Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[MustangMike]

The Fiskars X-27 is all about speed, and when you get it down right, it will split better (IMO) than any other handheld device, and is far less tiring due to the reduced weight.

Always keep the legs apart, and control the head to go in between, it will sometimes happen much faster than you expect.

I like to keep my hands about 8" apart, it lets me put a little extra drive on it.

Accuracy, and being able to "walk a line" across the top of a tough piece are often keys to a successful split.

Don't overdue, let that elbow recover.

 

[svk]

Don't overdue, let that elbow recover.

I messed up my elbow a few years back when I was doing a lot of limbing with heavy saws and exclusively hand splitting. Best recommendation I have is get your wood put up and then give yourself several months break from cutting and splitting. After a break mine healed itself and has been fine since even when I did more hand splitting.

 

[muddstopper]

'Roadside scrounge' sounds like possum for dinner . . .

(Just sayin')

Philbert

 

[svk]

Forgot to add this to the last post. Here's the 550 with the "scrounged" bar. It's basically neutrally balanced on top of that log with the 20" bar.

 

[cantoo]

15 trees planted so far and maybe 30 or 40 to go. Using my stump bucket to dig the holes and it's working good. Sold almost half of them and hopefully a few more yet. We're doing a bit of arguing over where to plant them but I'm getting to the point of not caring already. Great way to spend Mother's Day together.

 

[Philbert]

Here's the 550 with the "scrounged" bar.

Good, all around saw.

I have the 353 which I believe is its predecessor (in Husqvarna's weird way of numbering saws).

If you had to dump 29 saws, and keep one for 'all around use', this is the one I would suggest.

Philbert

 

[svk]

I agree completely. By far my favorite saw.

 

[Flint Mitch]

Got to work my Makita 6421 a bit today. I've been watching a blow down in an elderly woman's yard. I drove by again today and saw a guy trying to hack at it with a very worn looking MS180. I just happened to have my saws so I offered my assistance. Ended up with a full load of what im guessing is ash

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[dancan]

Mother's day yardsale scrounge !

I do like the fake Ryobi a little more lol

 

[MustangMike]

Had tennis elbow bad a few years ago after I split over 15 cord by hand, which is why I purchased the Hydro. Give it rest from what hurts it (you don't want it to be cronic) stretch it out horizontal, open and close your hand, rotate your hand & repeat. I had to learn to start saws left handed for a spell!

That possum song is funny, even had to play it for the wife!

Yes, that is Ash, good score!

 

[Logger nate]

Forgot to add this to the last post. Here's the 550 with the "scrounged" bar. It's basically neutrally balanced on top of that log with the 20" bar.

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Very nice. I really like the 20" on my 550. These saws have a lot of power for there size.
Had to start the fire again winter came back

 

[dancan]

Still burning here , 43 F with 30 mph winds and rain over the next 3 days .

 

[woodchip rookie]

Wherever you guys live that you still have snow in the middle of May....I dont wanna go there.

 

[svk]

83 degrees here!

 

[svk]

Very nice. I really like the 20" on my 550. These saws have a lot of power for there size.
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I really like the 16" but picked up the 20 incher because I've got lots of 72DL chain and also like to be able to do my felling cuts from only one side.

Snagged a new 24" RSN bar for my 009 pattern saws for $36 bucks off eBay the other day too. Now I need to either buy or make a couple of 84 DL loops.

 

[dancan]

Saturday was a big sky day here , honey do list was done in the morning so ....

I knew where I wanted to go because I took a run up there last weekend so I figure I'd make a load with a "RoadSide" scrounge .

Big dead spruce in the middle of the second pic but I'll save him for the tractor and winch since I have no Donk .
Birch on the other side of the road .

Since I didn't have Donk ...

A little soft in there but I didn't have to walk out for the tractor lol

It wasn't a bad day at all , way more fun than just going to the woodpile .

Even got a few extra BTU's

Just plain ole black ants , not poisonous , just a pest .
Try and count the growth rings

That spruce is tough and stringy but I won lol

Scrounge on ladies !

 

[MustangMike]

No snow, but was in the 30s again this morning, I think that is 4 of the last 5 days like that. I'm afraid to start the garden, with the rain & cool weather, the seeds will just rot.

 

[JustJeff]

Super nice weekend here. Started splitting but the honey do list also included cleaning the chicken coop, servicing and installing mower deck on my itty bitty kubota and mowing. I did get my wish to run a saw. Noodled some scrounged cedar for chicken bedding and yes, I used a 50cc saw to prune the rose of sharon. Lol.

 

[cantoo]

My wife says I'm not allowed to go to this tree sale next year. I'm thinking I might agree with her then again the next tree auction is only 2 weeks away. We did end up selling around half of the trees but still planted 35 bigger trees and 15 oak whips and a bunch of ornamentals. The stump bucket really saved my back. I won't be cutting them for firewood but hopefully my grand children will.

 

[Cowboy254]

I messed up my elbow a few years back when I was doing a lot of limbing with heavy saws and exclusively hand splitting. Best recommendation I have is get your wood put up and then give yourself several months break from cutting and splitting. After a break mine healed itself and has been fine since even when I did more hand splitting.

Thanks for the concern and suggestions. I'm lucky in some respects.

1) I'm married to a physiotherapist.
2) I am a physiotherapist.

However, my scrounging time is short and I can feel the weather closing in. The buyout of the Lady Farmer's farm has been delayed by a coupla months so on the one hand I have some more scrounging time, but on the other hand, it also means I feel obliged to cut her more wood while she's still there. So I'm going to have to bang on for a big longer. Since with medial epicondylitis (so-called golfer's elbow), it is primarily flexor carpi radialis that is affected, the downswing is not much of a problem, it is the resisted wrist flexor action on the upswing on the left side that gets me. The X27 with its trivial weight makes this much easier. Using the chainsaw doesn't really affect it, even big Limby since the palm is facing down and FCR isn't doing much. Realistically, it is unlikely to improve much while I continue scrounging, however. I'll nurse it through for the next month or two. After that, I'll get some traction with exercises. FWIW, eccentric exercise is the go for tendonopathies, but I'm sure that's revision for you folk.