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  1. treemuncher

    Back Up Cameras

    I finally got around to installing the new camera and monitor in the Barko. I liked it well enough, I ordered another camera and monitor to update the Lamtrac. I posted links to these in the reply on the first page of this thread if anyone likes what they see and want to know where to get one...
  2. treemuncher

    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Being that this thread is regarding pasture, I thought I should post this pic. I went and started working on another investment parcel that I own while on the way home from a job completed in the AM. I did some clearing on it a year ago so it has but 1 season of growth on it. Nothing was seeded...
  3. treemuncher

    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Rocks become smaller rocks and dust. They wear the teeth a bit faster but they are usually not a problem unless you demand sharp teeth. Steel is the worst thing for breaking teeth and carpet is a mulching nightmare - toughest thing to get out - you can't torch it out!
  4. treemuncher

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Personally, I find electro stimulus the fastest, safest method of negative reinforcement learning/teaching currently available. Wear a shock collar and you get to learnin' really fast! Most crybabies don't like the hard core approach but I do. Fast & efficient results. I still have nightmares...
  5. treemuncher

    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Today's little job: reclearing and thinning out a parcel that I invested in some years ago. I cleaned it out enough this time so that I can swing a 15' wide batwing bush hog through the woods so I can maintain the back when I do the road frontage. I took out just about everything under 12"-14"...
  6. treemuncher

    fae mulcher head

    Yep, my building has some scars from large, flying weights. I've learned a few lessons and always try to close the flap unless the discharge is pointed out at the woods. I usually try to balance over gravel to minimize trajectory if something flies off. I don't care how strong a magnet is - it...
  7. treemuncher

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    My $0.02 (or $5 in B**enomics) : This assinine rule of "No child left behind" and a "participation trophy" society has put us in a steep rate of social decline. My wife, as an elementary school teacher, can NOT fail any students, no matter how little work that they perform. These kids that...
  8. treemuncher

    Recommended Equipment to Clear Land for Silvopasture Cattle Grazing

    Get a big mulcher. No mess, no fuss, no erosion. Take what you want to keep and let the mulcher do the rest. The grass will set in just fine and the stumps will slowly decompose without leaving soft spots or big holes. Most of my farming customers can set out their animals 2-3 months after I...
  9. treemuncher

    fae mulcher head

    I watched your video. I don't understand why you don't use clamps or other methods for your test weights. Welding and cutting off test weights is really labor intensive and time consuming. Balancing is frustrating and time consuming enough as it is. I usually clamp or bolt on my test weights...
  10. treemuncher

    This will be an interesting thread moving forward......

    Please mow your grass, you're tanking (losing) {time & money?}
  11. treemuncher

    Back Up Cameras

    Good thinking! If the lens cover is glass or a hard surface, dust should not be an issue. But, if it is, set up an air line with momentary electrical control valve. My Lexan windshields can be scratched easily so one of my machines, the Barko 937, has an "Air Knife" cleaning attachment that...
  12. treemuncher

    Back Up Cameras

    I just purchased this camera last month. 1080p 170 degree w night vision from Amazon ($39) and a monitor 11.6" 1080P monitor ($80) to replace the fuzzy excuse for a backup camera in my Barko. They will both work on 12v systems. I have not made time to install it yet but I did make the ram ball...
  13. treemuncher

    Favorite Phone Apps

    Be sure to try the "layers" that include future precipitation and more than just current radar.
  14. treemuncher

    What air compressor?

    10 gallon minimum tank size would be my suggestion, as much as you have room for. I'm running a DeWalt 15-20 gallon 5+ cfm 225 psi 1.6 hp in my service truck. Not a lot of capacity for my Filter Blaster but it gets me by just fine. Rarely used for pnuematic tools but daily for the grease keg...
  15. treemuncher

    Favorite Phone Apps

    Sorry, I don't do cut & fills so no input on those types of apps. Others that I find useful as follows: John Deere Power Assist = looking up all engine parts John Deere with engine serial number for unique build lists. Clime: NOAA weather radar live = fairly accurate weather app (one of very...
  16. treemuncher

    O-ring boss caps

    I guess that I must be using JIC caps if I've ever capped off ORB lines. I mis-read the ORFS for ORB and thought I had ORB caps. I must not own any so I need to own up to that fact. This thread chart https://www.hydraulicsdirect.com/Fitting-Thread-Chart-s/1934.htm explains it.
  17. treemuncher

    O-ring boss caps

    I hear you. The Menzi is some DIN and some BSPP and the only machine I have with that oddball stuff. Mess Stoppers work great and fit just about everything!
  18. treemuncher

    Operators and Booze

    I'm predisposed to be an alcoholic with those genes from both sides of the family. I chose long ago not to be one. I do not consider it a disease but a conscious choice of my own free will not to be dependent on substances. I could do a lot of stupid stuff in my life but I choose not to. It's...
  19. treemuncher

    O-ring boss caps

    Get on Ebay and search "o-ring boss cap plug kit" and some full kits should come up. You might want to compare with Amazon, too. You should be able to score a decent kit for $50-$75. I keep a kit on my truck and one at the shop. I've also got other kits for other fitting types. Mess Stopper...
  20. treemuncher

    Mulching - "The Daily Grind"

    I finished up a job this week. I had sense enough not to push the limits with the rubber tires in the wet areas, even though the new tires kept me from getting "temporarily immobilized" in some really soft situations. Apparently, some dam critters have flooded the creek and put the old field...
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