Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Bobby Kirbos]

I've seen the clefts (the blank that the bat is crafted from) getting split and it ain't rubbery. Must be a different species. I had two bats made by Julian Millichamp (of Millichamp & Hall). He had made bats for the entire Australian team at the time. It was amazing seeing the master craftsman at work.

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The Cowkids were a bit smaller then (as was I ).

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Any time I see something like that, I start thinking 'Dazed and Confused', Fah-Q .

 

[svk]

@rarefish383 your trailer/wagon looks incredible. Too nice to haul wood for sure!!

 

[svk]

Just finishing my coffee and going to run the 346’s.

Last night I made some cookies but I need to find a bigger tree lol.

 

[MustangMike]

Hey neighbor, Whitehall, that a good lil haul for ya.. It has been hot on and off for sure.

There's room, it's leaning towards the shop, it's actually at my buddy's business and he's having problems with delivery trucks not wanting to pull in because they are afraid of hitting it.
I'm going to put a pull line in it to help hold the hinge. Has to drop between the fence and building. Shouldn't be to bad.

I hope you and the fam are well.

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When I am concerned about the hinge holding on a leaner:

1) Leave the hinge a little thicker on the side you need to "hold", and:

2) I will adjust my pull line from the direction I want it to fall to away from the direction I don't want it to fall.

Good Luck!

 

[svk]

I guess I got too busy and only took a pic of the 346 sitting on the driveway.

Ran both saws out of fuel this AM. Got about 4.5 aspen cut from my neighbor's yard. There is one medium and one larger tree left so I will bring something with a larger bar when I return tonight.

 

[chipper1]

@rarefish383 your trailer/wagon looks incredible. Too nice to haul wood for sure!!

That's what I thought too, looks like something you'd expect to see in a parade, very nice. Then again that's how equipment usually starts out looking, doesn't take long to get that hard worked "patina" .
I think a version of that trailer that is the width of a quad would be sweet for back yard tree work as it wouldn't track the yard up and with sides you could put a lot on it, my arborist cart works well too, but I don't have a hitch setup on it, although I'm sure I could make something up for it.

I guess I got too busy and only took a pic of the 346 sitting on the driveway.

Ran both saws out of fuel this AM. Got about 4.5 aspen cut from my neighbor's yard. There is one medium and one larger tree left so I will bring something with a larger bar when I return tonight.

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[chipper1]

When I am concerned about the hinge holding on a leaner:

1) Leave the hinge a little thicker on the side you need to "hold", and:

2) I will adjust my pull line from the direction I want it to fall to away from the direction I don't want it to fall.

Good Luck!

You can sure cheat a lot of hard leaners to go at least 90 degrees against the lean doing that if you have a nice open area without targets.
I also thin the hinge on the low side, I've found you have to be careful not to leave the thick side too thick or the hinge will be forced to break because it needs to be able to flex. I've seen some guys use a block face of a triple hinge(couple vertical bore cuts) to allow the hinge to hold without breaking. It sure would be cool to be able to be out in the woods for a couple months with a guy falling trees all day, I bet you could pick up a lot of tricks quick.
I wish I had more opportunity to try some of the tricks out I've seen, but because many of the falling scenarios I get into are target rich or could lead to hung trees I don't get to experiment much and end up using the relatively few techniques I know have worked for me in the past.

I was talking with a buddy the there day about the black cherry, don't you get a lot of that, do they smoke with it?

 

[MustangMike]

I have a lot of it up at my property, and a fair amount down here. I don't do any smoking with it, but if you are grilling burger's or steaks, it sure makes them taste better!

 

[djg james]

I have a lot of it up at my property, and a fair amount down here. I don't do any smoking with it, but if you are grilling burger's or steaks, it sure makes them taste better!

I use Cherry wood chips on the charcoal in my Weber all the time for pork and chicken. Even do a turkey every Thanksgiving.

 

[hamish]

What kind of snake is that and where are you at?

Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ottawa Valley

 

[MustangMike]

It started out with a commercial fire wood guy asking me if I could fix his MS460. He then asked if I had any saws to sell.

Well, I had a couple of Asian clones I don't need, so I brought two of them over (with full disclosure of what they are). (a 440 big bore and a ported 660).

Well, they like both of them, but were ga ga over the 660, so we made a deal. Then some tree service guys come over. Seems the fire wood guy leases outdoor space for 4 different tree service companies to store their vehicles. The tree service guy tests and buys the 440 big bore, and also runs the other guys 660. He buys the 440 on the spot and asks me to build him two Asian 660s!

I also end up going home with the 460 to repair from the fire wood guy, and 6 saws from the tree guy (3 are just parts saws). There is another 460, an 880, two 441 parts saws, and two top handle saws (one is just for parts, the other seems to have a clutch problem).

 

[Cowboy254]

Looks like full-time work coming your way, Mike.

 

[svk]

It stated out with a commercial fire wood guy asking me if I could fix his MS460. He then asked if I had any saws to sell.

Well, I had a couple of Asian clones I don't need, so I brought two of them over (with full disclosure of what they are). (a 440 big bore and a ported 660).

Well, they like both of them, but were ga ga over the 660, so we made a deal. Then some tree service guys come over. Seems the fire wood guy leases outdoor space for 4 different tree service companies to store their vehicles. The tree service guy tests and buys the 440 big bore, and also run the other guys 660. He buys the 440 on the spot and asks me to build him two Asian 660s!

I also end up going home with the 460 to repair from the fire wood guy, and 6 saws from the tree guy (3 are just parts saws). There is another 460, an 880, two 441 parts saws, and two top handle saws (one is just for parts, the other seems to have a clutch problem).

That will keep you busy for a while!

 

[chipper1]

It stated out with a commercial fire wood guy asking me if I could fix his MS460. He then asked if I had any saws to sell.

Well, I had a couple of Asian clones I don't need, so I brought two of them over (with full disclosure of what they are). (a 440 big bore and a ported 660).

Well, they like both of them, but were ga ga over the 660, so we made a deal. Then some tree service guys come over. Seems the fire wood guy leases outdoor space for 4 different tree service companies to store their vehicles. The tree service guy tests and buys the 440 big bore, and also run the other guys 660. He buys the 440 on the spot and asks me to build him two Asian 660s!

I also end up going home with the 460 to repair from the fire wood guy, and 6 saws from the tree guy (3 are just parts saws). There is another 460, an 880, two 441 parts saws, and two top handle saws (one is just for parts, the other seems to have a clutch problem).

Build them, they will come...
You're gonna have a lot of extra work on your taxes this yr .

I have a lot of it up at my property, and a fair amount down here. I don't do any smoking with it, but if you are grilling burger's or steaks, it sure makes them taste better!

I've heard that too, my buddy was wonding what type when I told them there were different types.

 

[MustangMike]

Looks like full-time work coming your way, Mike.

Naa, can't get that carried away with it, I think the guy was just accumulating them for a while. What killed me was he said he threw some non running 460s in the trash!!!

I think some of these will just be minor repairs and/or tune ups, and others will be parts saws.

The AV stuff on the 441s did not look like they held up well!

 

[Philbert]

I wish I had more opportunity to try some of the tricks out I've seen, but because many of the falling scenarios I get into are target rich or could lead to hung trees I don't get to experiment much and end up using the relatively few techniques I know have worked for me in the past.

Bingo!

The ability to try things; to make mistakes; to experiment; etc. is s critical to learning and developing skills.

The ‘trick’ is to make ‘small mistakes’, not catastrophic ones!

Philbert

 

[Deleted member 150358]

Gonna say falls coming fast. Paper wasps are ornery and aggressive already!

 

[svk]

Got after it again tonight. Got another large aspen and a smaller one bucked up at the neighbors which took a full tank of fuel in the 154.

There’s one more long skinny aspen back there but I was out of fuel and getting tired. It’s almost totally on the ground so I’ll go back with my good Timber jack and and old chain in case I find any rocks.

 

[svk]

What killed me was he said he threw some non running 460s in the trash!!!

Blasphemy!!

My friend bought a new saw from the full service Husky dealer in town and gave them his old 61 Husky. They probably threw it away too.

 

[chipper1]

Bingo!

The ability to try things; to make mistakes; to experiment; etc. is s critical to learning and developing skills.

The ‘trick’ is to make ‘small mistakes’, not catastrophic ones!

Philbert

Got anything in your yard I can practice on .