

Today's Zogger wood , at least it's bigger than a guitar cord load of wood but not quite a rick ....

 

[chucker]

And another cord down, another cord down, another cord bites the dust.

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its more than I got cut today .... spent all day cleaning up the left overs from the last semi load from winter....

 

[svk]

its more than I got cut today .... spent all day cleaning up the left overs from the last semi load from winter....

Of all that timber we dropped this spring there is only 1/4 cord of rounds left. Granted I didn't buck a few logs that were really punky but the passable stuff is all but gone.

 

[dancan]

I don't think I'll be doing any skidding with this one but it'll be hauling a firewood trailer

Well , I lied LOL
The neighbour had this choke cherry tree that was full of black fungus and wanted it gone so I decided today was a good day for a close to home scrounge .

Since I don't a lot of traction with the 108 I cut the trunk off at the fork and hauled it over to my side .

Got it home in 3 pulls , could have done it in 1 with the Bota but what's the fun in that LOL
Scrounge on gentlemen !!!!!

 

[svk]

Carrying 2 cords of rounds out of the woods with no trail will make a man old in a hurry. Took me 4 1/2 hours per cord to carry/split/load. Pretty hot and humid but I've got that pile just about licked now.

No ticks and very few Mosquitos. We had a late frost right before Memorial Day where it dipped to 27 degrees one morning and I think that did a number on them which is fine by me.

 

[Philbert]

THAT saw could have quite a kickback, unless you have the wood clamped in something. Reciprocating saw ('Sawzall') would be a better choice.

Philbert

 

[dancan]

I clamped it in my "vice like" hands LOL
Since I decided not to put a garden in this year I used some of my fence posts to make a saw buck , no more blocking up the small stuff on the ground and I can block up several pieces of the small stuff at a time , I'll get a pic of it sometime this week .

 

[mainewoods]

That JD looks like it with stood the "beating" pretty good,Dan.

 

[MustangMike]

I often use a cordless Sawzall to trim small branches from trees, especially if I'm using a ladder. Figure it is a lot safer than trying to use a chainsaw from a ladder, and on branches up to about 1/2 foot, it works pretty fast.

 

[Ryan Groat]

Man I step away for a few days and this place heats up.

Spent a couple days up in northern Wisconsin for some white water rafting. Ticks were horrible. Did get some campfire scrounging down though.

 

[Philbert]

I often use a cordless Sawzall to trim small branches from trees, . . .

I use the Sawzall with a special pruning blade to get into tight spaces when trimming hedges, etc.

Philbert

 

[MustangMike]

Where do you find those blades?

 

[Philbert]

Sold by Bosch, Skil, Vermont American, B&D, Sears, Freud, . . . .

Look in the saw blade aisle at a local hardware/home center, or Sears, HD, etc. Also on Amazon if you can't find them locally.
As some have noted, they are also nice for cutting roots, since they do not need a lot of clearance to work, and are 'disposable'.

Philbert

 

[mainewoods]

svk, how are you bringing those rounds out of the woods? I hope it isn't by the armload or you WILL be an old man before your time!