I agree with the experts. I kicked an oxycontin&morphine habit years ago. Still drink a half gallon of tea every day. Got away from soda and tea for about a month awhile back and lost almost 15 pounds but eventually ended up back on the sauce.
About $3m worth so far. I'd say the 7m (21'?) swells out there in the recent storm made it too hard for the locals to find the buoy the drugs were attached to when it was hurled overboard from the mothership.
Even though it came off as snarky, my post wasnt intended to be like that. However, if a manufacturer of anything gives the consumer specific operating instructions why would the operator choose to not follow the specific operating instructions of the machine? Is there a benefit to running 40:1 in a machine that was designed to run 50:1?
Blessed to have two weeks off before the school year starts. Visited family in Charleston, SC and FL. Had the opportunity to go offshore and catch some fish. False Albacore and Kingfish pictured. Off to the Outer Banks, NC tomorrow morning from here....
It's ok though. To hot to cut and split anywho. 
Oil threads are fun no matter what forum your on. I need it to get cold enough to burn so I can make room to cut and split more.OIL THREAD!!!
Nate, get the Simpson winch with the Honda GX35 engine. I’ve had mine for about 5 years and no problems at all. My backyard slopes to a creek 150 feet away and 80 feet down at an angle of about 45 degrees. I really like using it and it saves me a lot of time. I used it last year to pull a hung oak tree off another tree and it worked great. I left regular gas in it and about 6 weeks ago, it started on the first pull after putting the choke on. I used it to pull a 5” diameter dead ironwood tree up a side gulley in about 10 minutes. No effort on my part except attaching the sling to the tree and pulling the rope through the capstan.
Thank you for the info. That does sound like a good idea. I really think it would work very well for what I need. Would enable me to scrounge-access more higher value wood, I think. Those Honda motors seem to be very good. We have a water pump at work with that same motor, very reliable and fires up after sitting for months at a time. I have some more tree jobs coming up and firewood sales so hopefully will fit in the budget soon.
Will work for scrounging tools
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You may laugh but similar options were taken seriously when I was trying to find an efficient way of one-person logging. If I win the lottery it's a remote controlled tractor winch, the Ludwig remote controlled chokers, Lewis winch for the haulback line (if not a double drum tractor winch).Will work for scrounging tools
I'd really like one of those too
It could be kinda fun for you out there, put the rope thru a pulley just above were you want to bring the log, then carry the rope and the winch down to the log, hook the winch up to the log and one side of the rope to the tree, then wrap the other end to the winch, hop on log and manage the line
You'd probably want to leave at least a few branches to stabilize the log
Gotta do something between fishing trips. You've got the opportunity to feel the satisfaction/reward that comes from taking a standing tree to finished furniture. I love it and am sure you would get a kick out of it too. Even if I won lotto, I'd still be doing it.
Yep I might be scrounging-working for food too, I’m afraid my granddaughter maxed out my credit card...Will work for scrounging tools
I'd really like one of those too
It could be kinda fun for you out there, put the rope thru a pulley just above were you want to bring the log, then carry the rope and the winch down to the log, hook the winch up to the log and one side of the rope to the tree, then wrap the other end to the winch, hop on log and manage the line
You'd probably want to leave at least a few branches to stabilize the log
I like your idea of riding the log out of the woods btw
