the all aussie dribble thread!

[460cixy]

Yeah not wrong. It's nearly cheaper and easier to buy a brand new one. Probably not as well made but at least it's not burnt out.

Ones I have found have all been too big or there rooted

 

[huntingrob]

There was a good one of ebay, $4500, that's a lot for something made maybe in the 60's.
Do the Chinese copy them, they seem to copy everything else except a PM 610 mac. (they are obviously not that silly).

Yeah Neil, ive seen them on ebay new for about $1500, not sure if they're Chinese but I'd assume they are.

 

[Rudolf73]

There was a good one of ebay, $4500, that's a lot for something made maybe in the 60's.
Do the Chinese copy them, they seem to copy everything else except a PM 610 mac. (they are obviously not that silly).

Theres an old bloke about 40mins south of me (in South Oz) that restores wood stoves, I can try and get his number for you if you like.

New Rayburns are pretty rich these days, they are in the $10-15k range if I remember correctly. There are some more affordable Italian wood stoves but I think they may have to be imported.

 

[WidowMaker_1]

I oldies have a huge Rayburn wood heater in the main farm house, it has all the top cooking plates and oven and all, plus heats all the hot water when theres no sun working the hotwater solar set up ,also has copper pipes running threw the house into water heaters all threw the house for heating rooms and bathrooms etc , awesome bit of gear !

 

[postrip]

Using my time wisely this arvo.... Tidying up a few chains, over a few stubbies!

 

[Stihlman441]

Yep still doin pines.
Customers wonder why its expensive to get tree work done,but then they watch you fell crap like this then say wow that looks dangerous.
This one is a ripper and ya wonder why you do this stuff some days and no it wasnt pushed with the machine

 

[huntingrob]

Yep still doin pines.
Customers wonder why its expensive to get tree work done,but then they watch you fell crap like this then say wow that looks dangerous.
This one is a ripper and ya wonder why you do this stuff some days and no it wasnt pushed with the machine


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[emoji15] looks a bit dicey! Top job andrew.

 

[derwoodii]

Yep still doin pines.
Customers wonder why its expensive to get tree work done,but then they watch you fell crap like this then say wow that looks dangerous.
This one is a ripper and ya wonder why you do this stuff some days and no it wasnt pushed with the machine


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missed that fence again nice sweet work,,, gittin em over n down is the fun bit, slicing em up and humping it all away the chore i dislike.

 

[huntingrob]

missed that fence again nice sweet work,,, gittin em over n down is the fun bit, slicing em up and humping it all away the chore i dislike.

I don't mind cutting the bigger parts up so much, it's cutting up and trying to hide the smaller bits up the head end I don't like [emoji2]

 

[Stihlman441]

The solid but ends will used for horse jumps and someone wonts to mill some the rest is pilled up into bonfires.

 

[KiwiBro]

The solid but ends will used for horse jumps and someone wonts to mill some the rest is pilled up into bonfires.

Hate it when there's enough solid wood that can't really hear the rot when hitting the tree with the axe, then things get spongy on the face cut. That usually happens on the ones I know I need to wedge over and I start freak'n about how much rot there'll be in the (not so) holding wood when doing the back cut.

Or worse, when trying to swing'em and they don't reveal their rot until the worst possible time when you are totally committed to that way and have SFA other options left. Had a big mac like that next to a house I had to swing to miss the nearby river and avoid the house. Backcut positively loaded with rot but face stopped 1" from it. With mac I should have known better than to assume it was solid as they often have rot. Definitely not something I want to repeat in a hurry. Always when the homeowner is watching, never when they are not.

 

[KiwiBro]

The solid but ends will used for horse jumps and someone wonts to mill some the rest is pilled up into bonfires.

Kinda underated lumber over here. I like it from the real old pines. It's pretty durable.

 

[KiwiBro]

Restored Rayburn over here $6500:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/home-living/heating-cooling/heaters/woodburning/auction-881980710.htm

New, $12650:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/home-living/heating-cooling/heaters/woodburning/auction-882654080.htm

 

[KiwiBro]

Rented a place up North when on a job, that had a real old cooker in it. Thought now's my chance to see if scones come out any better. Took a few goes before got the hang of it. Really liked it in the end. Rented that place for about 4 months. Next Summer I drive passed and it's a black pile of rubble being cleaned up by a digger. Next person to rent it after me lasted a week before roof fire from that cooker burned the place to the ground. Lucky lucky.

 

[herbs]

I have a Rayburn No. 2 in my house, it's awesome. Going to sandblast and repaint it one day, it's currently dark blue. Also my Dolkita HD filter kit arrived from the US. Now I just need to buy the saw....

 

[ausneil 1]

I have a Rayburn No. 2 in my house, it's awesome. Going to sandblast and repaint it one day, it's currently dark blue. Also my Dolkita HD filter kit arrived from the US. Now I just need to buy the saw....

The rayburn I have I think will do up, but its badly deteriated from neglect, water etc.
I will keep looking, was talking to a bloke this week who was given a Camberra, he had the fire box re bricked and said he would never part with it.I guess they are around, just need to find one.

 

[ausneil 1]

Using my time wisely this arvo.... Tidying up a few chains, over a few stubbies!View attachment 422951

Chain sharpening ?????, yes that should work, funny thing that as it seems to make a difference.

 

[Stihlman441]

Hate it when there's enough solid wood that can't really hear the rot when hitting the tree with the axe, then things get spongy on the face cut. That usually happens on the ones I know I need to wedge over and I start freak'n about how much rot there'll be in the (not so) holding wood when doing the back cut.

Or worse, when trying to swing'em and they don't reveal their rot until the worst possible time when you are totally committed to that way and have SFA other options left. Had a big mac like that next to a house I had to swing to miss the nearby river and avoid the house. Backcut positively loaded with rot but face stopped 1" from it. With mac I should have known better than to assume it was solid as they often have rot. Definitely not something I want to repeat in a hurry. Always when the homeowner is watching, never when they are not.

Ya im hearin ya
I offten bore into the ones i think could be doddgy this has saved my ass afrew times.

 

[weedkilla]

So I've been thinking for a while I'd like to give a full or 3/4 wrap saw a run, and for the life of me I haven't seen anything for sale second hand. Are they really rocking horse pies, or should I just keep looking?

 

[Stihlman441]

I never found a need for a wrap handle ?.
What cant you do with a standard one.