Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

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load #5? from a 1/2 acre lot and 4-5 more to go. this load was mostly rock oak. @James Miller bring the truck over and we'll have a splitting party.
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The 462 sounds like a fantastic saw and is on my wish list. I also don’t care for sthils flippin flippy caps at all though. I don’t know how accurate it is but was surprised to see a chart showing the 661 and 7900 both having little better power to weight ratio than the 462. Sthil want one, and a 661...:).
Found a big pile of firewood trees..B9AA619A-71CC-4D0C-975B-FB37233CB0C4.jpegthey got pushed into the river by some big avalanches21C4B0AA-E642-4F91-BB02-19CD8A26C5F6.jpegmight be little hard to get out though:cool:
I was wanting to take the 15th off and people think I’m crazy .. 683DA0F2-15BE-4672-ACBD-07E380B8D97C.jpegthey just don’t get it:).
 
Fixed it lol.
That's quite the pile of pick up sticks, can you get any of them.
Thank you, that sounds much better! Lol.
No, actually we aren’t allowed to cut any wood within 300’ of the river, or any water. I’m sure I can find some that’s little easier and safer to get;). Lots of good wood there though, except no spruce..:(.
 
The 462 sounds like a fantastic saw and is on my wish list. I also don’t care for sthils flippin flippy caps at all though. I don’t know how accurate it is but was surprised to see a chart showing the 661 and 7900 both having little better power to weight ratio than the 462. Sthil want one, and a 661...:).
Found a big pile of firewood trees..View attachment 735100they got pushed into the river by some big avalanchesView attachment 735099might be little hard to get out though:cool:
I was wanting to take the 15th off and people think I’m crazy .. View attachment 735102they just don’t get it:).

Can you cut standing trees ? Here there's some permit similar but this is only for trees that have been taken down and leave behind by the logging business. It's like 4-5$ per face cord, but the sectors are like 2 hours from home so not worth it.
 
Can you cut standing trees ? Here there's some permit similar but this is only for trees that have been taken down and leave behind by the logging business. It's like 4-5$ per face cord, but the sectors are like 2 hours from home so not worth it.
Yes we can cut dead standing, or anything on the ground. Lots of restrictions but still pretty good way to get wood. They actually lowered the price last year and can cut 10 cords for $65.
 
Surely spruce would be better for being salmon planks?

Busy day today. Picked up a couple of loads of bonfire poles this morning and a load of bark and combustible crud. Currently about 9ft high. Just a little bit of snow on Mt Bogong in the background.

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Then I went out to cut some wood with Roscoe at a mutual mate's farm. Started off well with a nice peppermint.

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Then there was some good wood in the downed trees in the background.

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Meanwhile, Roscoe managed to get stymied getting out with his first load.

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I asked him, "Did you think about using the road"? So we had to unload his trailer and mess around with it on a greasy slope before rehooking it up and then reloading. Good cutting time wasted if you ask me.

Then inexplicably, my phone packed it in and wouldn't restart until I plugged it in back home - it said 78% charge...WTH? So you're just going to have to imagine all that wood blocked up into scroungable pieces which is what I did. Ross is going to head back a couple of times through the week to load up the wood I cut. To answer your question, he's not very good with a chainsaw. Which is kinda irrelevant anyway because if I'm cutting wood for you, you're stihl split and load boy. :)
 
Just going to go off topic for a moment. This football match happened on Wednesday night. The previous evening Liverpool FC had performed the most amazing comeback in Uefa Champions league history to overturn a 0-3 deficit from the first leg and beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate. On Wednesday was the 2nd semi final. My team, Spurs, were 0-1 down from the first leg and although they started ok Ajax started vey well and had scored 2 more by half time...0-3 down on aggregate, away at Ajax, 45 minutes of football and the prize a place in the final of the BIGGEST football (soccer) competition for domestic teams in the WORLD... I'm still watching highlights over and over and this is still brining me to tears!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xNSTVvc9B_XsY8qk7iPTBvnR9tfoGXq3/view

Lucas completes the hat-trick in the 6th minute of injury time!

Turn sound up for the video
 
back on topic....i got a text from my tree guy...i head out
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fingers crossed google let's you see that extensive ple of yew and mulberry


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its gonna need more trips. inner dan funneled and front set usrd but photo didnt come out

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unloaed in a hail storm....cuppa while it blows over. now lets go again
 
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