Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[muddstopper]

Some of you firewood scroungers would clean up my back yard, probably a hundred + oaks down from Hurricane Michael, I'll be cutting n pile burning for years
Edgar

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Like you setup. I do wonder how many folks in your neck of the woods even own wood stoves. I do bet there is a good market for firepit wood.

 

[Cowboy254]

I'm close to finishing the scrounge at the neighbour's place. Mostly the leftovers after I have already divvied up the good stuff between myself and my other neighbour. What remains is a bit random sized but it all burns!











There's still some more left, maybe half a trailer load or so, then split and stack and we're done.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Looks warm and green there

 

[farmer steve]

@Bobby Kirbos. the dark wood looks like it might be cherry. split a piece,the smell will give it away.

 

[JustJeff]

I'm close to finishing the scrounge at the neighbour's place. Mostly the leftovers after I have already divvied up the good stuff between myself and my other neighbour. What remains is a bit random sized but it all burns!

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There's still some more left, maybe half a trailer load or so, then split and stack and we're done.

Random size and shape is half my firewood!

 

[muddstopper]

Random size and shape is half my firewood!

I never measure lenghts when I am bucking. I try to buck at 20in's, but If the saw hits at 18 or 22, thats ok to. I usually endup with a stick that is a little to long or a little to short. If its to long I just cut it in half so I might endup up with a couple of 16in sticks or a 20in and 6in piece. Since my stove will take 32in long wood, I will throw the little short pieces all the way to the back of the stove and then pack the longer wood in the front. Nothing goes to waste. I have actualy found that packing the back with short wood and filling the rest of the way with the longer wood will give me a good overnite burn with plenty of coals to restart a fire in the morning. I have been able to let the fire go dead during warm days and still find enough coals that night at the back of the stove to restart a fire with out needing a match.

 

[ThackMan]

These gloves don’t seem to wear at all. A little expensive though.

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[Cody]

I never measure lenghts when I am bucking. I try to buck at 20in's, but If the saw hits at 18 or 22, thats ok to. I usually endup with a stick that is a little to long or a little to short. If its to long I just cut it in half so I might endup up with a couple of 16in sticks or a 20in and 6in piece. Since my stove will take 32in long wood, I will throw the little short pieces all the way to the back of the stove and then pack the longer wood in the front. Nothing goes to waste. I have actualy found that packing the back with short wood and filling the rest of the way with the longer wood will give me a good overnite burn with plenty of coals to restart a fire in the morning. I have been able to let the fire go dead during warm days and still find enough coals that night at the back of the stove to restart a fire with out needing a match.

The stove in the garage is like that, I like 28" at the most but I'm burning a lot of 22-24" stuff that can fit in the splitter. I'll load the split stuff more up front, and toss chunks in the back, chunks just burn twice as long it seems as splits. A lot of the 28" stuff is smaller branches though so it depends on how straight/crooked the branch is. Crooked ones as you can guess allow too much air in between pieces.

 

[farmer steve]

My little scrounge for today. Just some shagbark hickory limbs.

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Haven't been out since Friday. Getting a little cabin fever already. Have one nice oak limb left where I was last. Small enough should be dry enough to go to the wood shed.

Trouble is dad was a bit off yet and went down again once Saturday and again Sunday. So I haven't dared leave the old fart be alone yet. Has had a couple better days now so... Might get out there in a couple days. Could use the mental health time!

 

[dancan]

Hope he gets better soon!

 

[MustangMike]

Unfortunately, I have been "home bound" since last Tue with the pinched nerve in my right leg. Dealing with the medical industry is extremely frustrating. Had an MRI yesterday, and another appt with the Othrtho on Fri Morning. They still don't know what is wrong, but just tell me not to do anything or lift anything … it is driving me batty! It seems getting better is like watching grass grow.

Peak of pain was Friday night, if the house was higher than 2 stories I may have gone out a window. Pain would not subside no matter what I did, and was so intense I was shaking like a leaf. It has not been as bad since then, and I recently stopped taking the Advil cause it just seemed like a placebo.

I can walk, but not w/o knowing something isn't right, and I can't even twist a wrench on a saw w/o pain.

They better figure this out and do something about it, I'm getting pissed. Don't even know if I should move or not move, etc. Frustrating! They give no advice!

The Ortho Doc on Monday said "don't lift anything heavy". I looked at him and said I did not need to come here to know that!

 

[PA Dan]

Pinched nerves suck! They are also scary until they know why. Mine was C6/C7 and gave me issues with my right arm, hand and shoulder. I had a herniated disc causing the pressure to the nerve. Only comfortable spot was laying on my back with my hand on my head. I looked like an idiot walking around with my arm raised and my hand on my head. That relieved the pressure and the pain. No pain med worked for me. Doc gave me two options...surgery or therapy. I chose therapy and feel I made the right decision. Took a couple months and have been symptom free for about 8 1/2 years.

Hope they figure yours out quickly Mike!

 

[Jeffkrib]

View attachment 688350 View attachment 688351 My little scrounge for today. Just some shagbark hickory limbs.

It may seem insignificant but it’s the little scrounges like these that have got this thread to over 1.1 million views.

 

[turnkey4099]

Unfortunately, I have been "home bound" since last Tue with the pinched nerve in my right leg. Dealing with the medical industry is extremely frustrating. Had an MRI yesterday, and another appt with the Othrtho on Fri Morning. They still don't know what is wrong, but just tell me not to do anything or lift anything … it is driving me batty! It seems getting better is like watching grass grow.

Peak of pain was Friday night, if the house was higher than 2 stories I may have gone out a window. Pain would not subside no matter what I did, and was so intense I was shaking like a leaf. It has not been as bad since then, and I recently stopped taking the Advil cause it just seemed like a placebo.

I can walk, but not w/o knowing something isn't right, and I can't even twist a wrench on a saw w/o pain.

They better figure this out and do something about it, I'm getting pissed. Don't even know if I should move or not move, etc. Frustrating! They give no advice!

The Ortho Doc on Monday said "don't lift anything heavy". I looked at him and said I did not need to come here to know that!

Sounds like my problem. A blast of unbearable pain right leg got me to the ER...by which time the pain was gone. Ended with full battery of x-ray, MRI, etc diagnosis: arthritis buildup in L4 & L5. Open spine sugery to clean it out. No more problems except the 6 weeks of 'do nothing'. Now my L. hip is painful after I have been sitting swhile - Hurts to walk. Goes away after I have been up and moving around for 12-15 minutes. Haven't seen a doctor for it yet.

 

[Cowboy254]

Picked another load of miscellaneous peppermint from the neighbour's place tonight. There's still a little bit more if I get all motivated to scrounge (which means I'll probably be there tomorrow).



I cut and rough split this the other day, just needed to load up.

 

[Cowboy254]

Sounds like my problem. A blast of unbearable pain right leg got me to the ER...by which time the pain was gone. Ended with full battery of x-ray, MRI, etc diagnosis: arthritis buildup in L4 & L5. Open spine sugery to clean it out. No more problems except the 6 weeks of 'do nothing'. Now my L. hip is painful after I have been sitting swhile - Hurts to walk. Goes away after I have been up and moving around for 12-15 minutes. Haven't seen a doctor for it yet.

Mike is a less likely candidate for 'arthritis build-up' - more commonly known as spinal stenosis.

 

[JustJeff]

We are in rough shape. Pinched nerves, worn out parts etc. I noodle more now instead of heaving those big rounds or it’s back pain for me. And I can sure tell you when the weather is changing. “****** golden years” my dad used to say. We better recruit some younger scroungers or before you know it there will be wood laying around everywhere! Lol.

 

[James Miller]

We are in rough shape. Pinched nerves, worn out parts etc. I noodle more now instead of heaving those big rounds or it’s back pain for me. And I can sure tell you when the weather is changing. “****** golden years” my dad used to say. We better recruit some younger scroungers or before you know it there will be wood laying around everywhere! Lol.

My dealer says I'm the youngest guy that comes to the shop. I started helping my FIL do firewood at 19 when I met my wife and took over everything but bringing wood to the house and putting it in the stove a few years ago. Try to talk firewood with the younger guys at work and there head explodes. They would have to turn off the video games and go outside .

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

My dealer says I'm the youngest guy that comes to the shop. I started helping my FIL do firewood at 19 when I met my wife and took over everything but bringing wood to the house and putting it in the stove a few years ago. Try to talk firewood with the younger guys at work and there head explodes. They would have to turn off the video games and go outside .

I grew up helping my grandfather gather firewood every summer. When I was too young and not strong enough to run the saw, I would put the tree on the ground (with an axe), then he would come along and cut it up with the saw. The rest of the summer was spent swinging an axe or 8# sledge hammer.

I have the same experience with my peers... "Firewood, what?" "You mean the bags at the quickie mart that they sell for $8?" "You do how much work?" "Nah, I just turn up the thermostat."

Now THERE'S an idea for the next big video game - "Firewood Scrounger". Earn points for every cord gathered, bonus points if you help someone with storm cleanup or open a road, lost points of you cut down a tree for no reason. Buy/sell/trade equipment and supplies. It could he HUGE!!!!