Recent content by karrl

I really like the Oregon Vxl .50lp chain, I don’t if you tried it but it holds its edge as good as any chain I’ve run. Can’t find it cheap around here but it was my go to for cutting Christmas trees.

That’s the best thing you could do, we’ll all get old but there’s nothing worse for the body than sitting at home all day. God willing we can all get out and do some hay in our 70-80s. Good on ya, it’s a good he can still get out there in some capacity. And I’ll definitely keep you in loop on...

Once I get em all cured and pretty I’ll figure out price per lb plus shipping. I like you guys so I’ll try hook it up. My dad is the same way, once he gets into something I just let him at it

We have good luck with planting the purple hardneck variety in mid October, spaced about 6 inches apart on raised black plastic mulch beds. If you don’t want to mess with plastic or a black weed barrier then I would recommend trying to raise your growing beds up to help with drainage. Weed...

More Garlicky goodness. Anybody thinking about putting some in should go for it, takes a little figuring out but it’s relatively low input compared to strawberries or cukes or other delicate plants

Garlic Harvest 2023, halfway done and we’re already running out of drying area. This wet weather is sub optimal so we’ll have to move these again and separate em a bit. 2/3 weeks and we’ll be all cured. It’s almost too ready but I’ve only found a few split bulbs here and there so we’re just in...

I could really see this set up on an elavated platform where you could load right into a dump or a pile. Now that I see it all together I really like what you did.

I was in SW Ireland last year and saw only a handful tractors from the 90s and earlier. Is that an Ireland thing or is the UK and the rest of Europe running new equipment too? I know you’re not in Ireland but I’m always interested in seeing how different parts of the US and the World farm. Out...

They got some knowledgeable people out there and they’re not bad on labor. But I’m hoping you can get it straightened out in town.

I’ll say that what changed my opinion on semi chisel was dropping the rakers low and filing a deeper hook in the tooth. I’ve only ran Oregon Dpx and Carlton a3? And they both needed the rakers dropped lower and to have a deeper gullet and more hook filed in than their factory angles. It...

We have a 2200 predator for our farm market that gets run for 6 hours a week and has been good for 3 years now. I’d recommend one if you’re looking for something in that size. I got a smoking deal on a lightly used 7.5 kw generac generator last year. You could probably find a 7-10kw lightly...

Makes sense it’s a pretty hooky grind. With hard mesquite like you have, less hook is better imo. I’m starting to use semi chisel on my dry hard logs, if your saw has the torque to pull it semi chisel digs in better than full chisel. Signed, a guy who used to hate semi chisel.

I’m probably one of more quiet neighbors on my road. I’ll run stuff before 7 but I’m a farmer so I gotta do what I gotta do. We do try to not do hay next to the church on Sundays, but if rain’s coming that changes to after church let’s out. It’s funny, ever since PA legalized the good fireworks...

To much gullet? I have to use a 1/4 inch round file to get the top angle to sharpen. Looks a little too hooked but I think if you left more in the gullet you would be fine. The tooth on the left looks like it was cleaned out with a smaller file, do you clean up the gullet first or after the...

https://archerplus.com/collections/chain-grinders/products/tecomec-compact-chainsaw-chain-grinder-bench-mounted-sharpener-oregon-520-120 I’m probably going to grab one of these when I get my next paycheck. Exactly the same as the old style 510 Oregon, no frills but good vise and full size...