campinspecter headed out last week and got a load of firewood while I was working but I haven't been out with him in quite awhile. Sunday we both went out to get a load of firewood. It was a clear sunny day in the low 40s F. No bugs. Arrived at the site and getting ready for work Shadow investigating the area to make sure we are at the right spot Using a log tong on the timbers. My video on the log tongs. Cutting the yellow cedar log ties I thought I had a picture of the truck half loaded. I get to stack it all inside and the smell is quite overwhelming. Even walking by the woodshed a day or two later, the smell is quite strong. Here is campinspecter splitting a couple of blocks. The pop when they split isn't quite as loud as when he is splitting hemlock. A couple of pictures of the sky and the surrounding hills. The white patches are the logging slashes the timber is taken from. Not much of a snow pack for this time of year. It could be dry this summer. Finished load and ready to head home. It took us about 2 hours to fill the truck. The site is about an hour's highway drive from home.
That is a good set up for getting firewood. Obviously he has it figured out to use it in the most convenient fashion. Amazing how the cedar holds up to the elements. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Yes it smells good . It will last 100 years buried in the ground ,but put it in salt water and its a teredo's favorite food! At the old sawmill where I grew up the logs were transported to the mill in the saltchuck and if the the logs layed any amount of time in the saltwater they would be full of teredo's and the mill would smell absolutely gross , the sawyer got it the worst!
My local RR ties are treated and toxic. So are the local power poles (worse!). I have never heard of untreated RR ties! Nice.
Locally the teredos weren't a problem for many years, but now that the bay and harbors are getting free of toxins and pollution they are back eating up the pilings again.
Hmm...hafta look that one up...new word to me. Edit: Shipworm - Wikipedia Not other than people that get cutoffs from the mill before they are treated...but yeah, used/untreated, new one to me too! The other issue with used ties around here is that they are full of cinders...will TRASH a chain!
What a nice splitting setup. That cedar splits so easy. What a stash to get, a bonanza! That's about as good as it gets if it burns ok. That Stihl battery saw is impressive; but, I suppose that is easy-cutting cedar? I suppose that is the msa300. Do you use stock bar/chain or what do you like? I only cut hardwoods, so, that makes for a different situation. Have you ever cut hardwoods? I read where you got it with a 20 inch bar/chain. I would think Stihl would not equip the saw with a 20 inch bar. What chain do you use and is that only for softwoods?
I found using the 16 " bar instead of the 20" it takes 1 battery and a bit to a pickup load instead of 2 battery's and a bit to do the same pickup load !!! All the dirt is hard on chain!
Beautiful place to cut, as always. That should stack really nice too. I’ve cut many a treated tie. I have a dedicated bar and chain for it. Good that yours aren’t.
We headed out for another load of firewood. We hit a different spot this time. A little closer to home. They have finished logging the site, leaving only the pole logs left to be loaded out. Lots of chunks left behind. Some of what is left behind. A couple of red alder and some western hemlock chunks. Going after the hemlock chunk Bucking it up with the MS300 battery saw with a 20" bar Wood splitter fun as I know you all like to watch it work. This gave us a row in the truck Going after the next one. Whenever campinspecter is working off the road, he is wearing caulk boots. It is slippery out there. The next victim was a Douglas Fir chunk Getting on the road. And the saw worked quite well on this one. Edit: I don't know why this isn't connecting like the others do. Clicking on it will work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR8PaRZV9Gs Shadow spent her time outside investigating but there is no better place than bed when she is bored. My phone was running low on battery so you only get photos for the next section. campinspecter had to file the chain as there was a rock in the last chunk. This is his setup for filing. I am glad he knows what he is doing as this isn't part of my education. Our next victim was a big Douglas fire chunk. It filled the remaining space. I think we will be heading back to this spot on Sunday. Nice that it is closer but there will be more people in the setting looking for firewood.
Great photo journey and wood score. There’s something iconic about seeing campinspecter toiling away surrounded by a sea of slash
