So before you cut the hood for the snorkel, shoe horn a HP Chevy motor/tranny in there and set up as large as possible wheels and tires and you won’t even need the snorkel. Once you get all that in there, make up a hitch and you can pull that fancy home built trailer and not have to setup a camper or tent on top. It’s a jeep, might as well build the baddest around.

How long does it take for them lambs to swim across the straights

Quote from: Flyin6 on December 31, 2022, 10:35:26 AM

Nice and steady progress S

Making it your family's home!

Thanks, gotta keep pushing forward. I want my stuff up here….

Electrical for new shop is 6-8 months out atm. They did get engineering fee and I’m on the schedule though in about ten weeks for an in person meetup/site review.

It wasn’t the supplier of electric that slowed the progress for me as much as shortages of parts to set it up. Blame the COVID game. 

Hopefully you are able to find the blockage and it is easy to get it opened again. Not the ideal way to spend Christmas in a new home.

Welcome back Tate,! We will be passing through southern Oregon next week.

Shawn, will that Ford hold all the extra weight in front of the wheels?
Nice work just the same.

And, you can still post up all the inside changes you make. I think she is right on this one.

Quote from: Bob Smith on December 09, 2022, 08:45:08 PM

Hopefully the area is zoned for commercial use and not residential only. Would it help you to include a letter from neighbor when you submit the package to the developer?

So it’s limited business use. As long as I have less than 3 visitors daily I’m gtg. I ship currently 60-70% of my product. On a busy week I might have a dozen people stop by all by appointment only. Add to it I didn’t move here to continue working 6-7 days a week. Goal is 4 tops……

Sounds like it will work. Lots of areas around here do not allow residents to operate a business. Limiting visits to three a day  would stop most beauty shop type business operations all right. Majority of yours is off site dealings.  Hope it all works out for you, without having to scale back your outbuildings too much.

A couple army blankets and a blue tarp would work and not weigh much.

Quote from: Bigdave_185 on December 07, 2022, 09:48:59 PM

Fine Looking fire place!

Does it have any mechanical air movement deal ?


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Thanks guys, we have one of those little fans that sit on top of it and spins when it heats up. But that’s it.

Being free standing I doubt you will need any mechanical help staying warm. Nice looking stove. If anything a small fan in the corner blowing on the stack.

The forks adapter worked good. Room enough to open slides too.

Because of the 2,200 lb weight rating of the forks and the weight on my travel trailer hitch I needed both forks in the game. The pallet fork attachment is not nearly as heavy duty as the fork lifts I have been around.

So are you planning on taking your lovely wife along on these trips. Me thinks driving to local area motel would be in order. Just saying.

 The heater will be gas fired forced air. I usually set the temp to around 45-55 to help keep things warm and dry. unless working out there, Then turn the thermostat up to 65-70 depending on task at hand.

Used R-30 batts, need to get Reznor propane heater installed and insulate the walls.

Quote from: Bob Smith on November 25, 2022, 11:13:09 AM

You going to set that pickup up with a jointed snow plow? Keep your place plowed out and hire out. Should be plenty of work clearing snow for people. Those smaller jointed plows can really get around in small areas.

Thanks guys, bucket list item was this move.

Bob, doubtful but maybe on the fummins we’ll see but it is “the shop work truck”. I used to do commercial plowing in NE IN. First business I ever “officially” owned / operated. It was ok but not that much fun come year three-ish. I am going to buy a skid loader this coming year. I started watching auctions, good excavator friend of mine is telling me to hold off as the crazy prices currently he believes will come back some on equipment next year. I’m going to put the shop up myself and hire out the concrete slab only. Probably rent an excavator or mini for a week or two then can finish up everything else with skid loader.

I understand I guess. If you don’t like the work don’t do it. I really liked the snow and ice times of the year, never a dull moment. I bought 3 one ton 4x4 pickups and put sanders and Meyer’s hyd. plows on them. We were able to open roads that never got plowed in years past. Yes even though they were 4x4 rigs we still had to pull them back onto the roads from time to time with the graders or front loaders. Yes we knocked over some rotten mail box posts and a few signs but man we cleaned up lots of roads and the commissioners liked it. 

So this year was too dry and too smoky for both me and the deer. Saw a couple does and one small buck in the week I hunted. Another year for tag soup. Anyway that’s my story and I am sticking to it.
Still enjoyed being out in the hills, but didn’t get very far away from the roads this year.  Have seen three legal bucks here at home, people feed them apples so they really are pretty tame. General season is over now, a couple hunts for the feather flingers  and smoke tube guys, but modern rifle is done for the year.

Darn!!!!!!!!

I really like those!

So, Dave, yesterday I spent the day with one of my best friends ever. You already know my boy lives down in St. George, right? Well, my friend Mike (look for the article I am writing about him in the Adventure section) just bought property outside St George in Washington, I believe.

Small world!

Well, St. George is quite a ways out of Washington. But then who is counting miles. I thought your oldest son lived around Yakima Wa.

Well, the material is on your pad now. Nice when a driver gets involved with the unloading. Long overdue but on-site finally. Happy for you JR , now the work begins.

Shawn, you must have a small firebox in your stove if the wood needs to be split so small.

Just wondering, my jeep trots around in the hills from before daylight till darn near dark and includes around 15 paved road miles getting up to them. I have never used more that 1/2 tank of gas with a tank about the same as yours. Are you sure you need to spend that much money for capacity you most likely won’t  need.

Shawn, once you find boots that have the proper support, fit, and the right construction for your needs, I think you need to take a deep breath and make the purchase. Those good custom boot makers can do wonders for your feet and they can repair or rebuild the boots as needed. And living next door to the place doesn’t hurt either.

Good taste young man, good taste.

Nice very nice. You were very lucky to find such a beautiful place.

Don, since you don’t pay as you go how often do you have to send in the road use tax? And just how do they figure it if you travel between states.