Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX GTG (Next GTG 08/27/2016 ) Fort Scott, KS

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workshop said:
Anybody ever use "TrueFuel"? I know it's been talked about and it's great for storing a saw. But I had some given to me today and was wondering if it's really good stuff.
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you have in my little orange saw :) stores good, you have to tune for it sometimes, it seems to make my 5020av run way faster than regular mix idk why its real sensitive to fuel, it high dollar but might be worth the money in saws that sit.
 
good to see you all here!! me and dad took two monster dead elms yesterday, they were full of widowmakers. I climed up in to one of the trees and put three chains in it, had a hundred feet of chain hooked to the tractor. with some carefull notching and pulling we got it on the ground safely. two of the forks of the biggest tree were 20" +
worked my little saws pretty hard! still got some of the biggest stuff left to cut (will take at least a 24" from both sides). i might just lit the termites have the biggest stuff, later cobey
 
old cookie said:
I bet Digger was just a little proud of himself ,and it shows.I bet diggers dad was a lot proud,just guessing.
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Maybe a little. It is awfully nice to have fresh, tender meat on the table. That was the part he enjoyed the most. He said it made him feel like he was doing the "dad part" of putting food on the table for the family.

Okay, maybe a lot. :D
 
diggers_dad said:
Maybe a little. It is awfully nice to have fresh, tender meat on the table. That was the part he enjoyed the most. He said it made him feel like he was doing the "dad part" of putting food on the table for the family.

Okay, maybe a lot. :D
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Yup... They're just little men in the making... They like to think they're contributing...
Tell him to keep it up!!
Go digger!!!
 
Ok everybody, I didn't get a chance to check out another site for the Charity Cut on Saturday as planned. Something about Deer season and an excess of lead flying around kept me from it. But I did drive down Sunday evening and found the entrance gate to the property. I'll be going back down tomorrow afternoon to actually scout it out. Supposed to be more wood easier got to (we'll see). I'll keep everybody posted.
On another note, Ed (remember the guy on the tractor at the first cut?) has been asked by Convoy of Hope to accompany them to the Phillipines to help with the hurricane recovery. He will be leaving this week and will be back December 12th. I ask everyone to say a special word to the man upstairs for his safe return.
Thanks everyone for your help.
Steve
 
We went down and looked at the other site this afternoon. From the road to the site is 2 to 2 1/2 miles of tractor path. Similar to what's at the camp, just on a grander scale. Have to cross one stream, about a foot deep but with rough bedrock. Clime the side of a ridge for about 3/4 mile and can be rough in spots. Once on top it is a hayfield with tractor paths leading out into the woods at a few points. Most of the wood is widely scattered and down the sides of the ridge. In defense of the area, I was able to go most everywhere in 2 wheel drive in my Cj5, but it does good almost everywhere. However most 2 wheel drive stuff won't make it passed the stream crossing. Most of you are familiar with where we cut the last time and how to get in and out of it. This second place is a little rougher and covers a bigger area. My question is, which place would you rather go to. The second place is about 15 miles south/southwest of Ozark Mo and borders Mark Twain National Forest. Google it at 2060 Redbridge Road, Ozark Mo.
Let me know what you all think.
Thanks for everything you guys do.
Steve
 
"I ask everyone to say a special word to the Man upstairs for his safe return."

Done.

workshop said:
My question is, which place would you rather go to.
Let me know what you all think.
Thanks for everything you guys do.
Steve
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I have a Chevy 4WD running good 10 ply tires. I was raised in the Ozarks and can follow a winding, switchback trail made by a rabid goat.

I'm in regardless of the "where."

dd
 
:(Morning folks, raining here this morning and looking to be a gloomy ole day. I was supposed to help a man split some wood this morning and bring home a load for myself.
I finally got a heater core in my truck monday evening, heat is good this time of year.
 
Mo. Jim said:
:(Morning folks, raining here this morning and looking to be a gloomy ole day. I was supposed to help a man split some wood this morning and bring home a load for myself.
I finally got a heater core in my truck monday evening, heat is good this time of year.
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Mornin' Jim.
Those heater cores can be a bear. I always hated crawling under the dash to get to everything, made my back sore.

No rain here, for the time being. I took a day off work and will try to cut a little this afternoon.
 
Charity Cut III:

Workshop, I'm flexible. May need to bum a hitch to move on site like last time. I will have to see if the Mule will be available.

How spread out / easy to get to is the wood at the new spot versus the last one. The site with the least amount of scrounging sounds good to me. Also, once gathered how much of a challenge will it be to haul the wood out on the trailers? Which site is closer to the wood storage areas? Has anyone be back to last site to clean up the wood Lurch2 cut which we did not have time to pick up & split? If we need to clean up from last cut & we know where it is located, it might be as well to go back there. If it gets slick neither site would be good options. Thankfully we generally don't have the real bad weather until after the first of the year.

With Ed being out of country for a while, will his trailers be available & on site? Do you have line on extra trailers? You know how much I hate dropping split wood on the ground instead of on a trailer or truck. Maybe Bob will have his trailer available.

Again, we all appreciate all the work you are putting into finding locations for cutting.
 

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