Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[chipper1]

Don't get me started on sewage treatment plants. Milwaukee has dumped millions of gallons of straight sewage into Lake Michigan due to their outdated sewer system.

Yeah, but they're making all that great fertilizer in Milwaukee, gross!

 

[chipper1]

I’m glad the soil around here is is sandy with pea gravel . There is a quarry down the road and the whole side of the mountain is sand

Me too, I can pee anywhere I want .
I plan on getting our septic tanks cleaned this yr, it's been about 15 now.

 

[JimR]

Great saws, my buddy bought one a couple weeks ago. It's like 3.4 hp, and does fine with that bar/chain combo for someone who isn't cutting a lot, even though it's not even broke in yet. But I would suggest a 565 to go with it personally . He actually wants to get a smaller saw too as he needs it for trail/shooting lane clearing, and he had shoulder surgery last yr. You should see the ring camera video of him going down on the ice, he's a good sized guy and his feet came right out from under him

Ouch, I know that feeling. I did the same thing on ice in my driveway years ago. I put my arm out to break my fall. That was a very bad move. Two years prior to that fall I had my shoulder operated on for a calcium deposit bone spur. My deltoid muscle was pinned back on in my shoulder. When I fell on the ice the impact on my arm tore the muscle right off with two pins along with it. A few days later it was all fixed up once again. Not a fun thing to go through. I have had that shoulder fixed 4 times now. I was told that the next time will require a replacement.

 

[JimR]

Apparently the problem of "customers" stealing the fuel and bar oil caps isn't limited to our area... Stealing whole saws probably isn't either. The shop where my son works has locked all the saws to the shelving and put security tags on them... Despite cameras being on the saws and at each exit guys would steal whole saws or parts off saws regularly. The locks and security tags have helped but parts still "disappear." One couple had been caught stealing in that shop and in other stores repeatedly. It seems that the opportunity costs of doing so are so low that they keep doing it. The public defender doesn't cost them anything so they don't even suffer that expense. They gotta pay for their elicit drugs though or the bangers will exact a toll on them.

There is a solution for this problem. I can't post it up on here.

 

[JimR]

Still fooling around with the free stump grinder. I was chatting with a guy about the ignition coil burning up. He said that somebody left the on/off switch on. This causes the coil to heat up and blow up. I'll be switching that switch out to a normal key switch. It does run but the carb floods over each time that I try to start it up. After pulling that carb several times to try and reseat the steel float pin I gave up and ordered a carb kit to rebuild the carb. I should have that today. I ordered a replacement chain drive spocket for the intermediate shaft. That gear is beyond worn out. The 80 gauge chain spent the night in a bucket of oil and is hanging up drip drying now. The lower sprocket looks pretty good. What else can go wrong with this unit. LOL, I did get a phone call this morning from the previous owners. He told me that the guy that was storing this for him has a ton of spare motor parts for this machine. I'll be picking them up this afternoon.

 

[H-Ranch]

Load 6. The closest pile is starting to take on a pyramid shape as I keep picking away at the edges.

 

[Sampson]

When they say you learn something new everyday, never did I think it would be about septic systems LOL, and here I thought Costco toilet paper was the thing to be worried about

 

[WoodAbuser]

When they say you learn something new everyday, never did I think it would be about septic systems LOL, and here I thought Costco toilet paper was the thing to be worried about

"Other Stuff" covers loads of crap.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

My "new to me" tractor is already making me money,

It runs like a new one,

SR

 

[H-Ranch]

"Other Stuff" covers loads of crap.

I see what you you did there...

 

[Lionsfan]

Morning fellas. I was at Fleet Farm yesterday buying some gardening supplies. Since I was there I decided to wander around and I came across this.View attachment 1171822View attachment 1171823Looks like a nice little saw. The 20" bar seems a little hopeful though. I might have to watch for a sale.

Wait til they go on sale this fall and go with the 550XP. Excellent saw, and zero questions that it will run a 20".

 

[SS396driver]

Got two apple and a pear tree today . All were standing dead till the last high winds . Not the easiest of places but I was able to get the truck close
Don’t know how but this one survived

 

[SS396driver]

Have to say the apple trees dulled the chains faster than usual . Was hard as a rock almost like cutting black locust

 

[MechanicMatt]

Been there a couple of time . Don’t eat out much but when we do ,locally it’s Aroma Tyme . High priced but good food and we’re friends of the owner

Good steaks too!

 

[MechanicMatt]

Alright, which one of you fellas splurged and got the new mixer for the wife??

 

[MechanicMatt]

As long as we’re staying on topic of sewage, here is my small town….

https://hudsonvalley.news12.com/dec...allons-of-wastewater-daily-into-nearby-stream


And that’s why I fish that stream 5 miles upstream from the atrocity known as “town”

 

[WoodAbuser]

Alright, which one of you fellas splurged and got the new mixer for the wife??View attachment 1172088

When were you in my kitchen?

 

[djg james]

When were you in my kitchen?

Does your wife bake? If so, you ought to get her an electric bread slicer.
https://www.amazon.com/RIKON-Power-...29331&s=power-hand-tools&sr=1-16&ts_id=552910

 

[WoodAbuser]

Does your wife bake? If so, you ought to get her an electric bread slicer.
https://www.amazon.com/RIKON-Power-...29331&s=power-hand-tools&sr=1-16&ts_id=552910

Only baker at my house is me.

 

[bob kern]

I see what you you did there...

Ya that was a good one!