I don't mean to start an oil thread... but 2:1 is a little more oil than I tend to mix with my fuel.I know we're all a frugal bunch here.Just saw this. 99 cents a gallon,German quality, mix AND bar oil.
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Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Wider and longer is just another reason to find something wrong with the trees to justify taking them down?
This right here ^^^^^ 4wd and a workhorse, not fast, or shiny, and its not exactly a panty dropper, but its lot of bang for the buck.
I know we're all a frugal bunch here.
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Too funny. Something got lost in the translation to ENGLICH? Its your fuel mix AND your bar oil? 99 cents a gallon? Or do I have to pay for it in Yen, or in Deutsmarks? (sp)..... Whats the echange rate on dollars to Yen anyway. Or as President Bush once said, "How much is a Brazilian Dollars?"
Please dont delete my post, it wasn't THAT political.....
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Can't go wrong with that mix ratio though!Bottled In Peoples Republic of China with a German milk jug...
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Belt drive is also prone to leaving you stranded if the belt gets wet. There is no way I would own a belt drive machine for my main machine.
Yea my old Remingtons are 16:1 back in the day using 30wt oil for both mix and bar. Some of them old saws were 8:1 - 10:1 30wtCan't go wrong with that mix ratio though!
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There are belt drives and there are belt drives, Yamaha's are waaaaaaay above the others in that regard, and mine has never failed me in ANY way, it always works perfectly for the situation and Yamahas belt last about forever.
My 600 Grizzly from the 90's still has the original belt and it still works perfectly.
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Knock on wood, only blown one belt ever and that was back in my old Polaris 700 Ranger sxs....was towing an outhouse on a trailer up a steep hill. Mashed the throttle in high gear and the belt said nope. Had to go home to get a different wheeler LOL. That was a "******" experience ha ha.
On a side note if you leave a Polaris 4 wheeler in standing water for more than a few minutes, the clutch area will fill up with water eventually and you will be stuck there.
In the spirit of making stuff from trees I felled and milled with my Alaskan mill...
I still have my 1960s vintage Wham-O Sportsman. As kids my neighbor and I always seemed to have a slingshot, BB gun, or hatchet in our hands... I shot a fair number of critters with the sling shot... sometimes using the course sand/stone dust the town spread on the road in the winter as "bird shot" for birds. Quarter inch steel balls were used for other game such as rabbits. I used it to encourage squirrels to move around the side of a tree so I could shoot it with a .22 also.
About 8 years ago I was playing with patterns in my woodworking shop to guide the cutters on my 3 HP shaper and bit on my router table. I made about 25 copies of the Sportsman out of white oak... The originals were made from ash but it was before the Emerald Ash Borer killed all the ash trees around here... once that happened I milled a lot of ash!
My copies were far more refined that the originals which were asymmetrical, full of saw marks, with crooked band slots. Mine are symmetrical and have no saw marks as I ran them through the shaper and router table, and then sanded them. I made the bands out of large rubber bands and the pouches out of split leather I had. I still have some of the slingshots but most were given to friends and used as bucket raffle prizes at my sportsmen's club.
Below is my '60s vintage Sportsman that I painted black. The others are some of the copies I made.
I still have my 1960s vintage Wham-O Sportsman. As kids my neighbor and I always seemed to have a slingshot, BB gun, or hatchet in our hands... I shot a fair number of critters with the sling shot... sometimes using the course sand/stone dust the town spread on the road in the winter as "bird shot" for birds. Quarter inch steel balls were used for other game such as rabbits. I used it to encourage squirrels to move around the side of a tree so I could shoot it with a .22 also.
About 8 years ago I was playing with patterns in my woodworking shop to guide the cutters on my 3 HP shaper and bit on my router table. I made about 25 copies of the Sportsman out of white oak... The originals were made from ash but it was before the Emerald Ash Borer killed all the ash trees around here... once that happened I milled a lot of ash!
My copies were far more refined that the originals which were asymmetrical, full of saw marks, with crooked band slots. Mine are symmetrical and have no saw marks as I ran them through the shaper and router table, and then sanded them. I made the bands out of large rubber bands and the pouches out of split leather I had. I still have some of the slingshots but most were given to friends and used as bucket raffle prizes at my sportsmen's club.
Below is my '60s vintage Sportsman that I painted black. The others are some of the copies I made.
Just saw this while trying to find this oil. I can get parts from bed bath and beyondI know we're all a frugal bunch here.
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My Polaris 570 has gone through lots of puddles (some deep) on logging roads (but I don't sit in them) and has plowed lots of snow.
I've not had any problems with the belt or tires or drivetrain. In addition to a tune up, replaced the fuel pump and voltage regulator, but no other issues.
And I did get a trailer with wide tires!
I've not had any problems with the belt or tires or drivetrain. In addition to a tune up, replaced the fuel pump and voltage regulator, but no other issues.
And I did get a trailer with wide tires!
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No problems here either , and use it weekly for 3 1/2 years now . Plows like a MFer
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FYI, the log and all the rounds pictured are Black Cherry.
The Polar dump trailer has a 1,400 lb capacity, and I love the wide wheels and removable sides. The only downside is that it does not have any suspension, but it is a ruggedly built trailer.
The Polar dump trailer has a 1,400 lb capacity, and I love the wide wheels and removable sides. The only downside is that it does not have any suspension, but it is a ruggedly built trailer.
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You guys are making me jelly
Seems they have turned into an Amazon/WalMart type site... many pages of Farmertec available.Just saw this while trying to find this oil. I can get parts from bed bath and beyond
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I considered getting a Mahindra or Kubota first but I need to build a barn and a quad would be an easier machine to use first with a trailer to/from my garage.
