Recent content by Varmintmist

Just to chime in, my 2019 F250 6.2 gets 12.? normal back and forth. 10.? if I dont get behind idiots and can plan hills with a 6K+ camper. 9 when they slow down -15 going uphill. Distance open highway if its hilly, 16-17. South of Maryland, 18.

Just a thought. I add plain white vinegar to the round up tank. Its cheap and a dash of DW liquid, roundup mixed, and a healthy splash of vinegar will nuke multiflora rose

Bottom notch where you can stand. Plunge cut everything leaving a tab about 2 inches or so thick on top, nip the tab. Same as a leaner. I wouldnt be worried about a barber chair so much as the rootball figuring out it just lost a lot of weight and dragging half of the tree with it. Saw, limbs...

Best bet is to ask the elec co, but I dont see why not. It would give extra protection beyond the "OH SH.." tape for the next backhoe operator. I've dropped a lot of wire in ditches and some are strict, and some arent. The conduit will be PVC, glued, and they better see primer. It isnt for...

Angle the blade harder by bringing the left side farther forward. Then play with the top link angle to get it to cut like you want, and the side elevation to get your crown. Even a road grader will cause ripples if you repeatedly run the same angle over a road, or at least they did when I ran...

Weight to nose weight are factors. You dont need a 40 inch bar to drop a 40 inch tree, In fact you dont even need a 20. What you need to do is learn how to drop trees. Now, for me at 57yo, the old Husky 61 with a 24 in bar is my go to. It is heavy, but it will get the job done and for little...

I have been on equipment for 49 years. I can run a backhoe and dozer, pretty fair operator with a skidsteer, used to be a pretty good grader operator before they were laser leveled, (difference between a person who runs equipment and an operator) not bad on a roller and am game for anything. I...

You dont have Black Angrys or Charolais then. If they see girls on the other side, what is in between doesnt exist.

Penetrating fluid and tap with a hammer, as long as you have the time. Then heat, then, well, they cant be stuck if they are liquid.

The water run off is great for what you need. Dam the perimeter and let it flood. Dont drain it. You do that and you will get as much compaction as you are going to. Let it sit for a year. I would still go deep with your piers, but you will be filling in with as much compaction as you will get.

Looking at a set of steel also. I like the wheel machine and have run wheel machines starting with a Case 540 many years ago. I currently have a Case 1845 (no, not C) and while I can do most of what I want to do on the wheels, there are a few things that I would like to get into that would...

They lend at double digit interest rates because the debtor has garbage credit. They make their money up front, then sell the loan. As long as the debtor makes (pulling num out of butt) 20% of the payments where the entire payment is interest, they dont lose. How do people think they can afford...

R1s for what you are doing. R4s are great for on stone base or dry grass. They are referred to as industrial tires for a reason. Outstanding for a tractor to be used as a backhoe on blacktop. I live in PA, and run the tractor in the woods with R4's. I also run chains 24/7/365 on the rear after...

Just because a person has toys, does not mean they are well off. You can have a million dollar house that the bank owns, a Corvette that is owned by GM financing, a orange tractor that is owned by Kubota, a boat, and even your furniture in the banks house that you dont own. I think the TX term...

12. City, highway, empty and overloaded. A new truck that can do as much as it will get 15. A grocery getter will get twice as much.