Jeff has informed me that my dad (Red Clay Hound) has joined the Forestry Forum. Hopefully he can navigate around the topics well enough to find this one so he can pull up a stump and introduce himself :)
Well, Mr Red Clay Hound, Welcome to the Forestry Forum.
Pull up a stump and visit a while.
This is really a great place with a lot of great members!
C'mon now don't be bashful.
I enjoyed meeting and talking with your Dad at the Pig Roast. He will be a welcome addition to The Forum.
Never took the opportunity to chat much with yourself or your dad at the roast. Well we did talk spruce, but there's got to be something besides trees to talk about. ;D :D :D
Welcome, Red Clay Hound to the forum. Hope you all enjoyed the pig roast.
SwampDonkey I don't know about that my wife and I went out to eat last night with another logger and him and I talked timber the whole time and the girls just laughed. About as we men folk drive home we will say Boy theres some nice timber in that woods or Ive logged there before, so I guess we just love our jobs way to much ;D.
I enjoyed meeting him at the Pig Roast, although we did not spend much time talking. I will add my Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Red Clay Hound. :)
Welcome aboard there Hound Dawg. Ain't it great when we can make the forum a family affair.
The Red Clay Hound and I go way way back. It is great to have one of my very best friends on here.
Go Dogs!
Thanks guys. I've been stalking for a while, but getting to meet some of you at the pig roast convinced me that I need to come out of the shadows. 8) That and the fact that I just jumped in with both feet and purchased a WM LT40 Super Hydraulic and an EG200 Edger! I've had an LT15 for awhile mainly to cut wood for myself, Dodgy Loaner and a few friends. I'm semi-retired now so looking to hopefully start doing some custom sawing with the new toys. Looking forward to getting some good advice from some of you veterans. :)
So did you finally decide to get your feet wet after standing and contemplating things on that cliff ??? ;D.
Red Clay Hound,welcome to the froum. I suppose you are waiting for all of your new toys?
Welcome!
It's a pleasure to welcome you to the forum! :)
Danny, that cliff was about 200 feet about the water, so couldn't get my feet wet there, but it was a good spot for contemplation! thecfarm, I actually already have the toys - they were gently used, plan to fire them up this weekend.
Welcome. Thanks for 'de-lurking' and congrats on the new mill! :)
Red Clay Hound, welcome to forestryforum! 8)
You have got yourself a mighty fine hydraulic sawmill, what engine does it have?
Welcome to you sir ! Lots of respect for extension workers....Great help over the years.......Say your prayers...
Welcome Red Clay Hound,
As you noticed at the pig roast it is tough to get to talk a lot with everyone. Once I found you were an E agent, I knew you were a good guy. Were you involved with the 4-H kids? You and WDH played in the dirt a lot if I remember right.
Happy sawing.
Well, Dodgy has shown that if he makes a mess in the middle of the floor, he'll clean it up. Can't ask for much more than that. :D
Welcome to the forum as a fellow member. I reckon he probably came across that, natural. ;)
Welcome to the FF! If you're friends with Danny, you can't be all bad.... :D
Scott
Fishpharmer, the mill has the 51 hp. Caterpillar engine. Should have plenty of power to cut through some tough stuff. The guy who had it was sawing reclaimed heart pine timbers.
Cedarman, I was actually an Extension specialist before I became an administrator. I am an engineer by training and was the state irrigation and water quality specialist. I have worked a lot with the 4-H program over the years though. I was a volunteer shooting sports coach and all my kids were 4-H club members. I've clipped a lot of lambs and heifers for livestock shows!
I have known WDH most of my life. We grew up a few miles apart. His dad used to buy hay from my dad when we were kids, so we spent a few hot Georgia days in the pasture picking up hay bales. We were also college classmates and friends through college and we've spent some good days together in the wood chasing deer and admiring trees.
Welcome to the forum Red Clay Hound, I truly admire the work you extension folks do, I don't think most people realize how much it is. I've always wished our extension agent would have taken up teaching instead (he does anyway ;)), he'd be a great ag teacher.
Welcome!
It was nice to meet you at the pig roast!
Welcome aboard sir!
Welcome Red Clay Hound. Congrats on the new mill. We do want pictures though. There's a saying on the FF "no pictures, it didn't happen" so make believers of us :) 8)
Nick
Now we can add an Ag Engineer to the list. We need that to balance out the Red Cedar Geologist and the Hippie Accountant :D.
The world needs balance or it will spin off its axis.
To balance we need another cob eater ;D
Welcome to the FF Sir. :)
Ya know, grits are made from the fruit of the cob.....oh well, never mind :).
Quote from: WDH on August 17, 2012, 07:18:37 PM
Ya know, grits are made from the fruit of the cob.....oh well, never mind :).
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Quote from: nas on August 16, 2012, 02:30:10 PM
Welcome Red Clay Hound. Congrats on the new mill. We do want pictures though. There's a saying on the FF "no pictures, it didn't happen" so make believers of us :) 8)
Nick
Well I fired up the mill this weekend and cut a few logs. Had to tune her up a little, but once we got everything set, she ran like a charm. 8) Here are a couple of photos of the first log.
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Now that is a sawmill ;D.
Red Clay Hound, with the risk of sounding envious, the shed, tractor and sawmill are impressive. I have always liked the looks of the yellow Caterpillar diesel on a Woodmizer. Does the "H" on the radiator screen stand for "Hound?"
Congrats on the "first log". I see many more good sawing days ahead. smiley_thumbsup
Georgia is a long way from Mississippi, so my little brother was there to give him a hand instead of me. I am looking forward to getting my hands on that mill over the holidays ;D
I bet you are :D.
I was going to ask if WDH was tailing. ;D
Great looking mill and nice setup. You are going to love those hyd. ;D
A very nice mill you have there. That will keep you away from the grits. ;D
Hound,
Just so that you know (as a bit of background), thecfarm (Ray) is the #1 ranked Forum Grits Critic
Quote from: thecfarm on August 20, 2012, 06:37:54 AM
A very nice mill you have there. That will keep you away from the grits. ;D
Man does not live by sawdust alone. :D
Quote from: WDH on August 20, 2012, 08:18:01 AM
Hound,
Just so that you know (as a bit of background), thecfarm (Ray) is the #1 ranked Forum Grits Critic
Sounds like grits envy to me - common result from eating too many moose mountain oysters. ::)
:D :D :D
I think I have identified part of the problem. Some of our northern citizens have been trying to make grits out of Iowa corn. That explains a lot, but then last week we caught a Canuckidadian trying to make them out of cobs! I need to have a long talk with that boy!
Welcome aboard, Mr. Hound! I have not forgotten your hospitality when I stayed over at your place, when Justin and I carpooled to the piggy roast. It was nice of you to welcome a stranger like that. Of course, I was probably stranger than you were expecting! :D :D
Look forward to seeing you at Woodstack 2012. 8)
Woodstack 2012 :D.
Quote from: DanG on August 20, 2012, 05:49:20 PM
Of course, I was probably stranger than you were expecting! :D :D
DanG......You're a HOOT.......DanG. :D
He may be strange, but he is friendly. At least Miss Scarlet liked him :D. Of course, she was a big dawg fan, too ;D.
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/14370/DanGandScarlet.jpg)
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I got a way with dawgs, WDH. I rubbed my camera in Alpo just before I got there, and lowered myself to pose with their flag. I'm a real suck-up when the dawgs are big.
I ain't takin' credit for "Woodstack". The Okryboy came up with that a while back.
Yep, that Okryboy is quick!
Quote from: DanG on August 20, 2012, 09:55:24 PM
I rubbed my camera in Alpo
:D :D :D What would you rub it in if ya wanted to take a picture of those BIG GREEN flies? :D :D :D
Alpo, and let it set for a couple of days.