Got a nice load of 2 year old ash in the furnace. Depending on this spring we might have to dip into next season's wood.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Sawyer Rob
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Ha! There's a reason it's called ash. I have to empty the ash pan every 2 weeks with ash and every 3-4 weeks with maple. Great wood otherwise.Wow, we empty our ash at least a few times a yr.
What woodburner is that.
It's a Big Jack from the now defunct Alpha American Company in MN. They refused to innovate to meet the EPA regulations they knew were coming. I think they folded in 2020. Thankfully all the parts are pretty standard so short of a cracked firebox I should be able to keep it going.
Did someone say they liked pig butts?
I put a couple butts on the Traeger for the day. We'll have some for supper tomorrow and freeze the rest. It makes an easy and delicious weeknight meal.
Hopefully I'm going to run a saw tomorrow. I need some saw therapy!
I put a couple butts on the Traeger for the day. We'll have some for supper tomorrow and freeze the rest. It makes an easy and delicious weeknight meal.
Hopefully I'm going to run a saw tomorrow. I need some saw therapy!
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
I wasn't at all happy with my recently built splitting table, nor the location of the jack. After adding the 4 way wedge, the jack was in the way. So I extended the tongue of the splitter, moved the jack, and built a new removable table. I've yet to use this new configuration, but I think I'll be pretty happy with this arrangement. Part of me wants to build a whole new splitter, incorporating what I've learned from building this one, but hopefully I can squash that notion lol.
Also got a cool birthday present. My old man was over here a couple weeks ago, using my lathe and mill, and was extremely disappointed by my selection of screwdrivers...so he got me a whole kit of different drivers. Now I just need to make room in my tool chest.
Also got a cool birthday present. My old man was over here a couple weeks ago, using my lathe and mill, and was extremely disappointed by my selection of screwdrivers...so he got me a whole kit of different drivers. Now I just need to make room in my tool chest.
I've been planning log splitter v2 for years now.... when push comes to shove I just keep using the first one I built. May change after I get the shop up and don't have to do all my projects out in the weather.
Edit, only thing I'd want to do to yours is add a log lift and get it up off the ground. The first splitter I borrowed was low like that. Killed my back and knees.
Edit, only thing I'd want to do to yours is add a log lift and get it up off the ground. The first splitter I borrowed was low like that. Killed my back and knees.
Sierra_rider
Piss revver
Having a shop changes everything. I used to procrastinate and never got anything done. Once I bought my current place and got my work space dialed into how I want it, I probably spend more time out there than I do in the house...I'm busy making work for myself.
There's some things I'd do differently if I made another one. For one, I'd probably make the next one a little more compact...this one has a rather large footprint, but it's not entirely a bad thing. It's very stable and doesn't feel all wobbly like some of the consumer-grade splitters do. I'd incorporate the oil tank into the engine cradle and axle, rather than being separate like this one. I'd also make the splitting wedge modular, meaning that it would just be a single blade, but I could slide a 4 or 6 way wedge over that one.
This one works pretty well, but I'm definitely upgrading the ram in the very near future...the ram is undersized compared to the pump and motor. I've also got a different oil tank for it.
Picture sucks, but here's what 13 hours in the Traeger does to a pork butt.
Old Toad the Woodburner
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Top down burn, tried it, thumbs up, thanks.
Yup, the dog ate something nasty coming up out of the snow, got me up at 3:30 to let him out, the belly is still growling even after he came in.
Waiting for the dawg to poo, did the top down burn this morning. Have been scrounging around next years wood pile to find tidbits for the stove. Hard times, keeping the tote near the door tarped and with enough burnables to make it through these early spring flurries, rains, fog thaws and freezes. Pray for the ones you love and the ones you don't, evil is a foot. Maybe the chickens are coming home to roost.
Yup, the dog ate something nasty coming up out of the snow, got me up at 3:30 to let him out, the belly is still growling even after he came in.
Waiting for the dawg to poo, did the top down burn this morning. Have been scrounging around next years wood pile to find tidbits for the stove. Hard times, keeping the tote near the door tarped and with enough burnables to make it through these early spring flurries, rains, fog thaws and freezes. Pray for the ones you love and the ones you don't, evil is a foot. Maybe the chickens are coming home to roost.
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
Good morning all. 
WoodAbuser
aka WoodchuckAbuser
Yes, pray hard and then pray again. I am impressed by our founding fathers. During what looked like a huge impossible time writing the constitution Ben Franklin called for prayer and then led a 4 hour prayer. After that the delegates came together and were able to finish. I have a hard time praying even a few minutes without my mind going off track.
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Good looking pork lee192233. We put a pork butt in a crock yesterday morning. Had pulled pork sandwiches last night. Was ok but lacked that flavor. I have a Green Mtn grill (Daniel Boone). Should have smoked like you.
I'd be all over him. He harrasses people so that they won't complain about his sh-thole property.
Most people have one reject neighbor. They usually come from the city.That's mostly good news.
Glad they are being reasonable.....
Sorry you've got a reject neighbor....that really sux.....
Kinda surprised me how much that load did fill my buddies bed up. I bet that rode like a dream!Put up a sign for him to let him know what you are doing.
