Who's the oldest wood scrounger out there?

[JA600L]

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Here is a great example of what not to do.

 

[BrotherBart]

The 522 pound front end loader is probably why I didn't have any wheelies.

 

[Jags]

The 522 pound front end loader is probably why I didn't have any wheelies.

Bro - not all draw bars are created equal. The main reason that old Ford/Johnnys (and there was another one too but can't properly recall right now) had problems was because the draw bar was mounted way back under the rear axle. The axle was essentially the pivot point allowing the tractor to walk right over on itself. Case and a few others had the draw bar pulling from in front of or even mid section of the tractor. This would only allow the front tires to walk up until equilibrium took place - pulling the front down, just as hard as it is trying to pull it up.

I had a huge tree go down at a field entrance many moons ago. Just needed to pull it to the side to open the entrance up for the farmer. The old case DC was barking the front tires off the ground and could only steer with the brakes. No threat of walking it up over me.

Take a look at your draw bar. You may/maynot be in the same category.

NOTE: There are other inherent dangers with pulling a log this way, though. I have heard (never seen) of a butt end catching something solid and actually flipping the log end over end and smacking the driver. Be careful out there folks.

 

[northwinds]

54 and still hand splitting and hauling wood bucked rounds with a wheelbarrow. I do almost all of my work in the spring and fall though.

 

[Ashful]

Bro - not all draw bars are created equal. The main reason that old Ford/Johnnys (and there was another one too but can't properly recall right now) had problems was because the draw bar was mounted way back under the rear axle. The axle was essentially the pivot point allowing the tractor to walk right over on itself. Case and a few others had the draw bar pulling from in front of or even mid section of the tractor. This would only allow the front tires to walk up until equilibrium took place - pulling the front down, just as hard as it is trying to pull it up.

Exactly. However, even with draw bar protruding out from under pumpkin at rear, the tractor hits equilibrium at a fairly shallow angle (sketch on paper, if you don't follow). You can never walk the tractor up beyond where a straight line drawn thru axle center and to load (log) goes tangent.

 

[bholler]

We had a customer who just quit burning 3 years ago because at 97 his wife said he wasn't allowed to go cut wood anymore He was the oldest i have known

 

[Ashful]

That's old.

My great-grandfather was still burning at 95, when he fell and broke his hip. He would get together with my grandfather, uncle, and father each September, to do some felling on one of the family properties. They'd take turns filling my grandfather's trailer, and hauling it home, and occasionally passed around my uncle's old hydraulic splitter (although we split 99% with sledge and wedge). Being too young to go out into the woods felling, my contribution was helping with bucking and splitting, when dad hauled the trailer home.

 

[CTYank]

Passed 70 in late winter. Not feeling it, yet. Only powered assists: chainsaws & pickup. Sell the odd cord to friends, cheap.

No problem, yet, working in the woods in Jan. and Aug. Helps maintain my youthful figure. Right! (Does clear out some cobwebs, thougn.)

 

[Wood Duck]

I am 47, but I only started scrounging a few years ago, so I am about 6 in scrounging years. I think that means I have at least 60 years left in me, based on some of the responses here.

 

[BrotherBart]

"Too many years and too many beers
Have just about washed me up."

-- George Strait.

 

[Whitepine2]

Well may-be not the oldest at 72 but getting up there. What helps is more toys Farmie winch
large 4x4 tractor,big case 6 cly.diesel 500,Super M and Bota.Also Chase saw mill and shingle
mill and 180 acres to play in,this keeps me on the go.I made a wood processor and a heavy
duty splitter as well. It only took 72 years to amass this stuff plus about 45 or so one lungers
that I play with but it's getting harder to put in a full day.

 

[Ashful]

Backwoods was the oldest. Still out there scrounging somewhere, I suppose.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

I'm still 22 in my head. I plan on staying that way.

 

[Wildo]

Backwoods was the oldest. Still out there scrounging somewhere, I suppose.

Where did BS go? I miss his insight.

 

[Ashful]

Where did BS go? I miss his insight.

When given the choice between following the forum rules or going on his merry way, he chose the latter.

 

[Wildo]

That's too bad, he was the best asset to new members.

 

[baseroom]

59 been burning for 35 years. Haven't bought any wood since an ice storm in'91. I cut haul split and stack it all myself. Keeps me in some kind of shape!!

 

[cptoneleg]

66 but am going to quit burning when my wife stops c/s/stacking. Till then I'm going to enjoy the fire.

 

[Whitepine2]

I'm still 22 in my head. I plan on staying that way.

Good luck with that,we all think we are still 22 but one day you will wake up and find it's just not true.

 

[Ashful]

Good luck with that,we all think we are still 22 but one day you will wake up and find it's just not true.

... then one day you start wondering who the old guy in the mirror is. Surely, it can't be me.

 

[Pennsyltucky Chris]

You're only as old s you feel.

 

[STIHLY DAN]

$hit, I feel older than I am.

 

[BamaScroungr]

Like Indiana Jones says, "It's not the years, it's the mileage."

 

[Whitepine2]

... then one day you start wondering who the old guy in the mirror is. Surely, it can't be me.

No not you but your helper and best helper at that.

 

[Pdesjr]

56 and 8 years into a replacement hip but still moving the wood. Just have to watch the big ones.Thank god the splitter stands up