Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Paul the developer pays me to cut , I also get the wood 
I had a big old tree blow over up at the farm late this summer. high winds and gungie inside trunk... more than once interior metal dulled the contracted crew's saw's pace. mostly old wire from yrs ago it had been used as a corner post...
this stuff was completely hidden with the trunk. I had never seen it before...
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Been off for a couple of days. Very sorry to hear about your dad Neil.Been Mia too. Visiting dad, helping mum, then this week, dads funeral. there's a lot more helping mum to do obvs. some of that involves wood as i am primary supplier of seasoned wood and kindling. i've moved 2m3 there now since august. 2/3 of acube has gone up in smoke so far. dad used to be the stove operator but mum has learnt that art well already. need to get her to run it for heat not just ambience.....i keep saying, ' mum, burn my wood, not my inheritance.'
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My mind has been MIA, sorry to hear about your Dad. You and your family will be in our prayers.Been Mia too. Visiting dad, helping mum, then this week, dads funeral. there's a lot more helping mum to do obvs. some of that involves wood as i am primary supplier of seasoned wood and kindling. i've moved 2m3 there now since august. 2/3 of acube has gone up in smoke so far. dad used to be the stove operator but mum has learnt that art well already. need to get her to run it for heat not just ambience.....i keep saying, ' mum, burn my wood, not my inheritance.'
I'm ready, but it's one of the sacrifices that has to be made in order to stay debt free. It's not easy, but it has its benefits
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Cool, thanks for the update.I did put some time on the 011 with this chain. I like it so seems like I need to adjust the carb a bit to get the most out of it. I ran it in white and red oak that's been down a long time. Up to 8" or so and very dirty, iced over bark ECT...
Chipper doesn't really answer your sharpening and reprofiling question. But compared to 91 with shark fins it seems like an upgrade to me and I liked the 91. I think any 40-45cc saw would do very well with this.
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Sorry to hear about your day, hope he heals quickly.
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.FixedMost of us have seen it all Neil. Railroad ties,telephone poles,tires and whatnot. Couple cord of plastic pallets I didn't even blink an eye.
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Sorry to hear about your dad Neil.Been Mia too. Visiting dad, helping mum, then this week, dads funeral. there's a lot more helping mum to do obvs. some of that involves wood as i am primary supplier of seasoned wood and kindling. i've moved 2m3 there now since august. 2/3 of acube has gone up in smoke so far. dad used to be the stove operator but mum has learnt that art well already. need to get her to run it for heat not just ambience.....i keep saying, ' mum, burn my wood, not my inheritance.'
Just had the funeral for my FIL Monday, tough stuff for sure.
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I'm sorry for your loss NeilBeen Mia too. Visiting dad, helping mum, then this week, dads funeral. there's a lot more helping mum to do obvs. some of that involves wood as i am primary supplier of seasoned wood and kindling. i've moved 2m3 there now since august. 2/3 of acube has gone up in smoke so far. dad used to be the stove operator but mum has learnt that art well already. need to get her to run it for heat not just ambience.....i keep saying, ' mum, burn my wood, not my inheritance.'
I've been told that my next door scrounge is time limited - take what you can use then Jack with his excavator is going to clean up the rest. The tree guys took one more peppermint down during the week so I figured I had better get to work.
This peppermint wasn't quite as easy splitting as the last and there was some punk in the mid section of the trunk, but I was able to halve them all with the Fiskars with a few hits at worst.
Without far to drive home, I figured I could load the trailer a bit higher.
Might have been slightly overloaded with the mudflaps dragging and all but nothing broke so I called it a win.
The trailer has 15 inch sides and holds 1.1 cubic metres when filled just level so I'm figuring there's approaching 2 cubes or over half a cord in there. Here's a bonus pic of a little guy who was watching me split up some previously cut rounds yesterday.
This peppermint wasn't quite as easy splitting as the last and there was some punk in the mid section of the trunk, but I was able to halve them all with the Fiskars with a few hits at worst.
Without far to drive home, I figured I could load the trailer a bit higher.
Might have been slightly overloaded with the mudflaps dragging and all but nothing broke so I called it a win.
The trailer has 15 inch sides and holds 1.1 cubic metres when filled just level so I'm figuring there's approaching 2 cubes or over half a cord in there. Here's a bonus pic of a little guy who was watching me split up some previously cut rounds yesterday.
Paul the developer pays me to cut , I also get the wood
Now that is a scrounge!!
Thanks for the kind words, thoughts and prayers
Neil, I guess I just presume you know our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. It is never easy, even if you know it is coming, and even if you know it is time.
Been over 10 years ago that my Dad passed, but I still often hear his words of advice when I am working of something or facing a dilemma.
Among other things, he was a WW II Vet that was in the reserves when it broke out, so he was in from the beginning till the end and saw way too much. Only he and one other guy in his unit returned in the end. One of the things that he would say, that I now find myself saying, is "Life is for the living".
All the Best to you and your family.
Been over 10 years ago that my Dad passed, but I still often hear his words of advice when I am working of something or facing a dilemma.
Among other things, he was a WW II Vet that was in the reserves when it broke out, so he was in from the beginning till the end and saw way too much. Only he and one other guy in his unit returned in the end. One of the things that he would say, that I now find myself saying, is "Life is for the living".
All the Best to you and your family.
I think u would give my cous' a run for his money! lol... any idea why the L hip is hurting, bothering you?...
MM - good thoughts. always tough to loose a loved on. but as u share... the memories can be comforting. I find that as I get older... things about my dad really impress me... him as an individual, him as a man... things I never could have fathomed in my more younger times...
I'm ready, but it's one of the sacrifices that has to be made in order to stay debt free. It's not easy, but it has its benefits
good for you!
I've been told that my next door scrounge is time limited - take what you can use then Jack with his excavator is going to clean up the rest. The tree guys took one more peppermint down during the week so I figured I had better get to work.
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This peppermint wasn't quite as easy splitting as the last and there was some punk in the mid section of the trunk, but I was able to halve them all with the Fiskars with a few hits at worst.
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Without far to drive home, I figured I could load the trailer a bit higher.
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Might have been slightly overloaded with the mudflaps dragging and all but nothing broke so I called it a win.
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The trailer has 15 inch sides and holds 1.1 cubic metres when filled just level so I'm figuring there's approaching 2 cubes or over half a cord in there. Here's a bonus pic of a little guy who was watching me split up some previously cut rounds yesterday.
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good pix! yes, those tires do suggest that the trailer is working hard for you...
