Author Topic: Hello from Grand Ridge FL (Read 2505 times)

Bushgrinder · « **on:** July 12, 2010, 12:05:25 pm »

Hey everyone.
Looking to meet some local and distant folks.
I live in the woods and love it!

Raider Bill · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2010, 12:08:25 pm »

Welcome to the FF From Largo Florida. I believe Grand Ridge is near Dang's AO.

DanG · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2010, 12:14:55 pm »

Yup! Welcome neighbor! I'm in the bushes about 10 miles south of C'hoochee, actually closer to Greensboro. What's going on around Grand Ridge these days?

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2010, 12:40:48 pm »

Hey Raider Bill and DanG,
I've been mostly swatting at the yellow flies and bushhogging in between my planted pine tree rows.
Got 40 acres of 25 year old loblolly behind the house.

Roxie · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2010, 03:20:59 pm »

Welcome to the forum!

Warbird · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2010, 05:02:26 pm »

Welcome! Good group of folks here with lots of knowledge. Pull up a stump and tell us about yourself.

bd354 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2010, 10:11:22 pm »

Howdy Bushgrinder, I'm just south of you in Calhoun County.

Chuck White · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2010, 06:48:58 am »

Welcome to the Forestry Forum!

This is a real good place for questions & answers.

Always good to have someone new jump in and join us!

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2010, 12:00:48 pm »

Quote from: bd354 on July 28, 2010, 10:11:22 pm

Howdy Bushgrinder, I'm just south of you in Calhoun County.

Nice smoker you got there

sandhills · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2010, 01:19:32 pm »

I'm gonna sound really stupid but could someone tell about loblolly, this is the only tree I've read about on this forum that I've never heard of.

Raider Bill · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2010, 01:34:04 pm »

Well your not as stupid as me. I've got 35 acres of them and all I know is they seem to grow fast.

DanG · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2010, 01:38:29 pm »

Loblolly Pine is one of the 4 major members of the Southern Yellow Pine group. It is considered the fastest growing of the 4.

Jeff · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2010, 02:21:48 pm »

Don't forget about loblolly bay.

http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Loblolly_bay/loblobay.htm

WDH · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2010, 05:55:57 pm »

Loblolly pine, Pinus taeda, is the predominant commercial southern pine. It is the most widely planted for commercial plantations and is the fastest growing among the native southern pines (as DanG points out). At least 9 out of 10 pines planted for Forestry in the South are loblolly.

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2010, 09:20:22 pm »

Quote from: Jeff on July 29, 2010, 02:21:48 pm

Don't forget about loblolly bay.
http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Loblolly_bay/loblobay.htm

Hey Jeff, we have a few bay trees scattered around here.
I didn't know they were technically "loblolly bay"
hmmm,learn something new everyday...

DanG · « **Reply #15 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:25:03 pm »

"Loblolly" is a term coined by some tribe of American Indians, meaning roughly, wetland. There are several kinds of trees that bear that name, including a certain kind of Pine and a certain kind of Bay. Loblolly pines are so common down here that if someone uses the term alone, it is assumed that they mean pine.

WDH · « **Reply #16 on:** July 30, 2010, 08:00:58 am »

Loblolly by golly!

woodbowl · « **Reply #17 on:** August 01, 2010, 09:15:04 pm »

Hey Bushgrinder, I'm a little north west of you, just the other side of Two Egg. Welcome.

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #18 on:** August 01, 2010, 09:54:57 pm »

Hello woodbowl,thanks for the welcome.
Do you have a sawmill? If so I'd really like to see it running sometime.

Samuel · « **Reply #19 on:** August 01, 2010, 10:54:23 pm »

Welcome bushgrinder.. Do you do seismic work with that grinder?

Magicman · « **Reply #20 on:** August 02, 2010, 05:46:56 pm »

Yes, Woodbowl does have a mill, but he is probably only thinking about the Pig Roast right now.

There has been a grinder working close to my place recently. I guess that I need to take a picture of it.

And Welcome to The Forestry Forum.

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #21 on:** August 02, 2010, 09:36:14 pm »

Hey Magicman, I'm just hanging out to see what's gonna happen next

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2010, 09:41:20 pm »

Hello Samuel,Looks like you do a lot of seismic work up there, but down here it's just regular ole land clearing with my machine.
Thanks for the welcome.

woodbowl · « **Reply #23 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:44:55 pm »

Yea, I've got a WMlt40 and saw full time on site for the past 15 years. I just finished a job a few miles south of you 2 weeks ago.

Magic, I'm not going to make it to the PR this time. Things have cropped up and my hands are tied. I've only made one so far. Maybe next year. $:-\$

Magicman · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2010, 12:37:23 pm »

Quote from: woodbowl on August 02, 2010, 11:44:55 pm

I'm not going to make it to the PR this time. Things have cropped up and my hands are tied. Maybe next year. $:-\$

I understand. Personal family issues have the Magicwoman and me grounded this year.

Slabs · « **Reply #25 on:** August 03, 2010, 07:53:56 pm »

Howdy neighbor.

Welcome to the mob. You're into a great bunch of guys here.

I'm on a little past woodbowl in Walton County. I don't have a mill but I'm the chief mechanic, offbearer and sawdust-and-slab mexican for my neighbor's LT-40. Hope to get a chance to pump your paw soon.

DanG · « **Reply #26 on:** August 03, 2010, 10:41:00 pm »

It looks to me like we need to have a NW Fla get-together in the near future. We're gettin' quite a little pack formed up here.

bd354 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 04, 2010, 07:39:08 pm »

Quote from: DanG on August 03, 2010, 10:41:00 pm

It looks to me like we need to have a NW Fla get-together in the near future. We're gettin' quite a little pack formed up here.

Sounds like a DanG good idea. Maybe we could find a halfway centralized point to meet so no one would have to drive very far.

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #28 on:** August 04, 2010, 08:05:24 pm »

That sounds like a good plan men.

Maybe we could see some logs sawed into boards that day?

bd354 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 05, 2010, 08:17:17 pm »

We also have some fairly close guys in South Ga. and Ala.And Missisippi ain't that far away.

DanG · « **Reply #30 on:** August 11, 2010, 12:24:16 pm »

Quote from: bd354 on August 04, 2010, 07:39:08 pm

Quote from: DanG on August 03, 2010, 10:41:00 pm
It looks to me like we need to have a NW Fla get-together in the near future. We're gettin' quite a little pack formed up here.

Sounds like a DanG good idea. Maybe we could find a halfway centralized point to meet so no one would have to drive very far.

See'ins there's at least a half-dozen of us within a 50 mile circle, I don't see the centralized point as a big issue.

Maybe my perspective is warped because I just drove 2435 miles to go to the piggy roast.

It was worth every inch!

Now who's got the best cooker?

Papa1stuff · « **Reply #31 on:** August 11, 2010, 06:07:50 pm »

Or you all could come to Okahumpka,I have 10 acres, camp here go to Disney or any of the parks, or
Saw my logs

bd354 · « **Reply #32 on:** August 11, 2010, 09:39:01 pm »

Where's Okahumpka?

isawlogs · « **Reply #33 on:** August 11, 2010, 10:15:11 pm »

If cooker's is to be the prerogative to having this get to gether .... I would think that Fishfarmer will be kinda hard to top . Now I aint looked at the map , might be I am out of the ballpark as to location .. but I can asure you that he not only has a big azz cooker , he learned real quick on on how it workins was to be , cause he did a fine mess of fish for us at the piggy roast .

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #34 on:** August 11, 2010, 10:18:27 pm »

Papa1stuff, first of all I would like to thank you for the very generous offer,I pass that on the way to Lake Wales about once a year.

bd354,
It's about 250 miles sw of grand ridge...

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #35 on:** August 11, 2010, 10:36:32 pm »

er, southeast of g.r.

woodbowl · « **Reply #36 on:** August 11, 2010, 11:48:30 pm »

I'm ready to get together and cook something whenever yall' can decide. Lets see, DanG is sorta' east, I am sorta' west, Slabs is over a hunnerd miles west of DanG, BR549 and Bushgrazzer are somewhere in between. Who else is comming? I vote we all pile in on the new Bushgrabber guy.

DanG · « **Reply #37 on:** August 12, 2010, 01:16:29 am »

Well, I could host a theme party here. I got all kinds of themes. We could have a building party or a tearin' down party or a mechanikin' party or a garden plantin' party or just a simple mowing contest. Bein' the good host that I am, I can do the cookin' while y'all party.

WDH · « **Reply #38 on:** August 12, 2010, 08:50:15 am »

You cook good ribs.....

fishpharmer · « **Reply #39 on:** August 12, 2010, 09:04:07 am »

Quote from: WDH on August 12, 2010, 08:50:15 am

You cook good ribs.....

Ain't that the truth. Best I ever had.

Marcel maybe something was lost in translation

, a fish cooker is different from most other cookers. But I appreciate the complement I couldn't have done it without DanG and some others helping.

bd354 · « **Reply #40 on:** August 12, 2010, 06:49:45 pm »

Bein' the good host that I am, I can do the cookin' while y'all party. I'll help with the cookin or partyin, if we can figger out what we're cookin I'll bring something to go along with the whatever.I'll be sure to dress in my sawing,mowing,gardening duds.

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #41 on:** August 12, 2010, 09:48:34 pm »

Quote from: woodbowl on August 11, 2010, 11:48:30 pm

I'm ready to get together and cook something whenever yall' can decide. Lets see, DanG is sorta' east, I am sorta' west, Slabs is over a hunnerd miles west of DanG, BR549 and Bushgrazzer are somewhere in between. Who else is comming? I vote we all pile in on the new Bushgrabber guy.

The way my work schedule has been lately it's hard to turn down those last minute calls with hunting club jobs,etc...
Committing to a certain day at my place just ain't gonna happen for now.
But,I'd be more than happy to have a get together here later this winter.
Besides, we need to be able to stand next to a big ole oak bonfire and really enjoy the cooler weather,heck maybe even scald a sow hog in the old sugar kettle... burning lighter knot wood of course.

woodbowl · « **Reply #42 on:** August 12, 2010, 10:04:00 pm »

Quote from: DanG on August 12, 2010, 01:16:29 am

or just a simple mowing contest. Bein' the good host that I am, I can do the cookin' while y'all party.

That mowin' contest would have been a lot more fun last year if'n we hadn't had to work on DanG's mower. The blade was dull and the pull cord broke after we swapped motors. It's a good thing I had a jug of gas in my truck or we wouldn't have done much mowin' at all. DanG, we don't need to cut down those bushes again this year do we? You can see the mowin' almost as good if you slide your lawn chair and cooler over about 10 feet. That took almost 2 hours with the wasp nest and all. It's a lot of August fun, but we need to start a little earlier this year or at least quit before it gets dark.

Yea, DanG's a pretty good cook. He cooks a fine steak, of course we got to bring our own steak and something to drank. The skeeters ain't too bad if there's enough smoke comming off the grill. Yall' may need to bring a flashlight so we can see how to eat.

Bushgrinder · « **Reply #43 on:** August 12, 2010, 10:21:53 pm »

Now that sounds like a party!

isawlogs · « **Reply #44 on:** August 12, 2010, 11:57:55 pm »

Hey Fish

Ya cant start to imagine what can get lost in translation . When younger and not speaking so good English , I got hooked up with a nice looking gal that did not speak to well French ... translaion issues you saye .....

Good thing for sign language .

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Author Topic: Hello from Grand Ridge FL (Read 2505 times)