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Safety In The Backyard
After a long winter it is always a good idea to check the wooden areas of your yard for safety. Areas like the porch or deck, sheds and garages. Over the winter months, especially if you live in an area where snow and ice is prevalent you should always check the wooden areas of your yard for weather damage. Luckily for us down in Arizona this is not much of an issue however there can be other issues in more temperate areas like bugs and excessive drying out of wood and subsequent splintering and dry rot. Either way, in protecting your family and investment take the time to check everything out to make sure it is safe for the coming summer season.

Start by looking at the integrity of the structure in question. You will have to look for different things depending on the area you live in as stated above. In dry climates wood dries out quickly in the blazing Arizona sun and can shrink and split. This can greatly weaken wooden structures and lead to dangerous situations when the area is in use. Conversely a situation where wood is unprotected against the elements, in particular large amounts of moisture; wood can start to soften and eventually rot. No only is this unattractive

 

3-Point Hitch Tractor-Mounted Top-Discharge DR® Chipper Wood Chipper Shredder Mounted on the back of your tractor, the 3-Point Hitch DR® CHIPPER goes wherever you need it to, for quickly clearing your property of unsightly brush piles and woody material up to 4-1/2" thick. With a top-discharge feature, the 3-Point Hitch model DR® CHIPPER can easily expel chips into a pickup truck bed, a large cart or wagon, or even into a wooded area or field. The head of the chute can be angled down, for filling a truck bed or for creating a large pile of chips. Angle the head of the chute up and chips are dispersed evenly over a large area. It can also be rotated side to side. Constructed of heavy gauge steel with a 35-pound flywheel. Tractor Horsepower: 19 HP to 45 HP Tractor Mounting: Fits category 0 or 1 three-point hitch PTO Details: Quick-attach, shielded PTO shaft for 1-3/8" 6-spline PTO with clockwise rotation PTO RPM: 540 Mulch It!: A Practical Guide to Using Mulch in the Garden and Landscape What do you do with all the wood chips you make with your new Wood Chipper Shredder?  Weeding. Watering. Soil improvement. Frost and heat protection. Wouldn't it be wonderful if these gardening and landscaping chores could be simplified with one easy method? They can! This book is a reader's guide to the gardener's secret weapon for healthy, carefree and beautiful gardens and landscapes - mulch. Advice on every kind of mulch and on how to use mulches on everything from landscape plantings to vegetable gardens makes this the one book that gives readers everything they need to know to use mulch most effectively. Order Mulch It! today to learn how to get the most from your Wood Chipper Shredder machine...   but it greatly weakens the wood. This is the kind of thing that is good to check on the actual home as well. Areas where wood contacts the ground can provide a home for bugs and also moisture can easily get drawn up into the wood if the wood is not properly sealed and protected. This is also true for all wooden watershed areas on your homes such as the roof, the eaves, awnings, sills, roof joints and any other wood areas that are exposed to moisture. It's important to check these areas each year, especially the roof areas. If the roof starts to leak there could be any number of problems that utilize such a leak as a springboard to larger more complex problems like mold or deterioration of walls and ceilings. The summer is the perfect time to take care of these things so that you are prepared when the colder weather comes around. Or, in Arizona when it drops below 80 degrees BRRRRR! Merry Mac Tow-Behind Wood Chipper Shredder - 18 HP, Model# SC183-16VEM The professional's top choice for lawn and garden clean up! Ideal for growers and landscapers, for municipalities, corporate grounds, campuses, parks and golf courses. 48 shredding hammers make it possible to level the brush from a 60ft. tree in 55 minutes. Includes: 1 1/4in. bar screen. Electric start. Highway-towable. Truck ship. U.S.A. Overall Rating: 5 / 5 Order the Merry Mac 18 HP Tow-Behind Wood Chipper Shredder... We strive to provide only quality articles, so if there is a specific topic related to wood chipper shredder that you would like us to cover, please contact us at any time. And again, thank you to those contributing daily to our farm equipment classified website.