Recent content by John_Mc

When I really notice the heat blowing on my right foot on my NH TC33D, it's often a sign the screen in front of my radiator is starting to clog up. I'm not really sure why that is: It would seem I'd be getting less air flow (though maybe hotter?) They temp gauge is still right in the middle of...

Yes, they do go on sale occasionally. I've been very happy with the Icon hand tools I've purchased (mostly torque wrenches, a ratchet, and a couple of sets of sockets.)

I hear you. With the tractor (modified with limb risers, belly pan, grill guard and falling object protection), logging winch, forestry grapple, Metavic forwarding trailer, dump trailer, multiple chainsaws and probably some other toys tools I'm forgetting. I gave up pretending this was about...

Not a chance. For me harvesting and getting them out of the woods without damaging the residual stand is the fun/challenging/interesting part. The further along in the processing of firewood I get, the less I'm interested in it. I really dislike stacking it I need a neighbor like you so I can...

You mentioned a grapple. You can't use that to set the logs in over the side of your trailer? I've used my forestry grapple to load a lot of wood on trailers that way.

Mike - why not start a new thread about it? I'm sure @ning isn't the only one interested. Maybe in the "Rural Living" section?

How dry has it been in your area? They tend to be less active when it’s dry out. We also tend to see them in waves around here. We get a busy time from mid spring to early summer, then the activity seems to taper off, with a resurgence in September.

FYI: the version sold by Stihl is made by Pferd

Apparently, you've got a moron for a foreman.

I never noticed till you pointed it out that it is hard to find smaller diesel cans. I have a couple Wavian NATO 5 gallon metal gas cans. One came mounted on my antique truck when I bought it. I liked it well enough that I bought another to hold gas for my small engines. They are the supplier of...

You might try chainsawr.com for used chainsaw parts, if the parts you need are no longer in production. I’ve had good luck finding parts to fix some older saws from them.

I would definitely put some water bars along that trail to divert the water off of it. Getting the water off the trail before it has the buildup speed and start corroding things is the key to getting any repairs you make to last.

You can also send them your clothing to get the factory treatment. Personally, I like their lightweight pants when working in the woods. I’m generally wearing chaps when doing that sort of work, so I don’t want something heavy under them. I wear either a short-sleeved or long-sleeved T shirt...

Unfortunately, at only a 17 NRR, I'd put that in the "kind of sucks" category. Certainly better than not wearing hearing protection at all. I generally wear Husqvarna hearing protectors. They make 2 styles, a homeowner version and a pro version. Both have 25 dB NRR. (The pro version just has a...

I suspect that a lot of people did not see the need for two threads and just posted here for both good tools and tools that suck. (I count myself in that group.) Also, when I buy a cheap, disposable tool I pretty much expect it to suck, so am not surprised when it breaks. It's when I'm...