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Hey folks, I’m grappling with a question of how to part with some of my hard earned money. (Well, ok, how to part with it is easy, I know . . .) What, specifically, should I spend it on? We live on 10 heavily wooded acres. Trees right up close to the house on all sides. I’m sure the previous...

Well, the carbide circular saw blade worked great. I was able to get a smaller one for my cordless trim saw and the upside to that is that the kerf was only about 1/16”. I put a sacrificial piece of 2x12 under the cut line, clamped the edges down the 2x12 so it laid flat and set up a fence for...

Holy Cow, Big Barn!! I’m experiencing extreme tool Envy! Got the sheet metal onto the project table yesterday. It makes a great looking top to the table. Too bad it’s going to get cut up.

Hey folks, I got a project that I’m starting on that involves some 20ga galvanized steel. I haven’t picked up the metal yet. I’ll have it tomorrow, will probably start work on it this weekend. I have to cut several pieces out of a 48”x96” sheet. All straight cuts. No curves. I’ve...

Hey folks, I’m noodling over what kind of a trailer to build to pull behind my JD sub compact. It’s about 25hp with lawn tires on it. I’ve got a small Craftsman trailer that’ll hold enough split wood for one good bon fire to sit around but that’s about it. I’ve also got a 5x10’ utility...

Hello Folks, I'm starting to research log splitters. It didn't take long to learn about things like cycle rate, force, cradles and where the stuff is all mounted. I live in a heavily wooded 10 acre spread in the midwest (lower Michigan) and am going to start using wood to heat some stuff with...

Hey folks, I just bought a '98 Wheel Horse 520H and got the parts to hook my Cyclone Rake leaf collector to it. (The old tractor pulling the rake just wasn't up to the task) I didn't pay attention to the mower blades that the previous owner had on it and when I bought it though. Some pretty...

Hey Folks, Anybody have some advice on clearing a small parcel of land to prep for a pole barn? I live in a pretty heavily wooded area and am planning on building a 40x40 pole barn this summer if I can get the land cleared of trees and make it level. It's already pretty level already but not...

Hello all, I'm looking to upgrade the tractor I use to pull my Z-10 Cyclone Rake. (The little Craftsman that could . . . couldn't) During my research, I'm learning that the Wheel Horse 520H is touted as quite a workhorse. The Cyclone Rake gets pretty heavy with wet leaves and I've got some...

Hello Folks, I'm in research mode. I currently own two tractors, a Craftsman lawn tractor and a Kubota BX2230 with a FEL and rear blade. I live on 10 acres of heavily wooded land and have two small yards to mow. Grass is not my problem . . . leaves however, forced me to purchase a Cyclone...