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Art has a great point there! Fact is that (I learned the embarressing way) I here more folks winding their saws wide open to limb a felled tree! I was using my buddie's saw (He is a full time logger/owner) a few years back (15) He comes out yellin an bitchin at me. Say's, "what da Heck you doing? Your not cutting a 2 foot tree, its a friggin 2" limb! The saw will last ya 20 times as long if you run the engine speed proper for what your cutting. I now think he was also refering to chain life between csharpening.
He also would whip out his file about (on average) every hour or so to touch up while working (that was said here earlier too)
Since then, I hear a saw winding up while limbing twigs and I laugh. Since I bought my rancher, I let the saws weight push thru with a nice steady slow chain speed. It may not "sound as cool" BUT, I think it definately will show in future life

How long should a chainsaw chain last
Garden and Landscape
Replies 21 Post by brokenarrow

Couldn't figure where to put this?<br>
I had two chaines that were in need of profesional sharpening (my son got a lesson in what NOT to do with a saw when he used mine helpng the scout troops) Anyway's, I felt it was too far gone for me to sharpen with file. I also had anouther chain that was ready so I figured,<br>
"Hey, Im working BoKoo OT so I will take em in to a shop" I decided to go to a local shop instead of my usual saw shop guys I have dealt with in the past. I feel my chains are sharpened horrible and almost ruined! I need someone to tell me if I am correct?<br>
The grinding wheel must of been loaded big time or a total idiot what using it or both. My chains are a pretty deep blue where he sharpened then. There is also a huge shanker burr on all the teeth where he sharpened em. It looks like he took off a hell of a lot of material?<br>
Every time I have ever had a blade sharpened, it has always come back looking clean,free of burrs and shinny steel clean! Am I correct is saying that the chains were sharpened incorrectly?<br>
I used one of them and the burr started to come off but the chain really did not cut good at all?<br>
What would you all do??? I dont want them taking another crack at it but it is eating me inside since I paid $28 to have 3 chains sharpened??? <br>
Would you call them? or go in and show them but NOT allow them to tough it again OR just dont say a friggin word and take em into my trusty usual place, also just chalk it up as an expiriance?<br>
Yes, I am tiffed! but at the same time, my time is worth alot to me right now so maybe I should not run around town to rub their nose in it?<br>

Chainsaw sharpening woe s
Shop Tools
Replies 11 Post by brokenarrow

I had previously always called them Tags, or tag alders, untill my last post where I called them (trees under 2").
Yes your skidsteer could handle them, yes my tractor and brush hog could also but the problem comes in again that my tractor would be burried before I could get anywhere near em. Pulling em out is not an option either since they are so small, a quick whack with a chain saw and all that is left is a ball of root system that is above the muck. This is where the excavater with a blade on it should come in handy. The idea of hand cutting and then stacking in a neat pile to be hauled away later is to avoid a huge pile of sticks,twigs, root balls
and a ugly eye sore that can be burned but still will be there for a long time. I dont mind
hauling em out by hand (since anything els with wheels woulkd get stuck.
Jis thinkin, maybe if I luck out, and the watering hole get low enough to suck most of the water over towards it that adding the spoils to the other part will help lift it high enough to make a perfect wetland/sanctuary that will not be used for a back yard football game but more like a nesting area ande cover for many birds/ mammels etc. The end picture is to have a pretty looking watering hole with grasses and cattails surrounding that from the ridge will look structured, yet still semi wild/natual? This place is set up perfect for this and if it works I will post pics. I am calling the guy with the excavater tomarrow.

PS. I had 2 bear (only 160# 1 1/2 year old bears) less than 45 foot from me while I was on the ground. Pretty cool, I was waiting for my son to get out of his tree stand when the bears came walkin in. I got some pretty cool video of it! Yes, I had nothin in my hand but a camera. My kid had just unloaded his gun and was about to come down! Did not see any bear that were shooters yet but this weekend was the bomb with what happened

Right machine for Excavation
Garden and Landscape
Replies 14 Post by brokenarrow

Round up (or a 41% glysophate generic) will kill it dead, and it should not come back (if you mix it at 6 Oz per gallon) it will work great otherwise you may need two sprayings about a month apart.
My poison ivy has not come back along my driveway in two years (about 250' by 10'). The poison ivy in my woods along the trails I decided to let be. I just keep a mental note of where it is.

Killing Poison Ivy
Parts and Repair
Replies 17 Post by brokenarrow

Yooper
Yep, I agree! Last week I hauled my wifes town an country van. I have a ext. cab 1500 chevy 4wd. I have a 1K trailer with brakes on all 4 wheels. I would nver consider (safely) hauling something even as light as that, with out brakes. (in the right condition and traffic load I would though)
I haul my TC40 loader and brush hog with thew same truck.
Both of those (the van and the tractor) pull very very nice, infact I commented on how little I could tell I have the van behind me.
On the other hand, I hauled some electric pole a few years ago. They hung out and over the back of the trailer about 6 feet. I beleieve I had 2-3 too many on there too. At 55, it pulled decent but anything faster was very risky. I could of lost it faster than you could shake a toy poodle off your leg! Positioning the load plays a large role in what and how you haul anything.
A payloader???? 1500 chevey??? Cmon, I cant beleive it had any problems!! Ehemmmmmm Do I here a Darwin Nomination?

Tundra Ad misconceptions
Pickup Trucks and Trailers
Replies 33 Post by brokenarrow

Things have been pretty hecktic around here also. Since I am the only person in the house still working, I seem to have fell in love with over time. Got 2 days off over Mem. holiday (which I spent half the time at the hospital, and had two days off to pick up the kid at college. Other than taht worked every day since Easter week. Get home today and find pollen over every thing you can see. This is the Yellow crap that stains everything it touches! I spent the few hours of daylight before the storms came in to put some soap to the old ford tractor and the chevy's in the drive.
Sunday (yes the day I had off) I spent towing one of my vans home on the car trailer. My son had a brake line blow on him on the highway that morning. A single pot too. He managed to catch it before traffic jammed up and in on him. He got her off to the side and out of the way with no damage to our or any other vehical. Hmmm, I spent Sunday splicing into a brake line (only part that was rusted was right behind the front wheel????) the rest was like new?
Oh, then I got to head back to the local hospital again! Feeling like I need to move soon! Way to much/many bad vibes around here!

WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 57 Post by brokenarrow

I have both, a smooth top at the cabin and gass at my house. I thought I would try and move on with the "jones"es", buy that electric smooth top (ok actually, it was cheaper and easier to put in at the cabin, but, it sounded good)
What I found was that after I HAD to buy pots and pans that were perfectly flat on the bottom made for the electric smooth tops, that , the electric was not soo great a deal after all.
I can not stand that I can not see the heat I am pouring on the cooking surfaces. I do 99% of my cooking and can honestly say that I dont think I would be as good at not making mistakes if I had to use electric all the time.
I do know a few folks that would beg to differ with me and feel they could not cook on the other one?

Good luck with your new house

Gas vs Electric range for cooking
Home Improvement
Replies 15 Post by brokenarrow

BTW
To all who helped, THANK YOU!. I could not beleive it was this hard to find something like this for a fergason plow?

Coulter
Operating and Attachments
Replies 21 Post by brokenarrow

Hardwood
Great advice, my father-in-law a year ago received 2 grand ($2,000). From his mothers estate. His brother got 2K also. The (other) brother, who did NOT go off to the war (instead, stayed home to "help" with the family farm) walked off with the farm! Infact, 6 months after his mom passed, he sold it to a developement for 6.4 million!!!!. Yep, my father-in-law and his brother got a medal or two, and their other brother got the farm worth a ton!
Your advice and your actions were very good!

Moving Day
Barns Pole Barns
Replies 14 Post by brokenarrow

Better talk to all your kids, if any of em get loose and look a bit "wild" and happen onto my deck at night,,, Well, Cant say what might happen? My pup is my baby. Be careful.

Coyote Hunting ~~~ Me
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 30 Post by brokenarrow

Loader, no questions asked hands down IMO.
Anything else you need you can justify it later but you will always find use for a loader esp. with a 21 acre horse farm.
Thats my choice.
(hmm, I was told that right here about 3-4 years ago, they were right then and I think they are still right

TC40DA in my future
New Holland Tractors
Replies 5 Post by brokenarrow

But then he wouldnt have a New Holland?
Keep an eye on the steel prices, if you here rumblings and your still looking, maybe one should buy sooner than later.
Sounds like a fair price but make sure (as always) your able to work with the dealer and the distance is do-able if need be.
Good luck

New Holland tc30 price check
New Holland Tractors
Replies 6 Post by brokenarrow

Thanks ya'll, I will let ya know what happens. The more I think about it, the more I think I can not pass up this if it happens to fall in my lap.
Thanks again
Tom

Used Gehl Skidloader
Other Tractor Brands
Replies 12 Post by brokenarrow

Thanks ya'll LOL
Keepin a light heart about it all helps. Now I know what dad always mean't when he would say, " look at those fools, dont know how lucky they are to have their health still"
Hell, by the time they get done with me this month, I may be the six milion dollar hilbilly.
Thanks for all and every good thought. See ya

Galbladders
Everything and Anything
Replies 9 Post by brokenarrow

Did you miss the part about 1am? No names for RSVP. Just a friendly reminder to neighbors. Using a mail box for non threatening things is like jay walking as long as you dont do it more than once.
Good info about going onto someones property down there. Im my neck of the woods, if I feel I am threatened, I would never give a rats behind what was legal or not, you finish the job and then figure out what to do about it! Round here, as long as there is no one with a video cam and the intruder does not talk anymore, you feared for you life, case closed, just dont do it with his back turned to you at 25 yards LOL.

I hobbled down the road yesterday to see which house this wicked smell was comin from. Yep, it was the one right next to my neighbor, he has a brand new firebox out there and for what ever reason (probably one you all mentioned not hot enough) it smells like crap. Many places north of here, when one is burning, it smells like a bit of heaven, hickory or oak,,,, Hmmm, smells like home!

Outdoor Wood Burners
Everything and Anything
Replies 13 Post by brokenarrow

Yep, I agree.
My wife already has a "fraud alert" on her credit recoreds. I had to put it on hers last fall. We got a letter from her 403B administration office saying their records were breeched and everyone SS number was stolen along with other personel ID info! They all stepped up to the plate and will pay for anything related to any bad doings PLUS will pay for credit checks every month for awhile. More than what my state has proposed so far.
What I think is kinda scary is what can be done with a small amount of info. So if someone was a crimminal (a young one) and decided to keep the info they got for , "say, 20 years" Then use it! WOW, one would wonder where it came from and the state would be off the hook!

Social security numbers released
Everything and Anything
Replies 7 Post by brokenarrow

Peters
I went against consumer reports advice (which they usually are wrong or not even close anyways)and bought a Fisher/Pakel washer. CSR said it is prone to break downs.
This washer has a direct drive with no pulleys/belts etc, it spins out at 1000 rpms if you want it to. The clothes come out of it nearly dry and they take half as long to dry in the dryer as with my old washer. That was around 5 years ago. No problems with the machine at all and its awesome. Hope you get the same from yours, BTW, this one was $599
Guess I am lucky since when I ask my wife what she wants for a washer/dryer,,,, she tells me, "One that works, thats all, no fancy gadgets, just one that works!"
Yep, I think I look a gift horse in the mouth all the time, and I dont know it!

Merry Christmas Mr Whirlpool
Everything and Anything
Replies 11 Post by brokenarrow

Bah-Humbug to all of you! Coal and diesel fuel for yourself. Now get out with the flea ridden dogs and clear that driveway so your mother-in-law can drive up close to the house!

Merry Christmas
Just For Fun Off Topic
Replies 31 Post by brokenarrow

My TC40 pulls a 2 bottom 16 with absolutely no burbs in my heavy clay type soil. Can till right down to the bottom depths. I feel very confident it could handle a 3 bottom with no problem. The 4wd IMO makes the difference in adding 1 to 1 1/2 more bottoms.

tilling fescue pastures
Operating and Attachments
Replies 22 Post by brokenarrow

Yes and Yes
Yes I am getting one, no it will not be the LS185b.
Yes, I know now that the skid steer is the machine I will want to have. Hands down! I love the tractor BUT, there really is no comparison when you want to talk work achieved verse time used to get there. Most of the work I have (or will have) will be gravel,dirt movement, and snow movement. Yes the tractor I have will do it all but the skid steer will do those tasks faster and easier. Plus the enclosed cab will be a +.
sorry bout running on in this thread.

Can a NH curved arm loader be safely used on an 02 TC33D
New Holland Tractors
Replies 11 Post by brokenarrow