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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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It was an inexpensive winter project, something to putter with back in February when the weather was crappy and the fish weren't biting. I'll probably cut a few cord with it this spring, clean it up and pass it along this September. Lots of guys rely on a "one saw plan" around here to heat their homes and a 60cc is just about ideal for that.
Thanks for the reminder - I think the post about my highly valuable black walnut sap collection was lost in The Great AS Interweb Debacle v.03.2021. I'm up around 7 gallons of sap now so hoping that's enough to get a good size bottle of syrup. Many say it has a more earthy, nutty flavor than maple and like it as well or better. I don't have any sugar maples, but I have lots of walnut so I'm experimenting after reading about it.
I'm sorry this post is not technically firewood related even though it is about highly valuable black walnut - I'll try to take it off line if it starts a tap/don't tap war.
Lots of Sugar Maples in my neck of the woods and lots of folks producing syrup, including some rather large scale commercial outfits. Personally, I can't stand the stuff!!
This is a cool thread, the further it strays from wheelbarrows full of punky cottonwood, the better.
No dice on the oak scrounge from earlier. The wife said her husband may “slice it up” therefore I’m out.
I did however take the time to scrounge up a Peanut Butter Porter while I burned some of my uglies.
I did however take the time to scrounge up a Peanut Butter Porter while I burned some of my uglies.
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Spent the day at the campground with the family.
. Got some mulberry and some time at the playground.
. Got some mulberry and some time at the playground.
How do you like that saw? That’s what I’m carrying here, nearly five miles up a hiking trail. I’ve used it very little. I bought it from my uncle when he stopped doing firewood, and have only used it a few times.
Yep have a big storm over the weekend. Firewood in the house and the garage is full.
hang in there, sounds like you folks are gonna' get blasted.
Before I got my 562xp my ported 359 was my go to saw. (Once I graduated from 50cc saws) I still run it from time to time, great running saw.
Had a lazy kind of a day. Got the last load of punk wood hauled off to the junk pile next to the woods. Still have about half a cord to split from my mates house. Need to get back over there, he had a birch taken down right before the last snow. Should be able to get the trailer right to it. Will have to see how much if it is good. May break out the mill and make some boards with it. Also talked to one of the guys at work about a new scrounge spot. Hopefully in a week or he should have some free time to take me out and show me around the place. Hoping I can drag my old mans kubota out there and load the trailer up instead of having to cut and load the truck with rounds.
Had a lazy kind of a day. Got the last load of punk wood hauled off to the junk pile next to the woods. Still have about half a cord to split from my mates house. Need to get back over there, he had a birch taken down right before the last snow. Should be able to get the trailer right to it. Will have to see how much if it is good. May break out the mill and make some boards with it. Also talked to one of the guys at work about a new scrounge spot. Hopefully in a week or he should have some free time to take me out and show me around the place. Hoping I can drag my old mans kubota out there and load the trailer up instead of having to cut and load the truck with rounds.
What was wrong with it.
The biggest problem with those saws is operator error. Many complain about the plastic intake clamps, but I've never had a problem with them on a saw that had a tight one when I got it. All the ones I've had that had loose clamps were all covered in fine dust and had dirty filters, and usually had dirty carbs and that's why they were being sold.
They do make a great one saw plan for firewood, not that I'm promoting that lol, sure you'll have no problem selling it. I have 2 of them, one that's ported that I've never ran, I should probably get it out this spring
. Having the 50's and 70's I just jump past the 60cc saws.
Tournament fishing for Rock on the Chesapeake, we run 15 lines on planer boards. Probably my least favorite way of fishing. Trolling for King Mackerel we run seven, and off shore for Tuna and Bill Fish, six or seven. That’s in a 30’ Contender with a 4 man crew. We always have 4-6 back up rods rigged in case you get into fish, and one breaks off. When the bite dies, we rig up the spares. Off shore, often, you can be working an area for hours, the all of a sudden every thing starts to bite. Lasts maybe half hour to an hour, then nothing. Gotta be read when they get hungry.
I never cared for the 50cc class saw, although I still have my 346xp and I really liked my 026 stihl. My father in law gave me his worn out 359. Got one of those closed port topends for it, ported it, base delete and muff mod and she was a shining star of my fleet. I dropped the 50cc class like a hot rock. The weight vs power just wasnt there in an 18" bar. Then I got a 562xp which ran better then the 359. Then I needed a big saw so I picked up my 390xp, then I wanted a bigger saw to mill with..... you know where it goes from here lol. Still to this day I dont miss the 50cc saws, ran a few 70cc saws and was just never impressed owning the 390xp. If I had to give up all but 2 saws I would keep the 562xp and the 390xp. Arguably they handle all my work from limbing to milling, and typically are two of 3 saws I always leave the house with.What was wrong with it.
The biggest problem with those saws is operator error. Many complain about the plastic intake clamps, but I've never had a problem with them on a saw that had a tight one when I got it. All the ones I've had that had loose clamps were all covered in fine dust and had dirty filters, and usually had dirty carbs and that's why they were being sold.
They do make a great one saw plan for firewood, not that I'm promoting that lol, sure you'll have no problem selling it. I have 2 of them, one that's ported that I've never ran, I should probably get it out this spring
Ummm... yeah, YEAH! Those guys with the wheelbarrows should be banned! We should even take away their birthdays. YEAH! Will anyone help to start identifying them? Or maybe they will all just slink away into the darkness on their own....
To each their own, I’d take a ported 50 cc saw complemented by a 70 plus cc saw any day over any other two saw combo.
Or just get better firewood...
Not in a two saw plan
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