[Skerr]

Gus you dont know the Skipper like I do.
He can talk the chicken off the bone, but he cant lift heavy things!
Ask him about when he wus a younger man trying to make a living feeling trees.
Lets just say he cant handle an ax all. Cuz if I remember the story correctly he swung the ax and the tree swung the ax back at the Skipper at a higher velocity.

LMAO, George. I haven't the foggiest idea what you're talking about?? :rofl: I am wondering what a professional tree feeler does, exactly!? I wonder if you have to be sweet to it, or is it best to just run up and grrrraab it! And what would happen if I used some climbing spikes? I Googled "Professional Tree Feeler", and the closest definition I could find, ironically, was a listing for a Dr. George M. Akra, who seemed somewhat of a special personality, and is locally known as The Tree Whisperer. I called the number, but I got a recording saying the individual was on indefinite sabbatical to Tennessee. Hmmmm?

Or- are you referring to Newton's Law of Physics, in that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, swinging an ax at a tree would mean the tree swung equal force at the ax. Simultaneously. It happened when you blinked. Honest.

Ida know, Gus. Those are some HOSS crimpers. I can't imagine holding one piece while trying to strike it with a hammer. I have to use two hands on my hammer because of the heft!

 

[gmakra1]

The gum tree stump story Skipper!
Yeah so I miss spelled it so what
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felling

 

[turbogus]

I've got an old phot of my GGrandfather facing west with his back against the coast range mountains at Coquille, Oregon, and it was barren. They did that with felling axes and two man pull saws in the early 20th century AMAZING

 

[gmakra1]

Gus the Skipper would never do that kinda o work.
He is a professional prankster.
One time he was sanding his fiberglass CJ tub right by were Beth his wife hung her fresh laundry to dry! (true story its in the threads)
I heard this from him when I visited him in FL.
He bought home some vegetables in a bag of course the Skipper thinks harmless snakes are vegetables too!
So when the misses opens the bag and starts pulling out the veggies she also gets a hand full of snake.
I wonder how long the Skipper slept outside for that one?

 

[Jim1611]

George you should have mentioned the itching that was caused from the fiberglass clinging to his fruit of the looms! Lets not forget the ride Clay took in the CJ when the clutch wouldn't disengage either. Man that would have been something!

Scott I'm sorry that George has completely highjacked your thread! Now back to the crimping. Wouldn't it work to use s et of crimping dies on a hydraulic press instead of using a hammer?

 

[WSS]

LMAO, George. I haven't the foggiest idea what you're talking about?? :rofl: I am wondering what a professional tree feeler does, exactly!? I wonder if you have to be sweet to it, or is it best to just run up and grrrraab it! And what would happen if I used some climbing spikes? I Googled "Professional Tree Feeler", and the closest definition I could find, ironically, was a listing for a Dr. George M. Akra, who seemed somewhat of a special personality, and is locally known as The Tree Whisperer. I called the number, but I got a recording saying the individual was on indefinite sabbatical to Tennessee. Hmmmm?

Or- are you referring to Newton's Law of Physics, in that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, swinging an ax at a tree would mean the tree swung equal force at the ax. Simultaneously. It happened when you blinked. Honest.

Ida know, Gus. Those are some HOSS crimpers. I can't imagine holding one piece while trying to strike it with a hammer. I have to use two hands on my hammer because of the heft!

Well, if you guys ever get it figured out who is the best tree feeler, I have a few that need to be felt, one has been so sad for a while, ever since it's roots reached the leach line and plugged it, I had to re-route the line. It has been ever so sad since then.

WSS

 

[Skerr]

The gum tree stump story Skipper!
Yeah so I miss spelled it so what
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felling

I told you about that? Yeah, dang near knocked myself out trying to split sweet gum with a monster maul! Lesson learned. But shoot, that piece of sweet gum sure felt good!

I've got an old phot of my GGrandfather facing west with his back against the coast range mountains at Coquille, Oregon, and it was barren. They did that with felling axes and two man pull saws in the early 20th century AMAZING

That is amazing!

Gus the Skipper would never do that kinda o work.
He is a professional prankster.
One time he was sanding his fiberglass CJ tub right by were Beth his wife hung her fresh laundry to dry! (true story its in the threads)
I heard this from him when I visited him in FL.
He bought home some vegetables in a bag of course the Skipper thinks harmless snakes are vegetables too!
So when the misses opens the bag and starts pulling out the veggies she also gets a hand full of snake.
I wonder how long the Skipper slept outside for that one?

I got her a couple of times with snakes. Ironically, she has a young rat snake in an aquarium in her ag class at school.

George you should have mentioned the itching that was caused from the fiberglass clinging to his fruit of the looms! Lets not forget the ride Clay took in the CJ when the clutch wouldn't disengage either. Man that would have been something!

Scott I'm sorry that George has completely highjacked your thread! Now back to the crimping. Wouldn't it work to use s et of crimping dies on a hydraulic press instead of using a hammer?

Sanding a FG tub next to the clothes line with laundry hanging on it was definitely one of my dumber moves!!!

Well, if you guys ever get it figured out who is the best tree feeler, I have a few that need to be felt, one has been so sad for a while, ever since it's roots reached the leach line and plugged it, I had to re-route the line. It has been ever so sad since then.

WSS

I'm sure George is better at it than I am. He's much older than me and has far more experience! But I have noticed that when I go out into the yard the trees don't run away anymore.

What were we talking about?