Do you have anything, ANYTHING as tough as Busse knives?

SALTY

SALTY

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I do not mean knives as Busse placement in the hierarchy of tough is known to most and certainly those here.The question really goes to non-knife gear.

You can call Busse the Volvo of knives or the Mack Truck of knives, but seriously, do any of you really have anything (car, truck, firearm, tools, gear, other equipment, anything) as tough as Busse knives?

In my opinion, I would be hard pressed to say that I have anything as tough as my Busse knives, except maybe for this one secretary ...:rolleyes:
 
I have a few Scag Mowers that I think are as tough; out of four trucks, the mowing crew's Dodge Ram has survived 100,000+ miles of nothing but pulling a trailer loaded with the aforementioned mowers.
Survived two accidents...pretty tough.

I have an old Boy Scout Canvas Rucksack that I've been using since I was 11, (thats uh...25 years) and its has no tears or rips.

I have some steel rakes, shovels and spades, made by a company called King of Spades that my landscape crews have yet to break in six years.( you can give those guys a large ball bearing in the morning, and they will come back with pieces in the afternoon.."uh dude, I don't know what happened!")

I have a wife that has survived 14 years of marriage to me & took the lions share of creating 4 wonderful children. I think she's tougher than a Busse Knife.
 
My Troy Built tiller is as tough as a machine can be. Neglect or abuse, it still starts right up.
 
Only two things tougher, my wife, in view of her putting up with me for 22 years, and my mom's pork chops... Shoe leather is more tender.

But seriously, nothin that takes the abuse and begs for more....
 
I'd have to say my dad's Ariens "Rocket" rototiller. That thing is a beast, and it is true to it's name "Rocket" if you ever hit a brick or tree root. I haven't beat it up, but I am sure that my Ar-15 could take just about anything.
 
A friend's dog is the only thing I can think of that is as tough as a Busse. His name is Mick but is often refered to as "Buttley" and is a Griffith, the only dog I have ever seen of this type. He has a brown undercoat with a thick, grey fur atop that (the grey stuff is coarser than steel wool.) He is older now, but in his younger days got into a fight with a bunch of mad raccons (the owner had to shoot one off the Buttley's back, and he has a lead shot under his skin to prove it!), was hit by a speeding Caddy and the only one who suffered an injury was the car (a big dent), had his toes run over by an old Ford 8N tractor, and most recently sunk his teeth into a pissed-off porcupine. We had to pull the quills out of his mouth. He has gotten in more fights with raccons, skunks, and other animals than anyone would like to remember. He has the meanest attitude toward things he does not like, but is one of the most loving dogs toward his master.

If Buttley could be compared to a knife, It would have to be Cliff Stamp's used and abused Busse Basic.
 
3 little words
MRS.
Buy
Brown!!!!!!!!
& if I buy any more Busse's she will get tougher :eek: Maybe I should go the way Idaho did & buy here one, but she only likes folders hmmmmm.:rolleyes:
 
My old North Face Superlight down sleeping bag that could be classified as "Busse Tough". It's rude, skanky, nasty, foul, lumpy in spots (but hey, so am I ;) ), crusty, and about half shot. Used it virtually every night for 20+ years; on my bed, in camp, hiking, climbing sojourns, road trips, everywhere. Still use it for afternoon naps and as a wrap on coolish evenings.

I also have a Gregory Day-And-A-Half rucksack that saw lots of climbing trips hauling around camping gear, climbing shoes, and rack of hard-edged pointy climbing gear chewing at it. It's been beat all to hell and back. But it's still going strong with just a few smallish holes in it and no blown seams.

Lastly, the 20-ounce Stanley I-beam handled framing hammer in my toolbox. The handle shaft is some sort of plastic/epoxy on the outside. But through the plastic you can see this beefy I-beam running up through the middle of the shaft. While I don't work it all that hard, I've have never seen any flex whatsoever in this hammer handle.

... and any married fella in the crowd who fails to include either his wife or her mother on the list of stuff tougher than a Busse is lying out of at least one side of his mouth. :eek: ;) :D :D
 
I have an old steel dolly (sp?) that my grandpa used for 40 years to bang on cars and remove dents. It's pretty damn tough, and looks in pretty good shape. It's a beautiful chunk of steel. That's about it, though.
 
No doubt about it my Pit bull Rage,he is the toughest ive ever seen.
What he has done is pull a buddys Dodge ram up a slope and into a driveway cause me and my buddy couldnt budge it,he always wants to help we just put his harness on and he pulled it right into the driveway,its was amazeing,His favorite toy is a garage door spring tied up in a tree with a rope on the other end he will flex the spring by biteing on the end of a rope and pulling,he does this for about 3 hours a day:eek: .He also saved a little girls life when a dog was mauling her I couldnt get the dog off of her so Rage was let loose and destroyed the dog,and then stopped the little girl from crying by licking her face.
He also saved my life by killing a akita that tried to attack me when me and him were on a walk.
My little brother was climbing our fence and he was screaming because the neighbors hybrid wolf was chewing on his foot,once again Rage to the rescue he whooped that wolfs butt,the wolf literally crawled under a bmw.
He also has helped a neighbor who had a couple of bulls loose,he would go after them and grab them by there nose and lead them to the pen,he was kicked several times but never whimperd once.after all that he was completly fine not a scratch on him.
Not only is he the toughest thing I own,He is my best friend.
 
Things that seem to be built to last forever...

Casio G-Shock.
Louisville Slugger (youth size) baseball bat (survived my childhood and 2 nephews and still ready to wack anything).
Glock 20.
UZI carbine.
 
i have to go with mr. brown, my wife can chew up infi and spit out railroad spikes! :eek:

she HAS to be tough as nails to put up with my fat ass.

99.9% of the time she is as sweet as can be, but look out if you cross her! :eek: ;) :footinmou
 
I knew a heavy equipment operator when I was in the USAF that ran over his Stanley thermos bottle with a D9. It got dented and was a bit oval, but it still worked fine.
 
I have 2 Steel Hardtail Mountain Bikes.
One's a Bontrager and the newer one is a custom Sycip from SF.
It's amazing how much abuse they take.
Screaming down rock strewn hills at 30mph, jumping thru the air, etc.
Lenny
 
One of toughest pieces of non-knife gear is a handmade wood canoe paddle I've been bashing around for 10+ years. I've destroyed a couple of synthetics in the same time frame but this one keeps coming back for more. It takes more maintenance but there is nothing like the warmth and feeling of wood as you stroke along.
Stay Safe,
Clyde
 
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