Firewood Cutting, and some safety tips |
Firewood Cutting, and some safety tips |
Aug 15 2014, 05:41 AM
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You got photo-bombed by a Deer!
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Aug 15 2014, 09:07 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Deer was probably thinking who brought the giraffe in. Child needs to stop growing upward and start growing outward. Only 14 and stands around 6'1" Gets the tall part from both sides of the family but got my fast metabolism.
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Aug 22 2014, 08:12 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a picture of Dan working............ ....No wonder he complains about his back hurting after doing wood.
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Aug 22 2014, 09:09 AM
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LEGS! Cripes his legs are about as big as the trees.... use them!
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Aug 22 2014, 09:23 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Ha! He does, all day long! Amazing how many trees we can cut down in the same time as others cutting in the area. They will be there when we get there and still there when we leave with more wood than they have loaded. Days cutting Aspen are a breeze to us compared to the Pines though and a lot less messy of a clean up. Was amazing to see how much growth there has been since we cut that big one down. Yellow flowers and grass was so high that you could barely see the stump and the rest of the trunk left not cut up yet. Here is a picture of the area after we let the light in.
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Aug 22 2014, 09:44 AM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Great pic and it looks like you have a lot of standing dead trees to work with still.
What are your experiences with burning Aspen for heat? Just curious cuz I get some in the mix every year. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Aug 22 2014, 10:02 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
We always get a mix also of what we cut down. I have found that Aspen burns a little quicker than the pine but a lot less pitchy, so not as much build up in the chimney. I also like to use Aspen for kindle. In smaller pieces it seems to start the fires pretty quick, then I add a piece of pine. The pine does burn longer and hotter though but also a dickens to chop. Love chopping the Aspen, is almost like butter compared to the knots in Pine. Plus it smells good burning I think.
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Aug 22 2014, 08:57 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Tim got Photo-Bombed!
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Aug 23 2014, 08:11 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
I told him...... "Turn around but don't move fast, it's right behind you." He lost the smile on his face and slowly turned around.
Cool enough last night with all the rain that we had the wood stove going for the evening. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Sep 13 2014, 01:11 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Great pic and it looks like you have a lot of standing dead trees to work with still. What are your experiences with burning Aspen for heat? Just curious cuz I get some in the mix every year. Here is a picture of the mix we have going on.......pretty even amount of Pine and Aspen so far. Lots of chopping to do though! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Sep 13 2014, 07:35 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Looking real GOOD!
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Sep 14 2014, 08:03 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Lots of hard work but well worth it for us!! Also lowering our BMI at the same time.
Still several loads to get yet but almost done. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Sep 16 2014, 06:21 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
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Oct 18 2014, 08:36 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,188 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Enough wood for the winter now, so only chopping left! Was actually a rough season of wood gathering for us but we made it through it ok. Dan did get hit by a tree by another cutter when working for them, but he is ok...sure was a close one!
As a family out cutting, we still have a perfect safety record to date though! Working together as a team sure pays off in more ways than one!!! -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Oct 24 2014, 10:26 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 30-July 13 From: Elbert, CO Member No.: 91,383 |
Enough wood for the winter now, so only chopping left! Was actually a rough season of wood gathering for us but we made it through it ok. Dan did get hit by a tree by another cutter when working for them, but he is ok...sure was a close one! As a family out cutting, we still have a perfect safety record to date though! Working together as a team sure pays off in more ways than one!!! I have noticed just about everytime I am out cutting that the end of the day seems to be the most dangerous. I used to cut firewood and sell it as a way to get by when I wasnt making much. Seemed like I would get tired and make mistake. Guess it takes some experience to learn when to put down the saw and head in for the day. I have a stihl ms 441 with a 30 inch bar that I thought would make cutting easier. Turns out cutting with a 13 pound saw makes for a long day. Back to the ol 026 for bucking up wood. Good luck on chopping. Dad always made me do it the manual way. I can still hear him saying you will that me for this one day. Getting those nice callused hands sure does help keep the scrapes down when diggin for crystals. Seems like those two big pieces in your wood pile would make great chopping blocks. -------------------- --Chris
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