Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[LondonNeil]

I vote beech

 

[muad]

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Better pictures of the bark on the big log. Most of it is peeling off so it's been dead or down for awhile.

Looks like English Walnut. My favorite tree to climb as a kid at my grandparents. Grandma planted it herself. What's crazy is the tree died the same summer when she pssed. I kept some of the wood to make knife scales and pistol grips.

 

[muad]

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Better pictures of the bark on the big log. Most of it is peeling off so it's been dead or down for awhile.

Looks like English Walnut. My favorite tree to climb as a kid at my grandparents. Grandma planted it herself. What's crazy is the tree died the same summer when she pssed. I kept some of the wood to make knife scales and pistol grips.

 

[Be Stihl]

Added some bone dry locust and ash to next years pile this weekend. The locust had been there for years I’d say, the bark was gone and it was light.

Also took the little 170 and added a side tensioner from a 250, as well as dropped the bar length to 14” and went up on the gage to .050”
It should make a nice little limb and small bucking saw for my 13 year old son. I’ll take all the help I can get, if you know what I mean.

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[Jere39]

Added some bone dry locust and ash to next years pile this weekend. The locust had been there for years I’d say, the bark was gone and it was light.

Also took the little 170 and added a side tensioner from a 250, as well as dropped the bar length to 14” and went up on the gage to .050”
It should make a nice little limb and small bucking saw for my 13 year old son. I’ll take all the help I can get, if you know what I mean.

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I am in no position to question anyone's tool set up. This is a question for my own knowledge only: Do you run your saw(s) with the chain as loose as it appears on your modified 170, or is that something that sorts out with the side tensioner?

 

[Be Stihl]

I’m also on the beech bandwagon James.


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[Be Stihl]

I am in no position to question anyone's tool set up. This is a question for my own knowledge only: Do you run your saw(s) with the chain as loose as it appears on your modified 170, or is that something that sorts out with the side tensioner?

That’s how I store all my saws. As soon as I’m done cutting the chain gets loosened up so they don’t shrink and add stress to the crank. At least that makes sense in my mind.


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[Brufab]

Oh, you mean like this one I posted last year?View attachment 966825

@H-Ranch Oh the owb needs a few rounds? No problem!

 

[ijpom]

I have a question on what's safe to burn, or what might be dangerous to burn.

All the burning happens recreationally in this fire pit, and no-one likes smoke blowing on them, so everyone moves away from that.




I've cleared my lot of the standing dead wood, and have loads to burn. But I've got stuff like this 18" trunk laying on the ground for greater than the two years I've owned property.



Inside looks solid, bark is super thick and spongy, but also currently wet.



Don't want to burn anything moldy or potentially toxic, but my Google searching hasn't provided me with much info regarding what's considered "safe".

Raw facts welcome, but normal practice and opinions welcome too.

 

[Brufab]

That tree almost looks like a elephant carcass.

 

[Brufab]

Ive burnt all kinds of rotten mushroom laden wood in big brush piles, wood that was all sorts of different colors, textures, and smells. Definitely breathed in alot of smoke. I'm still alive. But if anyone is sensitive to smoke I would probly not burn it. But if the fire is hot and the wood is dry it should be fine.

 

[ijpom]

That tree almost looks like a elephant carcass.

I maybe should take a better picture, than the one super zoomed from my back door.

 

[Brufab]

I was referring to the mystery log by James miller

 

[Brufab]

On your campfire wood should be good when its dried out. Just get the fire going good and you will be ok.

 

[djg james]

Added some bone dry locust and ash to next years pile this weekend. The locust had been there for years I’d say, the bark was gone and it was light.


Also took the little 170 and added a side tensioner from a 250, as well as dropped the bar length to 14” and went up on the gage to .050”
It should make a nice little limb and small bucking saw for my 13 year old son. I’ll take all the help I can get, if you know what I mean.

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I haven't worked on saws much so I'm not sure about your reasoning. Why did you put on the tensioner from a 250? So the pin lines up much better in a 0.050 bar? I like the idea of going bigger on the gauge for the reasons you said. I have a 170 also and I'm knocking teeth off that skinny little chain all the time. I might consider this upgrade when I run out of chains.

 

[Brufab]

These guys must be kin to @H-Ranch. Looks like there ready to fill the owb for the night

 

[James Miller]

That tree almost looks like a elephant carcass.

I'm starting to pick up a trend in hippos and elephants here.

 

[James Miller]

Moved all this wood to the rack in the background.So I could unload the ash in the truck.All that extra work made me finally start the wood rack expansion.Adding 8' to each rack Should allow me to stack alot more wood out front. Theres at least this much wood stacked on other racks around the property.

 

[djg james]

Moved all this wood to the rack in the background.So I could unload the ash in the truck.All that extra work made me finally start the wood rack expansion.View attachment 966992View attachment 966993Adding 8' to each rack View attachment 966994Should allow me to stack alot more wood out front. Theres at least this much wood stacked on other racks around the property.

You balance a whole row of firewood on the what 8" width of a RR tie? I had a narrow base once and the stack didn't stand long.

 

[chipper1]

View attachment 966989Moved all this wood to the rack in the background.View attachment 966990So I could unload the ash in the truck.View attachment 966991All that extra work made me finally start the wood rack expansion.View attachment 966992View attachment 966993Adding 8' to each rack View attachment 966994Should allow me to stack alot more wood out front. Theres at least this much wood stacked on other racks around the property.

Looks good James.
Did you get a new splitter
Also it looks like you ned to get after that firewood thats vertical behind/ on the corner of the one stack, or is that part of your vertical wood stack(I have a bunch of those myself).