Yes, I’m adding air, not bypassing. With the firebox black nearly all the combustion takes place at the cat, and the glass front of the stove...
Threads from here: Butchery Who processes their own game? One of many how-to videos [MEDIA]
I’ve never processed my own, but there was a thread here about doing it, and I had seen a nice video from our Game Wardens doing it. This year I...
Vermont’s archery season deer harvest is on pace with record, and game processors are struggling to keep up
I agree. I think it happened this way because I cut the airflow right as I took the first reading. Maybe why?
I’d love to find a sweet spot - I think less wood in the firebox and fewer coals at reload. But the weather, wind, house temp, etc are always...
Another 40 minutes later I had STT 510 and probe at 400, secondaries rolling, and the hum was gone. [ATTACH] In another half hour it was STT 450...
15 minutes later it was STT 615, and climbing, and the probe was down to 520. There was a strong hum going on. Given how fast the temp was...
It was cool and windy today, and I took a few notes. Our PH is on a 32’ chimney, it has the modified damper, and has a pipe damper. I loaded it...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] New-to-me Grizzly. Ran hotter than I expected, and I decided to figure out why. It is 80% plugged with dried mud. Took a lot of...
Cleanup crew. Something bigger came in overnight and knocked the camera over before it got a picture. [ATTACH]
I’m a Honda fan. Have had a couple of Civics, took one to 340k. The other to 150+ and sold to my daughter and she added over 50k, and then sold to...
Raining too hard yesterday morning (opening day) so I stayed inside. In the afternoon I sat overlooking a 2acre clear-cut. Windy, noisy. Fifteen...
It’s over in NY. Odd how these Kuumas keep popping up over there. I’ve written to see how much wood has gone through it and if there are pictures...
10’ ceiling. Insulation coming soon (2x4 wall, so thinking R13 + an inch of foam in the walls. Thinking of splitting the space in half for wood...
Kuuma Vapor Fire 200 for $2,500, with “needs repair kit for crack in cold air inlet.” Is this something to consider for a 24x32’ shop? brenndatomu ?
Yes, dairy bulls are generally worse than beef bulls, and Jersey has a reputation of being particularly bad. I grew up in a pasture with Hereford...
The Holstein cow is changing with respect to percent fat in milk. Milk fat above 4% is the new normal
We got out of the conference room for a day while on a business trip this week. [ATTACH]
Yes, most beef cattle in the country are crossbred, for good reason. The biggest advantage comes from a crossbred cow herd, but even if the cow...