MechanicMatt
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MechanicMatt
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Uncle Mike, my pal said we are good to go to hunt the farm
Yea, staying in the tent in the winter was awfully rough, even though we had a tent platform. We must have been tougher back then!!!
The first cabin was only 12 X 20, and the walls were only 8', so you could barely sleep in the loft, and had to crawl in. But it was warm and dry, so it beat the heck out of the tent! The loft was only in the back half. Got real crowded with 5 people, which is a breeze in the new place.
I prefabbed the whole thing in my driveway, and we put it up in one weekend in 1991 (me Matt and his Dad Matt Sr). We even put the old tent platform on a trailer and hauled it up the hill with a PU Truck so we could use it as the floor in the back of the cabin. The wood stove is in the front, so no floor there, just the Blue Stone.
We learned the hard way it needed metal sides, the Porkys ate through the walls and got in, what destructive little Bast****!!! They piss + crap on everything, were eating the plywood thin from the inside, and were even eating my treated beams! Glad I thought of using cement board in the out house and new cabin. Seems to work real well and is a lot cheaper and easier to use than steel. FYI, Porky's will also eat aluminum, you should see my door jam!
The first cabin was only 12 X 20, and the walls were only 8', so you could barely sleep in the loft, and had to crawl in. But it was warm and dry, so it beat the heck out of the tent! The loft was only in the back half. Got real crowded with 5 people, which is a breeze in the new place.
I prefabbed the whole thing in my driveway, and we put it up in one weekend in 1991 (me Matt and his Dad Matt Sr). We even put the old tent platform on a trailer and hauled it up the hill with a PU Truck so we could use it as the floor in the back of the cabin. The wood stove is in the front, so no floor there, just the Blue Stone.
We learned the hard way it needed metal sides, the Porkys ate through the walls and got in, what destructive little Bast****!!! They piss + crap on everything, were eating the plywood thin from the inside, and were even eating my treated beams! Glad I thought of using cement board in the out house and new cabin. Seems to work real well and is a lot cheaper and easier to use than steel. FYI, Porky's will also eat aluminum, you should see my door jam!
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That's more like it. There's 2 nice cabins right by his. We talk about redoing it but never get around to it.
MechanicMatt
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'91, oh I was 10 not 11. I just remember being young and happy to be building something with the men
Took us about 25 years! As I was hunting, I kept seeing all these Ash Trees blown down on the ground, and mentally kept track of where they were, cause you would not find em with the leaves up. Knowing they will likely never regrow (due to the Emerald Ash Bore), and remembering my Aunt's barn that was over 100 yrs old, but still had bark on some of the corners of the posts, the wheels started turning in my head, and I bought a Beam Machine for about $25 and we got started!
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My daughters and I are standing on/in the loft repairing the roof. That'll give you some reference how much room was up there. The new cabin has a second floor we can actually stand and walk around on. I feel spoiled....
MechanicMatt
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Wow, that one pic! It has a picture of my $500 S10 and $100 quad. I didn't think the 2wd s10 was going to make it up the mountain, luckily the weight of that quad gave me the traction needed on that second switch back, it's dicey on that turn.
You forgot to mention the donated (by death) round par-qua Oak table on the second floor we designated as a card table, talk about being spoiled! Plus, solar panels for the batteries, and an inverter and LED lights!!! No more hissing Coleman lanterns to run out of fuel!!!
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Got started, that's a understatement. Lots of dragging trees out with that trailer I made up and whooping pops quad. My lil junky quad did a ton of running around that weekend providing "support". It was hard work but fun work.
Nope, just a little one, got it in a nice combo dealSo its a big domar saw or a 600 series Echo.
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I’ve never run an echo saw. They are sharp looking if nothing else.
MechanicMatt
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That's the only thing that is sharp....
Hehehehehe
I briefly had a cs400, got 6 years ago for free. Put a carb kit in it and moved it down the line.
Hehehehehe
I briefly had a cs400, got 6 years ago for free. Put a carb kit in it and moved it down the line.
MechanicMatt
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Wouldn't mind a twin 610evl, they are cool saws
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370? I'm still looking for a cheap cs400 to muff mod and give Steves 241 fits
The 400 with the cat gutted is a strong saw for 40cc. When I pick up a 70+cc saw it won't be an echo but the 60cc and down stuff is pretty good.
Me either, that I owned lol.
I've not ran many of them though. Kinda bummed this one is a clamshell, but it actually sounds really cool.
I may have to sell a stihl or two now
.That's not true, orange is my favorite color
. Besides it came with three other sharp chains
, another orange saw with 3 extra chains, but wait there's more also an orange husky powerbox
.Did someone say minty
.I would like to have one of those too, but other things must come first.
Other part of the scrounge, just wait until I get it cleaned up
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I was going to ask until I saw the cap as IIRC he and your dad look very similar.
352? I have two of them going in the trading post soon. Run MUCH better with the cat removed.
Stop posting stuff like this and your 346. Jeez louise.Me either, that I owned lol.
I've not ran many of them though. Kinda bummed this one is a clamshell, but it actually sounds really cool.
I may have to sell a stihl or two now
That's not true, orange is my favorite color
Did someone say minty
I would like to have one of those too, but other things must come first.
Other part of the scrounge, just wait until I get it cleaned up
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