bitzer
Well-Known OPE Member
- Local time
- 1:28 PM
- User ID
- 9307
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2019
- Messages
- 73
- Reaction score
- 517
- Location
- Hardwood country
It would be a damn shame to pull guys off the hill in the name of progress, but if it's anything like here there's no one to fill em anyway.
I handcut and don't plan to buy a harvester any time soon. I've worked hills that I could only drive the skidder down but would look like bunny slopes to some of you guys. There's plenty that want to try when I've put an add out for handcutter. They find they like the idea more then the work. I find I loose a lot of production in training. Even when you tell em this way they do it that way. Gets old. I recently may have picked up Lyme's. Will find out for sure tomorrow. It's been a *b-word packing up the hill in the morning. Almost seems worse on the knees coming out. I've taken off 4 days now and my body wants to rest, but I want to go. I'm heading out to paint the neighbors property today with my oldest son. We'll see how I do and if I think I can handle a saw tomorrow. Too much more of this and the bank account won't be real happy. No equipment payments for me tho so that helps. Been at it 8 years full time now. Alone 99% of the time. Dumb or not I resist progress. I taught myself how to cut by trial and error and lots of reading. I feel like there's guys out there that just cut the trees. Then there's guys out there that belong with the trees.
I handcut and don't plan to buy a harvester any time soon. I've worked hills that I could only drive the skidder down but would look like bunny slopes to some of you guys. There's plenty that want to try when I've put an add out for handcutter. They find they like the idea more then the work. I find I loose a lot of production in training. Even when you tell em this way they do it that way. Gets old. I recently may have picked up Lyme's. Will find out for sure tomorrow. It's been a *b-word packing up the hill in the morning. Almost seems worse on the knees coming out. I've taken off 4 days now and my body wants to rest, but I want to go. I'm heading out to paint the neighbors property today with my oldest son. We'll see how I do and if I think I can handle a saw tomorrow. Too much more of this and the bank account won't be real happy. No equipment payments for me tho so that helps. Been at it 8 years full time now. Alone 99% of the time. Dumb or not I resist progress. I taught myself how to cut by trial and error and lots of reading. I feel like there's guys out there that just cut the trees. Then there's guys out there that belong with the trees.