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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2025-04-23/gods-finance-and-dogs-war Makes you wonder considering how the US put their own guy in charge in Ukraine, and Trump is now demanding a share of resources.

Of course. The blue flower was the one I wanted to know. What are the yellow flowers around the bitterroot?

I once ran a 42" full skip on a ported 590. I knew someone who would talk about how much money he makes, then instead of buying a big saw, he just bought a 36" semi skip for his ms290.

I was wondering why you had a 42" for a 75cc.

The variety he gets out of the drums is cool

Do they have the Barreto 37Hp around there? It's the best rental I've seen.

That stump looks like it should be 30min-1hr max. Attacking it from different sides makes it cut with the grain and go faster. He's right at the point there where I'd go to the other side if I didn't want to grind deeper first.

Yeah, they suck in that regard. I think there's a swivel model where both wheels lock, and the rest swivels on an axle above. Then the bigger model may have drive wheels. I saw a video where the guy just swings it back and forth. I actually leaned into it to load it up and grind bigger chips...

What about Shaeffers oil?

It's weird that the bottom of the log suddenly develops bark

The drive train could have a lot of fatigue. It's usually old trucks I see fail. I've driven a 4 speed Allison, and it wouldn't stall the converter. You could just sit there on the gas and brake if you wanted, except it would trigger a brake alarm. Actually, I wish it would lock the converter...

A diesel bucket truck I drove didn't have a red line from what I remember, but it only revved to 2500, and was marked up to 4,000. I accidentally reach 4,000 more or less once when I got the wrong gear downshifting. It was a 7 speed with 4 gears in the middle, so it's an easy mistake, and I was...

It's a good way to break stuff. Two things to consider: 1) Pulling a sled in low gear allows time for the engine to reach peak output. Peak power + lowest gear = maximum stress on the drive train. Not to mention longer time before it stalls... 2) As the load increases slowing the truck to a...

I used a Dosko stump grinder. Could be better, but not bad. I think it runs higher rpm than a hydraulic grinder. It doesn't help that wet clay around the stump doesn't clear well like wood chips do. Story time, I'm waiting...

I'd be concerned about the track tensioning mechanism, and some idler wheels will fall right out with no track to hold it in.