Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Only 8 pages? This thread has been moving faster than that lately.

the solution is simple. one merely needs to drop by. go to end. back up a page or two. or stay on last page. catch the current media jist... and dive in! well, seems that simple to me. easiest way to get behind on (FW and other stuff thread) is just not visit it. i have proved that to myself often....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Here’s some of my recent work and some of the works in progress.

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nice work! i have never heard of that cream. i have a -load of cast iron,. many fry pans to dutch ovens. a lucky day and a lucky scrounge... i don't use them all, but i like them all!

 

[MustangMike]

It is just a small frying pan but it fits nicely between the ribs of the 55 gal drum stove. Plus, since the stovetop is not flat, the ability of cast iron to spread the heat is appreciated.

I've looked at the name on it several times (intending to share on this site) but never remember it by the time I get home!

I don't even know where it came from, but mostly everything up at the cabin is just secondhand stuff that someone did not want anymore.

We did not buy any windows or doors; they are all recovered from renovation projects of house fires. My friend Harold is a carpenter, and a lot of the stuff comes through him, the rest from me or family members. We even have a garage door up there that needs to be installed on the old cabin which is used for storage.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Not to be a critic, but as pretty and nice as she is, that girl did not stroke straight with that file!

I would not let her sharpen my chains!

i din't watch it, etc... but from all the noise... i am sure i would not stop her from pulling my chain!!!!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

In my experience girls don’t like straight strokes… some rocking is just as if not more effective.

'a!!!! so you say!!! my take on it is... different strokes for different folks!!!!

ie, for example:

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

another weather report for Anchorage, last nite:

Hi everyone,
After record breaking snowfall, now comes freezing cold. Hope everyone keeps warm.
We have been cancelling . due to bad road and trail conditions. Hopefully, city will clear road.
This week, we plan to meet at:

 

[Sierra_rider]

There are days that I would have to chain up my diesel if I wanted it to even get out of the yard. Instead, I just drive the Tacoma in inclement weather...the smaller vehicles do so much better in deep snow and/or on hills.
I nearly got stuck at the bottom of a local road a couple years back, as there were power lines down and I had to turn around. I was in the long bed Dodge and it took all the skill I had to just barely get back up the hill...wasn't even a crazy amount of snow for us, just the 2500/3500s weigh a bunch w/none of the weight over the rear axle.

The Tacoma...I can get around a lot of places without even putting in 4wd. In 4wd, I've pushed snow with the front bumper before, and it wasn't struggling that bad. Worst case scenario, I have to engage the locker. Lockers are an easy way to spin out at faster speeds, but are like a cheat code when crawling up a hill.

My best snow rig I ever had was an old 90's Toyota pickup that I put a straight axle under. It was built for 37's, but I was cheap and ran 35's on it. Friends and I used to take our rigs out to the national forest in the middle of winter...air the tires down to <5psi and just drive through the FS roads that were deemed impassible by most people.

Last Christmas, we had a storm that reeked havoc...I was without power for 8 days. The snow on the roof is lying, there was actually 2' of snow on the ground in the picture, ended up getting nearly 4' by the time it was done:

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

checking out to go check in....

 

[MustangMike]

I used to put chains on everything, the lawn tractor to plow the driveway and one time had to put them on all 4 wheels for the Escape to make it up to the cabin.

However, my ATV does not need chains to plow the driveway, and so far, the F-150 with the Blizzaks has not needed chains to get up to the cabin in the snow.

Note: We don't go up there in late winter, so we don't deal with that amount of snow.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

In my experience girls don’t like straight strokes… some rocking is just as if not more effective.

Im think'n. That's what I was think'n! Im think'n.

 

[bob kern]

looks like made from a plastic bucket??? my bet is... soon as Brufab sees it... he will want one!!!

Plastic 55 gal drum. I have all sorts of trailers etc. But sometimes a sled is best. Especially in snow or when headed down a steep hill. Sleds don't push!!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Here’s some of my recent work and some of the works in progress.

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Nice! I really like Griswold cast! I have a fair collection myself. As well as a Wagner Ware. Cooking with cast iron is the only way to go! Sometimes I even cook with salt and pepper too!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

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like the concept. but think i will just stick with my files...

that said, i sorta wouldn't mind a deer antler handle, though! ~


hmm, sometimes the kid confuses me....
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Your confused?!?! Ever since I joined this website I've been confused!!!

 

[SS396driver]

Had a blood trail in my driveway up and over the stone wall around my trailers and woodpile . Found a frozen doe near my fire pit. Must have gotten hit last night

 

[SS396driver]

Had to use the Dodge the other day and I put my saws in the basement . That was a mistake came home to the smell of gas . I usually keep the saws in the barn my other 4 are there but I found a nice convenient storage solution using the stairs in the bilco door basement entrance

 

[bob kern]

Plastic 55 gal drum. I have all sorts of trailers etc. But sometimes a sled is best. Especially in snow or when headed down a steep hill. Sleds don't push!!

I have a 250g fuel oil tank that I cut in half the tall way. They make great sleds. Hook a chain where the legs use to be and off you go. Rolls over to dump pretty easily too. I have used them a lot retrieving trees from on top the big hill behind the house. Easy to drag up empty but can skid quite a bit down without it overrunning my tractor on the way down. The garden tractor handle one pretty well. The ih 240 can do them in tandem.

 

[mountainguyed67]

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/new-chain-sharpener.180488/
Philbert

Thanks for the link.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Afternoon guys.
I saw these while out doing a bit of Christmas shopping today.
Thought y'all might like em...
The sun messed up the pictures.....they were in perfect condition...

 

[bob kern]

Afternoon guys.
I saw these while out doing a bit of Christmas shopping today.
Thought y'all might like em...
The sun messed up the pictures.....they were in perfect condition...
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Sweet!!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Afternoon guys.
I saw these while out doing a bit of Christmas shopping today.
Thought y'all might like em...
The sun messed up the pictures.....they were in perfect condition...
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Use to see both those rigs over this way, they rusted out so fast, you didn't dare blink, or they'd be rusted out!! lol

I was going to buy a new Jeep pu in 1972, I looked at several at different Jeep dealers and they already had rust on the tailgates brand new! I couldn't believe it, so I spent my money on another brand.

SR