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Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: For the guys selling bundl...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 01:57:02 PMIt is a curse to know enough to be able to do all things ourselves. makes it hard to shell out cash to others that know less than us. My wife wants the guy who says, "yes madam we can do whatever you want". That scares me to death!
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 01:51:54 PMOur camper is 13' 6" tall. we have done our street. lots of old trees. with neighbors' permission, I pull the gooseneck behind the truck to stand on and use my gas Stihl pole saw and get all limbs above that. knocked the antenna off our first trip home. It is hard to tell how high it is from the cab of the truck. cut limbs go on the trailer. Most in town have no way to do this themselves but could be asked to hire it done if they do not allow me to do it. we have had trucks refuse to deliver on our street due to the limbs over the roadway.
#3
General Board / Re: 20 years
Last post by Andries - Today at 01:46:20 PMAn echo of NewYankee's comments, thank you to the 20+ crowd.
I am curious about cutterboys comment, saying that he would like to do it over again.
If it's not too nosy a question, what's the biggest thing that you would change?
I am curious about cutterboys comment, saying that he would like to do it over again.
If it's not too nosy a question, what's the biggest thing that you would change?
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by Andries - Today at 01:27:54 PMOn our lake cabin roads, us owners need to do our own roadway maintenance.
That includes taking off the lower branches, deadwood and brush at roadside. Especially important on the inside curve of the road, as it allows a driver to see on-coming traffic.
I find that a limbing/pruning saw on a 10 foot ash pole is the tool of choice. A Stihl brush saw clears the ground level stuff, the pole saw gives the old logging trails that raised canopy park-like look.
It's a fair bit of work - might be best suited to an older guy that likes to spend time in the woods with his dog.
That includes taking off the lower branches, deadwood and brush at roadside. Especially important on the inside curve of the road, as it allows a driver to see on-coming traffic.
I find that a limbing/pruning saw on a 10 foot ash pole is the tool of choice. A Stihl brush saw clears the ground level stuff, the pole saw gives the old logging trails that raised canopy park-like look.
It's a fair bit of work - might be best suited to an older guy that likes to spend time in the woods with his dog.
#5
Drying and Processing / Re: Can ERC be altered to chan...
Last post by NewYankeeSawmill - Today at 12:39:46 PM
@ Magic Eraser!I think I'm going to get some kind of oil on them as they come off... Since they'll be garden stakes in the dirt and getting wet anyways, it can't hurt?
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by TroyC - Today at 12:29:12 PMI volunteered at a state park in the Keys. We trimmed limbs and branches even with the board railing around the campsites. Weedeating to keep the campsites clear. A couple walkways where people walk were cleared so the vegetation would not interfere with walking. Other than that most was left to nature. There was no firewood or campsite fires permitted because the tree roots in the Keys are very close to the ground surface.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??
Last post by TimW - Today at 12:28:09 PMQuote from: Peter Drouin on Today at 05:05:43 AMIs it a yard tree, near a house?Peter, I forgot to ask that, but I suspect it is as it is in Old Town Spring, which is the refurbished downtown of Spring, Texas.
I suppose to get photos today. It just died.
#8
General Board / Re: It's a Go! 2024 FF Pigroa...
Last post by Old Greenhorn - Today at 12:22:22 PMColor me confused. 
Are we starting over?
Are we starting over?
#9
Forestry and Logging / Re: Maintaining the state park...
Last post by JJ - Today at 12:21:05 PMCampers looking for firewood and dry deadwood for fire starting.
Call it continuously browsed over
JJ
Call it continuously browsed over
JJ
#10
Firewood and Wood Heating / Re: For the guys selling bundl...
Last post by B.C.C. Lapp - Today at 12:13:26 PMI sold those 48 bags easily enough. Sold 12 bags each to 4 different stores. All want resupplied as needed.
Mrs. Lapp told me I never charge enough for anything and I got to stop thinking of prices like its 2019. So I asked for what I thought was a HIGH price per bag considering they are retailing these bags. Not one of them hesitated or even blinked.
So she was right.
So I'm cutting splitting and stacking and trying to figure out when I'm going to get my fields plowed and fitted, when I'm going to get the logging job done my skidder is still at and how I'm doing to get my building up for my sawmill and firewood equipment and a place to stack filled bags. I need three of me.
Mrs. Lapp told me I never charge enough for anything and I got to stop thinking of prices like its 2019. So I asked for what I thought was a HIGH price per bag considering they are retailing these bags. Not one of them hesitated or even blinked.
So she was right.
So I'm cutting splitting and stacking and trying to figure out when I'm going to get my fields plowed and fitted, when I'm going to get the logging job done my skidder is still at and how I'm doing to get my building up for my sawmill and firewood equipment and a place to stack filled bags. I need three of me.
