I consider back saving/wood handling tools tools a necessity for which I prefer a pickaroon and pulp hooks. A peavey is a necessity to deal with...
Get a peavey/cant for sure. And have wedges on hand. If a log is too big or lopsided to roll look for a high spot that you can clear under and...
The rounds look like they will be pretty easy to roll if its at all downhill. Get yourself a pickaroon, they are a great tool for handling...
I looked in my kids bathroom this morning and saw a roll of paper towels on the floor by the toilet. Upon further inspection I saw that there was...
I've found that green and alive Oak, fresh off the stump, is about 75-80% Figured out with a scale and time. Yep, its down to where it takes...
I had fun yesterday making a log 'skinny' out in the woods. Skinny == a balance beam for a mountain bike. The tool collection consisted of:...
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Did the slab sink from edge to edge or is there a depression in the middle? Can you remove any soil/regrade at the lowest edge to allow it to...
You have the time. I sometimes stack 6 rows tight against each other. Pallets leveled on stringers under it, so I have up to 8" of air under the...
I have a Peavey with a Hume pick. Usually works well for me. It has a nice light swing. I got it when my back started bothering me. I sais...
I have a 4lb Truper sledge hammer with a 15" handle. As far as vibration/shock transmission back thru the handle; it is really good at deading...
Got all but 2 crotchety pieces split today. Did it in the driveway so I didn't trash the lawn. Stacked neat in one row as I went. I'll need to...
You go 100' further than I will.
A few weeks ago I saw one my tree guy contacts buying a 5 gallon pail at the hardware store. I asked him why he didn’t get one for free from a...
I think it’s Stripe Maple. Are the thinner stalks/branches greenish?
I have not seen a hummer for 4 days or so. Seems to me that in the past they have been here in early October.
A rule of thumb that I learned for calculating RH change with respect to temperature is that the relative humidity will double with every drop of...
I bee seen a ‘shagbark maple’ in the wild. There was a red maple in my parents that had that shag bark look. The tornado two years ago took...
The other evening this dude landed in my neighbors tree. It only was there for a minute or so. Best photo I could get with my phone. The sun...
Dakota Hoarder, Did you have very many over-strikes on that handle before it broke? Problem with doing that is that its metal hardness will be...
