Ever lose something mysteriously in the woods?

[MinnesotaEric]

What is "non oxygenated" gas?
I try to keep my gas non oxygenated until it gets into the cylinder (where the spark plug initiates the oxygenation).
Oxygenating it prior to this usually turns out bad.

No-ethanol content. Ethanol is an alcohol that washes oil off of parts shortening their life.

Small engines have bad lubrication systems to begin with, so ethanol shortens their little lives (every engines life, really) through increased wear.

My Ford truck warns against using more than 10% ethanol on the filler tank.

Ethanol invites water collection and freezing problems as well.

Check Engine Light. Ethanol Gas. Is there a connection?

 

[TJP89]

I've torn the polebarn apart looking for something I know I just put down only to realize after 10min I forgot what I was looking for. Once I remember, then I usually find it right where I already looked 3 times. And if that tape measure would just stop attaching itself to my back pocket! And let's not get started on pens/pencils. The most interesting was when I left the T-square 12ft up on a rafter after I moved the ladder:mur:

In the woods - treestands are impossible in the dark. Still want to know where the range finder went, even buying another one didn't help. Luckily the Kioti and the Stihl are bright orange, hard to lose. The chainsaw wrench on the other hand...

 

[Howling]

In the woods - treestands are impossible in the dark. Still want to know where the range finder went, even buying another one didn't help. Luckily the Kioti and the Stihl are bright orange, hard to lose. The chainsaw wrench on the other hand...

Paint the wrenches to match the saw.

I do a lot of work in electrical control cabinets. Keep losing screwdrivers and other tools right in front of me. Finally bought set with orange handles to replace the ones with black handles. Now I lose them less often.

The other day my wife yelled from the laundry room to call her cell phone. She forgot where she put it down.

 

[BleedingOrange]

Unfortunately, I knew this was the answer from the beginning. It's amazing how that CRS creeps up on us.

Yup, at one time, I even used to know what CRS stood for. LOL

 

[xtn]

That is exactly what happened. I was working all day in about a 75 yard long strip gathering oak branches I had already trimmed, as well as sawing up dead falls, loading up my truck and hauling it all over to my burn pile. Except somewhere toward the end of the day, I thought I'd cut dead falls up that are next to the fire and haul them over in what was going to be the fading light of day. Except I forgot I did that and when I went over to where I had been working, I starting wondering where my saw and mickey mouse ears went.

CRS.

CRS and LGS.

(Lack of Grapple Syndrome) Loading in truck and hauling it? Sorry, I forget what that is.

 

[TJP89]

Paint the wrenches to match the saw.

I do a lot of work in electrical control cabinets. Keep losing screwdrivers and other tools right in front of me. Finally bought set with orange handles to replace the ones with black handles. Now I lose them less often.

The other day my wife yelled from the laundry room to call her cell phone. She forgot where she put it down.

That's what the dealer told me when I bought the saw. I don't think it would help, it's still shiny still as is.

 

[PhysAssist]

What is "non oxygenated" gas?
I try to keep my gas non oxygenated until it gets into the cylinder (where the spark plug initiates the oxygenation).
Oxygenating it prior to this usually turns out bad.

I don't mean to be impertinent, but I think you mean "non-oxidized" until it gets into the cylinder, because oxidizing it prior to that usually turns out bad...

And frequently explosively so...

oxｷiｷdizeˈ臾səˌdīz/verbgerund or present participle:*oxidizingcombine or become combined chemically with oxygen."when coal is burned any sulfur is oxidized to sulfur dioxide"CHEMISTRYundergo or cause to undergo a reaction in which electrons are lost to another species.

Vs

oxｷyｷgenｷateˈ臾səjəˌnāt/verbpast tense:*oxygenated; past participle:*oxygenatedsupply, treat, charge, or enrich with oxygen."a good supply of oxygenated blood"

And I know you were only making a word play with Eric's term, which he took from the ethanol-containg gas pump.

Speaking of which:
What is Oxygenated Fuel? (with pictures)

Oxygenated*fuel*is nothing more than*fuel*that has a chemical compound containing oxygen.

It is used to help*fuel*burn more efficiently and cut down on some types of atmospheric pollution. In many cases, it is credited with reducing the*smog*problem in major urban centers. It can also reduce deadly*carbon monoxide*emissions.

This type of*fuel*works by allowing the gasoline in vehicles to burn more completely. Because more of the*fuel*is burning, there are fewer harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere. In addition to being cleaner burning, it also helps cut down on the amount of non-renewable*fossil*fuels consumed.

Oxygenated*fuel*has a number of different additives that can be inserted in order to produce the desired effect. For many years, MTBE was a common additive for this type of. However, MTBE was later found to be harmful to groundwater and has since been outlawed as a gasoline additive in some countries.

In more recent years, ethanol has become the additive of choice for*oxygenated*fuel*in many places around the world. In the United States, it is produced mainly from corn.

In Brazil, sugar is the crop of choice for producing ethanol. Research continues to look at ways to use other products for the manufacturing of ethanol.

For example, switchgrass is targeted as the next generation ethanol*oxygenated*fuel.

I left the rest uncopied as it was essentially propaganda suggesting that ethanol-containing fuels had some benefit to humanity,...

 

[PhysAssist]

That's what the dealer told me when I bought the saw. I don't think it would help, it's still shiny still as is.

I have been putting things (truck keys, tractor keys, scrench) on brightly colored lanyards, not only are they easier to see, the lanyards make finding them eaiser when they get dropped in deep snow.

We once spent 2-3 hours moving nearly every flake of snow for a path about 3' wide by 5' long, and were getting ready to extend it to 10', when SWMBO found the keys to the truck, thank GOD!

I haven't grown any less clumsy since then, but in the 2 years after I added the lanyards, we have found the keys within a minute at most.

 

[lennyzx11]

And let's not get started on pens/pencils. ...

10+ years ago, I started this ritual.
Pull a new carpenter's pencil out and sharpen it and promptly walk over to the drill press and drill a hole in the center of it. Then it gets a piece of string to strong for me to break tied to it. The other end gets tied to my belt loop or overall strap.
Now I don't leave it(usually) and when it's in a hidden pocket, the belt loop end gives me a start to trail it.

Tape measures ?
No good luck there for me. I use the Quantity method. Buy 20 of em and scatter them everywhere! Restock every so often as that is only a slowing of the process of the little leprechauns stealing them.

 

[sixdogs]

Oh yeah, I'm already on it. I've got all that stuff plus a set of Viking chainsaw boots. I also keep a trauma pack in the Jeep near where I'm cutting. Chainsaws are serious business. Excellent tools, but very dangerous.

Thank you, though for bringing up safety equipment. I think every chainsaw conversion should includea statement like yours.:thumbsup:

I believe Viking boots are the best there is. I found a pair at a pawn shop in woods country once and bought them on the spot. I saw a pair that stopped a saw one time and zero injury. The guy's socks weren't even pulled down. Then too, I've seen a chainsaw cut on a foot two years later and it still was hard to look at.

It worked out that I saw a lot of saw injuries over the years and was shocked how bad they were two years after the fact. The people never recovered and 100% said they had planned to get safety equipment but kept putting it off.

For me, I never cut in the woods unless the wife was in the truck and it was pointed towards the road. In my youth I would cut one, two or three tanksful of gas, depending on age and in the later years just one tank. Exhaustion can fool the best of us so quit while you're ahead.