bladeracer wrote:Got that one sorted yesterday. I'll take the petrol saw up this arvo to cut the trunk off the root, then chain it down the hill behind the tractor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqEqTBmKvbM&t=18s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68i1DNt93iM&t=20s
I think this was the biggest cut the little 12" battery saw made yesterday.
The leaves and twigs we break up by hand and scatter around for mulch. The bigger stuff from about 10mm to about 20mm gets stacked in cairns for birds and insects to live in safe from foxes, cats and bigger birds. The stuff from 20mm to about 50mm gets stacked in cairns to dry out, and when we need some little stuff for fire-starting we go and grab a buggy full and bring it home. The stuff from 50mm to about 400mm we cut up into handleable lengths around 1200mm and stack to dry. When we need it we collect it, bring it home, dock it into burls on the swing saw then split them hydraulically and stack them at the house for two years before cycling to the wood pile. The stuff bigger than that generally stays in the paddock as habitat, unless it's in the way and we have to break up it with the petrol saws or drag it away with the tractor. A few more years at it might put a dent in all the fallen trees from last year.
Still struggling to suck enough air through my lungs to keep going but the steroids they have me on do seem to be helping, although I don't actually feel any improvement.
The respiratory guy doesn't see emphysema in the CT, he's more inclined toward covid or perhaps just some change in my asthma. More tests coming.
wanneroo wrote:bladeracer wrote:Got that one sorted yesterday. I'll take the petrol saw up this arvo to cut the trunk off the root, then chain it down the hill behind the tractor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqEqTBmKvbM&t=18s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68i1DNt93iM&t=20s
I think this was the biggest cut the little 12" battery saw made yesterday.
The leaves and twigs we break up by hand and scatter around for mulch. The bigger stuff from about 10mm to about 20mm gets stacked in cairns for birds and insects to live in safe from foxes, cats and bigger birds. The stuff from 20mm to about 50mm gets stacked in cairns to dry out, and when we need some little stuff for fire-starting we go and grab a buggy full and bring it home. The stuff from 50mm to about 400mm we cut up into handleable lengths around 1200mm and stack to dry. When we need it we collect it, bring it home, dock it into burls on the swing saw then split them hydraulically and stack them at the house for two years before cycling to the wood pile. The stuff bigger than that generally stays in the paddock as habitat, unless it's in the way and we have to break up it with the petrol saws or drag it away with the tractor. A few more years at it might put a dent in all the fallen trees from last year.
Still struggling to suck enough air through my lungs to keep going but the steroids they have me on do seem to be helping, although I don't actually feel any improvement.
The respiratory guy doesn't see emphysema in the CT, he's more inclined toward covid or perhaps just some change in my asthma. More tests coming.
I'll be doing a lot of that soon. The chinese ash borer has killed off most of the ash trees so eventually they snap in high winds and right now have one blocking a road near my range, plus have plenty of others that have fallen over in the woods and can be recovered for firewood if needed. Also have an apple tree and some aspen trees that fell over in winds and need carved up.
on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
Oldbloke wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
Bloody grouse.
Ball?
What is the lube recipe?
Oldbloke wrote:Thx. I'll check my current recipe tomorrow. Sounds close to mine.
on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
bigpete wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
Finally.....someone with taste.....
on_one_wheel wrote:bigpete wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
Finally.....someone with taste.....
Cheers
It's got them modern fandangled caps though.
on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
bladeracer wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Blasted away on this thing today.
I can't believe how much better it is to use with some decent home made patch lube.. I could literally shoot all day without the need to clean.
I was reading the other day about Hodgdon buying Blackhorn 209, which I understand is a smokeless blackpowder substitute.
Ever seen it in Oz? They do say it's pretty tough to ignite though so I don't know if it'd work with conventional caps?
bigpete wrote:You just shoot it as you do a normal rifle through the chrono.
What calibre are you using to get recoil from prb ?
on_one_wheel wrote:bigpete wrote:You just shoot it as you do a normal rifle through the chrono.
What calibre are you using to get recoil from prb ?
.50 cal, 90 grain charge of some fresh power that goes BANG! instead of K-Thunk
Perhaps it's more perceived recoil ? I didn't have it shouldered very well shooting from that rock.
bladeracer wrote:Farm World Lardner Park today, exhausting.
Bugman wrote:A mate of mine got hold of over 600 used .357 cases. Helped him sort through them and for that he spotted me half of them.
We only had to discard 15 which were cracked or split. Considering you cant get 357 cases for love nor money, then it was a fortuitous and lucky encounter.
Bugman wrote:A mate of mine got hold of over 600 used .357 cases. Helped him sort through them and for that he spotted me half of them.
We only had to discard 15 which were cracked or split. Considering you cant get 357 cases for love nor money, then it was a fortuitous and lucky encounter.