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Every book I've read on mushrooms says to learn a few well, and focus on picking those. I pick chanterelles and Bear's Head fungo... The guide book I checked said that nothing else can be confused with the latter. My favorite way of cooking those is to use them instead of noodles in chicken...

I remember lining up to have my fingerprints taken, as part of a plan to get everybody's prints on record. They never showed up to do it, must have been around the time it was deemed unconstitutional.

Nah, we're just waiting for the rest of the world to catch up!:cool:😆:poop:

You can start by reading about it here; https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/status-of-everything-attachments.474438/ Grab a cold one and make some popcorn, you'll be there a while.

They had to have been covered, both here and in other threads. Still people keep doing it, so we will keep bringing it up!

What doesn't cill you will kure you! 😆

A two stage clutch is just that; two separate discs within the clutch pack. It's designed to be used just as you describe. I bought my HST because the geared 3301 doesn't have a 2 stage clutch, which I consider important for running tiller and bush hog.

I found that my old '98 Sierra with 4.3 V6 got it's best mileage at around 65. As already mentioned, it stayed in high gear at that speed. Conversely, as it got older cold weather really affected it. One cold snap we had it kept tripping codes, just because of the weather.

My vehicles all have these things hanging on front and back called "license plates." (Except my trailer, that one's hanging on the shed wall.) It doesn't matter if I outrun them, my goose is going to be cooked.

I could tell from the picture that it wasn't used motor oil. Plus from what I've seen, you wouldn't tolerate that kind of mess.

What do you oil it with, so that it doesn't turn to snot when it gets wet?

Me, for one

I put mine in the bucket.

Do you also plan for a separate building to do woodworking, maintenance and/or other things? That would make a big difference fore, at least. My ideal home has a small bathroom just off a side entry so that you can use the facilities as needed, and at the end of the day take off your boots, drop...

I remember those days. Ome time my brother was sick so the doctor came and lanced a boil in his ear, or something like that. My mother said that he had a big so in my mind's eye I envisioned the doctor spearing a bug in his ear. I must have watched or something because I still remember a lot of...

Everytime there's a big storm predicted, I see convoys of bucket and auger trucks with New Brunswick plates headed down the interstate. A few weeks later I see them headed back up through, no doubt exhausted.

Mine are buried at the end of my driveway, I go past them every time I leave the house or come home. I dug each grave by hand but the next time will have to use the backhoe as I'm not getting any younger. My cousin told of an Indian friend of his who's family really likes dogs. They plant a...

Somebody who is just learning should forgo this advice. Whether a tractor, pickup, semi or motorcycle; don't slip the clutch unless you like down time and repair bills.

Often when they come up on your bumper it's because they are checking your speed, but there is no excuse to follow you for miles that way. When I used to work in New York it wasn't unusual to be coming back through Vermont after dark. Invariably somewhere around Burlington I would have a car...

^^^^ Nice plants. I plant a shorter version and usually wait until frost kills the tops. That backfired last year, the first frost came with snow.

This reminds me of photos of Rams which are broken in two because the slide in camper stuck 16 feet out the back.

That body style is getting harder to find as manufacturers phase it out. GM no longer offers it, I'm not sure about anybody else. On a similar note I saw a new Tacoma last week. Apparently Toyota told their engineers to design something so ugly it would make an Aztec look good.

You made an error, but I fixed it for you.

I couldn't go into Zayre's stores. Their sound system emitted a high pitched squeal which drove me out. I don't know if you have the Big Apple convenience store chain where you are but their door alarm does the same thing. It's just at a frequency which is obnoxious. I mentioned it to a store...

Something I just learned (or perhaps relearned) is that, in this state all of those yellow and black speed signs for curves and other blind spots are merely advisory. Statute speed limits of course are in Black and White.

The liners we've been getting in our company trucks have holes cut to accommodate the bed hooks. My Colorado has a rubber mat, which I need to take out and clean before winter. I also inherited a couple of spring loaded shower rods from my father which work well between the sides of the bed to...

I often wonder if we should be retested occasionally. Once you get your license you are good to go. It was 46 years from the time that I got my driver's license to the time I did anything to requalify... At 62 I had an eye exam. On occasion I do look through a traffic law book but many people...

It's likely something simple such as a safety switch which didn't disengage when you got off. You may have to jiggle seat, mower deck et.al. until whatever is causing the problem disengages.

The name will make a comeback, just as Montgomery Ward has done.

I've thought about zip tying a rat trap to my loader control when something is in the bucket. It wouldn't take many times then for me to forget it!

That's what I do, now. There are some nicely made scabbards shown throughout the years here, but I have never gotten around to making one.

I'd had my first tractor for about a year before I learned not to carry the chainsaw in the bucket. It's a rather sickening feeling to be leveling out a high spot, look down and see the saw going between the front tires.

Do you find that the twine reduces vibration? I know that it does on a gas saw... Because the darned thing will stop turning? 😆 Interesting discussion. I have been thinking about buying something battery powered for a truck saw, mainly to cut trees out of the road. I was leaning toward Echo but...

When my back is acting up, I often think a bidet would be handy.

My first saw was an old XL-12 (blue model). Not as old as what the OP wants but I remember when my father replaced his 1010 McCulloch with it back in nineteen sixty something. I gave it away after buying a used 254 Husky. I sort of wish I’d kept it but can only keep so much stuff around.

I like to keep ahead although not to that degree. When it comes to TP, I usually buy an 8 pack or bigger when I'm down to 3 rolls or so. In 2020 I had heard about the shortages but didn't think anything of it until I went to buy some one day. There were 2 packages on the shelf; 2 rolls and a...

That's the way that it should be. Relying on the Feds should be a last resort if local resources are overwhelmed. I feel the same way about government replacing local help and churches to support underprivileged... It turns people in need into a faceless number, rather than being recognized as...

I have been wondering how those would hold up. Good to hear that it's treating you well. 👍

Years ago we were loading firewood into my F150 to take home to my employer. The guy with me started throwing it in from 10 feet away which I quickly put a stop to. He said "Ah, my uncle took out the back window of his Dodge a week after he bought it." Exactly. That's why you're going to pick up...

700lb payload the last time that I looked at them. It's been a long time since I've seen a pickup with that low payload. Heck, DigginIt hauls more in his Taurus. Also, off-road only in the US.

That's a lot of money for a homemade or rusty trailer

I drive about 50k miles per year. There is no way I'm going to drag a trailer around just because somebody else doesn't think I should have a truck.

My argument also, when people say that I can't haul an 8 foot 2x4 with the tailgate closed. "What are you going to build out of 8 foot 2x4s? I hauled (2) 20 foot long 3x10 inch planks back from the mill on my Ranger with a 6 foot bed. I had good racks and tied them down well. The hardest part...

Most definitely. My Colorado can easily get 25 if I want it to. Yesterday I went 200 miles down the interstate, today I came back home. I got about 18. 😄 It does great at 50, good at 65-70... anything more than that and mileage drops.

OK, whatever. I will pretend to agree with you that an 8 foot bed in a 1500 is tiny, while in a ton truck that exact same bed isn't.

That's because you are wrong. People are buying them for what they need. You are free to buy something with an 8 foot bed if that's what you need... As I pointed out in that other thread.

Most 3/4 tons built 30 years ago wouldn't do what a modern half ton can. ;)

I just saw this. My Suretrac dump trailer is very similar except that it does have 3500# springs and is street legal. I would like to add brakes for when I'm pulling it with my Colorado. The problem is that it only has 10 inch wheels which are too small to fit brakes. Increasing wheel size would...

Nice deflection. Yet what does that have to do with your blanket statement?

Oddly enough, your blanket statement above is just as invalid...

It works. Better that, than having them stick 8 feet out the back.

Some people claim we have them here but they are like yetis; they never leave tracks and are able to distort any photograph taken of them so that they look like a blob.

It's not like he was betting against his team. In that case I would understand it.

If you own the land you also need to factor that in... Taxes as well as purchase price. If it was all about the money I would be renting a room with a microwave and dorm fridge, riding a bicycle and buying my meals from the bargain bin at the local grocery store.

Not as shocked as before I started watching Matt's Off-road, and seeing the places he goes to bring those cars back.

And Willie is older than dirt. Rumor has it he changed Keith Richard's diapers. :D

He was a great singer/songwriter.

I was driving past a volunteer fire department and they had been cleaning. At some point I was looking for fire hose although I don't remember why so I grabbed this. The stuff is great as a sheath for axes, pole saws and other cutting tools.

The move toward truck based vehicles started when government mandates started pushing toward smaller vehicles. People have voted with their wallets.

You left out optional rent payments during the COVID era.

Best post yet. 👍

Do you mean like mine? I've had my Colorado 4 years and need it to last for 16 more. You're darned right I am careful what goes into it and how I strap it down. Anything like firewood or gravel goes into my dump trailer. So yeah, with a little soap, water and elbow grease this would look like...

When I first read the title I thought the "accountant" was the OPs wife. ;)

I knew a landlord who evicted a tenant for nonpayment. When it came time to clean up he discovered she had dumped cat litter down the drilled well. He moved the trailer out and that lot set empty for 15 years.

But I did NOT bring him home. I will if nobody else does, but thinking it about it last week madee realize that I really don't want a dog right now. Looking at their website, he may have already found a home. 👍

Congratulations! It's been over a year for me and I started looking last week. Labs are the only dog for me. I was supposed to look at a litter, but the local shelter had a 4 YO Lab who needed a home. I took him for a walk and found he was well behaved, especially considering he'd been at the...

They still had accidents then. Chains and studded tires were also used.

Yes,marketplace and definitely need your location. I am looking for a 3 pth generator.

OR she got stopped by a female officer who was envious...

Congratulations! Your hard work is paying off, you will have time to enjoy your retirement years. 👍

Probably 15-20 years ago the local auto parts store was selling a tracking device which touted “monitor your kids driving, find out if your spouse is cheating.” I got along good with the female clerk and told her “whether it’s justified or not, if somebody puts one of those on my truck it’s...

We used to ride snowsleds where the mall is now, and buy milk at the dairy where Kohls now stands. At least the farm name remains... Whiteholm Farm Plaza has a Walmart,Lowes, Burger King and a few other stores.

I keep finding emails in my spam folder stating "$13,958.62 has been deposited to your account." (y) Yet when I get my bank statement it is never there. WTF? I want that cash!!!!

I was just going with the comment I quoted. Edit; it was your comment I replied to. I suggested one way to make it work.

It looks like they are towing the guy, the bike just happens to be underneath him. I didn't need the second picture to see it.

I would want a covenant to both deeds, filed at the registry. Also, who's property is it on, who's power supply is the well tied into, and other questions would have to be addressed beforehand. Ideally you could have it right on the division line between the two properties. Perhaps have a well...

I just bought a Ford 501... I won't use it much but the price was right. You are right, it can take a finger off without even hooking it up to a tractor. See above. Also my bush hog and tiller. They each will kick rocks where and when you least expect it. Ditto here, except for the part about...

I think that most of us gravitate to the music we grew up with, and came of age to.

The problem is that over 30 mph, GM products turn it back on again.

It must be like your check engine light... After 3 starts it resets itself.

We agree with that last statement. Also, thanks for having the guts to post it.

It's much more difficult with a newer vehicle equipped with TC and Stablitrak.

I have to question this one. That truck isn't sagging a bit.

We all are forgetting that LA, San Francisco and Oakland are a very small part of the real estate in California. Granted they have an oversized percentage of the voters.

You also are the third largest state in the US, with more real estate than many nations. 😉

I wouldn't use it until you get this resolved. Replacing an internal pump can be a PITA.

I believe that you will need new rims. The R1s take a narrower size. You may be able to find R4 industrial tires to fit on that platform instead, which aren't quite as aggressive tread but also would be easier on your lawn.

I'm not superstitious, but I now know why I broke the handle on my saw first thing this am. 😖

That doesn't sound as bad as it first did. My first thought was a drilled well 8 feet from septic... That's a good way to pollute your water table. Scary thing about drilled wells is that you don't know for sure how far down you'll go until he gets there.

It wasn't her gun so she lost nothing, while possibly saved her life. I do suggest that the store owner invest in shooting lessons for his employees though. ;)

This is too young!!

^^^^ I've been awake since 3 this AM, but it's because I had a second cup of coffee yesterday.

Now they would end up in jail Years ago my father had problems with dirt bikes. They liked to ride through the field 3 abreast, just about the time that he was putting the mowing machine on. He went to the local PD with names but they said there was nothing they could do unless they saw the...

PS; talk about thread drift! Would somebody please post a towing picture? :whistle:

It's elementary, my dear Watson. Note the second letter of each word. Tamale... Female. "A" is a different letter, and pronounced differently than "E".

here https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/news/conifer-teen-shot-face-seeking-permission-photos/ Apparently they had been on the property trying to find him so that they could ask permission. When they couldn't find him they returned to their car. He had seen them on...

Preferably not so much hemlock. :cool: While it's a nice tree to look at and certainly has it's place, value is limited for somebody who has a woodlot for growing timber.

One clue could be the second letter of each word?

I believe that will be going the way of the Dodo bird. Minimum wage here is going up to $14.65 at the first of next year, and a lot of people are wondering why they also should get tipped. Pay with a card at the local sandwich shop and the "suggested" tip starts at 18%... payable before they...

That's the mark of a good logger. You don't seem to be working as hard as somebody who thrashes and tears, more of a slow steady pace. At the end of the day though you had the same or more wood out because you weren't working against yourself. Minor repairs are fixed before they became major...

My brother asked if he should use the L2800 to help my mother's neighbor load some oak logs onto a sawmill. They were 12-16 feet long, and 18+ inches on the small end. I told him that they weigh more than the tractor does.

My father used contractors occasionally at the greenhouse when I was growing up. One he used most often was a guy named Dick Clifford. When he had an addition built on the camp, I went with him after work to check on it and saw a board laying on the ground with a nail sticking out of it. He...

^^^^^ Nice job! I still think you should patent your idea.

I have been told that your body changes every 7 years. That may or may not be true, but it would be nice to not be allergic to poison ivy again. To the OP, thank you for sharing your story. It may save another life further down the road. Also kudos to your wife and everyone else who knew what...

You pretty much summed up my feelings. A few years ago I was at the house eating lunch when I heard a commotion from the pen where my young meat chickens were. Looking out I saw a fox so I picked up a gun and tracked it as it ran along the tree line. I knew that it had kits so didn't pull the...

Could that be why insurers are dropping policies left and right in your state? :unsure:

They had to something to top inventing the ventless fuel can. I mean, that was a tough act to follow! o_O

Land here has changed hands several times in the last 100 years, and some of the bits of wire fence likely were put up before your father was born.

Do you mind if I steal this for another discussion on another site?

12 gauge?

5 year old thread, but still interesting. Prices have gone up considerably since January 2019.

If they are that close to the house they need to learn respect. I was talking to a woman last week who stepped outside to find one on her deck… that’s too close.

You may find it humorous yet I sometimes encounter bits and pieces in places which haven’t been farmed since WWII. When it’s working animals stay away from it. When it’s a 12 foot section hidden on the ground it can cause some nasty cuts for animals as well as people… and I have the vet bills to...

My father's 2008 had under 300 hours on it when he died in 2017. I don't believe it has 500 hours on it now.

That it is. A few years ago I was pruning one of my trees on Easter Sunday, while a roast was in the brine waiting to become ham. After sawing off a good sized limb I realized it would be a good candidate for the smoker. Rather than soaking dry chips I used that instead, and had an excellent...

It looks pretty straight! Around here "straight hemlock" is a bit of an oxymoron. That will be nice on your mill. Call me a wimp but I would much rather saw smaller logs than wrestle with something which my tractor can barely lift. Like the log on my mill now...

I understand why you use it, but like anything it needs to be taken care of when not being used anymore. And it's still nasty stuff.

The orchard I used to work in was once enclosed with 8 feet of sheep fence, topped with barbed wire. 100 years later the sheep fence is mostly rotted away while the barbed wire is partially gone, with other sections sagging between trees. I cut one section out because it was right at neck level.

That's more of them than I've seen. I generally have to also have a good book to watch a movie.

I know that it doesn’t work very well in a bean hole. There’s a reason why they are called “ash” rather than “coals”.

I wish! Of course it was my already bunged up ankle which found it.

Good point.

I would add an "m" to the end of that yell.

I've been up for 12 hours. I went to the grocery store this morning, then up to a yard sale where I paid for an implement I had bought. As I was sitting here reading this thread I realized; I am wearing my shirt inside out.

^^^^^^^ A bit off topic, but why does your signature ask to bring back the "delete" button? That feature has been available for a while.

Would it be for blocking the intersection or simply for being oblivious and ignorant? o_O

This isn’t really towing wrong, but notice the stop line 2 cars behind me. There also is a sign stating “do not block road” so that oncoming traffic can turn left while we are sitting at the red light. Funny thing, I don’t need a sign to tell me that; and we don’t even have traffic lights up here.

I don't expect to use it much. I mostly wanted it to mow under my fruit trees where I can't drive under them. At least that Pitman is wood, so nothing gets bent.

My father converted a front mounted cordwood saw from a Farmall to go onto the 3pth of the 8N. When he traded that for his first Kubota he bought a saw which ran off the 3pth. Before I can remember but I believe he also had a bolter mill which he ran off a "hit and miss" one lunger. He used to...

I bought mine in 2017 with 175 hours on, it now has around 1050. Annual use depends on what I am doing. I did the 800 hour service on it last fall, so this year has seen more use than other times. I have a canopy, which is nice on sunny days. I have crunched that on trees often enough that I...

I was headed south to see my mother Friday but on a whim I took a side trip to my neighbor's yard sale. They had just put out this Ford 501 sickle bar mower. I don't know Jack Schtick about this type of implement but when they said it was $350 I grabbed it. Today I took the tractor up, loaded...

You guys are starting to make me nervous. How do you know these things? > > > > > Have you been following me around?

My winch weighs about 700lbs. That want enough to keep the rears on the ground.

You just described my medicine cabinet until my dog died last year. He was getting a minimum of 3 per day, but sometimes as many as 10. Add that to what I take...

^^^^ They are called "Spaghetti Lots."

I thought it was a pine. Either way, it was too big for that truck.

What would a dog do with an acorn? 🙃

It sounds like some of you don't trust our elected leaders and their associates. Welcome aboard, Mates.

^^^^^ It isn't just when working the hoe, either. That's a lot of weight sticking out the back and there is a lot of sideward movement when traversing. I have a 750 Woods which I use sparingly. I plan to get a subframe but it will have to be modified as they don't make one for such an old...

I have a basic wildlife management book and it states "There is no reason to cut an apple tree down. Every kind of wildlife uses it for something". It doesn't make that statement about anything else, not even beech.

That's the way it is. In the 1600s people came here because land was plentiful and they could do as they wished. They didn't have to wait for the paternal head to die, or need to be the first born son to inherit. When we came of age we went and did our own thing, made money to buy our own land...

Mine wouldn't have because- drum roll please... My seat safety switch is disabled!

There are more videos down in the safety forums... Tractor Rollover Demo Pictures and Videos Unfortunately you have to download to watch them.

I had one rat a few years ago. As you say, I tried the snap traps but they didn't work. I didn't use poison because the hole was in my chicken coop. After 2 years of unsuccessful attempts to get rid of them, the rat disappeared. I have always thought somebody had dumped it off on my road, as...

There is some way to get around that on many tractors if the brake is fully engaged. (I would have to read my manual again.) I disabled mine because I couldn't even turn on the seat to look at where I was tilling or mowing without the switch shutting the engine down.

I had a foreman (Scott) years ago who was allergic to bees. He didn't carry an EpiPen because they cost too much. He had started the desensitization shots but stopped because they cost too much, although apparently they did slow the reaction. We were out on a power line one day when he got into...

I did the same thing except it went down my motorcycle helmet. I was never sure what it was, but got stung once in the temple before I got my finger in there and mashed him.

That's definitely a gift which will keep on giving! 👍 By any chance, did you check to see if it was on their wedding registry?

Rueben James... Wasn't that a Kenny Rogers song?

I knew from the first picture that it was nothing serious. Honeybees are pretty docile. Unless they feel you are attacking the nest.

Would you care to relate how you know this? Possibly not, but Enquiring minds want to know!!:)

I did not know this until about 15 seconds ago! 👍

I have wheel weights, and will likely have my tires loaded when I replace them. Before putting them on it was like being on a carnival ride. Even discing on a slight sidehill got dicey a couple of times when the uphill tire came off the ground. I had my 700 lb winch on the back and was stacking...

No seat involved but I have the DR a workout around my mother's place today. It hadn't been used for a couple of years and no equipment improves when sitting around.

For me it's just another layer of separation between me and an accident.

This reminds me of a truck driver I was talking to who used to haul honey bees. He said that when he pulled into a truck stop, the place would empty out. When he stopped at a weigh station, they'd wave him through. Honey bees really are pretty docile though. I remember riding my motorcycle...

Congratulations! Compared to what you went through to get this far, moving will be a breeze!

Similar to a method of pulling your tractor out of the mud.

Some of us east of the Mississippi are lucky enough to select which hardwoods we burn. ;)

I''ve driven about 90 miles at that speed or less, towing a snowmobile trailer with a big cement mixer on it. Afterwards I realized it wouldn't have been so top heavy if I'd taken the drum off and put that in the bed of the truck.

When I was about 13 my brother took a safety course. Back then one of the most common tractors on farms was the Ford N series. Anybody who has run one knows how high geared they are. He was told a lot of kids were injured or killed on them because they'd be horsing around, pop the clutch and...

I do that all of the time... Including 3 hours ago when hooking up the mower. I also keep both parts lubed with 00 grease so that it goes together better. My tractor won't start with the PTO engaged and while I do leave the engine running while hooking up the 3pth, I shut it off before hooking...

How long ago were the trees cut? As you know, they are soft wood and will rot down fast. I took out an old maple stump which was on my mother's lawn. After getting a quote of $300 I realized that a bar and chain were cheaper, so dug down around it some, put an older chain on my 545 and started...

I still wear the old red LaCrosse boots. They don't hold up but I buy a pair every spring and when they tear I deal with wet feet until the next year. Sometimes they last through the spring, sometimes I punch a hole through them the first day.:(

I am thinking about a new saw and prefer the larger chain for felling bigger trees- by my standards, you westerners would call them saplings. ;) Any thoughts on this? I know that it will void the warranty so probably would wait until that ran out. My neighbor has done the same and likes the...

I think you said it when you said familiarity. They are afraid of us because it's been ingrained into them for centuries.

^^^^ It's quite simple; cost cutting.

How can you not know that the loaded dump truck you're driving exceeds the 3 ton limit? Heck, a full sized pickup with e adult passengers is overweight. https://www.wmtw.com/article/gorham-maine-hole-in-covered-bridge-babbs-bridge/61958896

That's interesting. I want to do something similar except use 4'tall, 2x4" fencing with 3 strands of wire on top. The deer are raising the devil with my new fruit trees. Except my peach trees; one strand of parachute cord at 12 feet seems to be keeping them away.

I would say it is now. You are right though, can't blame driver error on the vehicle. I have. The fuel pump on my pickup leaked and I didn't know. Luckily it was in the driveway and my mother noticed, yelled to me and I was able to put it put. A couple of years ago I was fueling my truck when I...

That's a good find! Hopefully it doesn't peter out and you have enough for whenever you need it.

This is why I don't borrow. Anything.

Mice will go out of their way to die. I once left an empty beer bottle out in back of the wood pile after stacking. When I picked it up a few days later there were 3 dead mice in it.

I've pulled flying squirrels out of sap buckets before. The difference of course is that those have lids on them. The squirrels must go in looking for a drink, and not be able to get out.

You need to put water in it.

I doubt that you will get an answer as this member joined to ask this question, asked the same in another thread and hasn't been back in a year and a half. You might shoot a message to Barry above. He is still active and apparently dealt with the same problem.

My wallet cringed when I read his post, knowing what that stuff goes for these days.

I wish it was that way here. About every 3 years I have to kill a woodchuck. Given the infrequency I've always suspected that somebody drops them off. Then there's the rat which showed up... you don't have just one rat yet once the chickens took care of him I haven't had another problem.

With air brakes you can't just reach down and kill the engine

So will a bear. 🐻

This just demonstrates that you need a bigger lawn!

We're learning about solar subsidies here. The utilities are required to pay .20, but only allowed to charge .05.

This sounds like a case of extortion on the skunks part to me... give me fruit or I'll spray you out of that tree.

The orchard owner I worked for years ago had just bought a used Kentworth and was driving it home when the oil plug dropped out. He rebuilt it himself but I still doubt it was cheap.

I came out of the woods one day last winter and the GSD across the road went on full alert, standing 1/2 way between the road and the house, keeping an eye on me while barking. The other 2 dogs there joined in... standing on the lawn looking up the road as they had no clue what they were barking...

I had to think about this. For a minute I thought your tree was producing so many plums it was like an ATM... not a bad analogy, really.

I have 2 grape vines but never got anything from them as the wildlife got them first. Then I built my henhouse, with an enclosed pen about 10 feet from the trellis. For some reason nothing has bothered the grapes since. Now the chickens are gone and the trellis collapsed. I'm not sure if I'll...

A friend was doing the 1000 hr hydraulic filter change on his tractor. After changing it, he put a funnel into the reservoir fill and topped it off. After putting the fluid jug away and doing a couple of other things he came back to the tractor and realized the funnel was still in place, with...

Thingy, retired TBN member

THAT'S a mountain lion!!!

That sounds good but isn't always true. Often you will be expected to return things to their original state plus pay a fine, whereas if you do it right there won't be a problem. My father always held your viewpoint. He wanted a flush at the greenhouse but apparently didn't get any permits...

We may have a transient pass through occasionally but I doubt we have a resident population. I've been all over this state and 3 other border states for 45 years in all sorts of weather, and have never seen sign or talked to anybody else who has. I've heard all sorts of reports but they are like...

For some reason hornets largely leave me alone. I've been standing next to a nest and the guy behind me would get stung. Years ago we were walking past a small nest in a bush every day and one of the guys was allergic so I took a pair of long handled loppers, cut the bush, picked it up with the...

I learned that early on. I had a clothesline post I wanted to pull so hooked onto it with the loader. I then proceeded to lift the rear end of my L275 off the ground. I have since realized that a metal post driven into the ground will create a nice ball of rust under the sod.

What I first mistook for a tail was actually something in the background.

I know that you had nothing to do with it but this isn't right. It's not the dog's fault it had idiots for owners. A humane, well placed bullet is one thing but they don't know this was a quick death. I saw a 1/4 grown kitten on the side of the interstate Saturday that likely suffered the same fate.

This type of story pisses me off. Some people shouldn't have dogs. The 2 yo daughter of a former acquaintance was bit in the face by a family dog a while back. She was alone in the room with two dogs so they didn't know which one bit her, so they didn't do anything. I saw her a couple of weeks...

He did, hence my previous comment about color of the growth rings. Darned if it hasn't disappeared though.