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Hey Jason, it’s incredibly easy to put together and one of the things I totally forgot to mention in the video was you can either fill it up to where the bend is for 3/4 of a cubic foot or all the way to the top of the bracket for a one cubic foot bundle. So that’s a nice option, I love the fact that it’s reasonably priced and very simple to use with no moving parts that can go bad. I would say under 10 minutes to assemble it, which is also really nice.

Does the recoil itself not spin once it's off the machine, or will the engine not spin at all?

Hey Michael, I was under the impression it should have been good. I'm not really familiar with the 500i and have never heard of a calibration for it.

I had made a homemade version out of some 2x4 and it was “ok” but never worked great. This is nice and easy to use.

Happy to send the guys stuff! I still need to get Ben a sticker for his laptop

I’m 6’1”, I would look at figuring out a way to lift the splitter up more so you don’t have to bend over so much. I don’t have to bend over for my machine at all.

Thank you. I am very impressed with the Wolfe Ridge product line

Thanks for the advice!

You are correct, I did not demonstrate that. But I did mention that you need to turn them over. In our livestreams we have shown exactly how we do that, just so there is no confusion.

Hi, yes you can definitely repackage without an issue. But it seems like that may be more work than it is worth. You'd have to be careful not to bring it "past syrup" as this may cause crystals to build up. The main idea is not not bring it over 200 degrees, yet above 185 so that niter does not form, yet it gets hot enough to seal properly without mold. If you do this method, I would also put the jars in your oven @ around 175 degrees so that they are hot and the syrup won't cool as quick going into them. Also make sure everything including the lids have been cleaned. Just as a side note: The syrup will most likely get darker than what you originally purchased as heating it back up causes a bit of color change. Hopefully this was helpful.

@@ElmendorfAcres Thanks! I'm heading to Vermont in a few weeks and Gallons are way cheaper. I was thinking to put them in a water bath and bring them up to temp. Turning them on their side to let them cool but I have never done this and doesn't seem to be many videos about the topic.

An 18 hp kohler, its modified to put out around 30 hp

Hi, both of our power plows are on Ford Super Duties. I have the 8611PP on one and the 8010PP on the other.

Frank, You'll have to give me a couple days as it's on a job. However I would say with the bar down it should fit no problem in an 8' door. But I'll get you an exact measurement.

This was all I could find. www.masseyferguson.com/content/dam/public/masseyfergusonglobal/markets/en_us/assets/product-brochures/tractors/e-series/MF-E-Series-Brochure.pdf

Yes, that is me manually stopping the feed so the tractor can get back up to RPM. The larger professional stand alone chippers have computers that do this automatically.

@@ElmendorfAcres what is the horsepower of your tractor, please?

@@thebestofbelltowneasthampt6679 We are running A Massey Ferguson 2850 E, Hydro. Its rated at 48 HP, but as with most tractors, there's quite a difference between engine rating and PTO rating. Its rated about 36 HP at the PTO.

Everyone has different hobbies they enjoy. This one is fun for us since the kids are involved and we can teach them mechanics in the garage on a small scale.

There’s all kinds of different classes that you can enter into. There’s a whole Lotta guys that have just as much fun in the regular stock class as we do in the V twin class.

Thanks Jay. I actually need to do an updated video to this one. About 2 months ago it appears that the 550XP blew apart again, so that's twice with a fairly low hour saw. As far as Eklund goes, we drive about an hour to go to them, but it has been worth it.

No it doesn’t

Hahaha

Almost time for 2024 Olive Day. They should have the car show again this year

Kids are pulling it for the first time today. Hopefully my welds hold up.

@@austincarr8360 th-cam.com/users/shortsgWzGJ6qnYgM?si=qFcaitNPfIk9dZic The pull Tues

@ElmendorfAcres thank you for keeping me updated man, I do have a throttle pedal from some sort of cub cadet tractor pulling company.. can't recall the name but if you need it or the kid's want it I would be more than happy to send it to y'all

@ElmendorfAcres the company the pedal came from is called Midwest super cub. Just remembered the name

@@austincarr8360 Thanks for the info. We actually had some throttle issues during the pull. I need to adjust it up a little bit. The manual throttle seems to be a good way to go for the kids, they can't reach the pedals yet. 🤣

I hooked a come along (chain binders also work) from the top of the grill guard (in the corners) and then to something stationary and slowly tightened the chains until it pulled it back to the original position. If this was made from angle stock instead of flat stock it wouldn't be a problem. But for now the simple fix of pulling it forward with the binders worked well.

HI Andrew, if you go into settings, then "notifications" you can select what you would and would not like to get automatically.

​@@ElmendorfAcres I will have to wait to see if it works. Because even with switched off "Subscriptions - Notify me about activity from the channels I'm subscribed to" setting, when I subscribe to new channel I still get "Personalized" bell, not "None" bell

@andrewdatar9880 you can set up inn your settings what you’d like your personalization to be. At least that’s how mine is

@@scottgordin9709 they come visit me while I’m mowing. We mow two of the local ones.

HI Michael, the one I have works great with the hydraulics, but it could be a problem with older tractors. I'd be interested to know how the MechMaxx works for you.

@@ElmendorfAcres As I suspected at $2500 it didn't last long, would have been worth it to add the hydraulics as the MechMaxx or Woodland Mills (both are identical) PTO stump grinder is literally a pain in the neck having to twist and look backwards all the time that and you can't see what you are doing, also they are best used only with a hydrostatic transmission.

The part about the hydro transmission makes a lot of sense. They seem to be geared towards smaller stumps

This was the annual "gas up" in Schoharie.

Thanks for watching. We love to visit these events

So I can lift a fully stacked IBC tote filled with Green Oak, I can also lift an IBC tote with 250 gallons of water. I'm not sure of the actual lift capacity, but a 275 IBC filled is just a touch too much. Hopefully that's a helpful amount of info?

@@ElmendorfAcres Just looked it up, 2425 pounds.

@@inspectr1949 a full ibc with 275 gallons and the tote weighs 2428 pounds and it does pick it but only a couple inches. With it at 250 gallons is 2220 pounds which it will lift into my pickup.

@@ElmendorfAcres Also in the market for a new tractor, at my age 3/4 of a century, it will my last so lifting capacity and PTO HP are 2 critical elements, however, like PTO chippers the market place is full of them and my only go to place to sort it out is TH-cam in an attempt not to destroy my retirement savings.

@@inspectr1949 I can understand the savings aspect for sure. I would say to check on all the major brands, Kubota, Kioti, Deere, Massey, etc. See who has a good warranty, price point for what you want, and then finally check on the dealers. Visit them, see who treats you well and who seems like they will be in business for the next 20 years. The biggest two reasons we went with Massey was dealer location and how we were treated when we walked into the dealership. I feel like tractors are a lot like truck brands, guys either love or hate brands with a passion. There are good ones and bad ones for sure, but the dealer support is really what makes the brand stand out from the other brands. I'd be interested in what you finally decide on.

I have broken one spring, in my mind the weakest point is the piece of angle iron where the top of the spring attaches. We have broken two of those. I will say when I broke the piece of angle I also lost the spring as it went flying. I emailed them and they sent me the whole thing, under warranty with no charge. I don't think the bolts facing in really makes a snag difference. A few people have reported that, but I really don't see it.

@@ElmendorfAcres Some reported that piece of angle iron is problematic also in addition to the channel iron where the upper link attaches.

The one person behind us mentioned Mike Mulligan, but no we didn’t see him or Mary Anne.

It was pretty cool to see in person. Wood fired too so it smelled awesome

I’ve always loved the old machinery. The old hit and miss engines are my favorite.

We found that while that is true, the hemlock doesn’t feed correctly when the feed wheels are set slow.

Hey, the 550 is noticeably quicker that is 100% true. I absolutely love my 261 for ease of starting and comfort when running it all day. Some of the 550s had issues for sure. Mine actually only had nine hours on it when they had to replace the entire bottom end of the saw due to bearings blowing out. So far we have had no issues with the Stihl. One thing that I have found is Husqvarna chains are easier to come by and you can get them cheaper. As I’ve said, some other videos, a key factor in some of my equipment purchases would actually be where do I have a good dealer relationship and support so if you have a dealer that you really like already I would tend to stick with them.

Thx for the reply. Did your crank bearing induced repair get covered by warranty? Had you bought your 550 in the last couple of years?

He's tired too. It was a long day of church, then pulling, then getting the tractor running.

An awesome job kiddo

when it was done I asked him if he had fun. His reply "VERY MUCH FUN!"