Could well be.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
You guys ever watched the Godfather part 3?
My least favorite of the three, but there is a classic line….
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in
Well, Yesterday I go shooting at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays with three pals. Of course we stop at a shop on the way home. Now I already have more rifles and shotguns than I really need, but I see a 1100 that my brother in-law has been lusting for. Then I see a model 94 Commemorative, one I don’t already own.
Then today, another enabler calls and tells me of a pristine model 71 DELUXE with factory peep
Ughhhh
Like seriously UGHHH
My play cash has been covering my daughters tuition, I might have to dig into the piggy bank…..
I thought I had GAD under control, I really did!!
My least favorite of the three, but there is a classic line….
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in
Well, Yesterday I go shooting at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays with three pals. Of course we stop at a shop on the way home. Now I already have more rifles and shotguns than I really need, but I see a 1100 that my brother in-law has been lusting for. Then I see a model 94 Commemorative, one I don’t already own.
Then today, another enabler calls and tells me of a pristine model 71 DELUXE with factory peep
Ughhhh
Like seriously UGHHH
My play cash has been covering my daughters tuition, I might have to dig into the piggy bank…..
I thought I had GAD under control, I really did!!
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
That sounds exciting!!! Post some progress pics along the way
I've been staying out of the shops... I've been going by a "new to me" shop at least a couple times per week for about 14 months now and have not gone in. In the past my vehicle would have gone there with no input from me. Much like how I'd end up in Numrich Gun Parts retail store up until the day they closed... It was between my house and club.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
@Lee192233 had this list of topics he wanted us to get back to: "Back to trucks, chainsaws, cast iron, wood, zig zagging bears, grease guns and tractors please."
That was what I covered in my post. Had he listed bare-azzed chaps I wood have included something about El Chappo.
And so it begins. I loaded the motor up and took it and my engine lift to the garage I store my Chevelle to start doing the R&R 
First actual scrounge of the year...
You know you gotta take it out of the crate before you put it in, right
.What truck is it going in again, I think I missed that.
I saw a sweet lowered dually phantom the other day. It had a good looking fake patina paint on it and was air ride and sitting pretty low(but not too low), and it was on a set of what looked to be the semi 22.5 rims/tires.
Man, I could use one of those
. Not really, but it sure looked good.I saw a dodge diesel the other day that reminded me of your dual exhaust muffler mod, he had twin square pipes cut at an angle sitting side by side so they looked like two diamonds(sort of). I tried getting a picture for you, but the light changed.
I wonder if I have any pics of my ole 72 Chevelle SS clone. It was a 307 Canadian car that someone must have had a donor car to make it as close as it was. It had everything I'm aware of swapped except a few interior pieces (like the glove box door emblem) and the floor shifter, but it had the rear axle and sway bars, steering gear box(at least it was a fast ratio box), bumpers, grill, hood and trunk lids, wheels and tires(not really the tires lol). It was a barn find and I did it up quite nicely. Built 406, 400 small block with 350 rods and punched .040 over(iirc, may have been .030). The motor was built by a guy who ran the same rotating assembly build in his camaro that was running high 9s and wasn't tabbed. It was a lot of fun, but those guys with the lights on the roofs of their cars didn't like it so much, well, maybe it was my driving more than the car, that and that I was a young guy.
I'm gonna look. I've probably had nearly as many cars as I've had chainsaws
.It was bad, kinda like that
.
Gonna talk to the site boss on Monday about the few dozen trees yet to be pushed over. Not big trees but they are black Locust, soOh yeah baby.
We had clusters of these black locusts in my parent's yard, they just popped up and grew like weeds. For sure my preferred firewood in our areaGonna talk to the site boss on Monday about the few dozen trees yet to be pushed over. Not big trees but they are black Locust, so
As long as it's not in an open fireplace, and the neighbors don't have to smell it, it's great stuffGonna talk to the site boss on Monday about the few dozen trees yet to be pushed over. Not big trees but they are black Locust, so
.I split about a big bucket of BL today(it's still laying on the ground), and I think 3 small buckets for the selling pile today.
Here's one.
I'm finally making a little dent in the pile, best quick progress I'll see for a while now that I'm getting into the taller portion of the pile.
Also flush cut three stumps out in front. The two trees I dropped last sunday morning, and then one that was leaning over our shared driveway into the neighbors after the wind storm.
Well...they are weeds
Our BL smells just fine, burning. Are yours growing over a leach line?As long as it's not in an open fireplace, and the neighbors don't have to smell it, it's great stuff
I split about a big bucket of BL today(it's still laying on the ground), and I think 3 small buckets for the selling pile today.
Here's one.
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I'm finally making a little dent in the pile, best quick progress I'll see for a while now that I'm getting into the taller portion of the pile.
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Also flush cut three stumps out in front. The two trees I dropped last sunday morning, and then one that was leaning over our shared driveway into the neighbors after the wind storm.
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WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
Good morning all. Hope you all have a great Resurrection Day with your friends and family.
Get after it chipper!As long as it's not in an open fireplace, and the neighbors don't have to smell it, it's great stuff
I split about a big bucket of BL today(it's still laying on the ground), and I think 3 small buckets for the selling pile today.
Here's one.
View attachment 1166065
I'm finally making a little dent in the pile, best quick progress I'll see for a while now that I'm getting into the taller portion of the pile.
View attachment 1166066View attachment 1166067
Also flush cut three stumps out in front. The two trees I dropped last sunday morning, and then one that was leaning over our shared driveway into the neighbors after the wind storm.
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When ever I get this pantry project wrapped up I hope to get out a few saws that need run time and work on that pile of logs that were dropped off. I have an 034 that needs ran and the oiler checked out, one of the American made Craftsman that has only been bench ran to this point and a few others that have just sat too long.
Happy Easter everyone. Off to church and then festivities at our house.
Got the Easter ham on the Traeger. Since I had the smoker warmed up I put a couple butts on as well.
Got the Easter ham on the Traeger. Since I had the smoker warmed up I put a couple butts on as well.
Going in this truckYou know you gotta take it out of the crate before you put it in, right
What truck is it going in again, I think I missed that.
I saw a sweet lowered dually phantom the other day. It had a good looking fake patina paint on it and was air ride and sitting pretty low(but not too low), and it was on a set of what looked to be the semi 22.5 rims/tires.
Man, I could use one of those
I saw a dodge diesel the other day that reminded me of your dual exhaust muffler mod, he had twin square pipes cut at an angle sitting side by side so they looked like two diamonds(sort of). I tried getting a picture for you, but the light changed.
I wonder if I have any pics of my ole 72 Chevelle SS clone. It was a 307 Canadian car that someone must have had a donor car to make it as close as it was. It had everything I'm aware of swapped except a few interior pieces (like the glove box door emblem) and the floor shifter, but it had the rear axle and sway bars, steering gear box(at least it was a fast ratio box), bumpers, grill, hood and trunk lids, wheels and tires(not really the tires lol). It was a barn find and I did it up quite nicely. Built 406, 400 small block with 350 rods and punched .040 over(iirc, may have been .030). The motor was built by a guy who ran the same rotating assembly build in his camaro that was running high 9s and wasn't tabbed. It was a lot of fun, but those guys with the lights on the roofs of their cars didn't like it so much, well, maybe it was my driving more than the car, that and that I was a young guy.
I'm gonna look. I've probably had nearly as many cars as I've had chainsaws
It was bad, kinda like that
lots of clones out there . Many are spectacular cars . Unless you have paperwork or it’s a Canadian 68-72 there is no way to authenticate the car . 67 and down all SS cars vin started with 138 . The 8 designated the SS package 136 - Malibu 137 I believe was a 300 post car which in reality was a much better platform for high horsepower as the door and pillar posts strengthen the bodyThe Honda 5.5hp motor I had on my SuperSplit lasted almost 40 years. It was getting a little tired. I replaced it with a used Honda 6.5hp motor.
