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Old 10-24-2013, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by diehardstroker
Its a huge farm, and we do a lot to involve the Christmas spirit in the winter, concerts, hay rides, petting zoo, Santa comes and visits. but we have, Canaan firs, Fraser firs, white pine, scotch pine, douglas fir, blue spruce, white spruce, norway spruce, concolor firs, and austrian pine! we actually dont use knifes anymore, we use whats called a "Saje" its an 8ft. blade with teeth on it like a hedge trimmer, and theres a 2 cycle motor on what we call a backpack, that has a flexible drive shaft about 3 ft. long that connects to the blade which runs the teeth, and theres a half circle piece of steel that connects to an arm that comes out the top of the backpack with an adjustable strap and you hang the blade from it so that your not just holding it with your arms.
Nice, Mitch! I wouldn't mind trying that thing out. Got any pics of one in use?
I love the smell of Douglas Fir. I just sold my house a couple of weeks ago, but before I met my wife, I would get a 22 foot spruce for my living room.