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put a post on a local group to see if anyone needs a part time operator, immediately get a friend request from some equipment salesman who is mutual friends with a local contractor I won't work for anymore, and one of 4 likes is another friend of said contractor, same guy who was begging me to...

Shopping for a new tractor seat. Wengers in Pennsylvania had one for $167 plus shipping. They had a number for the Deere equivalent. Wild ass guesses? $1100 and change.

They might turn some good stuff out sometimes. Last loop I got wouldn’t bite. Square is great for felling, side cuts well, and slices through wood easier, so there’s less pull and fatigue.

Stihl RSLK always cut well for me. Nobody left with a square grinder around here.

Been spending time with Simington lately. Needs a little more forward lean. Fixing brand new husky square ground. The corner alignment was off (high) and had a side beak, or the side cutter was ahead of the top plate. Makes it not bite. I don’t know of any square that cuts well out of the box.

Usually same day service around here.

Pre soaking the stump area is key

I don't know how you handle road closures, but here it takes two weeks to get permission from the traffic police. A two-week wait is unacceptable to me!)

Makes for happier lungs. I wear a respirator regularly. We have minimal to no summer rain so it gets dusty without grinding or blowing.

My helper spent ~15 minutes with a hose soaking around that stump. I wear a mask running the blower or if I can't get out of the way running the stump grinder.

How about the dust?

I had eye and ear protection, no hardhat or face shield, obviously.

I'd be with the hardhat, face shield, ear muffs but that's me, I'm timid :dude:

Cranial or facial PPE? Standing perpendicular to the wheel is fairly safe. I ground deeper than usual to reduce the chance of material being thrown forward by keeping the deflector low. It's definitely gas, a similarly powered diesel grinder would be around $200k. Practically the...

nah, dumb as ever imo but technology enables greater depths. :drink:

Peeps have gotten dumb.

That's insane!! Peeps are insane!!! Good comeback by you btw

Happens to be a very insightful take on globalization among other relevant things. https://wessiler.substack.com/p/an-exit-interview-with-nw-alpine