Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[woodchip rookie]

Close cousin to a van, S-10 Blazer.

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I think thats related closer to a prius.

 

[chipper1]

That is exactly what I wanted in a 4 x 4. But my wife is not having anything to do with a van because she thinks they’re creepy[emoji23]
. So I just got a 1 ton gasser truck instead.

The truck is been a blessing in disguise though. One instance was when I took about 10 truckloads of black locust anda few logs were full of carpenter ants

Those things were all over my bed and gladly not inside of the van I wanted.

Garter snakes had a feast when those logs got home[emoji23]


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That's funny, I'd be running around inside the van with my little torch getting them all the whole time my wife would be saying your gonna burn this thing to the ground, probably a good thing I don't have one either lol.

 

[farmer steve]

Yesterday's red oak scrounge.

 

[U&A]

Yesterday's red oak scrounge.
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I really like those trailers.

How much are they now$$


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[farmer steve]

I really like those trailers.

How much are they now$$


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My buddy has been looking at 7x12 dumps and they are are in the 5-7K range.

 

[muddstopper]

I was talking to a good fried of mine yesterday. said he had ordered a 100ft of 3/8 cable to pull a tree down in his back yard. Why didnt you call me I said, I have that much cable I use to drag trees out of the woods with. Got several shorther lenghts as well. He says, he didnt think about me, but I could have the wood if I wanted it. Said he had a few more trees down below the road he was going to try and pull out as well. I said, you know I do have a winch on the back of a tractor I sometimes use for dragging trees out. In that case, He said he had a few more trees below the house he wanted to cut as well, but cant get to them with the tractor. Well, I happen to have a couple of snatch blocks we can use to redirect those trees around the house. I could tell he was getting all giddy with the news of equipment to get out the trees. I told him, leaving for florida Thursday, but when I got back I would drive over and look at what he had and we could make a plan on how to get the wood out. sound like enough wood to do me a couple of winters and its only about a mile from my house.

 

[rarefish383]

Thought I was in FarmerSteves back yard this morning. Dead Red Oak every where. Got there at 8:30, had it all cut up by 9:30. Tried to start the tractor, no go. Had to load it all by hand. Forgot to get a pic of the trailer, it's a Pequea C500. Was home by 11:30. 19* is just a tad cool for a long sleeve T-Shirt and a zip up sweat.

 

[Philbert]

Why didnt you call me I said, I have that much cable . . . . I said, you know I do have a winch on the back of a tractor . . . I happen to have a couple of snatch blocks . . .

He says, he didnt think about me, but I could have the wood if I wanted it.

Good equipment can pay for itself.

Philert

 

[James Miller]

The rest of us just call it Spring.... and I wish it would get here already. Winter is nice, but at this point I think we've all just about had the ***** of it.

Not I. Need one or two more snow falls to complete the funds for my unnecessary overpowered 6 cube purchase.

 

[James Miller]

I made a tree fall down today. Thought it was a pin oak but it's looking a bit yellow to be oak. Hope it's more mulberry. I'll have to look closer hands got cold so I went inside for a minute.

 

[rarefish383]

If it's oozing white sticky sap it's a Mulberry. Pin Oak do not ooze like that.

 

[James Miller]

If it's oozing white sticky sap it's a Mulberry. Pin Oak do not ooze like that.

I'll have to wait for it to not be a frozen solid and see what it does. It didn't stay yellow very long. But it is very sticky.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Fresh mullberry is BRIGHT yellow when first cut. Almost neon. The bark on the stump doesn't look like mullberry either.

 

[woodchip rookie]

interwebz pic

 

[James Miller]

Someone mentioned you dont see full size apple trees anymore awhile back. These are the ones in my back yard.

 

[95custmz]

I'll have to wait for it to not be a frozen solid and see what it does.View attachment 720714 It didn't stay yellow very long. But it is very sticky.

Sassafras?

 

[farmer steve]

View attachment 720706 I made a tree fall down today. Thought it was a pin oak but it's looking a bit yellow to be oak. Hope it's more mulberry. I'll have to look closer hands got cold so I went inside for a minute.

Mulberry James. Pics. From the saw pinching tree down in the pasture.

 

[James Miller]

Fresh mullberry is BRIGHT yellow when first cut. Almost neon. The bark on the stump doesn't look like mullberry either.

When its fully seasoned it's rather dark.

Sassafras?

What ever it is its within throwing distance of the racks so it will burn.

 

[James Miller]

Mulberry James. Pics. From the saw pinching tree down in the pasture.
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I may need a few pieces of that to extract some fiery revenge .

 

[farmer steve]

I may need a few pieces of that to extract some fiery revenge .

Stihl got lots of cookies . Plenty stihl down in the pasture.