My Favourite Firewood Pic

rusty6 · Nov 30, 2022

Cutting firewood in modern times. I took this shot of my dad in the fall or early winter of 1987. I think the load of poplar we had was from bush piles that had been cleared by a cat and it was a bit of work getting the poles out of the dirt piles. Cockshutt 40 on the belt.

Mark Poss · Nov 30, 2022

I would have that framed and hung up in the barn!

Philip d · Nov 30, 2022

Very nice picture of your Dad working with his equipment!

55 50 Ron · Nov 30, 2022

Good memory. His stance looks quite well anchored for safety. What is his first name? Is that the same saw you use now?

Bruce from Can. · Nov 30, 2022

Is that a old binder canvas on the grill of the Cockshutt
tractor?

rusty6 · Nov 30, 2022

(quoted from post at 20:09:18 11/30/22) Good memory. His stance looks quite well anchored for safety. What is his first name? Is that the same saw you use now?

Les, my dad. Yes, I was going to comment on the stance. One leg forward and firmly braced to eliminate any possibility of falling forwards. Strange to think that in that photo he was younger than I am now.

Bruce from Can. · Nov 30, 2022

I have looked at pictures of my dad, who I always
thought was an older man all of my life. Dad was 43
when I was born, and when I see pictures of him now
doing things, and realize same as you, dad was
younger in this photo than I am now, it is startling!!

rusty6 · Nov 30, 2022

(quoted from post at 20:12:15 11/30/22) Is that a old binder canvas on the grill of the Cockshutt
tractor?

No, I believe that was a potato sack. We partially covered the grille in colder weather so the engine would warm up better on a light load at lower throttle setting.
I'm thinking of trying to put together some more vintage vhs video of cutting firewood at my brother's with a John Deere 70 tractor back about 1988.

muleman51 · Nov 30, 2022

I really love your old photos. That could have been my Dad, not the buz saw but the coveralls (he always wore them) the cap, his might
have ear laps. He would have been 52 in 87 and I am much older than that now. such good memories. Thanks for sharing. Jim

rusty6 · Dec 1, 2022

(quoted from post at 22:09:32 11/30/22) I really love your old photos. That could have been my Dad, not the buz saw but the coveralls (he always wore them) the cap, his might
have ear laps. He would have been 52 in 87 and I am much older than that now. such good memories. Thanks for sharing. Jim

Thanks, I think I will take Mark's advice and have a big enlargement made of that picture to hang up on display. I was lucky to farm with my dad for as many years as I did and have quite a few photos to remind me.

Traditional Farmer · Dec 1, 2022

Great to have pictures like that,reminds me I need to go thru the pictures from my moms house,good job to do this Winter on bad weather days

farmerjohn · Dec 1, 2022

A reminder to everyone
about old photos, write on
the back who the people
are and maybe the date.
Nothing more sad than a
box of old family photos
that you don't know who
they are.

Jim in NC · Dec 1, 2022

It's wonderful to have family historical archives like pics and documents. Thank you for sharing
many of these pics over the years. Last week a cousin sent me a copy of the 1946 graduation program
that included my aunt and my mom. They were born 11 months apart and were in the same graduating
class.

Dave BN · Dec 1, 2022

That grill cover would also help keep SOME of the saw dust out of the
radiator.
Great picture, I have one of my dad and an uncle and me buzzing wood.
I'll try to find it, mine would be probably circa 1959.
Dave

farmerjohn · Dec 1, 2022

A reminder to everyone
about old photos, write on
the back who the people
are and maybe the date.
Nothing more sad than a
box of old family photos
that you don't know who
they are.

DoubleO7 · Dec 1, 2022

(quoted from post at 12:05:57 12/01/22) A reminder to everyone
about old photos, write on
the back who the people
are and maybe the date.
Nothing more sad than a
box of old family photos
that you don't know who
they are.

We do that to all of our printed pics and our framed pics on the wall have computer generated and printed descriptive notes laminated to the frame with clear vinyl tape.

paul · Dec 1, 2022

We cut with the buzz saw to near 2000. Mounted on the front of the H. Had to take the loader off to mount the saw, dont know why dad always picked the hardest
conversions for implements.

Dad would go in winter and cut in the wood lot, had about 20 acres of wood lot by the creek between 3 family members.

He would cut wood for us, for grandma, and for my uncle. Uncle would help some.

Pretty much the only heat for 2 of the 3 houses in a minnesota winter, so dad was busy with the big heavy maculith saw and the buzz saw for several weeks!

Nice pic.

Paul

37chief · Jan 12, 2024

rusty6 said:
Cutting firewood in modern times. I took this shot of my dad in the fall or early winter of 1987. I think the load of poplar we had was from bush piles that had been cleared by a cat and it was a bit of work getting the poles out of the dirt piles. Cockshutt 40 on the belt.

WI Dan · Jan 12, 2024

rusty6 said:
Cutting firewood in modern times. I took this shot of my dad in the fall or early winter of 1987. I think the load of poplar we had was from bush piles that had been cleared by a cat and it was a bit of work getting the poles out of the dirt piles. Cockshutt 40 on the belt.

That's a great picture.
I've never cut wood with a buzz saw. We always bucked and split ours, thanks to large trees.
It seems to be a job for those with a strong heart!

Steve in VA · Jan 12, 2024

Philip d said:
Very nice picture of your Dad working with his equipment!

Absolutely agree.

My Favourite Firewood Pic

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