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Not sure why no one has chimed in with Skull Bucket. Its basically just like the old school Aluminum lids, wide brim, good suspension, and made in the USA. I'll vouch for their comfortability and quality. Haven't been hit yet and hope to not be though so I wont comment on that performance aspect...

In August 2022 I was quoted between $3800 and $4200 depending on desired options for a Princess. I went with a King though at the $5200 price point. This is/was after calling all dealers from East Illinois state line to East Indiana state line, Kalamazoo MI to Indianapolis IN. There was...

Yeah, you aren't joking. The pro-safety's are no different. I've stabbed myself pretty good a handful of times. Props for the 3 point feedback. Ill likely try to snag a set here soon before I start cutting again.

Yes and no. They bite really well into oak, hickory, and the rough bark species but you really have to forcibly set them on smooth bark like sycamore, maples, etc. As the power head rotates through the cut the upper teeth of the dogs move in and the lower teeth slip out and you have to reset...

Boards come off my mill rough, go through my roughing planer which makes it sort of smooth, then gets stickered in the back barn for 1-3 years depending on species. I'm finishing up a loft in the newest barn specifically for air drying. Loft is directly under the roof tin and gets nice and warm...

Most of my milled lumber is used for furniture pieces. This is a piece I created for a good friends wedding. A wine bar built to hold 21 bottles, a wine fridge, and stowaway shelves for wine glasses and the such. Make from my stash of black walnut with some red oak for accents. Simply sealed...

Here ya go. She's filthy right now from finishing up the last of firewood processing in October. Need to clean her up and prep her for my cutting season that starts in February. The triple port exhaust with the bark box is wild. This thing screamed like a banshee when new; everyone this...

Interesting. I've seen one or two fallers with them and they said they liked the bar with no complaints. I've got my my Stihl's and im beyond happy with them but have been looking at a Sugi 36". Wasn't sure if it was worth testing the Walker or not.

Not to drag up old threads, but its pertinent. Anyone had any experience with the Walker bars? https://walkerssawshop.com/chainsaws/bars-and-chains/walkers-saw-shop-lights/ From the little bit of info I can dig up, Sugihara seems to be the OEM, but they utilize the Oregon single rivet sprocket...

The bark box will calm down after some use the same way your car exhaust mellows after a few months. Brand new it will hurt the ears at full throttle regardless of your ear pro. after 10-15 tanks its not as sharp in pitch. Still requires ear pro, but isn't nearly as deafening a sound as new. It...

Most of the work I do revolves around the use of a skid steer with forks and grapple as well as excavators with thumbs. I do not outright own any of the equipment yet as equipment prices skyrocketed in 2021 (im talking full on doubled and even higher) and the plan I had to have one paid for in...

Ha! Funny to see that people are still reading the old thread and interested in it. Sure, I can do an update. Where to start. Well after that first year I ended up rebuilding that old VC Duchwest stove which turned it from that wood hungry monster it was into a much more mellow, long burning...

Does anyone else experience issues with saws throwing certain size chains? I have a beefed up 461 that just does not like 28” loops. Running standard STIHL RS full-comp on both standard ES and ES-lite bars with rakers ground to .040. Chain is always tensioned proper once warmed up and monitored...

It is nothing to make a habit of, but 20 footers will ride, all-be-it a little squirrely with that much weight behind the fulcrum point of the bed. The neighbor farm called and said they had some good large oaks suitable to be milled, so I went and grabbed the long ones yesterday and then bucked...

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is not the woods and trees but the very people you may work with. They may not be as well versed or on their toes and anticipating. On windrow jobs I've had the farmer show up halfway thru with dozers and excavators to do cleanup and cause all sorts of...

Not so much in the woods here as I do a lot of windrow / fence row clearing and management for many of the local farms. Most of what I cut is trash trees that get bettered by the wind and thus, entangled, broken, etc, and leaves a lot to chance. I don't often film, but for whatever reason felt...

Something about the new body style in '67 was just, different. Haven't been able to place it since it is basically the same frames, but the late 60's early 70's Chevrolets just drove different from their earlier counterparts. All of the early 60's models I have driven have all steered really...

Ill chime in. Purpose built specifically for this job. She has officially broke even now on money spent building it vs money saved on propane bills. So at this point, its a true money saving truck and worthwhile investment. It is a dump bed, so I load with the skid loader or tractor and then...

This make sense. It is counter intuitive, and the opposite of how the old VC ran, but logically it makes sense to me. Granted, most cat stoves have primary, and secondary air; primary for the firebox, secondary for the cat. BK's only run the one. By my understanding (from what im seeing), the...

I was pegging the cat with the bypass closed and the thermostat turned down to basically off. Thats what rattled me at first. There was no "operate at high for 30 minutes before turndown" as per the manual because the cat took off in under 5 and at the 15 minute mark was making tracks into the...