Bought this from a guy who was packing up and moving into a condo. Came with 3 bars and about 2 dozen chains, most of which are Stihl brand and very sharp.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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A few jars of jalapeños I put up yesterday,and the makings of another batch of spaghetti sauce.
I owned a late 60s IH Carryhall 4x4, IH version of a Suburban, loaded including twin gas tanks, which it REALLY needed ! Drove it NY to North Dakota in 76, great road car with kids,dogs and a pop up trailer . My first reliable SUV .
This will be a bittersweet post. My dog Ellie who is 13 years 9 months is suffering from Congestive Heart Failure. The last month has been a pretty rapid decline and the medication isn't working and she's starting to struggle. She's losing control of her bodily functions. I thought she was going to pass last night with how hard she was struggling. I decided I'm going to have to call the vet tomorrow. It's hard watching a dog who used to be so tough and determined lose her strength.
She's my first dog and we've spent lots of time in the field together. We've hunted in 8 states together and had lots of great times. My only wish is that I would've hunted more with her the last 5 years. Here's a few of my favorite pics.
Her first pheasant...
Her first South Dakota limit...
Her last grouse...
Her last South Dakota pheasant...
The boys with her this morning...
Lots of tears being shed today for the old girl.
She's my first dog and we've spent lots of time in the field together. We've hunted in 8 states together and had lots of great times. My only wish is that I would've hunted more with her the last 5 years. Here's a few of my favorite pics.
Her first pheasant...
Her first South Dakota limit...Her last grouse...
Her last South Dakota pheasant...The boys with her this morning...Lots of tears being shed today for the old girl.
I have an outhouse at my place in northern VT. In the winter I keep the padded toilet seat on the wall behind the wood stove.
We lost ours 2 yrs ago. Middle of the night she went into seizures and I had to do it myself. Sucked big time and she is buried out back with flowers over her. Time goes so fast with them.
That facial thing The Claw on Get Smart had
One funny thing about Ralph our Valley Bulldog. One summer when she was 2 or so we were at my camp up north walking down the logging road. She went sideways and peeked in a culvert discovering a raccoon. Until the day she died if we were on a walk and she saw a culvert she would stop and look in.
I'm sure you have stories like that?
I've got a 2500 predator generator I bought 10yrs or so ago. It's been a beast. I now leave it at my hunting camp. Start it once a year and 5-6 pulls does it. Very heavy, though. Much heavier than it was 10 yrs ago for some reason lol
I bought the cheapest wire welder HF had on sale for $89. I used it to not only fix the deck on my Cub Cadet but to weld a piece onto the Kohler 16hp muffler to fix it. Also fixed the exhaust pipe on the car and several other small things. Not professional grade by any means but handy to have around.
Mrs FS always apologizes to anyone that stops by about how messy the house is. (Spotless). She tells them 5 animals in the house. 3 cats,a dog, and me.
Congrats, great saws.
Ran my xs261 a good bit last week. I also have an earlier version that Randy ported, both pull a 20x3/8 very well.
One thing I despise about stihls is the "chip catcher" near the oil cap
. I'll probably start cutting them off with a cut-off wheel, I've grown tired of cleaning debris off with wd40 or wasting my mix so I don't get chips in the oil tank (fuel isn't as bad because the lip isn't there). Let me know when you want to sell the 550, I know you like the stihls
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Bummer.
Great pictures.
1971 International Travelall. It was 1/2 ton 4x4, open front, track lock rear when I got it, I converted it to 3/4 ton 4x4 Power Locks front and rear. I added the PTO winch. I changed from T36 five speed transmission to T35 five speed transmission, so 1st gear went from 6.21 to 7.17. I put 2” lift. It already had power steering, power brakes, and AC. It has 33” tires.
Congrats, great saws.
Ran my xs261 a good bit last week. I also have an earlier version that Randy ported, both pull a 20x3/8 very well.
One thing I despise about stihls is the "chip catcher" near the oil cap
Let me know when you want to sell the 550, I know you like the stihls
Meh, my 462 has the same "chip catcher", and it ain't a huge deal. Doubt I'll be selling my 550, but you never know.
That’s it laying on the right.
Here all 3 are gone.
Drug it down the hill with the loader.
Cut it into 12’ lengths to get it out of my way. I thought it would go in the burn pile, but I got someone that wants it cut to firewood length and brought to her. She loves cedar, so doesn’t care about the holes. I imagine they’ll toss the bad stuff when they split it, dunno.
The brookies are getting their pretty fall spawning colors in.
Hi guys,
Just got back from a quick overnight canoe trip with the GF. The boys were supposed to go with me but their priorities have changed. I did not want to waste the permit (hard to get this entry point) so we went in. 30 hours or so in the bush does the body good.
Just got back from a quick overnight canoe trip with the GF. The boys were supposed to go with me but their priorities have changed. I did not want to waste the permit (hard to get this entry point) so we went in. 30 hours or so in the bush does the body good.
Very interesting. I know they pick up on movement very well. And I swear the can hear you whisper from 5 miles away.
For a few years we hunted with our neighbor. He was a complete jackass but we mutually decided it was better to co-op than compete for the same spot every day. He was hard of hearing and talked loudly and scared the ducks away often. Wasn't sad when he moved to Wyoming.
