Ryan Groat
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Have a good week guys! I'm headed out to the Czech Republic for a few days.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Oldman47
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Have any tomatoes? Can some salsa. You could also pickle the peppers.
Dancan: Can't do the penny trick. blower keeps the firebox cool, also suplies air to wash window and combustion.
Manual says not to burn without blower. I have using a fan stuck into the blower intake, waiting for replacement blower.
As for a MM reading, I say below 20% will burn, lower is better. I'm burning Pine @ around 12% and a year old.
Oak over 20% is still too wet, not enough heat from the wood being burnt. waste of good wood.
Hopefully, Billy will deliver the two cord promised today, Spun a bearing on the prossesor and couldn't deliver yesterday.
Mike: Your rigging of that tree really got my interest. Suprising what you can do with a couple bull ropes , snatchblock, ropepuller and an ATV/truck. Can't remember how many trees I've looked at and in my mind, dropped it. A rope here, a redirect there and a notch here and angle on the back cut.
In real life that never happens. the last dead Oak set back before I could get a wedge into the back cut, a gust of wind did me in. It got hung and had to fence post it. Always lots of fun.
I don't climb, so all my work is at ground level. Wood is heavy, be careful, dead trees are the worst. The tops will break off and get you.
Work safe and wear your PPE. Cheap insurance.
Manual says not to burn without blower. I have using a fan stuck into the blower intake, waiting for replacement blower.
As for a MM reading, I say below 20% will burn, lower is better. I'm burning Pine @ around 12% and a year old.
Oak over 20% is still too wet, not enough heat from the wood being burnt. waste of good wood.
Hopefully, Billy will deliver the two cord promised today, Spun a bearing on the prossesor and couldn't deliver yesterday.
Mike: Your rigging of that tree really got my interest. Suprising what you can do with a couple bull ropes , snatchblock, ropepuller and an ATV/truck. Can't remember how many trees I've looked at and in my mind, dropped it. A rope here, a redirect there and a notch here and angle on the back cut.
In real life that never happens. the last dead Oak set back before I could get a wedge into the back cut, a gust of wind did me in. It got hung and had to fence post it. Always lots of fun.
I don't climb, so all my work is at ground level. Wood is heavy, be careful, dead trees are the worst. The tops will break off and get you.
Work safe and wear your PPE. Cheap insurance.
You are good to burn them.
stihly dan
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Well , it just looks like to me that you'd better find another bunch of trees to practice on and you know they say , "Practice , practice , practice" , after you get a few more cords home , you'll get your saw legs back , if not , go practice some more till you run out of storage room LOL
With stumps, every situation requires something different. If you are selling logs, you follow through more, but if there are houses, power lines, etc, it is sometimes better to leave a thicker hinges , ditto with rotted wood (looks like one of your hinges was not solid either).
IMO, not fair to call it if you were not there, and if everything goes down as planned, that is what matters.
IMO, not fair to call it if you were not there, and if everything goes down as planned, that is what matters.
dor-moor hands
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Can't agree more with Mustang Mike. Stumps only tell 1/3 the story. The rest you need to be there that day with that weather to see. Some of the trees I dropped over the weekend had very large hinges but it was blowing 25mph and the were leaners. I cut until I had to get out of dodge.
Long day today. Drove up to the cabin (alone, no one available) to bring some of the roofing shingles up. My friend Harold and I were scheduled to go up on Wed/Thurs, so I wanted to get stuff up there w/o over loading, but I get home and the message says he will be going up tomorrow! Oh well, fast turn around, I still got lots more stuff I have to bring up. One trip would just over load my setup, and you don't want try to climb the 2 mi mtn right of way over loaded.
Unloaded the shingles and saw the porkys were chewing on the plywood next to the door frame, so I stained a layer around the cabin to discourage them.
Took my shotgun and went for a walk trying to flush some grouse, but no luck, but fixed my tree stand (the wind had moved it) and climbed my lifeguard tower to take in the view (it is on top of a big rock).
Then I broke out 044#1 and cut up a dead Ash tree that was not too far from my driveway. The cutting seemed like it took only 30 seconds, but getting the rounds out of the woods took longer. So I decide to pick it up with the trailer and the Escape, but when I try to turn around at the end of the driveway, there is not enough room. I disconnect the trailer, turn the Escape around, then had to pull the trailer up hill. Several times it would just not move, and I just said to myself it has to move, and some how it did (thankfully). Then of course, I was in a hurry to back it up and unload the wood, and I broke a tail light!
All and all the day went well and I can't complain, and the next time I post (Thurs/Fri) we should have a roof on the cabin!
Enjoy the pics. (That is Rte 10 bridge and Cannonsville Reservoir, that last in the NYC system, the end of the Catskill Aqueduct).
Unloaded the shingles and saw the porkys were chewing on the plywood next to the door frame, so I stained a layer around the cabin to discourage them.
Took my shotgun and went for a walk trying to flush some grouse, but no luck, but fixed my tree stand (the wind had moved it) and climbed my lifeguard tower to take in the view (it is on top of a big rock).
Then I broke out 044#1 and cut up a dead Ash tree that was not too far from my driveway. The cutting seemed like it took only 30 seconds, but getting the rounds out of the woods took longer. So I decide to pick it up with the trailer and the Escape, but when I try to turn around at the end of the driveway, there is not enough room. I disconnect the trailer, turn the Escape around, then had to pull the trailer up hill. Several times it would just not move, and I just said to myself it has to move, and some how it did (thankfully). Then of course, I was in a hurry to back it up and unload the wood, and I broke a tail light!
All and all the day went well and I can't complain, and the next time I post (Thurs/Fri) we should have a roof on the cabin!
Enjoy the pics. (That is Rte 10 bridge and Cannonsville Reservoir, that last in the NYC system, the end of the Catskill Aqueduct).
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zogger
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Even moar spicy derail!
Sounds like a fun day. The cabin is really starting to come together.
greendohn
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Scored this today, most of it is s/s in the shed..
Long story but my day off today ended up being somewhat of a CF. We did get to walk some of our good deer hunting trails this morning (which need clearing work btw).
Ash are already leafless and maples are losing leaves quickly. Even in the last two days the aspen have yellowed dramatically.
Swans
Giving the dog a workout with a tennis ball.
Love the deep Crimson of the red oaks.
Ash are already leafless and maples are losing leaves quickly. Even in the last two days the aspen have yellowed dramatically.
Swans
Giving the dog a workout with a tennis ball.
Love the deep Crimson of the red oaks.
audible fart
MS390 OAK CZAR
Turkey sammiches with a couple raw jalapenos&cherry tomatoes on the side has been my #1 go to meal for splitting with my X27 or maul for many years now. Great fuel for generating maul fury.
mt.stalker
ArboristSite Guru
Mike , I live 15 mins from here , and my hunting/fishing camp (400 acres ) is probably only about 7? miles from your place . Give me a hollar sometime .
stihly dan
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Nonice pics svk. can we move there?
Of course. Still lots of places for sale up here waiting for the real estate market to get back in action.
