The Car Hoarding thread

Make a pellet/chunk stove...lol

 

Since Nov. 27th...

 

Ok, not the best nor the most exciting score, but I scrounged this while out Christmas shopping and decided to drive behind the back of a Home Depot. This is typical behavior for me, and why no one wants to go driving in a car with me. Didn't know what kind of wood it was at first, but after making the first cut with my trusty and quiet cordless chainsaw I saw that unmistakable Elm end grain. Anyway it's bone dry and after splitting and letting it sit inside for a week it'll be ready to burn. Sorry Midwinter, I know it looks pretty weak, but I wanted to keep this thread going while you take your little hiatus. Lol

 

That is a worthy score!

 

What model, brand is your cordless saw ?

 

I have 2 types, The Ryobe 40 volt which I used for years but it is a bit underpowerd and only a 14 inch bar. I wound up buying the EGO 56 volt this summer to get the extra bar length and some more power. Very good decision with no drop in power if you lean into the cut and long battery life. I leave the smaller Ryobe in my wifes car because it has a small storage space anyway. The EGO stays in my car with the trailer crate. I also have the EGO cordless lawnmower which I bought 3 years ago because my yard is small and I got tired of engine problems with the carbs always clogging and hard starts, Now press button and off we go. I don't recommend it for larger properties though. 100 x 100 most unless you really cut often. I let the grass grow a bit too high sometimes

 

Oh good I thought you would be sitting there chuckling to yourself. By the way those are some respectable looking stacks of cord wood you got there. Nice organization and good use of space...A firewood lovers paradise!

 

Thanks! My next area to colonize will be behind those stacks. It's covered with Myrtle groundcover, but I can get higher with cinder blocks.

 

Nice clean score. I would snap that up in a heartbeat! Like the extended carrier!

 

I have been thinking about getting a Ryobi 40 volt Chainsaw , This past summer I picked up A ryobi 40v Weed wacker And blower Which I'm very satisfied with , I have a 3Ah and a 2.6Ah Battery for them .
I have some 18 Volt brushless Ryobi Tools And they definitely kick butt Over the standard Brush type , So the new Brushless chainsaw might be worth getting .
Most cordless tools Do better with a big battery I see they havea 40v 5Ah Battery now, Not cheap though $150
Do you carry extra batteries around with you ?

 

That's just the thing. If the logs are cut already to size where I live or where anyone lives I suppose they would be snatched up in a second. If wood is left in long log form they sit for some time because people cant lift them. Then if they even had a gas chainsaw they aren't gonna let one rip in the middle of congested and populated areas Like where I am. Cordless saw always remains charged and ready wherever I go like when shopping or for possibly spotting something on way home from work. This Elm looks to have been down for about three years sitting on the side of a creek culvert in lengths of 12 feet. My method is to cut them to about 45 inches and get the heck out of there, then get home and cut each length into three standard size logs.

 

It's a good saw for small stuff. I did get an extra battery by buying the weed wacker which came with a battery. That is a little hack trick because I think the battery itself is $100, but the weed wacker comes with for about $120 if I remember correctly

 

Do your batteries hold a charge pretty well out in the cold vehicle ?

 

Wow good question from a guy who must have battery tools haha!. The answer is that on real cold days especially in the morning before the car cabin has a chance to heat them up they can be a beast. They do these ten second cycles and stop. A little trick I do is to hold them behind the hot air exhaust pipe to warm them. I'm usually cutting by my car anyway if I can help it and so easy to heat it up in case I run into this problem. The ego hasn't been used in one of these really cold scenarios yet so cant speak for it

 

I guess my answer may be a little confusing HDRock because what Im saying is the batteries are charged but frozen and so those molecules that need to bounce around inside are sluggish or frozen so I need to warm the batteries on the spot. It isn't perfect but I can go from 5 to 10 seconds before saw quits to 30 seconds or more. Like I said before I try not to make too many cuts on site anyway so as not to raise suspicions, so I know that seems like a ridicules situation with the cold stalls, but I seem to still get it done.

 

Thanks
Yes I Definitely have a few Battery tools , One comes to mind that I wouldn't want to be without that I use it everyday is, My cordless hand vac that I use to clean up around the stove and ash tray every time I reload .

 

Uh oh, sounds like you've seen the pictures I've posted of my stove and hearth area haha! Yes that is a good idea and I'm going to look into getting one ...Thanks!

 

Ha , No I'm not judging your pictures and don't even remember , I have a fire going right now and I can see the little vacuum across the room right now, But I'm surprised everyone doesn't have one By their stove somewhere , I have to Empty it out often and knock the Ashes off Out of The filter because the fine Ashes will Plug the filter And reduce the Suction Quite a bit

 

I know what you talking about you have to warm it up to get it to work