Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[James Miller]

That is one whale of a lot of noodling!!

Still noodling. Making for a good size pile of fiskared up wood.

 

[Jeffkrib]

I have a three step folding step ladder in the bed, just to get in my stock F150 4X4.

So tell me do they have massive truck parking spots for when you do have to get a loaf of bread down at the shops. Here in Aus you’d literally have to take up two spots.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I only rip the bigger ones down enough to make them easier to get on the splitter,

Then let the splitter do it's thing, shoving them through the 4-way wedge...

They make a LOT of excellent firewood fast,

Sometimes I don't rip them at all, and just roll them right onto the splitters beam,

I like those big chunks, like I said, LOT'S of really GREAT firewood fast!!

SR

 

[KiwiBro]

Cut up a tsumura bar to learn more about the way they mill the bars for the epoxy filler. In case anyone else was interested:

Notice how the edges of the recesses are tapered, like a dovetail joint? Even if the adhesive bond fails the epoxy isn't going anywhere.
Also, it's interesting they not only maintain a direct metal connection across the width of the bar but also longitudinally in the middle like a spine.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

The 9010 made it today. Didn’t even unbox it, putting a new shipping label on it and sending to @MillerModSaws tomorrow.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

@KiwiBro did you ever come up with a Dolkita clutch cover?

 

[KiwiBro]

Not yet but still have a few people getting back to me in the next few days hopefully. Meantime I'm down to one dawg on the 7900, but am rained off at the mo anyway (can't say I'm unhappy about it as have got a heap of loose ends to tidy up).

 

[bigfellascott]

Some nice Australian Hardwood (Jarah) this stuff is heavy as and dense as and punches out the heat. As you can see it gives ya chainsaw a workout too.

 

[bigfellascott]

 

[U&A]

I have 2 super dutys. F250 and F350 Dually. Dont put them in the mud. Pavement, frozen ground or completely dry ground. If you put them in the mud you will be stuck. They are way too heavy. My dually weighs 7,100lbs empty.

My 3500 single rear wheel gas truck ( 7,000 lbs curb weight) does very well in the mud. Just slightly oversized mud tires and re-geared. Its the only truck ive ever had that I have not gotten stuck and am not afraid that i may get it stuck




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[cantoo]

Did some more splitting this afternoon. About 1 1/2 hours of splitting. Splitter used just over a gallon of fuel and the conveyor maybe used 2 cups of fuel. Pictures show the angle iron where I stage the next rounds to be split while the auto cycle is working. The angles keep the rounds from being caught by the pusher while it's going back in. I use the stone fork bucket to push up the rounds and to move all the splits away from the conveyor.

 

[turnkey4099]

I only rip the bigger ones down enough to make them easier to get on the splitter,

So do I but 'down to a size I can load on the pu'. That size has shrunk a bunch over the last 10 years.

 

[bigfellascott]

Been out again today cutting wood with a few mates and will be out again tomorrow doing the same. It's a mixture of Stringy, Peppermint and White Gum. All good woods that put out nice heat, the white gums a bastard to split when it's been in a windy area (the grain gets twisted) it can take upto 20 hits from a long splitter to get one piece of it! LOL I leave that for the fit and abled among us and that sure ain't me!

 

[farmer steve]

So tell me do they have massive truck parking spots for when you do have to get a loaf of bread down at the shops. Here in Aus you’d literally have to take up two spots.

they used to make truck parking spots years ago. not anymore. i take 2 spots when i take the F-250 for groceries. To many uncaring people that just open their doors to wide. i only ever got 1 note that said i park like a girl.

 

[woodchip rookie]

I just park in the back of the lot far away from everybody else

 

[square1]

Been out again today cutting wood with a few mates and will be out again tomorrow doing the same. It's a mixture of Stringy, Peppermint and White Gum. All good woods that put out nice heat, the white gums a bastard to split when it's been in a windy area (the grain gets twisted) it can take upto 20 hits from a long splitter to get one piece of it! LOL I leave that for the fit and abled among us and that sure ain't me!

I want to see more of that truck / truck cover in the last pic.
Edit: on closer inspection that might be a carport. Damn these old eyes!

 

[JustJeff]

I have 10 racks, or ricks that hold a facecord each, under my deck. Two rows of five racks. I usually use about 8 of them per season so I have 2 leftover which puts those two right into January-February the following year. When I stack those back two racks, I make sure it's ash, elm, maple etc. Anyways, due to our two weeks of autumn and straight into winter with some cold days in December, I am past the February wood and into March's which contains a lot of Poplar. It's been mild this past week so it's easy to heat the house. I've been able to get good stovetop temps and burn time out of it, I just have to load more in. Last night was -4C and normally 2 good chunks of ash would suffice, I used 4 pieces of Poplar. Same result, warm house and coals in the morning. Conclusion; Poplar is good wood, you just need more of it. Plus it's super easy to split.

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[U&A]

Did some more splitting this afternoon. About 1 1/2 hours of splitting. Splitter used just over a gallon of fuel and the conveyor maybe used 2 cups of fuel. Pictures show the angle iron where I stage the next rounds to be split while the auto cycle is working. The angles keep the rounds from being caught by the pusher while it's going back in. I use the stone fork bucket to push up the rounds and to move all the splits away from the conveyor.
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Thats a few DAYS of work for me. Full days


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[U&A]

Been out again today cutting wood with a few mates and will be out again tomorrow doing the same. It's a mixture of Stringy, Peppermint and White Gum. All good woods that put out nice heat, the white gums a bastard to split when it's been in a windy area (the grain gets twisted) it can take upto 20 hits from a long splitter to get one piece of it! LOL I leave that for the fit and abled among us and that sure ain't me!

Does the peppermint actually smell like peppermint?

That would be cool.

Pun intended


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[bigfellascott]

Does the peppermint actually smell like peppermint?

That would be cool.

Pun intended


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It can have a bit of a smell to it when it's green but when she's seasoned I don't really notice much of one.