The rain stopped so I headed over to the neighbor's to drop two Oaks and cut up a Cherry tree that is already down. All three are cut up into 80" lengths. The first picture is the 12 " Cherry. The rest are the Oaks which are 8" and 14". Hopefully on Friday I can trailer them home. I need to find a missing 2 5/16 ball that is on a 2" trailer hitch tongue that I have somewhere.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I just posted the new one to give you an idea of what we currently have. The old white plastic one worked great for many years. I'm certain it was around 1/2hp. Wish I could find a picture of it on the internet.
Pulled two 14' trunks from yesterday's ash tree drop up into the pasture for bucking,
Two more trailer loads and a bucketful now split, and in the racks.
Props to my lovely wife, worked with me all day, did half the splitting!
She's out trimming horse feet now.
Happy turkey day all youse scroungers!
Two more trailer loads and a bucketful now split, and in the racks.
Props to my lovely wife, worked with me all day, did half the splitting!
She's out trimming horse feet now.
Happy turkey day all youse scroungers!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
The wife and I finished butchering the doe today, so I'm ready!
Luckily, I shot it right behind the shoulder, so was able to salvage most of the shoulder meat.
The wife and I finished butchering the doe today, so I'm ready!
Luckily, I shot it right behind the shoulder, so was able to salvage most of the shoulder meat.
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I have been using that rural king bar oil ,to me it is just as good as any other , it has good tacky qualities. It seems to be good to winterize also ,just add 2 to 4 oz of diesel fuel per quart ,depending on how cold it is.
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Drove 11.5 hours today to have Thanksgiving down in NC, my daughter made the 1hour drive from her college
We are all piled up at my BIL and SIL house
To say I’m in heaven having my mini me with me, that’s an understatement!!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Wife’s whole family are blondes, me and my Kristina….. we’re brownies
We are all piled up at my BIL and SIL house
To say I’m in heaven having my mini me with me, that’s an understatement!!!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Wife’s whole family are blondes, me and my Kristina….. we’re brownies
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
One load this afternoon, then trouble shooting the OWB GFCI tripping. Looks to be chafed wiring to the motor. Got the wires separated enough to run and will deal with it in the morning.
Traditional Thanksgiving eve family dinner.
Traditional Thanksgiving eve family dinner.
Hey guys. Hog hunting was good although we didn’t shoot great.
The first night four groups saw zero hogs. Second night we saw 16 and got two. A couple got lucky. Nice thing about head shots is either you have a dead hog or a clean miss.
I got a sow that went about 180#. My friends son got a boar that was about 150#. Boar was in full rut, talk about stink!
For those who haven’t tried it, hog hunting is a lot of fun.
The first night four groups saw zero hogs. Second night we saw 16 and got two. A couple got lucky. Nice thing about head shots is either you have a dead hog or a clean miss.
I got a sow that went about 180#. My friends son got a boar that was about 150#. Boar was in full rut, talk about stink!
For those who haven’t tried it, hog hunting is a lot of fun.
I have a STX, 3/4hp, 2000w. It also has the #12 grinding plates. I have had it for about 4 years and grind about 75lbs of meat a year. I usually do about 25lbs of country sausage at a time. Takes about 30 min to grind and stuff in those 1lb game bags. I use the smallest hole grinding plate and I bought a large dia stuffing tube just for those game bags. I never use the stuffing tubes that came with the grinder, well I did once, and then bought the large tube. For sausage, I only grind once. I stuff as I grind straight out of the grinder. What takes time is the deboneing and cutting up the meat for the grinder. I like to use boston butts and will add about 4 or 5 lbs of pork fat as I mix. Once cutup and mixed, I put the pan of meat in the fridge over nite. This gives the seasoning time to work and even out, and makes sure the meat is cold for the grinder. Warm meat is slower than cold meat.
If buying a new grinder, I would look for one that uses at least #8 grinding disc, the larger the better. If I didnt own a stuffer, I would also buy a large dia tube to fit the machine. Another plus is the foot pedal to control the grinder. One thing I have been thinking about buying is one of those paddle mixers. A good mixer that will mix 25lb of meat at a time cost as much as or more than, the grinder.
WoodAbuser
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Bye bye shop. You were nice while I had you. RIP.
I'm no expert on feral hogs, but domestic boars always stink bad (inside and out).
When we have to get rid of a breeding boar it either gets buried or becomes dogfood.
They say if you cut them first, most of the stink goes away.....so with wild hogs people just need to shoot off the oysters first and let em off-gas for a few months before harvesting em....lol.
Every time my polesaw touches the bar oil in the truck it gets a hole, keeps the truck bed from getting too rusty.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I've tried pinecones, but I much prefer some hardwood noodles under a piece of birch bark. IMO, nothing works better! Easy to light the noodles, and the birch bark keeps it going.
When you go up to the cabin in very cold weather, you want to start that fire ASAP!
When you go up to the cabin in very cold weather, you want to start that fire ASAP!
Just grease them up and "slip" them into the fire.
Try burning a few greasy pizza boxes. People will call the Fire Dept. saying that you have a chimney fire. I know this from experience of burning them in my stove. I had flames shooting out of my chimney.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
