How'd it go today?

[BOTS]

Sean, looks like pacific Madrone...good firewood

cool pic of D

 

[stig]

Conditioning is crimping the hay to crack the stem. Dries faster.

That is what I meant.
Dries faster, but goes to shit faster in the rain , too.
Had I known it would stay dry for 3 days, I would have had it crimped.

 

[FireFighterZero]

Our disk mower has a crimper. It helps with the alfalfa.
Going to be 103 today. Really dry too. Windy tuesday so we might not cut.
Looking like we wont cut any spring grain now. At least there is some hay to make yet.
Not sure why anyone would live here, 40 below in winter and dry. 103 in summer and dry.

 

[Mick!]

I thought that half way through your post.

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's amazing.

 

[cory]

Its only fit for buffalo and Indians..

 

[SoonerFan]

Jim's kinda like a buffalo. 😀


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[cory]

True.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Sean, looks like pacific Madrone...good firewood

cool pic of D

I'm a madrone horder. I have learned to split it smaller than other firewood. Too hot in the house if you throw in a big piece, in a small, well-insulated house before bedtime.

I love when people pay me to haul off madrone.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

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watch part two, three/four


the real movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yUsXE5octw

 

[pete mctree]

Not posting much these days, but still lurking

Some pics from our walk in a place called Ecton, along the river Esk. Really nice place to be

 

[mistahbenn]

Had this shitty silver to take down today, no tie in point to climb the stuff over the roof, so we cut the fence and drove the bucket in. Used two rigging points to get the stuff off the roof. Crane would have been nice but too expensive just for 2-3 cuts.

drop zone!


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[MasterBlaster]

Cool dog, Pete!!!

Lousy drop zone, Ben!!!

 

[mistahbenn]

Have you ever used the bucket as a tie in point, just for future reference... Is it viable?

 

[MasterBlaster]

It can be done!

 

[mistahbenn]

Have you done it?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Once on a trim and once when I had to bail out cuz a hyd line blew and stranded me.

 

[mistahbenn]

Good to know for future. This would have been pretty much impossible without bucket or a crane. If you can f*ck it with the bucket, F*CK IT!

 

[MasterBlaster]

I wouldn't be roping off of it, however!

 

[mistahbenn]

There were some pics on FB of some guy picking up wood with the knuckle of his bucket. looked well dodgy. Ever done that??? Whats the lift rated at?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I've seen it done, too. Dunno how smart it was, but the wood wasn't all that big.

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Material handlers aerial lifts are built for lifting at the knuckle. Standard Aerial lifts, not. Will it do it? Of course, until it doesn't.

Bonds are built for you to fall into them with a energy absorbing lanyard. A static TIP would be less load.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I recall that Brian (Skwerl) used to use his material handler on his boom truck very regular.

 

[sotc]

Bought a grapple in an auction last week, picked them up today.... Little big fire the k boom so I guess I better sell them

 

[SouthSoundTree-]

Big weight wise, or physically?

are you using Searchtempest.com to watch CL?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/hvo/5099099183.html probably nothing. There was a grapple truck for sale, locally, and was just curious it it was still for sale. Found this ad.