Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[turnkey4099]

No, the saws are good. It's the small Echo trimmer that has more aliases than your standard conman.

Yours too?? I bought one. CS 303T, as an emergency fill in for my Stihl 193T. I have not managed to get any use out of it. Fires right up in the morning, runs/cuts well (when it warms up which takes a quit a bit of cutting before it finally leans out). Shut it down to pile brush, pick it up and can't even get a "pop" out of it. Multiple trips back to dealer who can find no problem with it.

 

[chipper1]

Me to but there's a long list of things that come before a bigger saw. When the kids are both in school and the wife goes back to work extra funds will be easier to come by. For now the del saw will have to get it done. I've talked to @chipper1 a few times about 70-80cc saws and I'm pinching pennies so it'll probly happen sometime next year.

I'm keeping the inventory up for when your ready.

If you need to borrow a bigger saw all ya need to do is ask and I am more than happy to lend you the husky.

I knew you'd come through Trevor.

 

[chipper1]

Yours too?? I bought one. CS 303T, as an emergency fill in for my Stihl 193T. I have not managed to get any use out of it. Fires right up in the morning, runs/cuts well (when it warms up which takes a quit a bit of cutting before it finally leans out). Shut it down to pile brush, pick it up and can't even get a "pop" out of it. Multiple trips back to dealer who can find no problem with it.

I thought he was talking about a weed whip.
Is it the 303 your having problems with.

 

[svk]

Hope the guy ended up paying you, that or you make some money off them .
Don't forget the 2 saw plan Steve, sell one buy two .

He never payed. I'm going to rebuild my other 55 and take a few parts from the saw I bought from you.

 

[chipper1]

He never payed. I'm going to rebuild my other 55 and take a few parts from the saw I bought from you.

That's cool, gotta make what you can out of a situation, you know I've had some bad ones myself that cost a lot .
On another note I scrounged this up the other day and managed to go check out some cool Christmas lights with my family on the same trip, love it when a plan comes together.

 

[James Miller]

Dang that was painful, even a stihl can do better than that .

The Del saw noodles Oak well. If I could file a chain it would really be impressive.

Yours too?? I bought one. CS 303T, as an emergency fill in for my Stihl 193T. I have not managed to get any use out of it. Fires right up in the morning, runs/cuts well (when it warms up which takes a quit a bit of cutting before it finally leans out). Shut it down to pile brush, pick it up and can't even get a "pop" out of it. Multiple trips back to dealer who can find no problem with it.

Have you tried to get it replaced with another one maybe just a lemon.

 

[James Miller]

That's cool, gotta make what you can out of a situation, you know I've had some bad ones myself that cost a lot .
On another note I scrounged this up the other day and managed to go check out some cool Christmas lights with my family on the same trip, love it when a plan comes together.
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I want a 79xx saw always have even before I was on AS.

 

[farmer steve]

That's awesome Steve, would you call that a snob seat .

no it's only oak. not locust or hickory.

 

[flatbroke]

Finished up today and I'm glad that is over. The hill where the tree broke doesn't look steep but it got old fast.
Time to bust the splitter out but it will have to wait. It feels like he skin peeled off my feet from side billing it all day today.

 

[olyman]

Finished up today and I'm glad that is over. The hill where the tree broke doesn't look steep but it got old fast. View attachment 616321View attachment 616322
Time to bust the splitter out but it will have to wait. It feels like he skin peeled off my feet from side billing it all day today.

sidehills suck firewooding......

 

[MustangMike]

Spent a few hours this afternoon splitting wood at my Daughter's. A little over 1.5 cord of Red Oak, Black Locust and Black Cherry.

I did all the splitting, my SIL stacked.

Still able to get all those large Oak & Cherry rounds up w/o going to vertical mode! I'll keep doing it for as long as I can, got to fight Old Man Time every inch of the way!

 

[dancan]

Busy day today , started early

It was brisk , only 33 but what a windthrill
Pionerguy600 had to get his docks in before we get some snow or ice .

We had lunch in the camp and we burnt some scrounged wood to get the chill out of camp

We took a quick ride over to Fish river , Oak , lotsa Oak lol

Lotsa 12" to 24" in that stand
When I got home I had orders for some fir branches so I hopped in the car and filled the order

Fir in the trunk and some birch up front with me

Scrounge on gentleman !

 

[LondonNeil]

That looks a very beautiful spot! glad you enjoyed it.

 

[chipper1]

The Del saw noodles Oak well. If I could file a chain it would really be impressive.

I bet it does.

I want a 79xx saw always have even before I was on AS.

Good saw to want, they are a great saw.

 

[chipper1]

no it's only oak. not locust or hickory.

What do you mean, it's white oak, red oak is "only oak" lol.

 

[James Miller]

Spent a few hours this afternoon splitting wood at my Daughter's. A little over 1.5 cord of Red Oak, Black Locust and Black Cherry.

I did all the splitting, my SIL stacked.

Still able to get all those large Oak & Cherry rounds up w/o going to vertical mode! I'll keep doing it for as long as I can, got to fight Old Man Time every inch of the way!

Could you man handle a few of these for me? That's one of Steve's 036s with a 25 on it maid cutting rounds much quicker.those rounds are then maid manageable with the Del saw. My FIL has been spreading the noodles in the driveway to dry during the day and using them to start the fire at night.

 

[MustangMike]

I would noodle those guys also, and they do make excellent kindling. I should probably add some old motor oil to em, would increase the burn time!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Well, didn't wait for the nephew to do it. It's all split and stacked. Didn't use the hydro, used the fiskars. Only two pieces gave me some resistance, had a piece of old fence in it, caused a growth.

Had a good time with my kids in between the cutting and splitting. Went to my pals sons 5Birthday party. They had go karts at the amusement place. After the party when all the little ones from his school left, uncles, aunts wives and two older kids went out on the track. They have three two seaters and the rest were single seats. Started fourth, in a two seater with my younger daughter riding shotgun. We were up to second in three laps. The leader was best pals sister, she was putting up a impressive run. I had past my pal and her husband but was having trouble reeling her in. Then lap traffic hit. Pulled a double pass with a little bit of "rubbing" to get the lead. My daughter loved it! We passed for the lead on lap 8 and then had two laps of leading. It was a fun time, had to explain to best pals lil brother that "I rubbed him and rubbing is racing" after the race.

 

[svk]

That's cool, gotta make what you can out of a situation, you know I've had some bad ones myself that cost a lot .
On another note I scrounged this up the other day and managed to go check out some cool Christmas lights with my family on the same trip, love it when a plan comes together.
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So now I need to decide. Maybe you guys can help:

Do I spend 20 bucks on a piston to use one of the nicer Husky 51cc jugs I have on hand or spend $55 on a new 55cc Hyway p+c?

I have 5 jugs. Two of the 55 cc jugs are hammered on the exhaust port from being operated with a loose muffler and I think the third is pretty scored. Both 51 cc jugs are decent IIRC.

I'm only a recoil and a clutch cover away from having enough parts to build two saws from the pile of 51/55 parts I have. Oh and the spare muffler is up in MN somewhere.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Ughhhh, I gave away ALL my extra 50-51-55 husky stuff.....

I bet I had a recoil and clutch cover for you!