How'd it go today?

lumberjack said:
Loaded my firewood guy's trailer with logs from last week's swamp job. Moved the logs out to the street and ground the stumps Panther style last night since they were calling for rain.

Fixing to slay a pine then bids this afternoon.
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Didja hafta wear a headlamp, or could you get by with the truck headlights?
:lol:
 
rumination said:
Well, I'm not yet....still waiting for callbacks on a couple of those. But like you said selling codling moth pheromone disruptors and maggot traps. I sell it as organic orchard management. I figure even I just go out to talk to people about it a fair amount of them will have me back to do the pruning. And I've got nothing but time right now...

If I really want to get into orchard work, it might be worth investing in a spray rig at some point.
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I see, I told her to get the traps and monitor them weekly then call me to spray when she sees them.
 
Yeah, it's a different approach. Around here the organic approach will do well I think, and I'm more into that anyways. There are also some excellent organic nurserymen and orchardists locally that are generous with their knowledge. I'm attending a summerlong orchard management class that they are putting on. It's really good.
 
Leon, Go ahead and prune-it won't hurt anything . Just be careful about heavy impacts on the bark since it will slip and tear more easily right now.
No I don't do anything insect/pesticde wise. I do advise people about CM traps and mention that I don't spray my own-a few worms don't mean the end of the world for me. I messed up a few years ago by being honest. A guy offerd to sell me a spray rig and fake the paperwork regarding experience so that I could test for an applicator's licence. I declined. He left town. No one reliable sprays. I turn away gobs of calls .....and the State has things so screwed up that it is impossible to even take the test unless a person has two years of experience working for a licensed applicator. :|:
 
Thanks for the advice Justin. I'm pretty new to temperate fruit trees so I'll take all the knowledge I can get.

I'm not interested in spraying pesticides, really. However, I might be able sell sprays of clay based protectants, dormant oils, and foliar fertilizers. We'll see. My good friend that just put in an orchard will be buying a sprayer so I will probably work out an arrangement with him if that kind of work presents itself. It will depend on whether or not he decides to go certified organic (which is a pain in the butt, by the way). If he does then the equipment probably can't leave the farm without some sort of insane paper trail.
 
I beleive both but i am just getting into this. I want to offer organic solutions also as some folks like to spend money on that. there is a local store that raises lady bugs and preying mantis and all those other bugs. Really a cool store
 
I did it by feel mainly. I was getting tired so I pulled up a chair and sat while I ground.

The pine is done, they waited till we were loading the last couple logs when they asked if I could remove a cedar as well. So for $75 more I fired the chipper back up and knocked it out in 30 minutes or so for a total of $500 after I grind the pine stump.
 
Loaded logs in the rain this morning, but I got everything moved. Four white pine logs and two yellow pine logs, 230 bucks, loader was 200, so I came out on top. :D
 
Burnham said:
Steve, what's up with that fan? The blades are not spaced evenly.
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Fords have done this for quite a while Burnham. I always thought it was weird also and wondered why they went through the trouble. I read the other day that an uneven spaced blade fan will run quieter than a fan with evenly spaced blades. Something about harmonic tone. This explains it (I think) but kind of scientifically.

http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2008-01-0569
 
Hmm forgot to mention I dropped a zubat polesaw about 15' and the bastard broke on me. I'm hoping with parts from my other broken one I can rig something back together. I have a love/hate relationship going with those zubat polesaws.
 
small maple TD......then the bolts started flying and rain poured. Went fishing instead. Small Brook Trout...I think. Great fight on the ultralight set up, released them all:D
 
I never had a Zubat pole saw but I used an ARS for a year. It was ok, but the blades were stupid expensive ($75 each) and they didn't last any longer than the $15 Marvin blades from Bailey's. I went back to using the standard polesaw head on the Jameson yellow fiberglass poles. Cheap and modular, you can replace a pole or the head without having to spend a fortune or replace the entire deal.

Today I dropped my big truck off at the painter's. I felt bad because I had a hydraulic leak on Tuesday and never had time to wash the truck. The entire hood is covered with oil, sawdust and dirt. But he will clean it up, fix the fender and the couple dings on the front of the hood and paint it. He also said he can replace the shattered side window cheaper than the window people (quote of $181). AND he said he'd have it done by Sunday! :D

I haven't even asked him for a price. He said he needed some treework done and we could swap out some work. I know from his reputation he is more than fair and honest beyond reproach, I don't need a quote from someone like that. :)
 
Skwerl said:
Cool deal on the trout, John. What line did you end up getting for that Loomis ultralight? Did you go with the 10 lb PowerPro?
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yeah.....but I about to spool up a 4lb mono/flouro to try the difference. Caught a couple on a spinner, the others on Wax worms
 
squisher said:
Ahh just razzing ya stream/river fishing is the most fun I've ever had angling.
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yeah.....I might start hiking a bit to get a little further away from the roads. Maybe better fish. I think brook trout dont get very big round here...dunno. It's about peace and quiet fo me
 
Yah bushwhacking to find that perfect spot makes for a fun adventure. I spent all my summer days as a youth playing in our local river. Swim down, hike up, repeat.
 
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