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Messages - Farmer Jon
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« on: March 14, 2024, 05:33:40 PM »
Anyone catch the news about black rifle coffee donating to the democrat agenda?
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« on: March 08, 2024, 06:23:03 AM »
Now I'm getting holster ads on Facebook.
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« on: March 01, 2024, 08:01:40 PM »
Thats pretty sweet. My first ever camper was a pickup box camper. Nothing like this. Mine was free.
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« on: February 26, 2024, 07:37:29 AM »
I have had every kind of camper there is except class A. Truck campers are fine. Little top heavy. I have been thinking more about getting a sprinter van and doing a conversion on that for when the kids are gone. I really like my 5th wheel and truck set up and I will keep that but there are places you just can't get into like you could with a truck camper or a van.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 07:32:05 PM »
Picked up a set of 19.5 wheels and tires to replace the 7.50 20 split rims on grandpa's truck. They are shorter but I think they look good. Got them at a consignment auction yesterday. $225 for all 6. The tires themselves are pretty much shot but they will last me a long time. They are still in way better shape than the 40 year old bias ply tires that were on it.    Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk
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« on: January 13, 2024, 04:44:41 PM »
I'm about where the black dot is. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon. The cattle are cozy and warm in the shed.
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« on: January 13, 2024, 04:38:31 PM »
Pretty much been snowbound all week. Made it to town a few times earlier but this is the second day in a row that all the roads in northeastern Nebraska have been closed. Tomorrow is not looking good either.
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« on: January 07, 2024, 05:10:01 PM »
We had quite the feast Saturday night. Dutch oven cook-off.  Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk
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« on: January 07, 2024, 04:06:26 PM »
Spent the weekend on a winter campout with the Nebraska Preppers group. I took 2 of my boys and my nephew. I got second place in the shooting contest with my Henry .22. First time I ever used it. I slept in the bus with no heat. The boys got the tent. It only got down to 11 but I see a diesel heater in my future. My boots were frozen to the floor this morning.     Sent from my Pixel 8 Pro using Tapatalk
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« on: December 15, 2023, 06:40:50 AM »
One of our scouts took his life yesterday. 16 years old. I have known the boy since he was born. Everyone is still in shock. Please pray for his family and his scouting family.
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« on: December 14, 2023, 07:06:40 AM »
This was my grandpa's truck. One of the first trucks I ever drove. It has a 12 bed with a hoist. I'm leaving it stock.
This blue 47 is the one I want to build. I have a 87 Chevy 4x4 frame to put it on. Biggest thing holding me back is money.
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« on: December 13, 2023, 06:19:30 PM »
Operation refresh well under way. Not going to restore this just getting her back on the road. 1954 chevy 4100 with 35,000 miles. It's really in great shape for its age. Needs a clutch and all the engine gaskets. The transmission also leaks so it will get new gaskets also. We have a local shop with an expert on these old chevy engines so I'm just taking it to him. I will do the transmission gaskets myself.
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« on: November 28, 2023, 06:28:52 PM »
Got home from Kentucky yesterday. Deer hunting was a bust. Didn't see one buck all Doe. Wife has Covid, 2 of the boys that went have the flu.
Mother-in-law had a fainting spell, so I spent most of the day in the hospital with her before they turned us loose. They found nothing wrong. She just happened to have another one while hooked to the monitor. The blood pressure monitor dropped to 56 over 36. They figure something with her heart may be causing it.
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« on: November 20, 2023, 06:36:09 PM »
I was raised catholic and even went to a catholic school. I was an alter boy so often I had everything memorized. Countless hours of Bible study. I still don't think I got through it all. When I was long haul trucking I kept a Bible by my bed and would read some when I was laid over somewhere. But now I haven't picked up the good book in years. I still pray nearly every day. I just don't read any book as much as I should. I don't go to church anymore either. Too many hypocrites in our little church. My wife is Baptist. She has a hard time adjusting. I know for a fact she will go to her home church while we are down in KY this weekend.
Speaking of hypocrites I'm the scoutmaster and a scout is reverant. I serve as an example to the boys I am mentoring. I really need to figure this out and find a new church sooner than later.
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« on: November 16, 2023, 07:30:37 AM »
Got harvest done. No major breakdowns and no injuries. The yields suck. Its going to be another tough year. I will be looking to do some trucking to try to help pay some bills.
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« on: November 11, 2023, 07:59:20 AM »
I'm sorry I have been busy and just now catching up on some threads.
You say you get 100 round bales a year at $33 a bale? How big are the bales? I know hay prices vary greatly place to place but even Prarie hay and grass bales are $150 ish a ton. It cost us $10 A bale to just hire someone to bale it. Large round bales weigh roughly 1,200 lbs.
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« on: November 10, 2023, 07:17:53 AM »
The way I see it Ohio putting weed and abortion on the ballot at the same time was a way to get the liberals to come out of their parent's basement and vote.
My condolences to Kentucky another 4 years of Andy. Yuck.
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« on: October 08, 2023, 06:11:42 PM »
Tried to work today. The scale on the grain cart messed up, the tractor is throwing transmission codes and blew a hose on the combine. Tried to move the irrigation pivot out of the way. Flat tire.
On the bright side my granddaughter came out and rode with me for a while.
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« on: October 07, 2023, 04:21:44 PM »
It's nice to eat lunch while someone else fixes stuff.  Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: October 07, 2023, 03:57:10 PM »
The chairs look great sam. I want to build some too. But the kits are junk.
Be aware that owning a tire machine is like having a truck and trailer. You will have all kinds of friends wanting to use it.
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« on: September 25, 2023, 09:09:58 AM »
They warmed them in the Dutch oven. They were actually a little crispy like McDonald's. Scoutmasters had grilled pork loin. I tried out a new popcorn popper. Not exactly the end result I was expecting. No alcohol involved. This was a scout campout. The whole pot caught fire. Maybe a little too much oil. The scouts did not witness this They were at one of their activities.    Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: September 24, 2023, 06:45:50 PM »
Scout campout this weekend. I told him they can have anything they want as long as it was made in the Dutch oven. I started naming off all kinds of good stuff. What did they choose? Frozen chicken nuggets.  Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: September 01, 2023, 07:39:00 AM »
I have a little story for you guys see what you make of it.
Wednesday the boss come in the shop and said he found a skinned deer in the ditch by one of our fields. Freshly skinned the cape over its head next to a neat gut pile and the feet were cut off. No meat was taken. I told him to call the sheriff. Thursday morning the game warden comes out and looks at it. He pulls the cape back off the head and finds out it's not a deer itis a pig. So, someone killed a pig, skinned it mostly gutted it and just took the feet. He didn't say if any of the organs were missing.
We are wondering who does that and why. Where did the pig come from. Nobody has reported missing any. It's just weird.
I didn't see it myself. The boss has never been hunting a day in his life so I can see how he would mistake a pig for deer.
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« on: August 29, 2023, 05:45:38 PM »
Doing some maintenance on the bean head and it turned into a rebuild. All new bearings and belts.    Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: August 14, 2023, 04:24:56 PM »
These were takes from the field across the road. This is a pollination problem. It was too hot when it was pollinating.  Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: August 14, 2023, 04:11:10 PM »
Ears of corn picked from the same field. One on the left is where the irrigation hits. The right is dry land.  Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: July 30, 2023, 01:15:52 PM »
Had a busy week. Threw a low-ball bid on a piece of equipment 350 miles away. Got it. Unbelievable. I bid $20,000 less than the price of the one I found near us. Had the great idea of just pulling it home. 6 tires and 3 days later we made it. The trip cost $2,700. So even with the headaches still saved a ton of money.   Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: July 22, 2023, 08:27:56 AM »
We partnered up with the legion riders the local fire department to have a flag retirement ceremony last night. We retired over 1500 flags of all sizes.   Sent from my SM-T727V using Tapatalk
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« on: July 22, 2023, 08:23:59 AM »
I guess they were using a sharpened ice scraper similar to the picture. Idea being you cut away from yourself as you are walking through the field. This was a case of operator error.  Sent from my SM-T727V using Tapatalk
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« on: July 21, 2023, 09:42:08 AM »
Zane got 7 stitches in his foot walking beans. Chopping weeds. Cut right through his boot. That was one sharp hoe.    Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: July 16, 2023, 11:17:47 AM »
I got in on the rifle shooting. Two 5 round clips and 2 targets. No break in-between. I cant blame this on the rifle. I naturally pull to the left for some reason. I had to adjust my personal rifle to compensate.   Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: July 16, 2023, 10:51:12 AM »
Spent the last week at Boy Scout camp. I decided I was just going to laze around and read books while the kids were out earning their merit badges. After about 2 days I was bored to tears so I started volunteering to help with classes. At the end of camp I was one of 4 scoutmasters to earn a camp specific scoutmaster merit badge. I had scouts in everything from rifle shooting and archery to first aid and learning about robotics and aquatics. There were modern bathrooms and shower houses but for the most part it was a funnel over a pit.       Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: July 02, 2023, 12:31:12 PM »
The old bus made it the 1,100 miles or so out to the black hills and back. Ran great but I need to put a bigger tranny cooler on it. Flat land I was fine but it got pretty warm in the hills. Rained every day. We have a big tent so we could still have down time together and stay dry. It's the size of a GP medium. The crazy horse monument was really impressive. Worth the money. We all wore out scout shirts so we got in free everywhere but Mt Rushmore snd devils tower. That was a reduced rate. The wildlife at Custer State Park was beautiful. The assault cows dont care. They come right up the cars. The raccoons playing poker didn't come home with me. I misread the price. I thought it was $300. I missed a zero. 3 grand for that.      Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: July 02, 2023, 12:15:49 PM »
Congratulations.
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« on: June 17, 2023, 07:24:13 AM »
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« on: June 13, 2023, 07:13:32 AM »
This is in my back yard. I never heard about it. I need to do some asking around.
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« on: June 11, 2023, 06:07:58 PM »
Hanging flags in the new building. I was going to go to the left with all the branches of the military including a Pow/Mia but this doesn't look right to me. I want to do it correctly. I wanted the American flag there because it's the center of the building and it's pretty much the first thing you see. If I put it all the way to the left it's like I'm hiding it in the corner.  Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: June 08, 2023, 02:58:49 PM »
Starting to look like an engine again. More parts in.   Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: June 02, 2023, 07:54:00 AM »
A pile of parts showed up for the tractor. Waiting for a back ordered radiator. The new grill arrived damaged. There was no packing in the box. So I thing it's partly Deere's fault but mostly the shipping company. Getting a new one free so don't really matter to me but as much as stuff cost you would think they would package it. The frame for the radiator support was packaged better than the grill.   Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: June 02, 2023, 07:24:51 AM »
KEntucky really has some beautiful state parks. We spent a week at Cave Run a few years ago. Mostly boating and hiding from the rain.
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« on: May 31, 2023, 07:31:58 AM »
Here are most of the additional parts as they are restored by electrolytic rust removal, abrasive or bead blasting and then primed and painted. I also use Evaporust on a lot of the bolts and small hardware and brackets.
Evaporust actually works?? My boss got some and he dumped it in a wash tub. He soaked every tool he could find with a little rust on it. After a few weeks it turned into a thick tar and now those tools are forever trapped. Actually I think we have 2 of those tubs of sticky tools in the shop somewhere.
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« on: May 22, 2023, 01:14:59 PM »
Nice gift, will that be the tractor gun now
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« on: May 22, 2023, 01:13:21 PM »
Happy birthday Jon! Mountain oysters? Is that like calf fries? Lol
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« on: May 21, 2023, 06:31:23 PM »
Had my 50th birthday yesterday. Lots of family and friends showed up. My brother flew up from Florida and surprised everyone. Wife made me brownies because I'm not too big on cake. Wife and adult kids all chipped in to buy me a Henry. 22 lever action with the large loup and octagon barrel. I have wanted one for a long time. We went on a hay rack ride and then had Mountain oysters and pork belly burnt ends for supper.    Sent from my SM-T727V using Tapatalk
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« on: May 14, 2023, 03:36:08 PM »
Just going to haul the scouts to our farther away campouts and pull the scout trailer. We're going to South Dakota this summer. I use it for personal use also. Today we loaded up a bunch of family and went to lunch for mother's Day Right now I am going to leave it as is except for some paint. I want to break up the yellow.    Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: May 14, 2023, 11:21:16 AM »
Got my son and nephew to help install my hitch. It's a weld on modified to bolt on. Removed the tow hook assembly. That had 1/2 bolts. Had to ream the factory holes in the frame from up to 5/8. The bumper bracket holes are slotted so had to trim a little off with the plasma cutter. It's a 20k curt hitch. I will never pull that much but I wanted it to be plenty big. It's the same one I put on the back of the freightliner. Next is the wiring and brake controller. My son is actually using safety equipment and I didn't even have to tell him to. Needs new boots tho. Had some hot sparks in his shoe. He will learn.    Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: May 13, 2023, 11:14:26 AM »
One dozen sunny side up quail eggs in Bacon grease with a side of home made bacon.  Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk
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« on: May 13, 2023, 11:11:58 AM »
I was very proud of my boys when they learned to hook up a trailer. Even more so when they learned how to back the garden trailer in the shed with the mower. Just please please do not let them in-between the trailer and truck when you are backing. It's probably an automatic and you have your foot on the brake but I have been pinned against a trailer before. That is a very dangerous place to be.
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« on: May 13, 2023, 08:22:34 AM »
That is an awesome place. Should sell in no time.
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