Good Morning! <=2017

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:05 pm

It was really windy here as well, very worried about all these old ash trees around the house this morning as the wind was really whipping them around but so far just branches down .Gotta get these trees down before they fall down, I feel for ya Al, I think the wind has just now settled down. Thankfully!

Post by **WLLady** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:40 am

Hi all
Our wind finally settled at about 2am. One piece of flashing is still attached at one end only....two others were in the field. We will replace them on the weekend. Ha! "We"....that would be martin and me as moral support and horse wrangler so they dont knock the ladder lol. Sooo glad we put up metal 2 years ago or we would be reroofing again!!

Al, so glad Lizzie is doing better!!! Check with your landlord first about those trees!! He might be able to log them if they are straight. Dont burn pine in your woodstove inside-or be prepared to clean your chimney every 4-5 weeks. Camp wood is a perfect use!!!

Hope everyone is okay and the repairs are nottoo bad!!!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:07 am

the wind settled down sometime around 3 ish, dont know, I went to my own bed at 4:30 and the wind had pretty much stopped by that time. The other 4 trees and especially the big one are still standing! wooohooo! Ya my landlord said yesterday they are all coming down but I dont think he was thinking about selling them as timber. Im guna give him a call soon if he dosnt show up and see what his thoughts are. they are all straight and would make excellent boards for sure.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:26 am

Killerbunny wrote:QR_BBPOST We got shingles coming off. We do need to reshingle in spring though.

The wind here came in gusts, though it was going to take me off the road at one point, giant pines were swaying like crazy.
DH comment, see it's good to have snow on the roof at least it held down the shingles.

Sunny and crisp here, good day for a clean up.
Have a safe one.

baronrenfrew · Post by **baronrenfrew** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:47 am

I just read this (got it at the library). Awesome for a guy like me.

If wood is not thoroughly dry, then it burns inefficiently causing creosote. Many softwoods have a lot of volatile compounds (i.e. Gum and resin) adding to creosote.

If your woodstove is an older inefficient type then a lot of unburnt gas (a tree is a mix of carbon/coal and gas/methane. Gas = flame) goes up the chimney causing smoke and creosote. Most common stoves are 60% efficient (airtight or not) so 40% of the heat energy is lost up the chimney. The best new stoves are up to 90% efficient (meaning almost no creosote).

If a fire burns hot it burns cleaner.
That's my book report.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:01 pm

Well the fallen pine tree is all cut up, holy friggin branches batman! Im hopping I can just drag them out into the field n sets them on fire!

A man n his chainsaw eh Baron! Did they use chainsaws in that book Baron or just axes? I bet theres all kinds of nice tricks in it eh. So what do they say about falling trees the opposite way that they are leaning? Hire a professional LOL.

My saw works incredibly awesome since I had it worked on. 1 1/4 tank of gas to cut it all up, amazing how efficient it is with it professionally sharpened. for only $9! money well spent. I used to take a break after every tank and resharpen the chain, well I had to make a new break schedule, when Im sweaty take a break n cool down.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 3:45 pm

Do they have chainsaws small enough for a woman to use? I know there are probably women out there that can use the full size ones but I am not one of them and I would really like to start cutting down some of the smaller diameter ones.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:02 pm

Ya there are all different sizes of chainsaws, I used to use a 16" stihl, now I use a 22" stihl, its much heavier and harder on the arms. but Im getting more and more used to it. It dosent have to be a stihl either, but they are probably the best there ever was, they are awfully expensive but extremely reliable. mine always starts no matter what temp or how long its sat.

Heres one on sale for $200, should be available from any Stihl dealer... I think its the smallest gas saw available, it comes in at just under 9 lbs. this is the Canadian website and prices, I could use one of these myself for the small stuff!

http://en.stihl.ca/STIHL-Products/Chain ... S-170.aspx

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:11 pm

I love Stihl products.

Bobbi · Post by **Bobbi** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:19 pm

Some damage here from the winds.. Bricks were thrown at my siding damaging it. Brutal!