Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[shutup-n-cut]

Yeah, I'd say so. Doesn't always need to be a race with the next guy.

In my book, scrounging is any and all wood that you get for free. Whether it's on the roadside or a tree that blows down on your own property.

I couldnt agree more. I have yet to buy wood and with what I have coming up this weekend I should be set for at least two years , so far it has worked for me.
Sometimes you need to jump on it ; like the roadside pile and other times it is good to be lucky ; like the neighbor that is having trees taken down , knows you burn wood and offers it to you.

Lastly ; it makes it much easier to convince the better half that a new chainsaw is a neccesity and not just a new toy.

Still cheaper than paying the oil man.

 

[KenJax Tree]

And . . . .?

Philbert

They can't get it. Most of its not cut to firewood size and the company won't allow anyone in the yard to cut it due to regulations.


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[Philbert]

They can't get it. Most of its not cut to firewood size and the company won't allow anyone in the yard to cut it due to regulations.

Thanks.

Liability concerns are understandable.

Philbert

 

[mainewoods]

I am not surprised, it is a place of business. Too many sue happy people around. A business open to public access is a lot different than private property.

 

[3000 FPS]

I was able to scrounge some more wood. Those are the centers pieces from large cable reels. About 6' tall.

 

[MountainHigh]

got another 3 cords, and the 562xp's bar is still like new .... mostly maple and alder. When we get a pause in the rain, it'll be time to haul out the splitter.



and another approximate 3 cords from earlier in the season using the old 346xp ....

 

[3000 FPS]

got another 3 cords, and the 562xp's bar is still like new .... mostly maple and alder. When we get a pause in the rain, it'll be time to haul out the splitter.

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Nice looking stack of wood.

 

[MountainHigh]

Nice looking stack of wood.

Thanks ... felt good getting it and will feel good staying warm with it. It's the simple things that make this geezer happy

 

[mainewoods]

That 562 looks right at home on top of that pile of wood. Really nice wood, stacked and piled!

 

[MustangMike]

Nothing makes you smile like a fast saw (well, almost nothing), the fast car does it too!!!!

A good saw makes work seem like fun, now what is the value of that!

 

[KenJax Tree]

I can't imagine smiling the whole time i ran a saw


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[MustangMike]

That is because you get to do it too much, never make your hobby your job! All kidding aside, I'm sure we have all had times when it did not seem like fun. But I still enjoy doing it.

 

[3000 FPS]

Thanks ... felt good getting it and will feel good staying warm with it. It's the simple things that makes this geezer happy

I completely understand geezer language.

 

[KenJax Tree]

I gotta agree with you. But it was never a hobby for me being that i don't burn wood often, i have a barrel stove in my garage but that's it. I do like what i do and enjoy it when the weather is nice.


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[MountainHigh]

i don't burn wood often

oh the horror!

ya I know, us nutbar wood burners are the minority, but that's a good thing - more wood for us to scrounge

 

[MountainHigh]

I was able to scrounge some more wood. Those are the centers pieces from large cable reels. About 6' tall.
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wow - I don't see a tree in sight on your photo. How far do you have to drive to get firewood? Those centre pieces off cable reels look like a nice creative score! What kind of wood are those large rounds?

 

[3000 FPS]

wow - I don't see a tree in sight on your photo. How far do you have to drive to get firewood? Those centre pieces off cable reels look like a nice creative score! What kind of wood are those large rounds?

The large rounds are cottonwood. I also have some Siberian elm mixed in there. The center pieces from the cable reels are what look like a mix of pine and oak.

There are no trees unless you go to town or the mountains. Town is about 30 miles away and the mountains are about 70 miles away.
When the weather gets warmer and the snow melts in the mountains I will go get some pine.

 

[MountainHigh]

The large rounds are cottonwood. I also have some Siberian elm mixed in there. The center pieces from the cable reels are what look like a mix of pine and oak.

There are no trees unless you go to town or the mountains. Town is about 30 miles away and the mountains are about 70 miles away.
When the weather gets warmer and the snow melts in the mountains I will go get some pine.

I'll never complain about having to drive a little more than up the mountain behind me for wood again

 

[mainewoods]

Me neither. That's what I call a dedicated wood burner.

 

[MustangMike]

Compared to NY, it looked like a lunar landscape. A lot of people don't realize we have both the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains here, both rich in timber lore.