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  1. K

    what to do with junk saws?

    thanks for the reply I guess the ad that I posted is hung up in the aproval process. I am looking to get $15.25 for all six. I do not want to part or ship, just make them go away. two super XL's and four 3.7 autosharp craftsman. I think one or two could be made to run. about 6 or 8 bars, and...
  2. K

    what to do with junk saws?

    I just posted an ad for 6 junk saws that I have. I would like to just about give them away, but they are junk and I doubt that anyone wants them. If I do not get any takers, should I just throw them in the dumpster, or is there a better way to dispose of them? They are Homelites and...
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    Buying Norwood Mill, questions..

    Woodmizer Why do you not want a woodmizer? they have a home factory in your area. I love mine and am wondering why you would not want one?
  4. K

    new trimming technique

    Do you think It may look real prettty once it fills back in? (ha ha)
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    Cutting Timber, Safety Rules

    From a commanding officers wall I had a commanding officer many years ago who had a sign on his office wall that said: NEVER TEACH A PIG TO SING, IT WASTES YOUR TIME AND ANNOYS THE PIG. I thought that was a good rule, thanks Commander Sloan.
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    No BS: Real-life encounters bear vs. saw

    A long time ago, my wife and I were camping on some timberland we own in northern Minnesota. It was spring. The land is about one mile from the road and very remote. We set up the tent about 50 feet from the truck and unpacked. We had our dog with us, a little mixed breed terrier named Robert...
  7. K

    What's an oak log worth?

    Any one know what an oak log is worth? The challange of moving the logs has to do with the grade of the terrain. I have not seen many ATV's that could move a 30"x 16' oak log up a 45° grade even if it was on an arch. I am sure that a skidder could do it If there was any trail thru the mature...
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    What's an oak log worth?

    I am interested in what I could plan to sell oak logs for in the west central Minn. area. The trees are white and red oak. the log sizes would be about 24"-30" at chest height and most have at least one 16' log. I know that these are big logs, they are on the back of a farm that will be broken...
  9. K

    chain gauge ...which one?

    How about this question?? Will a Stihl drive sprocket work with .05" and .063" chain, or do you need another sprocket for a diferent width driver?
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    vines killing woods???

    Che and Skeeter, they are grapes I think that Skeeter solved my identity crisis. The vines are grape vines. They look like the picture, except for there are many more covering the trees and trailing around the ground. We have snow in the woods, I think kicking thru the underbrush and...
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    vines killing woods???

    The vines do not exit the ground too near the the trunks and even if they did I would prefer the damage to the trunk to the slow death as they are covered and pulled down. Thanks for the concern, I will be careful with sharp objects around non-target plants. The chances of finding a leaf...
  12. K

    vines killing woods???

    They could be... They certianly could be grape vines I would have said they look like they are out of a Tarzan movie except we are located a long way north of anything that generally looks tropical. I have some wild grapes in the front yard, they do have small fruit that makes good jelly. I...
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    vines killing woods???

    A little better description The vines move along the ground and seem to attach themselves to the ground and trees when ever they can. The vines may be 50 to 100 feet or longer and up to 3" on dia. on the biggest ones.The larger vines are woody white sap wood with dark heart wood in the older...
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    vines killing woods???

    The back of our farm has a nice woods consisting of a kind of eastern hardwood mix. cherry, butternut, ash, oak, and elm are the main trees. I have noticed within the last few years that there are woody vines kind of crawling up the trees and pulling them down. Killing them. The vines wrap up...
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    vines killing woods???

    The back of our farm has a nice woods consisting of a kind of eastern hardwood mix. cherry, butternut, ash, oak, and elm are the main trees. I have noticed within the last few years that there are woody vines kind of crawling up the trees and pulling them down. Killing them. The vines wrap up...
  16. K

    Are chainsaws expensive to manufacture?

    I am an Engineer at a magnesium die casting company and we cast the type of parts that are used in chainsaws. An engine block may cost 2.00 or 3.00 and that seems pretty cheap but the mold and tooling to make the first part is more like 100,000 to 200,000. We ( or some one like us ) usually...
  17. K

    Cuts Up-not Down

    It sounds like it could be as simple as leverage. Sometimes you can hang the dogs into the log better from one side than the other. Next time you have this happen, look at the dogs and see if they are hooked up with the log well. A slightly dull chain will throw shavings with enough pressure...
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    Dont Disturb a Migratory Bird

    Sounds like mrtree has it all figured out, he probably knows the very trees that you were going to cut with all his experience and education. ( I think they teach that in "former wildlife biologist" school) If I was you John, I would talk very nicely and maybe thru his love of all things natural...
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    Chainsaw of the Week

    No wonder it was a silent auction, I think every one that saw it was too scared of it to speak. How much did it set you back in USD? Did the cost include loading with a forklift? How much does it weigh? Will you actually use it, or try it out? Looking at the photo I can see how far the...
  20. K

    Truckload of logs?

    I pay 150.00 per load for about 16 logs about 12' long about 20" to 30" diameter. The only thing that is for sure is that it costs 150.00 I buy from a tree trimmer that specializes in tornado and storm damage clean up. I never know what I will get. Sometimes it's all oak that I saw on my...
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