I can report that this bag system worked well. It features a gortex, woodland cammo outer cover, followed by a black nylon middle medium bag and an OD green down inner bag. We experienced high 30's and kept the tent flap open to reduce moisture and I stayed warm all night. I did not like opening all those zippers for my 0200 trip outside to talk to a man about a horse, but I managed to fumble through it. The bag packs down small and is pretty light
Beautiful place. Hope to visit some time.
I can report that this bag system worked well. It features a gortex, woodland cammo outer cover, followed by a black nylon middle medium bag and an OD green down inner bag. We experienced high 30's and kept the tent flap open to reduce moisture and I stayed warm all night. I did not like opening all those zippers for my 0200 trip outside to talk to a man about a horse, but I managed to fumble through it. The bag packs down small and is pretty light
The gortex cover, patrol bag (green one) and a woobie are all one needs to successfully and comfortably sleep in most conditions. The black one is nice when it drops below 30s. Those tags are for those 2LTs who don't yet trust themselves to not use an official manual to open a sleeping bag.
I do NOT recommend using just the gortex...when it rains and drops the temp real low. It also doesn't work when you end up sleeping in a puddle, however it is marginally better than nothing at all.
I do like that lay of that land. And did anyone else see the EXTREME angles that CMax was subjected to?!
Seriously, C-Max does get stretched a lot down there, you can hear it in the creaking of the suspension. I found the most extreme exercise is approaching the driveway on an angle going uphill, dropping a wheel in the 2 foot deep two track, then continuing over the down side which scrapes the bottom of the truck while hanging a tire in the air.
Lay of the land comment: I know you see it with the same eyes as I do. As a grunt, you'd like a lot about the site I have selected. I am looking forward to having you do a walk about there and sharing your thoughts. Bottom line is it will be hard to sneak up on, and I am going to do a lot of unnecessary tree removal there to really open up my visibility in all directions. I will have a minimum of 100 meters open ground in all directions and be able to see 400-500 in several directions. The high speed avenue of approach is not high speed. Very channelized and restricted. Only one way in by vehicle, and that will be heard for some time as engines have to strain in places against the terrain. Just over the hill the drop-off is so steep that it is dangerous. Lots of natural cover (gulley's) to transit...you'd like it!
Got a regular Paul Bunyan over here! Looks like no-one had any fun at all either. Any ducks on that pond?
Don, one question. You mentioned lights on the poles. I struggled with that at my location. The thought was that lights draw unnecessary attention either from the air or ground. If you aren't there then there is no need to give un wanted guests light to work by.Well, the lights are typical for farms in the area, so in my view, it fits with surrounding properties
Good call on the conex in the ground. All the strength is at the corners. Very little strength in the sides or top By the time you reinforce, then you could have just formed concrete.
Don, I will give you some free Photoshop lessons- what you did to Duanes face is criminal, unless he actually looks like the Elephant Man!
I was just trying to improve on the man's looks, if ya know what I'm sayin'Don, I will give you some free Photoshop lessons- what you did to Duanes face is criminal, unless he actually looks like the Elephant Man!
I was going to say he almost gave him the Jack in the box (restaurant) character's face.
Don, You are probably as remote or more remote than my location. As a result I had to have satellite internet installed to get connected. I also invested in this system. It is POE, meaning Power over Ethernet. The cameras get their power through the Ethernet cord so it only requires one connection, the RJ 45 jack of the Ethernet cable. They are 100ft range IR night vision and although they come with the 100 ft cables, I bought direct burial Cat 6 cable and ran my cameras away from the house to the trees facing the house as well as some other locations that give me view of the approach. They have the ability to sense motion and send video or email to your phone and with the phone app you can log in at any time and remotely view the camera feeds live. By mounting them on the tree and a little use of camo paint, they blend in well. Of course with NV on it looks like it all painted with klieg lights from all the IR but I doubt most threats are going to come in with NV on.I Like it!
http://www.costco.com/Q-See-16-Channel-HD-NVR-Security-System-with-3TB-HDD-and-9-3MP-HD-IP-Cameras.product.100123665.html
Bobby likes the high ground that looks flat but plenty of rolls.
I Like it!
1. So often an infantry company, guys like Blaine and Bobby would get tagged with guarding the aircraft.
2. Well to my knowledge just about every training exercise I was ever on, some "Enemy" infantry insurgent types would sneak in and waste a few of our valuable aircraft. No matter what we did, even GSR (Ground surveillance radar) and barbed wire, and lights, and night vision and prayers prayed over the mess sergeants SOS and bacon. Nossir, we never got away without some Bobby lookin knuckle-dragger comin' in and messin with our beauty sleep and hot tub operations!
3. Sorry Bobby, but really, getting called a knuckle dragger by an aviator is really just a badge of honor in your world, true?
Don, You mentioned a spring fed pond. Not sure how much flow you have year round but a DIY Ram pump could handle filling the cistern or elevated tank that would create the water pressure you need. Here is a good example of a large ram pump that could be scaled down. Runs on water and gravity! :DThat's interesting
https://youtu.be/siHErRMxmGw
Which model Deere is that? 3032? 790?
Lookin good but man, it sure made a mess if that JD. Even though that brush guard is a little short, I bet it saved the rad a few times!
Don't know how old the out building or the house is, but you might want to check out the value of the boards and beams before lighting them off.Believe me, Bob I am looking into all options. Nothing save the wood burning stove in the house is salvageable...that and a water heater and water pump in a snake infested basement!
The pic with the plywood lengthwise next to the concrete fireplace?? looks like a perfect spot for a short range.Look carefully at the thousand + holes already in it. Wee-Rangers have been chewing that up with a 10-22 Ruger, a 20 gage, my M4 and some pistols!
As thick as those woods look, you might consider contracting with a Forestry expert and reputable timber company to come in generate some return on investment to restore the health of your woods, before you start your sustainability improvements and bug-out work. That and a good controlled burn would turn the place into Eden of sorts.Copy that red Rider
That's awesome, nice machine. Dad and I are lookin at a 3032e in the next couple years. 4 series is really nice... Too big for us tho.
Property is lookin good!
And amen on getting a forester to assess the timber. They say that if a stand needs a good thinning, you'll grow more than you cut out within a couple years...
Good progress, sorry I missed it. I'll help salvage the stove and stainless chimney parts. The water heater is probably not worth saving. The shallow-well cistern pump might be, probably worth pulling that out too. If the pump head is cast iron they sell rebuild kits for those.
LOL- they won't after you have them scrub it down with bleach after the burn! ;D
Look carefully at the thousand + holes already in it. Wee-Rangers have been chewing that up with a 10-22 Ruger, a 20 gage, my M4 and some pistols!
Places all over that property for ranges.
Funny how you guys (Infantry) thinkLook carefully at the thousand + holes already in it. Wee-Rangers have been chewing that up with a 10-22 Ruger, a 20 gage, my M4 and some pistols!
Places all over that property for ranges.
I noticed the impact scars. I meant from the concrete shrine outwards you have an open area that has a (it appears on the photos) gentle grade. That looks to me like a tailor made KD zero range.
That's awesome, nice machine. Dad and I are lookin at a 3032e in the next couple years. 4 series is really nice... Too big for us tho.
Property is lookin good!
And amen on getting a forester to assess the timber. They say that if a stand needs a good thinning, you'll grow more than you cut out within a couple years...
Could I offer some advice here?
The 3032 is mechanical as in a manual transmission.
I'd look at their hydrostatic tractor and that 3037 is one of my favorites.
I have owned J Deere hydrostatic tractors since either the late 80's or early 90's.
I have never experienced a failure with one, never!
I used a 5300 to dig a 20 foot deep pond in Tennessee. I've put roads in, had back hoes hooked to two of them and no problems. Before that I had a manual shift tractor and it was OK except when doing shuttle loader work. That's when the hydrostat really shines!
At the end of this day, we loaded up everything and scared several hundred hippies on the drive home with that wide trailer with no rear lights.
Happy Birthday. Hope it was a great one all around.It was indeed!
49 what?
decades? :pokin'fun@Don
The only thing that concerns me is that it is down slope and how that will mess with trajectory vs flat ground.
If it's a very gentle grade, it shouldn't cause too much of a difference. However, that is also something important to learn anyway. I'll find the calculator and post it up.
Naw, just up late with Ranger
He's getting used to things in his new home!
I agree...that looks like maybe 350-400 yards..?....trajectory wouldn't be a factor on that slope.
"Up late with Ranger....."OK, copy all that
Good thing puppies are cute, cause they're a PIA! My current one has tested my resolve more then all others combined!
Not seeming to get the "hold it" part of the program at 4am, so in trying to facilitate crate training protocol, I'm getting up! Then, since he's up, he wants to play! Scared crap outta me this am when I held him still cuddled against me, he went limp after struggling- he just gave in like I flipped a switch; thought I killed him or did the sleeper hold!
Put yourself, pup and sled dog in small room and work it out, asserting YOU are the Alpha of the pack. I've had to do that on occasion with mine and guest dogs of friends that I've taken care of. Had as many a 4 intact males loose and free in the house together without issue, but I'm always monitoring. Lifting by the collar shoulder high with some firm affirmations and stern incantations including "NO" and putting them down to try again, lays a firm foundation of what's not tolerated when you "speak" to them to knock it off (adult dogs). Puppies I leave for on the floor and rattled them by the collar with same incantation. Adult dogs off the ground takes away their security, pack status etc.
When you got the pup and each as individuals getting along, introduce all three and be ready to repeat the process as needed. Sometimes that third element can throw a wrench into the dynamic so keep on your toes- especially if you toss a female in the mix; they can be the worst, hence the name they're reffered to by in the dog world!
Have fun- beautiful pup; the Mrs. Six pulled one over on you it seems! Good for her!
If it's a very gentle grade, it shouldn't cause too much of a difference. However, that is also something important to learn anyway. I'll find the calculator and post it up.
Darn, I missed the party!!YESSIR!
HB Don, Ranger looks great, kids look happy (bet your grinnin too)
Minute of deer or elk works well then
Too much math reading.. :-\
I know what you're saying.
Don, I favor, if time effort and money were not the primary considerations...Well, building this thing, I am planning on a couple of "options" that I may not publicize. But def thinking along the same line as you mention.
Build a concrete foundation and walls about 8-10 ft high. Then use the red tractor thingy to gently mound soil up to near the top so you in essence have a basement on which you build a modest frame residence with a loft. From the front it looks like a normal house with no indication that there is a basement underneath. Landscaping helps the fabricated roll to the land look natural and you don't have to deal with sub terrain excavation and forming for concrete. You have a porch and the house appears to be a foot or so off the ground on piers, disguised by a wrap around porch. Inside you have a closet with hidden access to the basement. All the real supplies and stuff under the house and just enough diversionary goods semi secured in the main residence to make a would be intruder think they have stumbled upon something while never realizing that there is 1000+ sq ft of secure storage underground. Extra credit for 3ft concrete pipe from the basement to a location down hill about 100-150 ft away disguised by a planter, decorative garden Nome or other. If you don't want to go that far you can make a short exit that comes up next to the house underneath a second AC unit that is a shell so that you tilt it to one side on a hinge and exfil from the basement
Agree with you about Pole Barn option, with second favorite being small home with wrap around porch.You know Mike, I think it was the devil or one of his demons
Great photos of "Ranger" and her "handler"; thanks for sharing!
BTW- John Deere "Tractor" and NOT A DOZER! From looks of trailer tire and rim, lost tire and then the rim got dented. Can't imagine how you didn't feel that poor Prius it vaulted over before then........
You going to be able to get Concrete Trucks back there?
You going to be able to get Concrete Trucks back there?
You going to be able to get Concrete Trucks back there?
I think so
If I contract the basement, it won't be my problem ;-))
Good thinkin'!You going to be able to get Concrete Trucks back there?
I think so
If I contract the basement, it won't be my problem ;-))
Ooohhh, double efficiency! Contract foundation, they widen the road by incidental contact!
I like the idea of low cost and a little known basement with escape/entry route, more than one,,,,,,,,,,,,
I would dig down for the basement though, keeping the main structure just above the surroundings so it doesn't look out of place. Just be sure the basement is not to low compared to the surroundings or it will flood. Heck, even have secondary basement with the stores that leads to an access.
You now, they are about giving away railroad ties as they do upgrades. Stack those against a container and you insulation and rust protection.
As for batteries, look at a forklift battery. They say life spans are 20+ years with of grid systems. Don't go AGM, lead acid is better. I also see mono panels are going for .55 a watt now.
So that's why batteries last so long in my wife's Acura- crappy Illinois roads keep the scale shook off!I do!
Question for you on your land Don- do you own the mineral rights? Was one of the things a friend of mine in Ohio said I'd need to check into, were I to retire to the Blue Grass state- suppose it would include caves/caverns too?
hmmmm. Wonder if you'un gots some natural gas somewhere on that's property....that would be some steady income from heres to eternity!
So what was the loud bang....another tire?
The sound, sorta like an air bag popping was....
YupThe sound, sorta like an air bag popping was....
CMax's airbag in the rear end?
...trying to stay out of a mud hole...
That loaded trailer wasn't all that heavy. Was it just from the flexing of the rear axle on the truck compressing the bag? More heavy duty set needed?It was due to extreme flexing angle and rate gettin' there of the truck. But there was a lot of tongue weight on the truck already.
sounds like square d might get running sooner than later so cmax can get some more modification
I was bush hogging everything...including my Husky chainsaw!
Yup, chopped that thing up into many smaller pieces!
Note to self: When you get done with a tool, put it up!
That is some nice land Don, I envy you.That's why the boys are going with me.
I had mine up to around 70 when I got mine. It is light but has drag with being a foot wider than the truck with the square edges. The legs in the back are nice it is a fort for the kids playing nerf.
Your little wood pile reminds me of where I used to camp with my father. Went back year after year and the unused wood was still there.
When I first saw the picture of the Husky, I thought Red dog might have been involved!Ya know Mike...
Looking good, all the mowing will be appreciated by your deer herd! Nice fire ring too, big enough to put some major chunks of wood in it. ;)
I was bush hogging everything...including my Husky chainsaw!I smiled when I saw this picture. Not because it happened to you, but because the one I own is on a quick path to 180 grains of angry lead.
Yup, chopped that thing up into many smaller pieces!
Note to self: When you get done with a tool, put it up!
...sorry Duane, didn't mean to call you a tool...
Don, can you build on the old foundation? That would save a bunch and keep more people out.
Kits sound like a great way to go.
Keep the roads simple with just DG or gravel so you can access in all weather.
Brush hog made quick work of that Husky i see.... Wowzer that's a bummer.I feel it!
Nice work on the property, starting to really look great. That pic of the Firepit and stack of wood is really cool. Taking in a sunset up there with your family is going to be amazing.
Great stuff seeing things improve all the time isn't it.YESSIR it is
Maybe you should look into getting a batwing mower for all those fields. It would take much less time to cut it all. The land is really starting to open up and looks nice. Good looking table also. ;)
Maybe you should look into getting a batwing mower for all those fields. It would take much less time to cut it all. The land is really starting to open up and looks nice. Good looking table also. ;)You're right about the bat wing
Well I noticed 2 things. The pre rangers were gettin some sun and don broke out the stihl.That Stihl is one wood eatin' machine. Has 3/8" cutters which really chunk through the big trees, right up to the point you find the embedded barbed wire!
Great table! Also makes a great shooting bench!
I did notice one issue with the new Stihl though, that chain needs to be outta the dirt and actually around the bar for it to work......... ;D
Nice sounding cabin plan- Yoder is one of your more common names in the Amish community. Friend of mine moved form So. Iowa to So. Missouri - his Farrier in IA was named Yoder; goes to find a local one in MO and HIS name is Yoder!
I look at the lay of your land now that it's cut, and I envision feed strips laid out around the edges, then start hearing the calls of Quail and think of running dogs! You must be smack dab in the middle of Quail country down there.......and I also thought of a Still, in addition to the new Stihl, since you're in Bourbon Country as well.
Question: What is that stone behemoth- Outdoor grill/fireplace or what? I'm talking about the one with the vines growing on it, not the fire ring.
Does that trailer give you better fuel mileage pointing down hill like it does? Seems like it would just push you along!I did!
;)
Is that first picture level, or is the house really off level that bad?JR,
I sure like that hydro axe, but a string type cutter mounted up front would be better for maintenance.
Nice bench and great looking land.
Secret entrance into the basement? ;)No place you'd want to stay for very long!
Secret entrance into the basement? ;)No place you'd want to stay for very long!
hey now, I think there are a few of us on here that would have absolutely no problem using that fine building as long as we didn't have to utilize a mixture of mogas and jp-8 to burn what it was that we evacuated from our systems........ ;D
we all know that MRS flyin6 will never, ever, be asked to conduct such duties, but on the other hand, I think we have many such vol-in-tolds for such a mission......... :o
I am guessing such folks like
the flyin 6 pre-rangers
the dustoff pre-ranger
ken
tate
bob
the guy from the land of Obama (mike, still love yah!)
that electrician guy from mass
I think there is a guy from LA/TX that does a lot of heavy equipment stuff (ash)
the guy that used to own great lakes off road and is now taking some family time (shawn)
we have a suit from TX (R/N)
oh what the heck, everybody gets a turn doing this!
Lets let the boys hand dig it...builds character!
Weekend a no-go me thinks cause of the weather (Rain)
Lets let the boys hand dig it...builds character!
HoleFood for thought. That is not a real deep hole. Not sure on intended duration for use, drainage and soil makeup.
3' X 3' X 3-4'
lined walls with PT lumber
Lets let the boys hand dig it...builds character!
Weekend a no-go me thinks cause of the weather (Rain)
I have to agree with Sammconn and go deeper on the outhouse unless you are only planning very limited use and your soil is fantastic draining. They can fill surprisingly fast. I treat mine with a bucket of warm water and some of these http://www.roebic.com/septic-systems.shtml a couple times a summer to help it digest. The ground is too cold here to allow to digest without some help. Look forward to some pictures of the build there.OK the wise men have spoken...go deeper sez the guys in the know.
Steel is forever. Shingles are replaceable. If I were t do it again and I did my cabin a couple years ago it would be steel.I figure the enclosure will be 4 X 4 or maybe 4 wide by 6' deep. The roof will overhang, what, 8" on a side. I'll pitch it to an 8/12 or even steep for looks to a 12/12
Now, steel roof in hailstorm is quite loud.
Sorry to be so indecisive.
Probably steel.
Question: Shingles or steel roof?
Needs a catchy name like in the John Wayne movie, The Green Beret's, Provo's Privy.So, "Crack-house" is out
Needs a catchy name like in the John Wayne movie, The Green Beret's, Provo's Privy.So, "Crack-house" is out
The local dump is not so good either
I really wanted to put a urinal in there and place a picture of Jane Fonda in it...just like all the urinals in the old spec ops hangars I used to live in
Looks like a good start. Are you going to set it on some blocks or something? Ground contact will start rotting pretty quick if you don't. You probably know that already but figured I would mention it. ;)After the pit is dug in I will set a foundation of a 6X6 box set in gravel, then drag the privy on top of that. The site has some slope so it will drain properly and the whole bottom floor section is all pressure treated materials
I probably read it and didn't register in my brain housing group, but you pre-fabbing this then disassembling and trans? Or 100% build then transport?
I was going to build the panels and assemble on site, but even though it will be heavy, I think I'll just build it here and heave it onto a trailer and drag it down there in one piece
so a couple of questions for yah don.
1. whats the hole size gonna be?
2. why is there a huge hole ripped into your dry wall behind the dewalt miter saw that looks like it is starting to mold?
3. why are there several burn out marks on the floor in your basement?
Or put a basement under a slab.
Very versatile, and the metal will last forever. Can be re-purposed easily, but a portion of it can be used as housing until the future 'house' is built...Def going with at least a concrete floor if not a full basement.
I'm assuming those are pole structures. You can pour concrete in one/some and have a nice slab, but it's not required... gravel or dirt would be a suitable floor too, if it was mainly used for tool/equipment storage, barn, etc.
Or put a basement under a slab.
Kentucky has lots of caves...
Sure would!Or put a basement under a slab.
Kentucky has lots of caves...
That would be great to have on your property!
I went off and cut 2 acres of lawn while they got some paint on the structure. They also got it all over each other, later under intense interrogation I got the little one to crack. They had a paint fight! Yep, all over them. And all over that new black haired shepherd, all over the red dog, all over the sled dog who managed to rub some on my Toureg, and of course all over the patio. Did I mention they were wearing clothes we had just bought them?
Anyway I made them use that orange pumice to scrub themselves in their skivvies while I hosed them off with cold water (Building character) and went back myself to finish the first coat and paint on a second one
Not sure if you have decided on a house yet but I found these guys http://www.amishcabincompany.com/ (http://www.amishcabincompany.com/). They have off-grid cabin kits and have cabin displays in Kentucky if you wanted to check them out. Not a shop and home combo but a nice little living quarters. I didn't check the prices though so I'm not sure what it would run or what exactly you want.I do know about them, not all that far from me, here.
Careful, CPS will be after you!!
I bet you make them walk home from school sometimes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Will it look like this;
One structure that I seem to keep coming back to is a Monitor style barn. Versatile, roomy, interesting spaces, some lofted spaces which I like to be able to look out from a high vantage point and a pole barn which is pretty economical to construct
hey now, I think there are a few of us on here that would have absolutely no problem using that fine building as long as we didn't have to utilize a mixture of mogas and jp-8 to burn what it was that we evacuated from our systems........ ;D
we all know that MRS flyin6 will never, ever, be asked to conduct such duties, but on the other hand, I think we have many such vol-in-tolds for such a mission......... :o
I am guessing such folks like
the flyin 6 pre-rangers
the dustoff pre-ranger
ken
tate
bob
the guy from the land of Obama (mike, still love yah!)
that electrician guy from mass
I think there is a guy from LA/TX that does a lot of heavy equipment stuff (ash)
the guy that used to own great lakes off road and is now taking some family time (shawn)
we have a suit from TX (R/N)
oh what the heck, everybody gets a turn doing this!
HoleFood for thought. That is not a real deep hole. Not sure on intended duration for use, drainage and soil makeup.
3' X 3' X 3-4'
lined walls with PT lumber
Lets let the boys hand dig it...builds character!
Weekend a no-go me thinks cause of the weather (Rain)
If it's just a short term thing it will probably suffice, but for long term I'd want to go deeper. Also if you keep paper products out of it, the natural process is more efficient and effective. Septabs I think is what I put in mine a couple times a year to get it working, probably other variants to do the same.
These are not something you want to deal with too many times, I need to redo the original at my cabin this year. No idea how deep it was, 20 years old or so. I'm planning on 4 x 4 x 7-8 deep.
And yes, character building project. :D
HoleFood for thought. That is not a real deep hole. Not sure on intended duration for use, drainage and soil makeup.
3' X 3' X 3-4'
lined walls with PT lumber
Lets let the boys hand dig it...builds character!
Weekend a no-go me thinks cause of the weather (Rain)
If it's just a short term thing it will probably suffice, but for long term I'd want to go deeper. Also if you keep paper products out of it, the natural process is more efficient and effective. Septabs I think is what I put in mine a couple times a year to get it working, probably other variants to do the same.
These are not something you want to deal with too many times, I need to redo the original at my cabin this year. No idea how deep it was, 20 years old or so. I'm planning on 4 x 4 x 7-8 deep.
And yes, character building project. :D
Trust the man that does this on the regular. I've also done these along the pacific crest trail as part of an Eagle Scout project. for long term staying power, 6' min is my recommendation. We had to help each other out of our holes.
One aspect I didn't see addressed:There is a 3.5" vent stack in the plans-vent stack
Mrs. 6 will appreciate it much more, if you use one, which has a diameter larger than the entry hole- path of least resistance is used by stench too! With lid down and large vent, little stink at all!
also on that vent stack should be one of those whirly thingies to assist with removing the gasses that will accumulate.Thought about putting an exhaust tip on there
also on that vent stack should be one of those whirly thingies to assist with removing the gasses that will accumulate.Thought about putting an exhaust tip on there
But only for a moment...!
Dual chrome stacks?
Cool. Understand the physics, just need more practical information like head height, flow rates, and equipment sizing. I'd like a combination of solar, wind and hydro to take advantage of what's available. Solar will probably take another 5 years to mature to something that makes economic sense. I look forward to your post.
Sorry to DOT. I thought Don might be interested if he had springs.
Wow Don what a piece of equipment to have! I have rented those before and loved it. Can I ask how many acres is the farm?Right now it's 92...Looking at adding 160 in the near future, then 78 more and finally 60 more. Lots of timber as well
the thumb makes all the difference.It is essential for pulling out the trees, couldn't work without it.
Right now it's 92...Looking at adding 160 in the near future, then 78 more and finally 60 more. Lots of timber as well
Need to finish the rest of what attaches to this:
Have you thought about putting a solar panel on the roof? Hook it up so it charges up some lights during the day and they turn on at night?Yes I have!
Send out Pre-Rangers first in the winter to "take the chill off" that seat-I do collect walnut, but there is another wood species in that stack
That's some awfully nice looking Walnut lumber you have behind that seat in your shop Don! Looks like you could even carve yourself a stock from one of those larger chunks? ???
Exactly!Need to finish the rest of what attaches to this:
I thought the part that attaches to that is following you ;D
I got a couple of AGM batteries that use in the garage with the winch. Those would work great, no fumes and around $40 used at the battery store (where i looked at forklift batteries). If you know someone who works cell towers they cycle them out way before they need to, got 2 free!Know someone who works Cell Phone towers!
No visit from the forestry service with all that smoke? Nice piece of information learned there.Yep, they came
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Well, that's a better place for your fire ring anyway. Cleans up the sight lines and offers direct access to the fridge! And now, the boys will be hyper vigilant when you talk about fire safety things like wind direction, ember drift etc.No the Deere stayed right where I left it. That's one stout machine right there
Did ya haul the Green Machine back North with ya?
Looks like a good day of progress. There is one thing that is guaranteed about tractors. Something will always break.Absolutely
Breaks things constantly
Maybe that DC car powered welder that someone posted about a few weeks/months ago?
Yep, weaknesses showing up, and that is a good thing.Maybe that DC car powered welder that someone posted about a few weeks/months ago?
It would have welded that up fine.
Underhood welders are handy, gas powered welders in the back of a pickup are even handier. In a pinch some quality jumper cables and a few welding rods and some borrowed equipment batteries, also works quite well.
Boy, I thought 5 new students speaking 3 different languages was rough........I predict a "Hit or Miss motor" showing up down there in the near future!Right now I have a hit or miss tractor!
I would be that your deere dealer would probably fall over with the amount of carnage that that thing has sustained.No,
Wow, that place is destroying your "mobile investments". You should probably just deed it over to someone else, maybe a mechanic, that might be able to handle all of the field repairs.
Just looking out for you D.
Boy, I thought 5 new students speaking 3 different languages was rough........I predict a "Hit or Miss motor" showing up down there in the near future!Right now I have a hit or miss tractor!
Boy, I thought 5 new students speaking 3 different languages was rough........I predict a "Hit or Miss motor" showing up down there in the near future!Right now I have a hit or miss tractor!
Now, re-read that Don.........that's the PROBLEM, miss more and hit less! ;D
Mike,Boy, I thought 5 new students speaking 3 different languages was rough........I predict a "Hit or Miss motor" showing up down there in the near future!Right now I have a hit or miss tractor!
This freaked me out!Wow! That is one nasty looking bug!
I was driving along the side of a field bush hogging. I was part in and part out of the trees.
I emerge and felt a "Weight" tugging on my sleeve
This demon possessed thing was crawling up my arm!
Look at the size of that
Biggest bug aside from camel spiders I have every seen!
I know the feeling
Can't help feeling that bird thought I was a meal!
More on the topic, that's a nasty hole in the intercooler. Did it kind of self heal? Or is it leaking some like I'd expect? And is is playing havoc on engine efficiency?It is somewhat pinched off, but leaking a bit
Bunch of random thoughts, but could it be soldered in situ or will it need to come off.
Yeah, I bet they want a pretty penny for one of those.^ what Ken says may be the best solution as I would expect this piece of aluminum to be worth is weight in gold.
If the jb doesn't work, find a rad shop that does aluminum. They can cut an access hole in the tanks, at each end of the tube, and weld it shut from the inside.
Some plows have some collector value in certain areas of the country. Depends entirely on what they are and condition. Horse drawn being the usual era of some value.I think they may be a bit far gone...Maybe I'll check em' out closer
As example we have two old plows as "yard art" here along with a Conestoga wagon and a old bang board wagon. They were all used/owned by my forefathers so.... yard art they are LoL
I am with Ken, straighten out lube and use that disk. Yr Dmax could pull it.
I think they may be a bit far gone...Maybe I'll check em' out closer
Plan to purchase a 3 bottom plow, a tiller, and a disc to start the growing project down there
Was thinking of putting in a couple rows of Lilac. If it doesn't melt down, then good money...If it does go Ka-Plouey, then the place will smell great in April!
How many acres do you foresee being worked for food growth?It could get up to 60-70, but likely with a critter pen or two and a bigger pond, I'd keep maybe an acre for our garden then maybe 20 or so for a real food field, then the rest free roam or critter pasture
or you could hay it yourself and sell it, but equipment for such is costly, dangerous to operate/maintain and nasty hot work unless you enjoy doing it. Another option, is to burn those fields- would bring back prairie quite quickly, with new growth producing top quality wildlife habitat and hay that a farmer might be interested in, without the cost of planting alfalfa etc. and said farmer MAY actually pay you something for taking the hay off of it. Norm could probably give you the straight path on this tack should you be interested.
or you could hay it yourself and sell it, but equipment for such is costly, dangerous to operate/maintain and nasty hot work unless you enjoy doing it. Another option, is to burn those fields- would bring back prairie quite quickly, with new growth producing top quality wildlife habitat and hay that a farmer might be interested in, without the cost of planting alfalfa etc. and said farmer MAY actually pay you something for taking the hay off of it. Norm could probably give you the straight path on this tack should you be interested.
Yay field work.... oh wait.. I'm not falling for this again.
That type of work taught me about the bale tossers refrigerated bottle - glass gallon jug wrapped in wet burlap set in shade - nice cool drink! OR, I was just so hot that air temp. water tastes really cold....? Either way, great work-out/weight loss plan..........if you're young.
Koo-T
I like the flail mower concept. I am using a bush hog now because I am mowing trees up to around 2". Could a flail mower handle something that size or is it just for pasture weeds and grass?
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I like the flail mower concept. I am using a bush hog now because I am mowing trees up to around 2". Could a flail mower handle something that size or is it just for pasture weeds and grass?
Yep, the MX-6 John Deere Rotary cutter is rated to take 2" trees!Koo-T
I like the flail mower concept. I am using a bush hog now because I am mowing trees up to around 2". Could a flail mower handle something that size or is it just for pasture weeds and grass?
2" ?!? I have always used a hand saw or chain saw for trees over 1" diameter. If you are trying to mow them down, no wonder you keep breaking stuff on the tractor! It must make an awful sound when it starts to cut into the 2" trees.
Good discussion. I am learning. After this summers fires and the ongoing dry weather I am cutting back the tree's around the house/shop. Borrowed a friends box blade to break up the roots/coarse grass. Much more to do but then will need a brush hog to maintain it as Willows come back quick. Need to lay out some fire line protection too. The brush hog I looked at only was rated 1.5" not 2" like Don's. Time for more shopping.Go to the heavy duty models
The boys have been busy, I see!
Mis-matching socks and of course, underwear around his neck!
Man, the start 'er up crowd is following me here to...No place left to hide out on this site!
Go to the heavy duty models
Everyone buys cheapo bush hogs because they are inexpensive
But they don't last
Get a full on unit with a big gearbox, clutch, thick steel and so forth.
They can be spendy, but you will only have to buy one!
If the T111 is regular ply you should seal/prime it really. OSB T111 (which I like) is pre primed (used on my garage) still looks good unpainted!It has the good T-111
Niether is really T111, that stuff is nasty and hates moisture of any kind!
Maybe a solar panel up there for a fan and light? Heck that and an old sealed battery would last for years.
Oh, went fishing last week with the boys and saw a nice weathered privy out there;
Looks really nice Don, might not be so nice if the much talked about Chili Cook-off ever happens....That might push it's limits
Looks really nice Don, might not be so nice if the much talked about Chili Cook-off ever happens....That might push it's limits
If we had a get together at the farm, everyone would have to visit the "Little Red House," Drive Big Red, Drive Square D, shoot that shotgun we all own, maybe drink some shine from Larry...OOH, did I say that...??
May i recommend putting a piece of flashing on the inside of that front covering to help protect the wood from urine and to help direct it to the hole.Good idea Nate
May i recommend putting a piece of flashing on the inside of that front covering to help protect the wood from urine and to help direct it to the hole.
Yea...May i recommend putting a piece of flashing on the inside of that front covering to help protect the wood from urine and to help direct it to the hole.
Good point there Nate- might go one further and make an oblong sleeve two foot down or so to keep the Brown Recluse population below the zone of the under caridge- those are nasty, necrotic wounds!
I seem to think it did.
BTW, Don, did the bumper get painted and installed....?
Coming right along. Nothing like working on your own stuff at your own place. Especially with big tools and equipment.Yessir
Woman is not happy with the Christmas colors of the Privy.
She says she'll repaint it...COOL!
I was thinking that it was starting to look a bit like the guard shacks outside Buckingham Palace- Don needs a big black fuzzy hat and a shiny bayonet for his "post"
Looks really nice Don, might not be so nice if the much talked about Chili Cook-off ever happens....That might push it's limits
If we had a get together at the farm, everyone would have to visit the "Little Red House," Drive Big Red, Drive Square D, shoot that shotgun we all own, maybe drink some shine from Larry...OOH, did I say that...??
I, for one, really like it. I just wish I had the property to go with it.Thank you Kenneth!
we want to see SD start up, not the maiden voyage of the christening of the privy....just to be clear.RN, what exactly are you saying? ??? :-\ ;)
I'll clarify that one further- we want to personally christen the privy, after the chili cookoff!Of course!
I was thinking that it was starting to look a bit like the guard shacks outside Buckingham Palace- Don needs a big black fuzzy hat and a shiny bayonet for his "post"Yea, sorta agree on that one,
Don, way too much time wasted here that could be spent firing up an engine.I'm gonna get to it, don't worry
First it was "as soon as the bumper gets painted and installed", now its "as soon as Sarge gets finished and shipped" Next it will be as soon as Obama becomes a conservative....Sorry to mislead, not intended
I like the more subdued colors....more appropriate for a privy and less carnival looking in my mind. :) Not that you're trying to keep me happy! Ha! :oFor the wife...You know the deal...
Why not theDepends on what sort of secret deals he did with the administration that won't show up for awhile...
Boehner John?
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Thats pretty cool!Yes !!
Looking good Don!The colors Kat picked are more like the ones on that Privy design from the Canada
I wish, I didn't need insulation vapour barrier and a tight building, and heat!
Like the subdued tones of the new paint also.
Are those paw prints? Like the doors and the cross-Naw Mike, just reflection, but this is what is left from my brand new, never used filter wrap:
Oh no! The Red dog has been up to no good again!I actually think it is the black one this time.
I actually think it is the black one this time.
I would have thought you'd have rigged up some fougasse for the moles...Well...I thought about it...About the same time I was watching all those forest fire vids from out west...just sayin'
Crispy fried mole....mmm
I used to uncover all the mounds, drop a cup of Coleman fuel in each and wait about 5 min for the fumes to settle down in the burrows, then drop one match and watch all the holes pop smoke.
Where is the quoffee pot?!Not in there!
Coffee in the privy is a must.
Correction: A privy to 'drop off' some coffee is a must! :D
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Oh, it's ah' comin' down!Correction: A privy to 'drop off' some coffee is a must! :D
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True once he gets all the trees and brush cut down.
Wouldn't that be class "2"?I was thinking the same! Lol.
That's how the best lessons are learned.Yep...and some more in sweaty smellin' aircraft, and in tank turrets and in the middle of a soaking rain sitting in a hole in the ground...Good lessons in places like that too!
Arise, immediately to the coffee pot. Followed by taking my coffee to the privy where I do some quality thinking about the day ahead and get caught up on some news.
Lord help anyone who interrupts that routine in the morning....I'm sub human until I emerge...
Any good pics to show. Been lean on those here.Naw, left the camera in the truck while I was working
Hopefully there's a few. We need some fresh pics around here....and from Duane to boot!Well, there has been some drama
Will add it to the list to pray over.........I will as well.
I think your approach makes sense Don. It really sucks how some people look at things and approach them (getting lawyers involved before coming to have a chat). I had some similar nonsense with people crossing my property to get to the pond behind our house. My first response was nice and when one moron pushed back I just hammered him. So much BS out there some times. I will say a prayer that this ends well for you at a minimum of cost and aggravation.Thanks Wil,
and that I was just a bully and had "Assaulted" his property for the last time.
The good part is that when I file the law suit for "Prescriptive easement" I also get to place a legal order on his property, which just happens to be for sale at the moment. That action will state to any perspective buyer that this property has a law suit pending and is subject to the result of that suit!
Yep, wanna get down in the mud and wrestle, well, I'm your guy. I work just as well in a fight as I do at peace!
You did have a 15ft or so wide road easement across the non owned land didn't you?He wanted to limit me to just 8 feet
Scheduling hunting trips yet?Yup!
Don,Cool Sean,
On the topic of your privy: my 4wd club built one on our property a couple years ago, and we keep a bag of lime for "flushing" after we go. We keep in just inside the outhouse, and just sprikle a cupful into the hole after mission complete. Works well, and the 25-30lb bag has lasted us a couple of years (moderate use). Just an ideer for your kit bag.
Nice looking property!
Don,Cool Sean,
On the topic of your privy: my 4wd club built one on our property a couple years ago, and we keep a bag of lime for "flushing" after we go. We keep in just inside the outhouse, and just sprikle a cupful into the hole after mission complete. Works well, and the 25-30lb bag has lasted us a couple of years (moderate use). Just an ideer for your kit bag.
Nice looking property!
We used that stuff for years in the Armee, do you guys still use it?
Of course, we soldiers over used it, like everything else, but it is a good idea. I like the charcoal ash idea. All the hippie web sites that talk about this sort of thing talk that up a lot. That was the basic plan, but Lime...Absolutely!
Sounds like a good start. Won't you have a basement left over after the burn?
Show me a tie dye shirt and I will
so heres a question don!Nate,
has the privy been completed and made it to the site yet?
if your gonna be having folks out there doing work and what not, they will want somewhere to go.
now theres a secret we didn't know about. that's really cool, sounds like you may need to get a hold of the barnwood builders and have them come take a look.Yea, need someone with knowledge and $$$$
That barn is cool. Even better if you get something out of it vs using it for a bon fire!Haven't had the Triumph out there, but the DR has already crashed there!
Cmax looks right at home. Did you have the new bike out there yet?
Friend of mine did the same with a shed in his backyard. Made a 2nd floor and stores models up there.
Also, if you can a sliding door works SO much better on big doors. I have a 4ft one on my little 10x12 and never having to worry about clearance is a godsend.
You may have stated this already however is this just a large pressure treated base (say like 4x4 or 4x6 timbers or possibly steel? The way HD has them locally) or are you putting down some sort of foundation under it?I'm going to grade the area some, then set the building onto blocks. It will be built on 4X4 or 4X6 skids. The building requires three longitudinal beams. Mike builds his with 4. This one, we are upgrading to five! That means the building will be sitting on blocks on five points across its width and every 8 feet along its long axis. We did that to decrease the ground pressure of each column to prevent it from settling into the ground too much.
Copy, we had more freezing & thawing up North than you boys do. However, what I did a couple of times was used a post hole auger 8" on 3pt tractor & bored holes in the ground 3.5' deep then filled them with concrete or sac crete (whatever is available). This is almost as cost effective as your cinder blocks & 3x better in the long run. Just an option, but I had great success doing it this way.I can get a 6X6 post piers put in for another $1000, and I am tempted, but I just am not there budget wise. I had $7700 and spent $7700!
it almost looked like a corn crib instead of a cabin?This was my first thought also.
I just might line the inside of the shed with the barn wood. Sure make for a cool look!
Ok, more questions? You said washer / dryer & fridge? I assume you have a well & septic & electricity on property or are those all needed improvements?Water: No Plan is to bury a 1500 gal tank and use that. Supply will be initially from the friendly water truck, then from gutter catch system. Plan is to have electric water pump powered by solar charged bank of batteries.
Other thought is maybe it was used for tobacco? Corn isn't that popular in the tuk where as tobacco always has been. My BIL runs 400 head of cattle over near Louisville & a couple of his barns were solely for drying tobacco......Tobacco is likely as this was a working tobacco farm until about 35 years ago. Then they hayed it for a couple then it fell into disuse. But the more I look at it, that inner structure is less refined (Round rough hewn logs) then the more square peg style beams used for parts of the barn.
Was talkin' to miss Kathy last night about that...paneling the inside of this new shed with that wood. She replied "You're not using that pretty wood in that crappy shed you're building!"I just might line the inside of the shed with the barn wood. Sure make for a cool look!
One of the local Mennonite families I buy fresh eggs from did something similar to that. Took the wood from an old school that was being torn down, the father cleaned it up, and put it inside their house. It looks pretty good.
Was talkin' to miss Kathy last night about that...paneling the inside of this new shed with that wood. She replied "You're not using that pretty wood in that crappy shed you're building!"
So now I'm building a crappy shed!
I might do it just for spite ;-)))
Bobby, That would be a fail!Was talkin' to miss Kathy last night about that...paneling the inside of this new shed with that wood. She replied "You're not using that pretty wood in that crappy shed you're building!"
So now I'm building a crappy shed!
I might do it just for spite ;-)))
If you sand it down lightly and put some varnish or clear stain on it to bring out the wood grain, I THINK she'll like it. But then again, I don't know the 6 element, so I can't make a comment.
If those logs are hardwood you should have no problem selling them if they are free of nails. They should have a very tight grain.^^^Wisdom^^^
& as far as the wife unit, pick your battles wisely. Not using the wood may help in an effort to build other structures down the road where you can use the wood as a leverage point.
Bobby, That would be a fail!
Or a bunker house! I doubt a 7.62 would get through any of those logs!
OK, latest topic for discussion is the foundation.
Now the obvious solution to all that is to just add in piers and bolt the building to those piers. Mike is looking at that possibility at the moment, although he cautions he would be looking at around 30 piers sunk 36" in terra firma and concreted in place. But that would then comprise a forever structure but, it would raise the cost of the building $1500 to $2000.
Now I am at budget...so what can I do here. I don't really have the money to do the foundation, however a concreted-in pier foundation is screaming to me as the right way to go...
Already covered this chief, 3pt post hole auger & concrete. DIY
The big point here that everyone missed is this is not my job! I hired the building out. One cannot simply come into the middle of someone else's project and "Throw up some piers." :o
Second point: No matter how you spin it, it's one to two thousand dollars that I don't have right now! :(
Yea I know how to do it myself. But buying an auger or renting one, then boring all those holes, which would have to be set exactly to what the BUILDER needs, then all those 6X6 posts, then a couple tons of sack-crete, and what do you have? $1,000-$2000 and a bunch of work to achieve a foundation which may or may not meet the builders requirements! ::)
He's stubborn to the core (darn Pilutz). Maybe we're just not used to him talking about budgets and what not.
Seriously tho, I've used the heck out my auger, from planting trees, to building fences, to drilling an oil well. You just can't beat it's usefullness.
disclaimer...I may have exaggerated on building the fences.
I feel the urge to throw my two cents in to the DOT collection plate. Don, rather than acquiring and using an auger to create the holes for the recommended pylons, I think it will be more fun, and educational for the pre-rangers, to use cratering charges. If you calculate the charges correctly, and tamp them properly, you will get perfectly suitable holes with much less effort and time invested. ;) It will also be a good learning step in the crawl-walk-run methodology to introduce calculating and designating demolitions training for the boys. By the end of the day they will be able to confidently blow a nice crater across your driveway to slow the bad guys attempting to overrun your perimeter. Or, maybe lay an abatisse across the road. Or blow a bridge, or any of a number of good ways to impede your enemies and channelize them into your kill sac! 8)
Or just blow some stuff up for fun!
When working with HH6 elements. It's best to just do what you want and ask forgiveness or avoid the subject altogether...or offset it with, Honey, look what I bought for you..."
oh great! we have occifers talking about explosives! where is the combat engineer when you need him.........MMMMMAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTI am here. First step to calculate correctly is to gather necessary info.
oh great! we have occifers talking about explosives! where is the combat engineer when you need him.........MMMMMAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
I like the 2 piece door, nice touch. Keep a rifle in there & you may be able to take care of some pesky vermin while doing your other business.....We don't have muslims in that part of the Kintucky!
So bunks on the sides with a little walkway down the center?Bunks tucked in with a short wall to provide storage space.
Get the height now you will never regret it and even the siding comes in in 10ft.Yea that's a problem as he ordered all the materials on day one. He buys those pallets full of 2 X 4's so asking him to extend the walls might put Mike is a bad spot, something I will not do.
Put that locker and those new M/T's to work dragging that camper up there too!Sure did. That truck didn't even start to get stuck. One part of the "Road" is up hill and narrow for maybe 75 meters. The truck was spinning all its tires but making forward progress. The camper rutted the road to the depth of the tires!
This guy showed up to check out how things were going, and to scout for turkey.
Ok i have to ask... not trying to be a wise-guy...
You got 2x12 joists, but then they are just lagging them into the posts? Wouldn't you want a beam spanning the posts, with the joists hanging off that? All your weight is going to be transferred to some carriage bolts presumably based on the pics..
I supposed it's a shed... not a house... prob fine...
What was the spacing on the posts in the ground, Boss?
I agree. With, put hangers on those joists and use SDS bolts vs plain screws.. I would sister up the outer joist with a second story going in.Like I stated earlier, they are just using nails. so I decided to come back with some tap-con type screws and add them in after these guys clear the A.O.
NIce size and good plan. Trailer looks lonely on the hill like that.
While I was down the hill trying to pull out the truck, Ranger decided to claw up three of my four doors trying to get back inside I'm guessing...Man, I hope that buffs out!
I'm honestly a little disappointed in the builder. He seems to do everything pretty heavy duty then to only nail the joists? Although from reading Dons thread it appears they don't normally use these posts but just sit them on blocks so for the benefit of the doubt maybe a learning curve there for them. Or the employees didn't ask & went rogue as they sometimes do.....I think that is it. He builds sheds on skids normally. He has built over 20,000! This is a bit out of the norm for him. However Mike builds nice stuff, has for decades and is known to stand behind his work..
I'm exited for you...awesome stuff!!!!!!
I texted Mike about your concerns. He just replied, Lag bolts are going in today!
I'm honestly a little disappointed in the builder. He seems to do everything pretty heavy duty then to only nail the joists? Although from reading Dons thread it appears they don't normally use these posts but just sit them on blocks so for the benefit of the doubt maybe a learning curve there for them. Or the employees didn't ask & went rogue as they sometimes do.....I think that is it. He builds sheds on skids normally. He has built over 20,000! This is a bit out of the norm for him. However Mike builds nice stuff, has for decades and is known to stand behind his work..
I texted Mike about your concerns. He just replied, Lag bolts are going in today!
On the single band board...Ya know, again, I am no engineer, however a 2 X 12 supported every eight feet is pretty stout. Looking at the foundation of my and other houses, yea, I see doubled up lumber but those are 2 X 10's, right?
NiceThank ya!
Don, very happy for you. I know it feels good to start to get some permanence to the hide. As for all the armchair building going on , we care. But just remember one thing a good friend of mine and I had to agree on. When you are writing the check, you are the only one that has to be happy.
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End with barn doors is gunna be tool shed right? Attach a lean to off that side to work under & would make it very nice..... Or buy a shipping container & place it out about 20' for extra storage and then build roof between the two structuresIt's getting a shed roof on the back side for the tractor, a shed roof and porch on the front for rocking chairs, and maybe a bit of a roof on the big door side to keep the rain out so i can open door it during the showers...
Don, very happy for you. I know it feels good to start to get some permanence to the hide. As for all the armchair building going on , we care. But just remember one thing a good friend of mine and I had to agree on. When you are writing the check, you are the only one that has to be happy.
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As us armchair builders "suggest", you do know much of this is in fun and experiance over our lives, perhaps a little shorter than yours.
Something I found quick was the bounce in my 14ft floor (16ctr-2x10) With that huge open space you are going to get some bounce. I put a 4x4 under my center on pier blocks.
Sure looks like a nice size "shed" 8)
Really nice Don- upon first look I thought that it needs a steeple, or bell tower....Don's Schoolhouse?Does kind of look like that doesn't it!
A small "turret" up there with a crew served weaponwould look good.
Have to say I love the color scheme, the green comp looks great on the burgundy paintIt's a porter paint barn red color that you see from time to time around here. Mostly our barns are black, but I wanted to add a bit of flair, and I wanted it to match that Privy that Nate sent me plans to.
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Do you 'push' with the back blade on the box in reverse ever?
I was watching some how to's on using box blades recently, as i'm going to borrow my grampa's Deere 3032e with the box blade soon for some dirt work around our house, and trying to learn the tips and tricks of how to use them best and i didn't realize that they're used a lot to push in reverse
the site is really shaping up, and nice little shed/living qtrs.
Yeah I think his is the 4' version of the frontier like yours. He has a separate back blade too, but I think I'll bring the box blade up
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What about a steel spiral staircase? Would save floor real estate? Prob expensive, but maybe could fab one or find one on Craigslist or somethingWe actually discussed it today.
Edit: prob a dumb idea due to cost thinking about it more
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shot out!Splash, over!
Sure is looking good. That fits right in and better access will help to along with non injured JR. Looks like Ranger has become the yard dog.Hmmm, JR
What about a nice outside staircase along the new overhang. Then a simple ladder in a corner inside for access in inclimate weather or for when you want to go up/down with telling the world? You cab get those telescoping ladders for $75 on ebay. Bolt it to the wall and you just loose 6 inches. Going to do something similar in my garage.
How about using a drop down, folding stair like you have for attic access in a house? You would only lose a bit of floor space on the second floor, then.Disapproved!
Those will work.You're fired!
But what about those Acorn staircase chair lifts? ;D
I would give an initial radio transmission to (the fire direction control center) FDC with a description of the target that I am trying to destroy (this is calling for a fire mission).
(but we all know that tankers are to impatient..........#pokesean....;D)
when the flatuator replies with splash, that means that NBC material in a solid or liquid form (not gaseous form) has leaked from the containment facility and is trying to penetrate / slip around the secondary containment garment. (note, this is not a good situation when this happens!)
I would give an initial radio transmission to (the fire direction control center) FDC with a description of the target that I am trying to destroy (this is calling for a fire mission).Would this fire mission be a grid, shift from KP or a polar.
when the flatuator replies with splash, that means that NBC material in a solid or liquid form (not gaseous form) has leaked from the containment facility and is trying to penetrate / slip around the secondary containment garment. (note, this is not a good situation when this happens!)ROFLMAO! This is definitely not a good situation. Persistent chemical is bad, and takes years to dissipate. In said flatuator, the "stain" would follow him the rest of his days!
Would this fire mission be a grid, shift from KP or a polar.
now the question bobby, did you recite that from immediate memory or did you have to think for a sec?
That just made me think of the days I had flying over there, fat, dumb, and happy thinking nothing was going to mess up my day when I hear the call over the net, "Blue Rain, Blue Rain, Blue rain, Grid 8-6 Foxtrot, keyhole 9. And looking at the map and realize that's where I am...
what angles are you talking bout willis?!I wondered since I was blue force tracker equipped. But hey, big sky, little beehive of artillery shells....That just made me think of the days I had flying over there, fat, dumb, and happy thinking nothing was going to mess up my day when I hear the call over the net, "Blue Rain, Blue Rain, Blue rain, Grid 8-6 Foxtrot, keyhole 9. And looking at the map and realize that's where I am...
yeah that would be a BDE or above level FDC / air space retards not doing their jobs correctly.
not really sure on the math side don, but I am more than positive that you getting hit in mid air with an errant round would be next to if not close to impossible. as a matter of fact I would relate it closer to the almighty father calling you home before anything else.Well, if I just happened to look up and see a one-five-five on short final for my rotor system, no would have to call anybody, I'd be reportin' at heavens gate ricky-tick!
what angles are you talking bout willis?!
we do high angle, but not that close.
He said "HA". I think that's different than "Oh". #stirringthepot
Have to use my revolt suppression device (baseball bat) or worse, a thread of wisdom from Hillary and Bernie!Talk like that could lead to a revolt!
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Have to use my revolt suppression device (baseball bat) or worse, a thread of wisdom from Hillary and Bernie!Talk like that could lead to a revolt!
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You backing off is like the the DOTs not doing their thing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just saying.Feint...