How'd it go today?

[WoodCutr]

Just be aware that parking in gear could still let the truck creep even if too slow to notice until hours later it's moved 10ft.

I've had this happen a few times, 12:1 first should take care of that, but yeah, parking brake and being in gear, I had to cancel a job last minute because I showed up and couldn't even park on the road infront of their house, it sucked (job was for a friend and they werent paying, so I wasn't going to try very hard to park, If I realllly wanted I coulda nosed into the telephone pole infront of their house to hold it or something)

 

[Winetree]

I've had this happen a few times, 12:1 first should take care of that, but yeah, parking brake and being in gear, I had to cancel a job last minute because I showed up and couldn't even park on the road infront of their house, it sucked (job was for a friend and they werent paying, so I wasn't going to try very hard to park, If I realllly wanted I coulda nosed into the telephone pole infront of their house to hold it or something)

Or just fix the parking brake like a responsible human being and don’t risk a runaway truck injuring someone else. Parts are cheap compared to lawsuits

 

[WoodCutr]

Or just fix the parking brake like a responsible human being and don’t risk a runaway truck injuring someone else. Parts are cheap compared to lawsuits

when its your money, and your downtime, you get back to me, I am in the process of fixing it, but untill I can get parts, it can't get fixed, and I can't pull parts out of my ass so yeah

and I'd like to note, for the post you replied to, you couldn't park anything on that hill, wanna ask how I know? I've tried parking MULTIPLE vehicles on it, including a class 8 semi with air brakes and it still rolled, as I've mentioned in a previous post, we have to deal with upto 30% slopes frequently, had a 105% slope under the last 4 trees I did, obviously didn't drive on it, but we get into places here where no truck will stay put with the parking brake, more than once I've had to chain stuff to a tree to stop it from moving, and thats with properly adjusted parking brakes

 

[WoodCutr]

without going into detail because its my business and mine only, I've been borderline suicidal from the stress of running a business, dealing with family issues, medical issues, bills, etc, I've been working close to 20 hours a day to keep my family from falling apart, the last thing I care about is the opinions of some strangers on the internet, sorry not sorry

I need a vacation, but I can't take a day off

 

[davidwyby]

I got a text form a guy I know and he asks me if I had any old saws. Old not running or old running was my reply. He says running. I have a couple of saw in the $450-550 range I could let go. Them he asks what’s a good cheap saw. Lol some people I just don’t know about them.

266xp

 

[davidwyby]

update on the transmission, it was too good to be true, input shaft was correct, clutch fork was correct, brand new rebuild with maybe 100 miles on it, and the bellhousing is the wrong size, SAE 1 instead of 2, and I'm not going through the trouble of adapting it, if it was an SAE 2 onto an SAE 1 engine I could, but not the other way, not without a lot of work

I do not know from which size to which, but M35A2s have an adapter ring.

 

[WoodCutr]

I do not know from which size to which, but M35A2s have an adapter ring.

I considered it, but they cost more than the transmission, and I gotta go from a small engine to big transmission which makes it a tiny bit more difficult

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Kicked some gray pine arse today. Got my ass sticky and kicked as well. Tree done though. Lotta rigging. Sap sucks

 

[SeanKroll]

Been rocking on a project for a new golf course client. Connected through through a business relationship who is the new grounds manager for the 27 hole course that has new owners. They are revamping the course to build a golf community, as land is less and less available between Seattle and Portland.10 year kinda project.

The grounds manager basically told me I could have a job at the course and the developing neighborhood.

A 35 minute commute.

I think they have no shortage of work for me as a contractor. Lots of dead trees.

 

[Burnham]

That sounds great, Sean.

 

[Dave Shepard]

He's probably not used to that long commute...

 

[Burnham]

Yeah, life's a bitch...

 

[WoodCutr]

neighbor just got their 16ft singlewide pulled out today, was fun to watch the crew get it out in about 3 hours, they almost got the toter stuck and had to jump the bank up onto the road with it, used a modified track loader to get the building out to the road, pretty neat, funny enough I was looking at buying a toter last week for parts, found an L8000 about 3 hours from me with a cummins, 9 speed, full toter bed, 6 good tires, running and driving but needs head gasket for $2,000, wanted the parts for some projects but didn't trust it to make the drive home, currently regretting not buying it

 

[WoodCutr]

evicted a rat snake from my shop just now, not before playing some Creed on the shop speakers, because every snake deserves to hear them atleast once, also my first time touching a snake, oddly smooth and cold

 

[cory]

Bigun

 

[Burnham]

That's a nice-looking snake. Good on ya.

 

[WoodCutr]

he was super friendly, just curled up in the corner by the light switch minding his own business, I don't kill snakes, even this dude from my bedroom closet got a free pass, its not like they can read a sign saying "no spicy noodle allowed"


any idea on a species? looking up the list of snakes for eastern TN and I can't find one that looks like this, I'm thinking a watersnake of some sort but not sure, no rattle
(sorry about blurry picture, mom took it, and she wasn't exactly calm about stepping on this snake in my bedroom 5 minutes prior)
edit, cornsnake?

 

[pigwot]

Got back from a Woodturning Symposium in St Paul late Sunday. Went out a day early and what do two mostly-retired arborists do? Well, I spent the day with Tom Dunlap driving around the twin cities, lakes, and rivers looking at all the notable trees.

The old photo of the three gentleman at a banquet table: on the left is Harvey Fein, my mentor(alive), middle is John Jordan, who died a couple years ago, and Monday got word that David Ellsworth the bearded fellow in the right, member #1 of the American Association of Woodturners had died.
I had been scheduled to spend three days at his shop in NC in August.
Tuesday we picked up daughter and her family at Philly airport along with15 suitcases (trucks are handy!) - returning for good after ten years in China and Thailand. Gave tours yesterday, and have another tomorrow before the wood art exhibit comes down on Friday. Sold a good number of pieces and have seven commissions so far.
Will be ready for a vacation soon.

 

[cory]

Incredible pieces, especially nested spheres!?!?!

You must be a short sleeper with all the stuff you do

 

[pigwot]

The nested sphere’s are by Dale Larson of Oregon. Each s different species of wood- popped one inside the other so they roll around but don’t come apart.

 

[cory]

Crazy

 

[Kaveman]

Ears only slightly lowered. He took much more off the beard. I'm told the process had good results. Daughter has approved, can't ask for much better.

 

[davidwyby]

El guapo

 

[WoodCutr]

new safety chain hooks are gonna be a nice upgrade I think
and yes, I'm aware of the missing pin, it got lost this week, gotta go get another one

 

[Dave Shepard]

Replacing some switches on an old farm tractor. The guy who owned this tractor, and much more equipment, was absolutely brutal. If tractors went to hell, this is the guy where they went. Large chunks of wire loom were just snipped off with dykes. I'm trying to get the new kew switch working so it can be started with the new starter button, as well as get it to charge the battery.

The sob put drain oil in the hydraulic system. We're still recovering from that, many filters and buckets of oil later. Fun times!