Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[James Miller]

Do your chipping discharge over a stream or River. Thoroughly rinse the chipper with bleach after chipping, destroys DNA.

Theres a flooded old lime mine near us no need for a chipper the water will do the work and bones don't float.

 

[James Miller]

Just gona leave this here. Anyone know these future YouTube stars .

 

[92utownxh]

MustangMike I hear you about trailer lights. I fought with mine all last year. They wouldn't work at first, then they would, then they'd flash. I knew had to be the ground. I had to replace one of the lights anyway since it was broken. I ended up just buying one of those trailer light kits. Sure made it easier and saved some time. About a hour and I had it all done instead of chasing things. I did it right the first time. Now they work perfectly every time. Knock on wood. I think before the trailer was grounding through the trailer ball and hitch to the truck. That's why they wouldn't work at first, but then as I drove they would once it got good contact.

 

[James Miller]

Also had one of these. Pics of fire wood and one of the gtg logs to come.

 

[steved]

MustangMike I hear you about trailer lights. I fought with mine all last year. They wouldn't work at first, then they would, then they'd flash. I knew had to be the ground. I had to replace one of the lights anyway since it was broken. I ended up just buying one of those trailer light kits. Sure made it easier and saved some time. About a hour and I had it all done instead of chasing things. I did it right the first time. Now they work perfectly every time. Knock on wood. I think before the trailer was grounding through the trailer ball and hitch to the truck. That's why they wouldn't work at first, but then as I drove they would once it got good contact.

I've fought with trailer lights before, I had the critters eat the insulation off the wire, too many failed scotch locks and crimp connectors, light sockets rusted or loose, wires wear through...the last one I ran in flexible conduit, terminated in steel electrical boxes, all soldered connections.

This is what I found under the rear of the new hauler...

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[bear1998]

View attachment 762127 Also had one of these. Pics of fire wood and one of the gtg logs to come.

I read James mind....he wanted a half of a slab with saw notches cut in so he could park his saws when in transport....i obided...

 

[svk]

I've fought with trailer lights before, I had the critters eat the insulation off the wire, too many failed scotch locks and crimp connectors, light sockets rusted or loose, wires wear through...the last one I ran in flexible conduit, terminated in steel electrical boxes, all soldered connections.

This is what I found under the rear of the new hauler...

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Been there!

I try to splice together but eventually the wiring fails and I just re-run the whole thing with new wire.

I noticed my wood hauling trailer has two running lights and one brake/turn functional so I will fix the other one tomorrow. Honestly 3 out of 4 isnt bad though LOL.

 

[svk]

2200 pages of fine scrounging.....WHOOP WHOOP!

 

[Deleted member 149229]

View attachment 762125 Just gona leave this here. Anyone know these future YouTube stars .

That has the strong possibility of becoming an OSHA how not to video.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Been there!

I try to splice together but eventually the wiring fails and I just re-run the whole thing with new wire.

I noticed my wood hauling trailer has two running lights and one brake/turn functional so I will fix the other one tomorrow. Honestly 3 out of 4 isnt bad though LOL.

I had trouble with boat trailer last year. Went to Rural King and got a new wiring harness for $15, same brand at auto parts store was $30, and set of LED lights and ready to go in an hour.

 

[svk]

I buy the 5.99 tail/signal lights as they tend to get broken frequently on the wood hauler due to backing it in the woods, dropping rounds, helpers who aren’t careful, and such. If I had a nicer trailer I’d definitely go LED

 

[Deleted member 149229]

I buy the 5.99 tail/signal lights as they tend to get broken frequently on the wood hauler due to backing it in the woods, dropping rounds, helpers who aren’t careful, and such. If I had a nicer trailer I’d definitely go LED

Yep, different critter. The trailer I bought this year for wood has LED lights and the tail lights are built into the rear cross brace.

 

[KiwiBro]

Will oil this arvo. Feet are 4" and use a sliding dovetail to take in and out for transport.
When I ran out of timber I had to ask mate if he could give me some for "my" drawer build. When I visited to collect it was T&G he had saved from refitting a bank about 20 years ago. So, yeah, I recycled a bit more than the timber

 

[KiwiBro]

https://www.foxnews.com/science/huge-snake-caught-australia
Have to give our Aussie brothers credit for going out and scrounging wood. With things like this running loose I’ld probably never leave the house.

i got called a soft coque on another forum just the other day, for suggesting there isn't enough danger money to get me into the Aussie bush. Soft and proud!

 

[steved]

I buy the 5.99 tail/signal lights as they tend to get broken frequently on the wood hauler due to backing it in the woods, dropping rounds, helpers who aren’t careful, and such. If I had a nicer trailer I’d definitely go LED

I bought the armored mounts for mine, take a pretty good piece of wood from a good height to make me worry...

I did buy a backrack for the Silverado after my helper (wifey) threw a couple pieces against the back window...

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[James Miller]

I read James mind....he wanted a half of a slab with saw notches cut in so he could park his saws when in transport....i obided...

Worked great combined with the load loc mats I got from work saws dont move at all.

 

[James Miller]

Steve's first attempt at free hand milling. And since this is the scrounging thread. The rest of the big oak the gtg log came from. The gtg log.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

View attachment 762163 Steve's first attempt at free hand milling.View attachment 762165 And since this is the scrounging thread. The rest of the big oak the gtg log came from.View attachment 762166 The gtg log.

With the 2 half rounds and the slab it’s a pretty nice bench the way it is.

 

[dancan]

Bacon, scallops , toothpicks split from scrounged firewood and a stick of scrounged maple for a knife handle !!!




Thanks Clint !!!!!

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Bacon, scallops , toothpicks split from scrounged firewood and a stick of scrounged maple for a knife handle !!!

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Thanks Clint !!!!!

Would you be offended if I said you suck?