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  1. stillhunter

    My 2006 Craftsman riding mower....

    Bought it in 06 and it's been the best mower I've had. My yard is hilly and cutting the grass is pain in the ass- sitting on the side of the seat :rolleyes: I've pulled a drum aerator half filled w water many times up and down the hills. I have lots of Oaks and I mow/ blow the leaves into the...
  2. stillhunter

    Great Service!

    My 11 yr Ms291 has been to a shop one time, prolly 5 yrs ago for a check and tune. That shop is gone now. Months ago I noticed it was running a but rough but kept running. It got a lil worse so I took it the local Stihl tech guy @ Northerntool in Cary. A guy behind the window to the engine...
  3. stillhunter

    Youtube fixes !

  4. stillhunter

    XL-12

    Anybody near Raleigh NC. can work on mine? the oiler works but oil line is busted and the muffler is shot. The saw runs great, strong and LOUD!!!!
  5. stillhunter

    My first chainsaw....

    My father gave it to me in 1983? I and Stihl have it!
  6. stillhunter

    MS 291 gas cap leaking...

    I've had it for years and it's been great. I don't know if the O ring needs replaced, it looks good but could it be swollen?. I also notice the cap lock seems to be stuck and hard to shut.
  7. stillhunter

    How old is this generator?

    And it runs great!
  8. stillhunter

    My Roybi One+18v can cut...

    I'm not a pro but I've been felling and cutting firewood for 35+ yrs. I've this saw for 3 or 4 years and I've used it about 20 times around my house. Today I cut up some slightly green willow oak and some older white oak branches and I can't believe the battery lasted for 3 filled wheelbarrows...
  9. stillhunter

    Old Squire wood stove...

    I got one of this used Squire wood stove for cheap years ago. It had some cracks in the steel, one on the right upper corner of the door under that hood above the door. Two other cracks were in two corners on top/vent. A friend welded the cracks up good and now I'm ready to put it in my...
  10. stillhunter

    Biltmore Estate tragedy.....

    I assume the tree or the limb should of been cut down and not cabled..... https://www.wral.com/wife-sues-biltmore-estate-after-husband-killed-by-falling-tree-during-visit/20383791/
  11. stillhunter

    I've was swinging bush axes for 30+ years....

    and machetes..... I had these when I stopped surveying. I guess I cut down 10s of thousands of saplings and trees while I was cutting line. Broke a few bush axe blades and replaced handles on others when they broke. Broke a few/5 machetes over the years. The machetes from Columbia were the...
  12. stillhunter

    Kid climber

    Found this pic from about 1974. The Poplar was fat and about 130' tall, the tallest tree in the woods behind my house. It had a sister about 12/14" that was close/parallel the big tree. I found that I could grab the sister w my hands and walk up the trunk about 25/30' to reach the limbs on the...
  13. stillhunter

    Squire wood stove.....

    I bought a used one some years ago. It had a few cracks in the steel around the vent and one in the corner of the right door at the top.A friend wielded up all the cracks and grinded them flush. The fan works fine and I want to put it in my fireplace. It came w a surround but a few pieces were...
  14. stillhunter

    Size of liner?

    I have an insert woodstove I want to put in my brick fireplace.The chimney is 12" clay and about 16' above the damper.The vent is 4x15". I'll use an adapter for liner pipe. What size pipe?
  15. stillhunter

    Poplar trees in my yard.

    I have tons of tall, 100'+ strait poplars in the back yard.No branches lower than 50'.A few are more than 4' dbh. I want them cut down and wonder if what their value might be for veneer? this tree is not one of the big trees
  16. stillhunter

    I found a Unicorn and took it home today

    20 yr. old, 5.7, About all options,4x4.Z71,HD trailer pkg.leather,locking 3.73 rear, etc.etc.etc. pulled the carpet off so it did'nt get rained on and found this.............. 2 hrs from my home, it made 18.1mpg driving it home across some hilly country and I'm sure it can do better w some...
  17. stillhunter

    Let us discuss the Mimosa.....

    I have one a few feet from my deck. I've cut it off near the ground several times in 6 or more years, but it seems to come back w a vengeance each time. We had a huge one in the backyard @ the last place we lived we loved the shade and the smell of the flowers in bloom. My wife is very afraid of...
  18. stillhunter

    Air filters for Sthil MS291...

    I see the oem style and pleated ones online, any difference or is one better than the other?
  19. stillhunter

    Cedar lures

    A good friend of mine gave me these for a Christmas present. He's been making/painting etc. these hand made lures for a decade at least and makes about a dozen kinds of crank baits and top water lures like these. the lines on lure in the last pic is the reflection of the backdoor windowpanes.
  20. stillhunter

    New to me used Squire wood stove restoration...

    I posted about this stove recently and I AM going to install a liner in the chimney. The stove has some exterior rust on the steel cabinet and the cast iron doors. What would be the best way to remove the rust from the box and doors? I have a 4" grinder/wire wheel and have access to a larger...
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