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Huh? The death trap has nothing to do with the vehicle. It has everything to do with the idiot behind the wheel who thinks that an AWD SUV makes him/her invincible. (and put on some REAL snow tires for the winter. Those "All-Season" tires... just ain't, at least not if you live in an area with...

Do you have the Woodland Mills T-Rex trailer?

It's a design limitation (probably of the boom). One of their options is a 1500# rated hoist to replace the hand crank winch. Even with that electric hoist, the 600# dump limitation remains.

A major shortcoming of the DR VersaTrailer (in addition to the limited 35˚ dump angle) is that while it can carry up to 2000#, it can only dump 600#. I considered getting one years ago, but that dump limitation was something I just could not live with. I checked with Woodland Mills. Their...

I'm familiar with the MUTS trailer. Just could not tell what it was from your rear-view photo. I've only seen one, and that was some time ago, but they seemed like a good design. The Woodland Mills Multilander is a nice ATV trailer as well. I had written them off, since it disappeared from...

Another useful accessory is the cover. Make sure you get the one to fit your trailer. The one for the 1200# trailer won't fit the 1500# trailer. The correct cover will also fit with the extended sides on. I've found it handy when I have a load of gear and want to keep rain or snow off of it...

What type of trailer is that in your first picture?

I have the Polar tandem axle 1500# trailer (model 8262) that Bridge4 linked for about 8 years. I added the side extensions which increased the capacity from 22 up to 35 cu ft. It comes with the pin hitch, but I also purchased the conversion to makeit work with a 2" ball hitch. It's held up well...

When searching for bigger ticket or unusual items that I am willing to drive a bit for, I regularly use SearchTempest to search multiple Craigslist areas. You put in your search terms, a zip code, and a radius around that code you wish to search, and it comes back with a search of all of the...

Yeah. The magazine was a discovery when recovering a car from a ditch.

Surprisingly, a rolled up magazine or newspaper works well also.

Does anyone make chainsaws that don't have automatic oilers anymore?

I'd love to have some of that equipment, but just can't justify owning it myself (there is a limit on how much unjustifiable equipment my other half will let me make off with. She gave me no guff on the forwarding trailer - in fact encouraged it. So I'm letting any new acquisitions rest for a...

I agree. I really understate the need for this. Without outslope or some other measures will either wash out or be a muddy mess. We do have areas where outslope is just not possible, or where outslope alone is not enough to protect the trails. So we resort to other or additional measures to...

We tend to like a little bit of outslope on our side-hill trials to help keep them from retaining water.

You really need FOPS (Falling Object Protection System) for that. ROPS will do just about nothing to protect you from falling debris.

Have you guys considered starting a gun thread? I don't mind a bit of topic drift - In fact, I often contribute to it myself. However, there seems to be enough interest in the subject to merit a dedicated thread. It would make things easier to find when trying to search out "who was the member...

There's a lot of that going around. Lot's of volunteers and lots of interest when it's just a concept. It's a different story when it comes to actually fitting it in their schedule and showing up.

Only if the turkey was so big, he needed his tractor to haul it back home

Can't see the attachment, but I'm guessing it's the brake release.

Unfortunately, it doesn't always work that way. It depends on the load applied, the material the straps are made of, and he condition. I've has better luck getting ropes back apart than straps. A rolled up magazine also works wonders in assuring the strapes are easy to disconnect. I tried to...

It's been over here in my part of Vermont (the Champlain Valley) for a few weeks now. I was hopeful that another cold snap we had a while back would freeze things up, but the 10" of snow we had just before the temperatures dropped insulated the ground too well.

The first photo was one of my trails. The second was a clearing I made in the woods behind our local elementary school for an outdoor classroom area that was part of my daughter's Girl Scout Gold project (similar to an Eagle project in Boy Scouts). That's not my normal mode. I do very little...

The old army truck I posted a photo of doesn’t even have a key. Just a switch on the dash labeled “ignition” that energize the ignition (but not the starter). So it’s: Battery disconnect on Ignition on Choke Clutch Engage starter with right toe and gas pedal with right heel And if you get it...

Every time I take my 1951 Dodge M37 truck for a drive or a session working in the woods (a 1 ton on road, 3/4 ton off road pickup truck made for the US military during the Korean war.)

I like the no spill cans as well. You're right, there is not much of an advantage to the Husqvarna can if you are out there on a tractor or SxS that can carry your gear for you. I'm in the situation where the area where I need to get work done is on the opposite side of my property. It's mainly...

are they open cuff, or do they have elastic or velcro or some kind of closure on the cuff?

Well, right now that price on amazon has fluctuated right up to $108. If you have a link to where I can get one at $40, please share it. At that price, I'd order one in a heartbeat. [EDIT: I did find one on eBay for $53.90 plus $23.95 shipping = $77.85. Still a bit steep for my needs.] I...

My guess is that it’s a storage space for a coil of steel cable?

Not sure if you noticed it, but there is a cable attached to the front of the tractor. Apparently the tractor alone was not enough to get the job done. They were pulling the front of the tractor. Apparently they pulled too hard. Impossible to tell if they broke a perfectly good tractor, or if...

I just bought this wrench roll for my 13 piece Gear Wrench flex head ratcheting wrench set. The biggest wrench in the set is 1" (overall length is 13 1/8"), and it fits fine, with room to fold the top edge of the fabric down over the top of the wrench prior to rolling up the tool roll...

Taking them off and shaking them out did not always work so well for me. As I used the chainsaw, the little finger and the righ finger of my left glove would start to fill up with chips. Sometimes it would just shake out. Other times, the sawdust/chips got compacted in there and was a real pain...

Way too expensive for me to buy new. I had been wanting one for years, but just could not justify the price. The used ones which came up for sale were far too big for my needs and/or beat to death. I got it for a little over half what a new one ran at the time. If I had to pay full price, I'd...

Why is it that no one makes a left handed chain saw?

Because the left hand is the single largest area of injury. The right hand is not really at much risk. Putting the protection where it's most needed while trying to preserve mobility where it's not.

I use these leather Carhartt gloves for firewood and working in the woods. The leather holds up well, and the elastic cuff keeps the glove from filling with sawdust when using a chainsaw. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006RJWQX2/ Unfortunately, the local hardware stores only carry the style...

Been there, done that. Cracked the clutch housing on my NH TC33D. THe only reason it was not in two pieces with its belly on the ground was that the backhoe subframe & belly pan and limb risers/FOPS up above held it together. Dealer estimated $7000 to repair "IF everything came apart and went...

I own a forwarding trailer, but it's on the heavy side for use behind an ATV or SXS: it's probably close to 1500# empty, and can carry a 6000# payload. Mine is too small to be of interest for a commercial logger, and too expensive for a typical landowner to consider just for personal use (I got...

I wonder if what you are hearing is the "beat frequency" caused by slight differences in the frequency at which the generators are running. They are supposed to run at 60 Hz. Most common generators (other than inverter generators) do this by running at 3600 RPM. If one generator is running at...

LouNY started a thread a while ago about putting on chains. You can find that description here: Mounting Tire Chains. My method varies slightly form what he described. Those changes are described in response #37 in that thread...

I don't really see them used around here other than by farmers. I did see some on a skidder at one point. I don't know if I've seen them on a compact tractor in at least 20 years (and wasn;t paying much attention to what chains were on CUTs before that

It appears that OFA no longer sells anything called "EKO" chains. It appear the same thing is now sold as "Tapio" Compact tractors would use the Tapio 9 chains. (They also make Tapio 11, 11HD and 13 chains for larger tractors and skidders more than most of us on here would need, I suspect.) I...

Topic drift seems to be a way of life here on TBN

What is the tracked vehicle?

It's also done for EV because it's an easy way to shed a large load without having to install extra equipment. The charger is already able to measure usage for billing purposes, and it's able to be controlled remotely, as long as it has an internet connection. You pay an arm and a leg to charge...

That looks cool! What is it? Is that a Quadractor? I have not seen one in decades. Always thought they were an interesting idea. My vintage UTV is a Coot: And my modern counter part, helping with storm damage cleanup:

Part of the reason the price is so high is that it is not sold in the US (does not meet US gas can specs) so you are paying shipping and handling - from Japan in this case. I saw a similar link a while ago which shipped from a European seller. It might be more affordable if someone were...

If you use a progressive depth gauge tool to set your raker height, it's far less important to keep all teeth the same length, since each raker is customized for the individual associated tooth. Non-progressive tools or methods require keeping teeth the same length for them to work correctly...

@ning is exactly right here. A couple of years ago, I was serching for the best lube to use in the recently rebuilt transmission transmission of my antique truck. A company which specializes in the restoration of these old trucks (and is highly respected in this segment of the antique vehicle...

Actually it's not whether a lube is synthetic or not that makes it hard on yellow metals. Some lubes, both synthetic and non-synthetic are engineered to be safe with yellow metals, some of each type are not. I use an Amsoil full synthetic transmission oil in the transmission of my antique truck...