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« on: May 01, 2019, 06:04:10 AM »
You need 2 to 3 square ft in the coop for chickens. My coop is 8x14. I had just over 30 chickens with plenty of room. With that many chickens I had 20 nesting boxes. They used 5 and pooped in the rest. I think I'm down to 10 chickens now. They all lay in the same 3 boxes.
1152
« on: April 30, 2019, 07:21:55 AM »
Dang I hate being colorblind. All the little dots look the same.
1153
« on: April 28, 2019, 01:26:48 PM »
That is awesome.
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« on: April 28, 2019, 08:18:19 AM »
We all stand for the flag. Kids here still say the pledge of allegiance at school every day. Actually a local radio station plays the daily pledge. You record your kids saying the pledge then they play it on the radio. All the classes form every school in the area send in recordings.
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« on: April 26, 2019, 06:34:58 AM »
Looks real nice. I was going to try that with the straw bales but then changed my mind. Instead of using plastic for a weed barrier I busted open the straw bales and spread it on the ground. That worked pretty good. Then I just till it all up in the spring and start over. I didn't want to pull up all that plastic.
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« on: April 24, 2019, 06:27:13 AM »
If you are looking for a box scraper google search Industrias America. They are a company out of Texas but the equipment is built in Mexico. Stuff sell like crazy around here. Its good for the small farmers and acreage owners. They seem well built. We do not have one as they are not big or heavy enough for our use, but will handle anything that kabota can drag. My neighbor is a dealer. I go help him unload the trucks when he gets a shipment in. I guess I never did ask what he gets for one.
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« on: April 22, 2019, 07:34:32 AM »
Plus it is getting scary here, people are leaving in droves. All the time I hear people talk about or said they just bought out of state.
Funny you should say that. My grandpa's brother moved out to Sacramento when he was young. Raised a big family. Now every one of 3 generations raised in CA are now in Texas, Nevada, Utah and Idaho.
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« on: April 21, 2019, 09:01:46 AM »
Very proud of our cub scout pack. Once a year we volunteer at the local food bank. Our scouts collected enough food for each family that came though to get 45 items.
Pictured is the trailer full of supplies they collected and delivered a few weeks ago to flood victims. My boy is all the way to the right in the blue shirt.
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« on: April 21, 2019, 08:48:33 AM »
This Easter Sunday there is a family that nearly lost their father. He is in a medically induced coma after a farm accident. Last harvest he was having trouble with the auger plugging up so he removed the grate in the auger hopper. 2 days ago he was moving some corn. He did what we all do. Step on the hopper to clean out the truck. He forgot the grate was gone. He was alone with no cell service. He had to cut his foot off with his pocket knife and crawl to the house. He nearly bled out. They ended up taking his leg off just below the knee.
This hits real close to home. Kurt Is a friend and neighbor. We worked together many times. He comes over for coffee in the mornings sometimes just to sit and visit. He is a very strong willed man. I believe he will recover but its not going to be easy.
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« on: April 20, 2019, 07:22:27 AM »
Happy birthday.
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« on: April 19, 2019, 06:49:36 PM »
If you are looking for boxes and don't care if they are used look on Facebook marketplace or semi truck junk yards.
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« on: April 19, 2019, 07:45:23 AM »
Anyone have to deal with an employee that just keeps breaking stuff? We have one hired man that is just so hard on stuff. He has trashed the pickup we gave him to drive. He is so paranoid that he is going mess something up that mess stuff up. In one day just hauling some trees that were pulled out of the fence line he managed to rip the filler neck out of the def tank, broke 2 hub caps, lost a mud flap and messed up 2 trailer lights. On a 2015 Kenworth. The list of machinery he is grounded form is growing. He better remove head from rear end or be looking for a new job.
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« on: April 19, 2019, 07:30:14 AM »
Everything looks real good to me. I like to clevis tow hooks on the back. I was going to go with D rings on my truck bumper. But, I think I'm going to copy you instead.
Great idea putting the hose on the cooler.
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« on: April 18, 2019, 07:27:51 AM »
Sending prayers.
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« on: April 14, 2019, 01:05:25 PM »
Right on all accounts. My dad told me how he use to be able to kill rabbits from the tractor seat by throwing his pliers like a ninja star. Dang, I should have told the kid that story. Save it for next time. He seems like a good kid and he has a job.
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« on: April 14, 2019, 10:01:52 AM »
Glad you are all safe. I have not had the TV on yet today. First I heard about it.
Prom was last night so I photo bombed one my daughters pictures. Then we went out to eat with some friends we haven't seen in a long time.
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« on: April 13, 2019, 11:01:42 AM »
Depends on the truck. We have a mid 90s Freightliner FL 60 12 valve Cummins with a Allison. Has a roll back deck.
Then we picked up I think it's an 06 Freightliner m2 business class with a Mercedes and Allison with a rear end locker. 40,000 miles. Has a tool body and crane on it. Old power company truck.
Both have air ride seats and are just not too bad in the power department. 9 k for the roll back and like 14k for the tool truck.
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« on: April 13, 2019, 07:20:45 AM »
Just throwing this out there. You can pick up a cheap straight truck and use that to pull your trailer. It can handle more weight and you are not tearing up your pickup.
Stay under 26,000 combined vehicle weight rating and you don't need a CDL.
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« on: April 12, 2019, 05:42:37 AM »
I didn't go trucking yesterday because of the weather. I finished up a bunch of of odds and ends on the camper and truck. I don't know what I'm going to do today yet.
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« on: April 12, 2019, 05:33:27 AM »
I am wondering how you how you will stow your firearms.
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« on: April 11, 2019, 06:25:32 AM »
If you are looking at a backhoe I would suggest you look at a mini excavator. We have one and its awesome. Also has a blade for finish work. If you are digging a big hole it takes a while but it gets the job done. Great for trenching.
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« on: April 09, 2019, 06:52:43 AM »
I will second and third the stay away from small Deere tractors. We had a 6150M. Bigger of the small tractors. Hated that thing. Lots of problems. Hard to operate.
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« on: April 08, 2019, 08:14:33 AM »
I think they came out pretty good. Just need to get everything polished up. I don't think I will have time for that.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: April 06, 2019, 10:18:07 PM »
How are they doing roads? Truck n trailers don’t go in sand real well
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The owner has a concrete crusher. He is going to rock the road and provide all the rock for the camper pads. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: April 06, 2019, 10:15:49 PM »
We went down there today and met some of the neighbors. Nobody camping yet. Just hanging out making plans and having few cold ones.
Sectioning out a deck is a good idea
Could probably use pallets for that. We have a bunch of them.
We talked about picking up some pavers. They are cheap sometimes.
Tex if you don't mind doing that I'd take you up on the offer. Just let me know how much. If it's worth the expense. Depending on size they run from $40 for a small one to 70 bucks for a really big one
The boys had a blast down there playing with other kids. I think we all made some new friends today
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« on: April 06, 2019, 09:11:47 AM »
We looked at a lease site so we don't have to fight to get in the state parks. These sites were dirt. Actually clay. Did not drain very well. After the flood came through now they are all sand. 6 to 8 inches of sand to be exact. Took care of the mud problem but now we have all sand. Not a big deal except we have two boys ages 5 and 8. Everyone with kids knows exactly where this is headed.
This is the first year the place is open. Sites are just roughed in at this point. Actually there are no hookups yet. I am equipped to boondock so no problem. I just need ideas of something to put down outside the camper as a "clean area" A place to knock the sand off and clean up before going in the camper. Future plans are to have a patio but I don't want to build anything until all the utility's are in. I have looked at the rv rugs that let the sand go through are so expensive but that might have to be the way we go. Do they actually work? I don't know anyone that has one. I will be setting up an outdoor shower. That is a must have.
There is a huge negative not having grass but..With the flooding in Nebraska most parks in my area are going to be limited access or closed all together. Also we are getting in on the ground floor so to speak. If I pass it up this year I'm afraid it will fill up and I will never get in later. Its only 12 miles from home. The price is VERY reasonable $1,200 a year with power included once they get it ran. The main box is in they just have to run it to each site. We love to cat fish and get in the canoes. We are just going to have to deal with the sand. Each site is roughly 50x100. Everyone has river access. The pictures are taken from the spot I was thinking about getting. The spots run north and south. Pictures are taken facing west then east. My Dad is getting a spot right next to me so we will essentially have 100x100 to work with.
1177
« on: April 05, 2019, 07:09:28 AM »
The worst of it is they know the neighbor is an easy target. They might try to hit your yard next. That guy made the whole neighborhood a target.
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« on: April 02, 2019, 07:47:43 AM »
My ducks started laying eggs! My first duck egg breakfast of the year today. Also looks like we got 2 or 3 inches of snow.
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« on: April 02, 2019, 07:30:31 AM »
In retrospect I should have slid the rear axle forward. But it actually rides pretty good with the trailer on. There is a lot of weight on the steering axle when I'm bob tailing. That is another reason for the heavy over built bumper and putting a water tank way in the back.
1181
« on: March 31, 2019, 08:23:59 AM »
What will you use for perishables? You cant just go to the store and buy ice everyday. Canned food is good but even home canned food gets monotonous after a couple days.
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« on: March 30, 2019, 01:04:08 PM »
2 weeks after the flood we were able to get into my buddy's house. We started cleaning but It's shot we had to quit. The floor is rotten and he fell through. He's ok but we decided it was too dangerous to continue. He and his son have been staying with us. His son was driving an hour one way to school every day. Starting today they will be staying with his pastor. That's only a 20 minute drive from school.
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« on: March 29, 2019, 07:26:42 AM »
There should be a little blue dot over Omaha.
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« on: March 29, 2019, 07:24:47 AM »
The problem is less air in the air bags reduce the ride height. Then that messes with drive shaft angles. There are a couple of guys working on a different kind of air bag and spring set up to make them ride better.
I just aired the tires down to 80psi. That made a huge difference. It actually rides better than you would think. Once I get that heavy bumper in the back and a fresh water tank it will ride better yet. I don't know exactly how I'm going to do it but I want at least another 50 gallons. Right now I just have a plastic barrel.
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« on: March 28, 2019, 07:18:14 AM »
As busy as I have been trucking I have been working a little on the truck. Picked up a couple more boxes on Big Iron on line auction. I also got my pin box shortened up by 2 ft. With that long pin box I was worried about the torque put on the frame. The truck rides a little rougher than a normal pickup truck. I have plenty of room so I shortened it up. My over all legnth is now 58 ft. I had to shorten up the side boards on the bed also. I bunged up the corner of the camper last summer. Yea, I got both sides.     Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: March 28, 2019, 07:08:29 AM »
Still hauling rock out of South Dakota. Try to get as much as I can before they flood up there and can't get there. Last weekend we made a overnight trip up to south Eastern Minnesota. I bought some boxes to put on my Toter truck. Found the jolly green giant and a museum.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
1187
« on: March 26, 2019, 06:42:27 AM »
Who is my fellow Chevy traverse Arcadia person here ? Vent actuator problems?
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In my wifes traverse we had to turn the temp dial back and forth a few times. Then the blend door would finally close. Sent from my P008 using Tapatalk
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« on: March 21, 2019, 10:48:18 PM »
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« on: March 21, 2019, 10:47:08 PM »
I have been running my butt off hauling rock out of Sioux Falls to fix the roads. Everyone is out around here and all the trucks are busy anyway. Check this link out. Feeding cattle with a Chinook. https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/507477382.htmlSent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: March 19, 2019, 09:26:44 PM »
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« on: March 16, 2019, 07:01:01 AM »
You can see the dam in the upper right corner behind the wing of the plane. Appears that the bridge did not wash out completely after all. BUT. the channel to the left did not exist before. It cut through a private campground residence and bar.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: March 14, 2019, 01:09:17 PM »
Just south of Spencer in North Central Nebraska
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« on: March 14, 2019, 01:07:42 PM »
Both bridge and dam are gone. Last picture is that bridge before it washed out.    Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: March 14, 2019, 12:15:23 PM »
Here is a picture of it normally.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: March 14, 2019, 12:14:51 PM »
I'm trying to figure out how to share a video from Facebook. This dam is gone and washed out the bridge down stream. This was one my favorite fishing spots. Those of you with Facebook can look up Knox county news. The bridge is a good 75 to 100 ft off the bottom of the canyon and water was flowing over top of it.
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« on: March 14, 2019, 06:51:52 AM »
Sorry folks the state of Nebraska is closed. Severe flooding all over the east. Blizzard in the west. School was cancelled at noon yesterday. No buses. I was over in Iowa getting some cattle. Its just as bad over there. This is the only road to town that is not flooded. This is the good part. Wife was too busy hanging on to take pictures of the bad. All the towns have flood gates up. We can get in the back way on this road if there is an emergency and have to get to the hospital. My brothers daughter has been in and out of the hospital the last few days with the flu. I guess we will just hunker down here and wait.
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« on: March 13, 2019, 07:10:18 AM »
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« on: March 11, 2019, 05:38:20 AM »
I let Zane drive the snowmobile by himself today. He is 8 and he's feeling pretty big right now. I seen how good he was doing so I put his little brother on behind him.
Looks like a mid 90’s formula.
I had a ‘96 Formula 3 back in the day. Crazy was the word for it. Triple tuned pipes into a can.
It just san so nice. 600cc 129? Hp stock. Was an animal of its day.
Its a stock Polaris. That's about all I know about it. Makes a real nice cruiser. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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« on: March 10, 2019, 08:12:50 PM »
I let Zane drive the snowmobile by himself today. He is 8 and he's feeling pretty big right now. I seen how good he was doing so I put his little brother on behind him.
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« on: March 08, 2019, 04:47:52 PM »
Picked this up today. A buddy found them on line so I called my gun guy and had him order it. $250 out the door. Then add 3 boxes of shells. I never had anything other than a revolver before.  Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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