Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Plenty humid here. Scrounged up a lake trout last night and had it for breakfast this morning.
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Had plans to split a load of wood this morning. Was amazingly able to sleep in so did that instead. Then I ended up working on AC drains.
We have our first annual road association picnic this afternoon. Surprisingly only 4 of 13 owners are attending. Not sure if the low attendance is Covid related or not but we’ll have a good time without them.
We have our first annual road association picnic this afternoon. Surprisingly only 4 of 13 owners are attending. Not sure if the low attendance is Covid related or not but we’ll have a good time without them.
One like this:
And two like this:
And two like this:
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First time messing with a trigger on a 3-series Husky. Was tuning my Buddy's 359 that just got a new Zama 175 carb installed, and the trigger started acting funny. Sometimes you would pull it and it worked, other times it did nothing. Messaged the owner of my favorite stihl/husky dealer (who did all the work on it), and he walked me through popping the grip safety off to get to the trigger.
Ended up the small tab that goes on the end of the throttle rod fell off. He's ordering me a new one, but for the time being I used some silicone on this one and reinstalled it. It looked to be in good shape. She's cutting pretty good with a 20" 3/8, but I bet my 254 would stomp it.
Now it's time to take the kids to Twisty Treat for some ice cream! I hope y'all are having a blessed day!
Ended up the small tab that goes on the end of the throttle rod fell off. He's ordering me a new one, but for the time being I used some silicone on this one and reinstalled it. It looked to be in good shape. She's cutting pretty good with a 20" 3/8, but I bet my 254 would stomp it.
Now it's time to take the kids to Twisty Treat for some ice cream! I hope y'all are having a blessed day!
85 degrees today and currently 85% humidity..... PERFECT day to swing the fiskars[emoji1787][emoji1787]
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I generally wear protection when I'm splitting - steel caps and eye protection - but I've never felt the need to take a handgun. Is that for the really stubborn rounds? "Split or I'll shoot you!!"
Decided that the burn pile had to go today and figured that the cypress I picked up a few weeks back could use tidying up. Some of the longer and knottier bits I noodled into little pieces for firestarter and because Cowgirl wanted a couple of bags for the vege garden. Also ended up with some nice square kindling.
Pretty easy fiskaring
Some of those noodles from the MMWS 241 with .325 chain weren't bad. Don't get these out of Aussie hardwood.
Ended up laying out the cypress on the big peppermint logs I have there until I work out what to do with it.
I got the cypress to help burn down coals but I have since realised that if I burn blue gum overnight and peppermint through the day, the peppermint burns down all the coals to virtually nothing so the cypress is largely redundant. Stihl, I have a few boxes of good noodles and Cowgirl has a couple of garbage bags full too and I'm sure I'll find a use for the cypress one way or another.
Pretty easy fiskaring
Some of those noodles from the MMWS 241 with .325 chain weren't bad. Don't get these out of Aussie hardwood.
Ended up laying out the cypress on the big peppermint logs I have there until I work out what to do with it.
I got the cypress to help burn down coals but I have since realised that if I burn blue gum overnight and peppermint through the day, the peppermint burns down all the coals to virtually nothing so the cypress is largely redundant. Stihl, I have a few boxes of good noodles and Cowgirl has a couple of garbage bags full too and I'm sure I'll find a use for the cypress one way or another.
If you don't burn 24/7 then keep some of the cypress for getting started, it's easy to get lit and burns fast and hot to warn the stove and flue, and house, fast. Otherwise for you.... Yes largely redundant I imagine. You are spoilt for primo quality firewood! I'm jealous!
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A gun is always with me.....Always. Every second of every day.
It is only out of the holster because I was sweating like a dog and the gun was getting covered in it. So i set it there while splitting.
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Hey Kiwi , I posted them directly from my phone to the site , any better for loading on dailup ?
A little messed up in the order of pics , I need more practice lol
A little messed up in the order of pics , I need more practice lol
Sons neighbor is having this locust taken down and offered it to him ,he doesn't burn but they know I do. So for the next few days my son and the owner are going to stack it at my son's house so I can get it when I feel better. The taller tree is the locust pic is from my sons back porch. Looks to be a few weeks worth of warmth . 
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NICE!
cant EVER pass that wood up!!
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Got some good news . Covid test came back negative. So I guess it was just a bad cold or regular flu
88 degrees here today. Helped move some furniture, did some exploring, had brunch, then a trip to town for a couple of new bikes for the younger kids. Out grilling in the shade now to do some meal prep for the week. High 80’s to low 90’s all week here. Luckily we are getting nightly lows in the 60’s.
A few pics from this morning. An area about 45 miles northwest of me where I had never gone before. Truly the “end of the world” back there.
A few pics from this morning. An area about 45 miles northwest of me where I had never gone before. Truly the “end of the world” back there.
Well
Still gotta get it done .
This 100% humidity sucks
But no time for whinin , giterdone .
Still gotta get it done .
This 100% humidity sucks
But no time for whinin , giterdone .
Paul will pull out the hardwood , I slashed up the pffftfir for him.
Not a stick of Spruce on this cut and run but 3/4 of a cord sugarmaple .
I did cut this one close lol
Not a stick of Spruce on this cut and run but 3/4 of a cord sugarmaple .
I did cut this one close lol
I had another delivery from my new wood guy. It's (European) sycamore. Only a moderate density hard wood but one of my favoured woods as it's consistently easy splitting, and dries easily. Plus delivered is always good. I won't know for sure until it's all CSS, but this lot, along with the horse chestnut from a few weeks ago I think I've about replaced all I burnt last winter and supplies will be back to about 7.5 cord or 2.5 winters
Huh? No photo?
nope...2 fails trying from the phone, and another on the chrome book.. unless i can get a google embed to work....
