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I live on the Oklahoma/Arkansas border on I-40 and have always wondered is there a market for all the cedar that grows 'wild' everywhere? I have access to almost 200 acres of which the cedars are like weeds and would like to have a contact that would harvest them. I know they use shavings for...

I've uploaded some pic's in hopes someone may be able to identify this tree. I've had several people look at the fruit and leaves but so far no one has been able to tell me anything. It's growing in Eastern Oklahoma and is the only one in the 25+ years living here I've come across so I'm...

Looking for a 30 something hp tractor and have been to all my local dealers. I like the L3400 Kubota but before I purchase it I was hoping to get some input from others here who have experience with the Kubota as well as the John Deere 3000 series or the Mahindra 35 series tractors. They all...

I've just started doing some milling with the mini-mill and can offer this advise from milling less than 2 dozen logs. At first, it takes quite a while to get the log prepped for milling. Getting the guide on the log and the log leveled seemed to take the longest time. Once you're installed...

I've noticed one of the 028's I have has a very high idle when the gas tank is low so am assuming the fuel line is shot and is drawing air? The last time I replaced a fuel line was a very time consuming effort. I'd sure like to know how you guys replace the fuel line and filter. I used a...

I usually just search my area and didn't know you can search all of craigslist. Could you let me know how you set the search up? Thanks.

I've been trying to find a parts saw for my Stihl 028 setting up saved searches on eBay and watching a lot of auctions. A couple of days ago, I put Stihl in my local craigslist search and it found a guy about 50 miles from here selling a MS250 but in the text also said he had 2 028's that he...

I've only ever used the oil that Stihl sells. I buy the 5.2 ounce bottle that makes 2 gallons of mix at 50 to 1, their recommendation. Doing the math, I come with 1.6 gallons of gas to get to a 40 to 1 ratio.

Hey Rob, How far are you from Keene? The 5 coldest winters of my life were in NH. I still loving going back to visit (in the warmer months). My wife is from the Boston area and still have a couple of brothers there. Would love to see the White Mountains once again. Beautiful country but...

Before getting my next chain saw gas I hope to get some advise as to mix ratio. I think it was in this group I've seen reference to a 40 to 1 mix ratio instead of the normal 50 to 1 for the Stihl but can't find the threads to re-read the reasoning behind this. I buy the hi-test gasoline and...

I have quite a lot of 'slabs' now after milling several oaks, ash and cedar and am wondering before I cut them for firewood is there another market for them? Some of the oak logs have 3-4 inches on the thicker side and guess they could be cut into smaller strips and used for molding. What do...

I'm a survivalist by heart first getting chickens in 1999 in case the fears of Y2K came to pass so have many years of raising them from chicks and have always elevated the nests 12-18" off the floor and giving them plenty of privacy by building the boxes flush with the inside with the main box...

My plan is to build a small shed/chicken coop combo using the cedar as siding (1/2 to 3/4) and the hardwood for 2 x material. I'd like to build a post and beam type structure elevated on piers so as to easily remove the chicken litter. It's a real PITA now to shovel out their coop by hand a...

Nervous is not good - but wary is. I looked up both meanings and agree. I was wary; careful, aware, marked by keen caution. What do you mean "ride underneath", do you mean underneath the 2 x 6" ? I was thinking a piece of U shaped metal much like the V channel that comes with the...

My setup is a Stihl 361 18"bar (.325 63ga) using RC chain. After building a work platform I first milled a cedar that produced a 7"x6"x8' cant, second was a smaller cedar, 5"x5"x8', and a 6"x6"x6' oak. I can certainly understand now why everyone suggests a larger saw. Even with the smaller...

I finally ordered the Alaskan mini-mill and expecting it to arrive today or tomorrow. I didn't order the ripping chain yet as I want to see how my Stihl 361 with an 18" inch bar does. I've seen reference to 2 different types of chain; 3/8 low-profile, which I'm told is smaller than the normal...

This sounds like the same problem I've posted here about my 028. After about 1/2 tank of gas, it starts acting like it's starved for fuel. I let it sit overnight and can cut about 10-15 minutes before it starts to fail again. I changed the vent hose as someone here suggested and thought the...

I've been trying to decide what chainsaw to purchase and thought I had it narrowed down to the Stihl 361 but then read a thread about the 372xp and thought that would be a better choice for what I'd like the saw to do (maybe an Alaskan III). I just got off the phone with my local Stihl/Husky...

The symptoms you describe, stalling after running for a while, was what I was experiencing on my older 028. Several people here gave me ideas and suggestions but my problem still existed. I finally took it to a Stihl dealer several cities away to see what they could find (my local guy gave...

I've been trying to determine which Stihl's are German and which are American made. My local Stihl dealer told me the way you can tell a German made from an American made (no mention of Brazil or China) is the color of the handle. The typical Stihl off white is German, orange and black are...