tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post2791076232999592189..comments2024-03-29T06:44:37.820-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Extracting cattle scratching postsEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-69726662413266182822020-03-26T18:05:15.809-04:002020-03-26T18:05:15.809-04:00I built a tripod by welding an old bed frame toget...I built a tripod by welding an old bed frame together (once upon a time) and used a comealong. Worked great. The Mrs. and I called it "Bob Crane."Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317597809710979689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-43818217442927178362020-03-25T09:59:25.337-04:002020-03-25T09:59:25.337-04:00And the kid is now a mechanical engineer.And the kid is now a mechanical engineer.markshere2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16168054097485759501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-26905697224032478262020-03-25T09:58:48.125-04:002020-03-25T09:58:48.125-04:00I extracted a couple of clothesline posts with the...I extracted a couple of clothesline posts with the help of my 9 year old son and his japanese foreign exchange student.<br /><br />I chose to put a fulcrum under the pry bar and push down vs lifting up. <br /><br />Boys learned about fulcrums and gravity can be your friend.<br />markshere2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16168054097485759501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-43459169485899175852020-03-25T09:07:46.583-04:002020-03-25T09:07:46.583-04:00There is a tool for everything. Sold a project hou...There is a tool for everything. Sold a project house. The yard had fantastic soil. So I built my garden there. Took my T-Posts with me. Bought a T-Post jack. Funny little "S" shaped chunk of metal creeps down the post every time you raise the handle and grabs the next protrusion. Might not go down to 16" though. Great tool.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885902230774931605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-1579300594335953422020-03-24T18:22:24.136-04:002020-03-24T18:22:24.136-04:00This in via email:
Lester Sumrall told the story ...This in via email:<br /><br />Lester Sumrall told the story of an old logger telling a trainee, "the Bible says a man reaps what he sows, aint true. 40 years ago I planted a grain of rice in this lake, aint never seen a harvest."<br />Trainee thought what a nut.<br />Trainees dad worked for same logging company but was retired.<br />Trainee was telling his dad what some of the old timers were up to and told this story.<br />Dad turned pale, called Sheriff, they found Mr. Rice's skeleton still wrapped in a log chain from 40 years earlier.<br />Everyone had figured Mr Rice had just gotten tired of logging camp and walked off.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_SumrallEaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-37438344396777161192020-03-24T16:15:24.513-04:002020-03-24T16:15:24.513-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.FredLewershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221076803807309775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-59602745735779615162020-03-24T14:16:48.086-04:002020-03-24T14:16:48.086-04:00My chains have a Grab Hook on one end and a Slip H...My chains have a Grab Hook on one end and a Slip Hook on the other so they fit all applications. And I lay them on the ground in a coil and spray them with Florescent Orange paint so I can find them in the fields and woods.coyoteken48https://www.blogger.com/profile/06182514695395380561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-69083153440950570032020-03-24T12:39:11.703-04:002020-03-24T12:39:11.703-04:00Thank-you sir. Great idea. And bodies wrapped with...Thank-you sir. Great idea. And bodies wrapped with six feet of logging chain don't cause embarrassment by floating to the surface at inopportune times.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-26624313503436689682020-03-24T11:49:10.598-04:002020-03-24T11:49:10.598-04:00The front end loader on my tractor and a 6 foot c...The front end loader on my tractor and a 6 foot chain does that nicely also, In a tractor without a bucket the 3 point works too. I always keep a 6 foot chain on all of my tractors. Very handy. ---kencoyoteken48https://www.blogger.com/profile/06182514695395380561noreply@blogger.com