Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[3000 FPS]

Just a few more. Remember this is Wyoming so there is not a lot of good wood to choose from.
What I have is Lodge pole pine, cottonwood, Green ash, Siberian elm, Quaking Aspen, Spruce, Russian olive and alittle boxelder.







I just wanted to show this last picture of how much haze there is right now. This is smoke from the fires going
in Washington state, Idaho, and Montana. Really bad.

 

[mainewoods]

Man that's flat! This is about as "open country" as it gets around here.

 

[USMC615]

Just a few more. Remember this is Wyoming so there is not a lot of good wood to choose from.
What I have is Lodge pole pine, cottonwood, Green ash, Siberian elm, Quaking Aspen, Spruce, Russian olive and alittle boxelder.

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I just wanted to show this last picture of how much haze there is right now. This is smoke from the fires going
in Washington state, Idaho, and Montana. Really bad.
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Man, that is some wide open country there...narry a tree in sight except in the last pic about the smoke haze. I bet when the wind gets to whipping in the winter time, it's brutal in that open of a space.

 

[3000 FPS]

Man, that is some wide open country there...narry a tree in sight except in the last pic about the smoke haze. I bet when the wind gets to whipping in the winter time, it's brutal in that open of a space.

Yep it is wide open. Not for everyone. Anyone who comes by is always amazed at the amount of wood I have scrounged. I also put a lot of my stacks on the west side of the house to help with a wind break. The wind is something we live with here, but I love the wide open space and seeing for miles.

 

[USMC615]

Yep it is wide open. Not for everyone. Anyone who comes by is always amazed at the amount of wood I have scrounged. I also put a lot of my stacks on the west side of the house to help with a wind break. The wind is something we live with here, but I love the wide open space and seeing for miles.

Nice. I'd be tempted to try those 1,000 yard plus, crazy shots at pronghorn, deer, etc...talk about trying to figure your 'Kentucky windage.' Have a better chance with a howitzer, lol.

 

[3000 FPS]

The longest shot I ever have taken at a Pronghorn is 400 yards. I was afraid I would shoot to low so I held over to the top of his back and caught him right through the spine. I was using a 25-06.

 

[3000 FPS]

Hey USMC615 I noticed you have a 460 rancher. I was wondering if you have ever had problems with the clutch springs getting weak from heat and letting the chain move at idle.

 

[USMC615]

Hey USMC615 I noticed you have a 460 rancher. I was wondering if you have ever had problems with the clutch springs getting weak from heat and letting the chain move at idle.

No problems so far 3000 with clutch springs/idle chain slippage. I bought the saw new about 3 years ago, but I tend to use the 445 I bought 2 yrs ago much more than the 460. Not saying it can't happen with the 460, yours has probably seen a heap more action and cutting than mine. Might be a good question to ask though over in the chainsaw forum. Lots of folks with a lotta good knowledge over in chainsaws.

 

[Erik B]

Man that's flat! This is about as "open country" as it gets around here.
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@mainewoods Love that shot of the double rainbow. Around me it is as flat as it is around you. Gotta love the hills.

 

[MustangMike]

Bob, it did rain last night, but I don't know how much, I was sleeping. Nice sunny day today though, cool in the morning, then it really warmed up. Delivered another 2 cord from the pile.

Will be helping my brother tomorrow with that concrete garage floor for the guy with the two 440 Mopars that was on Counting Cars.

My Well is down to 1,330 ft, they don't think they hit any addl water, but will check the static level next week when they pull all the drilling pipe out. We will also consider if fracking it is a good idea. Rather depressing to tell you the truth. Feels kinda like you purchased an imaginary car or boat that does not exist!

I guess the only good news is the well is not completely dry, so there are still some possibilities.

 

[dancan]

The neighbour was complaining that her cedar was blocking the winter sun and that ice would not melt in her driveway .
I was volunteered by my wife to thin it out so Pioneerguy600 and I did a bit of arboriste work LOL

We ended up with a mountain of brush and a bit of cedar for kindling
After we were done we took a shot up to where we've been scrounging , spotted plenty of new dead standing hardwoods .
Even stopped and scrounged up a blueberry snack in an area that burnt a few years back

 

[Philbert]

Nice looking Ryobi . . .

Philbert

 

[zogger]

The neighbour was complaining that her cedar was blocking the winter sun and that ice would not melt in her driveway .
I was volunteered by my wife to thin it out so Pioneerguy600 and I did a bit of arboriste work LOL

We ended up with a mountain of brush and a bit of cedar for kindling
After we were done we took a shot up to where we've been scrounging , spotted plenty of new dead standing hardwoods .
Even stopped and scrounged up a blueberry snack in an area that burnt a few years back

OK for being volunteered! Nice country up there, always like your pics.

 

[stihly dan]

Just ordered a new reciever hitch for the truck, a nice curt class V, 17,000 lb GTW with 2,500 lb TW from autoanything. Com . Those guys are wicked cheap, guaranteed lowest price for a year. This will not happen again!

 

[zogger]

Just ordered a new reciever hitch for the truck, a nice curt class V, 17,000 lb GTW with 2,500 lb TW from autoanything. Com . Those guys are wicked cheap, guaranteed lowest price for a year. This will not happen again!

Man, that looks stout! I have a cat V on the needs an engine bogger mkII, but yours looks lots better. (edit: pre broken I mean).

 

[dancan]

Took the Ryobia for a drive this afternoon

Found a trail I haven't been on .

All that water , 24" of it and the RonCo WH 1.0 didn't flinch a bit

 

[MustangMike]

Is that just a re badged Stihl???

 

[dancan]

Even scrounged up some more berries , they were the size of grapes LOL
Got about 2 quarts
The dog likes them too .

Plenty of dead and leaning trees on this scouting trip , I went out to asses the trail and take inventory

I also found a blown down fire killed pine , I figured I'd cut a few blocks to see if it still had a good heart .

This thing was propped up but wow , was it ever wet and did it ever smell of turpentine .

It was a great day , hot and humid .
Scrounge on gentleman

 

[dancan]

Is that just a re badged Stihl???

Yes Mike , I did up the stickers for schitts and giggles LOL

 

[Ambull01]

You guys have been busy.

Wood scrounging gurus, I have a few questions about wood haulers. I'm definitely going to get rid of my CTS-V and buy a truck. I'm leaning towards a diesel 3/4 or 1 ton truck but I'll probably never tow anything. I want to spend about $20k. Was thinking about buying a truck and a cheap fuel efficient car for my work commute but I'll have four vehicles if I go that route. Anyway, what do you all recommend?

My choices:
5.9 Cummins Dodge up to '06. I think they went to the 6.7 in '07 with all the added emissions crap.
Duramax Chevy/GMC: prefer the LBZ engine as it seems to have the least amount of issues. '06 or '07
Ford diesel: 7.3 would be nice but the truck would be really old. There's deals to be had for the 6.0 but there are a lot of issues with that motor. 6.4 motor sounds great for hp/torque but sounds extremely high tech/complicated.
Tundra: probably the 5.7 motor. MPG isn't great but motor is strong. Not sure how it will handle the weight of firewood though.
Chevy/GMC 1/2 ton gas trucks: The 5.3 motor sounds extremely reliable, decent power, and I can buy a much newer model vs a diesel p/u. Seems like the 5.3 was/is the most widely optioned engine so, worst case scenario, I could pick one up for cheap for an engine swap.
Dodge 1/2 ton gas trucks: Not a huge fan of Dodge so I'll probably skip their gas models unless I see a screaming deal.
Ford 1/2 gas trucks: Their gas trucks sounds a bit gutless so I'll probably pass unless I see a screaming deal.

What would you pick? I would like to cut/haul firewood at least once a week all year long if possible. Selling firewood doesn't seem like it will provide a whole lot of income but I may do it just so I'll have an excuse to upgrade my Makita with a BBK and get another smaller saw to limb. I could get a trailer and tow the wood but that just seems to be a waste of money. I'll probably never tow anything else except firewood.