Those insect trails are probably made by the pine sawyer beetle. I see those frass markings often. If you rip off more bark, they could still be at work just under cover.
http://entoweb.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/pinesawyerbeetle.htm
The tree would have been stressed by some other cause before...
I did my second transmission fluid change yesterday and couldn't get the 4 magnets in the suction screen to stick to the housing, they would all just clump together without any attraction to the screen.
I remember the first change, they were all laying separated and against the screen when I...
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My name is Jamie Jones. I'm 48 and live in New Hampshire with my wife (no kids). I love using forums to learn and share ideas - I go to mapletrader (I make syrup) and arborist (tree work) and have learned so much. Now I have a tractor and here I go again....
I've been...