re: Reclaimed Pitchfork

I haven’t. Sounds like Kenny wants to take a swing at it, and it’s a Goodell Pratt, which was bought by MF so maybe it fits near his collecting… I figure I’ll pack it up and get it in the mail on Monday.

As for lilac, the trick we used when I was a kid was to wrap a log chain around the trunk at ground level, then back the tractor (an Allis Chalmers C) up as close as possible, then throw the log chain over the top of the tractor tire and tuck it in front of the tire. When you drive the tractor forward, it pulls the root right straight up, unless the root twists under the tractor tire and you need to come at it from the other side.