Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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You could get a Subaru
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Oh, right. You said you didn't want an anaemic 4 cyl engine...
I don't deliver far, but something that was made to handle a load- engine, braking, and suspension wise.
I'd love to find 12 valve Cummins that isn't a fortune.....
That goes a long way towards explaining why I am not married.
No, no, it's quite ok, she's not making me do any noodle or orchard related work! That's her project, and it was my suggestion to raid the noodle pile at 'my' scrounge tree. But there's also method in my madness (yes, really). Fire restriction season starts on Monday and with that there are certain restrictions/requirements on machinery use (chainsaws, mowers, slashers etc) in dry areas. Farmers start bushfires fairly regularly with slashers and despite all the deadly snakes, spiders, scorpions and drop bears, bushfire is the only thing around here that I really fear. Anyway, things are still pretty green around here and I can still cut without restriction providing it's not dry in the area and now that Cowgirl has removed all the drying noodles I can carry on safe from interference. It's not actually the authorities who would go out of their way to pull me up but some whiny busybody complaining to them that could make my life more difficult.
Just been to the scrounge pile. Thought I'd get a photo of the pile but it was too dark. Loaded the car up very full with Oak. I'd been told it was 'just a small oak to take down' hmm, back up to the pile and get out to see a load of 22" roundsall bucked to stove length and look like straight grain easy splitting. So I loaded the car to the gunnels ...tried another photo...to dark
We're going to need some pics soon, Neil. You've been teasing for a while with reports of loaded up Londoncars and 25 cube Londonwoodpiles.
How'd the new heater go? And did you finish off that brick and barbed wire infested ash in the end?
Matt, here are the four I had with me. Left corner is a 1950 Model R in 250, next is the 1912 Model H 22 HiPower, 1051 R in 300, and last is a 1908 Model B, 26 inch octagon barrel, Joe.
Oops, that didn't work, try again, Joe.
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those Subaru are tuff but u should have taken out the back seatsYou could get a Subaru
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Oh, right. You said you didn't want an anaemic 4 cyl engine...
Fantastic!Sterve, heres the best view, Joe
Yep, doesn't make enough difference. Sometimes I use it, sometimes not.
Same here. I lucked out an in somewhere around 5 years harvested around 100 cord. Early 20x0s. Still luck into one occasionally but I pretty well denuded the country for 30 miles around me. Locust borer moved in and killed them by the acre. BL here is an imported species and usually only found around the old homesteads - planted by teh settlers for fencing material. Still have at least 60-70 cord, burn about 3/year. Junk wood fills out the 6+ cord I use.
I did luck into 4 cords of oak last spring. Again homestead take-outs.
Thanks. That may be it. It acts about like the 193T which is also a hard puller. I know 3 others with them and they all complain about it. I'm changing my starting procedure to the hold it in the air pull/push method which seems a bit better. I used the 'handle behind theknee' method since 1967.
It has eaten a whole forest in its life. I bought it new the first or second year of production and has been my main saw with bars up to 28" doing 12+ cord/yr.
Fuel filter and plug changed last spring. Air filter blown out and rinsed in gas several times a season.
When I was starting my Homelite Super 1050, 100cc's, no release, with 36" bar, I'd lock the trigger wide open, put my foot in the trigger handle, hold onto the wrap handle with my left hand, close my eyes, grit my teeth and pull with my right hand. If it popped back and ripped a couple fingers off, I'd cry for a few minutes, and try again, Joe.
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That sounds fun.
Not.
Not.
Okay there was more oak left than I thought. I did throw about half a dozen 1' diameter rounds of cypress and some other softwood in last just to fill the car but tbh it seems I'd overfilled with oak again....more mud flap scrappage as I reverse (even more carefully!) up the drive. Checked again, still no damage, phew! So 2 loads and probably about 2m3 of english oak collected
Now sat here with the faint burny/chemical smell of curing stove paint as stove#2 gets fully commisioned and gives me its first heat. First cool kindling burn done, now doing second hotter kindling burn, 3rd hot proper burn to come. Just a little smoke from the first burn, although the smell continues with the second. Thankfully my fiancee and 2 little girls are way visiting parents/grandparents.
Now sat here with the faint burny/chemical smell of curing stove paint as stove#2 gets fully commisioned and gives me its first heat. First cool kindling burn done, now doing second hotter kindling burn, 3rd hot proper burn to come. Just a little smoke from the first burn, although the smell continues with the second. Thankfully my fiancee and 2 little girls are way visiting parents/grandparents.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
Any merit to pulling the plug just before the next cold start and checking how wet things are in there?
@Cowboy254 I agree I am photo sparse recently I arrived at the pile just too late...I tried but couldn't get anything with my phone camera, its pants in the dark. I'll get you a picture of the retrieved oak tomorrow
Re. the noodles, aren't you and cowgirl better off to let them compost then dig them in? I mix saw chips with grass cuttings and my stove ash, then once rotted/composted it is spread as a mulch and soil improver.
I arrived at the pile just too late...I tried but couldn't get anything with my phone camera, its pants in the dark. I'll get you a picture of the retrieved oak tomorrow Re. the noodles, aren't you and cowgirl better off to let them compost then dig them in? I mix saw chips with grass cuttings and my stove ash, then once rotted/composted it is spread as a mulch and soil improver.
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Could be Olive but not a 100% sure
woodchip rookie
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Walnut kinda looks like that but thats not Black Walnut
