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Most guys have been pretty cool. Couple of the guys in MN who belong to the other sites turned out to be snakes. And ctyank was a real strange dude (right @MechanicMatt lol).
I used to fish pretty heavily and moderated a board and a couple of forums. The craziest thing to me is that some people will do anything for approval from their so called peers. I'd run into it all the time where guys were mouthy as hell but then came to one of your seminars or tournaments and they were the complete opposite. It blew my mind.

I've always played it above the board and if you have a problem with something I have done or said I expect to be called on it. If I wronged you there probably is a way to rectify it, you just have to ask. One thing I have little time for is idiots and free loaders. In real life I am know to be the guy who is always willing to help.
 
Its funny you guys mention this. I'm into 1/5scale DC, which uses 2 stroke engines. I've recently started buying and selling off my other rc stuff that I no longer use, some of the guys I thought I knew are nothing like they are online, in person.
100cc 2stroke twin
 

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I used to fish pretty heavily and moderated a board and a couple of forums. The craziest thing to me is that some people will do anything for approval from their so called peers. I'd run into it all the time where guys were mouthy as hell but then came to one of your seminars or tournaments and they were the complete opposite. It blew my mind.

I've always played it above the board and if you have a problem with something I have done or said I expect to be called on it. If I wronged you there probably is a way to rectify it, you just have to ask. One thing I have little time for is idiots and free loaders. In real life I am know to be the guy who is always willing to help.
Were you ever on fishingmn forums?
 
I know this thread is about scrounging free wood(and everything else):laugh: but when deals come ya gotta grab em. I only have a pic of the pile a guy offered me because I was to busy hauling it home last week. The stack is a bit over 6 cords. Hickory,locust ,oak,cherry and some type of hard maple.Only 2 miles from the house. Some neede resplit to suit me. Long stuff over 18" is mostly all sold.About a cord of hickory in in MY pile. 1 cord left to sell. Did I mention it cost me less than $100 per cord? :happy:
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I brought down one of the 12’ black oak logs Sunday. When I got down to the end of ten miles of dirt road the log was mostly out of the trailer and dragging behind. I still had an hour to go, if I was in a car. I used the truck’s rear winch to pull it back in. Originally I had a chain and binder across the log, side to side. The only reason it didn’t come out all together is I hooked the tail of the forward lifting chain to the trailer side, to keep it inside. I wasn’t using the forward lifting chain to secure it. It was dark, that’s why I didn’t notice the log dragging behind.

This was my first time hauling wood that wasn’t already bucked to length. I think I need to borrow a car trailer and use three chains and binders. I’ll have to get the ratcheting type binder. Going across with this type, I couldn’t grab another link. There’s no give. The ratcheting type lets you adjust it to the correct tension, instead of another link being your only choice. Or I suppose I could use ratchet straps, I prefer chain and binder for stuff this heavy though.

There’s a second log, but there’s two feet of snow up there now. I had a hard enough time getting up our driveway with 3” of snow on Sunday. I have two sets of chains, but didn’t have them on. I could try it that way, undecided.

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You can see the flat spot from dragging the log.
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Two feet of snow up there now and 40 to 54 inches predicted in the next week. It could be months before I get back in there.
 
I've gone icefishing a few times and all the while standing there I'm looking at the shoreline thinking and wishing I was over there cutting on the big dead elm instead of wasting my time here. I have a hard time catching fish when I can cast in a 50 foot radius around me and I'm expected to catch something down a 6" hole? Nope, not for me.
 
I've gone icefishing a few times and all the while standing there I'm looking at the shoreline thinking and wishing I was over there cutting on the big dead elm instead of wasting my time here. I have a hard time catching fish when I can cast in a 50 foot radius around me and I'm expected to catch something down a 6" hole? Nope, not for me.
It's almost to damn cold for me to reach in the freezer for some haddock filets. :surprised3: Now 20* and a chainsaw in my hand..... :rock2:
 
A few thoughts.

You don’t get cold riding snowmobiles....driving actually takes energy so you stay warm. And unless you have one of the new ugly ones with no windshield, you are partially to mostly protected from the wind.

Ice fishing in temps below 20 or when windy without a shelter or a bonfire is dumb and I refuse to do it.

-40 with no wind isn’t cold if you have proper clothing and are doing manual activity ie skiing/snowshoeing/walking etc.

I hate the wind. Winter or summer. Always ****ing everything up.
 

A few thoughts.

You don’t get cold riding snowmobiles....driving actually takes energy so you stay warm. And unless you have one of the new ugly ones with no windshield, you are partially to mostly protected from the wind.

Ice fishing in temps below 20 or when windy without a shelter or a bonfire is dumb and I refuse to do it.

-40 with no wind isn’t cold if you have proper clothing and are doing manual activity ie skiing/snowshoeing/walking etc.

I hate the wind. Winter or summer. Always ****ing everything up.
Wind SUCKS.
 
Yep, the 462 is a beast for a 70cc saw, just don't tell my husky friends I said that lol.
I have some older saws, but I don't work on them, even though I can :laugh:. I've worked on so many things because I couldn't afford not to, that these days I do what I can to avoid them. I did put a new caliper, pads and rotor on the little Honda odyssey friday, I can't see paying a few hundred dollars for something I can do for just over 100. Everything in life is about balance, since I used to do all that work on everything the first half of my life, I feel I need to balance out the last half of my life:rock2:.
They don't have to break to hit you, the lengths I was talking about hitting you are from popping off :surprised3:.
Watch this one in slow motion, my reflexes are a little slow getting out of the way in case it would have hit me, about 3/4 of a second slow, it could have done some serious damage at 15k rpms o_O

She was screaming fast.
That chain was to close to you for sure.
 
A few thoughts.

You don’t get cold riding snowmobiles....driving actually takes energy so you stay warm. And unless you have one of the new ugly ones with no windshield, you are partially to mostly protected from the wind.

Ice fishing in temps below 20 or when windy without a shelter or a bonfire is dumb and I refuse to do it.

-40 with no wind isn’t cold if you have proper clothing and are doing manual activity ie skiing/snowshoeing/walking etc.

I hate the wind. Winter or summer. Always ****ing everything up.
Think I'm pretty well protected from the wind. Honda even made ductwork like old VW bugs open the flap air goes over the pipes and hot air hits your feet and legs . Even the Harley has some protection. But even 30° at 50 mph sucks 20200725_191405.jpg20200525_162546.jpg
 
If actively riding you can keep warm. I did the abitibi canyon trail which is about as far north as the trails in Ontario go. It was -30°C and at 100km/h the wind chill is like -54 (-65°F). Got frostbite on my face where the nosepiece touches behind the visor. Heated visor even. Had black marks on my face for weeks but was otherwise warm enough on that ride. Good gear is essential.

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