@@AV8R_1 I could use a shorter extender. The hole in the plow itself is not conducive to connecting directly to it.

@@steffenoutdoorswi yeah I saw that after my comment. You could grab a heavy duty carabiner and hook to that. I have a WARN plow on my General, and it came with a little bit similar hook up. I ended up getting a single pulley that had a hook attached. I hook it to the plow, run the cable through the pulley and back up to the bumper. This does three things: It allows the plow to be raised about twice as high as before so you can pile snow higher, it reduces the strain on the winch line, effectively halving the force needed to lift the plow and snow, and it slows the plow lifting and lowering speed by half, making smaller height adjustments possible. I'm actually getting the Polaris plow on my XD 1500 ranger, so I will have to make some of these modifications again. Good luck! Thanks for the video!

@@harleytrumbo633 6-8 feet of fence is plenty when you use soap. I keep the fence on To protect from tree rubs.

Interesting.

No scope. It’s dried thoroughly after cleaning. Oil it with bore butter. Bayonet? No bayonet on it. It’s just for hunting…

Let me know if it works for the bears! A few trees that I just stopped using soap on got branches broken by bears. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not. I had cameras out so I I know it’s bears that did the damage.

@@steffenoutdoorswi I will. I'll be doing that next week but the cherries are the first fruit to ripen and that's in June. Actually going out this morning to get Irish Spring soap. Wish me Luck; it'll be the first time I enjoy them in 2 years. I'll be back in about 6 weeks...

I have had bears break branches of apple trees, but they did not have soap on them. They have not touched (yet) those that do have soap on them. Once my trees get large enough, I don’t use the soap anymore. I’d say the first 5-7 years or so I make sure to keep soap hanging on them.

I just want to report that for the First Time in Years! My cherry tree is full of cherries that have not been eaten! I do have to say that I think squirrels or maybe insects? are eating a little of the bottom branches but the top branches are full. Next time I will put the Irish Spring and the Grandpa Pine soap (don't remember the actual name but something like that!) and maybe that will work for every critter that's thinking it's suppertime! Thanks for making me think of this trick!

.490 with a patch. I’m solid out to 80 yards. My eyes start to fail me after that. Not sure about the rifle.

@@steffenoutdoorswi ok thanks for your response

Gun powder didn’t come in plastic bottles either!😅

Paul, It does a heck of a job of 10” of fresh powder too!

@@steffenoutdoorswi does it work in a heavy wet snow?

@@jtltet 8-10 inches of heavy wet yes. After that I usually bring out the tractor because I can clean the driveway but not wide enough for the next storm. The tractor helps me move the banks out so there’s room for the next storms snow piles.

Sounds like a good idea! Thanks!

I wash the barrel with very hot water. I wait a moment for the water to evaporate and then I immediately apply patches lubricated with engine oil to prevent rust.

@@DanielGerardoAlonso yep. Good method!

Correct. Hopefull they’ll find good food this winter.

I showed everything I do. That’s it.

@@steffenoutdoorswi so you leave the breech on ? And just take the screw out of the drum. I’m still new to these rifles

@@theslayer9164 that’s what I do , yes.

I have powder, cap, ball and patch in what is referred to as a speed loader or pre-load. I typically use a ball starter after that to get the ball 4-5” into the barrel.

It’s all Polaris parts. The plow and hydraulics and the general 1000 deluxe were all bought from Powersports of Abrams. Wisconsin, 15 minutes north of Green Bay.

I have 2 sets of tires, off-road and road tires. I’ll have to get the tire specs and get back to you. I’m just west of Green Bay Wisconsin so don’t get the storms like east of here but we do get plenty of snow.

Interesting! Thank you!

The first trees I planted in 2008, but I add new ones in different places every other year. I have trees in 6 different areas at the moment. The deer have been eating the apples for about a month now.

Oh, always use lubed patches. After 4/5 shots at the range, you’ll want to clean/scrub it good because the buildup will affect your trajectory. Lube is your friend. Don’t plug your nipple with lube though, lol.

I use 70 grains in my Traditions 50 cal

70 for me. Works great with round balls.

@@steffenoutdoorswi I know it depends on the powder too. I use big minie balls I pour myself. Thanks for the info.

Yes

Not a good idea to remove it unless necessary.

I haven’t lost a patch but if I did , there’s a tool that can retrieve it. I clean the nipple every time I clean it and there is a screw on the side that I can remove that would allow me to get a small metal pick in to scrape it out, but I haven’t had to do that.

For the hard powder try soaking it in hoppes or Balistol for a few days and run boiling water over it at the end

Use a breech scraper and a powder pocket scraper. Usually 36 cal will clean out the powder pocket. Also its not necessary to remove the bolster screw for cleaning. Its actually part of the manufacturing process to be there. Serves no purpose after its been machined for the nipple threads. Everyone butchers these frail little screws for no reason.

Thanks!

I just remove the cap. The charge is dry and good.

Thanks. Just got back from a day with the Hawkin

They grow ok. Not as well as apples but well enough that I planted 2 more pear trees last spring. I’m thinking 2 more apple trees and 2 more pear trees next spring,.

@@steffenoutdoorswi deer love my kieffer pears and hold fruit all fall into Jan. They eat them over the apples. Peaches are great to live In Maine and have gotten few varieties to do well. Looking into grab apples now. Have over 30 fruit trees mostly apple and pears. Already had oaks on property. Few small food plots as well. Plant clover, oats and cereal rye. Seeing lots more deer now and when pressure hits around us deer come in. As try not to pressure it to much until right winds