Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX GTG (Next GTG 08/27/2016 ) Fort Scott, KS

[sawnami]

Where did you live in Northern Mo? I've got a place in North Central Mo and nobody is on a well which I thought strange but the concensus is that it tastes to bad to drink. It's close to Coatsville which was a coal mining area. We're on a well at our place outside of STL. Except for the water being "hard" it tastes fine there.

Lived by the Grand River bottoms outside of a little town called Bosworth. Best water I ever tasted to this day.

 

[diggers_dad]

Kenneth, how deep is your deep well pump?

I had to hire a well truck to pull mine. 325' of iron pipe would have pulled me down that well hole like jello through a straw if I had tried it by hand and made a miscue.:msp_w00t: I went back with plastic. :msp_rolleyes:

It is 140' schedule 80 pvc. I thinking on a tripod about 15 ft. with a triangle halo and a harbor freight electric hoist. We have 5 wells in the family.

That 325 would be wicked to pull. No thanks.

1" sch 40 galvanized filled with water weighs roughly 2 pounds per foot. Add the weight of the pump and wire and you would have been lifting 750 pounds +/- of wet, slick pipe. "...jello through a straw..." indeed.

I've pulled as much as 160' of 1" galvanized by hand, but I was younger and had fewer aches and pains.

1" sch 80 pvc with water is a bit less than 1 pound per foot.

My Dad owns a water well business and I've helped on more than one occasion "fish" a pump, pipe, and wire from the bottom of a 600' hole where the home owner discovered the "jello through a straw" scenario.

 

[Hinerman]

Yep, September 21st.

You talked about maybe cutting 2 days (9/21 & 9/22). Is this a "Go" or "No Go" or "not sure yet"?

 

[cobey]

Well I could make you a "hell" of a deal on a 6401 Makita!!! The oil tank marks it's territory like a Harley, but it runs well. I'm either selling it, or getting it made into "well-done" 7900.

:msp_rolleyes: hmmmm.... how many cc is that?

 

[cobey]

still trying to get the homelite 360 running Steve said to check the ign wires to coil to see if they are broken.. got to take it aprt again,
kinda afraid of messing it up. i like my little poulan 5020 but if it takes a poop in the middle of cutting im back in tiny echo land again, and for stuff
we will cut on the 21st my little echos would really be struggling, they work good but better for limbing 8 to 10" stuff. they have cut 14" to 18" wood
but that is really pushing it.

 

[diggers_dad]

still trying to get the homelite 360 running Steve said to check the ign wires to coil to see if they are broken.. got to take it aprt again,
kinda afraid of messing it up. i like my little poulan 5020 but if it takes a poop in the middle of cutting im back in tiny echo land again, and for stuff
we will cut on the 21st my little echos would really be struggling, they work good but better for limbing 8 to 10" stuff. they have cut 14" to 18" wood
but that is really pushing it.

I'll bet several folks bring a "spare" 60+ cc saw you could test drive. Who knows, you could walk away with a few less dollars and a new to you saw?

dd

 

[diggers_dad]

Door Prizes

Steve,

Have you given any thought to making a few door prizes available? Some chain? A scrench? Something?

Tell ya what - if you'll manage the details - I'll start collecting a few things to use for prizes.

I know I have an extra Earthquake, almost new in the box.

I think I could pony up a couple of "Wild Thing" type project saws, maybe a spare spark plug and I'm sure I have a loop or two of chain someone could use.

And some Mini-Macs...:msp_scared:

Are you up for working out the details on a raffle or some type of prize system?

dd

 

[workshop]

You talked about maybe cutting 2 days (9/21 & 9/22). Is this a "Go" or "No Go" or "not sure yet"?

We had originally figured on 1 day, the 21st, but then thought maybe some would like to camp in the vicinity to make the drive time easier to handle. Then we would make it 2 days, 21st and 22nd. I would be grateful to have 2 days worth of help cutting, but also realize the cost of fuel, food and lodging might be unfair to ask of you guys. If anybody wants to make it 2 days then it will be 2 days. There is plenty of hotel lodging around the area and I will make camping available for the ones that want to camp and I will camp also. (The camping will be free) There is a Super 8 in Nixa and Ozark as well as a Holiday Inn Express in Ozark, maybe 1 or 2 others in Ozark as well. Plus plenty of lodging in southeast Spfd.
It sounds like everyone will be coming in Saturday morning. We can meet at the site about 9 am. I will pm directions to everyone about 2 weeks out.
I appreciate all the help guys. If any questions please ask.
Thanks,
Steve

 

[workshop]

Steve,

Have you given any thought to making a few door prizes available? Some chain? A scrench? Something?

Tell ya what - if you'll manage the details - I'll start collecting a few things to use for prizes.

I know I have an extra Earthquake, almost new in the box.

I think I could pony up a couple of "Wild Thing" type project saws, maybe a spare spark plug and I'm sure I have a loop or two of chain someone could use.

And some Mini-Macs...:msp_scared:

Are you up for working out the details on a raffle or some type of prize system?

dd

i'm afraid I have no experience with this stuff guys. I'm open for suggestions but it sounds like more fun on top of running saws.

After further thought I will give this a try, but still could use some ideas.

 

[diggers_dad]

We had originally figured on 1 day, the 21st, but then thought maybe some would like to camp in the vicinity to make the drive time easier to handle. Then we would make it 2 days, 21st and 22nd. I would be grateful to have 2 days worth of help cutting, but also realize the cost of fuel, food and lodging might be unfair to ask of you guys. If anybody wants to make it 2 days then it will be 2 days. There is plenty of hotel lodging around the area and I will make camping available for the ones that want to camp and I will camp also. (The camping will be free) There is a Super 8 in Nixa and Ozark as well as a Holiday Inn Express in Ozark, maybe 1 or 2 others in Ozark as well. Plus plenty of lodging in southeast Spfd.
It sounds like everyone will be coming in Saturday morning. We can meet at the site about 9 am. I will pm directions to everyone about 2 weeks out.
I appreciate all the help guys. If any questions please ask.
Thanks,
Steve

The 22nd is Sunday, so I'm out that day. I reserve Sundays for the Almighty and occasionally an afternoon nap between services.

i'm afraid I have no experience with this stuff guys. I'm open for suggestions but it sounds like more fun on top of running saws.

After further thought I will give this a try, but still could use some ideas.

As far as ideas, I'm not the sharpest guy around but I can lift heavy stuff. As long as whatever we do is fair, I don't think anyone will complain. Experience? I didn't have any experience when I got married or started having children - almost 20 years later it's worked out pretty good. I'll bet we can make a door prize give away work pretty well.

 

[tallfarmboy]

Anybody need a good Stihl cutoff saw? I've got one for sale... Needs a new home. Would love to sell it to someone local so that I don't have to ship it.

http://www.arboristsite.com/tradin-post/241812.htm

TFB

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

still trying to get the homelite 360 running Steve said to check the ign wires to coil to see if they are broken.. got to take it aprt again,
kinda afraid of messing it up. i like my little poulan 5020 but if it takes a poop in the middle of cutting im back in tiny echo land again, and for stuff
we will cut on the 21st my little echos would really be struggling, they work good but better for limbing 8 to 10" stuff. they have cut 14" to 18" wood
but that is really pushing it.

I can set you up with a that very saw runs out pm me if interested and we can talk.

 

[Hedgerow]

Anybody need a good Stihl cutoff saw? I've got one for sale... Needs a new home. Would love to sell it to someone local so that I don't have to ship it.

http://www.arboristsite.com/tradin-post/241812.htm

TFB

Pics of the latest 090 project???

 

[RVALUE]

Got the 372 back running. Bit of a hole in the fuel line.

 

[cobey]

hi all!!

 

[Mo. Jim]

hi all!!

Evening cobey,it's pretty quite in here tonight. If you need a transformer for that 360,I have a extra.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Good evening folks. Hay Jim.

 

[cobey]

thanks Jim, i tried one from Steve (sawnami) still no spark :msp_unsure: he said to check wires going to the transformer
to see if they are broken, but i have to take it apart again, thanks for the help :biggrin:

 

[Mo. Jim]

Good evening folks. Hay Jim.

Evening Kenneth,you still working six ten's or did you finish up that job.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

Evening Kenneth,you still working six ten's or did you finish up that job.

No Now I'm in Joplin trying to start the hospital job. They are having a problem keeping the rain out. Wegot about 3.5 to4 inches last week. :msp_thumbsup::msp_thumbsup: