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    There's no money in selling firewood

    darn right rope! A friend and i alike, have pretty much decided to keep the firewood in the family and let those terds and butthole customers fend for themselves. Tought i was doing the right thing a month ago and let a friend of my wifes friend at work have a rick for half price, with free...
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    There's no money in selling firewood

    THATS RIGHT, PRETTY MUCH WHAT I TELL THEM! Amazing how mny people think, it's just wood and its free???? later
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    Anyone use a PORTABLE winch?

    I need a winch to work in remote areas for pulling lines, trees, logs, vehicles etc. where ordinary means are not at all possible. I've seen many portable winches, such as the rule gas powered winch, the lewis winch, etc. etc. I was wondering if anyone has any good or bad things they've...
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    Wacko firewood delivery

    i keep a light in all 3 of my trucks. Just meant they needed to turn on some real light, so i could see REAL good,lol. The ground from what i could see looked flat and grassy. But you're right, if id walked through i'd seen how wet it was. The delivery was before dark, but after all the...
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    There's no money in selling firewood

    I only bring wood home when i am payed to remove it! Then when i sell wood, i get cash. I sell to high end clients who want a good product and i get payed well for it. A friend owns a fireplace store and who do you think he sends his firewood referalls to????
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    Wacko firewood delivery

    Recently, i had a rick of wood headed out to wears valley,tn. I asked the lady like all my customers,a simple question. Are you all gonna stack it or do i have to stack it? I have to charge for stacking. She said no, we'll stack the wood. Second question, Is it level and can i back right in to...
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    Fire starter debate

    Dryer Lint for tender The propane torch is a very good, economical tool for starting fires. I used a torch on the same cylinder for what seemed like months of fire starting. I also like to use lint from the dryer. Havn't heard anyone say that yet, but it is a darn great tender, very...
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    Stacks on a Diesel pickup

    Hey man, i wouldn't put on stacks. Yes, they look awesome, but were made for tractor trailers so the rig didn't have to have 53 ft long tailpipes. Plus in a heavy rain they fill with water, also gotta worry bout the kids, dogs, cats, dirt dobbers,etc. crawlin in them. A friend has them and...
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    Need help findin a motorcycle

    I'm looking for an early 80's yamaha yz 50 or a 60 2cycle dirtbike. Running condition is preferred. Grew up on all the yamaha's and this one has proved hard to find. I'm in east tn. Will pay good money for the right bike!! contact Trevor Hunt-ISA Cert Arborist/Owner Clearview Tree @...
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    Anyone made a meat smoker on here?

    Hey there kennertree, that's a neat design on the thermometer. But, dosn't the brick kind of insulate the probe from a real accurate reading, being that it's in the center of the brick. I use a small handheld thermometer some. You just point it close and it'll temp interior temps or meat temps...
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    help with arborist certification exam

    hope you all passed the test. It is not at all an easy test. You must pay attention to wording. I would say that it's normal for folks to fail the first, don't feel bad if ya do. I would recomment pearson vue training ctr's for the exam, doing it computer based. it's only 100 bucks and you get...
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    Credit cards

    yeah, they get real pissed when you pay them off. then try to ram you with the sand paper condoment! ugghhhh, the last one i payed off like 3 yrs ago, i got some freak in indonesia. man they know how to set you up! pay cash, it d be an awesome economy if all these turds went down the tube!
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    ever heard of cutting the top half of a tree down?

    [yep, it's their tree, but your reputation! Here in Tn there is one place that i know of where topping is illegal. Think about it, if topping was illegal everywhere, then Certified Arborists like myself would have endless amounts of work. QUOTE=ozzy42;1754357]We have a lot of seniors here who...
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    Vertical Mulching

    Hey, are you mulching with the airspade? I'll try to get some pics to you. I wet the soil just a bit before i would use the airspade, wet dust can't fly!
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    Few more pics of the almost complete car.

    Hey slip, you mentioned you're running the gt 40 p's. Do you like em. Also, you say you did your own porting. What did you port, hopefully just the exhaust bump in the exhaust port. I believe that head will do pretty well for you. My last car had a 347, scat crank, h- beam rods, hand assembled...
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    First pine milling

    Took out a lot of big big pines the other day. A friend that has a mill is sawing it up and gonna give me half for my shop construction. Nice to get payed to get free lumber.
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    Underbidding-Big Biz???

    Looked at a removal of a large declining red-oak yesterday for an older couple on the lake. Gave em my price, talked a few minutes, and the lady tells me" Well you seem like a knowledgable guy, but this other guy said get estimates and call me back last and i'll see if i can beat the others"...
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    Hand saw for climbing

    I enjoy the Silky Zubat. Been 5years reliable so far
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