Some people are just after Darwin awards. We need to let more idjits collect their Darwin awards, and have less "safeties" to protect idjits from themselves. An old logger friend asked me to look at his washing machine. It has a lock for the lid. That is ridiculous. anyone stupid enough to reach in while the tub is spinning deserves to have their arm twisted off. I remember the old "Easy" washers with extractor like extra high speed spin in an open tub. Nobody i ever heard of got their arm twisted off. Back then idjits were allowed to collect their Darwin awards. Common sense, folks!So I was out getting a neighbor a load of firewood. Had scoped the tree I wanted to start with on my Friday run, and gotten everything all set up when I got there yesterday morning. This included putting my 400 in the road on one side, and my gas and oil cans on another side, and then climbing up this steep hill to the tree. I was about 95% of the way through the back cut, so maybe 10 minutes of running saws into the process, when I happen to look up, and see a side by side on the road heading back out to the highway from hunting, maybe 100 yards from where I had the road blocked off. So I stop, and turn off my saw, just out of an abundance of caution. Now, when I've shut the road down before for other trees I know would go across the road on these forest service roads, everyone coming along has ALWAYS stopped. Every single darned time. But not this couple of hunters. They go, without slowing down at all, around my saw, and then around my gas and oil can. I can also assume that they heard my saw running while hang back out to their side by side. Needless to say, I was flabbergasted, and freaked out due to being pissed off that they didn't stop, and scared that I honestly could've hit this side by side. So I started my saw back up, and made sure no vehicles were going to drive by, and dropped that tree.
Other than that the tree went where I wanted it to, right in this hole between a bunch of spruce, and bucking it was a piece of cake.
Unfortunately, it is very common for rail trail users to walk/bicycle right into a tree work zone. A “traffic cop” doesn’t stop some of them… This is one reason I set the hinge with a plunge cut and use a trigger whenever possible. It gives me one last chance to make sure there are no users creeping up on getting swatted.So I was out getting a neighbor a load of firewood. Had scoped the tree I wanted to start with on my Friday run, and gotten everything all set up when I got there yesterday morning. This included putting my 400 in the road on one side, and my gas and oil cans on another side, and then climbing up this steep hill to the tree. I was about 95% of the way through the back cut, so maybe 10 minutes of running saws into the process, when I happen to look up, and see a side by side on the road heading back out to the highway from hunting, maybe 100 yards from where I had the road blocked off. So I stop, and turn off my saw, just out of an abundance of caution. Now, when I've shut the road down before for other trees I know would go across the road on these forest service roads, everyone coming along has ALWAYS stopped. Every single darned time. But not this couple of hunters. They go, without slowing down at all, around my saw, and then around my gas and oil can. I can also assume that they heard my saw running while hang back out to their side by side. Needless to say, I was flabbergasted, and freaked out due to being pissed off that they didn't stop, and scared that I honestly could've hit this side by side. So I started my saw back up, and made sure no vehicles were going to drive by, and dropped that tree.
Other than that the tree went where I wanted it to, right in this hole between a bunch of spruce, and bucking it was a piece of cake.
That video was a repost bot as I call them. The dude doing the actual work is a cool dude and has his own page w/o the AI voice over.the Ai was not trained to say stihl, so it came up with sti H. L. It seems close to half the youboob crap is AI, or AI voice now.
Great friends are hard to find. I had one like that and we took care of each other when either of us needed a hand. Then 3 years ago I helped him pack up to move to Texas. We still talk about once a month to keep in touch. Treasure your best friends because they are hard to find.yeah, we do well for each other. He's been a long time family friend, but till I moved down the street I didn't help him out much. We've become very good friends over the past 10 odd years. Gotten me out of more then a few jams, and honesty has kept me in wood for the past 4 years at least. Even all those oak beams I used In the shop he gave me. Really great guy. One of the few I'll drop whatever I'm doing and run to help, no questions asked.
Your shops looking good. Sure takes time and a pile of money to do anything these days. Understand that 100%.
Some people aren't very smart and were born stupid. Years ago I cleared my lot for my house. We had a woman dope like that. We were dropping a 36" Ash tree along the roadside. It was super heavy on the roadside. I was up in the tree removing a 16" diameter limb that crossed the road. My brother and wife were both out in the road to stop any traffic. At the very last moment this woman came flying down the road and would not stop. I was not watching the road. I figured that having two people out in the road would be enough. That limb came down right after she flew by just missing her car. The vehicles behind her stopped. If I ever have to do something like this again I will put my truck and tractor out in the road to block traffic or call the police to block it.So I was out getting a neighbor a load of firewood. Had scoped the tree I wanted to start with on my Friday run, and gotten everything all set up when I got there yesterday morning. This included putting my 400 in the road on one side, and my gas and oil cans on another side, and then climbing up this steep hill to the tree. I was about 95% of the way through the back cut, so maybe 10 minutes of running saws into the process, when I happen to look up, and see a side by side on the road heading back out to the highway from hunting, maybe 100 yards from where I had the road blocked off. So I stop, and turn off my saw, just out of an abundance of caution. Now, when I've shut the road down before for other trees I know would go across the road on these forest service roads, everyone coming along has ALWAYS stopped. Every single darned time. But not this couple of hunters. They go, without slowing down at all, around my saw, and then around my gas and oil can. I can also assume that they heard my saw running while hang back out to their side by side. Needless to say, I was flabbergasted, and freaked out due to being pissed off that they didn't stop, and scared that I honestly could've hit this side by side. So I started my saw back up, and made sure no vehicles were going to drive by, and dropped that tree.
Other than that the tree went where I wanted it to, right in this hole between a bunch of spruce, and bucking it was a piece of cake.
If you have a Country Clipper dealer in your area, check them out. I had one for awhile and it was really well built for a homeowner type machine.Alright guys, I am looking for your experience with zero turn mowers. I know the concept of the zero turn as dad bought one back when I was around 8 and I have put several thousand hours on it over the years so I am used to operating one.
This was in 2001 and he got a Toro, and in my opinion it is the best mower we have between us. I am looking to get one now to speed up my yard mowing next year and I am sure a lot has changed in 20+ years on the mower scene.
I don't need any super commercial grade nor can I afford one at the moment so I would be more interested in the "prosumer" models with at least a 54in cut. I want to go Toro again but I have been looking at these Hustler zero turn mowers and they seem like a good unit at a better price point, anyone have any experience with them? I am going to stop by the mom and pop dealer and see if they have a demo they would be willing to let me try out.
The dealer that sells the hustlers also has them I believeIf you have a Country Clipper dealer in your area, check them out. I had one for awhile and it was really well built for a homeowner type machine.
Enter your email address to join: