Homie in Kingman might know
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A bunch of those came off my trailer tire yesterday. One nearly slapped my arm as it whizzed by.
Nutball
TreeHouser
I wonder if you can make your own parts if you buy the right materials?
Cobleskill
Treehouser
I bought a Yamaha Big Bear recently. It had sat around. Carb did not look bad, so I cleaned it up and it would fire but not run. Rebuild kit, no run. Bought a cheap chinese. Same exact problem. I got thinking maybe it is not a carb problem. It had good spark and good fuel flow. Big money for a Mikuni. Hate to throw parts at a problem. Not that it was big money for another cheapie.
The cheap carb I bought had pretty good reviews. Hunted through what was available and found a highly recommended carb and they would go above and beyond if it was no good. About double the price, but still cheap. Ran great right out of the box.
2 carbs were still way cheaper than a Mikuni. Those Chinese are good copiers. Hard to believe both carbs had the same symptoms.
The cheap carb I bought had pretty good reviews. Hunted through what was available and found a highly recommended carb and they would go above and beyond if it was no good. About double the price, but still cheap. Ran great right out of the box.
2 carbs were still way cheaper than a Mikuni. Those Chinese are good copiers. Hard to believe both carbs had the same symptoms.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
My bud brought one of those back from Texas in the late 70s. He bought it from a small airport that had used it to tow planes and carry tools. Nice and solid. He kept it a few years and sold it to a friend. Have not seen it around recently.
flushcut
TreeHouser
S800tx mini. You can only see four inches of the belt under the hood. Getting it on the crank should be fun. Not to mention I volunteered to help spread 100+ yards of chips at my girls school.
I once hauled a minivan and oldish bmw away from the house of a friend of my grandfather’s with a Willy’s wagon as payment. Only problem was it had been parked next to the grass for years and the sprinklers rusted one side all out. I got it running and drove it around a bit. A guy talked me out of it for $500 and I heard he sold it in San Diego for triple the $.
I was gonna junk the BMV but one of our parts guys got it running and drove it a few years until the computer failed IIRC.
When my mom’s family was young, they were traveling in a Willys wagon, and a dog ran out in front of it. My grandpa knew he couldn’t avoid it and not wreck, so he nailed it. The rest of the family wasn’t happy with him.
I was gonna junk the BMV but one of our parts guys got it running and drove it a few years until the computer failed IIRC.
When my mom’s family was young, they were traveling in a Willys wagon, and a dog ran out in front of it. My grandpa knew he couldn’t avoid it and not wreck, so he nailed it. The rest of the family wasn’t happy with him.
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TreeHouser
Got’er dun!
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
Worked on my manlift this afternoon. The last nice weather for about six months. 
Big mess. If I can make it work, then both cables will need to be replaced.
Big mess. If I can make it work, then both cables will need to be replaced.
SkwerI
Treehouser
When I was 7 years old I spent the summer with my grandfather. He lived in Connecticut and had a summer house in Maine. We went up there for 2 weeks before his wife could join us so we got to do a bunch of man things. One of which was riding around in his WWII army Jeep through the woods, running over trees and splashing through mud puddles. One day after stopping to pick blackberries we went down this path between two rows of trees. It was muddy and halfway through he stopped and said he was stuck. He wanted me to get out and push! So of course I did, and when he hit the gas he covered me with mud.
Later we drove over a couple trees and other manly crazy stuff before heading back to the house. When we pulled up, he didn't stop in front of the garage but instead swung the wheel uphill and pulled the parking brake, stopping on the other side of the front yard. I later learned he had ripped a brake line off driving over a tree and I got to help him fix it.
I loved that man like no one else in my life. My biggest regret is that my father wouldn't let me go to his funeral when he passed away a year later. I will never forgive him for that.
Later we drove over a couple trees and other manly crazy stuff before heading back to the house. When we pulled up, he didn't stop in front of the garage but instead swung the wheel uphill and pulled the parking brake, stopping on the other side of the front yard. I later learned he had ripped a brake line off driving over a tree and I got to help him fix it.
I loved that man like no one else in my life. My biggest regret is that my father wouldn't let me go to his funeral when he passed away a year later. I will never forgive him for that.
added a hitch to my trailer so I can move chippers on jobs, one crew I work with chips into trailers a lot and always chains them to the doors to move them, now I get to be the cool guy that can actually move it without spending an hour messing with chains and stuff falling off!
I've got room for 2 full bundles of plywood, or my 4x4 squares and all my attachments up there! chain box on the trailer so I can keep the toolboxes on the truck clear for climbing and rigging grear/saws
eventually planning to get 14ft ramps to load the Giant up on the deck so I can make use of the full 13yds of trailer and not have to make a second trip to every job to pick it up after hauling a load of wood off
I've got room for 2 full bundles of plywood, or my 4x4 squares and all my attachments up there! chain box on the trailer so I can keep the toolboxes on the truck clear for climbing and rigging grear/saws
eventually planning to get 14ft ramps to load the Giant up on the deck so I can make use of the full 13yds of trailer and not have to make a second trip to every job to pick it up after hauling a load of wood off
SkwerI
Treehouser
A couple years ago there was a guy on the Avant group on FB that posted several pics of his rig. He had a Chevy Topkick and loaded his Avant sideways behind the cab using 10' aluminum ramps. In fact I ended up buying those ramps from him after his Avant got repossessed for non payment. But just food for thought about possibilities.
thats the plan, just need longer ramps for my setup, my deck is almost 5 feet off the ground
flushcut
TreeHouser
I have a nice bruise under my thumb nail. Not black but it’s tender and sensitive. A few scuffed knuckles my guy got a nice slice from a hose clamp and bled everywhere. I think it would be easier to remove the engine next time.
treebogan
Treehouser
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TreeHouser
Chips spread and before the snow. We got an inch last night.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I love my Safety Seal kit.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I've been thinking about this for a year.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
I often have to pack a saw in over a mile to clear trail. It was much easier to use my homemade pack frame.
This is what it was for:
I made it from my old BR400. 25 years ago, it was the top Stihl blower.
This is what it was for:
I made it from my old BR400. 25 years ago, it was the top Stihl blower.
Burnham
Woods walker
Well, old Mother Nature delivered a big-assed amount of cleanup work to me and M yesterday afternoon late.
Forecast strong winds with gusts above 35mph and some heavy rain arrived, and we lost a large cottonwood in our riparian area about 75 feet north of the house. Good for the house that it blew down due east.
It's 45"dbh and about 125 feet tall, a double stem develops 50' up or so. Big crowns above that. The root plate is something like 15'x10'. It took out a couple of 10" hemlocks, a 12" cottonwood, broke the tops out of 3 redcedars, etc. A real mess. No equipment access.
I'm hoping to be able to flop the root plate back into its hole...that would save a ton of work. But there are days and days with the chainsaws and manual clearing ahead. The joys of property maintenance
I'll get some pics to post when the rain eases up
Here are some pics. We have started working on it...I was able to buck and flop the root plate back in place, more or less. I ran out of steam and daylight on Saturday, left the thing tensioned and I felt like it was getting fairly close to tipping point. Woke up the next morning to see it had flopped overnight, untended. Turned out that a few roots and a piece of stump still in the ground had to fail under the pull I had on it, apparently.
I have some pics after today's work...will see about posting some of them another time.
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