Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

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dancan

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Spruce , The preferred wood of the Purgatory !
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That's a few pics from the weekend gig .
I should have taken some befores.
The grounds guys do the chipping , they don't like how much work I make for them , they can't keep up along with their regular work.
The grounds guys take the harwood home along with some Spruce .
They pile what they don't want at the entrance for the patrons to take what they want .
The birdhouses had to be unscathed and the spruce had 3 dead leaders plus branches above it .
Cutting along a fenceline sucks .

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60 gallons of mix through the KM110, FS550 and the 241 to date .
 
JustJeff

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Looks like chilly mornings on dancans end of Canada. Here in the People's Republic of Ontario it was a balmy 24°C with a humidex of 29. That's 75 or so Fahrenheit. Not exactly wood weather in my book.
One of my boys got a job that requires him to pull a trailer so we did some trailer training today. Harvested my apples this weekend. A friend was pressing some so we joined in on the fun and got some juice out of our windfalls and seconds. My daughter and I on the left and my friend Lou operating the press. Best apple juice ever!
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chipper1

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I cringe seeing that nice bar doing a stump cut though lol
I used that to plunge in from the clean side, because it was a 28 and the saw was already wearing it, then I cut out on the dirty side throwing the dirt out of the cut. Then I used my 440 with an old beat up 24 and a stumping chain(last sharpening) to finish it off. The chain on the husky is still sharp and ready to cut, the stihl chain is going in the trash. Another thing, I wouldn't have been able to cut the road side as close with a wrap handle saw.
That being said, if I had to do it I would just do it, especially if it's for a client. Normally I bring two 70cc saws along when I'm going to be flush cutting so I can keep the pretties pretty :yes:.
Hopefully I can list a few nice ones and a few not as nice ones to get some more cash for the barn, everything to get up to the trusses came today :envy:.
 
Ryan A

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Found (and killed)my first lantern fly Saturday. Was hoping it was a fluke as it was right next to the road and hoped it fell off of a vehicle. It was kind of lethargic even though it wasn't cold. Anyway relocated 3 more today. I have some of the recommended sprays in my arsenal so I hope I can keep them somewhat under control.
Not a ton in my county Steve (Delaware). Maybe saw 3-4 total this year? Nothing compared to last year, that’s for sure.
 
Cowboy254

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I finished splitting all of the splittable silvertop ash (which is not an ash but a eucalypt) before I left my parents' place on Sunday. There were a few noodleables left that Dad was going to tend to. He finished stacking yesterday. That's how scrounging should be - do the cutting and splitting and someone else does the loading and stacking.

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sean donato

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Cowboy254

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farmer steve

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Nice! Produce prices been ok, have they FS? Can't wait for the review!
That's a lot of d@mn pepper picking Cowboy. Might be a bit for the review. Gonna be extra warm the next couple of days and I have lots to get ready for the local farmer's fair.
 
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