CandyLand Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 6 hours ago, Autosteve said: You use something like this to hold the file when manually sharpening the chain yes?.... If not grab one if you want to make the horrible job of filing a chain not quite as horrible. You clamp the file in place and set the height, pitch, angle and length of link once and move along filingdo every second tooth. When you do all the way around, adjust the angle 90 degree and do all the opposite teeth, every 2nd one you skipped all the way around and your done. A chain filed as factory as you get the height, pitch, angle and link length data all from the chain manufacturer and set the tool accordingly. All you need to worry about is supply the arm power. The tool gets all the angles right every time. !5 minutes a chain it used to take me but then I went up to a 72 tooth chain.🫤 If by chance you are sharpening the teeth perfectly but the chain still doesn't cut, you may need to file down the "ridge teeth" on the chain. They are the links between each cutting tooth. They serve two purposes, They clean the cutting slot in the wood giving the freshly shaved wood somewhere to go........like a flute on a drill bit....... They also allow the cutting teeth to contact the timber the right amount. Usually after sharping a chain a couple of times, the teeth get shorter but these "ridge teeth " are still the original height and they prevent the cutting teeth grabbing the right amount of shavings or in extreme cases, next to nothing. I found 3 chain filings to one ridge teeth filing. No measuring just file a mm off the ridge height Once you've filed the chain 5 times....throw it as it owes you nothing, Never had a chain snap on me yet but the more you use them the more chance of it happening. Farmer told us get the young ones. The younger, the less worms. Using that knowledge on his farm I shot a piglet. Had mum and all the kids to choose from but went the smallest. My mate that went on that trip isn't a fan of pork at all but still regards that uncured bacon we cooked up the best tasting he has ever had. That farmer had a holding pen of wild pigs he had trapped and as we were there shooting, (paid vermin control), he asked us to feed them. Found his pen and there was over 30, ( females and young only ), in like a horse corral. Cranky bunch they were but we threw 3 full sized kangaroos over the fence and sat back and watched these feral pigs literally erase those kangaroos over a couple of hours. They ate the skin, the bones everything. Couldn't even tell anything but pigs had been in there and I reckon the number of pigs would drop in that pen if we didn't feed them. Nasty animals they are. Omg, what the hell Who throws some Kangaroos over the fence...Gross....Just out of curiosity where do you even get a kangaroo, do they just wander around like stray dogs? Edited August 16 by CandyLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Easy Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 On 15/08/2023 at 11:25 PM, Autosteve said: Easy logic on that one..... You burn it when it's nice to burn like a cool winters day of your choosing and your all prepared for the job OR nature will select one of the hottest, windiest summer days and do it for you. Grab your opportunities when you can as you don't want to go through another 2019. Spot on thats exactly what we do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlebat Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 7 hours ago, CandyLand said: Omg, what the hell Who throws some Kangaroos over the fence...Gross....Just out of curiosity where do you even get a kangaroo, do they just wander around like stray dogs? They are native wildlife, and you find them wherever there is grass and no people to drive them out. I'm 12 minutes by road from suburbia and they roam around the property, along with the other creatures the city peeps never see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Can't say I have ever even seen a real kangaroo, but cant help thinking it isn't the kind of thing you just toss over the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Thats what this thread is missing, A kangaroo...Jennifer laughs, that is just too much cuteness . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 15 minutes ago, CandyLand said: Can't say I have ever even seen a real kangaroo, but cant help thinking it isn't the kind of thing you just toss over the fence. Two blokes struggling to lift over the fence. They grow to the height of a man and weigh accordingly. Lovely animals but in large numbers cause mayhem. My residential property is 16kms or 10 miles from Sydney and we occasionally see them but we live on the bush fringe of Sydney. That farm was 400kms from Sydney and you know there is a problem with numbers when you look in a paddock and there are 200 cows but more kangaroos. They aren't massive eaters of fodder or large consumers of water affecting the farmer but when numbers are massive, they destroy the fences releasing the farmers stock. Smaller numbers seem to go over the fences but in massive packs they flatten everything. Latest figures of numbers are stated here..... "It's difficult to give an accurate estimate of how many kangaroos there are in Australia. But pulling kangaroo numbers together from various sources, it's likely that the Australian kangaroo population is around 50 million." 4 June 2023. As you can see, no shortage of them. You just need to go where they are. That mate I mentioned that wants to clear the pig trap for me has just come back from a shooting trip out western NSW. He says the kangaroo numbers are huge but no one is to concerned as the pig and goat numbers are far larger, do more damage and carry diseases like TB and Foot and Mouth disease. Been getting letters from the state feral control department lately, being a rural land holder, virtually begging land owners to try addressing the feral pig problem with talk of a $10 bounty. I see the feral pest control problem exactly like the fire prevention program. If everyone does there bit, we stand a chance of achieving the end result. A $10 bounty would be nice though to offset the $6 a shot Remington rifled slugs I like to use on pigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) I would think a .222 shell would be effective on such pests, we used to use them on coyotes back in the day, but the are smart like a wild dog pack , But now like you say it isn't worth shooting them and the problem is back with numbers (mange/rabies)...But thinking our gun laws are probably different than yours. Edited August 17 by CandyLand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefjedi Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 On 17/08/2023 at 1:26 PM, CandyLand said: But thinking our gun laws are probably different than yours. What gunlaws 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricindahunting Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 .222 on a thick hide and a bit of caked on mud and I've seen pigs whilst probably severely bruised and battered, continue on... no stopping. Head shots a different story of course. Good calibre but a little under gunned for swine. Stick with 6mm and up. No a golden rule of course. Hit a pig with .17 in the head and I'm sure you will ruin his day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 I was just thinking a smaller shell would be cheaper, But ya just making him angry probably wouldn't be such a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 Guns are merely the tools required to perform certain jobs. Licensing is used to determine who has been checked and approved to operate such tools. Safe storage and gun registration are the two major forms of gun control that make the community safer as they prevent the unlicensed from getting there hands on these tools in the first place. I've been licensed to operate firearms since my 15th birthday. At 15 the test was merely an 11 question test, there was no gun registration and no safe storage. Those lax rules on gun ownership allowed me to get my gun license at 15 years old, walk up to my local gun shop and buy my pre-ordered NIB pump action shotgun. I then boarded a bus, with my NIB shotgun, and went home to show my mother and father my latest purchase. 15 years old was the age back then you didn't need your parents consent to obtain such a license. I had that gun for over 10 years till my house was broken into and it was stolen. Then that legally obtained firearm by a licensed operator was in the hands of those not checked and with no registration, no link back to me should it be found. Demonstrates there is a collection of gun controls required, not just licensing for the operator and without all of them , the outcome will sadly not change. I don't see guns as my right to own and operate. Never have. More a tool that allows me to do jobs when required easier and without such tools, the job is significantly harder for me to perform. My concern now is with all these gun control laws used in my state, none factor in mental illness. I think 5 yearly psych testing isn't a bad idea and people charge mentally as they age. It won't totally prevent but it would certainly help a safer outcome. 27 minutes ago, ricindahunting said: .222 on a thick hide and a bit of caked on mud and I've seen pigs whilst probably severely bruised and battered, continue on... no stopping. Head shots a different story of course. Good calibre but a little under gunned for swine. Stick with 6mm and up. No a golden rule of course. Hit a pig with .17 in the head and I'm sure you will ruin his day. I thought a little unpowered myself. 3 shots in the head using a .223 only seemed to piss off the one running straight at me. The next lower shot at the heart stopped it dead but not what you want when something the height of your hip weighing in that of a pinball machine is sprinting at you with the intent of finishing you off. Scoped .357mag or rifled slugs out of the shotgun are my choose amongst my tools. Might be feral but best to keep cruelty out of the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricindahunting Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 15 hours ago, Autosteve said: More a tool that allows me to do jobs when required easier and without such tools, the job is significantly harder for me to perform. As a Land owner, no doubt as necessary as any other piece of machinery that helps keep your land being at its optimum. For me its also the primal instinct. Something about harvesting from the ocean and the land and consuming all manner of Mother natures offerings with kin is pretty satisfying 15 hours ago, Autosteve said: Might be feral but best to keep cruelty out of the job Ethical is and always will be and should be a Hunters primary objective and concern. Of course not all fit that category and like anything in life there are a percentage of gonads that shine the spotlight in our direction showing negative connotations. Reloads and knowing your equipment help also to make the shots count. Reloads Steve! Perhaps slightly cheaper than your $6 a shot!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyLand Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Or, Wrap a bandana around your head and chase them with a big stick...*Jennifer laughs, No not really, possibly another bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 Another letter from the NSW Local Land Services just like the one regarding the feral pigs only this time about Wild Dogs and there wish for local residence to "get involved" in the Wild Dog Baiting Program. They want residence to put down 10-80 baits after doing a course you pay for at some place miles away and for that they supply the 10-80 poison free. Course involves the safe handling of the 10-80 and well, never heard of the need for a course regarding handling any poison and I can go an buy 10-80 from the local produce store and no coarse needed, just pay and the poison is yours. Hmmmm, poison........ Don't eat it, use gloves and wash your hands.......pretty common sense I'd of thought but someone has thought of a way of making money. Not a fan of 10-80 on account everything eats it and I don't like the logic if everything is dead, we don't have a wild dog problem any longer do we. Seems they need permission to use the 10-80 on your property as things stand ATM and I figure if I don't use it or get involved with this program, my goannas for one will continue living. Was having a discussion with a guy the other day regarding gum trees and the question come up, What other animals in Australia actually eat eucalyptus leaves like a koala but like a koala, only eat these leave in there diet?. Come up in a hypothetical regarding the gums and how much different Australia would be if the gums were removed and replaced with non flammable imported trees. The hypothetical was what do we do when the world gets the shits with Australia burning off the gum in our bushfire prevention programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini2544 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 The only other animal I can think of that uses the Gumtree as a food source is Bee's. We have a whiskey bottle of Blue Gum Honey that a local bee keeper here gave us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricindahunting Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Gemini2544 said: The only other animal I can think of that uses the Gumtree as a food source is Bee's. We have a whiskey bottle of Blue Gum Honey that a local bee keeper here gave us. Let's not forget our little mates the Native Bees also. I have a number of hives of tetragonula carbonaria, scattered through my family, that I maintain. Great little guys that collect from our scrub. Whilst a tonne of other natives don't necessarily feed off the gum leaves as such, they use the flowers and structure for homes, refuge and a feed. Birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, etc Edited September 24 by ricindahunting Spelling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted Friday at 02:57 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 02:57 PM Another couple of days in paradise. Been a while but this visit was more about mowing the field around the farmhouse for fire season, clean out a couple of blocked carbys including my quad, charge up the machines batteries and basically just check everything out. Dam level in this dam was rather low but this dam is putrid with yabbys and they love to bore holes in the dam walls. Anyway, work to be done like mowing the front driveway. About 140meters of it...... Mow the front paddocks around the farmhouse...... Down the creek and roll the pine logs. Don't want them rotting after nearly killing my chainsaw getting them...... Is the bridge still there, yes. Took my quad out for a run after cleaning out it's carby jets and jumper starting it's battery. I stopped on the road that takes you down the hill into the valley. Haven't cleared the fallen trees out of this area yet on account if the fire is heading at my house it is burning down hill and fires don't like doing that. Continued down the road and found this, Dead middle of the picture that lump on the tree branch is a burl. Not going to drop the tree for it but I reckon three of 4 shots into the branch it's on and the burl and the branch will drop....... Found this fallen tree. We worth having a look at as it's still green but nice and fat. There's a fence this way but I can come up from the valley...... Nice, just need to get it out of here. The track is just there.... Chain and 4 X 4 on the track but that will be next time. Just about to leave and now the rain starts.... Turns out when I got home the rain got heavier. Not the day I left but the following day the place got over 100mm over 12 hours. Hmmmm, the bridge is concreted to the creekbed but only got 3 of the 6 props in so far. Until next time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhank Posted Friday at 07:02 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:02 PM 4 hours ago, Autosteve said: Another couple of days in paradise. Been a while but this visit was more about mowing the field around the farmhouse for fire season, clean out a couple of blocked carbys including my quad, charge up the machines batteries and basically just check everything out. Dam level in this dam was rather low but this dam is putrid with yabbys and they love to bore holes in the dam walls. Anyway, work to be done like mowing the front driveway. About 140meters of it...... Mow the front paddocks around the farmhouse...... Down the creek and roll the pine logs. Don't want them rotting after nearly killing my chainsaw getting them...... Is the bridge still there, yes. Took my quad out for a run after cleaning out it's carby jets and jumper starting it's battery. I stopped on the road that takes you down the hill into the valley. Haven't cleared the fallen trees out of this area yet on account if the fire is heading at my house it is burning down hill and fires don't like doing that. Continued down the road and found this, Dead middle of the picture that lump on the tree branch is a burl. Not going to drop the tree for it but I reckon three of 4 shots into the branch it's on and the burl and the branch will drop....... Found this fallen tree. We worth having a look at as it's still green but nice and fat. There's a fence this way but I can come up from the valley...... Nice, just need to get it out of here. The track is just there.... Chain and 4 X 4 on the track but that will be next time. Just about to leave and now the rain starts.... Turns out when I got home the rain got heavier. Not the day I left but the following day the place got over 100mm over 12 hours. Hmmmm, the bridge is concreted to the creekbed but only got 3 of the 6 props in so far. Until next time I've never been yabbing before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlebat Posted Saturday at 11:01 AM Share Posted Saturday at 11:01 AM Glad the bridge is there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted Saturday at 02:41 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 02:41 PM 16 hours ago, oldhank said: I've never been yabbing before A yabby net and a chunk of KFC. Throw in the water around a meter out and wait a couple of hours. Pull it up and that dam pictured should get you about 20 yabbys the size of a tiger prawns. You can do that about 5 times in that dam and then the numbers caught drops off. Next time it rains the dam fills up again with yabbys as they walk like tortoises do between ponds when it rains. You want to rid your dam of yabbys, you put in a tortoise like Gordon here...... Seems they don't like sharing the same water and the tortoise wins. Your dam stops leaking then. The tortoises you find on the roads around here from time to time. They're in all the creeks and rivers. 3 hours ago, needlebat said: Glad the bridge is there! I used it multiple times this visit but the rain came down after I left. Lost the last bridge after around 60mm of rain and a creek full of bushfire debris that dammed up against the bridge. This time the bridge is attached to the creekbed and has props holding the bridge in place and the creek shouldn't be full of debris. At least that is the story I'm telling myself but I really won't know till the next time I see it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlebat Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago I like Gordon... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted 10 hours ago Author Share Posted 10 hours ago Yer I lost both Gordon and Henry two years ago unfortunately. They didn't come out of hibernation and basically died in there sleep. Still got Percy and he has doubled in size over the time I've had him. Saw one of the road on the way to the farm but he had been dead for a while since getting wiped out by a car. Not unusual to get them with cracked shells on the roads but Mercurochrome, the stuff all our parents used on us as kids, is what the vet recommended and it works well on there shells. I've had axolotls before but there tanks stinks very quickly and requires cleaning about twice a week where as the tortoises are no where near as dirty. Always had reptiles or amphibians of some kind. Pretty cool animals and a bit more exciting than fish I think but tortoises, mainly the Eastern Long Necks are my favourites as they are natives and live long lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlebat Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Lots of long necks around here, always helping them to cross the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhank Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, needlebat said: Lots of long necks around here, always helping them to cross the road. Your a good person 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlebat Posted 4 minutes ago Share Posted 4 minutes ago 1 hour ago, oldhank said: Your a good person Thank you. Echidnas are the hardest to move, they dig in to the gravel and won't budge, but give mighty cute grunts when you manage to shift them. Trick is to keep them moving once you get them started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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