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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jason on March 20, 2009, 08:19:23 PM

Title: Getting to know one another
Post by: Jason on March 20, 2009, 08:19:23 PM
This thread may bomb, but I figure it's worth a shot.  I imagine some privacy hounds may not want to play along and that's fine, but I was thinking that a lot of us have become regulars and we really don't know much about each other so I'm going to come up with a few questions and my answers, and we'll see what happens from there.  This is my 100th post so I figured I'd get a little crazy with it.

1. First name?
2. Age?
3. What do you/did you do for a living?
4. Interests/hobbies?
5. What brand/year truck do you drive?
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?
7. Married/kids?

and my answers:
1. My name really is Jason
2. just turned 33
3. I tear down old buildings for a living.
4. Weight loss.  I'm down almost 30 lbs since Feb 1st and am in the process of totally reinventing the way I eat/exercise.
5. '03 Dodge Dakota.  Also have a '92 F150 that I'd like to get running again.
6. I have a Stihl 029 FarmBoss, a Poulan WildThing, and a goofy little Homelite arborist's chainsaw that I can't seem to     find  parts for.
7. Married for almost 2 years to a great girl who hunts, fishes, and farms, and we have an 8 month old son, Wyatt.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: MarkP on March 21, 2009, 08:35:47 AM
Not a bad idea Jason.  I don't worry much about who knows what about me in the negative sense, but ya never know what knowing the positive about someone might  lead to.  Here goes:

1.  My name is Mark
2.  I will be 47 on the 28th of March (oh joy!)
3.  I worked for an aluminum smelter/fabrication plant for 16 years, then left to start a new career as a residential contractor.  Good move!
4   I like to hunt, camp, and work on old cars.  Current project is a 1953 Chevy 2 door Pro Street,,,,,lowered and tubbed.
5.  I drive a 1992 F150 4X4,,, 300 6cyl. with 210K miles and still not using oil.
6.  I have a Stilh 290 Farm Boss with an 18" bar, and a small Homelite XL12 with a 12" bar  for limbing.
7.  I married for my second time 7 years ago last week.  Great lady, works the farm, and  works beside me in construction.  Kills her share of deer too. (Our
     primary meat)  I have a 27 year old son that is a minister, a 14 year old stepdaughter that ALWAYS gets her deer, and 2 grandchildren.

Life is good!!
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Scratch on March 22, 2009, 10:51:40 AM
Good idea Jason.  I visit 7 forums multiple times a day and the members sometimes feel like my second family.

1. name: Steve
2. age: Turned 39 in February
3. work: Install home security systems during the day, and make metal art at night and weekends http://edgemetalworks.net/ (http://edgemetalworks.net/)
4. Interests: Jeeps, I have 8 of them, and metalworking.
5. Truck: recently bought a 100.00 93 F-150.  haven't even got insurance on it yet, mostly using an 03 Jeep Wrangler Rubcion.
6. saw: Husky 281XP - 20"
7. fam: Married for 11 years, 2 girls, 6 and 8
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: yoda on March 22, 2009, 12:35:05 PM
1. First name? Roy
2. Age? 39
3. What do you/did you do for a living? Auto mechanic at a Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep Dealership
4. Interests/hobbies? Camping, Hunting, woodworking
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 99 Ram, (plow truck/work truck/woods truck), 03 Ram Diesel (camper puller)
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?Husky 359
7. Married/kids? Married 14 years, 4 kids, 4,6,8,11,  All good wood cuttin helpers :)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on March 22, 2009, 03:39:19 PM
1. Willy
2. 54
3. ironworker..still in the trade
4.golf, planting trees (more than i cut) and metal lawn thingymabobs
5.2001 bottom of the line GMC pick up
6. stihl 026 and 036 and a couple of old homelites that stay on the shelf now a days
7. married 34 years one daughter gone from the nest (brings home 2 grand-daughters now and then) and 2 young men still at home 22 and 27 (why leave home, mom still does everything) but they love to cut wood so i tolerate em.

Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Dirtslinger on March 22, 2009, 03:47:56 PM
1 Jason
2 34
3 Maint. Supervisor EPS molding plant
4 Hunting, Building race cars,
5 2004 Chevy 2500HD
6 Husky 575xp
7 Married 10 years 3 kids 2girls 11 and 7 and 9 month old boy
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Jason on March 22, 2009, 07:41:53 PM
Willy-are you one of those high steel guys?  I was a sheet metal worker for a while (hated it) and I watched those guys work...I have a healthy respect for you guys. iron workers always have the reputation of being the nut cases on the jobsite.  :) 
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on March 22, 2009, 07:50:51 PM
well the "nut case" trait has diminnished over the years..the safety men have seen to that..100 percent tie off and no climbing colums or riding the ball anymore

and  at 54 i have wormed my way up the ladder enough that i no longer have to 'walk the iron"

but yes i was one of them in years gone by
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: R W Ohio on March 23, 2009, 06:37:10 AM
1  Ron

2  69

3 Retired  plant maint. precast concrete plant.

4 NASCAR NHRA  lawn and garden, babysitting our five year old granddaughter.

5 2007 Silverado 4wd crew cab

6 Stihl (2)

7 Married  6 children 2 boys (4) girls
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Roscommon on March 23, 2009, 06:50:46 AM
Name:Tod
Age:45
Job:Steel Detailer (Home Bus.) Heatmor Dealer
Hunting,Fishing,Softball, 80 acres to play on
97 dakota 4X4
Husky 350
Married 2 times second still here.
Iron workers are my best friends when I screw up,
Willie have you been in the St. Thomas Plant?
Put the robotic glass decking cell there in 89.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Jason on March 23, 2009, 04:30:12 PM
Willie-I work for a gvt subcontractor.  We have to be tied off at anything greater than six feet.  A couple of our guys are doing an inspection of a three foot (not a typo) deep pit tomorrow and they have to put up fall protection railings.





 :bash:
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on March 23, 2009, 06:39:45 PM
rosscommon..you mean the car plant?..if so..yes many times but not for a long while...i used to hit all the shutdowns there..the las big one i was on was for cambell cox in the  80's i think it was...major change over to the grand marqies
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on March 23, 2009, 06:42:35 PM
jason most places i work have also adapted the 6 foot rule and in a pit.... if the pit is greater than 4 feet deep we have to be tied off to a rescue line and have an outside man as the trench will be classified as a confined space due to a lot of gasses in the chemical plants being heavier than air

Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Roscommon on March 23, 2009, 08:45:01 PM
Willie,
Yes I put the robotic glass decking cell in over Christmas break then stayed for 2 months in London
babysitting the new cell,shut the plant down a couple of times when the robots went down,white shirts everywhere.
Worked for ABB at the time.
Started detailing after that,now proudly have red iron in my blood.
Do allot of plant rework so I know how good iron workers can be.
I do most of my detailing for Dobson Industrial. Union shop have there own erection crew.
Do you work for a fabricator or erector?
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on March 24, 2009, 04:23:41 AM
i have always been in the erection crews but did spend a year in a shop that used the same men in the feild as in the shop (all union)
i have been welder, connector, layout man, punk that went to the coffee wagon, bolt painter, foreman, general foreman,a nd job super and will tell you that a good detailer in the iron business is a God send (along with good fabricator)

Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Jason on March 24, 2009, 04:31:37 PM
That sounds about like our safety guidelines.  Considering some places I've worked, a safe company is a blessing.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: jon d on March 25, 2009, 11:25:44 AM
1. jonathan
2. 39
3. papermaker
4. nascar, fishing
5. 2000 gmc 4x4
6. stihl ms250
7. married a long time.. 2 boys 6 and 13. 1 girl 16.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on March 25, 2009, 12:46:23 PM
1. jonathan
2. 39
3. papermaker
4. nascar, fishing
5. 2000 gmc 4x4
6. stihl ms250
7. married a long time.. 2 boys 6 and 13. 1 girl 16.
jonathan...when 2. = 7. you can say a long time..lol (but not in her company..you must say it feels like only yesterday we married)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: jon d on March 25, 2009, 08:17:25 PM
Willie, you and i both know how it works.  Lucky for me she doesn't visit the outdoor wood furnace website. ;D
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: AirForcePOL on March 26, 2009, 08:36:09 AM
My name is Alex
21 years old
Full time Air National Guard (Fuels distribution)
Hobbies are guns and Harley Davidson Motorcycles (02' Fatboy)
I drive a 2001 Chevy Z71 and recently bought a 89' Suzuki Samurai for fun
I have a STIHL 290 with a 20" bar
Married with a 2 year old daughter
No furnace yet but will be getting a Woodmaster 4400 soon
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: unaslob on January 09, 2010, 09:35:29 PM
1. Phil
2. 33 years old
3. Physician Assistant
4. golf, model airplane, shooting trap,  tinkering with anything (currently owb)
5. 2009 Chevy Suburban   (borrow my pop's f250 for coal runs ;) )
6. Stihl 290 farm boss..  but main tool now is an aluminum shovel
7. married 3 years with one 11 month old boy!
8.  Nature's Comfort NCB-250 rookie year  burning stove coal
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: ruger on January 10, 2010, 02:27:41 PM
1. Steve
2. 45 yrs
3. manager of a sawmill/log buyer
4. hunting
5. 2004 Chevy silverado 2500 duramax
6.Stihl 066,044,025  fec 56"sawbuck
7. married 9 years     3 labs 1 st bernard
8 Pacific western #2  THE BEAST
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: rosewood on January 10, 2010, 04:12:19 PM
 1  tim
 2  38
3 truck/equipment mechanic
4 excavating/sawmill side business. cape cod beach camping, small block jeep cj7
5 99 f450 4door diesel dump
6 husky 61 20''
7 married 11 years 3 kids 2girls 11and 1 and son and best helper 6
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: unaslob on January 10, 2010, 08:23:24 PM
oh yeah.. forgot the doggies...

 1 yellow lab and 1 stinky bassett hound
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Guru on January 11, 2010, 05:33:16 AM
1. Mike
2. 39
3. Automotive Engineer / Nature's Comfort Dealer
4. Hunting, dirt bike riding
5. 1996 Ford F250 mint condition 117,000miles
6. husky 350
7. married 11 years  3 boys
8. Nature's Comfort NCB-250
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: dmorris on January 11, 2010, 12:05:29 PM
1. Duane
2. 27
3. Stamping Engineer
4. hunting, & for the past two years cutting wood
5. 1990 chevy 1500, 1967 chevy step side(work in progress)
6. stihl 031AV
7. Married 5 years  2 boys   3 & 1
8. CB 6048
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: bruey on January 13, 2010, 10:37:51 AM
Bruce
55
lumber company mgr.
fooling around on my farm and raise a few horses
2002 ford truck
stihl farm boss and  036
married 31 yrs, 2 girls, 26 and 22 on working on mba and other almost finished with undergrad
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: dirtryder on January 14, 2010, 09:26:30 AM
1.  Vic
2.  47
3.  Equipment garage supervisor/ ASE Master Auto Tech Certs
4.  off road motorcycling/racing, kayaking, camping, gathering/processing wood, hanging out with my awesome wife and kids
5.  2001 Toyota Tundra 4X4 SR5 extended cab
6.  Husky 372XP, AV011 and 028 Stihl's
7.  Married   2 girls 17 and 18
8.  Wood Doctor HE5000 
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: ARE on January 14, 2010, 10:56:34 AM
1. Name: Randy
2. Age? 46
3. What do you/did you do for a living? Chemical process developer/chemist
4. Interests/hobbies? Pheasant hunting, bow hunting, fishing, golfing, cutting wood, to many hobbies ;D
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 07 Chevy Tahoe
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own? Stihl, Old Homelite
7. Married/kids? Married, 1 daughter 7, 2 - dogs 12 yr. old black lab, 3 yr. old yellow lab
8. CB E-Classic, 1st. year
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: willieG on January 14, 2010, 07:20:07 PM
1. Name: Randy
2. Age? 46
3. What do you/did you do for a living? Chemical process developer/chemist
4. Interests/hobbies? Pheasant hunting, bow hunting, fishing, golfing, cutting wood, to many hobbies ;D
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 07 Chevy Tahoe
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own? Stihl, Old Homelite
7. Married/kids? Married, 1 daughter 7, 2 - dogs 12 yr. old black lab, 3 yr. old yellow lab
8. CB E-Classic, 1st. year

Randy my yellow lab passed away 2 years ago in january... his back end finally gave out and we had to have him put down (he was 14) the vet askedme if i wanted to have him cremated becasue it was winter..i asked what they would do with  him..he said put him in a freezer until they had a truck load then they haul them off to the city and cremate them...i took him home and cremated him in the OWB..saved the ashes till spring in a 45 gal drum and then we spread him around the young trees on our farm..we thought this was a much better fitting for him. he is still here and checking the peremeter nightly. sometimes i think i catch a glimpse of him laying under one of the small pines by the pond looking up at me sitting in the old swing. it is nice to remeber some times
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: koutsman on January 24, 2010, 08:16:42 AM
   
    1. Mike
    2. 54
    3. Carpet Cleaning--Franchise Owner
    4. Motorcycling (long distant touring), Purdue Boilermaker Basketball, and playing with my OWB and wood cutting
    5. 2008 Honda Ridgeline with a 5X10 flat bed trailer
    6. Stihl  290 Farm Boss w/a 20" bar
    7. Married 34 yrs. to a wonderful wife and business partner, 1 son 28 who is married with a 2 yr. old and a 4 mo. old  boys
       (lots of fun), and a 21 yr. old beautiful daughter who is a junior at Purdue University in West Lafayette, In., and she just
        got engaged and is planing a wedding for us to pay for.  :bash:







Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Farmer Blue on January 25, 2010, 08:25:02 PM
1. Chuck
2. 48
3. Farm manager bison & horse farm (Ex-dairy farmer)
4. High school basketball referee,Cleveland Indians,golfing (not as much as I'd like)
5. 1998 F-150
6. Stihl 290 Farm Boss w/a 18"bar
7. Married 20 yrs in April, son 10
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: WoodMOJoe on February 19, 2010, 07:29:37 AM
1. First name?  Joe
2. Age? 50
3. What do you/did you do for a living?  Commercial construction/Contractor
4. Interests/hobbies?  Free-to-air C & Ku-band satellite television, youth sports, music
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 1985 Chev C30 4WD, multiple Toyotas 1980-1998
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?  Stihl (2)
7. Married/kids?  20 years, 15 yr old daughter, 7 yr old Golden Ret. & Mini Dachshund

Great site you have here, have been reading threads for a couple of weeks now and look forward to picking your brains with questions on my upcoming OWB project.   :thumbup:
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: ribs1963 on February 19, 2010, 10:17:05 AM
1. First name is Kevin
2.46 years old
3.I dispatch over the road trucks/drivers
4.Horseback riding/6 horses,two ponies
5.99'dodge ram 1500
6.Poulon Pro
7.Married 23 yrs,three kids 21/17/13
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: juddspaintballs on February 19, 2010, 10:41:40 AM
1. Jed
2. 24
3. Professional Firefighter and MD Tree Expert
4. Motorcycling (long distance touring and cutting up the twisties), Paintball
5. '96 Blazer
6. None personally, but I work for my father's tree company and we run Echo 4400's, the two largest Husqvarnas, the two largest Echos, Shindaiwa mid sized saws, the largest Shindaiwa, and Jonsared climbing saws. 
7. Married 1.5 years, 8 month old daughter, 3 month old german shepherd
8. Working on getting a Heatmor 200CSS
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: oldchenowth on November 04, 2010, 05:01:37 AM
I'll jump in.  I'm a newbie rookie.

1.  Rich
2. 43
3. Bridge inspector / problem solver / structural research
4. Dune buggugies, off-road racing, drag racing, camping, welding
5. 1998 Chevy Silverado, 1988 Chevy 1 ton ugly beast of a wood hauler with a built 396
6. Stihl
7. Married for second (& last) time 1 step daughter and my 2 yr old daughter
8. Wood Doctor HE 5000 first time wood burner moved from in town to country
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: yoderheating on November 04, 2010, 07:30:44 AM
1. Lauren
2. 31
3. Dealer for Heat Master outdoor furnaces
4. Running Vol. Fire and Rescue
5. 94 Toyota, 93 Chevy
6. Stihl 310
7. Married 6 years
8. Heat Master 3000 currently although I try a new model every few months just so I am familiar with all of them.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: tulenutn2o on November 05, 2010, 08:13:52 PM
1. Shawn
2. 44
3. Property manager/ HVACR
4. Nascar, old cars, pheasant hunting, fishing, remodeling houses
5. 2000 F150 7700 4x4, ,97 expedition, 09 Ranger, 06 Focus, 86 F150 4x4, 82 VW Scirocco, 77 F150 4x4, 71 Olds 442
6. Stihl Farm Boss 20" bar, McCollough Eager Beaver 3.7, Eager beaver 2.0
7. Married 20 years, 2 sons 24 and 12 .
8.Heatsource1 Earth Energy 190
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Scott7m on November 06, 2010, 09:22:12 AM
1. First name? Scott
2. Age? 27
3. What do you/did you do for a living? Natures Comfort Dealer/Rebuild cars
4. Interests/hobbies?  Hunting, fishing, dirt late model racing
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 2001 Chevy Silverado Z71, 254,000 miles and still going strong
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?  Stihl 038 magnum, Stihl 290 Farmboss, Stihl 200T, Husqvarna 141
7. Married/kids?  Married for 5 years, have a daughter who's 4 and a son who's 9 months
8. Furnace?  Natures Comfort NCB175 Heating 2200 sq ft
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: jbird77 on November 07, 2010, 07:13:31 PM
1jay
2. 33
3. alignment tech  , shade tree mechanic
4. love to fish , hunt , camp
5. a 92 ford 4x4 and a 78 f150 4x4
6. well i have 2 ,288 huskys , a couple 028 stihls , and a 603 solo
7. for 16 years , and one boy
8. i have a hardy furnace

Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: MattyNH on November 07, 2010, 07:43:58 PM
1. Matt
2. 33
3. Suspended Ceilings
4. fish, camp, snowmobile, atv's, etc..
5. 2008 ford f-250 4x4, 1997 Ford Ranger 4x4, 1988 Ford F-350 4x4 1ton dump
6. for saws I have Jonsered 2165, Jonsered 2050
7. recently married in Aug of '11 , no kids as of yet
8. Aqua-Therm  S-275
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: XRAYMAN on November 15, 2010, 10:34:58 PM
Well this is my first post, might as well start with this one

1. Matt
2. 35
3. Xray technologist
4. Rodeo'n (retired from bull riding now coach my son), hunting, fishing, raising meat goats and training  horses
5. 2002 chevy 2500 hd 6 liter gas hog
6. Stihl 390 ported, husqvarna 340e
7. Married to Mindy 5 kids 4 girls 15, 7, 2 and 10 months and one boy 12
8. CB 4030
9. speeco 28 ton
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: bikeralan on November 16, 2010, 12:34:08 AM
1. Alan
2. 52
3. wastewater treatment plant operator
4. fish/ice fish
5. 2011 f250 work/ 96 S10
6. Husky 45, echo cs440
7. Married 2 boys 20, 17, 2 girls 18, 14
8. Ridge, made by guys who make timberwolf
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: gandgracing on November 16, 2010, 06:46:21 AM
1. First name?  Wade
2. Age?  34
3. What do you/did you do for a living?  I make medicine for a company called Eli Lilly but has just changed hands and now is called Evonik.
4. Interests/hobbies?  Football, wrestling and baseball are the sports my kids are in.  And we all compete in dirtbike and quad hillclimbs.  My 11 and 10 year olds just won the 2010 IN State championship.
5. What brand/year truck do you drive?  2006 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 Duramax
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?  Stihl MS290 with muffler mod.  This thing screams.
7. Married/kids?  Been married 12 years and have 4 boys 11, 10, 8, 4 and 1 daughter that is 6 months.  We finally got our girl.  We also have an English Mastiff named Izzy.

Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: rick n kristi on December 21, 2010, 05:08:27 AM
1. First name?  Rick
2. Age? 50
3. What do you/did you do for a living?  Commercial Construction/General Contractor/Construction Manager
4. Interests/hobbies?  HD motorcycle riding, camping, fishing, motorcycle drag racing, hobby farm with beef cattle and timber
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 2004 F350 diesel 4X4, 1979 K30 4X4, 1988 and 1989 Full size Blazer projects (combining the 2 and converting to Cummins power!)
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?  Stihl (2)
7. Married/kids?  Never married, but have the best Girl for now 9 years! (She’s a Red Head!)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: gyro684 on December 26, 2010, 11:38:44 AM
1. First name?  Ken
2. Age? 49
3. What do you/did you do for a living?  full time firefighter and home construction on the side, soon to be retired
4. Interests/hobbies?  hunting fishing camping and most of all tinkering
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 2002 gmc 2500hd 4x4
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?  Stihl (2)
7. Married/kids?  married twice 2kids mine 3 kids hers 6 grandkids 2 on the way
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Bull on December 29, 2010, 06:20:26 AM
1. First name?  Bill
2. Age? 54
3. What do you/did you do for a living?  Commercial Roofer
4. Interests/hobbies?  Computers, I like to build and work on things (that's why my next OWB will be home made)
5. What brand/year truck do you drive? 97 F150 4X4, 1994 F350
6. What brand of chainsaw do you own?  Stihl, homelite
7. Married/kids?  married for 35 years in Jan. 2011, 2 kids and 5 grand kids
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Airgap on January 05, 2011, 11:09:02 AM
1: First name ?   Josh
2: Age ?   41 this month
3: Occupation ?   Pipewelder/Pipefitter/Plumber
4: Hobbies/interests ?   Fishing, fabricating,
5: Truck ?   1994 4wd Toyota
6: Chainsaw ?   Crappy old Echo, but that's going to have to change soon...
7: Married/kids ?   married my 2nd wife 8 years ago. 2 stepkids(17,15) 1 son(13)  2 dogs(Great dane, Boxer)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: ryan4030 on January 05, 2011, 06:47:45 PM
1. Ryan
2. 25
3. AutoBody Technician
4. Drag Racing, Hunting, Fishing
5. 2003 F150 Flareside 4x4.  ,1989 Mustang 5.0 Lx hatchback (under construction) ,1966 Mustang 347c.i. 470 HP on pump gas drag car
6.  Husqvarna 353 16" Bought new in Sept.08
7. Engaged , 1 son Remington , 12 yr. old Beagle named Winchester , Shorthair pointer ,Mya
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: gspren on April 19, 2011, 08:57:12 AM
1. Gary
2. 59 looks like I'm one of the old guys on here.
3. Machinist, and now head of experimental fabrication for Army Research Labs Weapons and Materials. Now RETIRED :)
4. Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Nascar, getting ready to retire later this year.
5. 2008 F350 to pull the camper. I haul the wood in a little wagon with a 4 wheeler.
6. 2 Stihls a 044 and 041
7. Married 25 years
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Ridgekid on April 19, 2011, 06:28:09 PM
1: First name ?   Rob
2: Age ?   51
3: Occupation ?   Aftermarket Sales Manager for Air Compressor Company
4: Hobbies/interests ?   Boating
5: Truck ?   2007 Silverado 2500Hd (Paid off!)
6: Chainsaw ?   Stihl MS 360
7: Married/kids ?   Yes- Married 28 Years in June 2011-Three Kids- Son 26, Son 25 and Daughter 18. Expecting first Grandchild (Grandson) in Aug 2011
8: Furnace? Central Boiler CLassic 5036
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: BIGDIESEL20S on November 07, 2011, 06:52:20 AM
First name? Dylan
Age? 27
What I do/did? Was a general contractor for 8 years untill houseing econome fell off. Now I help a buddy of mine at motorsports/lawn and garden shop.
Hobbies? Hunting, Fishing, Cutting Wood, and Truck Shows
Trucks? daliy beater 1994 Chevy S-10 4x4, Pulling truck 2001 F-250 powerstroke 4x4, Show truck 2002 F-250 powerstroke 4x4.
Saws? Stihl all the way. Too many to list!!
Married/Kids? Married almost 3 years now, 2 Step sons 11 and 6.
Furnace? New owner of a Hardy H2. Love it so far!
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: martyinmi on November 07, 2011, 05:49:15 PM
1. Marty
2. 49
3. Head of maintenance on large dairy farm.
4. Hanging with my family, hunting, camping, cutting wood, fabricating.
5. '90 Ford F-350 diesel wood hauler, '05 3/4 ton dodge Diesel.
6. 4 Stihls, 2 Poulans, 1 Mac 10-10, TSC 35 ton splitter
7. Married, two kids age 29 and 9
8. P&M gasser, Home built gasser
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Firechaser on November 07, 2011, 07:57:15 PM
1. Tony
2.  34j
3. Firefighter / Paramedic
4. Kayaking, fishing, remodeling
5.  04 F150 4x4
6.  Husky 455
7. Longtime girlfriend 2 boys 14 & 12
8. P&M ML30 new this year
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Bill G on November 08, 2011, 04:57:22 AM
1.  Bill
2.  51
3.  Tool and die maker,  Funeral Director
4.  Beagles, hunting, fishing, camping
5. married, 24 yrs, 15yr old son, (loves to play baseball}
6.'10 3500 Dodge Cummins
7.  Stihl 029 super, home grown spltter (beast!!)
8. Burned wood for heat more years than I care to remember!!  P&M Opt 250, new this year.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Roger2561 on November 13, 2011, 01:01:31 PM
1. Roger
2. 50
3. Communications Technician/Datalink technician
4. NASCAR, Motorcycle Rides
5. Single, never married
6. 1986 GMC K3500 4X4 needs alot of TLC
7. Stihl 029, Stihl MS311 20" blade, Cub Cadet 27 Ton Horizontal/Vertical Splitter
8. Central Boiler E-Classic 1400, 1st year operating an OWB. 
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: lugnut on November 18, 2011, 09:33:31 PM
First name?  Jerry

Age?  64

Occupation?  Retired.  I retired from the U.S. Navy after serving 21 years as a Navy Musician; retired from the U.S. Postal Service after serving 14 years as a Letter Carrier.  Now work around the house/drive part time for  a bus company doing charter trips for schools.

Hobbies/Interests?  T-buckets and the building of them.  Playing my bass trombone is various bands in the area.

Truck?   1999 Ford XLT 4x4 with 207K

Chainsaw? Husky 455 Rancher, Poulon people eater, McCullough hand me down

Married/kids?  Married for 31 years...no kids ever

Furnace?  Shaver 250 (new) and making improvements to it.

Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: beeman on November 20, 2011, 10:00:22 AM
first name-gary
Age  43
Occupation- Correctional officer , locksmithing , jack of all trades , master of nothging( not typing)
Hobbies- bee keeping , scrapping, fishing , gardening
Vehicle - 02 dodge dakota ,94 chevy , 70 mgb , 80 bayliner bassboat
Chainsaw-stihl 029
Married- 23 years 6 kids 3 boys 3 girls
Furnace- homemade (still thinking of name)                                                   
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: R W Ohio on November 21, 2011, 05:18:05 PM
First name?  Jerry

Age?  64

Occupation?  Retired.  I retired from the U.S. Navy after serving 21 years as a Navy Musician; retired from the U.S. Postal Service after serving 14 years as a Letter Carrier.  Now work around the house/drive part time for  a bus company doing charter trips for schools.

Hobbies/Interests?  T-buckets and the building of them.  Playing my bass trombone is various bands in the area.

Truck?   1999 Ford XLT 4x4 with 207K

Chainsaw? Husky 455 Rancher, Poulon people eater, McCullough hand me down

Married/kids?  Married for 31 years...no kids ever

Furnace?  Shaver 250 (new) and making improvements to it.


Jerry,
I sent you an email about T buckets.
RW




Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: newmod on November 27, 2011, 07:57:59 AM
First Name - Todd
Age - 43
Occupation - Firefighter / Paramedic, Building / remodeling
Hobbies - Hmmm.....  dirt track racing, building, remodeling
Vehicles - 2002 GMC 2500HD
Chainsaw - Dolmar
Married - 15 years, 14 year old daughter
Furnace - Previous CB owner, now homemade owner
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: pintopaul on November 28, 2011, 06:46:22 PM
1. paul                                                                                                                                                                                                     2. 43                                                                                                                                                                                                       3. town highway worker (heavy equip. operator)                                                                                                                                   4. 2008 ford sport trac,2007 ford explorer ironman, 1980 ford pinto (14000 orig. miles) 1979 ford pinto 302 v8 drag car                    5. husqvarna 350 18" bar                                                                                                                                                                       6. married 17 years      1) girl 21        1)boy 17       1) boy 5 , a cat 2 birds 1 african grey 1 umbrella                                                    owb wood master 434 purchased used over summer been hooked for last month love it so far. not a penny of oil in a month.
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: powerstroke on November 29, 2011, 10:00:29 PM
1.  Todd
2.  39
3.  Laborer for Il Dept of Transportation.  Also own a business, Knoles Performance Solutions which specializes in race, restoration, and repair of everything from muscle cars to late model car and diesel truck performance.  I was featured in a recent (nov 2011) Diesel Power magazine (project Street Max) and will be featured in upcoming issues.
4.  Fast cars, diesel trucks.  Oh and cuttin wood!
5.  03 Ford Super Duty diesel, 2010 Ford Escape, 2004 Ford Taurus, 1995 Ford Mustang Cobra (t-trim supercharged, drag radials, yada yada)
6.  ms310, ms391
7.  married 17 years, 12 year old daughter
8.  Shaver 290 heating my shop, house, and water (5500 sq ft but with high ceilings in both)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: bajonesy77 on January 26, 2012, 01:22:17 AM
1. Brandon
2. 34
3. carbon operator for a speciality chemical company
4. Hunting, fishing, and jeeps, got a 94yj rock crawler
5. 06 f-350 diesel crew cab, 99 civic, 94 jeep wrangler
6. mcculloch timber bear, stihl 390 and 044
7. married 10 years with a boy 9 and a girl 4
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: hddmax66 on January 26, 2012, 09:58:47 AM
: First name ?   Mike
2: Age ?   28
3: Occupation ?  Heavy equipment operator / volunteer firefighter
4: Hobbies/interests ?   Biodiesel, mud racing, 4 wheeling, fishing
5: Truck ?  2002 chevy Duramax
6: Chainsaw ?   Stihl MS 362
7: Married/kids ?   Not married. 3 year old boy, silver lab
8: Furnace? Central Boiler CLassic 6048
9: city/state ? Adams, Wisconsin

I added number 9!

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Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: hddmax66 on January 26, 2012, 10:12:57 AM
@ Tod

Is that your Duramax? Nice lookin truck! You can take mine for your next project build! lol
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Critrgitr on January 26, 2012, 07:04:02 PM
First name? Jamie
Age? 38
What I do/did? Powerplant foreman
Hobbies? Hunting, Fishing
Trucks? 1995 Tacoma 4x4 2009 Subaru Forester ( wife )
Saws? Stihl/Huskvarna
Married/Kids? Married 16 years, Daugher is 14 and my boy is 11 ( 3 cats, 1 dog, and five chickens )
Furnace? Homemade (first year and love it)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: powerstroke on January 26, 2012, 09:25:45 PM
Hddmaxx....it is a customer/buddy's truck.  Aprils Diesel Power will have the final stage of the buildup.  The truck is wicked!
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: Calopolus on March 02, 2012, 11:02:54 AM
1) Caleb

2) 26

3) I make cardboard boxes (Flexo Folder Gluer Machine Operator)

4) Cutting wood, making whatever pops into my head (shelves, bars, toy boxes ect)

5) 91 Jeep Cherokee

6) Echo 600p and an old Homie that the oiler went out on

7) GF of 11 years, Daughter 4, Son 2

8) Heatmor 200, all burned up

From Rockford, IL (North western IL)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: woodfuel on March 03, 2012, 07:57:01 AM
1. matt
2. 29
3. masonry foreman
4. hunt, fish, camp, time share, and now cutting wood
5. 2011 6.7 f-350 ( o2 sensor problems), 2006 toyota corolla (never a problem)
6. old mac
7.married almost 2 yrs, no kids, lots of babysiting others kids
8. Cb 5036 over 2 months running heating 2250sqft basement, 2250sqft main floor, dhw, and partial basement in floor
9. Wisconsin
P.S. Thanks to all the regulars on this site that always help out everyone of the new posters. This forum makes me feel good about my owb investment! :thumbup: (mjschultz23@yahoo.com)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: mw10737 on March 03, 2012, 10:38:29 PM
1. Matt
2. 33 
3. Own Auto Bodyshop..classic car restoration / work at John Deere Waterloo Works as CMM Inspector
4. Fishing/ Cars/old tractors
5. 2007 GMC Crew Cab 2500HD Duramax
6. MS660 Magnum-36" Bar /MS271-20" / 018C-14"
7. Married 11 yrs.  Gavin 9, Blake 5( Kidney cancer survivor) , Madison 3   :)
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: TM88 on March 03, 2012, 10:55:36 PM
1. Tim
2. 46
3. Asphalt Plant Foreman
4. Waterfowl & Turkey Hunting/ Nascar
5. 2002 F250 Super Crew Diesel 4X4
6. Stihl 029
7. Married 6 yrs I have 2 girls 17 & 15 and Wife has boy 18. Fun around the house with the 2 older ones clash, my youngest is the referee.   :bash:
8. Soon to be owner OWB.
9. Missouri
Title: Re: Getting to know one another
Post by: duke on March 05, 2012, 04:18:24 PM
1. Andy
2. 32
3. line tech at P&G
4. family,turkey hunting, cutiing wood
5. 11 GMC sierra 1500
6. Stihl ms310
7. Married 2 kids, chocolate lab(duke)
8. 2nd year on heatmaster5000
9. SE Missouri