Is that your Skid Steer? If so, how do you like it? I'm in the market fir either a Skid steer or 60-70 horse tractor.Thanks to the powerline clearing folks, I scrounged my first log to mill, 100 yards from the house!
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Love it! I was a self employed excavating contractor for 10 years. Got out of it and sold everything (including a skid loader) except my backhoe. Decided that wasn't the right choice after a year. Sold the hoe and got the skid steer with a backhoe attachment. I also have a grapple and over the wheel tracks. With the tracks it'll go just about anywhere. And it's small enough to move around on a trailer behind a pickup.Is that your Skid Steer? If so, how do you like it? I'm in the market fir either a Skid steer or 60-70 horse tractor.
Exactly along the lines of what Im looking fir. I heard they can be hard to work on? Whats your opinion on that? Also, what is the advantage disadvantage to over the wheel tracks vs a fixed high track with rollers, bogies and a final drive? How much fir the grapple and how big around of log will it lift? How heavy a log? Sorry about all the questions. I just don't want to go into a 30+ thousand dollar investment on equipment I know nothing about!Love it! I was a self employed excavating contractor for 10 years. Got out of it and sold everything (including a skid loader) except my backhoe. Decided that wasn't the right choice after a year. Sold the hoe and got the skid steer with a backhoe attachment. I also have a grapple and over the wheel tracks. With the tracks it'll go just about anywhere. And it's small enough to move around on a trailer behind a pickup.View attachment 1049224
Mind blowing that there wasn't even a traffic control flagger or someone along those lines? Scary stuff indeed!
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I know they make improved cases by fireforming, but I've not heard of firing sub-caliber bullets to fireform before. I just don't imagine that would be good for your gun barrel.I MUCH prefer to fireform, to make .338-06 brass, so as to keep the neck thickness even all around, tapered expanders don't always do that as well...
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The guy at the local Sand and Gravel is awesome at loading my pickup. My previous F250 would be almost hanging when I left there. After a load of stone I put 5000 air bags in it and went back two weeks later for another load of stone. He had my 8 foot bed maxed and the truck was well above level. He opened the loader door and waved me over. Asked what I had done to my truck. When i told him he started laughing. I've gone there with my Ram 2500 and maxed that bed out and the truck is still above level with a full load. That truck has coil springs.Loaders can be jerks for sure. If they can't guess 2 tons withing 3 or 4 hundred pounds, they shouldn't be in a loader!! I'm lucky here. Got a great loader and he's spot on with the weight and not dumping it all on one side.
I have fire formed 6.5 Swede into 7.5 French Mas cartridges without any issues. I used a tapered wooden plug in the cartridge.I know they make improved cases by fireforming, but I've not heard of firing sub-caliber bullets to fireform before. I just don't imagine that would be good for your gun barrel.
All of the articles I saw, and reloading manuals I checked recommended running the brass through the sizing die, so I did. It does shorten the brass a bit, so it will not need to be trimmed for a while.
Post in thread 'Good Morning check in' https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/good-morning-check-in.103636/post-7914861Anyone else have an add blocking part of the screen on the right side? I can’t make it go away, and it’s frustrating not being able to see part of the page.
Edit: Now I see that an upgrade will get rid of the adds.
I put a folded moving blanket over my roof and a carpet over my tailgate. My local place has never dropped a 3/4" stone on the roof on any of my former or present pickup. This guy is good.I seriously would take a 70's era suburban for a family vehicle if I ever found a real nice one.
I've always thought I'd go though it and replace every wear item ( externals around the engine, brake system etc.) Keep an extra kidney for the distributor in the glove box, and a few tools. I would feel more comfortable driving that to California than I would a new vehicle with the 1000's of things that can go wrong with them at any moment.
On the gravel pit, ours stopped loading pick ups for a while, probably over the psychos who came in brand new pick ups expecting to keep them pristine in a gravel pit. ( Which I agree is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. )
After a while , I think they realized just how much money it was costing them so they opened it back up to single axle trucks. It's got to be a tough spot for them , but there are better ways to handle it than being reckless and trying to destroy someone's truck. I'd probably make anyone in a nice truck sign a damage waiver when they weigh in.
I myself won't own a truck I'm afraid to use like a truck unless I'm fortunate enough to also have a " work truck" for stone etc.
My FIL and I used to do Maple syrup when he was alive. We used to get 3 or 4 gallons a season. A bad year would bring in about 2 - 2 1/2 gallons. Most of those trees are now gone thanks to road salt.We’ll see how much I get this year . On average I get 2 to three gallons . A few years ago I did over 5 was a long season . View attachment 1049043View attachment 1049044
Our only equipment rental store in town is very limited on Skid Steer attachments and a ways away from were I live. They are also the Towns Husky dealership! That in itself raises a suspicious eye brow!You are presuming he is near a rental place!
That is why I put down 3/4" stone so that doesn't happen. I have that same problem right now on the rest of the property.January 16th sunny at 45 degrees. This is March/April weather . Sucks because if I use the equipment around the wood pile I’ll have a rutty mess .
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