Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[singinwoodwackr]

Moderators aren't doing their job here. I see a lot of use of a particular dirty word ...SNOW! Anyone talking about it should be banned!

We had 3-4" a couple of days ago but luckily it melted in the next couple of day. Now all we have is a mushy mess. No scrounging for a while.

I was all ready for our big snow event…maybe a half inch last night. Now, 38* and raining, lol

 

[MustangMike]

Had to take my wife to the Doc this morning, she fell and broke a finger!

In Danbury, off I-84 Exit 7 (and North on Rte 7) it was 28* and snowing.

10 minutes later, taking Rte 7 South / 84 West it was 36* and raining!

We must have gone through a front!

 

[singinwoodwackr]

So my neighbor was getting his scrounge on bucking a log 3' diameter 20' long log into rounds. He had it held up of the ground with a smaller sized Kubota track hoe. Hydraulics slowly bleeding off and the log slipped out of the hoe's grasp. He was dawged in good at the moment with his 661C. When the log dropped, it immediately rolled ripping the saw out of his hands with it. Smashed the air intake up a bit as well as the pistol grip. He dropped it off to me a couple weeks ago for repairs. I called Madsen's and they don't have service manuals or exploded assembly drawings of the 661. He said I should be able to find it all on line. Any of you guys know anything about that or have any ideas?
Any info would help Gents. He's probably gonna be wanting his saw back sooner or later.

All I have on the iPad.

 

[SS396driver]

Had to take my wife to the Doc this morning, she fell and broke a finger!

In Danbury, off I-84 Exit 7 (and North on Rte 7) it was 28* and snowing.

10 minutes later, taking Rte 7 South / 84 West it was 36* and raining!

We must have gone through a front!

That’s painfull . I get nauseous when I hurt my fingers . I can get a huge gash in my arm or leg and get 15 stitches and not even flinch . Hit my finger hammering a nail and I have to sit or lay down . Guess that’s why I’m good at body work hyper sensitive fingers

 

[sean donato]

So my neighbor was getting his scrounge on bucking a log 3' diameter 20' long log into rounds. He had it held up of the ground with a smaller sized Kubota track hoe. Hydraulics slowly bleeding off and the log slipped out of the hoe's grasp. He was dawged in good at the moment with his 661C. When the log dropped, it immediately rolled ripping the saw out of his hands with it. Smashed the air intake up a bit as well as the pistol grip. He dropped it off to me a couple weeks ago for repairs. I called Madsen's and they don't have service manuals or exploded assembly drawings of the 661. He said I should be able to find it all on line. Any of you guys know anything about that or have any ideas?
Any info would help Gents. He's probably gonna be wanting his saw back sooner or later.

1-800-evilbay. Unfortunately it seems to be the go to stihl parts store these days vs the inept dealers I have around here.

 

[svk]

Should've had his screen down . Do you know who he's talking to, he looks familiar.
We got a thing called the Detroit lean when you're driving(you know, the gangsta lean), looks like Matt's got the NY lean going on there .

I am not sure who that other fellow is.

 

[ray benson]

So my neighbor was getting his scrounge on bucking a log 3' diameter 20' long log into rounds. He had it held up of the ground with a smaller sized Kubota track hoe. Hydraulics slowly bleeding off and the log slipped out of the hoe's grasp. He was dawged in good at the moment with his 661C. When the log dropped, it immediately rolled ripping the saw out of his hands with it. Smashed the air intake up a bit as well as the pistol grip. He dropped it off to me a couple weeks ago for repairs. I called Madsen's and they don't have service manuals or exploded assembly drawings of the 661. He said I should be able to find it all on line. Any of you guys know anything about that or have any ideas?
Any info would help Gents. He's probably gonna be wanting his saw back sooner or later.

Check your inbox for an ipl and service manual.

 

[farmer steve]

1-800-evilbay. Unfortunately it seems to be the go to stihl parts store these days vs the inept dealers I have around here.

Let me know if you need stihl parts Sean. My dealer has bins of donor/parts saws.

 

[sean donato]

Let me know if you need stihl parts Sean. My dealer has bins of donor/parts saws.
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Good to know! It's been rather lack luster over my way lately. "OH we can order that, be a week or so."

 

[farmer steve]

Good to know! It's been rather lack luster over my way lately. "OH we can order that, be a week or so."

Unless it's an old/oddball part my guy usually has stuff in a couple of days. They work on a lot of saws and keep a good supply of parts on hand.

 

[Haywire]

 

[WoodAbuser]

Got some minus 23° action rolling into the NW Thurs/Fri. Getting some Spruce rounds ready to burn. Using the old yard sale Fiskars.

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Careful with the wood pix. We only talk about snow and other weather here now.

 

[Sampson]

We're supposed to get our first significant snowfall here starting overnight, which is quite late for Atlantic Canada. Should probably give the snowblower a once over tonight. Always something that needs tinkering with on that machine... Most of it mechanical, and some operator error. Like when I sucked up a welcome mat that I forgot to take in last year . That one took some doing to undo. Either way, it sure beats shoveling!

 

[GrizG]

60-80mph winds, massive rain…
sounds like scrounging won’t be a problem for you folks in the north east

Assuming no major washouts I anticipate being on the rail trail once the trail surface firms up again. We avoid driving on it when it's saturated...

 

[sean donato]

Been raining all day now. All the snow we got is pretty much gone. Yards a swamp again. Wheel barrow dug a 4-6" furrow when I went put to grab some wood after work.... I'd rather it be sub zero then 40* and raining.

 

[SS396driver]

Still snowing pretty good here

 

[snobdds]

Got around 6-8” on the ground from storm , still going, View attachment 1142167View attachment 1142168View attachment 1142169

What windshield wiper is that?

 

[rarefish383]

Out early while the ground was frozen and before the snow started. Working on the big ash tree. 2 more buckets hauled in.
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That's how I would noodle them too. When I still had the Ash hole to cut inmost of them fell over, I'd put a block under the log a few feet out from the stump. As soon as they got too heavy to lift, noodle em up.

 

[Squareground3691]

What windshield wiper is that?

The actual wiper ? , not certain it came with the inclosed cab package,

 

[chipper1]

Been raining all day now. All the snow we got is pretty much gone. Yards a swamp again. Wheel barrow dug a 4-6" furrow when I went put to grab some wood after work.... I'd rather it be sub zero then 40* and raining.

You need a two wheeled unit, less ground pressure per square inch .

Not sure how much we got, but it was just above the grass, now in many places I see the grass again. They're saying another 1-4, temps will be hanging within the freezing point for the next couple days, so who knows what we will end up, the ground wasn't frozen when it started either.
I'm just glad I got the siding done on the barn before it started . Be even nicer if I had the bay doors on, chutes between the trusses, electric for the lights and outlets run, lids in the bays, insulation up there, and the bay walls insulated and finished.