Firewood Cutting, and some safety tips |
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  Sep 29 2012, 12:58 PM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
There are alot of things one must do to be safe when out cutting for firewood. One of the first things to do is to evaluate the area you will be cutting in.
This is a picture of CP showing our son a BIG HAZZARD someone left, that he spotted when looking around the property we are working on.
Here is a picture of what the guys are looking at  ........Can you see the hazzard? It's really easy to miss! Exactly why it is such a hazzard and could easily kill someone just wandering around not paying attention.  
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Oct 25 2014, 09:36 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,208 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
I agree Lostnewb, one can get very careless by the end of the day. We always make sure we work just till were exhausted, never over exhausted.
 Nice chainsaw! Stihl is definitely the way to go I think!! A lighter saw is best but seems to me like they are all too heavy to hold up all day.  Those two huge pieces are definitely big enough for chopping blocks. The chopping block in the last picture was chopped up into kindle and was replaced with one of the bigger ones. The other is still being used as a tomahawk throwing block.  A hydraulic splitter would be nice but one can't beat the workout doing it the manual way!  -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Oct 25 2014, 03:01 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,301 Joined: 17-February 12 From: Central CO Member No.: 41,357 |
QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Oct 25 2014, 09:36 AM)  A hydraulic splitter would be nice but one can't beat the workout doing it the manual way! You're not trying to split pinion...... it's kinda like......  -------------------- Caveman
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Mrs.CP Firewood Cutting Sep 29 2012, 12:58 PM
Caveman WOW! That one took me awhile to find..... I... Sep 29 2012, 09:00 PM russau "hangers", waiting to knock your block o... Sep 30 2012, 06:59 AM Mrs.CP Here is a closer look at what I was refering to. T... Sep 30 2012, 08:21 PM Mrs.CP Pulling the tree down was a bit of a task, especia... Oct 6 2012, 07:21 AM
Caveman QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Oct 6 2012, 08:21 AM) Pul... Oct 6 2012, 09:49 AM Mrs.CP Here is a video of the first tree being pulled dow... Oct 7 2012, 07:17 AM leonard Great looking firewood cutting area. If you lived ... Oct 7 2012, 09:20 AM russau if Loenard would come down to help cutting of the ... Oct 8 2012, 06:36 AM Mrs.CP This is a private land owner that is giving Dan ac... Jan 11 2013, 01:17 PM Mrs.CP Time to get busy again! Warming up and maki... Sep 6 2013, 10:44 AM swizz That's a big un!
Large enough to slab and ... Sep 6 2013, 11:23 AM Mrs.CP The big one that he is going to cut down soon dwar... Sep 6 2013, 11:46 AM swizz The one in that pic would make a great tomahawk ta... Sep 6 2013, 12:28 PM Mrs.CP That tree was definately a limby beast. The larger... Sep 10 2013, 10:06 AM swizz Yeah, I noticed Dan has a nice pair of the Stihl c... Sep 10 2013, 12:39 PM Mrs.CP They may not be cheap but they last a long time...... Sep 11 2013, 12:14 PM Mrs.CP Look out, it's coming down!!!... Sep 24 2013, 09:32 AM Mrs.CP Here is a picture of it still standing. It's t... Sep 25 2013, 06:50 AM Mrs.CP Here is a picture of Dan flattening off the stump.... Sep 26 2013, 08:36 AM russau yep i remeber getting 2 safes(2x2x2) and my brothe... Sep 27 2013, 04:13 AM Caveman Gonna have to take you up on that! Sep 27 2013, 10:06 AM russau look for me in Wyoming next June/July or on the Ar... Sep 27 2013, 12:47 PM Caveman Depending on where on the Arkansas, we might have ... Sep 27 2013, 10:44 PM Mrs.CP Winds were REALLY bad the other day and took down ... Sep 28 2013, 09:02 AM Caveman QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Sep 28 2013, 10:02 AM) Na... Sep 30 2013, 02:45 AM Mrs.CP QUOTE (Caveman @ Sep 30 2013, 02:45 AM) S... Oct 1 2013, 07:13 AM russau the last time i fooled around with firewood, i use... Sep 30 2013, 04:34 AM Mrs.CP While moving one of those huge chunks from the big... Oct 11 2013, 07:34 AM Mrs.CP You need one of these Dan......but I can guarantee... Oct 16 2013, 09:51 AM ColoradoProspector A longer bar and chain sure would have been handy ... Oct 18 2013, 09:25 AM russau wow! thats all i can say!! Oct 19 2013, 04:47 AM Mrs.CP Here is a picture of a tree that broke about 12... Oct 23 2013, 10:34 AM russau But it sire feels nice when the job is done! Oct 24 2013, 03:59 AM ColoradoProspector Last load??!! Who said that? Snow could... Oct 25 2013, 08:07 AM Mrs.CP It's called adventurous CP! Plus it doe... Oct 26 2013, 10:54 AM Mrs.CP Still lots of firewood left yet. You can even see ... Feb 26 2014, 07:07 AM swizz Why isn't there any snow there? I didn't k... Feb 26 2014, 08:50 AM ColoradoProspector There actually was some snow until a couple weeks ... Feb 26 2014, 08:00 PM swizz RE: Firewood Cutting Feb 27 2014, 07:20 AM Mrs.CP Too funny! That's a beautiful wolf!... Feb 28 2014, 08:10 AM Mrs.CP Check out this sketch that a guy at an Indian rese... Apr 2 2014, 10:46 AM Caveman QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Apr 2 2014, 11:46 AM) Sti... Apr 2 2014, 04:31 PM swizz I usually get by with three cords but have a small... Apr 3 2014, 05:36 AM Mrs.CP Nope, no Pinion Pine here to chop! The Pine we... Oct 28 2014, 09:09 AM Mrs.CP Headed out yesterday to start cutting again for wi... Aug 10 2014, 12:14 PM Woody Tim got Photo-Bombed! Aug 22 2014, 08:57 PM swizz You got photo-bombed by a Deer! Aug 15 2014, 05:41 AM Mrs.CP Deer was probably thinking who brought the giraffe... Aug 15 2014, 09:07 AM Mrs.CP Here is a picture of Dan working............ ....... Aug 22 2014, 08:12 AM swizz LEGS! Cripes his legs are about as big as the ... Aug 22 2014, 09:09 AM Mrs.CP Ha! He does, all day long! Amazing how man... Aug 22 2014, 09:23 AM swizz Great pic and it looks like you have a lot of stan... Aug 22 2014, 09:44 AM Mrs.CP QUOTE (swizz @ Aug 22 2014, 09:44 AM) Gre... Sep 13 2014, 01:11 PM Mrs.CP We always get a mix also of what we cut down. I ha... Aug 22 2014, 10:02 AM Mrs.CP I told him...... "Turn around but don't... Aug 23 2014, 08:11 AM swizz Looking real GOOD! Sep 13 2014, 07:35 PM Mrs.CP Lots of hard work but well worth it for us!... Sep 14 2014, 08:03 AM russau QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Sep 13 2014, 01:11 PM) He... Sep 16 2014, 06:21 AM Mrs.CP Enough wood for the winter now, so only chopping l... Oct 18 2014, 08:36 AM lostnewb QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Oct 18 2014, 09:36 AM) En... Oct 24 2014, 10:26 AM lostnewb QUOTE (Caveman @ Oct 25 2014, 04:01 PM) Y... Oct 26 2014, 06:08 PM Caveman Been using wedges..... just got the last one back ... Oct 26 2014, 06:27 PM lostnewb QUOTE (Caveman @ Oct 26 2014, 07:27 PM) B... Oct 27 2014, 08:15 AM Crusty How's this for some heavy artillery!
http... Dec 28 2014, 11:40 AM Mrs.CP QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Oct 16 2013, 08:51 AM) Yo... Dec 28 2014, 11:54 AM Mrs.CP I have been enjoying watching this during the off ... Feb 20 2015, 03:49 PM Mrs.CP Granted, those folks do have the best equipment fo... Feb 27 2015, 09:36 AM Mrs.CP It's time. Love the great outdoors!! May 19 2015, 08:05 AM Mrs.CP Whew! Temps have been hitting in the upper 90... Jun 22 2015, 03:18 PM swizz That's too hot for me, be careful. Lot's o... Jun 22 2015, 04:22 PM Mrs.CP Thanks Chris! I'm definitely being careful... Jun 22 2015, 04:27 PM Mrs.CP Here is a hilarious video on YouTube of "How ... Nov 28 2015, 10:07 AM swizz I just got a truckload!
2017-11-05_02-52-29... Nov 5 2017, 03:54 PM Denise Gotta love the firewood and the heat it brings... Nov 6 2017, 08:23 AM johnnybravo300 There's nothing like wood heat. Nov 6 2017, 10:24 PM Denise Getting ready for next winters firewood. 4 Cords s... Apr 12 2019, 09:30 AM |
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