Treeslaying Illinois style

[treeslayer]

Ha!. I negrepped myself for ya!

Knew I could count on ya!

hey, whats the temp there? I got cabin fever, thought I might drive on down................................

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

almost a foot of new snow, gonna stay frozen til next week, (maybe).
:censored: it, I'm gonna buy a sled.

No snowmobile yet? I know guys who buy one in fall and trade it for a jetski in spring, they loss with each trade is thought of as rental cost.

 

[treeslayer]

Thats what I should get get a cheap one for $400+
but they have to be stickered by the state supposedly. :censored: Taxes.
Heck, the old style downhill sleds (wood and metal) are $150+:jawdrop:
we have county park sledding hill with lights 1/2 mile from me, awesome slope.
really ppular around here, they have several n McHenry county.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Thats what I should get get a cheap one for $400+
but they have to be stickered by the state supposedly. :censored: Taxes.
Heck, the old style downhill sleds (wood and metal) are $150+:jawdrop:
we have county park sledding hill with lights 1/2 mile from me, awesome slope.
really ppular around here, they have several n McHenry county.

Get the cheap HDPE ones.

 

[treeslayer]

Get the cheap HDPE ones.

HDPE???

target has inflatable ones for $12, sounds like me, better buy some patch kits though.

 

[outofmytree]

Knew I could count on ya!

hey, whats the temp there? I got cabin fever, thought I might drive on down................................

33 real degrees. Thats about 92 in fairyheight.

 

[treevet]

well, my man PM'ed me, he realized the error of his ways. we traded apologies, he's a noob, entitled to a little latitude.

I've been on here so long you'd think I knew better.

almost a foot of new snow, gonna stay frozen til next week, (maybe).
:censored: it, I'm gonna buy a sled.

I'll pos rep him next time I see him. That takes some class for a noob to apologize.

 

[treevet]

33 real degrees. Thats about 92 in fairyheight.

Is that just in the daytime or is that in the fortnight as well? ))

 

[treeslayer]

I'll pos rep him next time I see him. That takes some class for a noob to apologize.

:agree2:
I edited mine for him. what the he l l. its a new year.
everybody makes mistakes, owning them is a good thing. lord knows I make enough.

 

[treeslayer]

33 real degrees. Thats about 92 in fairyheight.

:censored: Why did I ask? I love hot weather.

 

[outofmytree]

"You better believe there will be times in your life
When you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool
So take it from me you'll learn more from your accidents
Than anything that you could ever learn at school"

Billy Joel - Your Only Human (Second Wind)

 

[treeslayer]

"You better believe there will be times in your life
When you'll be feeling like a stumbling fool
So take it from me you'll learn more from your accidents
Than anything that you could ever learn at school"

Billy Joel - Your Only Human (Second Wind)

Makes me a genius. :hmm3grin2orange:

don't forget to vote for the mayor in arborist 101

 

[treemandan]

Thats what I should get get a cheap one for $400+
but they have to be stickered by the state supposedly. :censored: Taxes.
Heck, the old style downhill sleds (wood and metal) are $150+:jawdrop:
we have county park sledding hill with lights 1/2 mile from me, awesome slope.
really ppular around here, they have several n McHenry county.

Wanna race?

I know, there is this guy selling old tractor trailer tubes for 40 bucks Meanwhile that is what he expects to pay to have his tree cut down.

Anyway the specs on the sled:
I screwed and glued 2x4's to the binding hole. I used PC-11 Marine grade glue... its good glue. I used bicycle toe straps to help stay on but added the seat belt too. Also the seat is supported with Chevy valve springs so it don't hurt as much as it looks. Had to be able to steer so I put some rudders on it too. Oh the feeling of landing jumps :greenchainsaw: I did take it down a ski sloop.
That one broke up many years ago but I have a bunch of old skis to make another. the only thing I would do it to raise the seat so snow wouldn't pack under it as much.

 

[treeslayer]

sweet! the truck inner tube is a good idea, too. they blow up huge, probably cost more.

 

[treemandan]

sweet! the truck inner tube is a good idea, too. they blow up huge, probably cost more.

My wife and I were flying down a hill on an inner tube... my dog ran up and bit it. Left us flat. I swear you can go to a tire shop and get a tube ( gonna have a few patches) for 11 bucks.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Last time I went "sledding" I used one of these.

It was pretty worthless in the deep stuff but once you got it out on the highway's freshly packed snow she zipped pretty good.

 

[treemandan]

Last time I went "sledding" I used one of these.

It was pretty worthless in the deep stuff but once you got it out on the highway's freshly packed snow she zipped pretty good.

Oh boy! I can picture it now. That's why I'm laughing. Pug out baby, pug out

 

[treeslayer]

Last time I went "sledding" I used one of these.

It was pretty worthless in the deep stuff but once you got it out on the highway's freshly packed snow she zipped pretty good.

Now that would work, we have solid ice covered hills here, and srew steering, I wanna hurtle down the slope out of control. put a good spin on it, too.
plus room for the beer!

 

[treevet]

Do ya get in their and then have somebody snap the top on, then give a little push? Howmany highway runs have you had Blakes?

 

[Blakesmaster]

Do ya get in their and then have somebody snap the top on, then give a little push? Howmany highway runs have you had Blakes?

You can do that but you gotta punch some holes in it first like we used to do with lightning bugs in mayonaise jars. And of course put a bottle of whiskey in there to simulate my natural habitat.