Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[woodchip rookie]

I think he said he has a bad glow plug and possibly controller? My guess is under 30° cold starts are iffy!

yea that

 

[woodchip rookie]

I'll take 100 over 0 any day of the week.

Yea. Water is WAY easier to get than firewood. You dont even have to dry it.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

I'm not a fan of either extreme. But anything's better than mud season.

 

[cantoo]

cat10ken, should have said Can $4.33 per day not per month. I use more power in the summer because we are usually doing more stuff in the shop welding etc. We have ac in the shop and use it sometimes too. Last Aug was $4.80 per day.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Yea. Water is WAY easier to get than firewood. You dont even have to dry it.

Not sure how many remember all the big panic just before Y2K but anyone that felt they weren’t prepared got into survivalist overdrive and one guy made a fortune. He ran an ad in Popular ********* selling “dehydrated water, takes up minimal space.” Word is he made a fortune and yes, I personally saw the ad. However I didn’t order any, I was rolling on the floor laughing.

 

[crowbuster]

mud , rain and flooding here yesterday. low of 0 tonite. You just cant make this $hit up.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Don’t trees down there have branches? You ever had to cut a maple or black locust you would have a coronary with all the branches.

naw man! they grow branchless trees. can't u see in the pix?... its a gravity thing...

a coronary huh? lol

I have never cut black locust. I hear some on other threads talking about it. I mostly use oak. some pecan. some hickory. and last but not least I also use mesquite. cedar, too now that I think about it. but for firewood? primarily oak

KiwiB - that sure is some pretty countryside.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I'll take 100 over 0 any day of the week.

I would agree! but I guess overall... both have their comfort zones. issue(s) are ... how far out of the box can one go? dressed or undressed properly is the key. and then food. I don't see how so many outdoor laborers can eat so much at noon, middle of summer... and work out in the heat. well, they do seem to suffer...lol. facial expressions give it away... lol

but think hot

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Dont even bother till its 5F and put it on a timer. Most newer vehicle within the past 20 years have little to no trouble starting at temps down to -40F so long as they havent been sitting for a prolonged period of time.

that's interesting and I will have to take ur word for it. I had thot most up in ur area, those temps used elec block heaters and had plug ins all up n down main street in town, too. I know some over in Whithorse area and they have to plug in during winter at those temps... and say, never drive out of town alone... for safety. engine trouble late in afternoon, and not a good place to be at -40F that night...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I ran the furnace at Penmar casting for a couple years after high school. Still my favorite job I've had. Move 10k in steel and cast into the furnace by hand 5 days a week staying in shape wasn't a problem, staying hydrated was very important. We poured at 13-1400* was a bit toasty but I'd go back if I could make the same money I make now.

I have pattern, casting, molds and foundry exp, too. it can get real warm out in the shop as the molten alum gets poured into the riser ports... not fun for the shop guys in August down in SE Texas... and farther

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

My electric bill averages Can $4.33 per month for the year. Last year we shut down the owb and used electric for the hot water. That is US $3.24 per day. I do a fair bit of welding and we have a 24x 50 shop that sees some use almost every day. Big air compressor running air tools, my son is a mechanic and does tire changes and other repairs. I never complain about my electric bill, it's one of the cheapest bills and one of the most needed items I have. A trip to Princess Auto to pick up parts is $70 in fuel for me. I spend $1.80 for one cup of coffee a day. If you eat at a restaurant and your bill is $100, your tip of 20% is almost 5 days worth of electricity. ( most of my family work at the local Nuclear power plant and I even worked there a couple of years too) .

that's some low cost electricity. my country bill is about 10 times that and it don't include any electricity. just the base fee monthly for the connection and related items... sigh! power is additional ~

 

[Deleted member 150358]

I ran 5w40 synthetic in the Duramax and first thing I did to it was put 2 frost plug heaters in it. It would start without but the sounds that it made were worse than finger nails on a chalkboard to me.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yea. Water is WAY easier to get than firewood. You dont even have to dry it.

I dunno, whenever you know who... makes me wash the pots n pans... I have to dry the water on them...

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I'm not a fan of either extreme. But anything's better than mud season.

I agree! we have to take our hats off to those WWII soldiers who where in So Pacific... 120 in the shade and so was the beer!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I ran 5w40 synthetic in the Duramax and first thing I did to it was put 2 frost plug heaters in it. It would start without but the sounds that it made were worse than finger nails on a chalkboard to me.

well, I can just imagine. its no secret that up in the AK and CA bush... to start the ski bush plane in such weather, cowling gets a tent and spl oil heaters to get those parts warmed up and the oils ready to do their jobs ... properly.

those sounds were prob the rod bearings stretching the frozen solid oil film around the crank journals... lol

 

[James Miller]

I ran 5w40 synthetic in the Duramax and first thing I did to it was put 2 frost plug heaters in it. It would start without but the sounds that it made were worse than finger nails on a chalkboard to me.

Sounds like are old kabota. When it's under 30 that engine makes noises iv only heard others make right before a rod decides to exit the block.

 

[square1]

I would agree! but I guess overall... both have their comfort zones. issue(s) are ... how far out of the box can one go? dressed or undressed properly is the key.

It has always been my contention that more clothes can be put on when it's cold, but you can't always take more off if it's hot, HR Department has silly rules!

 

[woodchip rookie]

I work in a refridgerated food manufacturing facility. No issues there. You know its cold when its FIFTY degrees WARMER in our coolers than it is outside.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Looked closer to -20°F on the old thermometer on the porch. I don't have to go anywhere until Tuesday but its sposed to be colder then.
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[Bobby Kirbos]

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