MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Jeez Mark, that looked more like an accident with a log splitter
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Pic came out like crap…
But that the final load of free ash from the customers house
In other news, I got a call tonight from a fella in Wurtsboro asking if I could bring my dog to track his deer
My wife told me “It’s tonight or this weekend”
Don’t worry Uncle Mike, I’m still all set for this weekend
I had to politely decline the tracking opportunity
But that the final load of free ash from the customers house
In other news, I got a call tonight from a fella in Wurtsboro asking if I could bring my dog to track his deer
My wife told me “It’s tonight or this weekend”
Don’t worry Uncle Mike, I’m still all set for this weekend
I had to politely decline the tracking opportunity
Sawyer Rob
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A big thunderstorm went through this morning, but it didn't last long, it then was REALLY nice this afternoon, so I went to the mill to build another half cord firewood box,
As you can see, my pile of lumber is about gone,
Looks like it's about time to load a log on the BSM and replenish it!
SR
As you can see, my pile of lumber is about gone,
Looks like it's about time to load a log on the BSM and replenish it!
SR
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Looks great, what kinda wood do you make them out of?A big thunderstorm went through this morning, but it didn't last long, it then was REALLY nice this afternoon, so I went to the mill to build another half cord firewood box,
As you can see, my pile of lumber is about gone,
Looks like it's about time to load a log on the BSM and replenish it!
SR
Sawyer Rob
Addicted to ArboristSite
I've probably said this before, but I envy you guys with mills that can produce lumber whenever you need it. What's that stickered pile of lumber in the background slated for?A big thunderstorm went through this morning, but it didn't last long, it then was REALLY nice this afternoon, so I went to the mill to build another half cord firewood box,
As you can see, my pile of lumber is about gone,
Looks like it's about time to load a log on the BSM and replenish it!
SR
A voice of reason is way better than a condemnation of not working hard enough. for information. I have a full range of motion in my knee. I can squat till my arsh touches the heel of my foot. What I cant do is crawl around on the ground. I guess at 66 I probably aint meant to crawl under old cars or climb trees.Well fellers, I've seen a few TKRs. Will normally have had a more than a couple on the books at any one time through my 25 years of healing the injured.
So,
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@JimR is more or less correct when he says that the main reason knee replacements don't go so well is because people don't work hard enough to regain range of movement. Fair enough in one respect because knee replacements hurt and the time when you have to work it the most is when it is the sorest as the window to regain ROM is limited. People come up with all sorts of excuses... "It hurts too much now, I'll stretch it in a few weeks once it has settled down a bit" etc.
The main issue there is that the joint capsule (the collagen connective tissue that encloses all of your mobile joints) has a whacking big cut through the front of it and the knee joint capsule is quite sensitive to start with. However, as that incision heals, if it is not stretched frequently and firmly enough early on, that healing (scar) tissue will form as it feels like (ie. tighter than you would like) and will tighten further as it matures because that is what new healing tissue does. Result: Poor ROM. So that is the main reason.
BUT...
There are other reasons why the result can be sub-optimal. If the joint was stiff pre-op, you're going to be up against it trying to gain ROM post-op. Some patients actually go too hard in their rehab and traumatise the healing tissue beyond what it can adapt to. Some can develop adhesions (trash fibro-fatty tissue) internally that can limit ROM and cause pain and that is not the fault of the patient. Some do too much low-priority exercise (walking, strength work) in the early stages when regaining ROM is the only important thing and miss the window because they are burning through the knee's exercise tolerance doing stuff that is not important at that stage. Other issues can include infection, surgeon error and a range of other potential left-field problems that can be difficult to predict and/or identify and are also not the fault of the patient.
In the end, most TKRs come out well but it can take 12 months to get close to the end-point. A small percentage come out fair to poor. Sometimes the fault of the patient. Sometimes not.
So there you have it
I could make up some wild story about it for the forum but the surgeon did a fantastic job. Even the PT nurse was impressed a how well it turned out . Healed really well
and my fingers are straightLooks better!
But you still could make up quite a bar story!
Philbert
But you still could make up quite a bar story!
Philbert
Sawyer Rob
Addicted to ArboristSite
I'm guessing it's easier to saw a log 'through and through' (proper term?) but wouldn't you gain more lumber by sawing into a cant first?
Sawyer Rob
Addicted to ArboristSite
There are MANY ways to mill a log, and it all depends on what specie, the grade, what you want to end up with ect.. SO, there's no one way that works best for every log.
"Through and through" is usually used to mill out construction lumber, although it gives you a lower grade of lumber, it also gives you the most lumber for that purpose as grade is less important for construction lumber...
SR
Brakes? Who needs brakesThe firewood wood biz is a bit like commercial fishing. Its all about how much product your boat can pack. This boat can now pack four cord a trip. Lol
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Cut safe, stay sharp and be aware!
back in the late 80s we had a regular customer buying our Almond firewood out of the orchard.
He had a F350 flatbed and a 2-cord trailer. green Almond is around 6,000#/cord. Just slightly overloaded, lol.
one day he couldn’t stop at the end of the freeway off-ramp, proceeded into cross traffic and into/under a loaded semi. Totaled his whole setup and wood everywhere. He was sited, fined and had to pay all cleanup costs as well as repairs to the semi. His Ins dropped him. A month later he came back to the orchard with a Ryder box truck and proceeded to fill it with…5 cord.
some guys never learn…
yea, you can get all that wood on there but can you stop it?
There's something about RTB wood that makes it extra desirable. Probably the RTB factor.
I'd take those any day over trash you get at the lumber yard.
Since aches and pains are the other stuff topic this week. 
When older people say, "Enjoy them while they are young," they are talking about your knees and hips, not your kids.
When older people say, "Enjoy them while they are young," they are talking about your knees and hips, not your kids.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
I heard there was one once.
My brother and I have different opinions on trees around the house. I sold my old house about 4 years ago to a older lady. My brother bought the house from her about a year ago. The property bordered his old house, which he sold to my Mother this year. The differences in the property is my old property had many trees around it and my borther had pretty much stripped every tree on his old place. Now that brother is living in my old house, he has started cutting about everything down. This has created a lot of firewood potential. I heated the old house with a wood stove, which brother seems to be warming up to the ideal of using. I guess last year he saw the potential money saving on the electric bill. Any ways, Using the chainsaw I gave him a couple years ago, he has managed to cut and assemble a pretty good size pile of oak and hickory rounds. He had a quadrupal bypass back in the early spring, but hasnt got enough sense to stop all the heavy lifting, so I spent this past weekend helping him get some wood worked up for this winter. Nothing like lifting 20in dia green whiteoak and hickory rounds up on a wood splitter. We got started and the first thing he wanted to do was try and lift one of those large rounds, expecting me to get one end. I sort of looked at him and said very sarcasticly, whats the point of having a tractor with fel if your going to lift everything by hand. I got him to just scoop up a bucket full of wood and drive it up to the splitter where I just rolled it onto the beam without breaking a sweat. Another smartass remark about needing to work smarter instead of harder seemed appropriate, so I said it. We split a decent pile and have a few more days of splitting before we are done. Since the wood stove is in the basement, I had aquired a couple of the store type stocking carts, like you see in the dollar general for stocking shelves. They make excellent wood rack. Roll them to the door of the basement, stack the wood on them and roll them up to the stove. We filled both racks and have enough split to fill them a couple more times.
Good morning guys. I certainly hear you about getting older!!!!! I’ll tell you this: You younger guys don’t/won’t understand it until it happens to you!
I’ve usually carried a few extra pounds through my adult years, but I was very active through my 30s and seemingly nothing had changed since my early 20s. About the time I turned 40 is when things seem to fall apart!
At 39 I had Lyme disease. Or at least what the first doctor said was Lyme disease. Divorced at 41 which temporarily took its toll on my overall health (although should be better in the long run due to the greatly reduced stress!) Shortly after for turning 42 I had influenza A followed by Covid a month later. I’ve just never had my full stamina since then.
My inner elbows get sore when I do physical work, my eyesight has declined significantly, and kneeling sucks. And my neck is **** after sitting in front of a computer for over 20 years at work.
Just got my blood work back from the doctor and although I haven’t had time to go through all of it, it looks like other than being low on vitamin D and heightened cholesterol, I’m doing pretty well in that aspect. It’s definitely a relief to know that there’s nothing else wrong.
A couple things that are going to bode well for my fitness (hopefully): I noticed that I’m not nearly as hungry anymore. I’ve always had a tremendous appetite even as a little kid. This will help over the winter, so I don’t overeat all the time and then I have to work it off. Secondly, I joined a men’s basketball league last year, which keeps me going every Wednesday night from Thanksgiving through Easter. Third, I have a treadmill in my bedroom. Just need to make sure it doesn’t turn into a laundry hanper lol. Fourth, a friend of mine moved up to the area and has sled dogs, so I plan to help her out with that as time allows. And finally I’m going to need to start replenishing my wood piles next spring…. It’s crazy because I cut like a madman for so many years and now I’ve got stacks of wood that have been standing since 2018.
I’ve usually carried a few extra pounds through my adult years, but I was very active through my 30s and seemingly nothing had changed since my early 20s. About the time I turned 40 is when things seem to fall apart!
At 39 I had Lyme disease. Or at least what the first doctor said was Lyme disease. Divorced at 41 which temporarily took its toll on my overall health (although should be better in the long run due to the greatly reduced stress!) Shortly after for turning 42 I had influenza A followed by Covid a month later. I’ve just never had my full stamina since then.
My inner elbows get sore when I do physical work, my eyesight has declined significantly, and kneeling sucks. And my neck is **** after sitting in front of a computer for over 20 years at work.
Just got my blood work back from the doctor and although I haven’t had time to go through all of it, it looks like other than being low on vitamin D and heightened cholesterol, I’m doing pretty well in that aspect. It’s definitely a relief to know that there’s nothing else wrong.
A couple things that are going to bode well for my fitness (hopefully): I noticed that I’m not nearly as hungry anymore. I’ve always had a tremendous appetite even as a little kid. This will help over the winter, so I don’t overeat all the time and then I have to work it off. Secondly, I joined a men’s basketball league last year, which keeps me going every Wednesday night from Thanksgiving through Easter. Third, I have a treadmill in my bedroom. Just need to make sure it doesn’t turn into a laundry hanper lol. Fourth, a friend of mine moved up to the area and has sled dogs, so I plan to help her out with that as time allows. And finally I’m going to need to start replenishing my wood piles next spring…. It’s crazy because I cut like a madman for so many years and now I’ve got stacks of wood that have been standing since 2018.
Well, they must’ve tighten the profanity filters in here. Even “sit” is blocked now.
see if anybody recognize this quote:
“I got that sheep nure, I got that horse nure, I got that cow nure….I got all kinds of sit for sale!!!!”
see if anybody recognize this quote:
“I got that sheep nure, I got that horse nure, I got that cow nure….I got all kinds of sit for sale!!!!”
