Couldn't do this again if I tried. Dropped a balsam and it hit right on top of an old aspen snag and the stump end went to the sky lol.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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I'm really liking this saw. This is a Chinese cylinder 350 that @mortalitool did for me. This was a frustrating build as it seemed that everything needed replacing. Literally every moving part except for the rod bearing was replaced. But now she runs like a new saw and with a mild muffler mod she pulls nice too. I think I'm on tank #4 since reassembly and I'm all smiles.
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Well, my wife has given up asking questions like "Don't you think we have enough wood", and "What, you're going scrounging again!?!?". I think part of her died. Still, it gets me out of the house and getting some exercise. Today's scrounge involved a left over log from last week and some small branch material from Tuesday. The peppermint branch material amounted to just over one row in the trailer and didn't really qualify for a photo. Here's the remaining log that was from above the fork in the main trunk.
Limby smashed the fat end of the log.
While old faithful took care of business down the smaller end.
I really didn't think there was enough wood there to fill the trailer but it turned out to be a good load (in my trailer at least), about 1.4m worth, a bit over 1/3 cord. This one tree produced four trailer loads or 1.5 cords which I'm pretty pleased with since it wasn't really a big one. I think this is load 29? Can't quite remember what I'm up to.
Limby smashed the fat end of the log.
While old faithful took care of business down the smaller end.
I really didn't think there was enough wood there to fill the trailer but it turned out to be a good load (in my trailer at least), about 1.4m worth, a bit over 1/3 cord. This one tree produced four trailer loads or 1.5 cords which I'm pretty pleased with since it wasn't really a big one. I think this is load 29? Can't quite remember what I'm up to.
Tell your wife she's wrong you don't have enough wood yet and you can get plenty of references from all over the world (us) to back you up on that.
There's nothing wrong with you cowboy (according to us on here)...... The general public may disagree though
There's nothing wrong with you cowboy (according to us on here)...... The general public may disagree though
svk: Do you have a plan for getting that down from there?
How do you get down from an elephant?
Yo don't get down from an elephant. Down comes from ducks.
How do you get down from an elephant?
Yo don't get down from an elephant. Down comes from ducks.
Once I get the other saws off my bench I'm definitely going to look for 51/55 and 350 family saws to do another build. Parts are cheap (at least when you don't need ALL of them) and they are great little runners.
Nice!
How much of a complete saw are you looking for. I have a 51 I am robbing the covers off of I'll give you. You can pick it up when you come down turkey hunting. I have already robbed the coil. I might even let you talk me out of a disassembled l65 I am having trouble finding a flywheel for.
zogger
Tree Freak
Yo! Bandwith challenged zogger here....been slowly beavering away at the oakzilla remnants and picking up the odd small tree here and there. Tedious / slow, twisty wood and a lot of old rusty metal. Noodling a lot now. Every piece is wedges and sledge or noodling or both, very little clean one strike splits left. Way too much oddball size chunks though, but..it's good wood, I'll burn it. Also scrounged up another ratsun truck, an 82. Same truck, 2wd kingcab diesel. Saved up and looked for one for a few years, finally found one. Don't mind throwing money and labor at this one, much less beat up or rusty than the original ratsun. So far just new treads, clutch master and slave.
Datson???
Just kidding.
I had a 280 Z. Bought it almost new, from a young couple that found out they were pregnant, and wanted to get into a house of their own.
Loved driving that thing.
'86 maybe? Straight six, fuel injected... Nice clean car.
Just kidding.
I had a 280 Z. Bought it almost new, from a young couple that found out they were pregnant, and wanted to get into a house of their own.
Loved driving that thing.
'86 maybe? Straight six, fuel injected... Nice clean car.
zogger
Tree Freak
So far, hanging on to the 81 intact, cranks and runs good, but 5th and reverse going out. That's what pushed me to go get another one. I have options, keep it as a pure parts vehicle, use it for a 720 4wd diesel conversion, OR, speaking of Zs, get one and convert it to diesel and get an amazing good MPG highway car. If you can get close to 40 with the truck, I bet a taller geared and less drag car like the Z might get 50-60. Won't be fast, but...
Anyway, spring..bushwhacked the beard for the mama birdies for their nests, so you are still king!
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
You're right. The elephant ducks down.
Oh dear, my wood piles may have got a little out of hand. Pictures will tell a thousand words.... It's dark now but I'll get you a photo to judge me by tomorrow. For now try and picture a semi detached house in suburban London, small (about 8m deep from road to house wall) mainly lawned front garden, flower bed infront of house and about half a cord of locust, yet to be split, piled loosely against the wall of the house behind the flower bed. Note also this is suburban London, everyone is on mains gas. However, wood stoves have become the must have item of the middle class, about 200 000 new installs a year in the UK. So most Londoners know nothing about wood as a fuel, but a growing number want it. Now returning to the point, my possible err.... Addiction having got ooc, tonight, i had a knock on the door. I answer it to find a guy who says he has seen the wood out front and.... Would i like to sell some? I nearly fell over! I said no. Then a few minutes later i thought i should have said i have some ash be could have for £50
We gotta see pics of before and after plus the birds carrying the pieces!
Also nice score on the truck!
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You know next year I'm not getting her anything for her birthday. My buddy said don't get her any appliances or kitchen crap, get her something big that vibrates. So I did and she's still not happy. I even bought her a case of LED light bulbs to lower the hydro bill and still I get the WHF look as I drive in the driveway and go past the kitchen window. There was a few black hats at the sale. I didn't buy the truck but man what a great rig, it had a 12' flat bed on it and was pulling a triaxle trailer heavy enough to carry a D9 Cat.
Just get her flowers you numb skull...and a weekend getaway of course.
