Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Got off work a bit early today. Had a good ash scrounge ( 2 trees that had blown over) and split and stacked more on next seasons pile
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After almost 6 months with the portable sawmill, I've begun cutting up slab wood. I'm guessing I'll have just over a cord of slab wood, from 24 logs--mostly red oak with a few hard maple as well. Dad recalled just burning his up since it was so much work to cut for the wood you get--I disagree! He's also cutting dead ash from the woods this fall...to burn this winter. I have odds and ends of butt logs from those saw logs as well, all red oak, to get to at some point this winter!
Bobbob
Burning Hunk
Split some more ash today. The splitter was inherited from my Grandfather. It's gotta be at least 30 years old. I replaced the Briggs with a 6 horse Honda about ten years ago. I couldn't even guess how many cords it has split but has to be more than 300 or so. I've been averaging 8 cords a year myself and my Dad uses it also. Just like everything else...they don't make them like they used to
twilli91
New Member
Got some oak delivered last week and some more soft wood today. One I am off today, its time to start cutting.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Did a wood cleanup job today. 2 trailers of rotten willow taken to local mulch place. Able to save some Chinese elm some silver maple and some unknown. Css some ash from a previous scrounge
I've been plowing a chit load the last two days and today I planned on taking some pictures but when I was plowing a neighbors driveway my wife called me, another neighbor needed me to plow and take care of a tree that came down across their driveway.
I went down and another neighbor had pulled it down with a change and truck so I pushed the red maple out of the way and plowed the driveway and shoveled their sidewalk. Once I came home I finished up enough of our driveway that we had plenty of room to get out.
I put the tractor away and put a chain on the 310 and jumped in the Rhino, once I was down to the red maple at our neighbors, I bucked it up and then it was thrown in a pile under a big pine. They said I could have it but it looked like it was on another persons property so I left it.
Tomorrow my plans (hopefully) will be to plow out more trails on our property and start cleaning up some dead pine branches and part of a cherry tree the snow brought down overnight.
It looks like we might have another storm coming in before Christmas so we better put in some wood.
I went down and another neighbor had pulled it down with a change and truck so I pushed the red maple out of the way and plowed the driveway and shoveled their sidewalk. Once I came home I finished up enough of our driveway that we had plenty of room to get out.
I put the tractor away and put a chain on the 310 and jumped in the Rhino, once I was down to the red maple at our neighbors, I bucked it up and then it was thrown in a pile under a big pine. They said I could have it but it looked like it was on another persons property so I left it.
Tomorrow my plans (hopefully) will be to plow out more trails on our property and start cleaning up some dead pine branches and part of a cherry tree the snow brought down overnight.
It looks like we might have another storm coming in before Christmas so we better put in some wood.
I blew up my snowblower today...🤬. Only paid like $200 for it used 3 years ago, so I figure I probably got my money out of it; but still... And it was my own damned fault. DUMMY
I won't like that, should I ask what happened?I blew up my snowblower today...🤬. Only paid like $200 for it used 3 years ago, so I figure I probably got my money out of it; but still... And it was my own damned fault. DUMMY
Sorry that happened but you used it for three years and got your moneys worth out of it and this is good--but what dumb thing did you do for I am curious too...clancey
I swear I checked the oil when I got it running in fall...
It got through most of the snow on Thursday before breaking the belt, which I replaced. Today I went out to clear the couple inches of fluff we've gotten from the off and on flurries and she started squealing after 1 pass. Shut down thinking I had done something wrong, everything checked out, started it up again and squealing. Bone dry. Added oil, ran (poorly) and BLAM! Now she's tight. Assuming at the very least blown rod. Quite likely smeared crank... It is possible the rings were real bad and it burned that much in one use, meaning it was on its way out anyway; but I still blame myself...
It got through most of the snow on Thursday before breaking the belt, which I replaced. Today I went out to clear the couple inches of fluff we've gotten from the off and on flurries and she started squealing after 1 pass. Shut down thinking I had done something wrong, everything checked out, started it up again and squealing. Bone dry. Added oil, ran (poorly) and BLAM! Now she's tight. Assuming at the very least blown rod. Quite likely smeared crank... It is possible the rings were real bad and it burned that much in one use, meaning it was on its way out anyway; but I still blame myself...
Heck you will get even a better one that will make life easier for you and that's one of my main worries "running dry on oil" and burning up a engine or something..so I have my truck and generator checked "too often" but at least I can say it was not the oil--lol...bummer for you but something better will come along...thanks for the reply...clancey
Good for you. Better safe than me. Probably not a better one though, trying to find another used one to get me through... If I do get a nice one the Mrs. will probably make me leave that one at home and take the home one up here to the Northwoods...🤣
Helped my dad split an 88ft ash tree he took down last weekend.
I opened up a few more trails today on our property and cleared a bunch of pine branches from the certain trails, we did have one cherry the heavy wet snow took down. Hopefully I can get this cleaned up before the next storm.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Got a decent amount laid in for next year's stack.wanted to do more but the high winds made me work slow
whatyousmokin
Member
This put an end to my splitting/stacking for awhile. 😖 Fractured the bone.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
That hurts just looking at it, how long will it be before you can get back at it?
whatyousmokin
Member
Smashed with a short sledgehammer against a piece of metal.
Went to Urgent Care 24 hours after smashing it. I've smashed fingers before and didn't think it was really that big of a deal other than hurting like a SOB and I wanted something other than ice and Aleve for pain...Was scolded by them for not coming in right after it happened, they said this was a true emergency as it was an "open fracture" with it broken and split open like that. Got put on antibiotics and got a tetanus shot, not much in the way of pain meds but they did wrap it good to keep it from further trauma from when I accidently bump it. Want me to see specialist to monitor healing, specialist will let me know when it's good to go, probably 4-6 weeks.. Unfortunately I work with my hands so basically worthless right now.
Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
We put in a few loads of ash today with more coming in tomorrow before the storm hits with a chit load of rain, wind and snow.
With possible wind gusts between 60 to 70 mph on Friday, I'll take down some holiday flags along with our flag pole.
With possible wind gusts between 60 to 70 mph on Friday, I'll take down some holiday flags along with our flag pole.
I did pick up six more bags of tube sand for the 3 point spreader, our driveway could look like a skating rink if the rain doesn't melt all the snow.
After getting back with the tube sand, I scraped down the driveway removing about 2 to 3 inches of snow, hopefully the rain will take care of the rest.
Once I came in, my work wasn't done. I had promised the boss that I would cook some sausage, onions with bell peppers, the wife thought it was very good .... so did I.
After getting back with the tube sand, I scraped down the driveway removing about 2 to 3 inches of snow, hopefully the rain will take care of the rest.
Once I came in, my work wasn't done. I had promised the boss that I would cook some sausage, onions with bell peppers, the wife thought it was very good .... so did I.
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Vg3200p
Minister of Fire
Busy morning prepping for storm. I will be gone plowing tonight. Got all outside wood covered. Covered dad's camper. Cleaned off scrounge wood from my trailer. Brought the Mrs 3 to 4 days worth of wood inside. Set up space heaters by water pipes. We're expecting windchill of -40 supposedly. Tried to build a redneck masonry heater for basement water pipes. No idea if it'll work at all
I had a stack of cement blocks in my well house to do the same thing. I had a pair of milkhouse heaters blowing through them so they'd absorb the heat and let it out over time. No idea if it helped or not but it made me feel good. The building is going to take the same amount of heat no matter how you heat it but having the extra thermal mass in there kept it from chilling so quickly when I'd go in there to check on things.
-40 windchill is nothing to sneeze at !! We're -15 air temp with a sustained 20mph wind right now. Gotta zip the sweatshirt up all the way now that it's windy.
I purchased a Fiskers splitting maul because my other one got legs and never came back. I remember how much work this is after a few chunks. I kept telling myself I need the exercise but it only lasted so long ....
I wimped out and broke out the rig that's been splitting wood out here since the 70's. A knotted up piece of eml will snuff the ol' H right out if you're not paying attention
The day started out by moving snow away from the house so any water can drain away and then I took care of a downed pine branch from the last storm.
I jumped on the tractor and moved more snow so water could run along what I call a natural drain on a certain part of the house. I also scraped down the driveway again hoping that the rain and warmer temps coming in will take care of what snow is left.
I had promised the wife some stuffed shells for Christmas but since we have high winds with a lake effect warning on, we moved up my cooking.....the shells were excellent. It made two batches for a total of 58.
I jumped on the tractor and moved more snow so water could run along what I call a natural drain on a certain part of the house. I also scraped down the driveway again hoping that the rain and warmer temps coming in will take care of what snow is left.
I had promised the wife some stuffed shells for Christmas but since we have high winds with a lake effect warning on, we moved up my cooking.....the shells were excellent. It made two batches for a total of 58.
