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Loader tires Funny, but after 5 years of zero problems and loading hundreds of logging trucks with redwood, I got 2 flats on 2 separate tires on the loader in 2 days, just running around grabbing Tan-Oak! One of them happened down in the forest! Fixing a flat on those buggers is a downright...

Harry, it's a 1,2 or 3 man. Mostly I do it alone, but sometimes my little girls roll the bucks down for me. Sometimes my wife splits while I move stuff down the chute and cart off the splits (good stress relief for her), and sometimes I get family or friends and then we really zip. If I can load...

Pics of the SS bucking table/chute Here ya go. I get up on the table, mark the logs and buck them in place, then roll them down the chute. It helps too that I've placed the table uphill from the chute. Oh, the chute bottom is notched/shaped in such a way that it interfaces with the SS...

Love my Super-Split I've had mine about a year and absolutely love it. For the Tan-oak, Madrone and Fir we've got around here it's super. Last year I did about 30 cords and this I'm doing about 10. It is not ideal for gnarly stuff as I have to bang it several times, so I have a hydraulic for...

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear you got some relief from the Wobs! Because it's always a question that pops up, here's a pre-emptive strike on dosages as they work for me. Here's what I would do if I had moderate chronic pain say 2-3 on a scale of 5. If taking Wobenzym or W-Zyme, I'd...

Recently I've gotten the best prices on W-Zyme (the Wobenzym knockoff) on Amazon.com in 500 count. The best place I've found for Wobenzym is martialmart.com in 800 count. On Serrapeptase, there are many places online. I don't think GNC carries systemic enzymes, but I may be wrong. I think...

I know someone that has a painful urinary/bladder condition that keeps him from sleeping and he sometimes uses Kava Kava in the evening. It's an interesting, fast acting substance that relieves pain, is anti-spasmotic and relaxes agitation while sharpening the senses, unlike opiates. It works...

Justice, first of all: OUCH! Sorry you're in such pain! SET (Systemic Enzyme Therapy) is actually well documented, especially in European and Japanese medical journals and clinical trials. In Germany an SET product is second only to aspirin in OTC pain/inflammation sales. The essential...

Mark, tell me about your muff mods please.

So, what I ended up doing was grinding off the allen heads with a dremel tool and using a bolt remover to get the old studs out, the cut off the muffler with a cutting torch. Not really. It was the bolts inside the tubes that I wasn't aware of. The drawings in the parts breakout were vague...

Urbicide: Thanks for the great link!

tnx. Will use bigger mallet.

I'm trying to get the muffler off my 372xp. I removed the 4 allen bolts (2 thru and 2 holding the bracket on), but the muffler doesn't budge. Is it just really stuck and need some persuasion, or am I missing something?

Here's an idea Redneck Logger, How about this idea: Get a degree or choose work so that you can work your way into a seasonal job. I know several teachers who worked and got good benefits for the school year, and got into contractor carpentry during their free months in the summers. They...

Let's see now... The saw chips get taken care of by the centrifugal system, the lighter bark dust fills your nose, sinuses, throat and eyes, and the soot sticks to your face, neck and arms. All excess particles fill your wedge pouches so you can't find your wedges, or your pants pockets. Yep, a...

The solution to your problem is to buy a Husky. ;) The Huskies actively prevent this problem with an air injection centrifugal cleaner, that blows those chips right out. That design feature in my 372xp and 346xp has been a great help in felling and bucking redwood. Lots of chips can get in...

We switched from Peltor to Rockman about 3 weeks ago. The helmet hangs onto your head so much more securely. The earmuffs are less bulky and much better constructed, yet offer much greater decibel reduction (with the Rockman on I cannot hear my limbing partner's saw at 30 yards, but with the...

Sorry, I don't use snatch blocks. But you can have Samson (mfg) send you a very nice manual gratis on how to use AmSteel Blue in logging applications, which includes the info you're looking for. Click here.

Update Just an update: We've skidded about 55,000 feet of redwood logs so far with the 5/8" Amsteel Blue and we are absolutely sold on it. My older brother sets chokers for me during June and July and he keeps raving about how the rope has changed things for us. In many cases I'll spool out...

Normal chain has a drive link, then a toothed link, then a drive link, then a toothed link. Skip-tooth has a toothed link then two drive links, then a toothed link. It skips a tooth, so you have fewer toothed links. This allows the use of longer bars/chains without bogging the engine down (too...