Weekend Steam II: Big Boy In Ohio

 

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From Oregon To Lambert

 Two more Schips started their journey to new homes today. Misha and Mina left Heppner, Oregon early Saturday morning and arrived at St. Louis Saturday evening.  Mina goes to her new home Sunday, in northern Illinois, and Misha goes to Indiana next week. They are safe in Southern Illinois now.

Weekend Steam: Big Boy In Indiana!

 Knox, Indiana

Argos, Indiana

Days Are Long...

 ...and we can come home before sunset, avoiding deer danger on the road. We hadn't shot at the Carmi Rifle Club for nearly a year, and it was a beautiful evening, with a nice breeze to keep the buffalo gnats and skeeters off of us. I shot with iron sights and was making the five hits in the five to six second range most of the time.  No misses on the times, but out of four rounds I had to go back and pick up three plates that I missed on the first shot. Everyone else who shot last night was using a red dot sight, and that makes you faster, but my thinking is, what type of sights are on your carry gun?  I want to practice with what I would use in an emergency. 

Big Boy Crosses The Missippi!

 

Wednesday Windage: Is The 30-06 Still King?

 

I am a bit surprised that 450 Bushmaster and 350 Legend weren't mentioned. Those new cartridges are popular in Illinois and are taking the place of shotgun slugs. There is a new .40 caliber straight wall that looks good, too. 

Big Boy In Iowa

 Courtesy of Chester!

Tuesday Torque: Svoboda Tractor

 Never heard of it before, but I want one!  Many Thanks, Merle ,for the link and giving me engine itch!

Today We Chop!

      Back To The Old Grind!

Chainsaw Kickback And Your Chain Brake

 I saw a video the other day where a fellow was complaining that chain brakes are useless. He was demonstrating how he formed his opinion by doing kickbacks with his saw with his bar vertical. That launches a kickback right at your face, and luckily, he never made a serious kickback, because a bad one is powerful. His brake probably was fine, and he wasn't hitting wood hard enough to make it set. Sometimes when doing a demonstration you may have to hit several times to get the effect you want, but if you do, you must have your saw turned so it launches to your right, not vertically at your head. A strong hit will swing the saw several feet.  Here's instructor Joe Glenn demonstrating a kickback at one of the classes he taught.

The next video shows me out in the woods to cut up a black oak, and I show how to check your brake to make sure it operates correctly.