Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Any chance those folks do free shipping to Colorado?
They might swap you for the cannabis you were bragging about.
Son of a gun--NOW I know how to keep the truck loaded both ways.
I like the stihl picco chain a lot, did some cutting with it today in cottonwood with the ms201 rear handle and the ms200t
. Never tried the x-chain in 3/8lp.Depending on the application, semi is great chain. I need to remember to bring a 20" semi-chisel tomorrow to flush cut 10 stumps I made today.
The 550 did a great job with the 18x325 husky labeled Oregon full chisel I sharpened yesterday, I did have to touch to up today. It made a huge difference when it was buried, felt it right away and it still looked pretty good, I was quite surprised.
Here's one of the 10 I removed today.
Very blessed I am
.She's my reader, it's hard to get her outside, but once she's there she does a great job.
Two weekends ago the mud was real bad, now most of the frost is out, so it should be drying up pretty quick as we have a lot of gravel beneath the topsoil here. Wondering when my buddy is going to make it over to rip out the stumps, looking forward to doing more grading there. I did a bunch yesterday and had part of it well situated, but the ground was still frozen in a few spots and it was muddy in others. Maybe Thursday I'll get back out there and work on it some, tomorrow I'm working on 8 more cottonwood, and three red pine
, I don't see myself doing much here at the house afterwards if anything.Glad yours hasn't gone to mush, need to get what you can done beforehand or else it's a big mess.
Do you do syrup at your place?
I agree chipper, semi chisel still cuts well, I'll use my chain. Just I needed a spare and bought full chisel and fitted that first.
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I run semi chisel on the little 490. 14" 3/8lp Oregon from home depot. I set the depth gauges to Huskies soft wood setting on the guide and go. Theres two loops of 16" stihl yellow semi chisel in the saw box if I ever decide to go back up in bar size but probably won't.
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GEAT IDEA!
I have a swamp that i have a similar plan for. I also manage in a large outdoor farm. And its going to be MUCH larger this summer.
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Yes it is. I had a roofer friend that brought me tons of it. Only drawback is bigger pieces are so dang heavy for one guy to drag around. Gorilla tape works good for patching holes.
Yep. That front stack is ash, cherry, apple, hard maple, oak and locust. The row behind it is all oak. Mostly white with a bit of rock. I use that pile to show customers what a cord looks like.
Looks good Steve.
Personal wood?
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Years ago a crew was working in front of my house and left this 8 mil roll behind. It sat for a few weeks and I finally grabbed it, not knowing what I would use it for. It slips over pipe, so if I were to slice it lengthwise it would be twice as wide. Last year I found a use for it and I also have pallets of rounds I want to cover soon.
Very blessed I am
She's my reader, it's hard to get her outside, but once she's there she does a great job.
Two weekends ago the mud was real bad, now most of the frost is out, so it should be drying up pretty quick as we have a lot of gravel beneath the topsoil here. Wondering when my buddy is going to make it over to rip out the stumps, looking forward to doing more grading there. I did a bunch yesterday and had part of it well situated, but the ground was still frozen in a few spots and it was muddy in others. Maybe Thursday I'll get back out there and work on it some, tomorrow I'm working on 8 more cottonwood, and three red pine
Glad yours hasn't gone to mush, need to get what you can done beforehand or else it's a big mess.
Do you do syrup at your place?
I probably spoke too soon. Yesterday the temps rolled straight into the 60's, melted the snow, and exposed the slick soil underneath, all in one day. I had a lot of skidding done already, so I bucked a reasonable amount and split while working on saw chips. I think it will be even warmer today - probably car washing weather, although I still have the water to all my outdoor hose bibs shut off and the hoses stowed.
I do not do any tree tapping for syrup. I don't know enough about it, to confirm I even have enough trees to make it worth while. I helped my Dad many years ago at the old homestead in Lancaster County. Really only had enough for him to play at it. We eventually boiled off a couple quart ball jars that he gave out as presents to friends.
I don't believe so. It seems that the powder post beetle attacks seasoned wood are similar to a termite. jmho
OThttps://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef616
Great tools wheelbarrows
Even have my wife using one for her garden cleanups, although I'd like to buy her a two-wheeled one to make it easier for her.
The truck or the driver...lol
Yeah they are. We have a True Temper 2 wheel 8 cu ft. Very handy and my wife has an easier time with it.
Mine's a True Temper 6 cu/ft single wheel.
Plus I notice when I load it up with heavy firewood like Elm or Oak, that tire is pretty stressed. I'm thinking that a two wheeled one will take a bit of the load off a single.
