Alternative Tools and Fuels On The Homestead | Firewood Production
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- In this video, we dive into alternative ways to heat your home, focusing on the traditional method of firewood. I’ll walk you through the process of firewood production, from cutting and splitting to stacking and drying it for optimal use. We’ll also cover essential chainsaw maintenance tips to keep your equipment in top shape. But I’ll share why I prefer using hand tools, such as axes and saws, over power tools when possible, and how these tools offer a more sustainable, skill-based approach to heating your home. A lot of the victims of Hurricane Helene are going to have to be creative with their heat sources. We’ve already been addressing that and some of the areas that we’ve been. There is a very generous donor that bought a lot of wood burning stoves for people. We’ll help them cut the firewood since there’s a lot of it to cut
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When your daughter asked "why", you didn't get mad but explained it simply and clearly. Thank you for that!
I'm 51 I heat with wood and a splitting maul is faster than a splitter and you have the satisfaction of being a man. It's very nice standing back looking at your house knowing your family is warm and you made sure with your own hands.
Autumn. Crisp Cool and windy. Clear blue skies. Awakens of all my senses. Makes me feel more alive
as a carpenter, i love my power tools, but i tell you what, my hand tools are what i reach for if they are the tool for the job. a good hand saw, a hammer and chisel can do what sometimes the power tools can not. great video, and reminder. nothing wrong with working hard. working smart pays off too.
Been very impressed with my dewalt chainsaw. Highly recommend. No noise. No gas. No start up issues. Toolless adjustments
How long of a bar?
Motion sickness is no joke and I can relate. God bless her!
Thanks for taking such good care of our homestead. ❤
Don’t be a troll.
Just kidding.
I live in upstate South Carolina. We had several trees fall around the property from Helene.
We also lost power & relied on our generator for several days. As a result I bought myself a pneumatic log splitter that is hand driven. That way I can split wood easier without depending on electricity or gasoline/fuel.
I still have my splitting maul on standby though.
You are correct on small engine. Fuel, air and spark. But if you don't have good compression with the piston it won't work.
I have found with small two strokes, choke it, pull until it tries to fire and then put it on half choke and start it. Then turn choke off and warm it up.
I used to love boating, have a few and one big sail boat. Haven't seen it in 2 years. I've been constantly working on our small farm. Planting trees growing food working on the 130 some year old house. All so my kids and wife will be comfortably as i can make their home through the coming struggle. Hopefully after the chaos I'll see my boat again and not have the concerns i do now
Note to selves: Start up the small gas engines, 1 x per month, to check engine run. Have a couple of older meat grinders and coffee grinders. Keep em clean and oiled. Great video.
24:46 that is the point I wish everyone would understand- 1. Do not ask if I need help, if you WANT to help you Will.
2. Don’t just walk by or stand there, help or disrespectfully keep walking 😂 trying the best of me to get my boys to understand that. I will get it done but don’t waste time asking if I need help. You either see it and act or you don’t. Great job of letting your son know why.
Thank You for helping. You are one of the hardest working man I seen so far in Helene help
Love watching your videos! It brings back memories of the way I was raised. Your homestead & surrounding hills are beautiful ❤
Great video see ya on the next one
Thats it im a new sub im hooked first time i watched u was 4 days before the helen than i watched the day after and everyday since and seen all u did to help so today after hearing you talk about your wife u sir are what i call angels on earth ty for being you and GOD bless u and ur family always
Welcome. Thanks! Just trying to do my best at being who God wants me to be.
You are correct in that every day you will have things to do at the house in this lifestyle. All I have to do is look around and pick what I feel is priority or what job I have the materials there at hand to do without running to the store LOL. When I do go to the store I will buy 3 of what I need also. Great truth in and fun with the kids in the video Jason, I enjoyed the time.
I have a suggestion for you. Harbor Freight sells a hydraulic wood splitter for around 110 dollars. It's manually operated so it runs on people power. Perfect for getting the kids involved.
Love it. I’ll check it out.
@@ONThree , WRANGLERSTAR has a crosscut sharpening video.
Always work the edge of the big rounds to start. Been heating with wood since i was 14, 42 years ago in my moms garage. Also, cordwood saws (pto driven) can be retro fitted to a 35-40" Simons removable tooth round blade on run off diesel tractor instead of the crappy steel toothed blades. 😊
We have a wood stove and a fireplace.. my husband has been cutting wood for quite a while. He has a log splitter and chipper. At 76 he uses them more than his maul now
I like your way of thinking
Keep on get r done .. the only way forward
Great upload as usual! I don't cut that much wood, but I have an electric chain saw that works great, is quiet, and I don't have to worry about trying to keep it running :)
i do nt remember summer being so damn humid as a kid!!! LOL
Good video, thanks for sharing, YAH bless !
Im 70 now and can still bust wood with a maul, I still have a gas wood splitter but use my maul some also, lift weights to keep toned and it helps quite a bit at my age. I use wood to heat the house all winter in NW NC, nothing like a good wood heater, no matter how cold it gets.
I'd love to have functional fireplace!!!
Chopping firewood warms you up twice 😂
That’s right!
I can commiserate with your wife. I get seasick listening to waves too.. Motion sickness has plagued me my whole life.
I'm a 66 yo female, live east of Atlanta, GA, and am going into my 12th year of heating my home with a woodstove. I've got a furnace, but I love the feel of the heat from the stove. The furnace is set to 60 so that if the fire goes out or the stove can't keep up with the cold (small stove, bigger house), it kicks on. My electric bill has been substantially lower because of the stove. I originally bought it as more of a backup, but now it's the main heat source.
Until a few years ago, I split most of my own firewood from free rounds gotten off of FB Marketplace or neighbors or dead trees on my property. I have a 5 ton electric splitter (Earthquake) that has been a workhorse for me. I've also got a splitting maul and a smaller axe. I like using the small axe, but the handle breaks too easily (I'm terrible with aim, lol). Because I didn't have the strength in the swing, the maul was better because it was heavier.
I now buy my firewood from a man who lives next door to the tree guy I use. VERY reasonable prices and it still saves money in the long run to heat with wood vs heat pump. I still have to split the odd piece because it's too big for my stove and I enjoy doing it. All of my firewood, for this year, was bought and stacked by the end of June. Always be prepared... age and gender don't matter...
Love my new 18v lithium battery powered chainsaw. No starting problems, no big motor noise, instant chain stop...
Your axe work brings to mind watching the channel 'Outdoor Boys'. Plus, your son must be similar in age to Luke's (the ODB guy) son, Tommy.
GOOD JOB .
One main help with two stroke motors. Allow the motor to run out of fuel at the end of the year (if applicable) which stops the carburetor from "gumming-up". That one minor maintenance technique has saved me "bookoos" of headaches.
Thanks!!
Love every video you do 🇨🇦 we hit -50 Celsius last winter for 2 weeks here in alberta
Thanks!!
fantastic tour
Thanks for visiting!
Good stuff
Thanks.
My old house had a fireplace. For many years that was our heatsource. I miss the smell of the fire. Accumulating the firewood was a large chore.
Crazy thing. I still use Stihl gas, but ego blades don't get stuck, electric is automatic torque. And can charge on a generator. Thinking of switching. Any opinions
A quick tip for anyone this applies to, you can get makita chainsaws or circ saws in kit deals with 4, 5ah batteries and dual fast chargers, which basically costs the price of the batteries alone and this is 2024, I use my makita to saw mesquite 10-12 inches thick like butter, you still need bar n chain oil but that’s it, the batteries charge in less than an hr and you’ll have 2 sets for the 36 volt, don’t hesitate on these electric chainsaws guys unless you have a good reason, of course this message is directed at anyone who needs tools and is trying to pick a good brand to get in to and get some batteries going for continuous heavy work
Edit- I just checked the price and it’s much more expensive now to get this kit, damn lol maybe they’ll go on sale
When you put information at the bottom of your screen during your videos you should leave them up for a few seconds longer so we can read them. Not being negative, I love what you guys are doing. May God bless you All for that but as an older person I rely alot on closed captioning 😅❤
Ok thanks!
Spark pull gap can not really change on its own, other than lots and lots of run time.
If it ran when you last used it, 95% of the time it is simply gas issues.
Since you like hand tools you could do a ship in a bottle and name it the S.S.nausea
those old nalgenes had BPA be careful. nalgene went bpa free around 2001 or so
If you don't use that particular chainsaw that much I'd run the Stihl canned fuel in it. Or at least run it though before storage.
Yeah cut them metal hooks off so they dont rip off your big toenail!! Ask ole Alan K if he thought about that before designing those pants.. lol.. love mine, but the hooks are Gone!
Kept wondering about the spider on your hat… real? Casualty of the woods? Embroidered?
Humnnn
No closure….
Why do we ALL rev up any equipment before we use it? 🤣😂
It’s fun! 😁
That chainsaw blade gonna fall off
Ah. That’s better
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Or wrong or bad fuel for the saw..
The reason that you are having problems with splitting some of the blocks is you are left handedly using a right handed maul. Hah Ha.
Bear said water and mud highly toxic…test it first before mucking any homes
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Find some old timer who knows how to properly tune that crosscut saw and see if he will teach you. It's not an easy skill to learn.
I have LOADS of those saws. You can occasionally find one ready to go. When that happens there is usually a second of the smaller size with the standard bench saw handle on one end. Usually wrapped in oiled cardboard or something similar ...