A day out bush with chainsaws 4x4's and a couple of friends.

I spent the day out in the forrest with a couple of friends helping one of them get the last of his firewood in for his quota this season.

It started out with a bit of a BS session then a wander around the bush looking for a nice tree to dissect. One of my mates could not understand why we had passed tons of wood looking for that perfect tree until I explained that since joining FHC I have become a wood snob, he got a really good laugh about that.

We came across a large Messmate 30"+ at the stump that had been uprooted in a storm and about 30' of the trunk was suspended 2' off the ground. The same bloke that had a chuckle at my wood snobbery asked can you cut something that big? Well that was like waving a red flag at a bull, ok this is the one.

So my other friend got out his ms461 and took of some limbs that were in the way then I gave them a tutorial on how to safely release the tension on a big log that is hung up off the ground and we got to work.

When the 461 needed a refuel I decided that the trunk was large enough to warrant getting out my 066, I put a couple of tanks of fuel trough her bucking and noodling the rounds.

While I was doing the biggest rounds the 461 was chewing on some 20-25" diameter rounds. We had to noodle and split most of the tree just so we could get it in the HiLux and my trailer.



It's a lot easier firewooding with a few blokes and more fun.





We finished loading my trailer had another BS session then took it back to Andrews house. While Mark took a 6'x4' trailer load of stove sized splits to his farther in-law's.



Now Andrew has some splitting and stacking ahead of him!



Another great Sunday out in the Aussie bush!



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Great job leoht, those picture do bring back the memories. Yeah fire wooding with friends is always better

 

Andrew looks like he has a 3-year hoard already!

 

Yea I think he may be about three years ahead, now I just have to convince him to stack it like the master Backwoods Savage.


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Or he can scrounge some IBC cages...

 

Great job, thats a ton of wood man.

 

Some good pics a good story and a good job. Nice thanks for posting.

 

Great job guys!

No ideiss with the bitey things down there in the bush?

 

Yeah, never heard of that one either.

Does the messmate tree make Vegemite fruit?

 

Yes Dennis, it is one of the eucalyptus species. You might of heard me refer to it as stringy bark eucalyptus, it is also known as Australian Oak. Here is a link to the wiki. Eucalyptus obliqua - Wikipedia




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How long is your burn season? It never gets terribly cold anywhere in Victoria, does it?

 

That custom coke can holder should fetch a good price in a boutique.

 

Aje1967 the burn season is usually 6 months for me April until sometime in October. I might have the odd fire outside of that on a cold night.

Andrew on the other hand lives off grid, he burns more because he uses fire for cooking and heating water.

Yes it never gets terribly cold like you guys in North America do. Usually in winter our low temperatures are overnight when it drops just below freezing daytime temperatures around 50F but usually wet and windy. Overcast so houses don't get a lot of solar gain.

I have a small fire going tonight, (49F outside) because I was just in the mood for a fire.


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There not to much of a problem ya just have to keep your eyes open and watch where you step or put your hands! The general rule is if you don't bother them they don't bother you! I think the sound of my 066 would send most critters in to hiding.


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Good day with the boys. Cold beers after?

 

It’s been said before and I am going to say it again. That truck and trailer combo is fantastic.

 

Mark sent me some photos and a video he took while out bush yesterday so I thought I better share!

Andrew with his 461 getting ready to tackle the tree and yours truly behind the log, I don't know what I was doing but it looks a little suspect.





The 066 getting it done.


Marks trailer load of stove sized splits, we put a bit more on before he tied it down for the trip home.


A low res vid of my 066. I just love the sound of this thing!


After it was cleaned up.



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