What does a man do when they get their John Deere 850 bulldozer stuck in the mud? Go get his bride (literally) and have her pull him out with the...
Collins axe, but unknown hardwood two man cross cut saw. It is really old as it is riveted together. Interestingly every raker has been broken...
In continuing my killjoyness... I have found that truth lies somewhere in the middle. Whether it is as dramatic and nasty as two people getting...
That photo has circulated the internet for years, the original I think claiming it came from Maine, but sadly it is a hoax. If a person looks at...
In 1980 I was in Kindergarden and got mad at the teacher and threw a chair at her. Without even thinking she took me over he knee and paddled my...
To me, what makes splitting wood hard is: 1. getting the wood onto the splitter 2. Throwing the split wood of the splitter The first can be...
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.....there is nothing like tree pee on a stack of flapjacks. Eat your heart out Paul Bunyan!
Here it is against the law to transport firewood across state lines for that reason; to eliminate the transfer of insects like the Emerald Ash...
Here in Maine they are saying that the winter will have little impact on the tick population and such, only because the ground is so warm. The...
In Maine we have Jim Witt who does the weather for WKIT (Steven King's radio station). The guy started Fleet Weather which does the weather for...
It is hard to dig a burial plot when the ground is completely frozen and hip deep in snow; it is far easier to do it in may when the frost goes...
It was a nice day today logging with the ole bulldozer and log trailer. At first it seemed kind of slow because I seemed to have cut and cut and...
I wear Muck Boots. I can get about 2 years out of them before they need replacing, which for me is plenty long enough considering their...
Looks like Maine is losing another two paper mills. We currently have 6, but the largest share holder of Verso Paper which owns both the Jay and...
I have seen both sides of the equation when a question like this is asked online. I honestly think Rangerbait is really looking for advice, but...
I got a few... One about to do some forestry work, and another one keeping things in perspective. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don't think that is the case as a general rule. Around here anyway, equipment typically is replaced when it hits a certain amount of hours, or...
What I say is all biblical: a Study of Nehemiah on the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall in Chapter 10 will show that. People grow weary midway...
I honestly cannot say too much, I often talk my way out of doing something too. It is called Paralysis by Analysis, and in farming...where...
My wife was shoveling off the roof a few weeks ago (Katie is a good woman I must say), and I told her if we had that Hitachi 1100 she would not...
