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  1. redprospector

    MISSING POSTS

    Maybe someone just doesn't like what I had to say. Everything I posted yesterday is gone now. :eek: The last time this site started acting screwy, I got a couple of viruses on my computer. Had to pay to get them gone. I think the world of everyone here, and enjoy BSing, but I'm not taking any...
  2. redprospector

    Low impact pre-commercial thinning with a skidsteer - am I nuts?

    Shhhhhhh. Hear that gurgling sound? Let it die fella's, just let it die.
  3. redprospector

    10 acres - Need guidance

    Just about all masticator's will do that, it all depends on the operator. Does he know what he's doing, or maybe does he care. Is he in a hurry to get your little job out of the way so he can get on to something else, or does he want to do a good job. Then there is always the land owners part...
  4. redprospector

    Low impact pre-commercial thinning with a skidsteer - am I nuts?

    A "20ish degree hill" is a 37ish % grade, probably not advisable to bring a "loaded" truck down that. You'd be money ahead to skid your wood down that one, for your own safety. Maybe you don't know either. 40k after expenses on 425 cords? Without disturbing the "underbrush"? I think you'd better...
  5. redprospector

    Low impact pre-commercial thinning with a skidsteer - am I nuts?

    Everything you do will eat into your profits...if there are any profits to begin with. You called this a pre-commercial thinning, and generally I get paid to do a pre-commercial thin, and can have salvage rights to any wood that I want to haul off. If it's really a pre-commercial thin then there...
  6. redprospector

    10 acres - Need guidance

    Sorry I'm a little late to this party. I haven't been around lately. I won't price another mans work, especially in another part of the country, but I'll give you my best guess. A lot of guy's charge for a mulcher/masticator by the hour. It sounds pretty high unless they say it real fast...
  7. redprospector

    Low impact pre-commercial thinning with a skidsteer - am I nuts?

    If you're going to skid logs, nothing works as well as something that was designed to skid logs. A skid steer, CTL, or MTL has it's place. Usually found close to the road. In a pinch, a CTL can be used for other things in the woods. But it's a long, hard, slow go. If you insist on hauling...
  8. redprospector

    What the heck was I thinking???

    Haha. If it comes down to a few feet of barbed wire making or breaking me I'm in trouble. :laugh: My John Deere dealer has been the biggest thing slowing me down lately. I wish I could sell them for scrap. Those teeth are great in the rocks. They are actually rock trencher teeth. I've got a...
  9. redprospector

    Power/Telephone poles, cutting of

    Spit in the other? :laugh:
  10. redprospector

    the feathry truth

    This thread brings me to mind of what a former Mescalero Apache Chief once said. I think it was in 91, the enviro's were letting us have it with both barrels. Mexican Spotted Owl, Goss Hawk, some kind of salamander, butterflies, and even a thistle. About the only logging jobs were on the...
  11. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    RotaxRobert used to be on here. He owns one of the aluminum block V-8 Buicks.
  12. redprospector

    Power/Telephone poles, cutting of

    Unfortunately that's one of the last markets left here. Buyers from Mexico want "telephone poles" to be sent south of the border. They are looking for poles that are 25' 6" long, :dizzy: with a butt no bigger than 13", and a top no less than 8". They say they'll pay $8 each in the deck, or $10...
  13. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    All it takes is money. :laugh: :cry: Tuning changes by the minute sometimes. Our competitions are anywhere from 5000' elevation, to 9000' elevation, I've got a big aspirin bottle full of main jets. Yeah, I want to see one man run one of those Buick's without a helper. Or make an up cut with...
  14. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    Originally it was an 86 KX250. My son in law, who used to be on here a lot (romeo), built the whole thing for me. He used a pipe off a bike, but did a lot of "adjusting" on lengths. I didn't compete at any shows this last season, so I'll have to dig up some old stuff. She's due for a new piston...
  15. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    Never measured. Probably a pint. Just enough to warm up, and make your cuts. I warmed it up a little extra once and ran out of gas on the last cut. :eek:
  16. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    No, but he could cut high stumps really fast. :laugh:
  17. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    Ok then, I'll see what I can do about getting some of this crap North & West.
  18. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    Clint, Just to show that I have no prejudice toward lesser wrap handles, here's a pic of my 1/4 wrap. :laugh:
  19. redprospector

    The "Not So Pro" discussion thread...of course Pros are welcome!

    What? You don't like Dolmars? Andy
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