TODAYS SEAT TIME

[LD48750]

I have a friend who is getting married soon, he asked me to saw out some wood "place settings", but wasn't sure what he even wanted.

SO, we took the tractor out and recovered the whole "top" of an Aspen I had cut down over a year ago for the bottom log, to mill into 1x4's.

Anyway, I cut a section of the top log off and situated it on the mill to make "elongated" pieces, and even though my friend couldn't picture in his mind what I was doing, once he saw them coming off the mill, he REALLY liked them and so did I!

Once we had them all milled out, he took them to his brothers house, who is going to sand and finish them for him.

Once done they will be pretty nice, for sure!

SR

How thick did you make them?

 

[Jstpssng]

Years ago my father cut down a big old Norway Maple which was on their front lawn. My mother's getting tired of mowing around it but the estimate to get it ground was $300. I decided to do it myself, bore cutting into the top of the stump, carving it into smaller pieces and eventually breaking it up with wedges, sledge hammer and a chain from the bucket of the L2800.

About halfway through the project I was wishing that I had the old solid bar Homelite XL-12 with manual oiler which I gave away years ago, I believe that it would have been more suited for the job.
I ruined a good chain and probably the bar on my saw, but at the end of the day was able to plant grass seed where the stump had been.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

How thick did you make them?

They looked best to me at 1" thick, so that's what I milled them out at...

Anyway thanks for the kind words guys, it was a fun project!

SR

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Today I drove over to a friends huge "where house" to talk about some logs he wants milled. (more on that, another time)

Anyway, he had a 2 axle boat trailer inside and told me it was "just in the way", then asking me if I wanted it, and said: "if you want it, get it out of here and take it home!"

So, I went back with my tractor and got it out of his way,

Who ever long ago, that bought the boat off it, didn't want the trailer... ooooh, he threw in the firewood log too! lol lol


SR

 

[Molalla1]

Nice find Rob . . . :thumbsup:

 

[Oldpath05]

Those boat trailers can be used for lot of things especially if well built with double axles, I could think of a dozen uses.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
That one does have the double axles as you noted, and also looks like it's well built. :thumbsup:

 

[Sawyer Rob]

When my friend asked if I wanted it, he said: "you should be able to haul some logs with that"...

I brought it home and my wife was out in the yard, I said: "look, now I need to go buy a boat!!" lol

SR

 

[dragoneggs]

When my friend asked if I wanted it, he said: "you should be able to haul some logs with that"...

I brought it home and my wife was out in the yard, I said: "look, now I need to go buy a boat!!" lol

SR

Great strategy! :laughing:

 

[4570Man]

I worked on getting a yard ready for seed.

 

[dieselcrawler]

Today's seat time was 400+ miles in the truck hauling us back from a few days in the Great Smoky Mountains... cabin on a hill, few tourists trap things the kids enjoyed, a trip thru Cades Cove, and in general just checking out the area. Saw some cool cars, a bear rambling around in the brush below our cabin, and some really pretty country, but not much in the way of tractors... glad to be home.

 

[dragoneggs]

Today's seat time was 400+ miles in the truck hauling us back from a few days in the Great Smoky Mountains... cabin on a hill, few tourists trap things the kids enjoyed, a trip thru Cades Cove, and in general just checking out the area. Saw some cool cars, a bear rambling around in the brush below our cabin, and some really pretty country, but not much in the way of tractors... glad to be home.

Great kid pic, Greg! I miss those road trips with the rug rats. :thumbsup:

 

[Fordman98]

Today's seat time was 400+ miles in the truck hauling us back from a few days in the Great Smoky Mountains... cabin on a hill, few tourists trap things the kids enjoyed, a trip thru Cades Cove, and in general just checking out the area. Saw some cool cars, a bear rambling around in the brush below our cabin, and some really pretty country, but not much in the way of tractors... glad to be home.

We just got back from there Saturday! Great place to explore!

 

[hunt4570]

Today's seat time was 400+ miles in the truck hauling us back from a few days in the Great Smoky Mountains... cabin on a hill, few tourists trap things the kids enjoyed, a trip thru Cades Cove, and in general just checking out the area. Saw some cool cars, a bear rambling around in the brush below our cabin, and some really pretty country, but not much in the way of tractors... glad to be home.

All those guys yours?? Nice looking crowd!

The trip sounds like fun! My kids are grown and gone now, miss that kind of stuff!

 

[PJSprog]

Good-looking family, Greg. Everyone looks happy.

 

[dieselcrawler]

Thanks all...

Not all our kids... oldest stayed home, outta high school now, thinks he's too good for family vacations now. His excuse was 'he had to work', which he did... but gps tracker shows alot of running around with pap and cousin Derek!

But yes, all 7 kids are ours... all from my wife, oldest 2 from previous hubby who has mostly removed himself from the picture, but I'll claim them all and consider them my own.

 

[Oldpath05]

When my friend asked if I wanted it, he said: "you should be able to haul some logs with that"...

I brought it home and my wife was out in the yard, I said: "look, now I need to go buy a boat!!" lol

SR

Then you said I'd rather to build a boat in my spare time...............

 

[Oldpath05]

Today's seat time was 400+ miles in the truck hauling us back from a few days in the Great Smoky Mountains... cabin on a hill, few tourists trap things the kids enjoyed, a trip thru Cades Cove, and in general just checking out the area. Saw some cool cars, a bear rambling around in the brush below our cabin, and some really pretty country, but not much in the way of tractors... glad to be home.

What kinda truck all you guys ride in?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Then you said I'd rather to build a boat in my spare time...............

Actually, SHE got the next words in, NOT me! ha ha ha

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

Actually, SHE got the next words in, NOT me! ha ha ha

SR

Was the next words here's the $$$$ for a boat.......... Boats are fun maybe you should get one so you can go water skiing, great exercise I know I did a few times 45 years ago.