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Sorry for digression. How do you mod a spiltter for a faster stroke? Bigger hyd. pump I imagine? I have 3 saws: Husky 345 - found in a dumpster Husky 359 older Stihl 056 Use the 359 mostly for firewood.

I'm sure rising costs have made it REALLY hard on the restaurant business. Especially one that prized itself on serving good food at a reasonable price.

Yeah, I would say your fix worked! Congrats!

Right now we are stripping and refinishing 3 existing doors in our house. They are the original doors from 1955 and look like heart pine, the wood is gorgeous! They had maybe shellac on them My wife is doing the chemical stripping and the initial sanding with 80 grit. I am doing the final...

Excellent post! Lots of good ideas here! This can't be talked about enough! I too pack stuff to make sure I can stop just about any bleeding. Blood Clot, Israeli bandages, tourniquet. I just got a sealed stop the beed basic kit I will keep sealed and leave in the truck. You never know when...

Yep, this cutie is worth it!! We are not sure if she is full blooded heeler, but everything about her is 100% heeler. This pic is funny. She loves her mama and my wife was out of town here. That post-it note is something my wife was writing poetry on a couple days before. She either went on...

HaHaHa!! I see what you did there!!!! You think these things would be bald with all the shedding! Yep that is only the floor. One of our couches is leather so most of it goes between the cushions or on the floor. The other is fabric with a cover on it, it sticks to that. I take it outside...

Doing an addition and a mostly complete remodel of the existing is a wonderful reset for a house. This house was completely empty and cleaned top to bottom just 10 months ago. Our new house is 100% hardwood floors (except the 3 bathrooms) with zero thresholds between rooms ,a large portion of...

This is the first time I have watched one of these videos. It is interesting how he supports his claims. It will be interesting to see if there is any truth to this. Whatcha think?

I have a pond that is getting shallower by the year. I would like to do this some day, but it is very low on the priority list.

I have never really come up with an exact measurement I use but lets say about 15 or 16 inches.

I would say 3 or 4 inches stays inside the head and then maybe replace it when only 1 or 2 inches sticks out on either side so you might be wasting 5-8 inches at replacement . Not the end of the world but a little more than I would like.

Had my worst tick encounter of the year Sunday. Had 3 wake me up crawling on me in the bed, then the next day found one lightly imbedded in my head. Put our comforter in the dryer and found 1 dead in the dryer afterwards. Sunday morning I took my dog for a hike (she sleeps in the bed) then I...

I use the Fixcut head from Stihl. It is a bit of a PITA to load the way I do it in a 4 line config. Looking it up it seems like there are numerous ways to load it that are not as much as a PITA. It wastes a bit of string but in the grand scheme of things no biggie. I use .155 string in it so...

I have the smallest single lid grapple MTL makes and I have no complaints. I was able to go pick it up which helped save on shipping. I really think you can't go wrong on a grapple for a tractor that big. For smaller ones you need to balance weight with durability. With a 100 hp tractor that...

I think I am mosty pleasantly surprised how well things last around my place. I also enjoy fixing thigs/reengineering things to suit my needs. I was very lucky to get a bunch of old made in America tools from my dads garage that I expect to outlive me and serve my sons quite well for most of...

I think 0.155. I don't have a picture and Google is not giving it to me either. It is basically a metal disc that has two metal loops on it. . I have been looping the string in there and making a larks head type knot to secure it.

Good thread! I am not sure what kind of string I bought last time but I will be trying some of the recommended string next time I buy. I have very little issue with my handheld Stihl trimmer breaking string. My issue is with my walk behind. I am ALWAYS breaking string on that thing. I think...

Well it sold already. Not sure it was the right thing for my needs anyway. But for $800 I would have given it a try.

Has anyone seen one of these things? A guy on Marketplace is selling one for $800. Seems like a pretty good deal!! He has a video of it cutting small tree branches overhanging his road and it looks like it will do some work. Any idea what sort of GPM it would need? DOes not look like it is...

I agree! I have one of those and stopped using it because the blades were not lasting as long as I wanted them to. I still have the head and one day I want to cut the blades out on my cnc machine.

Talk about dumb as a stump, I dated a woman that thought Alaska and Hawaii were both islands next to each other in the Pacific Ocean (like the old school maps of the US used to show them) 🤦‍♂️ She was a looker though!! As far as women and marriage... I am just figuring it out myself. I just...

Amazing fab work!! I look forward to hearing how it does on it's maden voyage.

If it was a snake it would have bit ya!!! Said in the thickest southern accent you can muster.

Interesting!! The guy that came and did mine had a truck that was a giant vacuum with huge filters. Your experience sounds AWFUL sorry!!

OP here. I just wanted to do a follow up on the duct cleaning we had done after our renovation. I am officially a believer. I just changed the filter after about 4 months and it looked really good. Before the duct cleaning only after a month the filter would be awful, thick visible layer of...

Been a good year in the garden! Got behind and things got backed up so I pickled. 3 qts cucumber pickles (2 chips, 1 spear) 1 qt carrots and jalapeños, 2 qts zucchini and squash and 1 qt green beans. Used a prepackaged mix from the store. Hate when fresh stuff from the garden goes bad and I...

Hmmm, excellent question, i have never put it directly over old wooden lap siding. The main issue I could see with that is inconsistent surface to nail to. I feel like the angle of the existing lap siding would throw off the lapping of the new hardie. Furring strips might be a good idea in...

I have always wanted to try the tonic syrup and mix my own tonic water from our soda stream. I think you could get the ratio just right to suit your taste. The cheap stuff is full of high fructose corn syrup.

Here in SE TN armadillos are a new occurrence over the last 5 or so years. Now I see them everywhere.

I lived in India for a year teaching. Now mind you I am from the south and was a raft guide for many years so I have seen some pretty debaucherous firework incidents. But the school I worked at had the most ridiculously dangerous fireworks display I have ever wittenessed during Diwali. Kids...

Wow! Sorry to hear this. And now I am sorry TYM bought out Branson which is the kind of tractor I have.

That's what I am hoping for! Market Saturation and a better used market then I will scoop one up.

I WANT ONE! Yeah I see them for mid $4k plenty.

Patience Grasshoppa!

SE Tennessee and our garden is thriving. Cukes, Zukes and squash are rolling!! Toms, peppers, okra and beans are a week or 2 out from harvest. Been eating salad greens and kale for a month + already .

Well I decided not to spray, too much prep and I was scared about overspray. I used 1 piece of plastic for the last 2 days of painting, didn't mask a darn thing. 2 of us rolled and brushed 2 sided of the house, 2 coats in 2 days and IT LOOKS GORGEOUS!!

I purposely did not wear my glasses yesterday for that very reason.

We had them BAD last year, right about this same time. There are different broods all over the use that hatch at different intervals. Ours was a double whammy of 2 broods hatching at the same time. My dog ate them like candy too. I have heard people eat them too.

I went with satin. Me and a helper got the first coat on 2 sides of it today. Started about 10:00 and knocked off at 4:30. Went pretty well and looks really good!

It is amazing the small opening these birds can find to access a garage/barn. It would be nearly impossible to seal that barn up enough to exclude them. Hopefully one of these other suggestions work. I think a combination of them would be best, I think you gotta keep them guessing. That is a...

Is it possible there are only 2 coats of paint on the trim since this house was built in 1955? That’s the way it looks. An off white color with white over the top of it. Overall the trim paint isn’t bad. Needs a bit of scraping but only about 10% or less of each window trim is flaking off...

Thanks for all the input, you guys are great! . I went with Duration from Sher-Will. I used my buddies acount and it saved me like $500. retail this stuff is $530 for 5 gallons!! I should have just gone with Emerald only a few dollars more. Luckily half the house is a brand new addition...

Another question. The hardie that was just put up about 5 months ago probably doesn't need a really good cleaning right? Quick hose job to wash off the dust?

Oh, I missed a whole section of posts before i made that last post. Ok, no pressure washing. I did a couple smaller sections of the house with the pressure washer today and yeah, it felt wrong. I hope I didn't screw anything up. I did my best to aim it down the siding but I am sure there...

Well, been doing a little more research and seems like rolling it might be the better option. Definitely more time consuming and labor intensive but potentially a better product, less prep and taping, less chance of over spray, less chance of screwing it up. I have rolled plenty but I have...

LOTS of good tips, thanks!! Starting on back of the house to get dialed, brilliant!

I will be going with a nice Sherwin-WIlliams exterior paint. I DO NOT want to do this in 2 or 3 years and I will be saving money by doing it myself so why not splurge on paint? The follow the sun tip is golden!! Thanks!

The addition is 7 month old primed Hardie, the original house is 70 year old asbestos siding (I am assuming it is original, house built in 1955).

Well it is time to paint my house. I got a couple quotes came in about $4000-$4500 for our 1800 sqft single story house and the 650 sq ft garage. Seems kind of steep to me and I am out of money after our big addition and renovation, so I think I am going to do it myself. I have never painted...

Well done!! My house has a less than ideal drainage pattern as the front yard slopes towards the house. I made the issue even more dire by adding 25' more house right into the natural drainage path. It was lots of extra work but I think my drainage remediation has been a success...

As a younger man I looked into building an underground home. Decided it was not a viable option for many of the same reasons given above. I still think it would be pretty cool if one had the resources and location to do it well.

I like where this thread is going! Keep dropping knowledge you pizza gurus!!

Whoa!! Now I know 3 scary wild mushroom stories. A great example why you should read the instructions carefully.

WOW!! Yeah, 125 logs will grow A LOT of Shiitake. You need to get really creative to use that many.

I have grown shiitake in the past. And would never give up the chance to eat some morels, they are delicious. My neighbor across the street is a big mushroom forager. She eats all kinds of stuff. I have heard two mushroom foraging horror stories so I am very wary.

Not gonna lie, that looks like a pretty darn good pizza!! Sounds like you have it down to a science as well. Thanks for giving us the "secret recipe", I might have to give this one a try one of these days. I have always wanted to make excellent pizza, but mine is always mediocre. I have never...

That is the best non-chemical solution I have heard so far.

Haha! Excellent idea, and I am sure the ladies in your life will appreciate it. I just had a thought related to this this morning. They have dumpsters around here that come with built in porta potties. My thought was though how, do they get that thing loaded and drive it around without blue...

This is crazy. I know you guys are not alarmists and like me are always mentally processing and cataloging data like this to assess the state of your properties. So I know this is an actual issue not some made up boogie monster in your heads. I would be freaked out too. Has anyone heard of...

I am the OP on this thread. We ended up NOT going with a drawer microwave. The reviews were too bad, the cons seemed to outweigh the pros. We ended up using our microwave we already had and placed it in our pantry that is right next to the kitchen. That has been working great for us.

Any idea what has changed? Has it gotten progressively worse? Or just BOOM population explosion? I hate discriminately spraying the yard with pesticides but if it was that bad I would think about it. At least to get their numbers down. My wife would $h!t if they were that bad in our yard...

My neighbor has a Maverick. He likes it. But he is not hauling with it. He definitely uses as a light duty truck, like it was intended. But it seems pretty capable for that purpose. Pretty nice looking truck., better looking than the Santa Cruz in my opinion.

I suppose you can do it on a smoker at low heat. The melting point of salt is REALLY high. But I do have a smoke tube as well. I MUST try this! As far as color, it just kind of turns brown?

And? How did the salt turn out? I want to try this. Any advice?

Yeah, I forgot about the latitude and winter up there. You're right, that would make solar a bit harder, but still not impossible. Shoot, throw up a windmill and your problems are solved!! Backup genny just to be on the safe side.

Man that is scary!!! I hate taking antibiotics. From the map it looks like your area has a pretty low incidence of Lyme Disease. My area definitely does and for that I am grateful. I haven't gotten a tick bite in a year or 2 (knock on wood). I am rather hairy, so that is an advantage. I...

Yes, Chiggers SUCK!! But they are pretty easy to avoid. Stay out of the long grass and maybe take a shower really quick after you get done if you can. I haven't gotten chiggers in years.

Hmmm, interesting! I did not know that. I just looked at a Lyme disease prevalence map. WAY more Lyme disease in the NE. Next to nothing down here in the SE. Another check mark on the bug comparison chart for the SE. Ok, back to black flies

Is that what they are doing now? Every time you get a tick bite you have to take antibiotics as a prophylactic to lyme disease? That seems a little extreme. We have a lot of nasty bugs here in the south, but black flies are not one of them. After reading this post I am VERY glad about that...

30 miles away?!? That's awful! There are definitely some crappy drivers out there. But then again I will see our UPS driver still delivering packages at 730 PM well after dark and feel for the poor guy. That must suck. But that is the job they signed up for.

I haven't read all the rants, I am sure there are some good stories there. I feel like I have persanally been pretty lucky with shipping issues. Sure, some broken thing here and there but I have mostly been made whole in most of those issues, sometimes with great benefit to myself. Like a...

Has anyone done the beer trick to attract and kill slugs? I have slugs eating my lettuce. It is a little too rainy right now but as soon as we get a couple of clear days I am going to give it a try.

It has never been easier to do than it is now. Panels and LiFePO4 batteries are at an all time low cost wise. A small cabin for 2 can easily be run off grid. BTW I really like the looks of the cabin, overall it looks great. I know it is hard to see the issues in a pic like that, but it...

I agree 100%. I would not hesitate to be off grid in a climate like the UP. I have a small offgrid cabin in NW GA and the summer is the hard part. A/C is pretty hard to do off grid, at least in a hot climate. Not impossible but costly.

Looks pretty happy. I bet that texas heat is going to make those greens bolt pretty soon. I would figure out what to "plant" next. Maybe more basil? You a pesto fan?

Pictures?

Wait, you got it for your wife yesterday and it is already flourishing? I bought my wife one of the countertop ones like @part-time-Farmer-NC is talking about for Xmas one year. Seemed to work alright, but my wife's thumb is the opposite of green so It never really took off. My neighbors...

Good tip! I am considering buying the molds and pouring these myself. Still need to price it out and see if the ROI is there. I am a school teacher so I think I could get into a good summer groove and churn out enough of these over the summer to get it done. I don't have a ton of exposed...

In the end I know you are correct, we will all have to succumb to the machine, it is the way of the human race. I think it is very short sighted to think in the long run that is going to be a good thing. This machine is way different than any other machine ever created. But neither of us is...

The analogies you draw between AI and other technologies that have changed human life are kinda ridiculous. Using the technological advantage of a sharp sticks to kill buffalo is a matter of survival. One does not need AI to survive or even thrive. And if you think you do, in my opinion, you...

Yep!! I am in the same boat. Using sawmill lumber in my house right now, more work than I thought it would be. But it is very fulfilling in the end.

That is gorgeous and amazing work for a novice without all the right tools. You should be very proud!! I have a little bit of closet envy now. We are just finishing up a reno/addition and our closets are still a mess. We need to figure out our storage in our closets, this post has inspired me!!!

OH NO!! 🤦‍♂️ We have a fire hydrant on the corner of our lot. One time I had the old truck parked out front and was close enough to the fire hydrant that I couldn't see it. Pulled forward and hit the hydrnt hard enough that the truck bumper went jumpedover the hydrant and hooked the fire...

OUCH!! I am considering putting some faux stone on my painted foundation block at some point and that is a big consideration, what to do with the paint. I definitely won't use acetone ;)

Thanks Eddie! Some good food for thought. I am leaning towards slate. 12x24" I have come this far and paid a lot of money to get here, no reason to skimp on what I want over a $300-400 difference.

Yeah, I am kind of excited to do some tile work. I have only done a little MANY moons ago.

Yeah, I have pretty much made peace with the fact that tile is probably going to be the best option. A little more costly and labor intensive but best in the long run. Home depot has some 6"x24" wood look tile that is only $1.49. I would love a slate tile because I think it would accent our...

My wife will not go for carpet.

Yeah, I think I might get a smaller UV light with the glue trap to catch the ones that get inside the porch.

That sounds like a good plan!! A couple mosquito repelling planters by each entry door.

Yeah, ok!! You're probably right.

I know, I have to admit in my heart I feel that same way. But I love the way they look and wish I didn't have reservations about them.

I am not sure I can stomach putting vinyl on my porch. It always seems so cheap. I am not sure I have ever seen a vinyl floor that I was like "WOW, that looks amazing".

I am usually pretty good about getting rid of water. Will be vigilant with that for sure.

We have used Thermocells on our old unscreened porch, and yes they work better than just about anything. I don't think we need to repel as much any more and especially not with something that relies so heavily on consumables. If we still didn't have a screen we would have one for sure.

Need to figure out what I want to put on the floor of my newly screen covered porch. It stays mostly dry in all the but the craziest of rain storms but I am still going to be cautious what I put down. I would love to put composite tongue and groove, but have you seen the price for that stuff...

Well that is our main point of entry to the house, so that plan is not going to work. I have thought about putting some traps outside and a bit away from the porch to see if that will keep them away. Maybe a citronella plant near each entrance to the porch. Maybe a breeder bucket with a...

Just finished screening my new screen porch. Very excited to use that space! We have a large 8' fold away door that opens onto this porch from the house. The ultimate goal would be to open that door wide in the mornings and evenings when the weather is cool enough. Even with a well screened...

Maybe it was destroyed in 1864 and this area or someone close bought 250 of the manholes in 1863 and didn't use them for 30 years. Manholes don't rot.

I think the roof could have a substantial impact to the pond level. I read somewhere recently that 1" of rain on 1000 sqft of roof will yield 623 gallons. Not sure where you are in PA but using 45" of annual rain that is 28,000 gallons of water. That roof is definitely bigger than 1000 sqft...

Some handy implements for the purpose and the price is right for sure!

CBS news just out this spot on AI a couple of days ago.

I have rather negative views on it as well. In my opinion it is just one more way technology is making us weaker. Doing things for us that we once had to do for ourselves. Like map reading, how many people can get somewhere today without their navigation software? But this goes to whole new...

Long Answer... if I have the forks on I just try to skewer something that will allow me to pick up attachment, if I have the bucket on its chains, if I have the grapple on I try to hook it with and many grapple tines as possible or chains. Short answer... no I do not have a good system...

I think Ebay is pretty good about backing up the buyer if the seller is not selling an item that is misrepresented in the description. But my Ebay buying has dwindled significantly since Amazon and Marketplace came along.

Handsome boys for sure!! Thanks for sharing.

I beg to differ. The oil will instantly soak into that log as dry as it is. The fence post is contained inside the wood, no difference. The only way to see who is right is to test your theory. Probably not going to happen. So I guess the world will never know.

We have hardwired smoke detectors in our house. I think they all will go off when one starts the chorus. They are brand new and have only gone off once in the last 6 months but if I remember correctly they all went off. That is a nice feature for sure.

Wouldn't that have the opposite effect? When you put an axe handle on you can soak it in oil to swell the wooden handle. Wouldn't the oil make the wood swell and tighten around the post?

I agree with @ponytug about sitting on the front of the boat gives you a pretty good place to paddle from. I do it all the time on our 14' whitewater raft. I can turn around to the back and reach in front of myself and pull towards the boat. You would be surprised how well it will move a...

I did not read this whole thread, but I was thinking about this the other day. We presently have a blue heeler we got from the pound at about 8 or 9 months of age. She has come a LONG way since we got her and is a wonderful dog 90% of the time, but like you said she has her issues. I am not...

Love the rock and pipe fish structure! Come on rain!! 🤞

Nice one! I dropped a medium sized tree last summer and it landed squarely on a t post on the edge of my garden. Drove the thing 3 feet further into the ground. It is going to be a bear to get it out if and when I have to.

I think your comment is 100% correct. But also best practices have just gotten better as time goes on. Another thing is that the method of construction here (North America) also lends itself to better structures overall. I have travelled a lot in the developing world and marvel at the...

Inspectors can range from absolutely draconic to absolutely inept. The city inspector that came to inspect my addition walked in, looked at the rafters/ridge of the addition and said doesn't look like that is falling down anytime soon, signed the ticket and walked out. I mean the addition was...

They do have gas golf carts too.

I second the golf cart idea. Most of the UTVs are kinda tall for an elderly person to get in and out of. Golf carts are easier to slide in and out of. If you did go with a UTV you could add a little retractable step, I have not researched this but I imagine somewhere you could find a spring...

As a highschool teacher there is a long list of things to beware of. But in the end as long as you aren't doing something stupid like chatting up a student online (or worse), putting your hands on a student, get caught with drugs or a DUI your job is pretty safe. While we are under the...

It is amazing how good a piece of land looks as you clear it out. Every 100 sqft. reclaimed from the jungle just makes it look better and better. Such a great feeling! I have only done this for myself, but I imagine as a contractor it is REALLY easy to please a client clearing land. Because...

This is how I feel about our addition/reno we did. I am thinking this will be our forever home, but who knows. Designed it that way for sure. I was the GC/builder/designer, so whatever is there is on me. This is the first time I have ever done this start to finish and felt rushed into a...

Both of those minis at the auction ended up coming in right at the FB Marketplace minimum I have seen for these machines. About $4300 after taxes and fees for the non-cab and $4700 for the cabbed one. They were both pretty rusty from sitting outside and the cabbed mini was missing it's front...

Well I tried another auction. Still left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. This is a local auction, their yard is right across the street from my work. So I can easily go over and check out the wares. But all of the bidding is done online now. There were 2 chinese minis and a box blade (for a...

Our abode is a well built house from 1955 that had a small addition on the back, 975 sqft. rancher. It has good bones and for the first 8 years I lived in it I had very little issues other than a few plumbing snafus. Got it for a GREAT price right when houses in this neighborhood began to...

But what about the songbirds? I am only partially kidding. This is a huge discussion point on my neighborhood FB group about outdoor cats, about how they decimate the populations of songbirds. I get both sides of the argument. I hate to see any animal population negatively impacted due to...

Man that sure looks good! I hope it works! What a sweet little spot that is going to be when it fills up. 🤞

What are we looking at there? Looks like aluminum. But what is it? And is it a readily available product? This is a timely post as I need to redeck my 16'er.

In the sawmill world there are a number of ladies making videos too. Some are legit like Emerald and Jade from Lumber Yard Capital. Their dad and grandad started this business and now they are making videos of themselves ( the girls) sawmilling. That are pretty girls, but don't necessarily...

You might as well add maple syrup to the list. If I lived somewhere it was viable I would be into that 100%.

Right now a 2x4x8 at Home Depot is $3.84. So trending right along with the CAD price.

Is it time to start talking lumber prices again? Tariffs, trade wars with Canada. Not to mention all the lumber that is going to be needed to rebuild LA and western NC. This might not end well for lumber prices and building materials. I am glad I did my addition last year, that's all I know...

Yep! I think that is the plan. That is what I should have done in the first place. Live and learn!

Ok, I have another idea. What about leaving the bottom third of the pipe in place. Filling it with the rubble, allowing water to flow through. Then sloping either side appropriately and armoring with concrete chunks.

I have a small stream on my property that I was not able to cross due to it being too steep and deep. I decided to put a culvert in. Fast forword a few years and I think I am regretting my decision. You see this area on my property is along a creek and floods 1-5 times a year. To exacerbate...

Yeah, I suppose it would be worth paying a little more for backup from a reputable seller. But honestly what are you looking for from that seller? I doubt many are going to give you much in the way of support regardless of their reputation.

Yep, those are similar to the ones I am looking at. Keep your eye on marketplace, they can usually be had for cheaper. Ebay also has some pretty good deals. Local auction yard has 2 for their April 15th auction, I will watch them closely. 1 is a cabbed model with the front window out. Hoping...

So far so good for my parents. My dad is 99 years old, and yes his short term memory is not what it used to be, but it ain't bad. Seems to slowly decline a little bit over weeks and months, but he is still there for sure. Worked well into his 60's but was never really an active guy. My mom is...

Yeah, I mean that is really all you can do embrace it!!

See, I think this is the aspect of living in the Great White North I could not handle. It's seems over, you are ready for it to be over and then you get 16.5" of fresh snow. 🤦‍♂️

Finally found a picture of mine!

I have always liked the looks of Akitas since I was a kid. Very regal looking. Awesome tub!

There are definitely times where I wish I had one, this thread has reminded me of that. Maybe it is time to pull the trigger and get one.

It is scary for sure. There is evidence out of Finland that heat exposure due regular sauna usage lowers your potential for dementia. Hard to say if it is true or not but it is another reason I am excited we put a steam shower in our new master. Maybe being a contractor in the Texas heat has...

Yeah, I get that. I have never seen one for $3-4K. There is a local auction coming up, I will keep my eyes out for one in that auction.

WOAH!!! That is CHEAP!! How the he🏒🏒 are they getting them all the way to Minneapolis for that? If I found one for $3000 I would buy it tomorrow in a heart beat!

It seems like the original wave of chinese mini ex's are starting to come down in price a bit. I am seeing them on Marketplace for $4700-as low as $4200 for LOW hour/"new" machines. Seems like the market is getting saturated a bit. That is a good thing for those of us who are cheap and...

A table to load logs onto to be bucked to size and a self feeding chute that gravity feeds right in front of the splitter table. Hmmmmm!!!

Yeah, I thought about that yesterday. It would have to be designed well to hold the weight at full extension, but I think something like this could be built pretty easily.

Yeah that is the reason I got them. Some rollers and a little bit of gravity and the slabs will just disappear! ;)

A couple of good ideas, but nothing ground shattering. What about some HEAVY DUTY drawer slides? I think it could make a cool dolly for smooth surfaces if you could figure out how to get a set of 3 or 4 of the wheels to rotate about an axis.

Love the U.P.!! Good luck on finding your slice of heaven!

Oh man that sucks!! Glad you are all ok and the house was spared.

Are you an tankless or tanked? That is my first step, I need to insulate the hot before I even think about doing anything else.

So you are planning on adding the tank inline BEFORE it splits to the showers and sinks in the 2 different bathrooms? That is the only way the tank is going to to solve your issue. If you install it in the sink vanity it will only solve the issue to that sink. That is my predicament. Since...

Timely post!! I am in a similar situation after installing a tankless this summer. To truly solve the issue using the small tankless you would need one at every faucet right, including the shower? It seems like the recirc pump would be the best option unless you want to install 3 small tank...

I have not read this entire post but I agree, there are less bugs. It used to be one could not drive around in the summer without having a bug splattered windshield, and have to wash it every time you fill up with gas. Now, I almost never have to wash it due to bugs. To me that is an...

I have longed for a similar solution since owning a tractor. Doesn't seem to be an easy, I mean cheap, solution.

With a huge stack of kiln dried sawmill wood in the 2" thick by 12" wide variety in my shop it was blatantly obvious my little table top Dewalt planer was not up to the task. So I poured over FB Marketplace until I found what I was looking for, an old school 15" 220v planer. I found a Delta...

I was just given a bunch of roller rail ( for a lack of a better name). What should I use it for? I could see some offload ramps from the sawmill. I could make a side load table for a kiln. A ramp to load logs onto my trailer. What would you use it for? Let’s get creative!!

I think if I had a place like that on my land I would have to buy a metal detector and do some searching. You never know what you might find. Probably a lot of worthless junk but maybe some cool stuff too.

Interesting! I looked at getting one of those when we put our whole house filtration system in. The reviews were mixed, with many people essentially crying snake oil. Glad to see your results with them are positive. In the end it was unnecessary for us because our water really isn't hard at...

At my property I essentially have to drive my neighbors driveway to get to my land, so I try to tread lightly and be helpful whenever I can. It is an easement so that is my right but I still try to tread lightly. If they need something I help out. For instance a tree fell across the driveway...

I had a single stage GE filter under my sink for years. Seemed to work pretty well. I had the one with the stand alone filter that twists onto the housing. No fuss no muss! It seems like they have gotten a little pricier. I swear I only paid like $35 for mine, I just looked and now they are...

Sorry I am late to the game here as well, and I didn't read the entire thread. Will they fill them laying down in the back of the truck? Doesn't sounds like a great idea. I have a 100 LBer I need to get filled as well. Regardless I can move it around if I have to, it's only 100 lbs...

Well the wood is out of the kiln and in the shop for processing. The ash came out beautiful! A quick planer and jointer run on each side and it should be ready to roll. The white oak is a little rougher, but I think the planer will straighten it out just fine. There will be defects, knots...

Just out of curiosity. Did you talk to these guys? What was their take on it?

Sorry for your misfortune. I would be pretty ticked off as well. I hope you are made whole. Was the fire department/forestry service called and on scene? I would imagine so if it got that out of control. If so the fire marshal is the one that would be bringing charges. The good news is it...

I've driven NM 87 acoupke of years ago cutting up from I-40 to Great Sand Dunes. Doesn't really get all that scenic until you get about 30-40 miles before I-25. Pretty though!

So I found a good source of PVC tarp material on Market place. It was only about 50 minute drive. These folks have a hookup on end of rolls of unused PVC billboard material, so it is white on one side black on the other. The pices they get are about 16'x20' and they charge $20 each. That is...

Good looking combo!! And for $750!?! You can't do much better than that!

I have heard they are made with parts that are readily available here stateside. And they don't seems overly complicated. But yes, having the ability to wrench on them is probably a good thing. It seem like their are forums and groups popping up everywhere about these things so mods and fixes...

That looks like a really good setup!! Yeah I think the combo of the mini to dig and the tractor to move dirt/grade can really get some stuff done.

I am sure you're right about both things. I have not heard a lot about NOAA firings but I bet they are happening as well.

Yeah, I am starting to see the merits in a dedicated Mini. Not only that but the tractor+mini combo is pretty powerful duo.

Yeah it seems like $4500- $5k is the average for an "almost new" one on Marketplace in my area. Like with 5 or 6 hours on it. I get what you're saying about light weight. I have run a number of larger to smaller minis so I know what to expect from their performance. I would definitely try...

Yeah, I doubt they hold much resale after 50 hours of work. But if it's still working you should be able to get half your money back which would be a win in my book. Did you buy one yet or are you still in the market?

That’s the info I was looking for. A direct comparison between the 2 diggers. Yeah, I have no false hopes nor great need to dig many stumps. The videos I have watched look this those micros can dig pretty well. It's not a huge amount of digging, nor do I think it will be very rocky. So I am...

Of course a 7500 lb mini is going to out perform a tractor backhoe. But does a 1.5 ton chinese mini?

And by "more capable digger" I meant power wise more capable. But movement does come into play.

For movement, yeah I guess that is true.

All this excavator talk has me itchin'. I have 3 or 4 jobs I need a digging tool for. The only financially feasible options for me in the near term is a Chinese Mini X or a subframe backhoe for my Branson. Of the 3 jobs only one has space issues where a mini ex would more than likely be...

We are no longer a stick shift family. My wife insisted on a stick shift car for her last vehicle. We got her a Jeep Renegade, good little car. Alas, she got in a wreck and totalled it a couple of years ago. She was looking for a mid sized SUV to replace it. Not many late model choices in...

Yep, looks like that crew can get it done!! If I won the lottery first things I would do after I bought my 1.1 sqmi. of land is buy a dump truck, mini ex and skid steer and get to work.

From what I know about your business seems like you could easily make some good money with one and make it pay for itself. But for guys like me, a guy that "has a few projects to do" they just don't make good financial sense IMHO. If you have plenty of money sure or buy a $5000 chinese digger...

I use one of our local news stations mostly, they have a brief paragraph synopsis (updated numerous times per day) and a video of the most recent weather forecast from the news along with a 7 day forecast. I find that is good enough to get a good idea of what is going on locally and why. And...

If I had money to burn I would buy one, because I have a number of projects I need one for. But to be honest, I think once those handful of projects was over it would become a very expensive lawn ornament. Therefore, I rent. But it would be REALLY nice to have my own to take my own sweet...

Ouch!! I hope it heals well!

Another cool thing about the PVC billboard tarps is they are customizable. They can be cut and glued using PVC cement. I have used this to make dry bags for rafting. People make really nice inflatable sleeping pads out of them They would make excellent covers for lots of things with a quick...

Prices are decent. Not much cheaper than a tarp of he same size but if they last 2 or 3 times as long it is a win .

I like Haydukes idea. That stuff is thick and has a nice flexibility to it. What about that 10mil reinforced plastic they use for crawl space damp proofing? It's pretty tough. I really think the thing that kills tarps is that they are a woven material. Once they start to breakdown the...

Interesting concept!! It looks like some of these don't have blowers on them, do you think they rely on convection? The hot air would naturally blow out the top as cool air would rushed in from the bottom.

Yeah? Really? I mean it is not a stretch to believe that the industrial medical complex in the USA wants us to stay sick, that is how they get paid. I guess part of me doesn't;'t want to believe it. Do you happen to have 1 or 2 sources of information to backup your false medical advice...

I will start... If I had one complaint about my health it would be flexibility and minor aches and pains in my hips and lower back after a day of activity. YOGA, I know I need more of it in my life because I just feel better both mentally and physically when I am doing it. I truly think it is...

I am 50 and while I don't feel or look (or act for that matter) my age yet I slowly feel the years creeping in. I learn A LOT from you old farts on here. Under your sometimes prickly exteriors there is years of collective knowledge and a yearning to contribute to the greater good of humanity...

I mean I tend to agree that this idea of prescribe some med to "fix" the issue rather than figuring out a lifestyle change that might solve the problem is deeply flawed. I also agree that it was probably not the ribs in this case that caused his issue. But is that comment above your feelings...

Is that a pretty good machine? Top, middle or budget? It has been so long since I spec'd a Windows machine that I have no idea what the hot gear is right now. I have been using Mac's provided by work for the last 10 years, that's how out of touch I am with the PC world.

I cover mine with a simple tarp over the top so there is plenty of air flow through the tote. I pile them strategically towards the top so there is a hump in the middle so the tarp sheds water to the sides. For the one at the house I have built a roof structure that goes over the IBC to keep...

WOW!! 48 totes! You went all in on the tote method. I don't blame ya, if you have a tractor to move them it doesn't get any easier.

How do you know? It is more consistent than a file any day of the week. It's a freaking chainsaw chain, not a pair of convex hair shears.

Yep, I am an IBC tote guy to limit the amount of handling I have to do. Pull splitter right next to bucked wood, goes straight into IBC tote tossed in not stacked, tractor moves it around and to house for usage. Simple tarp to top cover the IBC to keep it dry. I know this would not work for...