On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:58:02 -0600, Pete Keillor
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:45:16 -0400, Leon Fisk
wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:20:25 -0600
"Terry Coombs" wrote:

That's a great idea ! Not that I lack things to do , but I can sure make
the time to do that . Did the bunnies taste good ?

Wrong time of the year for eating. They have all sorts of parasite
trouble during the warm/summer months. Bummer but the old three "s"
solution. Shoot, shovel... Once it gets colder out the population drops
right off. All the predators, coyote, fox, GH Owl, feral cats... see to
it.

I mde a siple pole pounder , works well enough . Next step is making some
wire tripods to go on top since the trees are (or will soon be) taller than
the 5' width of the rewire I used for cages . First one I used 28" of wire ,
the rest will get 36" . I knew that coil of heavy galv wire would come in
handy some day ...

A coil of galv wire is a very handy thing to have around

I've got a bunch of old wire coat hangers that I cut up and use pieces
to attach the cages to the t-posts. Usually work good for one season.
Posts get pulled up each year, cleaned off and then stashed till the
next.

I made a T-post puller for my hi-lift jack. Just a piece of 1/2"
plate maybe 6"x3" with a hole to fit over the tongue of the jack and
another to slip over the T-post. When the jack starts lifting, the
piece over the T-post binds, pulling the post. I saw one in a store
for $20, had the plate and a cutting torch, so there ya go.

Good 'un, Pete. I used my engine hoist this morning to pull out a
tree/shrub which was too close to the house. With a chain wrapped
around it and a tubafore under the working wheels, it came out in
about 5 minutes. I lifted it about 5", cut the straining roots with a
lopper, and lifted it the rest of the way out. Setup, work, takedown,
and storage/burnpile took roughly 20 minutes.

Does anyone know where to get a (reasonably priced) set of springs for
a hi-lift jack? Mine was a freebie from a garage sale which had been
in a fire. I keep meaning to see if HF has kits. Local 4x4 shops
want to sell a $200 replacement to me. To _me_? Hah! grin

--
When a quiet man is moved to passion, it seems the very earth will shake.
-- Stephanie Barron
(Something for the Powers That Be to remember, eh?)