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I thought you had more trees at your place , must have made good use of the bandsaw mill !

I like your chip box , might have to make something similar!

Wow, an eight door pickup ! That's some bragging rights right there !

Non sparking , safest kind of hitch !

Ran a '94 F350 IDI 7.3 turbo 20 years. Not the crazy power of today's powerstroke but sure was trouble free.

My go to for brush piles starts with LP weed burner. leaf blower makes a fine bellows the Dura Flame fireplace logs will help get a fire started but not cheap. if things are really soaked I have soaked a hay bale with gas/diesel/used motor oil and fed the brush to it but that's a last resort.

First time i was refused cash payment was at a parking lot in Newport. I was dumbfounded. The attendant implied they weren't trusted with cash, we were going to dinner and I might get a bit cranky when hungry. I said you can't be trusted with cash but I should trust you with my credit card ? I...

Wonder if Amazon offers free shipping?

Feeding the Bandit isn't bad, just have the Witch do it !

That thing must be terrifying! ?I had a stock one, always said you didn't get into it, you put it on .

If you go with the full synthetic it is good for both the Honda and the French fry's !

Heck of an upgrade from a shovel ! Enjoy !

Was talking to the police chief and said i was passed in the center of town on a double yellow, he said heck I have been passed while in the cruiser !

Then you'll end up on the stupid things i have done thread !

Find a friend with one of these !

Nice job ! A Rust-Oleum overhaul ! More than doubled the value !

I Think they make whatever your checkbook will cover ! She thought we should get it to blow out the chicken pen ! Kinda like asking a junkie if they want another hit !

Wife went out on porch barefoot to get it !

Figure we are done with snow... blower for my Ditch Witch just arrived !

Isn't that the same motor Moss has in his Power Trac ?😱

Bet that rig is a few bucks !

No farms no farm girls !!

The machine tools that won WW2 right there !

Better than the other way around !

Scale on the loader. Maybe he could hook the winch to it and see if it's really pulling 15K !

Can't do without a mini ! I think I was The only guy in town without one, solved that!

Bet there is debris in the tank. Someone added the inline filter to help. Blow a puff of air back to tank but eventually will want to pull , clean and coat tank.

Sounds like a great reason to get a dozer and tune those trails up ! Just tell the Mrs we told you to so you didn't have a choice !

Pallet rack from a surplus place has been just the ticket for my needs !

Pretty sure it was one of Eddie's posts a while ago that made me over rule my builder and concrete guy and put my rebar up on small blocks of broken brick. They played the whole " we will pick it as we go " thing, yea, no ! Slab on the garage addition has been perfect, nary a crack !

Got the tracked Cat tractor to load me a trailer load , back to tractors and wood !

I was thinking differently too !

Double nut and locking pin, what could possibly be wrong !

Bet he's still driving it to town , only now when he loses his license!

Must be busting out the knit wear! 1/2 foot of snow yesterday, freezing drizzle now and I still wouldn't trade with you !

Perfect reason to buy a Sherp ! https://sherpatvsales.com/

That could be the name for our new band " Bad Butt End "!

For the price of a new pickup. https://nh.craigslist.org/hvo/d/tilton-2001-ht-hp-international/7711694371.html

Anyone tried that Soilfloc ?

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Make sure to have plenty of cameras set up, the UTube views will more than pay for a new truck, crane and excavator!

This is why they have to make equipment bigger ... to have room for all the safety stickers ! I'll stick with the Witch but I won't take her out on the lake !

I test drove a Sherp at a demo day. Sure is a strange feeling to be driving along and plunge into a river !

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Only thing different is the paint, those John Deere colors are the problem ! grade two bolts will work as shear pins. I agree with the ice problem, keep it spinning until you get back to the heat.

Good reviews on the new x line !

Got a nine load of ash today !

' RAN WHEN PARKED " !

Well that was pretty short !

This idea on a smaller scale. Rig a grapple to lower down , the claw game for big kids ! https://www.fs.usda.gov/forestmanagement/equipment-catalog/cable.shtml

Makes perfect sense, good solution. Beautiful place you have there .

Look like a good solution! What is the cam lock on the left side ?

Should have pulled the 6.4 and dropped a pre emission Cummins in. A "Fummins" Would be a dream plow rig.

News said machine belonged to his employer, more like his former employer !

Make sure to have the four wheel drive engaged on your Kubota when backing that boat in for braking !!

Love our Rinnai tankless, shower as long as you want, which our grandsons try to test out when they visit !

Be careful out there, ice creates strange stress on branches when cutting.

What a mess ! Looks like you are likely going to loose power too .

This guy seems to like the Bobcat ! https://video.storyful.com/record/30443

Beautiful place you have there ! Have you thought about an inverted snowblower?

Not going to find that rig for 20K !

Yes, keeps them on the wrong side of the road !

Wow, some Christmas ! Glad you're on the mend !

Just strapped one of the wood totes to the witch ( the machine ! ) Handy for stringing lights !

We used to run New Holland flails for mixing potting soil. Did a great job. Didn't want to be the guy sitting on the tractor if a flail weight came free though ! Ended up covering the ROPS with expanded metal - safety first !

We had slave aliens??!! Can't wait to see what reparations they're gonna want !

Stevie Nicks is on the edge of 70 as well !

Or Christmas in Connecticut on TCM !

Better to have the PEX in the floor, pretty tough to add it later! Doesn't sound like any deal breakers at least !

Yes, it's been great to follow along on your epic journey! Now that you've lived in your creation for a bit anything that you wished you did differently? My dad said he thought he would have to build three houses before he got everything right, sadly he passed at 51 after only building one.

I've never seen a yellow one in the wild !

Those oak rounds aren't getting any lighter but the Witch isn't phased .

She's looking pretty good !

Yep"For off road use only "!

Shortest day of the year got me too ! Added LED's to the Witch. Had the lights on hand. Rears were for the RTV that never got put on and the front was left over from upgrading the cab lights on the tractor.

I went with one of these. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WZYKAE?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=fabricationguy-20&linkId=aa66f58108bbd34baf3d5aad4915903c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

How about leaving trailer and PTO hooked up and picking the whole rig up a bit with a boom pole ? https://www.northerntool.com/products/king-kutter-boom-pole-model-bp-256110

Worth dropping a new engine into it ?

https://www.youtube.com/@DieselCreek

Good luck with that ! OPEC kiss my ash !

Wow, what a terrible birthday! Hope things start getting better ! Take the night off and have some birthday cake !

Up here it blows !

I ended up subbing out sanding duties, best idea yet !

Was down to see mom in Kennett Square a couple of weeks ago and walked outside in the morning and was like what the heck is that smell, Oh yeah!

Too bad you're so far away, you could come throw one up for me ! Nice job !

I just use a sharpie!

Sweet tool !

That tree is infested !

2020 10 speed with7.3 gas as well

I run the Stumper on my SK752, mostly for customers. It's a high torque, low speed grinder so it doesn't throw chips all over the yard. I have been quite happy with it .

Yes they do, I have a Stumper 220, does a great job.

Don't they call duct tape chrome in Maine ?😊

Thank you ! One of my best purchases ever, never ceases to amaze me the jobs it can do.

That reminds me of walking down the hall in middle school. Friend of mine was walking along eating a sandwich when the principal stepped out. Back in the day this would have been classified as a capital offense I'm sure, but the kid blurted out " The bag broke sir !" Still one of the best...

Run a longer hose and a shorter cord .

Friend of mine had an issue with his F550, dealer said it was due to his undercoating seeping into an electrical plug over the fuel tank !

PTO pump ? Would need to add a tank but might be simplest way to go.

Wonder if it would make sense to sell some stuff and buy what you need when you are settled ?

Covering cows ??

I think $6 / bale was in 2017, could be double that now.

Well it is a tractor site ....

Backpack leaf blower is very effective too. Blow the fire back to black. I have contained a fast moving grass fire before the fire trucks arrived. A lot of brush now carry them now.

Straw over hydro seed , when you really , really want it to green up !

Need a youngster to set you up on Utube ! Some of those channels make bank ! Sure you would get lots of followers as beautiful as the area is. Just need a kid with some time and a drone.

That 500i is no joke ! Tree guy in town almost lost an arm with one ! He was running a short bar cutting small trees and he thinks as he reached for the next tree the one he had just cut see sawed over a big rock and caught the saw driving it into his left arm as his right hand grabbed the...

Put a few ounces of this in your water extinguisher! Pretty impressive stuff ! https://hct-world.com/f-500-encapsulator-agent-f-500-ea/

Make you a believer in securing your load !

Not called a heeler for nothing !

No farms ,no farm girls !

Cleaning up gardens.

Vines can ruin your day with a chipper too ! My Bandit goes into a lot of detail about safety when dealing with them.

Recently had a friend in tree service that had one of his guys struck by an Ash top. They had a line in one of the leaders and when his helper put tension on it with chipper winch it broke out and broke the sawyers leg. Very experienced guy.

Just be careful going 60KW diesel , if you don't work it it can 'wet stack' . New ones with DPF, DEF even more so. Also need to mind your fuel, if it sits more than it runs watch for condensation leading to diesel algae buildup, bad times ! Keep tank full , winter diesel if in cooler climate...

Here's one ! https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/need-em-gone.471325/

No doubt the Ventrac can get spendy !!

Friend had Ventrac bring over a demo machine. Kubota gas engine. Quite a rig ! Floated over a pretty swampy field. He ordered one Saturday, mower ,snowblower 3pt hitch. Not sure about the cab.

Hire it out to a mini with a forestry mower the first time , then don't let it go so long. Sometimes your best tool is a telephone!

Yea but that depleted uranium is plenty heavy !

Reminds me of grandpa's last words , " you still holding that ladder?"

"Ran when parked "!

Have him get a Branch Manager grapple for that mini ! https://www.branchmanagerusa.com/product/56-inch-t1001-bmg-mini-grapple/

The architect for that prison needs a dope slap !

Ditch Witch ?

Wouldn't want to be without mine !

Wow, catastrophic failure! That could have been life threatening!

Not a big deal as heavy iron goes. I have seen the dipper stick crack on some of the Cats, a bigger pain but repairable as well.

I would go 6" steel casing, poly pipe with stainless safety line , 3 wire pump.

Sounds like a lot more assembly will be moved out of the US !

Sounds like a mini track loader would be ideal . Couldn't do without my Ditch Witch !

Put a few ounces of class A foam in there, makes it much more effective. https://www.edarley.com/silv-ex-foam/

I sure lusted after a chief when I was in high school, friend had one, thing would go anywhere if it got one toe on something solid ! See them on the auction site Bring a Trailer every once in a while, they bring the money !

Hope they didn't connect! Almost lost a friend when he was in a tight spot, front glass on his Kubota mini raised and bumped into a nest like that. He was trapped in the cab until he could paddle back to a spot where he had enough room to jump free. By the time I got to him he was on his hands...

Nice save !

Looks pretty tight there but after I rubbed a hole in a hydraulic line on my stumper 220 stump grinder I took the old hose, cut a length out of it, split it and zip tied it around the chafe point. Let it rub on that ! Looks like they should have a rubber grommet where the hoses pass through.

Had great luck ordering from ETrailer https://www.etrailer.com/Home

Quincy is worth a look.

Take it off and get a lock n lube . https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler

In case you didn't see it on groan.

Steel on the Farmi , synthetic on the chipper. Both have their place, but the rocks here wouldn't play nice with the synthetic on the Farmi.

The noise will go well with the smell ! Roosters, donkeys, pigs with their metal feed boxes, lots of good ideas ! Then when they put their place up for sale, post it here. Anyone on TBN would make a better neighbor !

Wonder if there is something like this nearby to rent ? Save handling it twice. https://banditchippers.com/product/intimidator-20xp-track/

I grew up on land that was "rented" for one red rose very year. Was quite the event back in the day. Red Rose Rent Day blooms again in Penn | Chester County Press

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I have one of these, pretty handy for spots that big backpack blowers are awkward. https://www.echotools.com/en_us/products/blowers/shred-n-vac

What blower do you run ?

You need to stay out of the hood !

You just did that so it would qualify for the tractor portion of the thread !

Bet you would have more into it by the time you were done than if you bought a new one. That would probably nickel and dime you to death.

I wouldn't order one without it !

Yep, don't have to get dressed up for the Dollar store !

Took mine to our highway barn (public works) they have a waste oil burner.

Ever have tracks come off ?

Vines and ropes are no joke with chippers ! My Bandit says to cut all vines into 5' pieces so you can't get pulled in. Once the rope gets sucked into the disk it will pull right past the feed rollers. Reversing them won't help...

Did some testing with EA-500 , pretty impressive ...

Neighbors can certainly ruin your day ! Locally we have a compost company that drops off a roll off dumpster and picks it up when full to use in their compost. Might be worth looking into. Kind of thing that would make you want to sell out... maybe to the Hells Angels for a national headquarters !

Tried to send an LL Bean nautical rope doormat through a 11hp Ariens snowblower. Thought I was going to have to burn it out !

Poly well pipe seems to be more forgiving of earth shifting around. One tip when replacing the hydrant, put a 1/4 street el and short nipple in the drain outlet, keeps debris from scoring the valve and creating a leak down the road.

The mowing in the heat was one thing, spraying Paraquat in a full Tyvek suit and respirator was another ! That's the closest I've come to passing out from the heat ! Pulling a hundred feet of hose through waist deep weeds in summer heat, guess it was enough to keep me in school !

Looks like the 3 series Kubota addressed some issues, they stepped up the game.

As long as his crocks match his man purse all is well !

Beautiful! Those guys make a sweet trailer .

Don't know about your deer but our suicidal deer would bump right into you !

Went by an overgrown ski slope one day and the old guy with me said he remembered when they would mow it with a tricycle tractor, that guy must have had a set !

I'll take a pickup for $465. !

Did you know Forest Gump ?

Friend of mine was loading his dozer on a trailer that was parked next to mine. As it broke over the ramps a hammer that he used to knock the pins out of his root rake slid back and locked up his steering clutch. Machine spun around and hit my trailer, he was more upset that I was, years later...

Thank goodness you have the mushroom market to fall back on ! Only so much need for mulch hay otherwise.

I second the opinion to check in with building inspector. A structural engineer could offer thoughts as well. Better to check before you modify anything, then you'll own the issues.

Always the favor that bites you ! During our "dusting " (42" or so) I was blowing out Wife's house that her son lives in when the neighbor came over. He had been digging out his very long driveway with a shovel ! He said his plow guy wasn't coming! Was a good bit of that, it was past what a plow...

Was looking at a friends ten wheeler yesterday. He replaced the frame rails over the winter and fixed up some issues on the dump bed. The bed was up and he showed me where he drilled and tapped for a grease fitting in the outer frame rail every foot. Thought being once a year or so go along and...

IT and towing do have similarities, " Garbage in, garbage out " !

This looks like it would be pretty handy for your trail detail :

Pic is worth a thousand posts! Also a location in your profile, someone nearby would probably swing by and give you a hand.

Start digging for treasure !

Well they won't smell like diesel !

Had a '99 Cummins that had an issue with Transmission. It started downshifting out of overdrive for no apparent reason. Took it to the dealer and they promptly said it needed a transmission, $4K. Just didn't seem right to me, plus I said if this one failed I wouldn't replace it in kind , I...

Years ago we had a neighbor that always had a newer Mercedes diesel sedan. Doubled as his field car ! We had been having issues with thieves at night and dad told our loader operator to dig a 'tank trap' ditch to block the old access road that they snuck in on. No sooner did the ditch get...

I have done that just trying to get a text to send !!

Imagine having to do that by hand !

stand by for the **** probe !

Well done ! Would be a piece of cake to put a string trimmer head on it! Then again if you sold the rights to the big mower manufacturers you would probably be sitting in the Bahamas with big boobed blondes bringing you rum drinks and you wouldn't get any mowing time !

Friend of mine slid through a stop sign with his pickup. He was ranting about ABS saying the heavy jets he flew for a living had it and it worked perfectly on them !

Impressive work !

Here you go !

I have heard old timers say they replaced 6 volt batteries in old cars with 8 volt , really perked them up in cold weather.

I think I just had some of those pickles!

So how does everyone feel about porcupines? Hot sauce them ?

Just what you need down there , more deer and ticks !

As others have said make sure rear tires are loaded and keep your bucket low. If rear tires can be spread that would help but may prevent getting into tight spaces. I like the bucket to be at least as wide as the machine, kind of like a cat and his whiskers thing . I laid a skid steer on its...

Have had several Snapper mowers , been great machines but like everything these days they are getting Pricey.

Friend of nine took his Porsche Cayenne to the dealer for service, on his way home all kinds of alarms and warnings went off. He returned to dealer to find it have been severely overfilled ! Not sure about his Porsche but some of these high end rigs don't even have dipsticks anymore, all...

Go ahead squad 51 !

Day like that could make you question career choices. !

Sounds like the bigger issue here is 'girl creep' into the garage ! Time to use it to your advantage to build a pole barn !