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  1. Old Monkey

    Whats yours?

    Old Monkey replied to Anna's topic in General chat

    Its hard to pick. I would say redwood because I grew up near fabulous redwood forests. The I would say japanese maple, then dogwoods, madrone and then maybe redbud trees. My wife and I lived in Japan for a while and one of our favorite festivals is the Koyo Festival that celebrates the fall colors of the japanese maples. Imaging a whole hillside of japanese maples changing color in succession as you come down slope.
  2. Old Monkey
    Nice work and great video. You can cut a flat notch into the tree to keep the Hobbs from sliding on big pieces. I think you were doing it but pretensioning the rope while taking out trunk sections helps a good bit. Have fun with the new toy. I've used a Hobbs quite a bit but my new boss is too poor to buy one. Stupid bugger.
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    Is that way of feeding brush faster than two or three guys feeding it? It seems like if the chipper can move to the brush that two guys could have that machine chipping as fast as it could chip.
  4. Old Monkey
    Hey they need chimps in politics too. Good luck liaising.
  5. Old Monkey
    [ame]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6959733149633323505&q=North+by+Northwest&total=6030&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8[/ame] You got it. Its a great movie. Carey Grant was too cool. He died when I was in college. My roommate and I watched two days straight worth of Carey Grant films in his honor.
  6. Old Monkey
    Have you ever seen North by Northwest Steve?
  7. Old Monkey

    engine firing

    Old Monkey replied to bill's topic in Chainsaws

    My guess is bad gas or maybe moisture.
  8. Old Monkey
    That's cool. My daughter roamed around the house saying dadadadadada. When I came home I'd sneak up to the living room window and knock on the window. I'd always get a big "DA!" and a smiling face. Those were good days.
  9. Old Monkey
    I love Led Zepellin but I HATE HATE all the hair band wanna bees they inspired. In some ways I think Led Zep set rock music back for a long time. I like folks who do their own thing.
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    And here I thought it was something about flogging the little lumberjack.
  11. Old Monkey
    Do you have any picts of those trucks loading wood? Its a very interesting design. I'd like to know how you like them and what type of cabovers those are.
  12. Old Monkey
    Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe" [ame] [/ame] Golden Earring - Radar love [ame] [/ame] And now a personal anthem of mine: The Rolling Stones - Monkey Man [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU5VQSdZoco[/ame]
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    Treejumper, try cutting and pasting the web address of the youtube video you want to embed instead of trying to cut and paste the embed code. Cool stuff guys. I love the Led Zeppelin and Spirit. I have both on vinyl. Spirit - "I Got a Line On You" [ame] [/ame]
  14. Old Monkey
    "Wax lyrical?" Is that a British euphemism for something?
  15. Old Monkey
    I like American's individually. As a group there's something to be desired.
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    Oops.
  17. Old Monkey
    Are they hybrids or true sycamores? I think they are great and horrible trees at the same time. If they didn't have that dust on the backs of their leaves I think they'd be the best climbing tree around, great limb structure, open canopies and fairly reliable wood strength.
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    Seems like an accurate map to me. I like what they put for Europe. You guys just aren't cowboy enough.
  19. Old Monkey
    and Mr. Ed Jr. is..... hey look there's a butterfly outside. Well look at that!
  20. Old Monkey
    Sweet! But with that much tree on the ground it'll be hard finding room for all of it. Did Dutch Elm Disease hit GB? We lost most of our nice elms over here.
  21. Old Monkey
    I agree. I like this quote, "In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the Earth; while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists."
  22. Old Monkey
    Its good to know there's a village full of experts out there.
  23. Old Monkey
    Cool stuff. I like your bear Steve, that's an excellent first piece. Here in the Pacific Northwest you are only allowed to do bears, eagles, salmon, dolphins or some combination of those like a eagle holding a salmon or bear with a salmon in his mouth or a bear pawing an eagle holding a salmon that's jumping over a dolphin.
  24. Old Monkey
    On most big wood pieces, two wraps is enough. The Hobbs is great. Someone who has the touch for running it is invaluable.
  25. Old Monkey
    Here is Phil Ochs. He was a 1960's folk singer. He died young. I did tree work for his daughter a few years back. [ame] [/ame]

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