Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Kodiak Kid]

I don't think anyone mentioned it, or if they did, I missed it(this thread moves fast)...but I just wanted to point out that this is Pearl Harbor Day. There's not many WW2 vets left, I think I read only 1.8%, so it's a good time to reflect on what their sacrifices meant. Not just the vets that saw active duty, but even the sacrifices the people at home had to endure.

Thankyou fir reminding us! I feel a bit ashamed having forgotten the date today!

thank you! i have a WWII Pearl Harbor story... i will keep it brief...

my Mom, her family had sailed over from S Diego on their 2-master... to HI (territory then) and she lived on the island when the - -'s attacked it. saw it first hand... she was abouot 16 at the time. there is more to it, but suffice it to say....

so thanks for the mention. i had not caught up to this date yet today.

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Ahhh. The Mitsubishi Zero! What an air craft! The Japanese got that one right the first time! Not only Did the Zero play a huge part in the attack against the US at Pearl. The M Zero was also devastating to our Navy throughout the Pacific Theater. They reeked havock on our Bear Cats and Hell Cats. The Zero was a far more superior fighter plane. Until the the Chance Vought f4u Corsair was introduced on our side. That 2800 Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp had them Zeros running with their tails tucked! Unfortunately it didn't see combat until late into1943 I believe. Many WW2 Historians believe that had the Corsiar been in our Navy since Day 1? The Pacific Theater would have been over much sooner!

Never forget those who sacrificed!

 

[Sierra_rider]

I have not done much motorized dirt bike riding even though I did briefly own a Yamaha 360 Enduro back in the day!

But I did ride with a group of crazy road bike riders (pedal bikes), and I've done 59 MPH on my bike (on the downhill) and slalomed down long windy downhills (after climbing up them) at 40-50 MPH only inches away from other riders. If you watch competitions like the Tour De France and don't understand the importance of drafting, you will if you ever ride with a group.

Let me tell you, you had better be on your game doing that! My road bike is Carbon (as are the wheels), the tires are inflated to 120 lbs and are only about an inch wide (actually 23mm is only .9 inch wide), there is no suspension, and it has pincher cork brake pads (discs on road bikes came out later, and they have cork instead of rubber because the rubber will make a carbon wheel so hot the tire will blow).

In addition to having riding skills, you must avoid any potholes, stones, branches, and animals (squirrels, wood chucks, cats, foxes, deer, and even a bear). And I did not even mention the cars (3 times I've had stuff thrown at me from moving cars).

I've witnessed a few crashes, but luckily the injuries were never as bad as they could have been (road rash instead of broken bones). The scariest was when a guy braked hard on a steep downhill curve and his weel folded and he went across the road just barely being missed by a car coming from the opposite direction. Luckily, the car driver braked hard and fast, but I always replay that one in my mind any time I'm thinking of taking too much risk.

Another time a deer ran out from behind a solid fence and our lead rider hit is so hard that the bike cartwheeled over the front wheel. He tucked, but had the wind knocked out of him when he landed, and he stayed on the pavement for about 10 minutes. An ambulance crew arrived, checked him out, applied a few bandages and he rode home!

I've gone down several times when mountain biking, but never when road biking. Age and injuries have taken their toll, so almost all my rides now are solo, but I do miss the good old days. We used to ride 4 days a week, 25-35 miles on weekdays and 50-75 miles on Sunday. Often the group was 6-8 riders, but on a few occasions, we had 18 riders (which was really too many).

Fellow road flea I see lol. What bike you riding?

This is my daily rider, I've got a few other road bikes, but they're wall hangers or on my trainer. Also have a couple of MTBs. We've got a few hills here... bottom of this climb starts at 3k', finishes at 6.5k'.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Talking about old guys. This is dad at 89 cuttin on a white oak that blew over.
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Now that's what I'm talking about! I hope I can run a saw at that age! Let alone live to be that age!

 

[MustangMike]

My current road bike is a Trek Madone 7 with the A-3 carbon wheels, but I did most of my riding on a Madone 5.2.

I like that the 7 has an 11 gear cog in the back (11-28). The standard crank in OK, but if I had it to do over I'd get the compact crank. If I'm pedaling in 52-11 it is time to tuck!

I've got 2 Trek Mtn Bikes with full suspension, a 26" and a 29" with the dropping seat post, but I don't ride off road much.

I can road bike from my house to the bike path (less than 2 miles), but to Mtn bike I have to put in on the truck, so I do it less.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

It's actually kind of sad...I had an epiphany that it was Rememberance day and went to check my calendar just to make sure that I wasn't going crazy and....there wasn't anything on the calendar. I could go on about what days are marked on the calendar, but I'll refrain.

Ain't that the truth!!!

 

[Brufab]

This place has a mellow vibe to it...so I try to be really polite and mellow on this forum, I'm a bit different on the dirtbike forum I'm on. People are less mellow there and they have a few members that are confident morons. I'm a much better offroad rider than I am a cutter...so I'm pretty blunt with the morons on that site. They'll just pass on really outdated or blatantly false information to new members looking for advice. I don't really get pissy with them, I'll just casually troll them...they eventually lose their cool and show themselves for who they are.

I hear ya, I got into a few P/R threads and I had to stop. I can't believe soke of the things guys think and say, a lot of hypocritical guys in there

 

[Sierra_rider]

My current road bike is a Trek Madone 7 with the A-3 carbon wheels, but I did most of my riding on a Madone 5.2.

I like that the 7 has an 11 gear cog in the back (11-28). The standard crank in OK, but if I had it to do over I'd get the compact crank. If I'm pedaling in 52-11 it is time to tuck!

I've got 2 Trek Mtn Bikes with full suspension, a 26" and a 29" with the dropping seat post, but I don't ride off road much.

I can road bike from my house to the bike path (less than 2 miles), but to Mtn bike I have to put in on the truck, so I do it less.

I still got the frame of my old carbon Trek 5200 hanging from the wall in my shop. The drop outs eventually wore out, so I retired it for a carbon Ridley. One of the chainstays eventually cracked, so it's on the wall next to the Trek.

My current ride is a Canyon Endurace, I've got 50mm deep carbon wheels on it. Mine's got 11 speed Ultegra on it...compact on the front and the 11-34 on the back. The drivetrain is sometimes a bit gappy, but the gearing is almost mandatory for my local roads.

I mostly road ride, but I've got a couple of mtbs...my 160mm travel FS carbon Canyon and my short travel(100mm) FS carbon xc race bike(Spesh Epic.) I'm currently on a hiatus from racing xc, but hoping to get back into it in '23. The Canyon mtb is a fun bike, light enough to climb up to the top of the mountain, but rowdy enough to shred the downhill.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

That sounds like a Marlin 39, in fact they have their own whole website to help you get them going! lol

Many years ago, I bought an early Henry lever 22, you know, the one with "plastic" sights. I put it on my ATV and it's still there and STILL doesn't jam with no matter what ammo I put in it, in any order, from CB caps to Stingers!

To this day it's NEVER been cleaned even one time and wiped off less than once a year. It's been left on the trap line overnight a couple times and even lost off the ATV a couple times, getting run over twice by the ATV in the mud/brush.

Yes, it's my "I don't care about it" gun and after all that, it STILL has never failed to fire of jam in any way.

You can move the lever slow or fast, it doesn't matter and I can still knock a crow out of a tree at 100 yards with those plastic sights!

I've long lost account of how many thousands of rounds have been shot through it, with me and anyone else that wants to shoot it, grabbing it and firing away.

I bought a couple more Henry levers since, all are the same way, load anything you want and shoot away, but the first one is always available on my ATV and it gets all the abuse.

Everyone brags on the 39's, but first you have to get them to actually work, and then hire someone to carry that heavy thing around for you... lol

SR

Henry redesigned the firing pin recently. I’ve had 4 in a row now that all misfired 2-3 rounds per tube no matter what ammo I used.

I’ve got a Browning BL22 (in my profile pic) that I am quite fond of

My 39 is older than dirt (OG 39M) worked flawlessly fir him for over 20 years. It worked flawlessly for me every since I inherited it in 2006 up until last year. I had a FTF malfunction and couldn't close the action. I got online and there was a short simple You Tube video on how to disassemble it. When I took it apart. There was so much power residue mixed with gun oil that it looked like someone has packed clay into the entire action. I actually couldn't believe it went as long as it did without a malfunction or "jam" as some call it. After cleaning thoroughly I expect it'll go another 40 years without an issue! Probably the second most accurate .22 I've ever fired. 1st would be Winchesters model 67A bolt action single shot. However, neither the 39 nor the 67 are match competition grade rifles. There's some tack driving multi thousand dollar .22's out there for sure. Way way above the class of a standard hunting or plinking .22

Shoot safe gentleman!

 

[Brufab]

Got my Xmas X27 gift early, will need it for this big oak blow down I have on the calendar for Dec 17th as long as the weather is below freezing. The trail to pack out the wood is all clay and if it starts to melt it will be a friggin sticky mud slinging mess. Thanks to @Vtrombly for letting me try his last weekend

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Disclaimer.....as a guy who attempts to use the correct sayings, here are my interpretations:

"Just my opinion" has the qualifier of "just" meaning the person making the statement admits there may be a margin of error in their statement.

"In my opinion" means they are pretty sure they are in the right track.

IMHO could be "in my humble opinion" or "in my honest opinion". These could be used to portray that the person is being humble or honest...or this could be loaded with a twinge of sarcasm if the writer knows he's arguing with someone who doesn't know what they are talking about.

The tough part is not everyone follows the same guidelines and it is tough to convey tone across the internet...as opposed to talking with your SO in real life..if they say "fine" or "whatever" you know you are screwed. LOL.

In short I just accept IMHO, IMO, and JMO that the writer is saying they are expressing their truthful opinion.

JMHO (you like that one?)

Indeed I do! But you forgot my invention! IMOP "In My Opinion Period!" There was a prototype originally "In My OPinion" had to change it though, but I think I finally got it dialed in!

 

[turnkey4099]

Good for him and being like that keeps him in shape. During my lifetime I saw a lot of old guys that retired from their jobs to sit around and relax at home. They died shortly afterwards. My father in law was still using a chainsaw at 87. He passed away peacefully on his 88th birthday.

My 88th is coming up in just 3 months - scary.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I agree, and such a waste of time with all the IMHO's. While I'm not gonna purposely try to be offensive (most the time anyway), the need to put silly acronyms in to alert people not to retaliate is absurd, and a sign of how far society has gone in the wrong direction (is that legal to say, will I get reported lol).
I've seen that too, go against the narrative and people get all butthurt . That's why I like to give the guys who are in the "this is the only saw that will cut wood" crowd a hard time, I figure it builds character, and if not, I can at least laugh while they're crying .

IMOP!!! This "IS" the only saw that will cut wood!!!

Another good one is the guys "testing the waters" you wimp, just jump in. These guys are one of two things, too afraid to post a price because they'll get a hard time about it or they are just looking for someone to make them a real high offer . Same for the "I'll post pictures and a price if there's enough interest" whatever!

Not really much better than IMHO to me, we already know its "just" your opinion, and us husky guys take it with a grain of salt .

Fixed

Fact, not opinion. Stihl makes some of the best bars on the market, although there are some aftermarket bars that wear better, but most are just as heavy.

I like the cflag" wagon, just got to be careful someone doesn't read that wrong, but in this day and age I'd get less slack for calling it a .ag wagon more than likely.

Not with that attitude .
I wanted a raker grinder, everyone on here told me to get in line, well I have one and their still in line . Just gotta be ready when one comes up. Many guys will ship too. A very nice 451c just sold on another forum like 3 weeks ago for 750.
Is there anyone around there that has a square grinder.

I give a lot of the cherry I cut to my neighbor, he loves it in the fireplace. He tried black locust in there , it was popping coals out onto the floor and stunk the whole house up, BL is not the best wood for a fireplace. He also gives me all the black locust he cuts or I drop for him. He still has athe tops from three I cut for him this spring laying out back,, he got sick after his booster shots and hasn't been able to do much since .

You should see all the logs I cut into firewood, that's after I give a bunch of them away. I hate to burn it, but it cost money to get them to someone to make lumber out of them, and I don't really need the lumber at the moment unless I did my whole pole barn in wood, which I'm not doing. If I did, I'd want to use all BL or white oak as they are rot resistant.

Clean that thing up a bit, we don't want to look like those stihl guys with dirty saws, us husky guys gotta represent!

 

[WoodAbuser]

KK I think you need a longer bench.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

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KK I think you need a longer bench.

IMOP!!! That "IS" a longer bench!!!

 

[Sierra_rider]

IMOP!!! That "IS" a longer bench!!!

...and longer benches just encourage us to gather more crap lol. Mine only looks semi clean because it has a 10' bench space worth of crap spread out over 30'.

 

[MustangMike]

Funny about 22s, accuracy and functioning! Did you know that on a Ruger 10/22 if the spring that pushes the magazine forward gets weak, it will screw up the shell ejection??? There is something on the mag that triggers the bolt to eject. Replacing the whole trigger assembly (to get a better trigger) solves the problem!

My Marlin semi auto (Marlin 60) generally, out shoots my Ruger 10/22, and the Marlin shoots all ammo about the same. However, if I feed the Ruger Winchester HPs, it will outshoot the Marlin.

My Ruger 10/22 even out shot a Ruger bolt action 22 (with his favorite target ammo), and he (a relative) was not happy. We then tried some of my brands of ammo in his bolt action, and it shot the Reminton HPs better than my 10/22 (with the Winchester HPs) or his target ammo! (But it did not like the Winchester HPs!)

You just have to try different things.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Henry redesigned the firing pin recently. I’ve had 4 in a row now that all misfired 2-3 rounds per tube no matter what ammo I used.

You must be the unluckiest person in the world!

SR

 

[MustangMike]

I had the Bontrager A-5s (instead of the A-3s) but then I did some research.

The Bontrager A-5 tubeless are slicker than the A-3 tubeless, but the clinchers are NOT!!! So, I figured if they are not more aero, just go with the lighter weight!

I also have Ultegra on the Madone 7 but had Dura Ace on the 5.2 and even installed ceramic crank bearings. I'm not as competitive now.

 

[Brufab]

Funny about 22s, accuracy and functioning! Did you know that on a Ruger 10/22 if the spring that pushes the magazine forward gets weak, it will screw up the shell ejection??? There is something on the mag that triggers the bolt to eject. Replacing the whole trigger assembly (to get a better trigger) solves the problem!

My Marlin semi auto (Marlin 60) generally, out shoots my Ruger 10/22, and the Marlin shoots all ammo about the same. However, if I feed the Ruger Winchester HPs, it will outshoot the Marlin.

My Ruger 10/22 even out shot a Ruger bolt action 22 (with his favorite target ammo), and he (a relative) was not happy. We then tried some of my brands of ammo in his bolt action, and it shot the Reminton HPs better than my 10/22 (with the Winchester HPs) or his target ammo! (But it did not like the Winchester HPs!)

You just have to try different things.

I have a 10/22 carbine with a 3×9x40 scope I got 30+ years ago for Xmas, it's a tack driver especially with the Winchester wildcat ammo. The only issue I had was the front blade sight fell off somewhere at some point

 

[Sierra_rider]

I had the Bontrager A-5s (instead of the A-3s) but then I did some research.

The Bontrager A-5 tubeless are slicker than the A-3 tubeless, but the clinchers are NOT!!! So, I figured if they are not more aero, just go with the lighter weight!

I also have Ultegra on the Madone 7 but had Dura Ace on the 5.2 and even installed ceramic crank bearings. I'm not as competitive now.

My 50mm deep Hunt wheels are noticeably faster than the stock wheels mine came with, verified by my average speed vs wattage on flat strava segments. However, they aren't that fun for crosswinds.