FYI, when I see you post about Covid I read about three words, then skip your whole post. We already know your position. So stop already!
I do enjoy your wood/chainsaw related posts though, keep those coming.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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FYI, when I see you post about Covid I read about three words, then skip your whole post. We already know your position. So stop already!
I do enjoy your wood/chainsaw related posts though, keep those coming.
Ambull01
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Yeah I read/watched the links but I'm not discussing that hot topic anymore lol.Yep lol.
I'll try to post some pics of some scrounged wood when I'm not giving links and defending my conspiracy theories lol.
Did you read any of those links.
Sorry, I thought I gave to the link to see what's for sale on their website.
I forgot to ask if you got the 6100 tuned to were it will idle for you. If it changes rpm when it is tipped it's usually too rich, turn the low side jet in a 1/4 turn at a time until it stops changing rpm. You can fine tune it from that point to make it easy to start and to rev up quick, there is usually a bit of comprise to be had, but some saws will like the setting both for starting and quick throttle response. From what I know the 6100 should do both well when it's adjusted correct.
As far as the grinder, if you can find someone who does it on the side it will save you a lot of aggravation, time, and possibly a little money over renting one. You also won't have to clean and fuel the machine before bringing it back.
As for gloves I like these for summer. They are thin and have a rubberized grip but still breath fail well. Best I've found that protect vs no gloves but you still have a great feel like not wearing gloves. The only unfortunate thing is they are made in china, I haven't been able to find any made in the states that are similar.
So I tuned the 6100 fairly well I think after watching some YT videos. It kept running when I picked it up and dumped it nose down. I think I was just being a dumbass and was adjusting the low speed adjustments screw instead of the "T"/idle screw. I may need to get a digital tach or whatever they're called because I'm not too great at tuning it by ear I think lol. Speaking of dumbass, I also started to adjust the carb when the saw was low on fuel. Heard the RPMs change and thought my adjustments sucked again so I fiddled with the carb then the saw ran out of fuel and died. So basically I messed up the damn adjustments again lol.
You're the guy that had that really rusted pickup right? Man I want some of your ingenuity/hillbilly can do attitude. I've always admired the people that can just make do with what they have or fabricate/think of ways to get the job/task at hand done with whatever they can come up with. True scroungers I think.
Ambull01
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So many grumpy people here today lol. Ya'll need to go sip a beer or something and relax. I've been sipping some beers while I work from home. Probably explains why I'm typing a post on this site vs actually working lol.
Ambull01
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Hey what kind of temps do you get during the winter in Fresno? For some reason I always thought of Fresno as a warm climate area although haven't been to CA yet lol.
I don’t think anyone is grumpy. Some here feel they need to prove that they are right (even though there isn’t necessarily a right or a wrong in this situation). And the rest of us are like S T F U already.
Winter overnight lows are usually in the 30s, but occasionally drop into the 20s. When that happens there’s a lot of attention on the farmers losing their citrus crop. I’m guessing the highs are in the 50s, not sure.
Summer highs are 90-112 degrees, but there’s usually a 30 degree overnight cool off.
Cold beer is only 20 or 30 steps from the splitter. Don't temp me. I want to do a little more splitting
Ambull01
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damn that's some pretty big temp swings. I hope I never see 112 degrees here or I'm moving north.
Yeah, SVK, that slash burning pic made me nearly jump. I realize you must have way more moisture where you are. But here, just the sight of that flame amongst forest litter is HOLY SCHIT!
The regs in my neighborhood for lighting burn piles: You must have at least 5" of snow on the ground that you know will remain for the next 48 hrs, you must have a county burn permit (easily done online), and you must notify the local fire chief so that when we see smoke we won't dispatch firefighters. Even with all this, it must be very carefully done. And you construct your burn piles in open areas so forest litter cannot help fire travel.
A friend had a mining pit in his yard that a former owner had filled with slash over the years, and Dave wanted to burn it off. I offered to help. The day we burned there was knee-deep snow that was hard to walk in. We had a hell of a hard time getting the stuff lit, and had to keep prying buried branches loose with pry bars to keep fire going. About 4 in the afternoon we were tired of fighting the whole works, so we shoveled copious amounts of snow over the smoldering bits and called it good. Three days later Dave was shaving one morning, looked out the window, and 4' flames were leaping from his burn pit. Embers can hide in anything around here.
The regs in my neighborhood for lighting burn piles: You must have at least 5" of snow on the ground that you know will remain for the next 48 hrs, you must have a county burn permit (easily done online), and you must notify the local fire chief so that when we see smoke we won't dispatch firefighters. Even with all this, it must be very carefully done. And you construct your burn piles in open areas so forest litter cannot help fire travel.
A friend had a mining pit in his yard that a former owner had filled with slash over the years, and Dave wanted to burn it off. I offered to help. The day we burned there was knee-deep snow that was hard to walk in. We had a hell of a hard time getting the stuff lit, and had to keep prying buried branches loose with pry bars to keep fire going. About 4 in the afternoon we were tired of fighting the whole works, so we shoveled copious amounts of snow over the smoldering bits and called it good. Three days later Dave was shaving one morning, looked out the window, and 4' flames were leaping from his burn pit. Embers can hide in anything around here.
I understand where you guys are coming from but trust me, you couldn’t ignite those trees with napalm and an A bomb.
You can’t walk through the woods in tennis shoes right now without ending up soaked as every step squishes water out of the ground.
On another note I’m hopefully picking up a Homelite XL-123 this afternoon. Getting a good runner from that saw family has been kind of a bucket list thing for me. A couple years back I had a real minty XL-103 that I brought to a fellow to rebuild. Guy ended up burning through my deposit and never fixed the saw and gave it back a year and a half later still in pieces with a bunch of excuses.
I’m not going to name names but do yourself a favor and don’t EVER send your saw to get ported by anyone based in Minnesota....
I’m not going to name names but do yourself a favor and don’t EVER send your saw to get ported by anyone based in Minnesota....
It's hill-william, thank you. Hill william.
Ambull01
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I was actually hoping that **** would catch fire so I wouldn’t have to clean it up. But no dice.
They certainly are useable firewood but I put together a bonfire each year (apart from last year) for the local Middle Aged Do-Gooder Women's Group of which Cowgirl is secretary and I use them for that. I'll bore you with progress pics when I start construction in a few weeks. Since I don't have heavy equipment it is labour intensive but I'll submit my special 'invoice' to Cowgirl after the event to make it worth my while.
It’s absolutely possible for a person to swear and still be perfectly happy. I’m laughing at you guys who seem hell bent on beating the dead horse even further.
