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Got to meet fellow FF member tmbercruiser, aka Doug over the past few days. He's backed up with a load of cypress that he needs to mill, and he had a job milling white oak that was waiting. He asked if I'd be interested in milling it. Well of course!  ;) So I hitch the mill behind Ole Hee Haul and take the 80 mile journey to LSD (Lower-Slower-Delaware).

The weather forecast threw us a curve on the first day. "Chance of passing showers" turned into continuous showers. Had to call it a day around 1:30. Undaunted, I returned twice more to complete the job. Doug even set me up milling some of the cypress Monday to make it a full days milling.

It was a real pleasure spending some time with another FF member. Must admit I had a little mill envy. His Baker 3650(?) makes my LT40 look like a toy. But I can't imagine how I would tow that thing to a job, or were I'd get a long enough extension cord!  :D

As usual, it was a real pleasure meeting another FF member. And I must say his mill setup and tree farm are very impressive. Hope we can work together again soon.

Thanks Doug.



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 You left out the other half of the IH! You need a wider angle lens.  ;D

Quote from: Dave Shepard on May 16, 2017, 07:37:55 PM
You left out the other half of the IH! You need a wider angle lens.  ;D

It's a real nice tractor. 52xx I think. Didn't get a chance to drive it, but I did get some stick time on the Metavic grapple boom. Fairly easy to use, but a bit touchy on the controls.

Judging by the size of the tires and the "patina", I'm going to guess 544.

I was thinking 856, even has fender radio  :D

Small tires for an 856. Could be a 656 with 15.5x38.