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As far as fire starters go, diesel is cheap and lights with a match. As long as you don’t get it to vapor form (by pouring it on hot coals), it’s pretty easy to work with.

I was in high school and poured some on coals....then as I was approaching with a lit match WHOOM as soon as it hit the cloud of vapor and I didn’t need to worry about the hairs on the back of my hand or lower arm for the next few months lol.

Absolutely right. The key is to get it burning quickly then you're good. A few years ago I was trying to get a burn pile going - it was green, the weather was wet and it was the last day before fire restrictions started. And I didn't get it going the first time. I threw on more diesel onto the only little flame left which put it out, then I watched the white vapour cloud rising up and thought it would be good not to go near it. Then it caught. WWHHHOOOOSSSHHHH! Glad I was standing back, but it was a good learning experience and no harm done. I think using the noodles around the base and tucked up a little between the poles will make a good addition to get it up and going quickly.

That's awesome :).
Do you have any problems with the lighter debris flying out, or does it just launch 40 meters into the air and go over everyone.

I'll be making a public safety announcement before I light up reminding parents that a lot of stuff is going to go up and then it is going to come down. Kids like to run around under it and as a rule, by the time stuff comes down it is no longer on fire. All the same, a cinder in the eye is no fun and parents will be reminded that their children are their responsibility.
 
Sweet, I think I need one of those :rock:, but that would mean I'd have to do all that heavy work:muscle:.
When I went to Nashville Auto Diesel they called the standard transmission class, "finger pinching 101" :surprised3:. I'd rather run the equipment than work on it, same with saws, even though I'm pretty mechanically inclined. After I finish the chicken run there's a kohler motor on a zero turn mower waiting for me, just got the new head gaskets yesterday, I'd rather be mowing:yes:.
Do you work on them start to finish, or specialize.
Well that's a hard question to answer in a timely fashion. Very short story, I don't work there anymore. We worked on everything and anything piston driven, kohlers to Cooper bessamen engines and anything and everything In between. I was a road tech and literally got sent all over the east coast to diagnose and fix engines under warranty. I really miss what I did. Had a kid, got the speech from my wife and ended up having to quit. Spending 29 days of the month on the road wasn't good for family life. Got a township job, couldn't take the pay hit, now I'm a ride mechanic for a prominent theme park local to me. I enjoy it for the most part, we do the rigging, and crane work as well. Not near as fulfilling as getting a broken down engine running but it pays well and it's close so I get to be home with the wife and kids. I do a good bit of small engine work and still have my 12v cummins to get my engine fix, as well as large scale rc.
 
hope he catches them,,and has a little CHIT_CHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He already talked with them last yr. Darn low stealing. Guess that's how it works, do something illegal, do something else illegal to cover it up. Seems to be a lot of that going on in this country right now.
 
Well that's a hard question to answer in a timely fashion. Very short story, I don't work there anymore. We worked on everything and anything piston driven, kohlers to Cooper bessamen engines and anything and everything In between. I was a road tech and literally got sent all over the east coast to diagnose and fix engines under warranty. I really miss what I did. Had a kid, got the speech from my wife and ended up having to quit. Spending 29 days of the month on the road wasn't good for family life. Got a township job, couldn't take the pay hit, now I'm a ride mechanic for a prominent theme park local to me. I enjoy it for the most part, we do the rigging, and crane work as well. Not near as fulfilling as getting a broken down engine running but it pays well and it's close so I get to be home with the wife and kids. I do a good bit of small engine work and still have my 12v cummins to get my engine fix, as well as large scale rc.
I had to get off the rd a long time ago to be there for the kiddos too, best thing you can do if the wife asks you to. It ended up working out great long term for me, because I had my older kids every other weekend, so I couldn't take a job driving on the weekends. I would call a possible place of employment on a Saturday, if anyone was in the office I assumed the drivers would be on the road too. So I can count the weekends I worked in 15yrs on both hands, well at least for the companies I was driving for :).
That sounds like an interesting job, nice it's not always doing the same thing day in and day out.
 
I had to get off the rd a long time ago to be there for the kiddos too, best thing you can do if the wife asks you to. It ended up working out great long term for me, because I had my older kids every other weekend, so I couldn't take a job driving on the weekends. I would call a possible place of employment on a Saturday, if anyone was in the office I assumed the drivers would be on the road too. So I can count the weekends I worked in 15yrs on both hands, well at least for the companies I was driving for :).
That sounds like an interesting job, nice it's not always doing the same thing day in and day out.
Yeah it's different, but good different. I do have to work weekends, and the schedule is a bit goofy, (being low man and all) but I typically work 10 days then have 4 off. So it all works out pretty good. My wife was able to go part time as well, so she gets more time with the kids. I'm finally getting things caught up around the house. Finally getting a bit of money saved up, doing needed vehicle repairs and what not. Life's good right now.
 
Trying to get back to doing a little bit every day in this good working weather. About a year ago I was doing a couple of wheelbarrow loads each evening. 750' or more from the neighbor's woodlot will keep you in shape. Need more of that so I don't keep morphing into a different shape.
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Always enjoy your pictures H-Ranch, good way to stay in shape. Hauling with wheel barrow, splitting by hand-pretty cool.
Most of the ground on our current job is too steep for feller buncher and some trees are too big so hand falling A460D038-20F9-4F97-989A-503D6ABD545D.jpegprolly good for me but I miss the buncher sometimes 9C090E8F-70E4-455E-92B2-A580E3228862.pngThe 3 miles isn’t so bad it’s the 75 floors that’s the killer, lol.
God was watching over the boss this week D704A629-EA6B-4057-950D-1744CD4EC656.jpegripped his pants, scraped up his leg, sure glad it wasn’t any worse!
Told me I could take anything under 8” home for firewood so that will be nice.
 
G'day blokes,

Bonfire went up last night. Unfortunately we had a southerly breeze for the first hour which meant that the sparks and embers were getting blown sideways rather than going a mile up into the sky but then it went calm for the rest of the night so after that it was great. Here's the second last construction pic, I'll get the final one of me with my erection off the person that took it as well as some of the best pics of the night and post them later. There is a vid of ignition and another one that Cowgirl took later on with a big vertical plume of sparks that looks awesome.

This one is before the final noodle phase, but we did find a witch to throw on there :laugh: .

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Went to see one of my old new best friends today. I've gotten spruce from him before, but he moved to a new property and now he's offering hardwood. :clap:
Mostly cherry with a few other of bits thrown in. Ought to be 25 wheelbarrow loads, maybe a bit more depending on how many projects I can think to make with firewood.
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Went to see one of my old new best friends today. I've gotten spruce from him before, but he moved to a new property and now he's offering hardwood. :clap:
Mostly cherry with a few other of bits thrown in. Ought to be 25 wheelbarrow loads, maybe a bit more depending on how many projects I can think to make with firewood.
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I love the bark on cherry, looks cool.
 
Nothing really wood related for me in a wile. We were kid free from last evening till this afternoon. Took the wife out to eat last night. Went to the range this morning. Stopped by shydas on the way down to get the kids. Been wanting to grab a cricket 22lr for my daughter. Specifically with a pink stock. They had one with a blue stock. Went and asked my buddy if he could possibly order me one in with a pink stock and have it before July? He asked if they had one? I said yes. He said go grab it, I'll fix you up. I went and grabbed it, set it on the counter. He disappeared for a wile. Figured I'd look around a bit. Had them pull a few pistols out for the wife to try out. (She's very petite and has small hands, so she has grip issues with most guns) she kept going back between some for sig and a glock 43x. My buddy finally came back with a box and a smile. Opened it up and there was a pink stock! I asked how much and he said don't worry about it, pink isn't a seller and they had sent this with on a promo. Perfect! Started the paper work for it. Asked him if they got the g34x in often? He said here and there, you know how it's been. The wife kept going back to it. He said just put a deposit on it and he would hold it for me. Had to have a quick look at the finances and realized we had enough if she wanted it. Meanwhile she had gone and asked to check out another gun, some guy walked up and picked it up off the counter, told my buddy to grab it, we'd take it, before someone else wanted it. He laughed. Thankfully the guy playing with it sat it back down. Thought it was rather brazen of him to walk up and grab a gun off the counter wile someone was looking at them. Oh well. At least I got to make both my girls happy. (Even if one has to till her birthday) it was quite the hit on my spare funds, so no "toy" purchases for me. Grabbed a few boxes of primers wile I was there and a spare mag for the g43x. Here's the cricket in the box. Had to be quick, my daughter was coming down the stairs when I opened it up to snap a picture of it.
 

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Nothing really wood related for me in a wile. We were kid free from last evening till this afternoon. Took the wife out to eat last night. Went to the range this morning. Stopped by shydas on the way down to get the kids. Been wanting to grab a cricket 22lr for my daughter. Specifically with a pink stock. They had one with a blue stock. Went and asked my buddy if he could possibly order me one in with a pink stock and have it before July? He asked if they had one? I said yes. He said go grab it, I'll fix you up. I went and grabbed it, set it on the counter. He disappeared for a wile. Figured I'd look around a bit. Had them pull a few pistols out for the wife to try out. (She's very petite and has small hands, so she has grip issues with most guns) she kept going back between some for sig and a glock 43x. My buddy finally came back with a box and a smile. Opened it up and there was a pink stock! I asked how much and he said don't worry about it, pink isn't a seller and they had sent this with on a promo. Perfect! Started the paper work for it. Asked him if they got the g34x in often? He said here and there, you know how it's been. The wife kept going back to it. He said just put a deposit on it and he would hold it for me. Had to have a quick look at the finances and realized we had enough if she wanted it. Meanwhile she had gone and asked to check out another gun, some guy walked up and picked it up off the counter, told my buddy to grab it, we'd take it, before someone else wanted it. He laughed. Thankfully the guy playing with it sat it back down. Thought it was rather brazen of him to walk up and grab a gun off the counter wile someone was looking at them. Oh well. At least I got to make both my girls happy. (Even if one has to till her birthday) it was quite the hit on my spare funds, so no "toy" purchases for me. Grabbed a few boxes of primers wile I was there and a spare mag for the g43x. Here's the cricket in the box. Had to be quick, my daughter was coming down the stairs when I opened it up to snap a picture of it.
We have one of those little crickets. It was my boys, pretty small for him now though. I still use it for chipmunks out the kids bedroom window lol.
Be sure to keep it locked up in the safe or with the lock set on it, kids grab them and think it's a toy.
I was debating on a 43x, looks like a great edc, decided to get the xdm2, it's pretty slim and I got a great deal on it.
Glad she was able to get it, they are moving fast right now, sales are up even more from last yr :dizzy:. Do you have plenty of ammo? I just scored 750 rnds of 9 to add to my stash for less than I've seen them for in a while.
 

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