Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[bigfellascott]

You don’t even want to be at least a year ahead....? [emoji848]


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

Nah no need mate, there's plenty out there so it's just a matter of cutting it as I need it really.

 

[MustangMike]

Most folks around here don't have the space to store more than a year's worth of wood.

 

[md1486]

I've forgot to shut it down or fallen asleep in front of it waiting for it to warm up so I could shut it down, when I looked at the temp I was a little concerned to see it at 750 .
If I have a round that's close to the house and green I'll grab that and toss it in quickly to help get the temp back down, it's not as scary as it was when I first got the stove, but it's not something I want to do on a normal basis.

Mine burn at 750-850 on a daily basis. At first I was a bit concerned, changed my door gasket etc., and I contacted the stove company (Lennox BIS Ultima) to have their opinion, they said it's a normal stove top temp for this kind of stove. Maybe you're in the same situation as I am

 

[chipper1]

Mine burn at 750-850 on a daily basis. At first I was a bit concerned, changed my door gasket etc., and I contacted the stove company (Lennox BIS Ultima) to have their opinion, they said it's a normal stove top temp for this kind of stove. Maybe you're in the same situation as I am

No, I've had my Pacific Energy for 8 seasons and it doesn't normally go above 650 and that's only when it's very cold out and I've got a hot burn of locust going or a lot of small wood with air gaps, other than that it reads 450-550. Placement of the temp gauge has a lot to do with it as does the design of the stove.
We are pleased with ours, it has the PE medium size firebox which is a little more work than I'd like when it gets below 10, but anything bigger would be to big in the shoulder. It seems to be perfect for our current situation, and once I get more insulation in the house it will be even better .

 

[md1486]

No, I've had my Pacific Energy for 8 seasons and it doesn't normally go above 650 and that's only when it's very cold out and I've got a hot burn of locust going or a lot of small wood with air gaps, other than that it reads 450-550. Placement of the temp gauge has a lot to do with it as does the design of the stove.
We are pleased with ours, it has the PE medium size firebox which is a little more work than I'd like when it gets below 10, but anything bigger would be to big in the shoulder. It seems to be perfect for our current situation, and once I get more insulation in the house it will be even better .

I have a friend who have a PE too, he really loves it. Seems to be really good stove

 

[92utownxh]

Kinda scrounge related, finally got around to splitting some of the scrounged tree service wood from last fall. I need to start taking pictures. I did a hour's worth on the DHT 22 ton and barely made a dent in the pile. Split a lot though.

I finally got the new to me wood truck running over the weekend. 1995 F150 extended cab 5.8L, only 2wd but it will do for now. It needed a new throttle position sensor. Started right up after sitting a couple months though. Ran it down the road and no check engine light. It has high miles, but no leaks, no smoke, runs well now, and shifts strong. It's only to get some wood and pull a mower once a week. It came from Texas a few years ago, so very little rust which is very nice around here. We actually traded some firewood and cash for the truck. Got it from our midwife, who we actually traded a lot of wood to for out last 2 births.

I still need to do plugs, cap, rotor, wires, may need a battery, and I need to decide on the front fuel tank. The pump doesn't work, and when I run the rear tank excess fuel returns and dumps into the front tank. It will eventually overflow if I don't siphon it out. I've seen people block off the lines to one tank and only run the other. Cheap fix, but not sure the best way to do it. Or I can just replace the pump. I don't want to spend much on the truck though.

 

[farmer steve]

Yesterday's scrounge of dead ash from one of my produce customers. All I had to do was saw and he loaded it in his bucket and dumped it in the truck. Not quite a full load but I was limited on time. Splittin and filling a bin for next winter.

 

[James Miller]

Got the rack finished today. Hoping the mulberry on top will keep my FIL from pulling off this rack this year. Still deciding if I'm gonna rack the apple for myself or try to sell it. Figure I'll double the size of the pile with the next one and there might be a third when that one is done.

 

[Cowboy254]

Cowboy, grain looks somewhat spiral in that log, that makes splitting tougher.

Yes, there was a bit of a twist in the trunk. If it hadn't been hollow there's no way I could have split it, it was hard enough work as it was .

 

[James Miller]

Decided I could get a little more done before my daughter had to leave for tumbling class. 78* murican is getting a bit warm to swing the axe. I'm a cold weather scrounging kinda guy.

 

[U&A]

Most folks around here don't have the space to store more than a year's worth of wood.

I do forget this. Im fortunate.


Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[woodchip rookie]

Yea I could stack like 10yrs worth on my property if I felt like mowing around it.

Wait.

More wood. Less grass to mow. Hmmm....

 

[U&A]

Yea I could stack like 10yrs worth on my property if I felt like mowing around it.

Wait.

More wood. Less grass to mow. Hmmm....

That is what all the bark and saw dust and noodles are for. Keep the grass down!

My wife was out by the pile last weekend when i was splitting and she started picking up the bark. I was like HAY, PUT THAT BACK!!

[emoji23]




Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[JustJeff]

Went and flush cut some stumps for a friend tonight. No scrounge, just a favor but it sure felt good to run a saw after a long winter!

Sent from my CLT-L04 using Tapatalk

 

[Benjo]

Haven't had a chance to do much scrounging since December, so when my neighbor asked if I could take down their old blue spruce that sprinkles my car with pitch and needles I was scampering up as fast as my out-of-shape body could manage. Perfect weather, too.

Of course now I'm sore, have pitch stuck to my skin, hair, and beard, it's 36 out, raining, and I'm getting a cold. But for 2 days at least it felt great...plus I smell like spruce.

Note that my 2-year-old wanted me to put the tree back up, so I "planted" one of the tops in the ground to appease him when I was done.

 

[Cowboy254]

A few more pics from the weekend. Dad was with me and took this action shot while I wasn't looking.



There was another small dead standing tree that the owner said I could take if I wanted. It had a fair lean on it but I thought I could drop it without hanging it up on the next tree. Incorrectly as it turned out.



One tiny branch just out of shot snagged a tiny branch on the neighbouring tree and there it stayed. We had to go home to drop off a load anyway so picked up the rope I forgot to bring the first time and the Ranger pulled it down from the base.



Not sure what the tree is.



Pretty wood though.



half a cube at best of this stuff cut up



Plus all the sticks for the firepit that night.



Burned ok in the firepit, will be interest to see how the bigger stuff goes in the heater this week.

 

[farmer steve]

some noodles for breakfast. @James Miller running my 462 in some rock oak.

 

[U&A]

some noodles for breakfast. @James Miller running my 462 in some rock oak.

Says this when i click on the link[emoji3596][emoji3596]. Is it set to “private” by chance...?

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

 

[James Miller]

some noodles for breakfast. @James Miller running my 462 in some rock oak.

Look at you figuring out that newfangled technology .

 

[farmer steve]

Says this when i click on the link[emoji3596][emoji3596]. Is it set to “private” by chance...?

Sent while firmly grasping my redline lubed RAM [emoji231]

I'll check.