Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[ReggieT]

Caught me a feesh this today with the heat wave 18 degree high temps.

Looks like some good eating right there.

 

[coutufr]

When does your trout season start?

 

[nomad_archer]

Looks like some good eating right there.

I catch and release all trout so I can catch them again.

 

[nomad_archer]

When does your trout season start?

Early April. But we are allowed to fish catch and release all winter up until march when they stock everything unless we are fishing in special regs water.

 

[coutufr]

You guys are lucky ! The biggest trouts are caught in the winter time

 

[coutufr]

Is this a brock trout?

 

[95custmz]

Here are some pics from my recent scrounging. Pin oak, red oak, maple, and hackberry.
Most of this wood is on my cousins property and he's chomping at the bit to have a massive bonfire...so time is of the essence!!
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That's gonna be one helluva bonfire!

 

[Cowboy254]

May not work for everyone, but when making the noodle/rip cuts in big, dense logs, I sometimes put one or even two horizontally as well as vertically, before making the bucking cuts. It gets the pieces into a more manageable size without having to handle them again (they don't roll so well when they drop off the log so can be a pain to position for the next noodle cut if they come off the log too big for me to lift - which is a descending scale as the day wears on), except to put 'em on the splitter.

You're right, this is good strategy, and is what I did on the manna gum when getting down to the serious end - might have even mentioned it at the time I think. I did the horizontal cuts first, the vertical cuts second and the bucking cuts last. You get the blocks just falling off then with the bucking cuts. I should have done that on the big blue gum from last year, it would have made life easier.

What's this 'splitter' thing that you speak of?

 

[Cowboy254]

I catch and release all trout so I can catch them again.

I fillet and release all trout so I can eat them again.

 

[Cowboy254]

Your a good man, dancan

I second this statement. Good on you Dan for helping Billy's missus out. Above and beyond.

 

[James Miller]

Small world. I live in Taylorsville a few miles up the road. My zip is technically Westminster though.

Thanks for the welcomes everyone.

About 30 minutes from me. My wife has family in that area.

 

[ReggieT]

I catch and release all trout so I can catch them again.

Good for you.
Just ate my 1st trout about 3 yrs ago...IT WAS DELICIOUS!
About $15 a lb around my parts...so they're in little danger from me.

 

[ReggieT]

That's gonna be one helluva bonfire!

He likes to talk a lot of junk, "I'll beat him to the punch though...already lining up a couple of helpers so I can make short/semi-short work of it.
I'll start with the easy stuff & work my way into the burly chunks!

 

[farmer steve]

You mean those jacked up trucks with 4ft beds that only haul groceries?

see my sig. not jacked up and a 6 1/2 foot bed. i do haul cans of fuel in it though for the tractor so i can go scrounge wood.

 

[James Miller]

I'm having a bit of trouble with my interweb so photo uploading is a PITA. Anyway, here are some more, 2016 blue gum this time...

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Good times. Cutting big wood is fun. Tiring and time consuming, but fun. You're getting the quality BTUs too, and the lesser amounts of ash in the heartwood.

Kind of doing the same thing with the big oak I got.cut from both sides with the 25 to make rounds.then quarter everything with the Del saw to make it manageable. Your method seems easier.

 

[turnkey4099]

First post! I’ve been lurking for awhile but finally decided to join.
I have a friend logging part of their property. He said I can have everything but the massive trunks. I spent some time today collecting smaller cut pieces as my saw did not want to start.

There is your ?excuse/reason? to buy anohter saw and start the CAD

 

[turnkey4099]

You mean those jacked up trucks with 4ft beds that only haul groceries?

Heh. I had a new customer show up a couple years ago. I dont' recall what he was driving then but he showed back up with one of those, short bed at that. "I bought it to haul wood". I had to struggle to keep from laughing.

 

[bear1998]

Welcome to AS. Also wondering what part of Maryland your in as I can throw a rock and hit the Mason Dixon line from my place in PA.

You got some arm if you can do that..........are you on the south end of hanover?

 

[James Miller]

see my sig. not jacked up and a 6 1/2 foot bed. i do haul cans of fuel in it though for the tractor so i can go scrounge wood.

Looks better with a bunch of saws in it.

 

[James Miller]

You got some arm if you can do that..........are you on the south end of hanover?

Doesn't get much more south end then I am. I make a left onto 94 and I'm in Maryland in less then 30 seconds. Try to avoid it though as I have to leave a constant companion in PA to go there but the gas is to cheap to pass up.