Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Brufab]

Lots of calcium chloride on the dirt roads here, that's about as bad as salt. My 02 Silverado frame is about to break in half under the cab. Most of it is rotted away. A few taps with the hammer and the truck looses a few pounds

 

[SS396driver]

I believe he was confusing it with eastern cottonwood which I wouldn’t pick up

 

[SS396driver]

Lots of calcium chloride on the dirt roads here, that's about as bad as salt. My 02 Silverado frame is about to break in half under the cab. Most of it is rotted away. A few taps with the hammer and the truck looses a few pounds

What engine in it ? I’m looking for a donor for my 68 if you decide it’s not worth fixing .

 

[Brufab]

What engine in it ? I’m looking for a donor for my 68 if you decide it’s not worth fixing .

5.3 I'm still driving it but the motor has unknown mileage, maybe 225+ the truck itself has 325k always used royal purple or Mobil 1 high mileage.

 

[North by Northwest]

Lots of calcium chloride on the dirt roads here, that's about as bad as salt. My 02 Silverado frame is about to break in half under the cab. Most of it is rotted away. A few taps with the hammer and the truck looses a few pounds

Dust suppresent often up North here also in the summer , very corrosive chemical !

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Well this was a first. Moved my chain grinders from the unheated shed to the heated shop today. Got them plugged in and threw a chain on one and kicked it on. Phone rang so I stepped away to answer and head a loud pop and then the grinder get really loud.

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Save the big piece! Makes a great tuning stone fir an axe bit, and you can store it in the ol glove box!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Can you send that to me? I might need a broken grinding wheel some day.

You'd be surprised what they can be used fir! Lol!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Must be black locust View attachment 1045329

Unfortunately, I've been there once or twice!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Go Orange or go home Lol

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Nice! Put a red beard filter on there then check your times again
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Fir?

 

[Brufab]

Dust suppresent often up North here also in the summer , very corrosive chemical !

My dad wanted to buy the Silverado he's leasing but 12 months of it's life was on calcium chlorided roads. He said no way he's buying it now after what happened to his other truck from living on a treated dirt road

 

[xraydaniel]

Anyone have a very general estimate on what a 4 wheeler with a bucket trailer addition would set me back? Eastern US.

 

[xraydaniel]

Cut up a cord with my neo tec NS892BV today. Very powerful saw! While not up to the QC of my Echos it was a very valuable addition for the +30” hardwood I’ll be dealing with using a 36” bar.

 

[Logger nate]

Fir?

Yep, white fir.

 

[Jeffkrib]

Many years ago I bought an MS 290 to help out a friend. I think it was the second time in my life I didn’t have a saw on my truck. Turned out I liked it. It became my truck saw. Stays on the back 24/7, it’s not even Orange any more. Another friend gave me 3 20” bars from his 390. So I switched over to 3/8 chain and opened up the muffler a little. Now I hand it to friends and they go, oh, a Farm Boss. Then they run it, and go, wow, what did you do to that saw, it runs great. It does run better than the average 290.

Then I bought an MS 170 because they were on sale for $159. It ran great for several years and started losing power. Went by my friends shop and told him it was time for a plug. He asked if I checked the muffler? Duh. Pulled the cover off and it was so carboned up you couldn’t see light through it. Cleaned out, running great again. Few more years went by and it started losing power again. Muffler was clean, so I checked the air filter. It was spotless. But the saw still wasn’t right. Checked the air filter again. Enough Super fine dust was getting by the filter and was sticking to the plastic block before the carb, it was almost blocked. Cleaned it out and running great again.

Im happy with my home owner grade saws. I have 60 or 70 pro saws on the shelves. It’s too hard to keep them running so they just sit and look pretty. My 660 is always at hand. I don’t think I’ll ever buy a new saw again.

Unless I run across a 116 CC Echo 1201.

rarefish funny you should mention the loss of power in your ms170, ive has the same thing happen to my Stihl blower. That was easily solved by cleaning the spark arrestor. Been recently having the same problem with my hedge trimmer tryed cleaning the spark arrestor still down on power checked and cleaned the air filter, still down on power. Thought it may have a scored piston.
Then looked inside the air cleaner cover, there was a thin sponge prefilter. Pulled it out and it was jam packed with leaves and crud. Cleaned it out and it has stacks mord power and revs hard.
Sometimes its the dead simple things which catch you out.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Anyone have a very general estimate on what a 4 wheeler with a bucket trailer addition would set me back? Eastern US.

Not exactly sure what you mean by a bucket trailer? However, a brand new bare bones 400cc 4x4 is going to be in the $6500 to $7000 range I'm guessing.

 

[Brufab]

Just make sure it's a Honda, I can still buy parts for my 1980's 3 wheelers since it's hard to kill a Honda. One of those Foreman 4x4 4 wheelers you can get used for a few grand. Plus there's plenty of attachments available

Not exactly sure what you mean by a bucket trailer? However, a brand new bare bones 400cc 4x4 is going to be in the $6500 to $7000 range I'm guessing.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Anyone have a very general estimate on what a 4 wheeler with a bucket trailer addition would set me back? Eastern US.

Just make sure it's a Honda, I can still buy parts for my 1980's 3 wheelers since it's hard to kill a Honda. One of those Foreman 4x4 4 wheelers you can get used for a few grand. Plus there's plenty of attachments available

Yes! Go with Honda if you're looking fir a work machine that will last!

 

[Brufab]

Yes! Go with Honda if you're looking fir a work machine that will last!

Heck yea bro you can always be overloaded with authority on a Honda, that one pic cracks me up every time

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Heck yea bro you can always be overloaded with authority on a Honda, that one pic cracks me up every time View attachment 1045614View attachment 1045615

Can't say about the trailer, but the wheeler is most definitely "OVERLOADED!!!" Nicely done!

You need to post that picture on the "War Wagon Chronicles " thread!