Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Coro cutter]

Philbert[/QUOTE]

We just don't see that style over here (or, at least, I never have).

Philbert

Philbert here's some more pictures of this splitter we built this about 8 years ago but have recently added the ram and pump to make the beam rise and lower and changed the sliders for the knife that run up and down the beam. I couldn't imagine working with those splitters that work on the ground will kill a mans back in 2 seconds and those other ones that work laying down would drive me nuts. But I guess whatever works for people. The yellow and black splitter is one we recently brought was at the right price same concept but stays upright

 

[MustangMike]

I have no problem with my splitter being horizontal, and when it goes vertical, it is because I can't lift the pieces. I don't think I'd change a thing.

 

[MustangMike]

So, it is one thing when your friend tells you how happy he is with a saw, it is quite another thing when his wife then also tells you how that saw just ripped through the logs. I think we have a severe case of Family CAD developing next door, that may need the help of AS members! Your saw donations will be welcomed!

 

[Deleted member 83629]

no wood this week we got 11 inches of ran the past 8 days.
it is flooded here.

 

[hardpan]

So, it is one thing when your friend tells you how happy he is with a saw, it is quite another thing when his wife then also tells you how that saw just ripped through the logs. I think we have a severe case of Family CAD developing next door, that may need the help of AS members! Your saw donations will be welcomed!

Do not give that man a ported saw. The countryside would soon look like the surface of the moon. LOL.

 

[Philbert]

Too bad. He will snipe you on all the local deals now . . . .

Philbert

 

[MustangMike]

No, he has to go to work!!!

 

[Philbert]

Philbert here's some more pictures of this splitter

Meant to comment on how colorful it is too!

Philbert

 

[MustangMike]

Just looked out side, there is some white stuff out there, not sure what it is, been so long since I have seen anything like that!

I think the Winter that wasn't is scheduled to continue!

 

[svk]

I have a local kid coming to help me tomorrow, we are going to haul a couple cords of aspen rounds out of the woods. Getting close to my wood goal for the year, may as well reach it!

No more time to putz with sharpening the big loop of square file so I'll be running some semi chisel on the Johnny and may throw the new square file loop on the 550.

 

[MustangMike]

I'll have to give you another lesson on square file! Too bad you don't live closer, cause the guy next door wants to learn it now too!

He put that 460 in the wood with square file, and it's over!

Good thing I'm semi retired, or I could not explain why I do this to myself! Truth is, I got a big kick out of how exited he was about how it cut!

I'm like a big kid!

 

[Deleted member 83629]

can't get help since all the kids either do drugs,play games or got the phone stuck so far up there can. i hired a kid to help me i fired him in 1 hr he wouldn't stay off his phone.

 

[al-k]

i had a helper,he would out work me and only 14 years old . never bitched and sometimes did not even want to get payed. moved out of state with his mom,i miss that kid.

 

[svk]

This kid lives in the country and knows how to do firewood. It's kind of nice.

 

[Ambull01]

Now your talkin !!!!
Hey Reid , you payin attention ?
LOL


Merry Christmas to All !!!

Nope. Couldn't fit anything else in the van yesterday. Made a couple of trips so about 1 cord. Back end was sagging pretty bad. It felt like it was back in the 80's again and I was driving a lowrider.

Finally got out in the woods for a few hours this afternoon and started working on the wood that the power company left for me. Put up a half cord of aspen, ran the big saw, and tried my hand at square file sharpening.

I forgot my raker file so it didn't cut as strong as new but there was definitely an improvement after I sharpened. Hit a rock on my last cut so she'll need more love before next time.

I got a chance to run my Wilton Bash 6# maul against the S2800 and X27. I'll post results in the splitting tool review thread.

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Another bullet, probably from a .380. We used to target practice on this hill.
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Hey you like that short handle S2800 more than the X27? I like the 36" handle on the Fiskars myself. Used my brother in-law's shorter Fiskars but was afraid of hitting my shins.

can't get help since all the kids either do drugs,play games or got the phone stuck so far up there can. i hired a kid to help me i fired him in 1 hr he wouldn't stay off his phone.

Be careful. Don't want to see you on the news after they give you a life sentence worth of hard labor.

 

[MustangMike]

My daughter just sent me this picture of the Happy Campers on Christmas Day!

 

[svk]

Hey you like that short handle S2800 more than the X27? I like the 36" handle on the Fiskars myself. Used my brother in-law's shorter Fiskars but was afraid of hitting my shins.

You get used to the short handle quite quickly when you see how good it splits.

 

[svk]

My daughter just sent me this picture of the Happy Campers on Christmas Day!

If you weren't such a nice guy I'd give you a hard time about the beard.

 

[svk]

Rock it, rock it, rock it real good!

Cutting in snow on rocky ground is a *****.

Rocked three chains to do two cords of bucking. Usually I get at least three cords per chain before I have to sharpen. I'm literally out of chains here and the only one I have left is 58 gauge and that bar is in the SUV my wife has three hours away until tomorrow.

What we have carried out so far.


Lots more to haul


Drying the moisture off the dead soldiers.

 

[MustangMike]

Actually, at my age, I'm just lucky my hair still has some color! (and that I have hair). So, I will live with the grey beard. Besides, when I shave it off, I look 10 years younger, how can you go wrong!