So what did you do today?

[Skeans1]

I’d like one of these

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You can have that KMC the undercarriage parts are nutty expensive.


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[husky362]

Lady down my road stoped me on my way to work.. she said I need a bigger saw can you help me backstory we had a tornado lots of trees down she's been trying to get loggers n firewood cutters for months to get a wood lot n Creek cleaned up they did all the easy work left her the stumps can't get them to come back so after my farm job Saturday evening and Sunday I cut around 43 stumps with my 372 with a 32 inch bar

 

[Skeans1]

Love to have one of those to drag logs out.

Nah, you want something more like this.
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Nice 527 not many were made with the fixed grapples most were swingers. We have an ‘88 D4H TSK with the fixed sorting grapple it’s been a great machine but the winch is a pos. This is how we do long log thinning now vs the D4.

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[hoskvarna]

You can have that KMC the undercarriage parr’s are nutty expensive.


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Just wishful thinking [emoji848]


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[MustangMike]

I've had a Browning reproduction of the Model 95 Winchester (made in Japan) in my gun cabinet for about 35 years now, but today is the first time I have shot it.

The open sights on this thing are a little weird, and I was not sure of the proper sight picture. After two sight in shots, I kinda figured it out and put the next 4 shots in 4.5" at 100 yds.

On the plus side, the gun holds well, has a good trigger (and no tang safety like the new stuff) and a smooth action. Although the Japanese production guns were "frowned" upon, the quality of the gun seems to be quite good.

I plan to have a peep sight installed (has to be drilled and tapped) and install sling swivels and it should be a decent hunting rifle.

My Uncle always used to hunt with a Model 95 in 30-40 Krag, and my Aunt had an original 95 in 30-06 that had been done over by Griffin and Howe and was gorgeous, so this thing has some sentimental value to me.

 

[Daserlon]

Nice 527 not many were made with the fixed grapples most were swingers. We have an ‘88 D4H TSK with the fixed sorting grapple it’s been a great machine but the winch is a pos. This is how we do long log thinning now vs the D4.

That was only a pic I got off google. My old boss had a long track frame D5H TSK SeriesII with the swinger. He traded it in on a new 527 swinger in 2000. Both were great machines.

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[Tbrown]

I've had a Browning reproduction of the Model 95 Winchester (made in Japan) in my gun cabinet for about 35 years now, but today is the first time I have shot it.

The open sights on this thing are a little weird, and I was not sure of the proper sight picture. After two sight in shots, I kinda figured it out and put the next 4 shots in 4.5" at 100 yds.

On the plus side, the gun holds well, has a good trigger (and no tang safety like the new stuff) and a smooth action. Although the Japanese production guns were "frowned" upon, the quality of the gun seems to be quite good.

I plan to have a peep sight installed (has to be drilled and tapped) and install sling swivels and it should be a decent hunting rifle.

My Uncle always used to hunt with a Model 95 in 30-40 Krag, and my Aunt had an original 95 in 30-06 that had been done over by Griffin and Howe and was gorgeous, so this thing has some sentimental value to me.

My dad has my grandpa's 38-40 that I believe is a 1895. Octogon barrel. Grandpa use to tell the story of when his grandpa bought it new him and his brother shot it. They both took a shot at a mark on piece of paper at around a hundred yards. Then argued over who missed until they realized the hole was oblong slightly.

 

[MustangMike]

Great story!

But I believe the chamberings offered were either a 38-72 or a 40-72, or the 30-40 Krag, which was very popular.

 

[Dub11]

Went to replace the kitchen sink faucet.


I finally beat it

 

[Tbrown]

Great story!

But I believe the chamberings offered were either a 38-72 or a 40-72, or the 30-40 Krag, which was very popular.

I'll have to try to look this weekend. It is probably 30-40 krag

 

[MustangMike]

If it is, the gun may be stamped "30 US" as the 30-40 was our military cartridge between the 45-70 and the 30-03 (then 30-06).

Many people don't know that the 30-40 was the parent cartridge of the VG (but little known) 35 Winchester, and the 405 Winchester, made famous by Teddy R. and his African Safaris! He actually called the 405 his "Lion Medicine", but in the famous picture he used it to take a Rhino … not something that he planned to do with that cartridge, but "any port in a storm"! I guess it worked!

 

[legdelimber]

Went to replace the kitchen sink faucet.
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I finally beat it
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Get a repair kit for it now. When you need it later, no one will have the darn thing.

We had a Price Pfister kitchen unit that after a just a few years was leaking.
Sort of pre everything-on-the-internet days and several phone calls had yielded no parts.
I ended up in a supply house and asked for decent grade model and a repair kit for it.
Counterman comes back with faucet, but no kit.
"Where's the kit?" I ask.
"Why do ya want one with a new faucet" he grumbles.
Well the reason I'm buying the new faucet is because....yada yada.
Eventually He shuffles off and pulls the kit.

There are two reasons I wanted the kit:
Reason One: so I'd have it when I needed it and no hunting for parts and being told they are "obsolete" like happened with the over-Priced Pfister.

Reason Two: A bit of an aggravated & flippant thought that came to mind while hunting the P-F parts.
" I bet IF I've got the spare parts on my shelf, the next one will probably never need them"
Yep. miracle of miracles!
The "cheap" faucet has been in service for over 20 years and aint leaked the first drop.

 

[Dub11]

Get a repair kit for it now. When you need it later, no one will have the darn thing.

We had a Price Pfister kitchen unit that after a just a few years was leaking.
Sort of pre everything-on-the-internet days and several phone calls had yielded no parts.
I ended up in a supply house and asked for decent grade model and a repair kit for it.
Counterman comes back with faucet, but no kit.
"Where's the kit?" I ask.
"Why do ya want one with a new faucet" he grumbles.
Well the reason I'm buying the new faucet is because....yada yada.
Eventually He shuffles off and pulls the kit.

There are two reasons I wanted the kit:
Reason One: so I'd have it when I needed it and no hunting for parts and being told they are "obsolete" like happened with the over-Priced Pfister.

Reason Two: A bit of an aggravated & flippant thought that came to mind while hunting the P-F parts.
" I bet IF I've got the spare parts on my shelf, the next one will probably never need them"
Yep. miracle of miracles!
The "cheap" faucet has been in service for over 20 years and aint leaked the first drop.

The old one just need a new hose and the one I just got was only 63 and I grease up everything so it'll come apart next time.

But yeah it seem stuff never fails when theirs an extra on the shelf.

 

[shadco]

I made the mistake of reaching out to @huskihl

6100 in da q.

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[PA Dan]

I made the mistake of reaching out to @huskihl

6100 in da q.

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No mistake there buddy!!!

 

[huskihl]

I made the mistake of reaching out to @huskihl

6100 in da q.

.

 

[shadco]

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Had to make up for getting him to cram those meathooks into a 241.



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[USMC615]

Same ol' C-17 song and dance today...get to come back tomorrow (Sat) and do it again!

 

[MustangMike]

We appreciate what you do, we need guys like you!

My Grandfather always used to try to drum "quality control" into the heads of me and my brother, and his favorite example was how a plane crashed (likely a biplane) because someone forgot to reinstall a carter pin!

He was an interesting character … Made lenses for the Gov, and developed his own equipment to verify their accuracy, used to ride and Indian Motorcycle back when cops could not chase you across County lines, and played Sax in the Orchestra Pits for some of the famous ones during the Big Band era. Unfortunately, he was also an Alcoholic. My Grandma saved his bacon (businesswise) many times.

 

[Daserlon]

Got a load today is all