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Post by Tommy on Apr 29, 2019 1:31:39 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Apr 29, 2019 2:36:10 GMT -5
Lid doesn’t look too friendly for overhead hoist/chainfall.
Gotta be a m’f’er to load that thing.
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Post by captbob on Apr 29, 2019 8:25:10 GMT -5
Gotta be a m’f’er to load that thing. Rent a flatbed tow truck. |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 29, 2019 9:13:16 GMT -5
Holy Moly, that's a steal!!!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 29, 2019 9:26:59 GMT -5
"Bring a truck and muscle" LOL! That's just about the biggest one I've seen- for home use...
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Post by Tommy on Apr 29, 2019 11:16:44 GMT -5
We need a Tony catmandewe to come down here and grab this thing. Sadly the little back yard I'm dealing with now I barely have room to bring in my 18" saw AND I need to build a shed around it because the neighbors are too close on either side. |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 29, 2019 11:18:41 GMT -5
I wonder what a new 36" blade costs...  It's a rhetorical question, nobody needs to google it haha. |
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 29, 2019 11:51:52 GMT -5
Boy that is in rough shape!
I have new and used 36" blades if you get that thing...............lol
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 29, 2019 11:53:32 GMT -5
I have new and used 36" blades if you get that thing...............lol That's the spirit! LOL! |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 29, 2019 11:59:39 GMT -5
Boy that is in rough shape! I have new and used 36" blades if you get that thing...............lol We're in Napa - 20 miles away from Petaluma - and we have a nice guest bedroom for you and Chris when you guys come down to get it  What does a new 36" blade cost just out of curiosity? |
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Post by parfive on Apr 29, 2019 12:00:06 GMT -5
Gotta be a m’f’er to load that thing. Rent a flatbed tow truck. My back doesn’t fancy lifting an eighty- or hundred-pound rock up and over and into the vise. YMMV. |
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 29, 2019 12:09:20 GMT -5
Boy that is in rough shape! I have new and used 36" blades if you get that thing...............lol We're in Napa - 20 miles away from Petaluma - and we have a nice guest bedroom for you and Chris when you guys come down to get it What does a new 36" blade cost just out of curiosity? Might have to consider that!! Will you take me rock hunting too? lol Tony |
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 29, 2019 12:10:28 GMT -5
List price on a 36" 303 is $1741
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Post by Tommy on Apr 29, 2019 12:17:25 GMT -5
Might have to consider that!! Will you take me rock hunting too? lol Tony Absolutely! Stony Creek/Burris Creek is only two hours north and you'd find more rock than you can shake a stick at. After all the friendship and generosity you guys have poured out upon everyone year after year, please consider this an open invitation if you guys ever need a getaway. |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 29, 2019 12:18:41 GMT -5
List price on a 36" 303 is $1741    |
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Post by catmandewe on Apr 29, 2019 20:20:21 GMT -5
Might have to consider that!! Will you take me rock hunting too? lol Tony Absolutely! Stony Creek/Burris Creek is only two hours north and you'd find more rock than you can shake a stick at. After all the friendship and generosity you guys have poured out upon everyone year after year, please consider this an open invitation if you guys ever need a getaway. LOL, I will try to give you some notice before I show up!! Tony |
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Post by agatemaggot on Apr 29, 2019 20:36:29 GMT -5
Now THAT is a saw !
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tomg
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Post by tomg on Apr 29, 2019 22:01:33 GMT -5
Might have to consider that!! Will you take me rock hunting too? lol Tony Absolutely! Stony Creek/Burris Creek is only two hours north and you'd find more rock than you can shake a stick at. After all the friendship and generosity you guys have poured out upon everyone year after year, please consider this an open invitation if you guys ever need a getaway. Tommy, Do you have specific places along Stoney creek or Burris creek that are good for rock hunting? This area is fairly local to me and I'd like to explore it. Tom |
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Post by arghvark on Apr 30, 2019 8:48:35 GMT -5
Might have to consider that!! Will you take me rock hunting too? lol Tony Absolutely! Stony Creek/Burris Creek is only two hours north and you'd find more rock than you can shake a stick at. After all the friendship and generosity you guys have poured out upon everyone year after year, please consider this an open invitation if you guys ever need a getaway. If this applies to RTHers who aren't involved in this thread, I might take you up on it this summer. (No need to invade your home though!) Argh |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 30, 2019 11:13:44 GMT -5
Tommy, Do you have specific places along Stoney creek or Burris creek that are good for rock hunting? This area is fairly local to me and I'd like to explore it. Tom Probably the best and also most visited by local clubs and groups is the area where Burris Creek meets the north fork of Stony Creek at the reservoir. All along the west banks of the reservoir are filled with colorful rocks mostly reds and yellows but doing due diligence and walking farther than the last hound did can yield great examples of poppy jasper. On a local rockhounds facebook group I see new pieces being found all the time. If you have a boat or canoe you can reach the bottom of the reservoir where the south fork of Stony Creek comes in. I think it was our member stephan who published the canoe location in a blog years ago which was one articles that heavily interested me in rock hounding. Not sure if it's still up on the web. I have several other spots we go to less frequently because they involve 'complications' ie: hiking, trying to stay off private property and not get shot  , or getting hassled on Forestry land. Basically the south fork of Stony Creek from the headwaters in Obama's Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument until it reaches the reservoir, are the most productive for finding quality rocks but also the most heavily on private property or Forestry land. I've learned the hard way with the Stony Creek/Black Butte Reservoir/Burris Creek rock collecting to be very selective and wait for the good stuff with poppies and or agate breccia to appear. We used to run up there a lot and haul rocks home, then when we moved here to Napa in January I had to haul around 500 lbs of garbage red and yellow rocks we had dragged home for landscaping to the dump. I still have three more milk crates full and every week I place another heavy grocery bag of it into the landfill bin. |
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