Okay now, this whole "face cord" thing has gotten way out of hand. A face cord 9' long is ........wait, don't tell me........ I'll get it..........
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Not necessary. Late in fall the nest produces fertile queens which hibernate over winter. They start new nests in the spring. The old colony dies...
I have to get a permit from Caltrans (highway department). They're not easy to catch at the office (generally out sleeping in their pickup...
Even though we're in the middle of a heat-wave, this thread has kept me focused on my generator upgrade project. I posted a while back that I had...
Are you volunteering? I'll provide the aluminum, and watch from a safe distance.[ATTACH]
Yup, here at 4000' it was in the low 60's yesterday. I actually let the fire die. In this year's lodgepole harvest I found a couple of rounds of...
No kindling here. Two Ponderosa pine cones and a blast from the matchless propane inferno and we have fire. Are pine cones kindling?
I can't take credit for this one, but it has inspired some creative thinking.
I split whenever I have uprocessed wood in the yard. If it's there, I can't stay away.
Looks like half the Shinglebillies around here, we call it Appalachia West. The bar has a four tooth minimum, but they can't afford to enforce...
I probably would have done something different, but the Meyer plow was only $1500 (including the truck).
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Take it, that's a damm good price! Since the truckloads are stacked, you can measure before unloading.
When I don't want to listen to the generator, I just turn up the stereo.
I used to take the 5th, but we've gone metric. I, too, split my wood large. As long as it will fit in the door, it's small enough. I...
You have a good eye Dex. [ATTACH]
I wrestled with that very premise, but accounts of the knock-off engines failing to start (massive fuel leakage from carb) after a few months in...
