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Smaller than that, generally. There's a ****load of Amur Maple on the property that I need to cut down. Most of it was planted 20 years ago, so it's MATURE and is significant in size. 18" is a good size of a lot of the trunks, but there are some bigger and some larger (multiple trunks).

Local guy offered my a Stihl 034 Super for $200. I get that it was a good saw but that thing is nearly as old as I am. Is it a worthwhile purchase? Obviously we've had good improvements in gas efficiency, engine output & safety since then.

Haha. Yeah, I can understand that.

I got a Stihl MS 171 when my father died. ****ty way to get a first chainsaw, but it happened right when I needed one. It hadn't been started in at least two years and it started right up :). It's good as a saw you would use to cut small branches (a trimmer so to speak) but it's got a small...

You are right, I ain't there. The spine was severed straight, so I'm guessing this was someone's legit or illegit kill. This section of my property isn't roadside, hence my assumption of coyote dragging it from elsewhere. It's a great distance though across a cornfield, so it's odd. Never...

I was walking around our property yesterday and happened upon a deer skull that a coyote was enjoying. I'd like to clean it since I know my wife would like it. The last time I cleaned a skull was about 25 years ago (**** time flies :oops:. What the hell have I been doing with my life?) so I...

Helps pay for the feed

I have about 20 chickens, so when they're producing we get a good 10-12 a day, which allows me to sell them (the extra ones at least) for $5 a dozen at my job. People happily pay it :)

My chickens weren't laying much for the past two months and about two weeks ago I got desperate and bought two dozen eggs. They were bleh. Made me really appreciate the fresh eggs again when they started laying more last week.

I apologize to women everywhere, especially my wife ;)

Warm day (40s) for winter yesterday and today so I took the opportunity to rake out a bunch of straw mixed with the chicken and duck poop from our fortified (cyclone fencing) small run inside our larger fenced in run (10k sq ft). Our cyclone run is actually two runs (1 = 100sq ft and another...

I have a TON of amur maple that somebody 20 years ago thought would be a great addition to the property. Well, they're not :( Anyways, cutting hundreds of those down and replacing with lots of other stuff. That being said, while cutting some down last summer I discovered we had some plum...

I try to not mess around with subpar stuff. When I got some chaps I spent the money on some Husqvarna ones.

This YT video shows a Stihl battery powered one being stopped by chaps, but I have to believe that warning is there for a good reason.

Got it all fixed up. I'd actually say it works like new. HOWEVER, I'm looking forward to that friction disc getting worn down a little because right now it's in constant contact so the blower will always want to move, even on start-up. Anyways, pulleys, friction disc and belt all together...

Don't electric chainsaws come with a warning that due to the torque put out from them that your chaps might not be able to stop them? It's probably a little different by brand (motor) as well as corded vs cordless, but just a thought to do some research on.

What's the model number on it, if you don't mind?

The plan is to buy a truck with a plow, but we just don't have that money this year as we have to replace a porch that was rotted when we bought the house nearly two years ago

Well, my driveway is nearly 600' long, so.... Nope. 😆

So last winter was tough. Lots and lots and lots of snow and in the spring the snowpack ended up pushing our driveway over into our lawn because there was just nowhere else to plow (I paid a guy to plow) the snow to. Anyways, I bought a snowblower (JD 826, made in 1986) to help deal with some...