Who is cutting wood?

[~mikey b]

And hazard trees. I've wanted these gone for 7 years. Totally worth it.

[~mikey b]

Just the proximity of those two. The others are close but not that close. 5 different guys have said no. Boom only.

[Game Over]

When I first saw the picture I thought maybe you had a widow maker take a nasty turn on ya.

Bungie slipped causing the bar to push thru the rack and stick out over the side. Then I got to close to a tree in a narrow part of the trail.

Kinda surprised at how strong the bar was -- it popped the front end in the air and jerked hard to the side. Super lucky I didn't get thrown as I was not expecting it!

[DougW]

I've had all of my firewood for this winter split and stacked since summer 2014....

one more cord and I'm done for the year, that wood will be for 2018/19 as back of shed. Next year is 2017/18's wood.

[~mikey b]

Went on a backcountry drive with the family today. Found a lovely stash of tamarack tucked away in a far corner of the NF that will do nicely for 20-30 loads. I haven't really gone out and cut the last two seasons due to an injury. But I still have a good amount of wood. Glad I planned ahead. Time to get back out and make some wood chips.

Visited the Bennet Juniper while out and about. One of the oldest living things on earth.

http://www.savetheredwoods.org/proje...dship-project/

God damn it where are my pictures?

[~mikey b]

Here are a few.

[~mikey b]

Moar wood









My wife was annoyed by the "fussy little old man" that caretakes the site.

[~mikey b]

Good view of the two boom trees and another down whilst standing on another's stump.



From the other direction.



'nother angle.

[bodywhomper]

i may have a windfall of incense cedar coming my way for use in future years. i'm pretty excited about free wood for heating my house.

what are some good reference materials about inspecting, determining what needs to be maintained and when, etc.? this will be our second winter in the home that we own. the previous owner (seller) had the stove, chimney, etc. inspected and cleaned/swept prior to our purchase. maintenance of the stove, flue/chimney is all new to me, but i am interested in doing it myself. the previous 5 years of heating with wood was in a rental and the rental agency annually sent somebody to inspect and clean/sweep every fall; often with the inspector stating that their visit was not really necessary that year, considering the condition of the system. for those years, we were heating with seasoned hardwood (oak or walnut), which i was purchasing from a wood-monger. last winter, and in coming years, we'll be heating with a mixture of hard and softwood.

tia

[~mikey b]

Get on the roof and ram a chimney brush down the pipe.

[Buster Highmen]

Here are a few.

Very cool! I've been on an ancient tree kick as well, reading this book on the nuts that clone these "champion trees" and try to distribute the genes : https://www.ancienttreearchive.org

That said, I'm so far behind on the wood dealio this year. I got a lot to make up in te next 2 months to get our 2+cords together.

[~mikey b]

I really want to go there in the winter. It's 12 miles from the pavement and a locked gate. Further depending on closures.

[~mikey b]

Yard's a bit of a mess, but it's so nice to have all this wood right here at the house.





Phat little sequoia.

[~mikey b]

Great! That MotoMix shit is good. Expensive but worth it. My buddies in local FS fire use crew swear by it, especially at altitude. You can get gallons now, we could only get quarts in the past. I just ordered them a pallet of 5gal drums. Drops the retail price from $30/gallon to $20.

[Powder Ho]

I'm replacing a broken clutch spring on a Stihl 460. Chain brake on or off? Does it really matter? PSA, when your perfectly tuned saw starts spinning it's chain when idling, DO NOT start messing w/ the carb settings. Instead, check to see if a clutch spring failed. This happened to me 5 seasons ago and I did the same damn thing as today. Ug! Aren't we supposed to get smarter as we get older?

[~mikey b]

http://www.madsens1.com/saw_clutch.htm

That's a quick Google result that may or may not be helpful...



I texted a tech bro to ask for you.

[~mikey b]

He says it does not matter.

[Powder Ho]

Thanks, I saw that and a Kiwi YouTube vid. I'm pretty sure the last time time I did this I had the chain brake off, but I couldn't rember and I know there are some old heads here so I was hoping for some input.

[Powder Ho]

Thanks, Telemike. Sometimes, I worry about the next generation of fireline cutters because there is a big gap between the previous generation of sawerys and what's out there now. It reminds me of the USAF in the late 90's.

[~mikey b]

Hell I don't cut line any more but I sure miss it. I know some good young folks on some good crews though. I hear what your saying. Same thing with ski patrollers. I think there is a big experience gap that's going to be a growing problem.

[Game Over]

I have a Husky Rancher 455. Sick of double cutting as well as sick of the weight when limbing and brush cutting. Any recs on both ends?

[~mikey b]

Husqy 372XP is what I ran for trails and fire for several years. I love that saw. I have a 455 Rancher too and I'd love that upgrade.

I work at a Stihl dealer. A 261 would do quite nicely too. Nice (or not) thing about buying Stihl is you HAVE to buy it from a dealer. You can't just go to Sears and pull a box off the shelf. They put t together and fire it up and walk you through it. They register the warranty for you, and if you buy the pro mix or the MotoMix you double your warranty from one year to two.

If I was buying retail I'd buy the 372 because I know and like that saw.

I don't know shit about the smaller tree saws.

[Bruce Springskiin]

How much better really is this Motomix I keep hearing about? Is it the convenience, of not mixing gas our having gas left over that is the sell, or is it really that much better for a saw?

And on the new saws, I have said it before, the pro-saws are worth the money if you are really using it. Bigger difference between pro/farm/rancher/homeowner than between the brands

[~mikey b]

The thing about MotoMix is the fuel is much more pure. Straight up 92 octane gas mixed with HP Ultra two cycle oil. You don't have the Ethanol added to it so it is much more stable. They say it will keep up to two years after it's been opened.

My friend tells me his crew's saws run better at high altitude with it. They always use it for projects, but they use any gas they can get on a fire. They notice a difference in performance.

I think it can make sense for a homeowner to use because it may sit a long time in a casual users garage (or worse - in their saw) and shouldn't go bad. I have used it in my Husqy from time to time and I think it runs cleaner, but I can't afford $30/gallon as much as I use my saw. I used it today and a $8 quart filled 3 tanks. So I use 92 octane and good mix.

Husqvarna makes a 50:1 premix too and it's a bit cheaper.

Try TruFuel. Ethanol-free and good oil and stabilizers. And it's cheaper.

Agreed about little differences in brand. I'd run any pro saw you gave me but I only have a few hours on Stihl and thousands on Husqy so I'm partial.

[Bruce Springskiin]

I'll have to compare and experiment. Around here there is one gas station selling ethanol free premium octane fuel. But it would make sense that not everyone has access to this. Otherwise there seems to be no difference in motomix and an ethanol free premium octane pump gas mixed with high performance 2-cycle oil.

Does anyone know of other gas companies besides Sinclair that offers ethanol free premium gas?