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    Damn Snow!

    Well we got 37"in three days this week so I believe the woods work is done for now.I don't like cutting high stumps and wading around up to your critch isn't fun any more either!
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    Ya just get used to it.

    I know what you're talking about and I'm loving it!
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    Home made skid steer trouble steering

    Home made skidsteer I would suspect that the pump is too large,but I think you could add a adjustable priority valve to regulate the supply to the travel motors and use the rest of the oil to do some other function. Your brother in Christ Jerry
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    Does any one use a conveyor?

    conveyors I use a 20' old David Bradley coal elevator that has a take apart chain.I'm getting good at changing out broken links.I do have enough flat belting to replace it with,but am thinking I might put a plastic liner in the bottom of the trough cut from plastic barrels to keep the wear...
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    Goose neck trailer build

    goose neck trailer I thank you fellows for your sound advice,I will reconsider my plans. My tractor is a Farmall 100 (like an A) it weighs around 3000#less than a cord of wood I would think Your brother in Christ Jerry
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    Goose neck trailer build

    I am thinking about building a goose neck trailer for hauling a small tractor around. I want to make it a single axle with a tilting bed.I plan on pulling it with a Ford Ranger thats the reason for being a goose neck,to get more of the load spread out over the whole truck. Have any of you all...
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    How sad is this??

    shop built skidder The F12 rearends do not have final drives on them so it keeps the ground clearance lower. A couple of things to look out for though is to make sure the gearing is the same in both of them as I have found out there are variations! Another thing is to have the U joint directly...
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    How sad is this??

    Shop built skidder The skidder is made from Farmall F12 rear ends that have an integral 3 speed transmission(gives you many speeds).The power is supplied by a WC Allis with a 4 speed transmission through a 2" wide cog belt rated for 35hp 1 to 1 ratio. Steering is through a orbital steering...
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    How sad is this??

    Home made skidder I built this in 96 and still haven't got it painted!In order to do that I want to disassemble it ,clean it well and give it a good paint job. Summer is so darn busy that it always gets put off.But here are the pics. One of the pics is the skidder in the bush with my wife ready...
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    How sad is this??

    Here are a few more pics of the wood pile,my wood hauler,conveyor,and wood processor in the back ground.
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    How sad is this??

    pictures of the skidder Well I'm over the crud,thank God! The coughing and sneezing are the pits. Well being 70+ and never posted a picture before we'll see how this goes!
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    How sad is this??

    Pics for the 1/2 scale skidder Patience my friends,I've got the flue or some thing,so in a couple of days I'll get them posted.
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    How sad is this??

    Just waiting for daylight in the swamp Up at 4:30,get the Garn going for the day,feed the pets,do my Bible studying,wait for day light in the woods.Cutting Aspen,Black Ash,Balsam for next years wood.Skid it out,cut into 10' lengths for the wood processor to handle.Balsam is the pits though,too...
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    Heatmor Boiler is boiling over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    most likely cause is that the blower damper is held open by creosote build up
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    thermopex tubing

    I live in Duluth Mn. and am looking for 1 1/4" thermopex,no one handles that large,only 1 Wha". I have a 180' run so I've heard you should use 1 1/4". What's everyones thoughts on this? Your fellow Garn user Jerry
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    Garn Wood Boiler Installation

    Garn in my shop I installed a 1500 Garn in the spring 2010, it heats my house,shop,green house, and domestic hot water. It saved me around six cord of wood over the old Heatmor that I had before. I love it,very easy to operate. Some days you don't even have to fire it...
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    Spool valve

    open center is what you want if you are having another valve down stream of it that way you can operate all valves at any time.
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    Chainsaw fuel line help

    fuel line help Just warm it up a bit with a heat gun or some other heat source and it will get soft and slide right on.
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