Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yep, that's true. Who doesn't want a tractor AND a skidsteer? I'd have one of every model if I could - wheeled, tracked, hovercraft, whatever. LOL

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

If you buy a tractor, any style , be good to it, feel it’s pain. The lube chart is your best tool. You will also need to be patient when she’s sick. The maintenance can be difficult but you will get well used to it over time. When you buy a tractor buy it for life and add more tractors as needed.
skid steer, uniloader, excavator, track loader are all in category “tractor “.
When buying a used tractor be careful of anything thats been on the market for a while, unless it has a drawback that sheds a typical man but you know how to deal with. I have an old Mustang that will do about anything I’ve seen on here, I have fixed very few things on it,,,,,,and it cost
under $4,000.00. Just an example??
Shortage of parts availability can always be an issue. Even on new machines.I am a Machinist and can usually keep that problem in house.
I hope get one you love.

good read! on the ! i have 4! would be 5 if i had a skidder... two diesels and two lawn type, gasoline. them all! bot my diesels, the gasolines found me. freebie-scrounges...

'WHAT! obsolete??? well, ... guess i will just make my own then!!!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

It hasn't been a cold winter here either, but it has been wet...one of my neighbors has collected about 50" of just rain for the season, not counting snow. It snowed last Monday... probably a couple feet of powder, it's sense compacted down to about a foot where there isn't tree cover, and is taking its time melting.

I actually really haven't tracked my firewood consumption...even with the snow, it doesn't get nearly as cold as back east... it's only down to 30 as I type this. Then again, it might be like yesterday where it wasn't above freezing long enough to melt any snow.

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more snow than i need! thanks for the pix!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

When I bring in the first box of wood in off the pile I almost immediately feel like the pile is getting small.
I have run out of firewood in 30 years

is it missing a word: never?

just wondering....

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I have had good luck with the Corona brand pile saw pruner. The saw blade is beyond sharp like super scary sharp

hi Brufab... been doing pretty good with the Corona brand down here, too!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

-3 here this morning. Been little colder than normal, and little more snow
View attachment 1050404Found out Polaris doesn’t make a very good chainsaw, lol
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Probably have burned a little over 4 cords so far this winter, little more than previous years.

reminds me of the lift lines... mid-mountain!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

tonite our fishing adventures continue... fresh, never frozen cold Atlantic cod and haddock are on tonite's menu.

the QB skiffed on over to the port of call boat docks... and happy to report both the haddock and cod are in the boat, on ice and headed back to our camp....

film at 11:00!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Shoot. I was thinking of getting an elephant instead of a tractor or skid steer to help me in my scrounge. I guess that's out.

well, there are always bikes to consider....

but carry-in scrounges of firewood are the best!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

ME!

I've owned a skid, skid with tracks and tractors. I still have the tractors, but the skids are long gone, and I don't miss them one bit for MANY reasons.

Only thing I have with tracks these days is this,

SR

at least u got something!!!!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Looks like some nice topsoil, hope it wasn't all wasted on a road . Then again, trucking sand or fill ain't cheap!

i thot road too, then again... raised beds for carrots came to mind. nice friable seedbed ! ~

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Broke some plastic. Was going down hill, hit a dip with left ski, pushed me over into the trees. Tree was between ski and hood, thought I was going to have to walk but chipped at the tree enough with screw driver to break it off, lol.

glad u survived that ok! looks like it could have been worse!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Dang, you gotta get a saw mounted to that beast, or quit hitting trees lol.
Glad it wasn't worse, up here we see many guys die every yr from hitting trees, but you know nearly 100% involve . The guys that die falling thru the ice are usually just unaware of their surroundings, we usually see a few of those each yr too.

happens on the ski slopes, too! i remember one guy who worked in our ski shoppe... and he lived life for a yr with a belly bag.... after he lost control (DA!) and slammed into a tree!

'set those edges! ...ski in control!!!'


daily down here on the news! die every day - daily!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I was turning my topsoil pile... It needs it again too...

SR

nice skidder! i like it!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Yeah definitely taking at least a hand saw next time.
That’s too bad. Had one death from tree here last year, most are from avalanches.

was the point in docu vid other nite i recorded Winter in The Alps... most winter food for many are avalanche kills. sheep down below, but above tree line... scrounging... and a big one lets loose above. suddenly it is a-holes and elbows and a short cold ride down! wolves, eagles etc... then take over!

 

[artbaldoni]

$870 later all new hoses and modified tubes all back on the backhoe. My tagging system worked great. The biggest miracle of all, it actually works as it should!

 

[SS396driver]

Like I said before still doing things outside . Finished off the gate for the dump . Bought some expanded steel yesterday to keep the small bits in .

 

[artbaldoni]

I need a dump trailer...

 

[Brufab]

-3 here this morning. Been little colder than normal, and little more snow
View attachment 1050404Found out Polaris doesn’t make a very good chainsaw, lol
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Probably have burned a little over 4 cords so far this winter, little more than previous years.

Holy heck that thing has a long track is that custom?

 

[Brufab]

That sounds painful!

I meant pole saw lol.

 

[Brufab]

i have never been to Kodiak, but i have spent some time up in Homer.... Alaska is

Homer you say