Top 3........
(in no particular order...)


Ford pickups
(03' and '11 F350's)

John Deere loader tractors
(7510 and 7610 models)

Honda generators
(EG 4000CL)


In use daily and just flat work which is kinda saying something this time of year...








How about you guys, what are some of your favorite, proven 'stuff'?

heres mine:

16 subaru outback

15 f250

stihl ms290

they all do exactly what they are designed for and they do it well

FredIII's wife, very tight.

Rem, what engine in the F250?

I've heard the 'new' gas 6.2(?) is pretty good.

Simpson capstan rope winch.

ya the 6.2. runs like a raped ape and will pass anything but a gas station. 12mpg on a good day around this hilly country.

Oddly enough-

1) My Mahindra tractor. Tough little bastid just flat out runs without issue.

2) Gasoline air compressor mounted in my pickup. The same. It just runs.

3) My F350. It's exceeded my expectations. (so far)

Not far off the top 3 list is my Husqvarna and Jonsered saws.

HC, I'm gonna have to google that one...




Rem, don't feel too bad, our 6.7 gets about 10-11mpg going down the highway....
(loaded, empty, it don't matter...)

Show off.......

1911's
Wife's meatloaf
Kawasaki FD series engines
John Deere garden tractors

I do hate to do this to you Sam! You, did, however, ask for it.

Damn!

Sum Ting Wong!

I get that or better, pulling my 35' gooseneck. Loaded. Geared 4:11

Maybe I am too pessimistic, but I dont feel like I have anything that is reliable enough to not have to worry about it.


Most of my schit is old and on the verge of total collapse.


Well, everything except for my sense of humor.

And that is a good one Jim.
W. Bill

Jeep
Black Widow recurve
Iron Maiden



.243 win
Beer

I've been making a new meatloaf recipe here lately...

Bacon-Cheddar meatloaf. (A pound of each in the recipe)

Mmmm Mmmm Good!

better

That's when stuff makes the list!

When it surprises you and just keeps on runnin'.

Miroku Mk 38 12 ga sporting clays shotgun

Browning 725 20 ga sporting clays shotgun

Ekornes Stressless Leather Recliner

I am a gentleman of leisure!!

Not a solid object but the last mile of road after a long days drive.

Jim, to be honest the bucket tilt doesn't work for chit on the 7610 when it's cold.
(came from the banana belt....)


You ever use a jumper hose?





Barry, when it's cold the Honda generator engine starts way easier than the Honda on a little Puma air compressor.

I am quite impressed with the generator engine.

But now that I think about it the valve had froze on the compressor tank and the engine was under load when I pulled on it 40 times a couple weeks ago.



Richard, I just walked upstairs to talk to wife and was singing that song. I almost posted it in the original. Great tune!

I sing it, Brown paper packages, frozen till spring.

Watching videos of the democrats before the last election, and thier melt down after.

As kids we watched the movie on TV every Christmas.

....fried chicken, stainless revolvers, high-BC bullets, cast bullets that look like soup cans propelled FAST, my wife's craving for afternoon delight. I quit being enamored with motorized gadgets a decade or so ago. I do like things named "Honda" though. They run forever.

GM 6L gas engine
husky chainsaw
rem700 w/leupie 6x42 in talley LWs (of course, I don't throw it off the bluff, if I can help it)

Hey rockinbbar just maybee could ya post da recipee for dat most excellent soundin meatloaf.Sounds like twood make great sammaches...ScottyO.

Toyota pick ups.

CZ Rifles.

Good hunting dogs.



Special mention for Vaughn hammers. I drove one form or another of them for 40 years.



OH yea....and dark beer and Burbon.

I'm not about to mention decadent favorites!

Suzuki KQ has been good too

Is this a proposal?

Oh, yeah. I like Vaughan hammers.

I have a big framer and a couple others. I like to swing a big hammer easy, rather than swing a small hammer wildly.


Not been around a jumper hose Sam. Whats it for?

Jim, when it's cold I worry 10x more about chit breaking.

You couldn't afford me...

I'm a trophy husband.

I'd change the hydraulic fluid and filter first.

Check the valve headed to tilt if it's not better...

Merino Wool Longies

Ford Trucks

Affordable Leupy Binoculars

Lotsa stuff really. I even have a favorite shovel.
Most of the stuff that travels in the truck with me would go on the list.

My first week of being on the concrete crew the old finisher comes up to me and asked if I wanted to buy a hammer.

A 20oz Vaughn to be exact.
(we were supposed to have our own tools and I didn't have chit)



$10, it's a good hammer and you need one. And it was a good hammer, balanced great...



I'm about 99.9% sure he stole it back a week later.....grin
(we became great friends for the next 6-7 years)

It's been a good afternoon, Sam. What can I say? I'm smilin'!

Bacon Cheddar Meatloaf

10 slices bacon
2/3 cup ketchup
4 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
2 pounds ground beef chuck
2 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
4 eggs, beaten
1 chopped onion. fried in butter
1 package croutons crushed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. When cool, crumble into a large bowl.

Mix ketchup and mustard in a bowl.

Thoroughly combine 1/2 the ketchup mixture, ground chuck, Cheddar cheese, eggs, onion, bread crumbs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and black pepper with crumbled bacon in bowl; pat the mixture into a 13x9-inch cake pan. Spread remaining ketchup mixture evenly over top of meatloaf.

Bake in the preheated oven until the meatloaf is no longer pink inside, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

My .270

Miracle Whip

Crocs

Guitars tuned right and firm feeling women.

A good dog who knows his business. Whiskey in a heavy glass after a long day, smell of gun oil and a crackling fire. Memories of those gone on before. The ones you love who are with you now.

This month it seems like I've been getting a lot of use out of

Channellocks
merino long johns
Homemade chicken/beef noodle soup
And a Gehl skid steer

good whiskey


good vodka


good tequila

Holly crap Sal caught the gay! I knew Cali was getting to him but this is bad!

Jeeps
Kleinguenther’s
Killing pigs

I'm just the opposite Jim......I came out of vocational school thinking I needed a 26oz hammer for framing but figured out later that I could drive a 16 penny sinker with one strike from a 20oz just like I could with a 26 but my arm felt better after driving a 50# keg of nails day in and day out (no nail guns back in those days). Nail bags were lighter too.

🤣

Haha! Never been able to do that. One strike anyway.


All I drive is pole ring nails.

Model 70's, Estwings, Toyotas

With meatloaf like that I can understand why.....

In no particular order -

Sharp drill bits, knives and chisels

Short women with good shapes

My early 90's vintage Ruger MKII in .243

Good boots

Cozy socks

Nearly all of my wife's cooking

My 2007 Tundra (looks like it's 6 years old

My twin children

Memories of loved ones who've gone on (I love you, Mom)

Friendship

Good morals and decency

Feeling happy

The warmth of sunshine

The satisfaction of knowing without a doubt that I earned my wages

Clear optics

Happy childhood memories

The love of my children

The smell of the old Bluetip matchesmy Dad used to light the stove to make his coffee for his early morning fishing trips when we were camping. (Fits under childhood memories, but deserves special recognition)

Ummmm, you forgot to mention Paul........

Think about it!!!!!

1- Boobies

2- Puppies

3- Bacon

4- Beer


No particular order.

A good fresh can of Lincoln Excaliber 7018s

Real non Ethanol gasoline

A well tuned gas V8 with a not too loud but not quiet dual exhaust.

A good old outboard that starts on the second pull every time.

Good quality baitcast fishing reels

Browning Double Automatic shotguns.

Old S&W revolvers

My extensive collection of hand and power tools.


My welders, torches and porta power.

My excavator for lifting and bending schit back into shape.

Plumbing and electrician skills.

Oh, yeah.....my post driver too.


I am basically indentured handy man.

Don't make me cross that river old timer.

Coleman Stoves and lanterns for camping (white gas)

There is a bridge Toby, you don't have to swim the Rio Grand.

The pure bliss non-satirical smiles of my 5 and 9yr old daughters when they're happy.

My M70 SS Classic Fwt 270Win

The very 1st time you slip on a brand new pair of socks

The seats in the Nissan Murano I drive for work

Blizzak winter tires

A 550 Dillon

A Forster Co-Ax press

Forster bushing dies and micrometer seater dies

Yamaha and Suzuki 4-stroke outboard motors

Rheostat throttle control for a boat's kicker motor

Alpha glass with LRF on board

Charlie and Jim,
I'm so out of form with the Vaughn that it takes me 3-4 swings on a 16d nowadays. (assuming I don't miss, yikes)



Sam,

Flannel pj's with skulls! (Or trout pictures)

HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!

chocolate (dark)

wood heat

8lb splitting maul to supply the wood heat

no neighbors on 3 sides, blm/fs land behind the house

obedient dogs, any flavor

Geno

PS, yes, I like splitting wood, there's something satisfying about it

Ford pickups

Remington Model 700's

A good horse

New Holland tractors

My wife

A good dog

Time spent with my wife here at home.
A quiet morning on the water with the sun breaking over the horizon.
When we go on vacation, hearing the little kids playing down on the beach, or the haunting call of the loons as they talk back and forth with each other in the morning fog.
Watching the birds, deer and turkeys working the bird feeders.
A well worn hunting rifle.
Red and black plaid Woolrich shirts.
The first cup of coffee in the morning.

Well....a tap to set it so I could get my fingers out of the way and then one strike to drive it home.
Everyone could do that back then or they were packing lumber.

Okay, merino wool is great.


Hammers....

Caveman style.

Chevelles, Bolt Action Rifles, and 1911s

Air cooled Boxer twin BMW motorcycles
Old Hart framing hammers
Old Toyota pickups
Diesel displacement hull dead rise Chesapeake Bay boats
Skil 77M work drives
Stabila levels
Cloth bologna
Country ham
Good moonshine
GEM pump on a cistern
Fisher wood stoves
Warm Morning stoves
Really sharp knives
Sauer kraut in the crock before you can it

30-06
12 gauge
45 ACP
22LR

always worked

Not even if I say HI YA! first.

After poking around here for a few minutes, I've thought of another favorite thing - the Campfire before the most recent site update.

I remember practicing so I wouldn't look like a compete rookie and I was just doing pick up work between other gigs.

And learning how to hold roofing nails and drive them in the pre nail gun days. The guys that did it for a living were amazing.

Geno

PS And now, back to the list:

New tires

young women

good friends

fishing

hunting.

HA!!!! You call that caveman?

I'll post a pic of a six pounder I've had for over 40 years tomorrow and let you decide if you'd like to withdraw that statement.

Square body Ford trucks(especially with 351W/5.8 engines)

Mauser 98 rifles(especially in 8x57)

Estwing hammers(especially that new 19 oz. "Ultra Hammer")

Bookers Bourbon

Lil' Sumpin' Sumpin'(if you know, you know).

I worked industrial concrete to help pay my way through college. Running an 80 pound vibrator in four foot deep mud for 10 hours was a workout.

The one tool I reach for more than any other is just a cheap little Black and Decker cordless screwdriver. That's probably my number one. My Weber natural gas grill is number 2. I have cooked entire meals on it. I have it hooked up to my home gas line, so I never run out. I am really fond of the bicycle I built too.

Wife in the mood

Wood with no viagra.

Toe curling vertebrae straightening orgasms.

Bladder emptying piss the morning after.

Charlie, that one has an 8lb head and a pound of tape....grin

The heavier the hammer the dumber the 'caveman'....

"The Warden" tops the list.

Sam, that is a Slav finish hammer! I keep a short-handled 6# hammer at the anvil - just to "fine-tune" things that need a small adjustment.

Fat, that is a classic!!!!

I was well into my career by the time Hart came along.
They did make great hammers though. My Hart 16oz smooth face is my favorite hammer.

The Hart hammers were OK. Make mine the Stilletto cast Titanium from Ruger....,

I was there last week, you didn't even see me did ya?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm..........

RCBS Rockchucker is only about 40 years old....
Liking my Kubota tractor but it ain't Montana winter proof I'm guessin'.
'04 F150 4WD but it needs a new seat on my side.
The Win 50 is still killin' stuff on a predictable basis. It's a 54 year old teenager. The Mod 54 is quite a bit older but found a home with me.
A Bosch table saw I can't wear out.
My wench.

My wood must be harder than youse guys.

All I work with is dry rough cut fir.


Anyway....I cant believe no one mentioned a forged handle shovel with nearly a straight shank.

I guess they call them irrigation shovels.

I have a couple old ones.....and no one is allowed to use them.

Hahaha. Best big game hunter on here shoots a 270. Too sweet.

Browning featherweight boots, Russel Moc boots, Browning ltwt 20ga auto 5, Win 12 12, Win 94, pre-64 Win M70 fwt 243, Weatherby Varmint master 22-250, Win 9422 WMR, Wrangler thinsulate insulated jeans, Zeiss binocs, Leupy and Ziess scopes, my GSP i just spent near all day hunting with, Win 63 22, Wby 270 wby mag, Shimano and Garcia reels, Fenwick rods, GMC 5.3 engine, Goodyear ATs, Walley W Columbian Coffee, Morino longjohns, Cashmere sweaters under Down coat on a cold day.

Glocks, Dachshunds, grilled hamburgers, Model 70’s, Spyderco knives.

Of all the tablesaws I've had, the dewalt is the only one I kept after the divorce. And the only one to ever bite me.....

Ford Pickups non Diesel "sorry Samo" 12 valve cummins if you gotta diesel
Leupold fixed power scopes
Danner boots for working not mountain climbing.
Barnes Bullets.
Hornady Bullets.
Carhartt work coats and bibs
Estwing Hatchet.
Kershaw assisted opening pocket knives. Dollar for Dollar they are hard to beat.

2014 Tacoma
Marlin lever guns
A good Manhattan
Fireplace in the bedroom

That's gay

Have the same saw. It scares me so VERY careful with it!

Really. At least use duct tape.

Yer a funny phuocer.

You want I should send some hickory for you to whittle on?

Persimmon? Mebbe some turkey oak? Lignum Vitae???? Now I am not claiming this is the hardest wood in the neighborhood, but none of it floats. They used to use LV for shaft bearings on war ships. Talkin' ships newer than WW2 vintage. Nuke subs and stuff...

My wood is so hard that woodpeckers leave the county when I go outside.

Sassy Blondes
Old Ford Pickups
.22 Hornets

I like 22 Hornets, almost as much as Crocs

Carhart Bibs

Pre 64 Model 70 Alaskan 338 WM

The soft inner thigh of an Irish maiden.

Carhart
Duluth trading co
Chippewa boots
Darn tough socks
Glocks
Benchmade knives
Kershaw knives
Merino wool
Down jackets
Streamlight flashlights
German dogs

Boy the flax is getting deep

🤣

Actually the only 'O'Connor in the house belongs to the wife.

I swiped it one time when I ran off to Alaska.

I tried to shoot the ghey out of it...

John Deere 950 tractor with a Farmi winch

Stihl 044 chain saw (it's been crushed twice, but never damaged the motor - fortunately)

Portland Rose Leather Gloves (Made in Carlton, Oregon but went out of business about 20 years ago. I bought 40 pair as they went out of business and have worn out 20, so I should be good to go for another 20 years)

put a chip in it on my 6.4 i gained 30% fuel milage..

my things

F350 anything run by Honda . plate packer ,water pumps ,pressure washer, generators. a good meal.
Savage lever action rifles.
norm

Sunrise, Sunset, and everything in between.

Jim,
Do you prefer the rounded shovels or the more pointed ones?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EO1038/ref=nav_ya_signin?tag=hyprod-20&
https://www.google.com/search?q=forged+handle+shovel&client=firefox-b-1

Rounded.

The couple I have may have started out as pointed though.

LOL....I have one of my old mans shovels that started out as an outtie and is now an innie.




Please forgive my spelling.

Yeah, I have one of those, too. It works really well for scooping dog messes in the yard.

Ford pickups
Colt SAA revolvers
1911's
RUGER Revolvers
Ithaca Model 37's
Winchester Model 42's
Winchester Featherweights
Remington 1100's
SKS Side by Side shotguns
Custom Knives
Old Fender guitars
JD & Case Int. Tractors
Dove Hunting
Deer Hunting
Fishing

'06 Dodge 1 ton 4x4 Cummins Diesel
Braden MU-2 PTO Winch
Stihl chainsaws
A-5 Belgian Browning shotgun, extreme heat or cold, that SOB will shuck hulls
JD Tractors
KW Tractors with 600 horse Cummins Engines

Warm weather lawn and garden tools at the ready and will be put to work soon enough!

Land
Ponds and lakes
1911's
Anschutz rifles
Miller rifle
Dogs
My kids, grandkids
Wife
10-10 scale
Various leather holsters
Land Cruiser
McIntosh amps
B&W speakers

In a corner of the barn there is a collection of old tools that go back to my great grandpa. I'm gonna try to remember to take a pic of a certain crowbar. It was 'custom' made by the local blacksmith shop.

We still use it and but just dad and I. Not a loaner!




And thanks for all the great posts. Lots of good choices!

I can send some Osage Orange (we call it Hedge) out that way if you want to see hard fuqcking wood. Its what we use for wood corner and line posts, plenty of those still in the ground that are near 100 years old and they get harder with age.

Makes awesome firewood for those that know how to burn it. It will also help your sharpening skills on the chain.

So will blackjack wood, seen sparks fly from the saw chain in clear broad daylight, hard chit!

Toyota Tacomas, Ithaca shotguns (M37s and SKBs) and old 700 actions.

Not much to quibble with in that list.

Carhartt bibs
Burning boat gas
Toyota camarys and Tundra
57 S&W and Glock 17
A good Pizza and BJ ( on these some better than others but never had a bad one of either)

Hank

Good dogs, breed not super important, just needs manners and will do whats asked of them.

Listening to Grandpa talk about growing up and the war. He is going to be 93 this year. Still living at home and I see him nearly every day, if I don't see him I talk to him. I learn something every single time I talk to him, more now that I am really listening.

Still owns the farm he was born on in '25.

Better be 2 stroke gas!!

Portable Silencer hydraulic cattle chute

Easi-Scan ultrasound unit for pregging cows

wish I'd had these before I wore out my rotator cuffs arming cows

My buddy in SD has a prybar made from a Hawken barrel from the Black Hills gold fields

Good moonshine
Toyota Tacoma 4x4
Women with BIG BOOBS!
Any time I see a Blue Heeler
Hearing my grand daugthers laugh
Sunrise on a frosty morning

I can tell you have not run the newer 4 strokes

You maybe surprised
Hank

I call mine "ol' Rusty", and you're right, no one, and I mean no one not even the Pope touches that sumbitch. Last person that touched it moved it and threw it on the ground where it got run over with the Bobcat. People don't appreciate fine shovels!!!

Honda Fourtrax 4x4 atv
Honda generator
1999 Dodge cummins truck
Savage 99 .284

Run bunches of them, they don't have that 2 stroke smell!!

A few material things(I'll keep it to 3) that have have met and exceeded expectations so far.

1. Stihl MS 261CM. Lightweight and cuts like crazy. Last saw I would get rid of.
2. Silencerco Omega. So nice not to need ear plugs when shooting centerfire.
3. Speedglas 9100xxi. May not be made for really rough duty, but works fantastic for what I need it for.

1. When my 11 month old GSP points well, holds, actually listens to me and is reasonably well behaved for just being a pup.

2. When an ounce of #5's (2 1/2 inch shell) out of the left barrel of my old Francotte brings a rooster down, dead-in-the-air at
about 40 yards or so on a frosty November morning.

3. Being in the hardwoods of North Central Pennsylvania and watching it slowly break daylight on the Monday after
Thanksgiving.

4. Watching my grandson live and breathe bass fishing, archery hunting and gradually becoming a very good wingshot.

5. Watching my daughter managing the life of a single mom very well.

6. Memories of my late son-in-law doing 1 thru 3 above.

Bobcat 753 has been bullet proof.

My female pointing lab
Ruger M77 Tang safety 22-250
Diamond Bow
Warm but flexible gloves
The call of the Loon at sunrise from a steaming lake
Pike spearing from a darkhouse
Exploring the forest trails with the wife in our Yamaha Wolverine sxs
Listening to the river while in a treestand
The moments right before and after taking a deer

*Edit* to add:

Knives. Sharp knives.

But they take all the fun out it.

YYYYESSSS!

Glocks
4 Runner TRD 4WD
Tikka T3 lite

Taking all 3 to the mountains


mike r

Sam;
Good morning to you my cyber friend, I hope all is well in your part of the world.

While my initial reaction to your query was that I'm not typically attached to stuff, upon further rumination I came up with a few things that I've used over the years - decades in most cases now I guess - that have made my life easier.

Every time it snows and we need to plow our driveway, I'm happy that we bought this little '82 Iseki G174 more than 20 years back from a neighbor who sold it when he moved to town.


Nearly 4 years ago we did a pocket dump thread and I dredged up the photo I took from then. The Leatherman Wave and either a ZT or Buck Vantage Pro are still in my pocket most days. The flashlight has changed into an Olight Baton and the cell phone has also changed to an Android. The Wave was one of the first ones I could find up here and it replaced an original Leatherman that I bought in maybe '84 or so? They work in my experience anyway Sam.


Lastly since we're a firearm sort of forum, our "shoo bear" camping gun for all our married life has been a Lakefield Mossberg which was used when I traded for it 44 years ago. I think so highly of our tenting arm that I modified a similar one for our eldest daughter and her husband when they tent in bear country - which is pretty much everywhere here in BC. Theirs is the bottom one.


Thanks for the thread Sam and thanks to the responding members who have made it an interesting read. All the best to you all on this windy Sunday.

Dwayne

Christ

My friends

The two 1911's I built, one has been going strong for 25 years now with about 10K duty rounds through it.

First cup of coffee in the morning

My '06 Tundra

Benchmade knives

Forschner kitchen knives

My dog, Lady

Pinto beans with fresh chopped onions and fried cornbread

Dozier Hunting Knife

The smell of the NW Alaska tundra on a fall morning

Ed

Jesus Christ and my family.

Haha no they don't for sure

Hank

bull elk screaming in September at first light in a nearby canyon

drag on a reel screaming

my dog finding a wounded rooster after a 1/2 mile chase and bringing it back

a beautiful woman combing her long hair in the mirror

the sound of footfalls on crunchy, frost covered autumn leaves approaching from behind you sitting in your deer stand

a reliable motor

.22 firearms
HVAC
Indoor plumbing

Cowdoc, you and I both appreciate those but no doubt you more than I!
(that hammer I posted earlier is responsible for taking out my shoulder....)





Dwayne, that little tractor is doing more work than it should! Little beast right there!





Here's the crowbar I mentioned this morning. It works great for pulling big nails out of busted corral rails.





This is why I love the Honda.....

That bar is not so odd Sam. We must have several like that.

I would have to say that it varies with my intended goal at the time. If I,m working then it has to do with an assortment of specialty tools that get the job done.
If I,m hunting it changes and if I,m just trying to relax it brings another set of favorites to the top of the list.

I don,t know if anyone has mentioned it yet but on of the greatest things, as well as one of the most underrated, is a good CHITT.....
Now I,m not talking about the daily constitutional that just starts your day. Nope, I,m talking the kind of CHITT that makes you contemplate for a second and just say "DAMN,.... That was a good CHITT!"....
The kind of CHITT that leaves you with the feeling that you almost wished you could CHITT again right then, and in your mind you know that your Colin must be as clean and shinny as freshly cleaned shotgun barrel! Those are generally few and far between, at least for me....

Richard, I was not aware that a guy could just go out and buy one. Gonna have to snoop the net....

Darn Tough socks..

Popcorn...

Shed antlers...

The smell of leather..

Double longspring traps..


Tried to be good and random....grin

It's about time to look at the calves, and feed Sam, I'll look for one of the crowbars. You have heard of the "crowbar motel"?

One thing about the old 'fire, a person can learn a few things here, along with gettin' blistered out some.(grin)

Off the web.

You can....sorta.

It wont be the same though.

Jesus Christ
My wife
Kids
Whitetail deer
Small helpless woodland creatures

Ben, good list my man and good to see you around!



Richard, feeding is done here. Hope the calves are okay!




Jimmy, that sucker is heavy! I should have measured it but thinking 1 1/4"(?) solid bar stock.

My dad has a matching 4-5' bar that is pointed on one end and hammered flat/bent on the other. Great for prying or setting a few steel posts.
Feel bad if I lost one or the other!



Edwin, that puts it in perspective!

currently missing a steeple puller that was grandpas... I'm sure its in a bucket of fence tools SOMEWHERE though...I do miss that tool. It worked much better than fence pliers IMHO.

Sam, they may come in many sizes, this is one hanging on a shed wall here.

What I like better for pulling nails, it would be, an end cutting nippers.

Beer

Here ya go Sam. If this doesn't make you feel better about your hammer nothing will.

Okay, I'll admit, nice square face on that one...........


But the duct tape is worn so $35.....

Now ya know why they put eye protection warnings on chit.

The upside is I now have a 6# ball peen.

I haven't used it in years but I can't bring myself to chit can it.

What, did you let the dog chew on the end of that thing!?!

You should not use your hammer to hit other hammers.

Splitting wedges in Black Locust.

I will post a picture of Grandpa's post maul tomorrow.

That should be good.

My friend Lonny is pretty fond of post mauls....at least I think he is..... he uses one an awful lot. Ha

Maybe he'll chime in.



I have several old or different hammers.
I think I'll take some pix tomorrow and start a "Hammer Time" thread.

Years back, they talked about welding a new face on hammers? I have no idea if that would work.

Stilletto makes titanium framing hammers with replaceable smooth or waffle faces.

https://stiletto.com/p-28-tibone-tbii-15-milled-facestraight-18-ti-hdl.aspx

don't choke on the price......

My lovin dog. Fine single shots. Grand kids

LH Ruger rifles

Penn reels

Skil worm drive saws

Bluegrass hammers

Labrador Retrievers

Alabama Crimson Tide

Oh yea, Crocs...

Love that two stroke smell.

Outdoorsy and gun stuff:
Tang safety Rugers, especially flatbolts
Marlin 39As
My old Pacific C-press I bought from my aunt after my uncle passed away
The sound the wind makes through the trees in the mountains, especially when hunting
Watching my kids punch their first deer tag

Vehicles:
Ford trucks
Mustangs
B-body Mopars
1st gen Camaros
68-72 GM A-bodies

Traveling with my wife

You know what I like?

The sound of a cable getting tight on a work over rig.

Japanese (as opposed to Malaysian) produced Stradic fishing reels in 1000 and 2500 spool sizes

Meopta Meostar/Cabelas Euro binocs

Beretta 302/303 and 391 semi-auto shotguns

a fresh set of windshield wipers and a full-jug of blue fluid

Ingram, May, and Howe Mountain knives

S30V and Elmax steel that's been properly heat treated

Barnes Triple Shock bullets

1:8" twist rifle barrels

Digital cameras. I'd have probably less than 10% of the photos I've got if we were still relying on film.

Springbar canvas tent
Lie-Nielsen dovetail saw
Dyna-King fly-tying vise
Northstar Magic solo canoe

Rock Chucker reloading press
Ithaca M37 12 ga. riot shotgun
Victorinox Camper pocket knife
Lagavulin 16 y.o. Scotch whisky

Ruger old model Single-Six .22 revolver
Gransfors Bruks Scandinavian Forest Axe
Grohmann's D.H. Russell flat-ground belt knives
Ruger M77 RSI in .250 Savage, with receiver sight

Calcutta 700b musky reels
Stihl044
Toyotas
'86 Mariner 15 horse outboard
Filson Wildfowler hat
3 Sheeps Cashmere Hammer Nitro Stout
Chesapeake Bay retrievers
Connibears
Laacks Horseradish cheese spread

Pendleton shirts
Model 15 Dan Wesson 357 Mag.
Rock Chucker press
A good wool blanket on a cold night
Accurate rifles esp. in a prairie dog town

Grandpa's post maul.

Jim, that is fricken awesome!
(great pic as well)


How heavy?

What’s that head weigh?

Well, fellas.....I skipped out to the shop just now and weighed it.

Only to find the weight stamped into the head afterwards.

You can just make out a 16 still. And it weighed a bit over that with the handle.


Beall Bros. Alton Ill.

I looked them up and they were a mining tool manufacturer.

Might make sense.....Grandpa was a coal miner for a little while. He did not like it.

There is an old under ground coal mine south east of my house.

That mushroom shows some serious use.

THOR !!!!

And them boys swung that fugger all day long, I swing it about 10 times and I'm ready for a rest.

In 1872 Edmond Beall and his brother, Charles, pooled $75 to co-found Beall Brothers Shovel Company later to become Beall Brothers Manufacturing. By 1907 they had built their enterprise into the largest manufacturer of miner's tools, railroad implements and heavy equipment in the United States. Mr. Beall was also President of the Home Building and Loan Association of Alton.

The Honorable Mr. Beall started his political career as an Alderman of the 4th ward. He became the head of the streets and alleys committee and spearheaded legislation to get the streets of Alton paved with brick. “He is considered the man who pulled Alton out of the mud by spearheading the paving of streets and roads throughout the city.” —Centennial History of madison County, Volume II, Published 1912, pg.852-855.

That’s an interesting pattern. Does it look like the back side had a wedge face?

That's badass.....

Like the third one down on the right.

I'd still like to place an order from the catalog Princeton, the prices are right.

Its definitely tapered like a wedge.

The back bace is pretty flat now, about an inch wide. I have no idea how thin it used to be, or just why it was tapered.

Maybe it was used to break coal off a face or out of a seam. When grandpa was mining it was all manual.

Yep, third one down.

I cant read the description......what did they call it?

looks like a cross-peen sledge for blacksmithing

needed a blacksmith at the mine, for sharpening the drill steel (and shoeing the mules)

what's left of a cross peen sledge, anyway

Filson vest
Costco wool socks
American Made Justin boots
ThermaRest mattress
A good "medium" sized body surfing/Boogie Boarding wave

at this time of year......................... a sunny day warm enough to run around in just a pair of shorts

the sounds of owls in the night
the smells of the elk hills
the smell of creosote bush after a rain

the desert, any latitude

snakes,
especially the rodent eating kind

tugboats

Geno

Leonard Spades are a dream to own and use. Especially the older ones. Mine is about 60 years old. Still works like new.

Old U.S. wood and metal working equipment.

"Come from behind" 3D archery win with hot rodded 1960-70 recurves.

Varmint hunting with cast bullet,tackdriving rifles.

Stupid fast sportbikes,with a stack of fresh rubber and weekends road racing

Of the stuff I use quite regularly:

Stanley thermos
Well fitted and broken in ball cap
Buck trapper pocketknife

While nothing really valuable, that pocketknife is my most prized possession. It was the last thing my Dad handed to me and said, this is yours.

Browning 4 in 1 Parka
RCBS RockChucker II
Short Action Cartridges
98 Tahoe
Wilson Dies & Arbor Press
308's & 300 WSM's

Martin Acustic Guitars
Belgian Bowning Superlight over/under Shotguns, any gauge
1911 Colt 45's.
Colt SSA 44 Special 4 3/4"
Remington 788 44 Magnum
66 Mustang Fastback, Convertable a close 2nd
Woods Down Sleeping bags
Moss Encore tents
Burnham Brothers S-2 Close Range Varmint Call
Mec Sizemaster shotshell reloaders
Ocean Scallops
Alaskan King Crab
Lean Filet Mignon
Colt Target Autos...




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