Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[dancan]

Tread Derail Warning !!!!!
It was close to 85* here today so the wife and I high tailed it to the beach
Secret beach that is

Spain is that way .

West Coast is that way .

Once we got passed the rocks I scrounged up some supper

It was a great day up here with big big skies
I thot I'd show you Inlanders what us Coasters have to put up with at times .

It cooled down to 70* after supper so off to the woodpile I went to work off the surf and turf LOL

The 361 is a real smooth saw , the 034super and the o36/360 might have a bit more grunt but not as smooth or fuel efficient but all of those saws are well worth their salt and will earn their keep but as always YMMV LOL

 

[Marine5068]

since you all LOVE pics.................... the camp ground where i sell produce had their annual tractor show yesterday and when i closed up i had to go find out what the hideous whining was.

View attachment 439004 View attachment 439005 View attachment 439006 the table was on a track and you slide the log into the blade. the guy gave me a dirty look when i told him he was cheating using half rotten sycamore.

Ya, and doesn't look like he's being very safe either. He has no hearing protection or 'safety' glasses or even gloves on for that matter.
Blade looks really rusty and probably not sharpened so he would never cut through fresh hardwood with it anyway. What a goofball.

 

[Marine5068]

Possible upcoming scrounge. Have a few details to workout still. It's in the middle of a school so it has to be brought out through the school. 100 ft Beech tree 32 dbh at 8ft. Has a twist to it though, may show up in pic.

We've got Beech around us too, but I never see it show up as firewood.
Sorry Zogger, but that tree is 60ft at best....just going by the entrance door way in the background I mean.
Good pics of it though. Like 'em.
Cool selfie too.

 

[Marine5068]

Tread Derail Warning !!!!!
It was close to 85* here today so the wife and I high tailed it to the beach
Secret beach that is

Spain is that way .

West Coast is that way .

Once we got passed the rocks I scrounged up some supper

It was a great day up here with big big skies
I thot I'd show you Inlanders what us Coasters have to put up with at times .

It cooled down to 70* after supper so off to the woodpile I went to work off the surf and turf LOL

The 361 is a real smooth saw , the 034super and the o36/360 might have a bit more grunt but not as smooth or fuel efficient but all of those saws are well worth their salt and will earn their keep but as always YMMV LOL

Beautiful places and pictures as always Dancan.
I remember digging clams near Miramichi Park with my relatives on Mom's side from the New Brunswick Richibucto/ Rexton area. Where do you guys live in Nova Scotia and what kind of wood are we talking in that wood pile photo of yours?

 

[dancan]

I'm in Halifax , them truckloads of selling wood came in from the Annapolis Valley , mainly maple and birch with a bit of ash and oak .

Action pic of the "Splittah" , good kid and not afraid to work
We're gonna try and keep track of fuel usage so we'll know the costs of the operation , 12 tanks in the 026's and 6 in the 361's so far and we have a dedicated 20l gas can for the splitters .
I'm blocking all the bigger stuff for now and throwing the small stuff off to the side to cut up with the Japa later .

 

[nomad_archer]

Tree service responded to my cl ad today. It's the easiest scrounge yet. I got two loads all cut to length or close enough. Didn't have to fire up the saws.

Here is one load.

 

[nomad_archer]

Had one casualty today. The bearing buddy checked out on the way home. I need get a new one on asap so I can finish out scrounging season. I guess I will need to get around to replacing the bearings and seals after I get 4 more loads and back up to being a year ahead.

How it was

What a mess

 

[svk]

Had one casualty today. The bearing buddy checked out on the way home. I need get a new one on asap so I can finish out scrounging season. I guess I will need to get around to replacing the bearings and seals after I get 4 more loads and back up to being a year ahead.

How it was

What a mess

I've had that happen a few times over the years. Still beats hand packing them!

 

[cus_deluxe]

scored some nice beech from a blowdown. Actually was on the property of the neighbor of some people i work for. A few emails and i got paid to make firewood .

 

[nomad_archer]

I've had that happen a few times over the years. Still beats hand packing them!

No kidding. Repacking does not seem like any fun. I have never had to repack a bearing but I am replacing the existing bearings so I will be learning. Thank you google and youtube. I picked up a cheap grease cap at the hardware store this morning to get me by until I replace the bearings and seals this fall. Thank goodness this home made trailer uses standard sized 1.98 caps on the axle. When I do the bearings I will be putting bearing buddies back on.

 

[MustangMike]

Now, almost everything has sealed bearings, but back in the day, it was a routine to do your front breaks and repack your wheel bearings with grease. Wheel bearing grease is messy stuff that does not like to come off your hands, and we did not use rubber gloves back then, no one did. Learning how to adjust the tightness just right was the key to success.

 

[nomad_archer]

I'm not going to lie but I was surprised when the drive shafts on my truck had grease fittings. I hadn't had to do one of those since I got rid of my 89 olds.

 

[Eagleknight]

Tree service responded to my cl ad today. It's the easiest scrounge yet. I got two loads all cut to length or close enough. Didn't have to fire up the saws.

Here is one load.

Did you post as paying or looking for free wood. Were you targeting tree service specifically?

 

[nomad_archer]

Not giving away all the secrets. But you have a PM.

 

[Oldman47]

Maybe I'm a bit dense but what is the big deal repacking a bearing. It takes all of about 15 minutes including the time to jack it up and get the weight off the bearing. Yes, I am definitely old school but I have repacked many bearings for myself in my lifetime. As Mustang Mike said, it used be routine to repack the front on any typical car. I always did mine every 50,000 miles or so.

 

[USMC615]

Here's a scrounge fellas that I literally had to just walk to...one of my brothers helping a friend of his clear some of his 60 plus acres to give more grazing/eating area for his cows and goats. Brothers friend told me take any and all of it...it's all oak and hickory. Every bit of it. I think I'll take it all, Lol.

I'm gonna take the SuperSplit HD and my 20-ton Dual Split, bust what needs to be busted at his property, get him a little stacked for the upcoming winter on his back porch, and haul the rest home.

Pile is about 7 feet high in the center, 25 feet long, about 18 feet in depth. I'm all in on this one guys, and split and stack for the owner a little bit, for the trade-off in a little sweat for heat?? Absolutely. It can't get much more gravy than this. And they've only just begun to lay the hardwoods down and start clearing.

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[JustJeff]

Here's a scrounge fellas that I literally had to just walk to...one of my brothers helping a friend of his clear some of his 60 plus acres to give more grazing/eating area for his cows and goats. Brothers friend told me take any and all of it...it's all oak and hickory. Every bit of it. I think I'll take it all, Lol.

I'm gonna take the SuperSplit HD and my 20-ton Dual Split, bust what needs to be busted at his property, get him a little stacked for the upcoming winter on his back porch, and haul the rest home.

Pile is about 7 feet high in the center, 25 feet long, about 18 feet in depth. I'm all in on this one guys, and split and stack for the owner a little bit, for the trade-off in a little sweat for heat?? Absolutely. It can't get much more gravy than this. And they've only just begun to lay the hardwoods down and start clearing.

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Yeah, you pretty much suck! Lol.

 

[Marshy]

Here's a scrounge fellas that I literally had to just walk to...one of my brothers helping a friend of his clear some of his 60 plus acres to give more grazing/eating area for his cows and goats. Brothers friend told me take any and all of it...it's all oak and hickory. Every bit of it. I think I'll take it all, Lol.

I'm gonna take the SuperSplit HD and my 20-ton Dual Split, bust what needs to be busted at his property, get him a little stacked for the upcoming winter on his back porch, and haul the rest home.

Pile is about 7 feet high in the center, 25 feet long, about 18 feet in depth. I'm all in on this one guys, and split and stack for the owner a little bit, for the trade-off in a little sweat for heat?? Absolutely. It can't get much more gravy than this. And they've only just begun to lay the hardwoods down and start clearing.

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I should seen you to ban camp for sucking so much but then you won't e around here anyways with a pile like that to work on so it's not worth the key strokes. You suck!

 

[farmer steve]

Yeah, you pretty much suck! Lol.

i think that's a double suck. heat or not.

 

[JustJeff]

Sunset over the woodpile. I have been cutting just for the wood. I have enough for 3 years so I put an ad up for tree cutting. Got my first paying gig tomorrow after work.