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That's a beauty - have you got it operational ??? gg

I have a small dozer to cut side hills and push out stumps and rocks if they aren't too big. Most stumps here are shallow rooted with ledge not to far down. Above pictures from this thread https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/threads/todays-seat-time.118658/post-6637856 gg

I worked some more on the tractor road extension that I started last week. I drove the tractor down to the end of what I had already roughed in and started widening the next section of wheeler/snowshoe trail for the tractor road. The first tree was broken off and quite rotten. Standing near...

A couple mods I made on my self-release snatch block. If you are using 3/8" cable or smaller it can easily jam under the sheave like this which causes a bad kink as oldtimer mentioned. I brazed a section of rod on the frame to prevent this I didn't like the permanently attached...

Any main line winch manufacturer would be fine. They all make good solid winches. Pick one that has the features you like. The winch mechanisms will not be troublesome or lacking in any way. Edit: A winch from main manufacturer like Wallenstein or Farmi or any other popular one will hold it's...

Your sense is correct. In a cable like that the collar is swaged tight. They just didn't show it. A cable clamp is required if you make one up in the door yard. The beauty is you only need one clamp not three because the loop will not slip. gg

Mine is a 2002 L3010 DT also ????

I bought a group 24 - 6 for my L3010 3 years ago - 8 - 7/8" height and it fit fine. The only problem I had was finding one with the correct terminal orientation. I got it at a local NAPA. gg

Looks like good stuff to practice on (y) You must be getting the hang of it by know. gg

I use a couple ideas expressed above. I prefer a tube rather than a hose so I can apply pressure to those worn zerks and I have a right angle adapter on it. gg

Your welcome ! gg

Over the weekend I started extending one of my tractor roads. It was wetter than I like, but it won't get any dryer this time of year. The first part was pretty easy. I cut in there a couple years ago and backed the tractor in so it was wide enough. Just kind of rough and I dressed it up...

Your pictures are always easy on the eyes. Beautiful! The P/U seems to know there is something back there. gg

I don't have a full skid plate (yet) but protected the oil filters. Used threaded holes on the bottom of transmission to mount the filter protection. gg

(y) Good luck - had to look up "sprigged". A new term for me. gg

I know you have plenty of room. I just wondered why it was easier for you to find and cut some fairly straight poles than narrow the forks. Not finding fault just wondering because I thought fork adjustments were dead easy. Plus with the forks under you lift the bottom of the pallet not the...

I guess it depends on the geometry of your unit - ie length of skids and where the blades a placed along the skids. On most planes putting more pressure on the front blade makes it more aggressive. gg

That's what I was wondering too ??? gg

You could try lengthening your top link to lift the front a little so it will be less aggressive and act more like a drag. gg

SR, I wonder if your tractor wheels will like the wire baskets better. gg

Looks good !! gg

A Flemish Eye works good with a sleeve or wire rope clamp gg

^^^^^^ what goe said and good idea with the wheel chocks ! Oak ??? gg

Thanks. That all makes sense to me. In the past I have sold "logger cords" in one cord deliveries. Mostly to camp owners or people who only wanted emergency wood. No matter how many times I told them not to expect a full cord when it was all cut, split, and stacked a few customers would...

shooter, when you say you and your buddy did 5 cord in 3 hours are you talking full cords, 15 bags, or face cords ? Thanks for the good description of your processor - looks like it's working well for you. gg

That is coming out pretty good (y) Side hill work is hard on your nerves. Is it all bucket work or are you using a blade too ? gg

The weeds must pass through and lay on the surface. Do you keep going over them to grind them up or just let them dry up and blow away ? I use mine on sod growing in the road edges or parking areas. gg

Those piles of slash and debris are looking mighty clean (y) Very nice work ! gg

Great pictures HayDude. Your thread title might be an under statement. gg

Isn't your 16.9 GPM at full rpm. Assuming a direct drive between motor and pump. A lower rpm would produce a lower flow at a direct ratio. So you came control the flow with your rpm. gg

The first year when I couldn't do our wood I wasn't a year ahead like now. My stove is a combination wood/coal jobber. I had never burned coal but when I was in grade school we had a coal furnace and I used to "help" my dad. So I thought, no problem, we'll just do coal this year. I guess I...

I finished putting my wood away today. Been split and air drying since Memorial Day but has seen more rain and humidity than sun this year. Today was very nice though. Left side for next winter, right for 24/25. gg

Nice stump !! gg

ning's estimate seems to be a good theoretical one but the practical rule of thumb I see in the loggers hand book and agrees with the work I do is that it takes about 2 cord to make 1000 BF using the 1/4" international log scale. Which takes into account the kerf losses and average losses due to...

You guys are getting scary now. My wife taught 3rd grade back in the day and she carried 2 epi-pens with her all the time. gg

Seems like you can do like duffer says or build a funnel thingy out of plywood that hangs on your cutting edge with a couple chains going up to your bucket hooks to hold it there by gravity. gg

I made this one to dump into my trailer. Easy on easy off - held on by the tailgate chains. gg

It's always good to run first and figure it out later. It becomes a reflex after a couple such incidents - good story, I was wondering how it would end :) gg

Spruce/fir stud wood. Took a trip to the log yard today. gg

First class set-up with those log bunks and all (y) Must be 30, 32 feet ???? What do you pull it with ? gg

Very ice looking country side you keep! gg

Apparently they like it? They moved there when my SIL went back to school and have been there 18 years. She left here in '91 and went to Marblemount, WA. I have no idea how she ended up a city girl. gg

Looks like plenty of wood for your neck of the woods (y) My daughter and family live out that way in Portland. gg

Can't wait to see them piled in your wagon :) gg

It's a 2012 M5640 gear drive utility tractor I bought in March of 2017 with 700 hrs on it. Have set it up for the woods. Why are you leaving the J5 out in the boonies or did you break down?? gg

After all that July rain some of the higher places are dry enough to work in. This weekend I started a new stud wood pile. I set my camera out while I worked on this up-rooted blow down lying across a tractor road. It is not a big tree by any means but it is big enough to make three stud...

Wow is right ............ Is that the only critical damage ? gg

Yes, Fleet Guard HF6151 or Baldwin PT376 gg

My service and parts manuals do not say anything about the pad thickness. Only disassembly and assembly instructions. Komatsu still lists the parts with a link to 777parts.org/amazon for an aftermarket replacement part, but no specs there either just pictures. Maybe you can find some specs ...

I Am not near my shop manuals today. Tomorrow I will have a look and let you know what I find about the pads. gg

when you get to your brake job you may want to find Salam Sayhood on youtube. Go to a list of his videos - he has a ton of them - go back three years in the list and find TD7C bulldozer brake & clutch job. It is excellent on reassembly. Also find Repair Bulldozer Brake and Clutch where he does...

You’re right - not much room. Taking battery out helps. I don’t know size of o-ring. Don’t see why a match would not work for the same pressure and oil use ?? gg

On mine the bolt runs through the center top to bottom. Remove bolt/nut to get at the replaceable cartrige. gg

^^^^ What Chim said If the entire wire is hot that is a sign of very high amperage. If the heat is in one area it is a sign of high resistance at that point. If at a terminal it could be just loose and dirty like Chim said but when you take off the terminal to clean it check that the last few...

The brake disc can slide on the shaft. When you apply the brake (steering or foot) the brake shoe pushes the disc from the inside against the back-up shoe (10 in diagram). When you tighten the exterior brake adjust bolt it moves the back-up shoe inward toward the disc. Too tight will make the...

Clutch pressure extends ram end 16 to get drive thru the planetaries. Partial pull back of steering lever removes clutch pressure from end 16 allowing planetaries to spin free and stop drive to sprockets. Full pull back of steering lever uses clutch pressure to extend ram end 18 and apply brake...

Brake adjustment location gg

It's pretty noisy, especially when the bar is not laying flat on the ground - like cutting the edge of a ditch with part of the bar extended in mid air - I wear hearing protection. It is like lots of different rattling sounds all going together. The belt cover is the worst of it. But on flat...

Thanks guys ! Just an old guy having fun gg

In June I spread 40 tons (30 yds) of 3/4" stone, 3 tons at a time, on a 1/4 mile stretch of our road/driveway. 22 years ago this was a seasonal dirt woods road. This is how I turned it into a year round driveway. Yesterday I used the L3010 and my 650 lb 5' wide land plane grading scraper to...

I suspect you will be disappointed in the manual because the mower is not easy to mount on the 3ph and the manual is vague at best. here are the pages on mounting ang running the mower. I run my mower on an L3010 30 hp tractor. The 3ph is narrow for it. My mower has two pins for the...

Mine works best when I adjust the top link so that both blades are carrying the same amount of material. Sod does cause trouble and may take several passes to break it up. Try adding some weight. Cutting edges will help too. I have never worked with material quite that loose but on mine speed...

I found this manual download - First choice and Superior are the same mowers. Mine has both names on it. https://powerfultactical955.weebly.com/blog/superior-394-sickle-bar-mower-owners-manual gg

So you want all 16 pages of diagrams and p/l's ?? You can't narrow it down to a specific section of the mower ?? Maybe show a picture of your mower with the problem area highlighted. gg

I have a manual that has parts lists and diagrams - 16 pages of them. Is there any section you need to see. I can email copies. Maybe your parts supplier will make a copy for you. gg

The way I see it the top link can see a much greater force than the weight of the mower. Take a 6' mower that weighs 850 lbs lifted by the 3ph so it is horizontal and the top link is parallel to and 18" above the lower lift arms as in a Cat-1 3ph. Like this If I remember my physics - In this...

Interesting design - I like your blade height adjustment !! gg

I bought my L3010 in 2001. Early on, before SSQA loaders and grapples were common place on tractors, I put a grapple on my pin on bucket. I extended the grapple tines to get good closer with the tooth bar. On several occasions including earlier this summer I have bent one of the tines side...

This is what I do. Not a bush hog but ....I use a short length of 5/16" chain with a logging choker hook on one end. I put the tractor top link pin through the choker hook. And put a keyhole slider on the implement top link pin. I can easily adjust the active chain length. EDIT: I would not...

I've got to work on my speed - you probably noticed I'm a slow mover. That video of the cable was at 1/4 speed so it might take me a while before I'm ready. gg

?? I don't understand what you are trying to say ?? gg

Sorta/maybe. I put it on as an experiment. There are a pair of stop pins at the bottom of the side plates. I can hang the tail gate behind the pins or flip it up and over and let it hang in front of the pins. When behind it acts like a drag but will hold lighter stuff like sod while letting the...

I built a 5' one. If I replace the top link with a chain it acts like a tow behind unit. Be careful though - if the front blade hits something it can't move the back of the grader will flip up. You can pick it up with the chain top link gg

The mosquitos are extra happy too !! gg

I bet your right on that bet. Plenty of rainy days the first two weeks of June but most of last week was pretty good. Over the weekend and this week we were/are supposed to get frequent heavy showers and thunder storms but so far one shower 4:00 am yesterday and one last night for a total of...

As usual we got a bunch of fir blow downs over the winter. They're spread around not concentrated. I've started to pull out any that I can make a stud log out of. I went for these two the other day. I stuck the camera up on the ROPS. The video ends prematurely when the camera battery dies...

Very nice addition Lou !! gg

Very nice looking driveway !! gg

It's rained some every day for two weeks. Poured Friday night and rained all day Saturday but today was just cloudy. The road was damper than necessary but not to wet to work this afternoon. Being a hill it drains well. gg

Graded a section of road today that got chewed up pretty good from a down pour a couple days ago. Didn't help that I had a couple significant wheel depressions left over from mud season leading into and coming down the hill. Roughed it back into shape with the rear blade, then finished it off...

DTLS - you mentioned 3/8" cutting edges. When I first built my LPGS I found some new 3/8" edges used on a light duty LandPride rear blade. I had to replace them after 4 years of use on my gravel drive/road. That was in 2014. I replaced them with standard 1/2" cutting edges and after 9 years they...

Still looks good !! gg

Interesting article ning, thanks for posting it - Seems aesthetics is a main factor with some subtle physical benefits. I've been whacking stuff with a weighted stick my whole life and the only thing I ever noticed was some tools are better balanced or just feel better. To me my axe feels and...

A couple reasons: 1) I don't know any better and 2) The last time I broke the handle that's what they had for a handle that would fit the axe head at the local hardware. gg

Not paranoid in my mind. I keep it sharp so it will cut if need or want it to. I kept a flattened can on it behind the seat which often fell off. I was always afraid it would cut one of the snatch block straps, bungies, or jacket, back of seat, or other stuff back there. Now it's in a better...

I use a short ax as a wedge driver. I was getting tired of climbing up and getting it out from the tangle of stuff behind the seat so the other day I made a hanger bracket for it. Folded up a piece of 1/8" aluminum and made a loop from a piece of rod. Good putter project on a wet day. gg

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Yes I used a feeler gauge. I suppose if you had a firm/hard clump stuck just right and you slapped the ground really hard you might break something. Not the way I have tried clean the bar. If it doesn't fall off when I raise the bar and run the mower off the ground I get off the tractor and...

My mower cuts fine and when I break something it is because I hit something. Mostly rocks or a pebble will get caught just right. I like to run it with the teeth angled up a little. Out of curiosity I went out and measured what mine measured for a gap. There was a lot of variation. The tightest...

I have the 7' version. Bought it 23 years ago and have broken some sections and guides as I use it roadside mowing and hit stuff. I have never had to adjust it. I have the manual and it says to make the adjustment: 1) loosen 2 M12 nuts 2) loosen lock nut and adjust M10 allen screw for a...

I remember those days - 10 years ago now. That's a healthy pile you worked up. gg

Same thing happened to me when I was pushing down on a big brush pile to compress it. One lever was pushed open by an upright branch in the pile and that side came off. I made a couple locking bolts to hold the levers closed. There were a couple existing holes in the loader I ran the bolts...

In my case I use chain rather than cable chokers because I need to get the all the logs in a hitch up close to the lower pulley on my winch. The chain and a keyhole slider make for an adjustable choker tail length. To my knowledge you can't do that with cable chokers. I would need to carry a...

That's an interesting floor goe. I'm not a wood worker so can't help with the ID but if someone asked me I wouldn't say oak ???????? gg

5/16" here too. 5/16" chain and 3/8" hooks and sliders. Makes hooking up a little easier and you have the option for 3/8" chain. gg

Always wondered why they called them the "Smokies". gg

That nice old Ford looks comfy in there. gg

How are you liking or not liking the new FrostBite grapple fruitcakes ? gg

That's way better than the 3/4" hardware cloth on a 2X4 frame I try to use for my wife's garden needs ! gg

^^^ What is that you are using for a screen across your trailer ?? gg

Like ericm says the transmission oil and hydraulic oil share a common tank. On my 2001 L3010DT you can see the red file cap at the top of the transmission case. Yours may be different. gg

Looks a lot like my L3010. Does it have a sight bubble hiding on the transmission case near the pto just above the left rear axle ? gg

A couple years ago turned the splitting beam around the other way on my 22 ton Huskey splitter so that the the work station was closer to the trailer making it an easy lob into the trailer. There were a couple consequences. One was the tongue weight went from about 50 lbs to 90 lbs. I put on...

So Loader, when you speak I guess you can always say that you are on solid ground. gg

Everybody should have some bucket hooks (y) gg

Looks good SR - your lack of rocks makes me jealous. gg

How do you make the paint marks - one of those wheels on a spry can ?? Not much good wood in the stump it was good that it didn't want to go for a swim. gg

^^^ I've seen that too once in a while, especially if I leave it someplace damp in contact with the ground. It's not the "A number one" firewood like oak, beech, and hard maple but it is what I have the most of. I get the firewood thinning out the red maple around the oak and hard maple I am...

Started splitting a second row today. I cut a lot of red maple and the bark comes off in sheets after the logs set all winter. I throw it in a pile as it comes off at the splitter and use it under the row of split wood. It acts as a moisture barrier and keeps the bottom tier from getting...

I like the chair ! gg

(y) That works. What does the out rigger do - spacer gauge or something else ? How many trees do you plant each year ? Edit: I see you already said several hundred and it's a spacer. gg

Post holes or trees/shrubs ?? If you have a computer with "Paint" on it you can resize them smaller. Makes them load faster too. gg

I got an old snow plow. The guy said I could have it if I took it off an F150 he wanted to restore. It was kind of bent up and worn. First I straightened the mold board. This is the trip edge. I managed to straighten it out too. The cutting edge was worn down all the way...

My welding cart is my old Lincoln Tombstone I keep as a spare :) gg

I started splitting my firewood yesterday. Pile's been sitting for two weeks all blocked up. I split it a bucket full at a time and stack it coming off the splitter. I let it air dry for a couple months before moving it to the wood shed. The stacking job is quick and dirty but it doesn't...

I split those big ones vertically also. I've never tried it from the side like you are showing. How does that go ? Do you think it's easier ? I guess I'll try it. I have some big ones buried in the pile I just started splitting yesterday. This is my present method. gg

We were on the beach at Arcadia National Park on Mt Desert Island one time years ago when the kids were little. A tour bus from South Carolina pulled in. As the people walked towards the shore so they could experience a Maine beach there were all kinds of comments heard to the affect "I thought...

Saw this and it looks like a good deal.. gg

That's my problem too. As far as HF stuff goes - Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed. All junk, but a lot of times junk is good enough. gg

(y) Glad I didn't guess. gg

What kind of tree was that ?? Looking at your snow scoop it wasn't a small tree. gg

Those stringy pieces split hard. But they are nice to have when starting a new fire. Built in kindling. gg

Very nice looking stack of firewood you two worked up ! What do you do - skid it out to a landing, block it up there, and load blocks on the trailer to split and stack in the shed ? Pretty good system. gg

It is amazing how many I have taken out in the last 24 years. It was just a logging road that I decided to use as a drive way by dumping crushed rock in the ruts and mud holes for a couple years and pulling rocks as needed. Most are softball or 6-pack size but there have been some good ones. The...

Same here - snow turns to ice. Don't even need a thaw freeze cycle. Just continually driving over snow that doesn't melt off hard packs it into ice. gg

That's what I would like to be doing.:) Mud season on my north facing road came in a hurry with that stretch of 80 degrees. So I pulled a bunch of rocks out while it was easy with the soft road. But then I had to fix up the trashed road. Actually just finished making it good enough for now 20...

The frost pushes up rocks in my woods road drive during the winter. When they get high enough to interfere with grading I pull them out. As the frost is coming out in the spring, and it came out in a hurry this year, and the road is a plastic slurry they come out easy. For anything six-pack...

How big is a "sizable chunk" ? Must be pretty hot when it touches down. gg

That would be That would be good - I'm not liking this 80 degree weather in the middle of April. A little poor man's fertilizer snow would be fine. gg

Took the chains off. Cleaned the dried mud out of them with the hose and left them in the sun to dry. gg

Same happened to me. I got laid up and could hardly get the wood done. Thought it would be good to be a year ahead. It took a long time. I would get a little ahead and then find something better or more necessary to do the next year. It wasn't until I got my own wood lot and actually lived in...

I finally got my 346 XP back together. It took for ever to get the new gasket for some reason. In my mind it should have been part of the top end kit but I had to order it separately. So a new saw for $135 ?????? Burped on the second pull and started on the next. Made a slight tune...

Foggy morning. We had a cold 33 degree rain last night but supposed to be near 60 today. Snow season started very slow. Way behind but caught up and went ahead a little in March. This is typical for the first week in April here. Ice, snow, and mud in any combination and depending on the time of...

Interesting discussion above on auto-tune. I googled how does auto tune work on a chain saw and found this simple explanation. "The throttle linkages has a magnet and 2 sensors on it; idle and full throttle. When the magnet is at idle (0% opening) the saw tunes the idle with a set logic - idle...

Storm damage ?? I see the disaster relief truck parked there. gg

Good info on the bio bar oil John. A question out of curiosity on the 40:1 fuel mix. It seems adding more oil would make the saw run leaner (hotter) since there is less gas?? If you don't remove the tuning restrictors on the carb adjustment screws is there enough range to compensate ?? And what...

That reminds me of a story. At the time I was using a 350 for small firewood. I had a bunch of limb wood I wanted to do up quick and asked my wife to help. She held a stick over a saw horse and fed it towards me as I cut off 18" pieces. I ran out of gas and went into the garage to get the can...

I have not found a definite "this is what did it in" yet. Other than running it too lean like you said an air leak is another common cause for over heating. I have had and used this saw for over 10 years and always set it a little on the rich side. The only suspect so far was restricted cooling...

A sad day. Lost my old and trusty 346 XP. I'm going to rebuild it - parts on the way. Best 50 cc saw I have ever run. gg

We live at the end of a very long dead ended line and lightning surges were a common problem. I put in an external Square-D surge protector. No trouble since. Mounted it in a knock-out at the top of the 200 Amp panel near the line entry and connected it to the top of the busses with short wires...

I found this old wood/fuel comparison. Probably from Mother Earth News back in the day. It compares one cord of wood by species to gallons of oil, tons of coal, and cu-ft of gas. The wood efficiency they used was 50% and oil 70%. Both have gone up from that, wood more than oil I think so I think...

Thank you. Our place is about 200 acres. All wooded except for a couple very small rough fields. gg

That's the thing - I don't pick them up. I set my bucket on the ground at the base of the pile and roll/guide the blocks down the pile and into the bucket. Then lift a bucket full of blocks to splitter height. gg

As always great pictures cat. Beautiful wide open country !! gg

1" here and more than we needed right now. gg

Mud season is a good time for me to work up our firewood. So yesterday I started blocking up the wood I pulled out last fall. This will be 2024/25 firewood. I used to cut off the pile but I am not as good at climbing on piles and cutting with blocks rolling around my feet as I was. This way...

A winch is certainly the answer to getting hillside wood that is otherwise inaccessible. Here is my 6600 lb winch and 30 hp tractor. Look at the cable angle to get an idea of the steepness. As others have said winches do not loose value. I paid $1700 for the Farmi JL290 new in 2001...

No question. It would save plenty of time. gg

I wouldn't be afraid to put the 30M on either tractor. I've had a Farmi JL290 on my 30 hp L3010 for 20 years. It is a 6600 lb winch and will pull just fine. The smaller size would be a big advantage on your L2501 I think. For tractors in the 30 hp class what you can winch has more to do with the...

That was a good video loaderman - You can see what goes into it a lot better than still pics. Thanks. gg

My M5640 has a thumb activated rocker switch. I set my hoses so the top is open and the bottom is close. gg

I made three trips to the log yard today. That will be it until after mud season. Roads are deteriorating fast this week. Here I'm ready to leave after dumping my second load which is the pile behind my truck. EDIT: The semi in the back ground is being loaded so that is out going wood. gg

Good question 2manyrocks. OK the basic winch operation goes like this. There is a clutch controlled by a rope. Normally disengaged and engaged by pulling the rope. Releasing the rope disengages the clutch. There is a pawl brake controlled by a second rope. If you pull the brake rope while there...

They will work too, for sure, but being crush proof and smooth makes it that much easier to work apart. My wife prefinished all the closet woodwork before I installed it so I had some closet pole cut-offs laying around. Keep a couple 6" pieces in my tractor tool box. I don't want anybody to know...

Looking at the weather forecast this is probably the last week I work in the woods for a while. I had a back leaner today that I didn't dare wedge over because the butt looked so bad. I didn't know if the hinge would hold against the wedging and it could go over backwards. So I set up a snatch...

I spent $350 to get trailered home 40 miles, I'm the mechanic, and I spent another $7K in parts and tools I didn't have. So less than $15K total. gg

I should have checked before I said half. It was about the same as a Polaris 450 is now. gg

You could afford one if you shopped for a bargain. And were willing to put a lot of heavy work into it. Half the price of a plain-jane 4-wheeler. gg

I use a small 70 hp 14,500 lb dozer to build tractor roads. gg

Never thought of that. Thanks for the heads up ! gg

I don't know if there is a way to keep vermin out. You would not believe the number of mouse nests, snake skins, and nut/seed piles I find as I empty it out during the winter. My shed is probably 60' from the house and I have no problem with critters in the house. I do bring in a lot of stink...

By the way - I like your woodshed set-up Citydude. Is that one almost empty bay your usage so far this year. Looks about the same as mine. gg

FWIW my SSQA a plate was to tight. Titan was very good to deal with. Without hesitation they offered to send a new plate or refund 1/2 my money if I kept what I had and fixed it myself. Which is what I did. You need a very close fit with no gaps at the three arrows. My rework...

Here is one I built that I have been using for almost 4 seasons and am very happy with. I used a concept shown by TractorNH and Chim also built one. Mine is perhaps opposite from yours - stronger than needed. 5/16" plate welded onto a sturdy frame...

I know what you mean gg

Actually there already is one John. It looks very popular too with almost 12,000 posts. It's in Rural Living and called "Todays Gun Time". It seems interest in wood wanes for much of the year -- unfortunately. gg

I find the "box blade" mode very useful on down pour washouts where water has jumped out of the ditch because it got dammed up with leaves or over whelmed and cut long troughs down the road leaving ridges and small piles of loose gravel down the road. But if it is too bad I use a rear blade to...

I made mine with a tail gate as an experiment. It hinges on top and there are a set of stop pins on the bottom rear of the side plates. If I hang the tail gate behind the pins it acts as a drag going forward. Does very little. But it is heavy enough to hold sod and let the dirt pass under...

Well that is an improvement. I wish mine came like that. gg

That's a bummer ! ^^^ What RustyIron said. There are many accounts on here about poor fitting SSQA plates. The one I bought for my plow needed rework to make it fit properly. gg

That's what I thought too gg

Lucky Lou !! Mt Washington and the presidential range is 30 miles due east of us. So as big coastal storms move up the coast we get the wet side first on south-easterly winds then a lull as we become shadowed by the mountains with east winds. Then we get a second batch of colder dryer snow on...

8" so far at 7:30 am here. Pretty wet and heavy too. gg

Nice job - I especially like the filter protection and the steel line cover on the torque tube. gg

I forgot to ask - What are those two feelers sticking up from your neat rake Eric ?

You came out of hibernation Hunt !! I'm with you on the wild turkey - very good eating. gg

My son has a rough camp made from an old saw mill building and attached shed. He and my grandson use it as a snow machine base. I plow out his drive. It's on a narrow shelf cut into a steep side hill and the drive runs tight to the building along the eaves. I love it when I get there to plow a...

I'm lucky here - no shovel required. Snow is soft enough to scoot away with your foot as long as you don't walk on it first. Once you walk on it though you need a jack hammer to move it. gg

I like this winter weather for working in the woods. But it is starting to feel like it might not last much longer. I will keep at this fir as long as I can. From this morning. Had to cut off 4'-6" of rot but still had enough for three 12'ers (38') A little 3 tree hitch. gg

Nothing to not like about oak firewood !! (Except maybe the weight) What is that buried in the snow in the foreground of your 2nd pic ?? gg

Thanks. The quality isn't very good because of the vibration in the ROPS but you can still see how I use the plow. I'm just having fun fooling with the camera. gg

We still have plenty of winter left here. Yesterday I pushed last weeks snow out of my little log landing. On the way out there I tidied up the road edges and broke an access hole thru the snow bank into where I am cutting. I mounted the camera on the front of the ROPS just for fun. gg

It all looks so rugged who would have thought the lift cylinder mount would let go - until you think about a 9-6 V-plow bouncing along. Looks like it started a while back. Get it fixed before the snow gods see it apart. gg

Been too busy plowing to look here until tonight. We were almost 2 feet behind the yearly average to date. But had three storms last week that put us slightly ahead now. Glad I don't live in the San Benardino Mountains ! gg

Wow !!! gg

Good method to keep them out of the mud and snow (y) What are you building Loader ? gg

I like the more compact No-Spill can better. And $25. I need an oil jug too, but what is the advantage of a dual can ??? I just don't see it unless you're on foot cleaning a property line or something like that. gg

It's good to have all the stuff you need (y) I've enjoyed watching your collection and business activities grow over the years. gg

Nice job - good as new now (y) gg

Yuck - Very nice peeling job though ! We got a little over 6" of very dry fluff @ 20 degrees. Could sweep it with a broom. gg

Welcome to TBN Loaderator. That's a neat idea for all the reasons you mentioned (y) gg

Thank you Walt - but I can't take credit for the idea. It is just my rendition of the idea Thankyou Walt - but I can't take any credit for the idea. The plow is just my rendition of the idea that I saw posted here on TBN by TractoNH. It is a little more complicated to build though. And while...

3. Floats like a truck plow but you can get down pressure when you want it by dumping the SSQA plate. gg

That is why I have these gg

Makes me glad, almost, that I have a good layer of ice. It will make plowing the next storm, maybe Tue/Wed 10", much easier than plowing in mud. gg

Thanks Hoobie - Glad you enjoyed it ! gg

Trail conditions here have remained solid so far thru this warm spell so I am still able to work the winter fir harvest. Here are a couple pictures from this morning. I'm cutting the stand, back to front and left to right. I try to fell everything to the back so that I'm not working in...

Gotta love a winter warm spell ...... gg

I would start with NorthEast Implements. They have been Farmi dealers forever. They are easy to talk with and will answer questions. They probably have manuals for that old winch. https://northeastimplement.com/ gg

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