Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[rarefish383]

Western MD is a sheet of ice. May be getting better now. My son got about five miles and wound up in the ditch. I took the Ram and pulled him out. People were still going 70 like nothing to it. Cars were in the ditch all over. We made a U turn at the first exit and headed home. Got a mile or so and the road was shut down to one lane. A car hit the big bushes in the median strip, was pretty tore up. Windshield was gone, air bag out. Just now heard we are under a winter storm warning.

 

[rarefish383]

When I started the post above, a few minutes ago, the yard just looked wet and a layer of sleet and ice. Just looked out and it's almost an inch and the news said we may get double digits.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Yesterday I was in "firewood mode", cutting and skidding out some old oak and maple,

It wasn't long before the wood started piling up,

As I got deeper in, I had to pull around a corner to get the bigger wood out,

and that meant using a snatch block,

Here's the biggest pull of the day,

There's a lot more wood in there to skid, but I think i'll get all of this cut into firewood lengths first...

SR

 

[James Miller]

Had to unload the truck as the snow started falling this morning. Good thing to as it' laying already and has started getting heavier. Have to pick the kid up at 12 they should have just left them home.

 

[chipper1]

rarefish283, I try to leave the non running looking ones alone. This box is at another online auction. Not even going to look close at it, whole lotta work in there. Says concrete and wood saws.
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Dang, look at all those stihls .
I'm sure there's some money to be made if the lot was bought at the right price.
But if it's not your thing it ain't your thing.
I'll be throwing a lot of stuff in the trash when I go through the trailer load I got.
4 saws are sold and there's a lot left, but not much of interest to me as I don't build them either.
I may put some parts on ebay, well see.

 

[chipper1]

View attachment 640781 Had to unload the truck as the snow started falling this morning.View attachment 640782 Good thing to as it' laying already and has started getting heavier. Have to pick the kid up at 12 they should have just left them home.

Lot's of nasty there James.
Did you leave a little in there for traction.

 

[James Miller]

Western MD is a sheet of ice. May be getting better now. My son got about five miles and wound up in the ditch. I took the Ram and pulled him out. People were still going 70 like nothing to it. Cars were in the ditch all over. We made a U turn at the first exit and headed home. Got a mile or so and the road was shut down to one lane. A car hit the big bushes in the median strip, was pretty tore up. Windshield was gone, air bag out. Just now heard we are under a winter storm warning.

Just passed a state plow truck going other way. Less then a mile the roads white again. Box truck and a minivan off the road on 216 probably more till I head back threw with the kid.

 

[95custmz]

The township cut a small tree down at a nearby intersection and left the wood. It's quite heavy. I got 3 pieces of it. What did I pick up and is it worth going back for the rest?
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Looks like Mulberry. Never burned any, so can’t say how good it is as firewood.


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[woodchip rookie]

Or walnut?

 

[James Miller]

Lot's of nasty there James.
Did you leave a little in there for traction.

Nope I'll just pull the lever if I need more traction.

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

Looks like Mulberry. Never burned any, so can’t say how good it is as firewood.

Or walnut?

I was thinking Mulberry. I scrounged up some walnut last weekend and this bark on this is different than the walnut.

 

[Jeffrey]

Howdy Jeffrey, and welcome. What you have there sure looks like hard maple to me. Very dense and heavy.

Thanks crowbuster. The chunks weighed quite a bit when I loaded them. I thought it was just wet but hard maple makes sense. I think the last photo might be ash when I compare the bark to other photos in the thread.

 

[James Miller]

I was thinking Mulberry. I scrounged up some walnut last weekend and this bark on this is different than the walnut.

How long has it been down? Mulberry is obvious when it's fresh cut as it' almost highlighter yellow in color. It makes excellent firewood but will throw sparks when you open the stove. It fades to almost chocolate brown when seasoned. Just touch a chain to it if it doesn' throw bright yellow chips it's not mulberry.

 

[rarefish383]

Just passed a state plow truck going other way. Less then a mile the roads white again. Box truck and a minivan off the road on 216 probably more till I head back threw with the kid.

I was thinking our 216 down this way. Then I remembered taking the back way to Alvernia, up through Manchester, toward Reading. Is that 216 also?

 

[chipper1]

Nope I'll just pull the lever if I need more traction.

I always hated having to put my old F350 crew cab diesel in 4wd, it would spin just looking at snow.
But it did great if you hit the button though.

 

[farmer steve]

The township cut a small tree down at a nearby intersection and left the wood. It's quite heavy. I got 3 pieces of it. What did I pick up and is it worth going back for the rest?
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Mulberry there Bobby. heavy as heck when green. ranks a bit above red and white oak in BTU,s. #11 on the chart for eastern hardwoods. a good wood for smoking meat. dries fairly quick when split and stacked.

 

[farmer steve]

anyone want to help?

 

[Bobby Kirbos]

Mulberry there Bobby. heavy as heck when green. ranks a bit above red and white oak in BTU,s. #11 on the chart for eastern hardwoods. a good wood for smoking meat. dries fairly quick when split and stacked.

Woohoo. If it's still there later in the week, and after this ******** weather, I'll grab the rest of it.

 

[farmer steve]

Woohoo. If it's still there later in the week, and after this ******** weather, I'll grab the rest of it.

didn't realize you were so close by Bobby. i think we're going to have to start a PA scroungers club.

 

[tpence2177]

No scrounging but got to put my wood cutting skills to the test. We had some tornadoes last night and work let me help clean up today. No pics cause those people were already going through enough but the cs-590 got to go through probably 10 tanks on 2 3+ feet across red oaks. Was able to get everything but the biggest parts of the trees in a few hours. Chains were getting dull, I ran out of gas in the chainsaw and myself too. They have someone coming with some big saws tomorrow they said


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