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Do you have trees to grow? Logs to saw? A forest to manage? Chainsaws to fix? A sawmill to purchase or maintain? Timber related business to run? Lumber to dry? Trees or plants to identify? A cabin to build? Are you hungry and like FOOD?

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The mix that Woodmizer has for their sharpener seems expensive. What do you use?

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Hello,
I've run into an issue with the engine on my LT40.
It was spitting and sputtering, not wanting to start. My brother in law who's a mechanic came over and with some manual operation of the throttle/carb linkage, he got it to start.
However, it wanted to run away from us, at max RPM. Read More

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Picture a good red oak, on a very steep hillside. I could barely stand up it was that steep. There was about six inches of snow on the ground. This tree was not only on the steep slope, it was on the very edge of a drop off where it was almost straight down. Meaning that I had to tip this tree UPHILL and then I would not be able to leave the danger zone walking away and on an angle because I cant walk on thin air. I could only escape sideways from the stump. I've been doing this quite a while. This one worried me. The more I looked at it the more I didn't want to cut it. I showed it to the procurement forester and of course he wanted the logs and didn't see any problem with it. He told me I didnt have to cut it but I knew he wanted it done. I told him Id look it over again. I did that and decided I could get away with it. Read More

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I have posted on here before having similar issues that are reappearing seemingly overnight with no real rhyme or reason. I have my mill, push style that I have converted to power feed. It's 27 foot long and a tad bit over 4ft wide. It was built by a local company. They have come out a few times and

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Does anyone have any experience with skid steer low (standard) flow hydraulic forestry mulchers? Are they worth the money or just stick with a rotary brush hog. It would be for personal/ hobby business use. No big lots or commercial work. Just maybe some saturdays in someone's back yard. I already...

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