Parking lot or boat ramp hit. Didn't notice it for a week.

JR, the school thing, Unless your kids are in the upper years of high school they will make many new friends and most likely the new friends will be from families more aligned with yours. It also is not so far away, the existing friends could stay in touch. Have you ask them about their feelings.
If you are drawing retirement pay from a Calif. establishment, do you have to file state income tax on  income from calif even if you don't live there any longer?

Have them throw in a fiberglass shade that bolts on the ROPS.

JR, glad you got out of the Gator deal unharmed. Something else will come around given enough time. I don't know what your immediate need is for equipment but you might be ahead to rent or lease some iron instead of buying the wrong long term equipment right away. That 580 Case style rig is big and not really a good choice except for digging in flat ground. The people I know up here most of the time have their big rubber tire back hoes parked and are using either a  track hoe or tractor with 3 point  attachments.


Your bet on pulling trailers around, You really don't know for sure what this bunch of people did in their past lives. Unless you pulled commercially for a number of years you just might loose that bet. Pulling a large box trailer from point A to B is a lot different than moving equipment around on a flat deck.

I guess it all depends on the need at hand Tex. Skid steers defiantly can be used for lots of things, with the right attachments. A front loader with back hoe is also a good tool, and a small track hoe with thumb fills lots of tasks. I would be hard pressed to tell JR which one he needs most.

Ya know, I really don't care much. If you decide to break into my home or neighbor I guess it will be decided in court if needed. If you don't have a throw away pistol then all bets are off.

JR, if you don't mind a well a ways from the homesite,  I bet someone just might find water a lot closer to surface than 600 ft.

Don't know what it is for, but it needs a few more screws to help keep it from coming apart.

 If it would stop raining it would great.

Wasn't that long ago everyone around there was wishing for some rain. Kind of nice to drive along lake Shasta and see lake instead of small river.

I am betting shop time would be closer to 100 than 50 per hour

JR, buy twice as much as you need near Lake Tahoe, low down with small payments. Hold it for a couple years, sell off half and you can pay off the whole package.

Looking good...Here you guys are all building multi level homes and we are looking to find something all on one level. Stairs are going to be a problem and we are in a tri level.

I use the material that comes with the seat. When it wears out or gets stained to the point it really looks bad I will replace them. I hate fighting with seat covers trying to keep them in place. Why cover something up so they will look nice for the next owner. Use what you bought or replace them, not just add something over the top of what you have and fight with it all the time.

I can not remember for sure, but 72 sounds right for a couple months anyway. I fit in the great grand kids area too. You will get too old too soon Dave.

Need....Want for convenience, two different animals. Wyoming isn't the only area you might be without, or have very weak signal. If you drive a ways, either to get higher than the obstruction, or get closer to a tower, then the signal booster would come in very handy.

Don, your family has a lot on the plate right now and the wrestling thing  is not one of them to be worrying about.

Charles, is that the only man door into the garage other from inside the home? We don't have a man door into the garage down here and I sure miss having one.

Lots of years driving snow plows. Used to set the wing windows to force outside air across the windshield but those can't be had anymore. Now I just find a place to get off the road till the roads are clear. Good luck on finding an area to set up for your needs and getting out of California.

Strike 2 or 3 maybe, 2nd junk yard across street had a 500 but motor was locked up tight...

Doesn't mean the engine can't be rebuilt. If it has been in the yard a long time exposed to the elements it could be locked up just because. And it is only across the street, make a deal with the guy it could turn into a good place for parts.

I was not aware and would qualify for the money, all 3 bucks or so. All I have to do is provide my email address and cell phone number. Heck of deal....NOT....

Well I was looking for where the water was entering and hopefully found it. When the wind stops blowing, we will take it out again and see.

Took the boat out on Lake Mohave and really enjoyed the day. The engine pod was dry when I took out the drain plug after the day on the water. The sealing of the inspection plate must have taken care of that problem.
After looking more for the water in the bilge problem, I found a thru hull fitting, just above water line, that  didn't have anything attached to it. Contacted the boat dealer, found out how to get into the area,  found the drain hose from a storage bin in the bow area wasn't attached to the thru hull fitting. The hose was just laying next to the fitting. Need to pick up a stainless hose clamp, and attach the hose. Hopefully this will take care of the problems I am having with water intrusion. Everything else is working great, very happy and ready to start doing some fishing for the striper bass.

I do think it would be a mistake to underestimate them. People with a fanatical ideology are unpredictable and unstable and prone to violence. Walk softly but be prepared to respond with overwhelming force.

Send in the Feds. They can pick a person they know can't pay for an attorney, get a judge to sign off on a questionable  warrant. When that person refuses to spy on the group in question let the feds respond with overwhelming force. That is the American way after all.

That would work as well

The sewer hose won't like the metal tube and protest with holes which will leak out the black water. I have gone to the Rhino hose that retracts and fits inside a fabric zippered container. Yes a bit more expensive than the ones that are what they are but sure is nice not having leaks after a few months of riding and rubbing inside a metal tube.