Suz
New member
I've been lurking around, have posted a few messages, and I think it probably is time that I introduce myself.
I live in central Wisconsin and don't work anymore. I retired after working 41 years in a paper mill and I'm very happy to be away from that!
My hobbies are photography, wood working and just puttering around.
I heat my house 100% by a inside wood boiler and have no other heating system. I've heated with wood for probably 95% of my life.
I've got an old Ford Ferguson tractor with the serial number of: 9N7041 and I can still remember when my Dad drove it home from buying it used about 58 years ago. I did so many modifications to it over the years that it could never be restored to the original condition without throwing LOTS of money at it. Many year's ago I picked up a Dearboarn 19-23 loader from a guy who couldn't make it lift. So, I got the whole pile of pipe and bad welds for $50. Now there are more bad welds, and I'm having problems again, but most of the time it works and that is the main thing.
My other working "tractor/lawnmower" is my JD SST15. I love this machine and I cannot figure out why John Deere quit making them.
I've also built 3 different wood splitters over my lifetime and pictured somewhere on the board is the picture of my first one that could keep 5 men busy. (3 on the saw rig and 2 on the splitter.) After that one I downsized to just a splitter and then another that would flip in the vertical position. Last year I put a log lift on it to make it even easier on my and my Son's backs!
So, there you have it and I hope that I don't make anyone angry with my posts because sometimes I'm very opinionated!
But, I will always try to help someone out if I can.
Thanks for having me!
I live in central Wisconsin and don't work anymore. I retired after working 41 years in a paper mill and I'm very happy to be away from that!
My hobbies are photography, wood working and just puttering around.
I heat my house 100% by a inside wood boiler and have no other heating system. I've heated with wood for probably 95% of my life.
I've got an old Ford Ferguson tractor with the serial number of: 9N7041 and I can still remember when my Dad drove it home from buying it used about 58 years ago. I did so many modifications to it over the years that it could never be restored to the original condition without throwing LOTS of money at it. Many year's ago I picked up a Dearboarn 19-23 loader from a guy who couldn't make it lift. So, I got the whole pile of pipe and bad welds for $50. Now there are more bad welds, and I'm having problems again, but most of the time it works and that is the main thing.
My other working "tractor/lawnmower" is my JD SST15. I love this machine and I cannot figure out why John Deere quit making them.
I've also built 3 different wood splitters over my lifetime and pictured somewhere on the board is the picture of my first one that could keep 5 men busy. (3 on the saw rig and 2 on the splitter.) After that one I downsized to just a splitter and then another that would flip in the vertical position. Last year I put a log lift on it to make it even easier on my and my Son's backs!
So, there you have it and I hope that I don't make anyone angry with my posts because sometimes I'm very opinionated!
But, I will always try to help someone out if I can.Thanks for having me!
