Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

I have a bunch of different measuring cups from the ones specifically set for oil to lab glasses to kitchen cups. As long as they have ounces listed, they'll do the job!

True, but I'm lazy... and oil is cheaper by the gallon. Easy oeasy to find 40-1 on the 2.5 gal scale and fill to the line lol.

 

[svk]

Hoping to cut out of work a bit early today-the boys have a brush hauling job near the house so I just need to get them started. The fellow said he will pay them for up to 20 hours of work so we will try to get as much brush/branches/logs out of there as we can for him.

 

[ValleyForge]

OK what good is having a scale on the side of the oil with no site . It’s ok when I mix 2 gallons at a time but I need to mix a gallon . The older bottles had the site window . Now I have to use the measuring cup for epoxy . Which I’ll have to replace oil and epoxy don’t mix well. View attachment 990941View attachment 990942

I have the same exact measuring glass…made in the USA!!!!

 

[Sierra_rider]

Well here she is... View attachment 990619View attachment 990620
All I can say is wow. Light weight handles awsome. Very nice power output. Doesn't seem to have the low end grunt I'm used to but very lively up top. It's a little back heavy, but I think of it can handle a 24" bar it would valance out about perfectly. Can't wait to get a few tanks through it. Its very stingy on oil. Put half the tank through it playing here at the house and it still had nearly a full tank of oil. Guess that will need adjusted right out of the gate. Sorry husqy.... think I'm a stihl fan again.

Congrats, I've got the 400 with a wrap kit. I've only had it for a little while and it's already one of my favorite saws. I build my muffler covers that are similar to a bark box, the Stihls really wake up with a muffler mod IMO...they're pretty choked up from the factory. If that wasn't enough, I just cut the squish, decked the cylinder, and did a mild port job on it. It normally runs a 25" lightweight bar, but I actually like running the 28 on it...just waiting on 461 oiler parts for it.

I was at my local dealer a week or two ago. The only pro saws he had were one 261 and one 362.

Said he cannot get 400s, 462s or 500is.

Last week my dealer had two 261s, two 362s, a 400, a 462 and two 661s. Strange how the different territories get their allotments.

You just gotta catch them when they get a fresh shipment in. My local dealer is very much a pro-oriented shop and they were struggling to keep pro saws on the shelves. I bought my 400 several months ago and the 362/400s were the only pro saws they had in stock.

A few weeks ago, I got the go ahead to purchase a new saw for myself at work. I went to the dealer near where I work...they're mostly a lawn/garden place, so I wasn't expecting much. However, multiple examples of the entire Stihl pro line up were on the shelf...they even had more sitting in boxes in the back. Walked out of there with 462R model for work and a new 500i R for myself.

 

[SS396driver]

I have the same exact measuring glass…made in the USA!!!!

Buck apiece at wallyworld. At least the last time I bought one

 

[Kodiak Kid]

K Kid, looks like you got a great looking - well behaved companion there!

Do you know what is in him?

I have to cut'n partner's. One is American Bull Terrier. The other is Blue Heeler/Aussie Sheppard.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Yesterdays work.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

 

[Kodiak Kid]

How do you scrounge firewood?

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

 

[JustPlainJeff]

Just cutting standing dead Maple on my own 40 acres. I don't sell any firewood, I'm just going to use it to heat the house with our wood boiler. This will be my first Winter using it. We bought the house a year ago, and didn't have firewood to use the boiler last year, so we used propane. But at between 5 and 6K for propane bills, we're going to give the wood boiler a shot this Winter. The previous owner of the house said he used about 8 cord a year using the boiler for the Winter. I should have no problem harvesting 8 cord of already dead wood from our own property for at least several years I'm guessing. I just bought a drone, and JUST started using it to video felling trees etc...I'm also new to editing, and adding sound to the videos, so if you turn on your volume and listen to the audio, I'm open to critique as well! I know, I should have zoomed in closer when showing the actual cutting, but I wanted to get the full height of the tree in first, and then forgot to zoom in after showing the height! Oh well, live and learn!

 

[Honyuk96]

I haven't found that to be the case. @Honyuk96 would probably say the same thing. They are good little saws, but I dont consider them in the same class as the 550mk2/5105(about the same weight/power as each other), and the 550mk1/261, of which the 550 is a little lower on power, which makes the 261 a better one saw plan(if that's what someone needs. With a muffler mod the echos do wake up nicely, but I'd still rather have the dolmar/husky or stihl. Personally I'd rather have the husky 450 than the echo 4910, and the 450 is a plastic cased saw, it starts, and handles better for me.
The easiest to start 50cc saws are the dolmar 5105 and the husky 550.
Some 261's start well, while others it's 6-8 pulls if they've been sitting, about the same as the echo.
Primer bulb saws rock when they've been sitting a bit, 2-3 pulls and running.
I still want to run the new echo 7310, haven't had my hands on one yet, all I've heard is good though.

Yeah, NO to the Echo. Probably harder to start than the ms250

 

[JustJeff]

Just cutting standing dead Maple on my own 40 acres. I don't sell any firewood, I'm just going to use it to heat the house with our wood boiler. This will be my first Winter using it. We bought the house a year ago, and didn't have firewood to use the boiler last year, so we used propane. But at between 5 and 6K for propane bills, we're going to give the wood boiler a shot this Winter. The previous owner of the house said he used about 8 cord a year using the boiler for the Winter. I should have no problem harvesting 8 cord of already dead wood from our own property for at least several years I'm guessing. I just bought a drone, and JUST started using it to video felling trees etc...I'm also new to editing, and adding sound to the videos, so if you turn on your volume and listen to the audio, I'm open to critique as well! I know, I should have zoomed in closer when showing the actual cutting, but I wanted to get the full height of the tree in first, and then forgot to zoom in after showing the height! Oh well, live and learn!

I like that name!

 

[JustPlainJeff]

I like that name!

Actually I tried using "JustJeff" when I joined this forum, as I use that one on another forum that I'm on! But as you already know, the name was taken LOL!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I like that name!

That makes two of us.

 

[GrizG]

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Only stuff I’ve seen today looks like this… Kennebunkport area…

Found a bigger one near Acadia… looks seasoned.

 

[chipper1]

Yesterday I snuck out and grabbed a few bucket loads.
Ran a tank of fuel thru the ms251.
I cut three smaller trees right off the trail.


Bucket 1.

Bucket one split, with the fiscars.

And 2.

Third load, and split my glasses .

 

[Logger nate]

I'm not a fan of any exhaust outlet out the front of the saw. I think many of them make more noise than power.

Most of the saw builders I know prefer a solid front, and additional venting from the sides as far back as possible. This seems to create less noise and more torque.

They are LOUD though, lol.

 

[chipper1]

Today I ran a tank thru the 353 .
Chain was set up a little aggressive for the dead standing black locust, but it was fine as long as I was very aggressive when boring.

Broke out the hydraulic splitter today.
First load.

Second.

Then dropped this one that was a bit larger.
I had to pull it right a good bit to get it more on the trail(it's across the trail).

Third load.

Then I found these flying squirrels, which was cool. I saw one here splitting wood last fall, but it was very low light and it just caught my eyes, but I knew what it was. Seeing these guys is pretty rare here, especially since they are nocturnal . I laid the log down and covered the ends from the rain, hope no critters get them, if I would have known there were in there I wouldn't have cut that one.

 

[chipper1]

But wait, there's more .
4th load, and it's the money shot, twin two wheelers.

Then I went back for the top and a few more nice sized rounds, but I had to refill first for the fifth load.
Sure is nice that these were all right on the side of the trailer, and within 150' of where I split them.
The 353 still has some fuel in it, maybe more cutting tomorrow, we'll see.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

But wait, there's more .
4th load, and it's the money shot, twin two wheelers.
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Then I went back for the top and a few more nice sized rounds, but I had to refill first for the fifth load.
Sure is nice that these were all right on the side of the trailer, and within 150' of where I split them.
The 353 still has some fuel in it, maybe more cutting tomorrow, we'll see.
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Good work