Your suppose to engage at full throttle it’s in the manual

Gotta spray out the 45 angle on top the gas tank… it gets clogged …

the spot where the branch was coming out was very cool.

Great demo video. Very much appreciated!

I never engage my PTO at full throttle. I run my mower 400 hours and I buy a new one and I never work on them.

Just purchased one today! They told us to engage blades in full/high throttle as well.

Good morning John. It's nice to keep busy. There's always a bunch of things that need to be done before the things we like to do. You accomplished a good days work in the heat. Pretty cool looking catbird. Nasty sting you got there. Lots of antihistamines to get the swelling down. I am always worried about getting stung. I have a couple epipens since I am extremely allergic to wasps, hornets and bees. Take care!

Oh yeah buddy. Nice work John. Such a beautiful setting you have. Great land management. Oh man the bald face hornets are bad this year here as well. Love this. Thank you for sharing. 🌲♥️🌲👊🪓

Great one John. Nice to see the catbird. 👍🏻 Lots of things done there. But always something else to do. Nasty sting. You could be right how they get nasty in the hot weather. Lucky me, it’s been many years since I got a sting. I get one today now since I said that. 🤭🤭 Have a great day John. Soak the heat up, you know what’s coming. 👋👋👍🏻👍🏻

Sorry about the bee sting John. I am like you I think nature especially bees get nasty mad when it is hot and they are disturbed 🙏♥️

John always something to do it seems on your farm. What a beautiful day you had for the video. Very peaceful in the beginning with the birds echoing through the woods. ♥️👍

Just ordered myself an Echo 410u.

How did you almost sneak this video past me ? Cherry firewood is my favorite and like you a little hard to find. Stay safe my friend. ♥️👍

You know the clutch, by nature, effectively slips when you engage it by inducing electricity to it. I’d say full throttle is correct.

I think the 3020T compares to the stihl 131. They are both $500. I recently bought an echo srm-225. It is a waste of money to me had trouble trimming stuff I trimmed less than 2 weeks ago. Echo corp told me too bad if I don’t like it that’s my problem go take it up with the dealer. The dealer is willing to help me.

Like the video...but I would recommend getting to the review quicker. Cut the opening four minutes for your viewers, we don't need to see you cut grass and tell us about catbird hill.

Good You found it❤❤

You made the sensible choice, it is better to spend some extra time fixing the fence while being safe rather than saving a bit of time and putting yourself in danger.

Oh wow! That is a bit of a tricky takedown. Lots to think about while staying safe. Belated Happy 4th of July. Coral (my 'Merican' import) was wearing her red, white and blue all day!

Hope you had a fantastic July 4th John. Looked like it was a bit of a challenge not to do some damage to the fencing. The fencing shouldn't be to difficult to repair. Well you got some nice rounds of cherry. I was waiting for you to cut the trunk, it would make for a lot more nice firewood. Happy splitting!

Happy Fourth of July John.

Old afternoon John, and Happy Independence Day !!!

Good evening John. I have been busy and away from you tube for a few weeks now! Rainy day today so I am trying to get caught back up!

Endless work, thats funny. When the storm hit us it knocked down a larger black locust(also about 75' tall), it smashed our chicken run, which was quite overbuilt and will be quite a bit of work to fix. A buddy stopped by and helped get the top off it, he asked me if I was now gonna move into the city 😂, he was totally joking. Swung by a neighbors and diced up a mulberry out of their driveway, then on the way back to the house removed an elm off another neighbors woodshed. Yep, Endless work. Be blessed.

I hear you. Endless work at this end too but would not trade it for anything.

Great info on the tach John. I’d never explored that. Tach has been ordered. Huge thanks for the tip.

Thats a cool rack an i agree thats sweet to be able to have a quick attach plate for the front for 3 point hitch accessories

Lots of fun there John. And lots of wood. 👍🏻👍🏻👋👋 Chicken coop would not of had a chance. If that fell on it.

Yep when you have trees you do have endless work. I am right there with you John👍

Some good technical stuff John, once again you don’t disappoint on your videos. Nice job my friend. Drink plenty of water during this heat wave us old guys have to watch out for each other. 😂

Good one John. 👋👋

"Only 94", as I watched I was thinking epoxy..."beats shoveling snow", nice tach/hour meter sir...

Good evening John. That was a great idea to do an experiment of curiosity. There is always so much to learn by trying things and seeing the results firsthand. Excellent point regarding the throttle speed and using a tachometer to check and or set it. I use a tachometer similar to the one you have to tune my chainsaws and other small engines. Having an engine set to the correct idling and max throttle speeds is definitely going to give the best performance. In addition, it protects the engine from damage. Thanks for sharing and hopefully some cooler weather will come.

Too bad that log had a bad spot. Would have been a lot of quality lumber. Like the HM 130.

Great Video John. I sure like saw milling videos. Is your washer fluid hitting the blade, or is it not suppose to ? Have a great day.

I own a gravely pro turn 160 and a ZT/HD 48” I engage at full throttle and disengage at idle

Oh wow! Those grey squirrels. At this end its the mice. I swear they're immune and/or impervious to traps and other forms of deterrent. Like you said, John, country living. I lost two 40-foot tarps to those critters this winter . . . Glad to see you putting the sawmill back in action. Nothing like the smell of fresh sawdust. And running close second . . . nothing like the satisfaction of a square cant. Nicely done!

Nice to see that you're back to milling John. That's unfortunate that the squirrels damaged the sawmill cover. The deer sure like Eastern White cedar so I was surprised when you said that they don't like the Western Red cedar. Mind you they do smell very different. Your mill stayed nice and level after the winter. That's the result of the effort that you put into the base that it sits on. You got some really nice boards along with the 6x6. Happy milling!

Great to see the sawmill in operation. Sorry about your damage from squirrels, had one chew through myLP gas line on my camper. Makes you want to break out your Gamo pellet gun😂

"Better than government work"...great maintenance/storage tips, putting the tension back on the belt, windshield washer fluid, and regular start-ups... Beautiful wood products Mr. John...and an admirable set-up sir....

I despise that crap. Working on a final solution as i watch.

Great video, I'm from Canada I'm looking at the 3020t model over 2 to 1 gear ratio yours is a 1.67 to one gear ratio

I have a gravely Pro Turn 160 with the Yamaha engine and a Gravely ZT/HD 48” for our property and both of them are excellent mowers love them. And my kids love to use both of them too

That thing is screaming for you to remove the carb adjustment lockout caps and adjust the carb so it can show off. It would void your warranty, but the satisfaction of seeing it run like it's capable would be worth it. That's a good saw, but the way it's running now a 680P would eat its lunch, then steal his girlfriend :-)

just got me a Gravely also. found a couple other professional lawn guys highly recommend them

I got a 2018 Ariens Ikon X 52 and it’s been great. No problems still going strong !!!!

G'day Doc, nice axes 👍.

Guaranteed the clutch went once and the deck broke

That tool rack/box is cool and all... but at almost $3k? Man... that's pricey.

I have the same ZT 52 HD. About 80 hours and had to replace the deck belt (rear PTO/blade drive) because it rolled/burned and delaminated. ( I thought I caught a wire or something in the blades) Had vibration and a "slapping" noise and looked down and saw the belt was oscillating/flapping. Shut it down, lifted the plate over the deck and saw the belt was twisted, stretched (loose) and chunks were missing. I suspect I may have had some debris caught between pully and belt (I have some bamboo that I have tried to cut) or that I have engaged/disengaged the PTO at other than full speed without being aware of doing so. I am pretty certain it was my ignorance/negligence, and after replacing the belt, I will be making certain I am at full throttle when I engage/disengage, and I do not attempt to cut anything but grass. (the bamboo will meet the tip of my shovel...) $100 a pop, for a belt is more than I want to pay per 100 hours...