The battery on mine does NOT like the cold. 20-30*f and it wants to give up, even with leaving it in the truck while setting up etc. Otherwise very happy with it.
Double grind with fat. Cure for 24hrs (generic snack stick cure/seasoning added fresh black pepper and my own maple syrup) 6hrs smoked on racks with hickory and pecan. Sliced thin
https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/misc/ag_654/volume_2/populus/deltoides.htm
See damaging agents 2/3 of the way down. I haven't lab tested for any specific canker just knew they existed as issues in poplars in our area. Ive never known or heard of borers causing damage/decline in established...
Anaerobic spring floods and droughty summers are letting canker take hold is what I've settled on. Medium/big cottonwoods declining everywhere in the cities.
Built it and worked well. Definitely insulated it but was never uncomfortably hot even on bare pipe areas. I think it was 3/4" pipe with a 1/2" bushing that I made several tips for, flat,pointed,open etc. Would still peel bark when getting greedy in clay soil. Ball valve worked fine for...
Hey William, I remember you. I'm out of the industry professionally but still climb a few times a month. Its time to replace some gear and I don't have the patience to fiddle with hitches anymore. I want to just tie in and go, so I'm looking at mechanicals.