Recent content by Racenut

The smaller you make the pieces, the quicker they will burn, especially if you split them. Maximize surface area. I have played with cutting slots in big logs with the chainsaw and it seems to help a bit, but just a bit. Beyond that, get a grapple so you can pile them up. How likely is it that...

My wife works for a cold storage that houses a lot of those Martinelli apples. Over 100 years old and still owned mostly by old apple growers and their families. Even here though, many orchards have been replaced by berries and other field crops. Even the cold storage used to be mostly apples...

The website guy might be waiting to get paid too...

I have a few pieces from EA. I didn't even seriously look at tractors till I saw a video of a grapple being used and decided it would make life better. And it has. When I ordered my grapple, it shipped relatively quick. A few days or a week. And as they got more popular and demand surged, the...

My brother sent me a box of Omaha steaks a while back as he knows we eat a lot of beef. I appreciated the thoughtful gift, but it really was a box of disappointment. You'd think all these places selling direct, cutting out the middlemen would be able to offer a decent product at a decent...

Welcome from another Californian.

I bought one, have not actually used it yet. But I generally liked the way it was built. The way the mounts attach just looks better designed and stronger vs the other box blades they had. I also like the idea of the skids for grading, seems like it will help my ameture skills from just digging...

As I think about it, I think I ran into a similar thing, though I was later in the season. But they said they would have more by spring, and since I didn't need it till then I decided to wait, and sure enough, I had a mower before I needed it. Your situation may be different, but I was able to...

I have a Novatractor Flail. MFZ-155. We call it the park maker. The 3 pound hammers look a bit like metal bear claws and they wreck stuff :) I don't mow lawn, I mow weeds and brush, sticks, pine cones. It turns rough overgrown areas into mulched up useable areas like magic. The main unit is...

Here's a better picture of mine. I think it's a beautiful car, but still, no Ferrari. But if I wad it up at the track, it's not going to ruin my life either :D

My car is a Scion FR-S that my son and I have built up for canyon carving and light track use. The pic is me going through the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca on a track day. My son has a 94 Miata that is a track car (it's punishing to drive on the street). Looks like you guys rolled into Monterey...

According to the CalTrans site I found it on, it was Ebbets pass in May. They were still plowing trying to get the road open.

I just now got all caught up, I'm sorry I missed the actual trip. Looks like you had a great trip. As for how much now they get over the passes... on a good year like this year was.. they get a bit. And this would be after it had a chance to compact and melt a bit. A friend of mine went skiing...

Not my experience. I hit a big buried rock, it cracked the drive pulley. I emailed and got prompt response from Jack and had my part in 9 days. info@novatractor.com was the email I sent to. Once we sorted out what part was needed, they included Ralph<leon7065@icloud.com> on a reply with the...

Where I live... Where my tractor lives... Was thinking about going up this weekend and getting some ranch time in... I changed my mind :)