When I was younger, my family would burn a lot of wood during winter, so every year, we’d spend days, sometimes even weeks, preparing firewood for the heating season. My father and I bought a 22-ton log splitter a few years ago, which increased our productivity and made preparing firewood for the winter much more …
I never liked helping my dad remove stumps manually when I was a child growing up on my family’s farm because it would take me an entire day to cut the root system and take the stump out of the ground. It’s easy to see why buying a stump grinder was my top priority when …
As a country girl, I do most of the work on our proprety with a tractor. The tractor (a Kubota LX 3310 to be precise) is adjusted for forest use, and I often transport and split logs with it. Carrying a conventional log splitter into the forest is inconvenient, which is why I prefer to …
We might be different in many regards, but when it comes to forestry tools and gear, we all crave reliability and durability. This applies particularly to such important and potentially dangerous tools as chainsaws. Unfortunately, these irreplaceable machines are not resistant to errors and malfunctions, and sometimes they even get recalled. In this article, I’ll explain some …
Manzanita is a lovely and versatile type of wood, though it can be tricky to work with for its irregularity. Still, it has a special place in my heart since it makes me recall some fond childhood memories. My grandfather was an avid aquarist, and I used to watch him crafting dream-like sceneries from the …
You don’t have to be hacking your way through the jungle on some daring adventure to find owning the best brush axe handy. While they no doubt can be a very useful part of any survivalist’s arsenal, they can also prove equally as useful for clearing away undergrowth, overgrown weeds, and the kind of thick …
Trying to find the best beam saw to use in your home workshop is rarely the easiest of tasks, even if you’re a seasoned pro. Though they undoubtedly prove as an essential forestry tool for anyone who needs an efficient and effective way to make precise cuts in logs of different sizes, the sheer volume …
Ask any forestry equipment dealer about the best skid steer mulcher options for your next big project, and many are likely to bamboozle you with a whole range of technical details which, though they sound impressive, don’t really help you determine which product to purchase. Sure, they’ll talk about drum mulchers vs. disc mulchers. Sure, …
As even the most experienced forestry professionals will tell you, trying to determine the best Home Depot pole saw to spend your hard-earned money on is rarely as straightforward as anyone would like. Walk into any one of the brand’s 2,000+ stores, and you’re met with an array of options, all of which boast about …
Let’s be honest: Trying to determine the best Home Depot wood chipper is rarely an easy task. Walk into one of the brand’s countless stores, and you’re inundated with options. While it’s certainly good to have plenty of choices, it’s hardly ideal when you can’t determine which wood chipper is best for use in your …
