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I have purchased and planted approximately 3,000 bare root trees and shrubs by hand. Purchasing trees from a nursery is not the way to go unless you want something big to begin with. All of my trees and shrubs were purchased from the state nursery. Check with your local forester to see if your...

I've posted information on my homemade arch here before, but since the subject came up again, I thought I'd show a photograph of it again for anyone interested in seeing one more example.

Thank you guys. I was surprised to see this post again. It's been a few years, but the safety message stays the same. My neck has healed up well, but there is a long permanent scar. It doesn't look as bad as I though it would. I'm also now the proud owner of two silky saws. Those things are...

The general idea is to carry the log and it needs to be that long to carry a 16 foot log completely off the ground. I need the center point of the log closer to the tractor than the point held by the hoist in order to keep weight on the three point hitch. Otherwise the weight of the log would...

Darn, that's a good idea. I may have to convert it to a pint hitch now

Here are a few more pics of some work from Sunday. I cut this tree on my property because it was located on an abandoned county road which they have decided to reopen this spring. I wanted to cut my trees out before the county came in and cut them down and did who knows what with them. Notice...

I don't own a mill yet. The wood in the pics will be used to construct a log covered shooting range with an attached log shed. I hope to buy a small csm or bandmill soon though.

Okay, here are all the other work pics I have

A friend of mine built it for me. I think the materials cost $800, but I don't remember for sure. That is close to the cost though. I painted it with implement paint and added the John Deere stickers. I used a paint hardener and the best implement paint I could find so I think I have another $60...

Well, I was the lucky recipient of a Homelite XP 1020 this weekend. A friend of mine gave it to me after a guy he knows purchased it at an estate auction and decided he didn't want it. I couldn't pass it up for the asking price...FREE!!! I haven't tried starting it yet. Is there anything I...

I already posted a couple photographs of this log arch last week, but I didn't want to hijack that posting, so I thought I'd start a new one and include a couple photographs of the arch in use just for fun. This thing works great.

If the log isn't too large or long, I back over it, use the winch to raise the back of the log, lower the three point hitch, secure a chain around the front and middle of the log then raise the three point hitch enough to keep the log from hitting the ground in the front as I drive away with it...

Sorry, I have neither drawings nor plans for it. about a year ago, I was talking with my friend about wanting a log arch...and how expensive they were. He asked me what a log arch was, so I sketched one on a napkin for him and he offered to build one for me if I paid for the material. Of course...

My custom log arch A friend of mine built this arch for me to use on my property. I painted it and added the John Deere stickers just for fun.

Thank you, I wish I lived out there, but I have to live closer to work. I make it out to my property almost every weekend though. The wildlife just loves my land. I see a lot of nature every time I visit. The trees falling and blocking the road on occasion hasn't been a burden on me yet. I...

My property is at the end of a dead-end three mile long one lane gravel road which also requires driving through three creeks. It's in the middle of a forest and I often find I have to cut my way through a downed tree across the road to get there. Of course, I always have a chainsaw in my truck...

Eastern Red Cedar tolerates moist soil types with non-wet or dry conditions. It isn't suited well for very wet areas. It adapts well to neutral and acidic soils. It will thrive and overtake most other woody plants, especially if it is planted in an open area. It will grow well in open fields...

I would not apply any fertilizer the first year. Last year I planted 1400 seedlings by hand and I was told not to fertilize them for two reasons. The first explanation was it will take WAY TOO LONG. (Of course, I planted 1400 which is a bit more than you are planting). The second reason, if I...

I thought I found a date on the saw, but if they weren't made in 2000, then I obviously found a number which means something else. I guess that's not really the important part anyway. I suppose I just need to find someone to do the muffler mods on my two saws.

I just picked up a used 2000 338 xpt for $150. I think this one was made before the more powerful version came out. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I can do to get the most out of this saw? I'm not at all familiar with doing mods on saws (or anything else for that matter), but if...