What did you do today?

[adsm08 4,360]

Just now, ebinmaine said:

 

Same. 

We got a new splitter. Haven't got all the bugs/adjustments right yet.  It'll get there.  

 

 

 

 

We ran out this past winter, and it has been getting hard to find suppliers.

 

We had a load of fairly green wood dropped earlier this week, so today I attacked it with the saw, while the wife was running the splitter.  Hopefully we have enough decently seasoned by December.

 

I have 1/2 a cord of stuff that was green last year and good now, plus a big tree worth probably another half cord that's been down and should be good to go.

[19richie66 17,863]

@Blue Chips beautiful work bud! Can’t wait to see the rest of the truck. 

[Blue Chips 728]

42 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

@Blue Chips beautiful work bud! Can’t wait to see the rest of the truck. 

 

Thanks. It may be a while before it's back together, but I'll post my progress now and then.

[8ntruck 8,782]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Same. 

We got a new splitter. Haven't got all the bugs/adjustments right yet.  It'll get there.  

 

 

 

@ebinmaine - you got a separate thread running on this?  There is a splitter purchase some time in the future for us.  These double ended rigs look kind of interesting.

Edited April 19 by 8ntruck

[ebinmaine 78,298]

16 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

@ebinmaine - you got a separate thread running on this?  There is a splitter purchase some time in the future for us.  These double ended rigs look kind of interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ebinmaine 78,298]

This morning we had a visit from a sharp shinned hawk. They're closely related to, and similar in coloring to, a coopers hawk. 

The main difference is size. 

A "sharpy" is a bit larger than an average blue jay. 

A coopers is more in the range of a crow. 

 

The other difference is the preferred hunting areas for each. 

The sharpy is an open field hunter while the cooper prefers more wooded places like a loosely treed forest. 

 

We've been expanding our open space here so we see more of the birds that like those spaces. Bluebirds as well.  

 

 

 

[Dan 312-8 504]

Beautiful day to get a little seat time. 3rd cutting for the season thus far.

[sqrlgtr 2,610]

On 4/19/2026 at 12:35 PM, ebinmaine said:

This morning we had a visit from a sharp shinned hawk. They're closely related to, and similar in coloring to, a coopers hawk. 

The main difference is size. 

A "sharpy" is a bit larger than an average blue jay. 

A coopers is more in the range of a crow. 

 

The other difference is the preferred hunting areas for each. 

The sharpy is an open field hunter while the cooper prefers more wooded places like a loosely treed forest. 

 

We've been expanding our open space here so we see more of the birds that like those spaces. Bluebirds as well.  

 

 

 

I think the Cooper is what I've been seeing around here. I used to only see Red Tail hawks but been noticing more of these in the last few years, may have been around a long time and I just hadn't noticed before. I do know the ones I've seen will catch other birds and tare their heads off, had one almost drop a head right on top of me the other day..

[ebinmaine 78,298]

3 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

I think the Cooper is what I've been seeing around here. I used to only see Red Tail hawks but been noticing more of these in the last few years, may have been around a long time and I just hadn't noticed before. I do know the ones I've seen will catch other birds and tare their heads off, had one almost drop a head right on top of me the other day..

 

 

Look at the local falcons too.  You may have a merlin or peregrine around.  

[8ntruck 8,782]

Actually, this happened a couple days ago.  An impulse buy found at Wal Mart:

 

 

A left handed Tigger mug! 

 

Seems fitting as I am left handed and Tigger is impulsive.

Edited 11 hours ago by 8ntruck

[ebinmaine 78,298]

Spent several hours clearing more brush and small trees from the area beside the house. 

We now have all the little stuff cleaned out from approximately 40 x 60 ish or so. 

 

 

 

Tools used were my Stihl MS180C gas chainsaw and this new super cute 6" battery powered limbing & trimming saw. Trina's latest tool buy. So far.... VERY IMPRESSIVE.  

 

 

 

[Ed Kennell 45,761]

Helped a few chicks.    They were having trouble navigating the curb so I gave thema lift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[8ntruck 8,782]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Spent several hours clearing more brush and small trees from the area beside the house. 

We now have all the little stuff cleaned out from approximately 40 x 60 ish or so. 

 

 

 

Tools used were my Stihl MS180C gas chainsaw and this new super cute 6" battery powered limbing & trimming saw. Trina's latest tool buy. So far.... VERY IMPRESSIVE.  

 

 

 

We picked up the WORKX version of that last summer.  Only thing I don't like about it is that the chain oiling is manual - a cute little squeeze bottle came with it.  I used it Friday to trim a lilac bush and do some trumpet vine control on the barn.

[ebinmaine 78,298]

1 minute ago, 8ntruck said:

We picked up the WORKX version of that last summer.  Only thing I don't like about it is that the chain oiling is manual - a cute little squeeze bottle came with it.  I used it Friday to trim a lilac bush and do some trumpet vine control on the barn.

 

This one has an odd oiling setup.  

You lift the upper guard up, point the saw down, and pull the trigger to let it run full speed for a few seconds. 

[8ntruck 8,782]

 run it full speed until it draws a line of oil on your pants, you mean.

 

That is better than the squeeze bottle system, though - it is all on board of the saw.

[MainelyWheelhorse 2,418]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Spent several hours clearing more brush and small trees from the area beside the house. 

We now have all the little stuff cleaned out from approximately 40 x 60 ish or so. 

 

 

 

Tools used were my Stihl MS180C gas chainsaw and this new super cute 6" battery powered limbing & trimming saw. Trina's latest tool buy. So far.... VERY IMPRESSIVE.  

 

 

 

My parents have an Electric DeWalt saw that looks more like a traditional saw. It gets used a lot by them and by me. The electric stuff does come in handy.

[SylvanLakeWH 31,102]

 love my Dewalt electric chainsaw and pole saw... Auto oil... really does the job.