Post by: Flyin6 on October 25, 2018, 09:50:23 PM
At the start of today's work I will be opening a new cut to establish the far side of the pond and with some luck get the stone wall put in along that area
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I didn't get a pic of it, but I cut the first drainage trench from one of those man made channels I created. That thing was also extended another ten feet. I would have completed it, however, I simply ran out of daylight.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on October 25, 2018, 10:46:09 PM
Our excavation crew has had me helping out on one of our more ugly foundations and we have been build lots of retaining walls. One thing we use to pack the soil behind the rocks is a sheep’s foot attachment on the track hoe and a man handled jumping jack for each bucket of soil behind the rocks. It makes for a really stable wall. Now I understand your rocks are flat and ours out as large of diameter as your whole bucket and I would assume that makes things a little different to be sure.
Post by: cruizng on October 26, 2018, 08:09:53 AM
The attack dog seen here attacking me! What a vicious beast that thing is!
I think the pooch just wants to drive... Great work! Looking good.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 26, 2018, 12:58:55 PM
You haven’t mounted aux spot lights on the big Hoe yet?I'm sure you guys are doing a good job of it, I am just working with what I have. One thing I have come to learn is that this KY clay is really stout. I mean you can stand up a wall of it as I have with my pond levee and it barely moves. The wall behind the rocks is pretty stable and would likely stand almost by itself, so I am not as concerned about packing the dirt in. I wish that I could do a better job with it, however I'll have to settle with just pressing it down and dragging it out with the CTL.
Our excavation crew has had me helping out on one of our more ugly foundations and we have been build lots of retaining walls. One thing we use to pack the soil behind the rocks is a sheep’s foot attachment on the track hoe and a man handled jumping jack for each bucket of soil behind the rocks. It makes for a really stable wall. Now I understand your rocks are flat and ours out as large of diameter as your whole bucket and I would assume that makes things a little different to be sure.
Post by: JR on October 26, 2018, 06:37:02 PM
Looks like the muts get along good.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 26, 2018, 06:59:52 PM
You need more equip it looks to me and some lights!More equipment?
Looks like the muts get along good.
Well, sir, what would you suggest?
Should a good CAT 953 or 963 come along that I could afford, I'd be interested in that
Should a Fecon forestry head come available, sign me up as well
The little John Deere tractor is broken down again, so that could be replaced and I wouldn't shed a tear
But right now, I am sitting pretty on most counts (if things would just stay unbroken)
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You need more equip it looks to me and some lights!More equipment?
Looks like the muts get along good.
Well, sir, what would you suggest?
Should a good CAT 953 or 963 come along that I could afford, I'd be interested in that
Should a Fecon forestry head come available, sign me up as well
The little John Deere tractor is broken down again, so that could be replaced and I wouldn't shed a tear
But right now, I am sitting pretty on most counts (if things would just stay unbroken)
D10..... :tongue:
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Let’s get something with a canon on it.Put the JD in its sights?
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;-)Let’s get something with a canon on it.Put the JD in its sights?
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 27, 2018, 09:54:58 AM
Put the JD in the pond and claim insurance on it.;-) ;-)
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Better make sure you have the right coverage.. don’t ask me how I know....;-) ;-) ;-)
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 31, 2018, 11:24:01 AM
October gives way to cooler and wetter months which may not be good for digging and werkin' in the dirt so I have been at a full court press digging and stacking up stones.
I'd really like to finish the pond so that come spring I am not still tearing the dirt up and the whole thing gets a good chance to green over.
All this turning about is scratching and in some areas gouging the tracks on Spud, but with 125 hours on the hobbs at the moment the machine is running great!
At the start of the work this time everything was working and running just fine
That would not stay true...
Post by: Flyin6 on October 31, 2018, 11:26:45 AM
It looks like a hose failed (Weird!) as it was spraying a very fine jet of very high pressure (4300 psi) hyd oil all over my pretty (Not so much) paint.
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Mid way between the lines is ideal, so I am still G-T-G
It is an awesome machine!
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So, I am expanding the north side of the pond into a semi-circle "Grotto arrangement. It will look pretty cool when I get it done and maybe serve as a spot to plant a gazebo where I can drink quoffee and pray to the most awesome God in the universe!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 31, 2018, 11:38:46 AM
Later I will remove the base but leave a nice shelf to both support the wall and allow peeps to walk around the edge of the pond in ankle deep water.
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I have about a 10-11 foot drop at the high point and a comfortable 7 feet on the small end
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Not finished, but I ran out of time. That's probably going to fill with water and require me to pump it back out...GRRRRRR!
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Just cost me $150 to fill up the dmax. Was getting low, light even came on (5-10gal left) and I don't normally go that low.
Post by: Bob Smith on October 31, 2018, 02:15:41 PM
Just cost me $150 to fill up the dmax. Was getting low, light even came on (5-10gal left) and I don't normally go that low.
JR, nearest boat gas is 4.50 gal and the tank is 65 gal and was not filled by the dealer. I do hope fuel usage gets better as the engine gets broken in a bit.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 31, 2018, 04:00:29 PM
thats some good earthmoving progress for 1 person over a couple of daysTell me about it!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 31, 2018, 04:06:37 PM
I just love all the pics of the property, wall/pond is coming right along. Looks like you have a boat ramp to! You just going to contour the drains so they are still functional but you don't fall into them when you walk by?
Just cost me $150 to fill up the dmax. Was getting low, light even came on (5-10gal left) and I don't normally go that low.
Not sure what all that is going to look like just yet. Most likely I'll install a culvert/drain system and fill all that back in. Second (and cooler) option is to build a bridge over it. I'd widen it some and make the embankment all rocky, and more natural looking. Normally, I'd just loop the road out around it wider, but the way this thing lays out that is not a good or easy option.
Just had the hydraulic hose made up for Chief. That thing, with discounts set me back $155! OUCH!
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Just incredible the amount of development down there Don!You'll be surprised the next time you show up there I'm guessing.
We feasibly may be shooting ducks or geese off the pond!
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Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2018, 01:37:13 PM
Why? Because it was both wet and cold. The good thing is for almost two of the three days it was icy making the mud easier to negotiate
Well, one rain and with one half of the additional drainage system working the pond added a foot of water and overflowed, completely flooding my working area to about 8" depth!
Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2018, 01:41:52 PM
So, the C-Max truck is doing well, and everything is holding up OK so far
Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2018, 01:45:14 PM
But with my primary plan of working on the pond all flooded out, I started on a couple other things. Least of which was replacing the drain system of my rain collection system. I noticed it was getting fouled with debris too large for the little drain hole to accommodate, so I basically redesigned that with a full size removable cap
Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2018, 01:49:59 PM
Speaking of water, with it being cold, I checked out the water storage shed and it was staying a pleasant 70F all day long with the outside wind chill factor in the single digits. But last winter during an extended freeze with overcast, some of the water froze solid mandating my installing a heater.
I recently discovered this cool thing, a "Thermocube" which is a thermostatically controlled outlet which switches on when it detects a temp of 35F and remains on until the temp rises to 45F.
I connected an oil filled heater and the heat tape to the two outlets and set that thing ah' werkin!
Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2018, 01:53:56 PM
Concept of the operation here is to get the thing first under a roof, then surrounded on three sides by walls, then gravel it out and hang things about wood cuttin' on the inside so I can forget where I placed them!
That began with fitting Spud with the post hole auger attachment I purchased last year but have never christened.
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I did what every country boy does to brand new stuff, I took it apart!
Both factory installed lines on the motor fastened to the 90 degree fittings were hand tight only
Yup, a factory screw up by another quality employee!
I tightened them up, reassembled and only lost about an hour then it was back to boring holes.
I set all the upright poles out of cedar posts which averaged 7" (true) square. They are massively strong.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2018, 02:04:04 PM
The concrete is the first thing that cost me $$$. I had ten bags left over, half of which was hardened in the bag so really, no money spent at this time.
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Will the cover be big enough to set logs up using the tractors?
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Bet you had a big smile on using that drill (until murphy) as you have probably dug more than I have by hand.Yea man, that thing is cool!
Post by: wilsonphil on November 12, 2018, 02:35:38 PM
Got down there for three more days of man-buildin' spirit!
Why? Because it was both wet and cold. The good thing is for almost two of the three days it was icy making the mud easier to negotiate
Well, one rain and with one half of the additional drainage system working the pond added a foot of water and overflowed, completely flooding my working area to about 8" depth!
you know the saying you can always dig it deeper!
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Nice work Don! Any Bambi-Q while you were down there or was the only thing shot the breeze?Two 8 point bucks, another buck who managed to get shot and ran off, and it was long from over when I left to come home and thaw out.
You may remember I have mentioned this big doe in the past? Have her on the trail cam. People viewing it think she may field dress in excess of 200 lbs! I told everyone she was big. The largest deer on cam is a nice 14 point buck and we now have a freaky one. A 10 point normal rack with a unicorn third "spike" growing out of its forehead.
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I second that timberlock advise. We use them things like insurance. Hold the world together with them.Exactly what I was going to use as well. Would have done it already, except:
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1. The ones I had were too short
2. That crappy Porter Cable nut driver broke!
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How did you break the PC, its not orange?
JR, that’s like asking a barn cat how it ate a white mouse..... :facepalm:
Post by: Flyin6 on November 14, 2018, 12:05:21 PM
How did you break the PC, its not orange?Nothing I did other than using it
It acted like the battery was weak. It would run for a second then shutoff.
I just purchased the new brushless 20V PC impact driver. Also picked up a box of 12" timber-Lock screws. Have that impact driver worn out before Monday!
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We put that dewalt 20vs through the ringer on a daily and wouldn’t buy another brand. The milwalke impact has more torque but it’s slow!I'm going to buy that Milwaukee impact
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piece of crap dewalt 1/2" impact that wouldn't spin the second hand on a digital watch!
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Torx drive. I don’t use Phillips anymore
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on November 15, 2018, 06:33:44 AM
Two words.We have a “rookie” that we don’t let him use any setting but 2 or 1 on them. Mine is old enough it doesn’t have the settings and as you said will break bolts or screws. We use torx bit stuff as much as possible.
Torx drive. I don’t use Phillips anymore
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Post by: Flyin6 on March 18, 2019, 10:07:33 AM
new parking area for my beasts of burden:
The John Deere was broken down of course. Needed a new battery this time, and in all fairness, it is a 2012 so that's about right.
Post by: Flyin6 on March 18, 2019, 10:10:07 AM
It digs what amounts to a full pickup box full of dirt in a single bite. Imagine if you can all the earth that has been moved in this single project...???!
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Kentucky is the number one producer of hardwoods in the world, so losing an entire species of tree is no small thing. I heated my home this winter on three ash trees and a couple cords of logs from Duane. Of that a percentage was Ash.
Here in this one "patch" you can see all the dead trees:
Post by: Flyin6 on March 18, 2019, 10:33:46 AM
That little machine continues to be the most robust thing I have ever purchased. It just roars to life, works all day and goes to bed with not a hint of a complaint. Well done Kubota! Well done!
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Is the pond deep enough to dive into from the wall you built?NOOOOOOO
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2019, 08:53:45 PM
Kat just mentioned that she feels she would like to quit working and spend the rest of her's and my years together.
OK, tracking so far... She says we could do that if we built a nice comfortable home on the farm and moved there and sold this monstrosity!!!!!
I mean, I never thought about it, but man, it is actually possible.
I pay $6200 in taxes a year here, and $500 a year down there
My Home owners insurance here is $2600 annually. Down there, on a, say, $250K home it would be maybe one forth that amount. My mortgage payment up here is X.XXX.XX.XXX, well, it's a handful. Down there, I may have to borrow some money to build, or, after selling this place, I may not.
My retirement income is pretty healthy with my doing zero-point-nothing, so I could simply give her an allowance of what she makes now minus work expenses like foor, dry cleaning and so forth
Post by: stlaser on April 21, 2019, 08:57:13 PM
Do the majority yourself and sub out what you don’t want to do. Maybe take a couple years to finish inside, what does it matter?
Post by: Sammconn on April 21, 2019, 09:11:53 PM
Don, put the foundation in this year. Next year frame it and get it enclosed. Third year complete it.....This.
Do the majority yourself and sub out what you don’t want to do. Maybe take a couple years to finish inside, what does it matter?
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2019, 09:41:18 PM
Don, put the foundation in this year. Next year frame it and get it enclosed. Third year complete it.....I never really thought about it, but the numbers flat out work. It is possible to sell this place and move down there and have a mortgage free brand new house on our 91 acres.
Do the majority yourself and sub out what you don’t want to do. Maybe take a couple years to finish inside, what does it matter?
We are talking about it at the moment. I'm getting an idea of what kind of house she wants. We both agree that smaller and cozy and pass on the big house thing. Our current home is over 7,500 sq ft counting all spaces under a roof and is just way too friggin big. It is costly, and after paying for it, I'll have a country/neighborhood home in a plastic setting. Can't p_ss off the back deck, can't shoot, can't let the dogs run, have to mulch and keep up appearances, and I am just not so good with any of that
Down there life is real. If you don't make or build it you don't have it. Farm life is just the best. And with the income we enjoy and no mortgage or payments to speak of, it could really be nice.
I'll post up as we work down this decision trail, see where it leads.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2019, 09:43:37 PM
I am just happy she has finally decided she wants to spend the rest of this time with “You”. I am not sure Ken or Charles would handle all the unfinished projects that would come with you after she booted ya outWhat, me live with them?
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Man, I'm married to the prettiest girl in the world, wouldn't want to change that up. Happy to hang with her for the foreseeable future and see how all that turns out.
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Post by: JR on April 21, 2019, 10:56:25 PM
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.
Starting to look at kit homes now. Little until I get there, but I have the toy hauler.
Post by: Farmer Jon 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.
Post by: cruizng on April 22, 2019, 07:52:06 AM
Don, put the foundation in this year. Next year frame it and get it enclosed. Third year complete it.....I never really thought about it, but the numbers flat out work. It is possible to sell this place and move down there and have a mortgage free brand new house on our 91 acres.
Do the majority yourself and sub out what you don’t want to do. Maybe take a couple years to finish inside, what does it matter?
We are talking about it at the moment. I'm getting an idea of what kind of house she wants. We both agree that smaller and cozy and pass on the big house thing. Our current home is over 7,500 sq ft counting all spaces under a roof and is just way too friggin big. It is costly, and after paying for it, I'll have a country/neighborhood home in a plastic setting. Can't p_ss off the back deck, can't shoot, can't let the dogs run, have to mulch and keep up appearances, and I am just not so good with any of that
Down there life is real. If you don't make or build it you don't have it. Farm life is just the best. And with the income we enjoy and no mortgage or payments to speak of, it could really be nice.
I'll post up as we work down this decision trail, see where it leads.
Sounds like a fantastic plan. I can relate to the large house that is too friggen big. Especially when all the kids fly the coup.
I have always lived and purchased property based on the school system and school environment. (Drugs, Libtards, etc.)
What would you do with the pre rangers and school options? Football, wrestling..?
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2019, 08:46:28 AM
One of them will enlist next year and depart home the year after. The "smallest" has 4+ years left in the chicken coup. He loves the farm but is also proud of his home closer in. But in their spirit is the early morning mist of a Kentucky country morning. Leaving them a paid off low cost home in the country replete with barn and tractors would be the stuff of dreams. They just have to figure out how to divvy it up.Don, put the foundation in this year. Next year frame it and get it enclosed. Third year complete it.....I never really thought about it, but the numbers flat out work. It is possible to sell this place and move down there and have a mortgage free brand new house on our 91 acres.
Do the majority yourself and sub out what you don’t want to do. Maybe take a couple years to finish inside, what does it matter?
We are talking about it at the moment. I'm getting an idea of what kind of house she wants. We both agree that smaller and cozy and pass on the big house thing. Our current home is over 7,500 sq ft counting all spaces under a roof and is just way too friggin big. It is costly, and after paying for it, I'll have a country/neighborhood home in a plastic setting. Can't p_ss off the back deck, can't shoot, can't let the dogs run, have to mulch and keep up appearances, and I am just not so good with any of that
Down there life is real. If you don't make or build it you don't have it. Farm life is just the best. And with the income we enjoy and no mortgage or payments to speak of, it could really be nice.
I'll post up as we work down this decision trail, see where it leads.
Sounds like a fantastic plan. I can relate to the large house that is too friggen big. Especially when all the kids fly the coup.
I have always lived and purchased property based on the school system and school environment. (Drugs, Libtards, etc.)
What would you do with the pre rangers and school options? Football, wrestling..?
I see this as a multi year plan
Logically, the first step has taken place and should be followed by discussion.
Then make the decision to do it
After that we can work to develop the property to be more than just the occasional farm thing
We have to make a bunch of decisions not the least of which is the "When"
That would be a "Range" date such as summer of 2021 or something like that.
Building backward from that we have the time we place our current home up for sale, prepping it, moving out and all of that
I think the best way to transition would be to completely move out of this house, then begin to fix it up for the market, then let the process go as it would. Meanwhile move forward on the creation of our permanent home. That will take a bit of a winfall of cash to nurture the process, but I think it falls in the "doable" category.
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We can relate to country living, only on four acres but ain’t no one in my neighborhood throwing a fit about the weeds that take over the lot from time to time.... of course our yard and garden are mostly weed free :)
Good choice boss of Don!!! Look forward to seeing this come to life in the years to come.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 25, 2019, 12:05:51 PM
Start cutting and drying lumber now!!!No doubt, you'll see it in person
We can relate to country living, only on four acres but ain’t no one in my neighborhood throwing a fit about the weeds that take over the lot from time to time.... of course our yard and garden are mostly yard free :)
Good choice boss of Don!!! Look forward to seeing this come to life in the years to come.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 04, 2019, 09:37:25 AM
Wife was out mowing everything with her 2720 John Deere, and two things happened:
1. It did not break down
2. She mowed a baby skunk
No, the momma skunk was not impressed. The other youngins went and scattered all over making it problematic walking anywhere around my buildings.
The Pre Rangers do what Pre Rangers do, they pulled weeds and sprayed stuff along with "Sticking" (Sticking is the endless gathering of sticks and branch sheds from a winter season or post thunderstorm)
My camper had seventy six million little mouse foot prints on my fuzzy blanket on the bed, Yuk!
Nice productive day. I also hooked up the front destroyer of all things living to the Kubota and exercised that for 45 minutes. Then I fired up Chief and dug a little while in the pond. Batteries: Good, Winter haze: gonned, Oil: Recirculated
G-T-G
Post by: Sammconn on June 04, 2019, 08:24:25 PM
I call it piloting.
I cut the bush/trees whatever.
The kids pile it.
Bush pilots they is.
Post by: Nate on June 04, 2019, 08:44:31 PM
Sticking. New one to me.
I call it piloting.
I cut the bush/trees whatever.
The kids pile it.
Bush pilots they is.
That is a danged good one sam!
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 15, 2019, 11:40:43 AM
So this year, i have not bush hogged the fields as this was the first year of actual hay production. The deal was that my neighbor would come in and hay off my fields, for free. He gets the hay for his cows, I get the fields cleaned off. Well, it's the middle of July and nothing has happened yet. The red clover has all gone to seed already. I believe the best time to cut it is before that happens.
As a result my place looks like a wilderness, so in spite of the unharvested fields, I started in cleaning out the fencetows of undergrowth. I made a lot of progress, logging hours on Spud pulverizing trees and chopping up limestone. Of course as soon as I started bush-hogging around the barn which is being dismantled, the bush hog broke, throwing a blade which it broke in half. And of course because i own a small John Deere tractor, that, too is broken down and unable to mow grass. 116 hours total on that thing and it is always broken down. I am so tempted to just stop paying for it and toss it in a fire.
In the plus side, I got all the machines refuelled (A cool $300!!!) and a lot of crap cut away from the edges of the fields. Now, in an imaginary world where I own a moser that works, I would be able to mow without driving through a bunch of overhang. But I live in a world where John Deere tractors actually exist, and therefore world crop production is stifled and should the green POC's continue to be sold, we may be looking at world-wide famine!
But that Kubota is a beast. Not one failure, save the detracking when it was new. It just gets beat on and shoves the beating right back into the trees mercilessly.
Of course with no pics, none of this happened, so the post is all theoretical for now...
Post by: Flyin6 on July 29, 2019, 01:00:50 PM
The farmer was not able to cut my fields for hay, pity really because they would have produced a bunch of round bales.
So I got stuck bush-hogging it off and mowing some areas. Two days and I am about 75% complete
Probably head down there soon and finish. Then it's going to be full on to finish the pond out. Heck I'm already mowing around it with all the weeds...
Post by: wilsonphil on July 29, 2019, 01:15:27 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on July 30, 2019, 09:50:40 AM
Why couldn't he do it?He also has a heavy equipment company. I guess they were covered up with work...never came around to harvest anything. Too bad to waste the hay, but this is an abundant year, crops are all doing well.
Post by: JR on July 30, 2019, 10:54:00 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on July 31, 2019, 08:29:09 AM
No one else could have done it? Save you time and frustration.Yea, darndest thing. I asked a couple of the local farmers, but no one wanted any extra hay.
Now up where I live we have horse farms all around and they buy hay bales. But none of them could afford to send the equipment 60 miles south to harvest mine.
In the end it matters little, I just have to ride around on a tractor for a couple days and then, voila' my place looks great again.
Based on my experiences and what I am willing to do going forward I think I will leave the front just looking like a big lawn and mow and use it. On the other fields, I am thinking about putting a couple rows of shrubbery. Put in sprouts and sell trees and shrubs in five years. I want a row of lilac for the pharmacy/beauty industry, and I want to raise koi in my ponds. Having gone through the koi experience in the past, those things are big money. A couple more ponds and I'll have all I need. I think I'll fence one field for a cow or two, a mule and have some chickens walking about.
Finally, I think I may set out a space for landscaping boulders/rocks which I am constantly unearthing and also sell rough sawn hardwood planks, unique stuff.
My real dream for the place is to build in a big pond in the valley between two spurs on my place and atop one of those ridges build a small white church. Just for folks to use if they need to meet with their creator, for weddings and special gatherings like men's and women's ministries.
It's the quoffee coming out, put me in a mellow mood...
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Post by: EL TATE on July 31, 2019, 02:23:45 PM
well if that's the case, he will need a bigger tractor, he will need a hay cutter, he will need to get a hay rake, he will need either a round or square baler, if he wants the hay to last any sort of time (so he can make money off of it)he will need to get a baler that can wrap the bale's, lets not forget about the hay wagon for the square bales or the trailer for the round bales, he will also need to get a bale tine attachment to fit the lift arms of the bigger tractor he will have to get.... :popcorn:
Classic case of "work begets work"
Post by: Nate on July 31, 2019, 02:38:27 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 31, 2019, 04:25:13 PM
You all forgot the rework and fixes. With that much more equipment he will run over that many more things. A minimum of five cameras a season at least.That's almost true
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No telling how many different cameras have been used by me to post pics here...a dozen?
And so, I staged the purchase of the Kubota in such a way as to inhibit my desire to buy anything else. But in a couple years when I pay it off, I may be looking for a 75-90 HP tractor and a 10 ft bush hog. Lets make it something with an air conditioned cab with direct tv, a microwave and a maintenance plan that texts some mechanic the moment it gets a scratch to mobilize the fleet and get it repaired!
Post by: JR on July 31, 2019, 05:32:39 PM
Post by: Nate on July 31, 2019, 05:54:27 PM
They make all in cutter/bailers right? Just have to stack em then,,,,,,,,,,
They do not make combination machines such as that. Once you cut the hay, you have to let it dry to an extent, flip it with the rake and let the other side dry. Once its dry you can bale it, once it comes out the back end of the baler it gets kicked off onto either the field or a trailer.
Post by: wilsonphil on July 31, 2019, 07:10:47 PM
If I never have to pick up another square bale for the rest of my life I will be happy! I spent way too much time in a field, on a trailer and in a loft stacking hay! You guys bring back some rough summer months memories!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=79&v=uQsYOER1lok
Post by: Nate on July 31, 2019, 09:33:48 PM
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on July 31, 2019, 09:46:17 PM
And yes I’ve slung a few bales but usually only when visiting relatives.
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on August 01, 2019, 01:07:18 AM
Don't you have a plane to catch?Gotta love inflight WiFi. It’s worth the $8 just to harass Ken.....just flew over your house and am between Albuquerque and El Paso....
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Post by: wilsonphil on August 01, 2019, 11:54:18 AM
Phil, those are used more for silage than anything else.
Correct that specific system, but they also have it to where you can "roll" wet hay and put it in a bag. I will find that system.
they use a "trench" system also for silage also.
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 18, 2019, 04:36:22 PM
He was supposed to get me photos of the hoe also for possible options of purchase this or thatDave, I'll field this one first.
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Bro, much as I'l like you to have that machine, I think I had just better keep it.
I used it the past couple days and it's just too good for what I need. It looks rough but sure runs well. That isuzu engine is just a tank. Second point that I have learned through the years and has settled in as wisdom, is take care in selling something you own to a friend. We all know where that can go. So, sorry ma friend but l think it should stay in the Tuck
Post by: Flyin6 on October 18, 2019, 04:42:09 PM
You've been working here so where's the pics?Ken, just got back a couple hours ago from three days down there. What a time we all had. A few days before this visit, the guys on the security team and I went down for a weekend of fellowship. During the first night, Jimmy, the gentleman who owns hundreds of acres surrounding me came down with $1,000 worth of fireworks. He owns a local fireworks store. Suffice it to say it was quite a night!
THis past few days was field work, pond work, bush hogging, weapons play, coyote hunting, road work and a lot of good eating. The Pre-Ranger sighted in his new Remy 30-06, shot my M4, his .45 and everything else he could get his hands on.
The place is looking good:
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 18, 2019, 04:47:41 PM
Did a little shooting like always. I pulled out an ammo can with older Russian 9mm. Look what happened when I pulled the trigger:
Post by: Flyin6 on October 18, 2019, 04:50:02 PM
Pre-Ranger got into busting up stuff with his new 30-06. For what it is and what we paid for it, it is one nice shooting gun. I can't believe I wasn't pushing a 30-06. After shooting it and working that long bolt, I just love that caliber!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 18, 2019, 04:51:07 PM
Post by: KensAuto on October 18, 2019, 08:29:15 PM
9mm=scary. Glad you were smart enough not to pull the trigger again.
Place looks great!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2019, 10:27:44 AM
Kid's got great taste!That 1911 looks so classic hanging on his side. Forgot to take it off in McDonalds...Min age for pistol=21...Oops!
9mm=scary. Glad you were smart enough not to pull the trigger again.
Place looks great!
I like that .45 more every time I see it
I own a G21 with a double stack so I do own a DS .45, but I just never seem to shoot it
Have a G30 also (.45)
But what gets my blood to boil is that Remington double stack 1911
resisting the call to buy one
Just can't figure out how to carry it concealed...
Post by: BobbyB on October 19, 2019, 02:29:07 PM
Just can't figure out how to carry it concealed...
Well since you're a blazer, hoodie/sweatshirt type person based on the photos you've posted it wouldn't be to hard to honestly conceal it. However in a t-shirt it'll be more of a challenge depending on how flexible you are on carry position.
Post by: JR on October 19, 2019, 05:57:25 PM
Just came back from a day at my place, no where near as nice. But its mine, neighbors are cool.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2019, 09:15:57 PM
Dang that is pretty stuff (guns and land)I think what you have is Nice too, JR
Just came back from a day at my place, no where near as nice. But its mine, neighbors are cool.
You did what it takes to make a man happy, having his own dirt to p___ on. I think we are just made to own real land, not a postage stamp lot 90 feet square. Well, at least some of us are...
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2019, 09:18:54 PM
Cool weather is easier. In church I wear a sports coat now, but a T-shirt with a short sleeve shirt unbuttoned overtop. I practice my draw either way. But out in public places the shirt will get blown back, and I see the reaction on people's faces. I carry on the hip, slid slightly forward so I can still sit, but reducing the side silhouette somewhat.
Just can't figure out how to carry it concealed...
Well since you're a blazer, hoodie/sweatshirt type person based on the photos you've posted it wouldn't be to hard to honestly conceal it. However in a t-shirt it'll be more of a challenge depending on how flexible you are on carry position.
Post by: BobbyB on October 19, 2019, 11:12:54 PM
Cool weather is easier. In church I wear a sports coat now, but a T-shirt with a short sleeve shirt unbuttoned overtop. I practice my draw either way. But out in public places the shirt will get blown back, and I see the reaction on people's faces. I carry on the hip, slid slightly forward so I can still sit, but reducing the side silhouette somewhat.
Most people aren't observant enough to notice anything. People probably think you have a cellphone in one of those carrying cases strapped to your hip. Your reaction to the shirt blowing open and potentially exposing the 1911 is what causes most double takes. Unless your shirt is blowing in the wind like a cape in a poor action movie.
Case in point, I was at a WalMart last year with my ex (then my gf) and she walked right by a guy wearing a shoulder holster, wasn't concealed or anything she didn't notice. I noticed, and also noticed he was carrying a Beretta 92 but I digress. Most people aren't observant enough to notice a quick glimpse of a handgun due to wind blowing the shirt up or back.
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Post by: BobbyB on October 20, 2019, 10:56:58 AM
Try IWB Don. It’s hides the silhouette better. I carry at 4o’clock with just a T-shirt. And since it’s only visible above the waist, the t shirt would have to be way too short to show it in the wind so unless you are a fat guy wearing a size S, I think you’d be ok
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That was my next comment. IWB is good and depending on how comfortable he is, appendix carry will also make it disappear. But I'm not sure if I'd roll fullsize 1911, you could however it wouldn't be the most comfortable, however with the 19, no problems.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 20, 2019, 12:00:55 PM
I picked up a IWB holster a year + .5 ago and it still sits there although unserviceable now due to a heavy coating of dust.
So sad...
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Post by: Flyin6 on November 03, 2019, 07:50:36 PM
I'm a little concerned with this guy being so close to where we routinely stay and play...
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on November 03, 2019, 08:19:55 PM
I have pics of another cat, much larger, but it won't load upGood news is that you’ll never see it coming. From a tree that paw can break the neck of a horse.
I'm a little concerned with this guy being so close to where we routinely stay and play...
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Post by: Flyin6 on November 04, 2019, 08:26:36 AM
The neighbor, a family from Ohio that has leased the farm beside me for decades said he now carries a flashlight to/from his blind in the tree, 12 feet up. I have heard animal sounds which I could not identify on long nights down there. Maybe these guys are what i have been hearing, dunno.I have pics of another cat, much larger, but it won't load upGood news is that you’ll never see it coming. From a tree that paw can break the neck of a horse.
I'm a little concerned with this guy being so close to where we routinely stay and play...
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Nice to know, though, that we are so remote as to still have a slice of the original wildlife footprint of the tuck.
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Post by: KensAuto on November 04, 2019, 10:12:18 PM
I wouldn't worry about them, until you start raising farm critters. I personally don't know anyone that's had them stand up to a human.
Cougars on the other hand... can be unpredictable. I've been stalked by one of them and approached by another one. Only seen around 10 in the wild. Not great odds.
Post by: stlaser on November 04, 2019, 11:50:36 PM
Cougars on the other hand... can be unpredictable. I've been stalked by one of them and approached by another one. Only seen around 10 in the wild. Not great odds.
Leave it to Ken to side track us about H again....
Post by: Flyin6 on November 05, 2019, 09:55:41 AM
A friend pulled the card from a camera that was 200M from my camper got a little over 650 pics of critters. Mostly deer and turkey, but he is reviewing them to see if anything else stopped by...
Post by: Flyin6 on November 10, 2019, 07:30:10 PM
I didn't hunt but had the standard two military buddies down. Total so far is 2-8 pt bucks shat and hanging in the tree. One doe which appeared to be sick when we opened her up, so that meat was discarded. Another buck shot, but the Navee Seal who shot it, could not find it afterward. And finally my son shot a coyote with his .308. The property is running with deer, so I expect many more to be taken. Oh and many pics of a big cat showed up. Folks are not sure this one is a bobcat, it's just too big.
I widened the road, cut a trailer full of firewood, filled in some holes in the fields, and pushed brush off an acre or two.
Post by: JR on November 10, 2019, 08:41:46 PM
I finally got about 250ft of the road cut now that I have a permit.
Post by: wyorunner on November 10, 2019, 10:41:48 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 11, 2019, 04:56:07 PM
Dozer or Skid?CTL
I finally got about 250ft of the road cut now that I have a permit.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 11, 2019, 04:56:49 PM
Let’s see this big cat.I want some pics of it to share but so far have just seen it on a laptop
Post by: Sammconn on November 12, 2019, 10:21:50 AM
Got buddies in the mountains that have been under a cat in a tree and felt it’s presence.
Super silent killers they are. Be careful.
Nice stats on the deer harvest too.
Post by: wyorunner on November 12, 2019, 01:14:29 PM
Let’s see this big cat.I want some pics of it to share but so far have just seen it on a laptop
Take a screen shot! Then you have a pic
Post by: Flyin6 on November 12, 2019, 07:27:43 PM
Not my laptop, the neighbors who I saw this past weekend and every once in awhile down there.Let’s see this big cat.I want some pics of it to share but so far have just seen it on a laptop
Take a screen shot! Then you have a pic
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2019, 07:42:37 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2019, 07:47:11 PM
Looking a bit worse for wear and tear, but running like a swiss watch!
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Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2019, 08:00:00 PM
Get this, the engine went into a limp mode
Reason: The DEF fluid is in a tank and apparently when the weather turns cold the "O" ring sealing it to the engine supply line will contract, allowing for a little leak
The fluid will, according the myriad of warranty claims now flooding Kubota dealers, will seep into the engine harness and work it's way into various connections where the corrosive DEF crap will hopelessly corrode the fine metal pins and cause all sorts of things to start to happen.
The repair you ask??
Remove and reinstall the entire engine wiring harness and parts of the chassis harness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2019, 08:02:17 PM
Nice work, think how nice a thumb would be on it.Oh, I need a thumb so badly. Would make handling those boulders so much easier. I may just rig one up. I found a used bulldozer cylinder which could actuate a thumb, and I found a huge old thumb. Just missing some pins and some lines. My stick already has the mount!
Post by: JR on November 17, 2019, 09:33:56 PM
Mine works OK from them, needs to be longer and heavier teeth. The 1/2 teeth are thin for me.
These are heavier and made for bigger toys.
https://www.everythingattachments.com/Hydraulic-Excavator-Thumbs-s/3020.htm
Post by: Flyin6 on November 18, 2019, 02:27:36 PM
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Post by: JR on November 18, 2019, 02:56:09 PM
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Post by: KensAuto on November 18, 2019, 04:18:40 PM
Just thinking about how my baby X would fit in the bucket of that 250. Man that thing is a hawse.
Post by: JR on November 18, 2019, 04:42:37 PM
Even a manual thumb would be better than nothing.
Just thinking about how my baby X would fit in the bucket of that 250. Man that thing is a hawse.
Yes it is!
Need to add about 3-4 inches to mine.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 18, 2019, 08:39:58 PM
Thinking it weighs somewhere around 55,000 and either 175 or 195 hp
That 42 inch bucket bites out a yard plus of heaping anything. You can lay it on the ground and curl it and it will pierce three feet down and forty something inches wide and then lift even a super stacked bucket of pond sludge (read: Way heavy)
You can lift that at full arm extension, just be prepared to tip if you swing it anything more than dead slow
I have seen the thumb for this thing. The fingers are cut from 1" material and reinforced on the backside.
Look around ar those cedar trees. to bring one down I simply have to push on it with the bucket and extend the arm, The whole tree will come out of the ground, rootball and all or it will snap a 8"-12" caliper trunk like nothing.
It takes weeks or a small army to just keep up with that thing!
Post by: Flyin6 on December 09, 2019, 10:00:46 AM
I like everyone being quite comfortable.
So that means my current and future plans include lots of firewood, which the tools, errr, I mean, the boys, err, I mean pre-rangers, made in abundance on the sunday last
Post by: Flyin6 on December 09, 2019, 10:08:01 AM
If you ever held an authentic "Louisville SLugger" baseball bat, then you know what Ash is.
Imagine: Hard, no, very hard, heavy, and hard.
Now my wood eatin' fire maker and hot water creation device will eat anything I can shove into its gaping mouth, but just picking up 100 pound logs gets old at times. And the fire burns better, although for a shorter period, if I split it, err, I mean if they split it
So it has becomst time in the fullness of older age to add some more hydraulics to my portfolio in the form of a new log splitter.
So we went off to the Menards and purchased one. And, my, what a deal. They were hundreds of dollars less than Slowes and HD. I picked up a 25 ton unit for $968 including three gallons of hydraulic fluid and taxes, out the door!
Ya!
All 468 pounds of it came in parts, not assembled (GRRRRRRRR) (Grumpy sound emoji if such a thing exists)
Post by: Flyin6 on December 09, 2019, 10:11:03 AM
Sorry for ma spellin', but I'm listening to that idiot democrat short fat man who runs the house judicial committee spreadin' his lies and tripe all over what should be an honorable place. Its distractin' me.
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Where is that Airborne Staff Sergeant Bobbee when ya need him anyway?
Typical NCO...
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Post by: JR on December 09, 2019, 01:28:07 PM
Maybe you could do that? Just put a flat on the ram and a 2 way on the other end? I mean you mod everything up anyway, right? :popcorn:
Post by: Flyin6 on December 09, 2019, 06:13:49 PM
Sweet. Funny thing is I've been watching some youtube on all the diff splitters. I really like the 2 way splitter.Why, yes I do!
Maybe you could do that? Just put a flat on the ram and a 2 way on the other end? I mean you mod everything up anyway, right? :popcorn:
Post by: TexasRedNeck on December 09, 2019, 08:14:49 PM
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Post by: BobbyB on December 09, 2019, 09:33:01 PM
Then I man handled this massive beam thing into place.
Where is that Airborne Staff Sergeant Bobbee when ya need him anyway?
Typical NCO...
I was working. Trying to figure out how to make things work semi-smoothly for me at work over the next couple months. Plus keep an eye on the weather radar for the snow storm that was coming, and conduct training. Basically doing multiple things at once.
Nice score. Any reason why you are hoisting those logs up to the tray instead of using the splitter vertically?
Why work smarter when you can work harder?
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Post by: JR on December 09, 2019, 11:51:39 PM
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BobbyB
Why work smarter when you can work harder?
Its an Army pilot thing,,,,,,
Post by: Flyin6 on December 10, 2019, 09:10:59 AM
Nice score. Any reason why you are hoisting those logs up to the tray instead of using the splitter vertically?Just a test
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But when I use my tools (Pre-Rangers) orientation of the ram is irrelevant
I will rotate vertically of course, save energy for the eventual fight, because like I always have told my sons, the attack is always coming.
Post by: Flyin6 on December 10, 2019, 09:13:39 AM
He’s getting his exercise/weight lifting in.Joke as you may, you are actually right. Working up a trailer load of cut trees is quite the workout. I have to cut everything which can get you breathing pretty hard. Then I usually have to carry the stuff out of the woods, and then lift once more to load into the loader bucket or over the rail into the trailer. Then one final time when I get home, carry the whole pile in and stack it. Some of those logs go 80-100 pounds and I get to man-handle those twice a day
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So, ya, keeps the fat trimmed down a little!
Post by: Flyin6 on December 10, 2019, 09:14:48 AM
I know you'd have lent a hand if you were here, and that is good enoughThen I man handled this massive beam thing into place.
Where is that Airborne Staff Sergeant Bobbee when ya need him anyway?
Typical NCO...
I was working. Trying to figure out how to make things work semi-smoothly for me at work over the next couple months. Plus keep an eye on the weather radar for the snow storm that was coming, and conduct training. Basically doing multiple things at once.Nice score. Any reason why you are hoisting those logs up to the tray instead of using the splitter vertically?
Why work smarter when you can work harder?
Carry on trooper...
Post by: rpar86 on December 10, 2019, 10:03:21 AM
He’s getting his exercise/weight lifting in.Joke as you may, you are actually right. Working up a trailer load of cut trees is quite the workout. I have to cut everything which can get you breathing pretty hard. Then I usually have to carry the stuff out of the woods, and then lift once more to load into the loader bucket or over the rail into the trailer. Then one final time when I get home, carry the whole pile in and stack it. Some of those logs go 80-100 pounds and I get to man-handle those twice a day
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So, ya, keeps the fat trimmed down a little!
I hear ya Don. I hate working out, but give me a physical/strenuous task and I’ll knock that baby out no problem.
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Post by: Flyin6 on December 11, 2019, 07:31:14 PM
Post by: BobbyB on January 11, 2020, 10:27:20 AM
I know you'd have lent a hand if you were here, and that is good enough
Carry on trooper...
Well if I don't have vacation plans for a week this summer maybe, I'll visit Kentucky and stop by.
Post by: Flyin6 on January 15, 2020, 09:41:21 PM
You'd be welcome!I know you'd have lent a hand if you were here, and that is good enough
Carry on trooper...
Well if I don't have vacation plans for a week this summer maybe, I'll visit Kentucky and stop by.
Post by: BobbyB on January 16, 2020, 08:12:54 PM
You'd be welcome!
There's a strong possibility of me travelling down south this summer for a week or 2.
Post by: Flyin6 on January 16, 2020, 08:51:32 PM
I'll be out of the net late in May for a few weeks, (I hope), but thereafter I'll be here and would love to show you my A.O.You'd be welcome!
There's a strong possibility of me travelling down south this summer for a week or 2.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 10, 2020, 11:06:04 AM
Doing maintenance mainly but my new neighbor has gone hog wild on the property I have the access road on.
He owned a excavating/building/bull dozing/ heavy construction company which is now owned by his son. He stills plays with a couple of D6 Cats one of which he is using to clear out the overgrown fields on his 160 acres. He plans to completely redo the access road and build a cabin down near my place so we can be retired neighbors.
He told my wife (Who hates the primitive road into our farm) that when he gets it done she could drive a corvette to my front gate.
He is putting up a gate but the front of the place is no longer well disguised and more inviting to the "Back roads explorer types."
Well, although not a Marine, I guess I'll have to "Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome."
Post by: JR on October 10, 2020, 12:42:41 PM
The way things grow out there you should be able to do something.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 10, 2020, 03:24:52 PM
And you sold the heavy stuff, but still have the Skid right?I only sold the Case 1150 track Loader
The way things grow out there you should be able to do something.
I still own the Kobelco SK-250LC and the Kubota SVL-95-2 along with a couple of John Deere tractors
Post by: Nate on October 10, 2020, 09:58:52 PM
And you sold the heavy stuff, but still have the Skid right?I only sold the Case 1150 track Loader
The way things grow out there you should be able to do something.
I still own the Kobelco SK-250LC and the Kubota SVL-95-2 along with a couple of John Deere tractors
Sell the john deere's and get 1 kubota tractor and youll be set with what you have
Post by: JR on October 10, 2020, 10:08:22 PM
Post by: cudakidd53 on October 11, 2020, 09:27:07 AM
And you sold the heavy stuff, but still have the Skid right?I only sold the Case 1150 track Loader
The way things grow out there you should be able to do something.
I still own the Kobelco SK-250LC and the Kubota SVL-95-2 along with a couple of John Deere tractors
Sarge is gone? :cry:
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2020, 09:34:01 AM
I sold it to my next door neighbor at my northern home location.
He farms 900 acres and needed a fence row clearing machine.
It's like 1/4 mile away most of the time
and
he said if I ever want to run it, just hop on and clean up something on his farm.
I have yet to take him up on his offer
Not totally adverse to buying a Cat 953...
Post by: JR on October 11, 2020, 12:08:40 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2020, 04:49:06 PM
With the 2 machines you have, why a loader? Wish my neighbors was running, I have lots of dirt to move.I just like those Cat 953's
And no matter what you pay for it
Easy to get your money back
Post by: Bob Smith on December 09, 2020, 08:27:48 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on December 09, 2020, 10:29:20 PM
Had a contractor working on our road yesterday, he has a twin to Spud. Cool machine, he has quick change on front, dropped the bucket and attached a vibratory roller to compact the new gravel..I have that quick attach as well. Just push a button and it couples/decouples in seconds.
These things are the swiss knife of the construction world. Hundreds if not thousands of attachments now.
I'm looking at a 6" X 48" trencher at the moment which is rated to cut through rock.
I'm about to have to run water and electric lines all over creation so a trencher makes sense and will make the job easier.
Post by: JR on December 09, 2020, 10:31:14 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on December 09, 2020, 10:32:11 PM
Send it to me first! I have a bunch of trenched to cut.I'd love to, what's your fax number ;-))
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More for recorders than fax...
Post by: Flyin6 on December 10, 2020, 02:00:06 PM
What's a FAX?Fax...Ya know. I scan the trencher on this end and Fax it to ya, and you hook the fax up to that 3D printer of yours and just print the thing out
What, you never heard of faxin' ??
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Post by: Flyin6 on January 24, 2021, 11:30:26 AM
Given the recent political trajectory, I am moving forward on the next phase in the life of the place.
Up to this point, the farm has been a place in search of a purpose. It has taken years to clear the land back, repair a million things, put in and repair ponds, build roads and buildings and acquire capital equipment.
So, I decided to focus on several areas of growth, as in setting some goals for the place.
I want to be able to:
1. Move there permanently is necessary and live comfortably.
2. Sustain me, and some family members
3. Possibly serve as a "Camper hookup" for some guests should they feel the need to evac their current homes.
4. Produce an income from what I have there
5. Fence some fields and being in some cows
6. Start raising aquatic critters in the ponds
7. Start growing some high value crop. So far I am thinking Lilac, Lavender, and hemp.
So, what has actually been going on down there? First of all a fairly major road project has been going on for months. The road going in has radically changed from being a bumpy, pot hole strewn trail to a road cleared thirty feet either side, straightened and flattened, currently with a thick rock base that can easily handle a semi.
Why you ask? Well, I do not own the first 3/4 mile of driveway and the owner of that property wants to put cows on his land there and has cleared a lot of it of the cedars and scrub leaving the tall hardwoods as cover. It's really quite striking now. It's reminiscent of a winding country road perched atop a ridge with sweeping vistas. The whole thing is to be fenced and gated. Now I can get anything hauled back, where before that would have been impossible.
I have torn the barn down, salvaged the timbers which now sit in a pile beside my sawmill, burned the remainder and graded all the land around that, blending it into the existing field. That will be the first site that I will fence with the goal of having two cows on there by the end of summer.
I plan to start with two "Anything" cows just to learn how to work them at that location, but then quickly transition to raising Wagyu beef both to consume and to sell.
A guy who used to crew helicopters I flew now raises 600 acres of Hemp and commercial marijuana and has become very wealthy. I plan to call on him for some advice and get into a niche market selling that to local CBD hippy markets.
We are already sawing up timbers, planks and similar where I am using that to teach my son entrepreneurship.
As for the fish? I am thinking of raising prawn, tilapia, and a breeding pond for Koi to sell to the pet industry.
Welp, that could keep me busy for a time
Oh, and
Kat challenged me with turning the "shed" into a nice cabin house, so I will be busting out doing that as well.
Post by: JR on January 24, 2021, 12:10:18 PM
You have a foundation with basement right? Can you build on that? What is going on with the well, cleaned up and usable?
Good and bad on the road, now people will just drive by.
Pictures?
Post by: Flyin6 on January 24, 2021, 01:50:34 PM
Glad to see yo have not been idle on it. Someone started a hemp farm near my place, went bust from what I can see.No one can just drive by as it were. The entrance to the place still is not evidient at all, you'd have to see it to understand, I suppose.
You have a foundation with basement right? Can you build on that? What is going on with the well, cleaned up and usable?
Good and bad on the road, now people will just drive by.
Pictures?
Well just cleaned up, not used yet. I get more rain water than I can use and about to catch it off the shed/house as well.
I tore the basement if you could call it that with the excavator and filled all that in. Thought was that someday, I may dig it all back out to build a proper house, but until then it's growing grass.
Hemp, I don't know enough about it to comment, just that it is a wanted cash crop, right up there with the Lilac for the pharmaceutical industry.
Post by: JR on January 24, 2021, 03:21:48 PM
Post by: Bob Smith on January 24, 2021, 03:41:02 PM
Post by: JR on January 24, 2021, 04:49:15 PM
Are you leaving an area for turnaround at the gate? Might save the gate from being destroyed just because. Our neighbors up the road put up a sign saying violators Have been prosecuted
Nope, its about 150' back to the turn around. I figure your at the turn around and see a gate down the road with no trespass signs and nothing past the gate.
Post by: Bob Smith on January 24, 2021, 05:10:07 PM
Post by: JR on January 24, 2021, 05:12:39 PM
Maybe a locked gate ahead sign at the turnaround. Just saying you have a better chance of gate staying in place if you provide easy turnaround.
Not my property.
Post by: Farmer Jon on January 25, 2021, 06:57:03 AM
If you are thinking you want to sell to the public there is a ton of paperwork. Selling to friends and family is no problem.
On that note, the processor cost our client a lot of money. A few weeks ago they pulled a couple fats. A red Angus and a Wagyu cross. The Angus was sold to another gentleman and the wagyu was supposed to brought home and sold commercially. They mislabeled it. This guy got Wagyu for Angus price. Now Logan got stuck with all this Angus labeled as Wagyu and cant sell it. He dont want to sell it. Hes not in the Angus business. He sells Wagyu. The only reason he even had the Angus is its the last of his old heard that he phased out. So we picked it up for $2300. Processed and delivered. With strict instructions not share it with anyone.
Post by: Flyin6 on January 25, 2021, 02:24:21 PM
Are you thinking pure bred Wagyu or "American Wagyu? American is a traditional breed such has Angus bred to a Wagyu bull. They calf easier and grow out a little faster and cheaper. Pure bred are pretty flighty. They can spook easy but once they get settled and are comfortable with their surroundings they calm down.I think I was talking about the American Wagyu.
If you are thinking you want to sell to the public there is a ton of paperwork. Selling to friends and family is no problem.
On that note, the processor cost our client a lot of money. A few weeks ago they pulled a couple fats. A red Angus and a Wagyu cross. The Angus was sold to another gentleman and the wagyu was supposed to brought home and sold commercially. They mislabeled it. This guy got Wagyu for Angus price. Now Logan got stuck with all this Angus labeled as Wagyu and cant sell it. He dont want to sell it. Hes not in the Angus business. He sells Wagyu. The only reason he even had the Angus is its the last of his old heard that he phased out. So we picked it up for $2300. Processed and delivered. With strict instructions not share it with anyone.
This is all new to me at this point and I am currently working on the business plan for the farm. I am making a proposal to buy 78 more acres that are on mmy backside (south) and lay pretty flat. What's all overgrown with cedars will restore to some great flat fields with a couple of ponds. If I could get 30-40 cows working on the then 160-170 acres, I think I'd be in pretty good shape.
I am making connections with the KY government tax and Ag departments. I plan to use a lot of their programs available to we "New" farmers. Studying this stuff has been a real process to be sure!
Post by: Farmer Jon on January 25, 2021, 04:01:09 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on January 25, 2021, 04:28:29 PM
I admire your gumption. You have a lot of work ahead of you. When it comes time for breeding stock I can hook you up with some pure bred registered wagyu bulls.OK, I'll keep that in mind
Post by: EL TATE on January 25, 2021, 07:12:30 PM
Glad to see yo have not been idle on it. Someone started a hemp farm near my place, went bust from what I can see.No one can just drive by as it were. The entrance to the place still is not evidient at all, you'd have to see it to understand, I suppose.
You have a foundation with basement right? Can you build on that? What is going on with the well, cleaned up and usable?
Good and bad on the road, now people will just drive by.
Pictures?
Well just cleaned up, not used yet. I get more rain water than I can use and about to catch it off the shed/house as well.
I tore the basement if you could call it that with the excavator and filled all that in. Thought was that someday, I may dig it all back out to build a proper house, but until then it's growing grass.
Hemp, I don't know enough about it to comment, just that it is a wanted cash crop, right up there with the Lilac for the pharmaceutical industry.
Selling hemp for CBD production will get you a healthy does of government oversight at your location. just putting that out there. It would have to be classified as non medicinal and even then you'd probably still get some nose pokin.
Post by: Flyin6 on January 25, 2021, 10:23:00 PM
Considering the size of the crop, I wouldn't expect much if any oversight. I already allow the Sherriff and Local LEO guys out there any time they want to visit/shoot. The Tuck is different. Not much light from the government reaches the back woods where the farm is.Glad to see yo have not been idle on it. Someone started a hemp farm near my place, went bust from what I can see.No one can just drive by as it were. The entrance to the place still is not evidient at all, you'd have to see it to understand, I suppose.
You have a foundation with basement right? Can you build on that? What is going on with the well, cleaned up and usable?
Good and bad on the road, now people will just drive by.
Pictures?
Well just cleaned up, not used yet. I get more rain water than I can use and about to catch it off the shed/house as well.
I tore the basement if you could call it that with the excavator and filled all that in. Thought was that someday, I may dig it all back out to build a proper house, but until then it's growing grass.
Hemp, I don't know enough about it to comment, just that it is a wanted cash crop, right up there with the Lilac for the pharmaceutical industry.
Selling hemp for CBD production will get you a healthy does of government oversight at your location. just putting that out there. It would have to be classified as non medicinal and even then you'd probably still get some nose pokin.
Post by: JR on January 25, 2021, 10:37:24 PM
I hear there is way to hide your property from google earth, need to look into that more.
Now if the drone issue can be handled, they look at everything!
Post by: Flyin6 on February 05, 2021, 11:04:10 PM
I find myself in a pretty sweet spot. I do not have a mortgage, the farm is completely paid off. I own some of the equipment and will soon own all of it free and clear of any debt. My property taxes remain low in the $500 range and now most of the infrastructure has been built in. I lack only some fencing, pond improvement and a gate or two and I'll be up and running with cattle.
This puts me in the sweet spot, because with a supporting income from investments, Army retirement, social security and other sources, I am under no pressure to have to make any money at all on the place. That will allow me to ease into this new venture without the pressure of keeping things in the black.
I have applied for and been awarded my ag fuel tax exemption. I can now legally buy fuel at reduced prices. I can make other purchases tax free as well and when tax exemption numbers come available in Kentucky in 2021, I am already in queue to get one. It turns out there is a lot of grant money out there and I will be seeking a grant for fencing, and another to buy more land. Yep, you heard that right, the US of A congress actually has money to give to farmers who are just starting who want or need to increase their property size.
I am looking to add 78 acres if this works out.
What else...Well, I traded the John Deere mobile leak for a Kioti full size Ag tractor, and I think I am going to be selling my 2500 Chevy and purchasing a proper 3500 or 4500 truck to handle the bigger hauling chores. Finally we have started looking into cattle purchase. It seems that we would do better to purchase a small herd of six or so cows to start. More on this in the summer when I should be ready to take them on.
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I’m keenly curious on this Don. You are a few years ahead of me in age and that is my plan as well, so I genuinely hope to learn by watching you.You're talking about wisdom. Well, wisdom is often derived from experience. Experience is a result of doing things. Doing things that don't go well, often result in the more profound experience which immediately makes a deposit into the wisdom bank.
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Knowing me, the guy who just dives right into the Colorado river, and then begins learning about strong currents and survival...My growth line toward a successful Ag operation will be anything but straight. But like always, I will surely get there.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 11, 2021, 10:01:34 PM
Extremely muddy conditions has presented its challenges to working any sort of schedule down there.
I'll try to remember to snap some pics of the new road going in at the moment, but it changes the whole look and personality of the place. It is going to be really pretty when done, whenever that is. So far my neighbor has laid in 100-200 tons of big rock to make a base on one section. It is about the only place in that road that is stable, but you run the risk of slicing up your tires in sharp football sized stones.
The new Kioti is awaiting some parts to be completed, then delivery will take place for it.
I will have to move some barn or garage structure to the front burner if I don't want the June sun to melt the paint on this one to. I am looking and talking to the Clear-Span folks currently on a fabric roof structure which I will show in some pics below.
I have been having the conversations with the Ag folks both federal and state. They offer some wonderful programs. There is a wide portfolio of financing to help farmers acquire things. The loans are extremely fair but are linked to farm productivity. That hurts me because I have next to nothing going on yet.
One program they have is a loan used to buy land. The government will loan about any amount up to some pretty tall limits for the startup farmer to buy property. They will loan 100% of the cost of the land. The interest rate is 1.3% and is amortized for 40 years with a single annual payment. Yea, that's a good one.
They were willing to loan me money to buy the new tractor, but I don't really need the help, so I passed. They are very willing to loan money for livestock, so they will get my vote there when it comes time. My agent liked the way I wanted to start small with just a few, then grow the herd over time. I told him I needed a barn for equipment storage and to keep the hay dry, and he even got creative with me. Offered to finance all of the purchase cost of the new tractor, allowing me to collect the trade in money (which is north of $30K) to use to build the barn!
I haven't talked with the conservation folks yet, but they offer straight up grants to offset the cost of fencing, and pay money to plant in and maintain drainage areas feeding watersheds. They will park some quail on the property as well and provide all sorts of educational and coaching help.
So back to the equipment storage structure. The Federal Ag guy said he used the clear Span fabric barn and Kentucky folks were getting 20 years out of the fabric. 85% of the cost of the structure is the steel, so with only having to anty up a couple thousand to replace the skin in a couple decades, that sounds pretty good to me. I priced a 34 X 60 with one end walled up and one end open for $13,800 delivered. No decisions, but I think this may be the solution.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 11, 2021, 10:03:05 PM
Post by: JR on February 12, 2021, 03:36:11 PM
They sell kits for covering the center of containers with a similar product. Or you can do regular trusses and do sheet metal.
No digging for the footings, no cement and you have some secure storage to boot.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 12, 2021, 08:23:19 PM
As an option, thought about shipping containers with a cover or roof?I did think about it JR
They sell kits for covering the center of containers with a similar product. Or you can do regular trusses and do sheet metal.
No digging for the footings, no cement and you have some secure storage to boot.
Cost is the biggest detractor
Would require 2ea, 40 footers @ say $2K ea or $4K
and 2 ea. 20 footers to complete the 60 foot length @ $1400 ea, $2800
That's $6800 right out of the gate plus site prep to get four of those things leveled up.
I can put in the pony wall concept for the cost of the quick crete. I simply saw up the required number of cedars into 6X6 posts to construct, then assemble and I'm all done. My only big cost will be the amount of gravel required to backfill after I level up with rock and dirt.
It's going to be a pony wall. pretty sure
But I may place a container beside this building to get some lockable storage or perhaps a maintenance shop.
Post by: JR on February 12, 2021, 08:28:20 PM
Anyway, just something to think on. I have thought about it where I am just for all the "stuff" I don't want in the shop all the time.
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 13, 2021, 09:57:57 AM
The cedar you have access to. Large enough for you to use for your own pole barn?Possibly, Dave
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I have identified some old growth trees that stay 12" in diameter for over 25 feet. I was saving them for the second story deck I will be adding to the "Shed."
Thing is with this building is to get something up relatively quickly so the new tractor and the new this and that's don't get smitten by our friend the spring and summer sun.
And I think I'll be able to fit the excavator in there too
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 13, 2021, 12:09:59 PM
Have you already wrecked the old barn?Guess you missed the update, but yep, its been completely dismantled, timbers (a bunch of 170-180 year old timbers saved and the site graded out
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Like it never happened!
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 13, 2021, 02:33:18 PM
Did you take any pictures before bulldoze? Was it the cool ol wood pegs holding it together?Sure was!
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Mortise and tennon with square pockets carved into huge weight bearing beams. One is going to find itself on a mantle or two. another will replace a 2X4 support on the cabin staircase
The best is a stack of hardwood logs that were felled and stacked up somewhere in the 1830's. Meaning those 15"-18" logs grew in the 1700's and possibly earlier. I'll have a rear look into the past when I open those logs up. I'm going to cut them with a live edge 1" thick in varying lengths from as little as eight feet and as long as twenty.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on February 13, 2021, 02:45:43 PM
No photos though?
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Post by: KensAuto on February 13, 2021, 03:21:12 PM
Jr, thanks for that. I had been planning a second container and a roof structure. Was going to build my own but I will look into that as an optionI personally like this one, albeit a bunch more work... maybe.
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I've also seen the one like JR showed, but using quonset hut metal.
https://youtu.be/pQREfBlu6rs
Post by: JR on February 13, 2021, 04:21:44 PM
Up at the ridge a guy is doing the truss/sheet metal now for parking his stuff with 2x40' containers.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 13, 2021, 04:29:36 PM
Awesome!Naw, it was an all hands on deck long/cold work day. We literally did not break nor eat all day long, and only stopped when the darkness crept in. The whole area got graded and the big logs sorted and stacked. We did give some to the chain saw and are currently heating my house! :-)
No photos though?
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 13, 2021, 04:36:00 PM
I watch Diesel Creek all the time. You can get corrugated Quonset huts all the time for cheap. Closing off an end is easy and NO fabric to replace.JR, I think I'm going to pivot on the design.
Up at the ridge a guy is doing the truss/sheet metal now for parking his stuff with 2x40' containers.
That arrangement looks pretty good sitting atop the shipping containers
I looked at it critically, and using them would save me a bunch of sawing and construction time with building a pony wall. So I'm thinking I set the first 40 foot shipping container right beside the saw mill and open a service door. That way I can carry the freshly sawn lumber and stack it inside as it comes off the saw. I would open a couple of doorways to the side with the enclosure on both containers. One would be a pass through and the other container could be converted into a workshop.
Thinking about it, I really needed to do something like that because I need to clear out the shed to start converting it into a cabin/house.
Great suggestion Fred!
So, question to everyone. Standard height of 8'6" or go with a HC which has a height of 9'6"??
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Post by: JR on February 13, 2021, 07:42:01 PM
Yep, HC is the way to go. That is outside when you see 8' wide, 9.6' high.
If you had a flatbed, you could haul yourself as they are just 9.5k for the 40'.
Now, whats this about stopping work when it gets dark?
Post by: Farmer Jon on February 13, 2021, 08:23:59 PM
There is a shortage of shipping containers unless you are in Miami or Chicago. China is calling whole ships back empty. Just tried ordering a couple more. Lucky they had a couple on hand.
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 14, 2021, 10:25:02 AM
I though you may come around. Think of all the prep, drilling, cement and time you save. I just got 2 RR ties to set mine on so not right in the dirt. Big flat rocks work well too and I think you may have a few around. Plus you can always move it if needed.
Yep, HC is the way to go. That is outside when you see 8' wide, 9.6' high.
If you had a flatbed, you could haul yourself as they are just 9.5k for the 40'.
Now, whats this about stopping work when it gets dark?
I though you may come around. Think of all the prep, drilling, cement and time you save. I just got 2 RR ties to set mine on so not right in the dirt. Big flat rocks work well too and I think you may have a few around. Plus you can always move it if needed.Batteries in my Nods died!
Yep, HC is the way to go. That is outside when you see 8' wide, 9.6' high.
If you had a flatbed, you could haul yourself as they are just 9.5k for the 40'.
Now, whats this about stopping work when it gets dark?
Post by: Flyin6 on February 14, 2021, 10:25:53 AM
My opinion is get a real building, do it once and be done with it.You been talkin' with Kat?
Post by: stlaser on February 14, 2021, 11:45:49 AM
My opinion is get a real building, do it once and be done with it.You been talkin' with Kat?
I like the container building idea. I wouldn’t use the tent version though. Using what is available for inexpensive storage / building materials is an intelligent prospect imo.
Post by: BobbyB on February 15, 2021, 06:02:45 PM
Batteries in my Nods died!
Use ambient light, let your eyes adjust. Next excuse Chief?
You been talkin' with Kat?
Nope a personal opinion from someone who's worked in both hard sided barns/shelters/storage buildings and tent versions.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 15, 2021, 07:42:59 PM
I have a bunch of experience with them as well. Kind of why I was leaning that way initially. In Kandahar and Kabul we did all our aircraft maintenance inside a fabric hangar. I know you've seen them. The one down at Kaf looked like new in its fifth year, and man that thing took the abuse. You'd get all the normal dust storms and blowing dust, but additionally we were always taking off or hovering beside the thing. We even had Chinooks on our ramp for a year or so, and none of that did squat to that hangar. Same with the one in Kabul. It was super tough. I don't think it ever ripped, if it even can with that poly rip-stop fabric.
Well, just from a cost standpoint, I think that may be the best I can do on short notice. I could probably have a proper building up in a year or two, but how much damage would the weather do to my pretty new machines in that time.
Right now I think I may go fabric and see if I can replace it in 5-10 years with something more permanent. Thing is, I am not permanent, and the rip stop thing will probably outlast my carcass. After I'm off on that final mission, who cares what happens to all that stuff? That will be up to the next generation to save or squander...no longer my call after H-Hour.
Post by: Nate on February 15, 2021, 08:54:19 PM
Post by: BobbyB on February 15, 2021, 09:27:04 PM
It might be close to the same price as a canvas skin stretched over metal frame buildings.
https://www.steelmasterusa.com/residential-buildings/sheds/
Post by: Bob Smith on February 15, 2021, 10:07:29 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 16, 2021, 10:48:26 AM
So since I'm not currently going to re-read previous postings for this, have you looked into a Quonset hut building? I see the commercials for them pretty frequently and there are many farmers that have them up here for storage of feed, tractors, parts or whatever you want. I've seen them with PAX doors, double garage doors to open front/back.Bobby, I just spoke with the folks you suggested.
It might be close to the same price as a canvas skin stretched over metal frame buildings.
https://www.steelmasterusa.com/residential-buildings/sheds/
Great buildings, 22 gage steel
but more than 2X the cost.
40X40 base is $22K. Then I need a foundation, and I need to buy a 22X 16 door locally. That would be thousands. Looking at $30K for that one, and no windows, no man door, no lights, nada.
Post by: JR on February 16, 2021, 12:33:14 PM
https://www.metalbuildingoutlet.com/Classified/UsedMetalBuildingCA1609.aspx
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 23, 2021, 08:26:04 PM
I want to spend as little as possible and just get something that will cover the expensive toys, then get on with developing the farm and get it into production.
Well, my wife intervened and sort of set the course.
She argues that anything we do there should be with longevity in mind since she is younger than me and she would also like to hand something nice over to the kids.
She is standing pretty firm on some nice metal building going in and not just a box. She feels that if she ends up living there, she wants things to be nice looking. Therefore I started the search all over again with all that in mind and have currently landed on a company called encore steel building company.
They build the red iron, I-beam structures with totally open spans and have a ton of customization and features. I am currently working on a gambrel roof barn, 30 X 50 X 22' tall. It would sit overtop of the sawmill with a large bi-fold door 25 feet wide right beside it so that I could load any log I needed, then close the door to put everything inside after I was done. It would have a 13 foot primary wall, and a 30 X 50 upstairs that would initially remain open. The far gable end would be solid with four windows. The east wall would have two 12 X 10 roll up doors, and a man door. The remaining west wall would have four windows and another man door. It would have a 4X4 or 6X6 cupola with four windows. With the saw mill on one end, and parking for the Kubota and Kioti on the other, the middle section would be all shop. I could easily fit either the Honda Talon or the tracked Altos mower, but the existing storage shed already is home to one of them.
Her plan is to not plant or get critters in there this year, but to concentrate on finishing the farm. That being get the building in, then finish the pond. TO do the pond right, I am going to have to drain it. If you all recall, from the day I started, the thing is constantly filling with water. So I think after it dries up in later spring, I will drain it, then dig it all out the way I want, lay in the rock walls, set a drain pipe, then plug the drain and let it fill. With a good layer of soda ash and clay tracked in, it should be finished correctly.
Now on the farm mission. Talking with the state and federal guys, I can see that what I really need to do is non-traditional stuff. I think I'll still have a small herd of cows, but mostly just to eat ourselves and sell directly to friends. I want to raise Japanese Koi, as in imported directly from Japan and "Pure-breeds" so to speak, and have a few breeding and nursing ponds, albeit located inside under a future green house looking building.
And finally, I think I want to grow Hemp instead of Lilac. There is just too much money to make. Around here one acre is producing $10,000-$20,000 annually. I have started the application process. I think I want to be a niche grower, feeding into a local (Berea, KY) Market. I have spoken with a health food store already. Not sure where to go with that but, this year, I ought to be able to get some starter plants in. I don't know very much about it yet, but it is a multi year process.
We are about to take delivery on the new Kioti tractor. I'll start a thread on that beast elsewhere.
Post by: JR on February 23, 2021, 08:31:19 PM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on February 23, 2021, 09:09:20 PM
Can’t wait to see it come together and I think the boss Lady is keeping your head in the right direction
Do it once, do it right, be done with it
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 23, 2021, 09:58:43 PM
I like the iron building. Should look similar to Jr but access in one massive door. Concrete floor!!!!!Yea, this all makes total sense.
Can’t wait to see it come together and I think the boss Lady is keeping your head in the right direction
Do it once, do it right, be done with it
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I'll have to use some bankers money, so we'll have to see how that part goes. I may engage the feds to get some of their help/money. Would be a good learning experience and I an anxious to get that relationship started.
I just learned about a crappy bunch of junk that big east money is doing to the Tuck. Apparently they have formed some corporations that are buying up Kentucky farms since our land is so cheap. They are using government program money to pick it up, then are having it reclassified as sites for future hotels, businesses, recreational parks and a bunch of other things and getting the land rezoned. The land is then locked up, or sold or just placed into disuse, keeping good farm land from ever producing. It's a slight of hand and I don't understand all the mechanics of the thing, but based on what I am seeing some people are getting rich and good people of Kentucky are getting kicked.
Now, I have never mentioned this, but a certain state senator is coming up for reelection. I'd hate to do it, but if he doesn't do something about this, I just may consider a run to unseat him. I could give a crap about money, about special interests and any other wussy who hasn't done something positive for their nation. I wouldn't last long, but by golly, I could do a lot of damage while I was there!
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 24, 2021, 08:44:44 AM
Not sure I’ve ever noticed a gambrel room metal building. Very cool and classy. I’m more of a square box guySomething newer I'm told
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Only a few doing this but all others look odd. Some like a squashed barn, all out of proportion.
Engaging the guberment today to see what manner of help I can get or if I will have to do all the heavy lifting myself.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on February 24, 2021, 10:00:45 AM
Consider doing some bee boxes around the place? It will help with the growth of plants in the area. Plus honey is fantastic
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 24, 2021, 04:10:13 PM
Your other post talking about wasps and bees.I don't know. I'd like to say I would, but I just don't know enough about all that yet. Have to learn...
Consider doing some bee boxes around the place? It will help with the growth of plants in the area. Plus honey is fantastic
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Post by: Nate on February 24, 2021, 09:08:36 PM
Your other post talking about wasps and bees.I don't know. I'd like to say I would, but I just don't know enough about all that yet. Have to learn...
Consider doing some bee boxes around the place? It will help with the growth of plants in the area. Plus honey is fantastic
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Don, search bee keepers in your area. They will come out and put their hives on your land. There is no cost to you. It will help the pollination of the surrounding area, you will get some of the honey from the hives as payment back to you, that local honey is a great way to help fend off seasonal allergies as you will be injesting the local pollen while building a tollerance/resistance.
It is trully a win win for both sides with absoutley no money out of your pocket. Besides honey stored properly has an indeterminate shelf life.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on February 24, 2021, 11:39:02 PM
See see I’m not crazy I just am terrified of bees my selfYour other post talking about wasps and bees.I don't know. I'd like to say I would, but I just don't know enough about all that yet. Have to learn...
Consider doing some bee boxes around the place? It will help with the growth of plants in the area. Plus honey is fantastic
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Don, search bee keepers in your area. They will come out and put their hives on your land. There is no cost to you. It will help the pollination of the surrounding area, you will get some of the honey from the hives as payment back to you, that local honey is a great way to help fend off seasonal allergies as you will be injesting the local pollen while building a tollerance/resistance.
It is trully a win win for both sides with absoutley no money out of your pocket. Besides honey stored properly has an indeterminate shelf life.
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Post by: JR on February 24, 2021, 11:59:09 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on February 25, 2021, 11:07:38 AM
OK then I'll contact them when the time comesYour other post talking about wasps and bees.I don't know. I'd like to say I would, but I just don't know enough about all that yet. Have to learn...
Consider doing some bee boxes around the place? It will help with the growth of plants in the area. Plus honey is fantastic
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Don, search bee keepers in your area. They will come out and put their hives on your land. There is no cost to you. It will help the pollination of the surrounding area, you will get some of the honey from the hives as payment back to you, that local honey is a great way to help fend off seasonal allergies as you will be injesting the local pollen while building a tollerance/resistance.
It is trully a win win for both sides with absoutley no money out of your pocket. Besides honey stored properly has an indeterminate shelf life.
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 25, 2021, 09:11:11 PM
A couple friends have bees. They use a hand crank centrifuge to get the honey out or the hive. We get a batch of bicuits going in the oven and when they come out we hold them under the trickle of honey coming from the centrifuge. Fun day..I bet that's good!
And I found a bee keeper less than a mile away!
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 26, 2021, 09:36:03 AM
Worked in many a bi-fold door hangar. Have never known a failure
I did ask them about two sliders as well. Haven't seen any reply yet
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 26, 2021, 10:19:47 AM
Like the design Don - what’s become of the old school barn that is SE of the well? Lots of quality barn wood there as I recall.I saved/rescued all those logs, but cleared off the site and burned remnants. You can't tell there was anything ever there.
It's where I will likely erect my fish hatchery building since the power company thought to place a power pole there
I "accidentally" bumped into one of their poles and it somehow fell into the fire...Pity
Post by: oklawall on February 26, 2021, 03:07:23 PM
Very late but I think these guys make some of the military stuff. Take a look at Alaska structures
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Post by: Flyin6 on March 12, 2021, 07:19:24 PM
After going around and around I landed on Menards. Their pole barn building designer program is great, best I have used to date. It automatically moves windows and doors where they need to be whereas with Carport central I ended up with windows sitting on top of wall structure and doors that actually would not work once you actually accounted for the structure they needed for support.
The menard's barn builder allows you to build to commercial code, residential or agricultural (mine) which tosses the code into the trash along with the democratic party's common sense.
Their barn builder sets the poles directly into the dirt and sinks them 48". I am doing some custom stuff like setting the poles above grade on top of poured sono-tubes and brackets which will stand all wood proud of the moisture bearing soils.
The thing is 30 X 56 X 12. It will have standard roof trusses which sacrifices some space, but I decided just to make it an equipment barn and part time shop, so a 12 foot ceiling height will work if I ever need to pull an engine. The roof will have ten clear plastic panels 30" X 9' and feature a two foot clear plastic top of the wall. This will allow for maximum light transmission into the structure. The saw mill will be just inside a big roll up door and it will have a porch over a man door on each side. The rear will have a 12 foot roll up door and a 10 footer.
I used a planner which allowed me to place all mu equipment inside and it all fits with ease. I plan to grade and lay down some dense grade to begin with and get the thing under roof before thinking of a concrete floor. I can't believe how cost effective Menards is. Even with selecting premium materials, that thing comes in at under $26K. I figure the concrete work will fall somewhere around 10K so that is where I stand. I pulled $34K and tossed it into a spending account. Duane and I are meeting with the Menards folks Monday. I'll likely order it then. It will be setting on the property about three weeks hence.
With the upcoming Real Man trip with you folks, a family vaca in may and shipping my son off to the Armee in June, I don't expect to get a lot done until I get back from the Real Man/GLO trip.
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Post by: Flyin6 on March 13, 2021, 10:32:30 AM
Go 14' on your sidewalls, your looking at a 5th wheel lots of them are over 12' Ask me how I know! I'm planning stages right now for new barn with 14' door on one end for 5th wheel and also I can drive backhoe in with out having to lower rear stick!Negative Ghostrider
Farm equipment and sawmill only
If fiver comes, will do one of those car port things for it
Out!
Post by: JR on March 13, 2021, 11:23:12 AM
Watch a few RR Buildings on youtube.
Post by: Flyin6 on March 13, 2021, 08:55:09 PM
No camper storage ever. No living quarters except extra space for the day we have a camp over at the farm on a Real-Man meet up.
This is just an Ag barn. Campers if they ever come will be addressed at that time.
OK, we good on that? And I need to be frugal on this one since some of the money is borrowed. By going up a couple/few more feet the price soars into the 30's. That additional height is not needed at all for what I have planned so it is an unnecessary expense all while this project is partially financed.
Post by: stlaser on March 13, 2021, 10:05:06 PM
Post by: KensAuto on March 14, 2021, 01:33:52 AM
Modifying it for more height later isn’t much of an option. It’s not a truck, just saying..... :popcorn:You trying to get banned again?
Besides, he could just dig the floor out. Duh
Post by: Bigdave_185 on March 14, 2021, 11:59:47 AM
That is a viable option. Just dig a basement out of I lol.Modifying it for more height later isn’t much of an option. It’s not a truck, just saying..... :popcorn:You trying to get banned again?
Besides, he could just dig the floor out. Duh
Don another option could be dig a barn into the hill side, keep the profile low from view?
I have always love houses that use the ground for the back of the property,
I’ll source some images and post.
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Post by: JR on March 14, 2021, 03:04:18 PM
I went 16ft for storage and lifts and think about a Mezz around that thing!
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Post by: Flyin6 on March 15, 2021, 10:10:05 PM
Now you have to buy an auger,,,,,,,,,I already own one, Blue Diamond commercial/extreme duty.
I will have to add the proper size auger bit to it though, I only have a 9"
I'm pretty sure the "footer needs to be 14", so maybe buy that one, then pour a 6" footer, then slide a 10" sonotube on top of that. Have to check the engineered drawings, but I'll add some rebar to that and put one of those wet-set post mounts to the top of the wet mix, then build off of that
Post by: Bigdave_185 on March 15, 2021, 11:04:50 PM
https://www.homedepot.com/p/SQUARE-FOOT-22-in-x-16-1-2-in-x-22-in-Plastic-Concrete-Footing-Form-SF22/202532049
They have other sizes at my steel supplier and so forth. I don’t know the options you might have. You can form rebar in them then put form over and back fill. Fill with cement.
Yes bigger hole is needed but I think you can handle that easy enough
Look into them
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Post by: Flyin6 on March 16, 2021, 12:21:28 PM
https://lp.futurebuildings.com/steel-container-covers/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ContainerCovers&fs_ppc_ext=4150&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIte-Xkfiz7wIVL-YoBR2zCwisEAEYASAAEgKKffD_BwEAppreciate it, but I just don't like those much. I know I went through that phase and was set on putting one of those in my property, but I just couldn't get past the ugly factor. Now if I set another building up out of sight, then things like this are in play. But the barn will be fairly close to the shed and future house, so it needs to be momma approved.
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Post by: Flyin6 on March 16, 2021, 09:49:50 PM
Had to throw something at you just for the comments!Copy that
CM
Post by: Flyin6 on March 29, 2021, 12:55:42 PM
I started way back about mid winter with a carport metal building company out of North Carolina. They offered a nice, albeit, plain building turn key on my concrete pad for $28K and change. On top of that I was looking at $11K worth of concrete work and then an unknown amount of gravel (Dense grade) to level things up.
Not just a matter of leveling a spot which I could do easily, but since the saw mill sits on the high point, the rest of the site would require me to back fill up to 36" and that is a lot of gravel at $500-$800 a load.
Next came a red metal building company our of missouri. We got into a big disagreement, and the owner of that company essentially told me to go shop elsewhere, so I did.
Next up I was shopping the Menards and came up with a nice looking Gambrel roof kit at $25K ish that Duane and I were going to build. That was the sonotube discussion in this evolution. But thinking about it, several things had me concerned. First the accuracy of the placement of those concrete piers was going to be challenging to me, but Duane felt confidient he could do it. Second was the sheer magnitude of erecting a structure of that size with just he and I. Couple that with the fact that his son competes competitively as a swimmer, and actually plays on a double A and just came off a triple A hockey team which has them driving 500 miles on any weekend to play games, I could see Duane woulod likely not be around very much.
I did not want this thing to go on all summer and never get anything else done, so that's when i threw in the towel and talked to some local Amish builders. I ended picking a man from near Berea, KY. He had a good plan and a good price of around 29K with a 6/12 roof and scissors trusses, but he started to prove difficult to contact. Not sure if all Amish are like this, but we actually set a time and place to sign the contract and me hand him 25% down. He forgot all about that meeting according to him. So I'll summarize by saying I talked to him for awhile about keeping one's word and how that relates to the trust factor he needs to establish between himself and a man who he is asking for a bunch of money. I talked about faith and how little of that I had in him, then to put it bluntly, I fired him.
Then I had the "Ah-Ha moment. I had completely forgotten about Corey, a captain in the local fire department where I am on the board. He is an amazing young man. He quit high school at fifteen, and left home to begin working. He worked two or more jobs ever since that day. He went to night school and got his GED, then attended college as well. He studied business and the building trade.
He is the living American dream. He works incessantly. He owns a farm, as in OWNS it where he recently built a huge stable like 100 X 80 or perhaps larger. He boards 40 horses there. He owns an asphalt paving company! Yup owns it. He owns all the equipment on his farm outright. He also owns an active auto body collision and restoration shop. He owns that too! Finally, he owns this barn building company, and I had completely forgotten about it, or I would already be inside my barn that he built. He owns that and all its equipment as well, all by himself.
Anyway before this becomes a long story, I should sign a contract tonight to have him build me a nice 30X50X12 barn.
Post by: JR on March 29, 2021, 01:02:51 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on March 30, 2021, 11:15:08 AM
three weeks until we start
In other news: My neighbor is repairing that huge leaking cylinder on the excavator. Coming right in there, it is all coming together!
Post by: JR on March 30, 2021, 01:18:03 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on March 30, 2021, 06:35:39 PM
You'll break ground before I will, I might have a permit then.I love this place. I wish it was like this for you JR. No permits required. No one checks anything. Dam up a creek you ask? Here: Go ahead, it's your land. Left coast: 10 yrs. and $100,000 fine.
I think that the only thing we have to worry about is some libtrards migrating here from either coast...But then again we all own back-hoes.
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Post by: KensAuto on April 03, 2021, 10:29:14 PM
What’s the large white blur in that photo Don?Cloud?
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(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210404/0c866a10d55cab1d317615e4494fbca3.jpg)What’s the large white blur in that photo Don?Cloud?
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Post by: KensAuto on April 04, 2021, 01:31:00 AM
Looks like an MRAP
Post by: dave945 on April 04, 2021, 07:57:11 AM
Or it could be a really big dump truck.
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 04, 2021, 08:40:46 AM
Looks good what size rock did they put down?The base stuff was big and rude. Not sure what "number" you'd call it but like half football down to softball sized. That got tracked in flat with that D6 Cat, the something we call "dense grade" over the top, perhaps 4" thick. Hardens up almost like sandstone, and very durable. Will wash out if a subjected to a steady stream, though.
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 04, 2021, 08:42:15 AM
What’s the large white blur in that photo Don?Articulated rock truck
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 04, 2021, 10:58:21 AM
They let ya drive it? The amount of low end torque those have is so awesome to drive!!What’s the large white blur in that photo Don?Articulated rock truck
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 05, 2021, 09:29:35 AM
I'm sure they would if I asked...Told me I could drive the dozer(s) around, and offered to do some "Fixing" of the road on my property. I'll drive it to help if I'm asked, but other than that, naw, it will stay untouched by me.They let ya drive it? The amount of low end torque those have is so awesome to drive!!What’s the large white blur in that photo Don?Articulated rock truck
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 17, 2021, 11:20:33 PM
Site prep is the theme of the day which means piling and sorting and getting things out of the way.
Plan is to start laying out the building Monday morning. The road is very muddy/barely impassable in places, but never the less, improving
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And soon the little out house will no longer feel lonely
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 17, 2021, 11:30:06 PM
Because
After the barn is up
I am going to fix that pond. Drain it first, then get in there and dig it all out correctly, track it in, and set a wall of stones all the way around, and maybe a gazebo and fountain if I get the time
Post by: JR on April 18, 2021, 04:09:27 AM
Do I see an auger there?
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2021, 11:10:50 AM
Heck, I still need a permit.Yes you do, a Blue Diamond severe duty/9" auger bit
Do I see an auger there?
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2021, 05:39:00 PM
We will be erecting a 30W X 50L X 12 high pole building with a 6/12 pitch roof, a 20 foot wide door on one gable and two 12W X 10H doors on the opposite gable. Either side will have a man door and there will be windows arrayed around the remaining perimeter.
Presently I have contracted to have a 8X8 cover over one man door to serve as a comfortable entrance/porch, and I am now considering a 14' wide lean-to on the opposite wall to allow more out of the sunlight storage. The latter TBD
Today was all about site cleanup to be ready to lay the badder boards
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Tomorrow is boring holes and setting posts. I however get to go play with a local hospital at another appointment, which seem to stack up like cord wood these days.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 19, 2021, 08:16:03 PM
Are you able to use any of your timbers for the posts? That would just be sweet in my mind
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2021, 10:40:20 PM
Since when did the Amish start driving duallies?The Amish guy failed to make an appointment, then didn't return a call. so I called him up and after a long lesson on keeping your word and appointments, I told him he was fired. Corey is a Captain at the fire department that I serve as a board member.
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The Amish guy came out in a Duramax truck. Around here as long as it's black, I guess it's Ok to own a truck if you're Mennonite and even some Amish.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2021, 10:47:48 PM
What is a eve wall and a badder board?I stacked up some long 6X6 posts for the lean-to if we decide to build it, and if so, perhaps I will mill some of the timbers. Jury is still out on that
Are you able to use any of your timbers for the posts? That would just be sweet in my mind
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Change to: Gable wall
Badder board:
Post by: rpar86 on April 19, 2021, 10:47:51 PM
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 19, 2021, 11:02:16 PM
And isn’t it batter?I guess I have never had to do any building other then with strings and lasers.
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
So you set the height and the straight corners from that then?
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Post by: rpar86 on April 19, 2021, 11:07:50 PM
You string mason line between them to create your footprint and then square diagonally to get it square - moving the strings in/out as necessary.And isn’t it batter?I guess I have never had to do any building other then with strings and lasers.
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
So you set the height and the straight corners from that then?
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Post by: KensAuto on April 19, 2021, 11:13:29 PM
And isn’t it batter?I think it's better. Depending on the angle of the dangle. :)
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
Post by: stlaser on April 19, 2021, 11:22:33 PM
Since when did the Amish start driving duallies?
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Uh 30 years ago? You been living under a rock? I know one with his own plane and pilut too..... :popcorn: :popcorn:
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2021, 09:18:48 AM
And isn’t it batter?...Depends
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
Standard boards are batter
But the Armee uses "Badder" boards
Poor attempt at some EMHH (Early mornin' Harward humor)
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2021, 09:23:31 AM
YesAnd isn’t it batter?I guess I have never had to do any building other then with strings and lasers.
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
So you set the height and the straight corners from that then?
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First you set a wall, that being the front Gable that squares off the sawmill in this case. Then using that, square the rest of the building...corner to corner measurement must be the same to equal "squared-up."
Then pick a point up/down to set grade.
Unbelievably, we were only 4" off from level. Once the top soil is removed that will be nutz-on. A simple backfill with some Dense grade, 4"-5" below the top of the base board and I'm ready for the burned limestone.
So who here knows how to make concrete from scratch, from only natural stuff??
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2021, 09:26:26 AM
PROXIMITY ALERTAnd isn’t it batter?I think it's better. Depending on the angle of the dangle. :)
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
You are close to a danger area
Immediate action may be required if you proceed further
Such action will result in long periods of no one havin' heard anything from ya
Take the appropriate action...
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2021, 09:27:02 AM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 20, 2021, 10:57:00 AM
I believe Charles has that stuff around his place lolYesAnd isn’t it batter?I guess I have never had to do any building other then with strings and lasers.
L-shape or diagonal boards as Don has them used to square the construction site.
So you set the height and the straight corners from that then?
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First you set a wall, that being the front Gable that squares off the sawmill in this case. Then using that, square the rest of the building...corner to corner measurement must be the same to equal "squared-up."
Then pick a point up/down to set grade.
Unbelievably, we were only 4" off from level. Once the top soil is removed that will be nutz-on. A simple backfill with some Dense grade, 4"-5" below the top of the base board and I'm ready for the burned limestone.
So who here knows how to make concrete from scratch, from only natural stuff??
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on April 20, 2021, 09:42:30 PM
I guess its like any religion. There are those that are willing to compromise and still try to name the name. Like the Muslims that don’t fly planes into buildings and still call themselves Muslims.Since when did the Amish start driving duallies?
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Uh 30 years ago? You been living under a rock? I know one with his own plane and pilut too..... :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2021, 10:09:05 PM
I called the crew to see what progress looked like. They had already stripped the top soil from the site, laid out the holes and were boring them as of just past noon.
The goal was to bore all the post holes and have some/all of them stood up by COB. I don't know for sure, but I will have eyes on tomorrow.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2021, 07:28:18 PM
Snow late in April. Now I know how Samm always feels.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 23, 2021, 09:53:36 PM
Walls all up, holes backfilled with loads of concrete and everything looking pretty square and well aligned.
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Post by: JR on April 23, 2021, 11:33:36 PM
Why not get 55gl drums since you use so much (maybe less after this)
From what I am learning its the mills that are making a killing. Transportation is up some (Blame Dave) Stores have the same margin as always, loggers are the same or less. Mills have modernized, pushing out more for less.
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 24, 2021, 11:36:46 AM
Looks like a good spot for it.This time I am getting a 55 gal drum...
Why not get 55gl drums since you use so much (maybe less after this)
From what I am learning its the mills that are making a killing. Transportation is up some (Blame Dave) Stores have the same margin as always, loggers are the same or less. Mills have modernized, pushing out more for less.
So, interesting story about that. The builder quoted me a price for adding a 14' or 16' wide lean-to to one side of the barn, which I want to build. But with the price gouging lumber cost, it will set me back $6,500. So I offered to just cut up the material and provide it. He was all over that, so that is the plan going forward, just add the wing later in the summer after the Wyoming trip. He then asked me if I could saw up timber for his barn building business...Cool!
And
I think we may have found a rich source of income from the boulders I am pulling out of the ground by the dozens. Turns out retail on them is $1-$2 per pound! A lot of those rocks are 500-2,000 lbs. We are in the middle of seeking a wholesale buyer at 50% retail. I easily have millions of pounds of rocks in the ground. Should this fly, I think I'll dig up that far field, pull the rocks out of the ground, then simply replace the dirt, re-grade, plant grass and drive on.
We are warming up to the idea of moving down there full time. I have long wanted to produce all the $$$ needed for the next home from stuff the farm/land already offers...We shall see. Meantime, I had a thought that I could add in some RV parking near the pond. Start renting/leasing say, 20 spots to folks to create another income stream.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 24, 2021, 11:49:29 AM
Measure twice, cut once! Can’t afford to mis-cut any of that gold! Don’t think a board stretcher will work either.Not me this time
Can't you tell?
This building is going up square!
Definitely not me!
Post by: Sammconn on April 24, 2021, 11:57:14 AM
The ridiculousness of lumber pricing dumbfounds me.
I have been purchasing all through this dempanic.
Not once, not one time, has there been this “shortage” of anything they are claiming to have to bring the price up. I cried a little at $60 3/4”, but made a bit of a scene to hopefully awaken the sheep when it was $96 last week. I wasn’t buying it, but made it quite clear folks are being screwed.
Barn looking good boss, and I can’t believe what the snowflakes will pay for a rock. That shocked me.
And nice that you’re making the connections to self sufficiency.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 24, 2021, 12:09:59 PM
I was going to say it wasn’t gold but could agree as long as we are considering plywood platinum.Dumfounds me too, Samm
The ridiculousness of lumber pricing dumbfounds me.
I have been purchasing all through this dempanic.
Not once, not one time, has there been this “shortage” of anything they are claiming to have to bring the price up. I cried a little at $60 3/4”, but made a bit of a scene to hopefully awaken the sheep when it was $96 last week. I wasn’t buying it, but made it quite clear folks are being screwed.
Barn looking good boss, and I can’t believe what the snowflakes will pay for a rock. That shocked me.
And nice that you’re making the connections to self sufficiency.
Like some mad hatter movie and I'm actually in it.
That farm should be nearly self supportive by years end. Stored veggies/veggie garden. Couple of beef cows walking around. One pond of eating fish, another producing hippie pets. Rocks flying out the front gate making momee to build in my house there, and removing a forest of cedars to produce timber for fence posts, siding, flooring, material for my hippy annarondeck chair thing, and maybe even my roof of solar panels if I get that far.
The idea of the camper/RV slots makes money and offers a refuge spot for savvy campers fleeing the growing violence in other settings.
Ya, and rocks are expensive! Go figure, planet is made of them and they cost big money. My boulders have that river carved side look and are orange in color. With the rectangular shape and 12" thickness, they stack up well and the landscapers love em'
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 24, 2021, 08:12:19 PM
Those rock prices are intriguing to me. We’re considering flattening the top of our ridge out the back of the house to give more flat area for playing/messing around. Based on how good my aim was with fence posts last year when pounding them in, I’ve got me a few of them large rocks as well.So note that the squared off natural occurring ones are those that are fetching the coin. Broken edge flat stones will sell, but not for very much.
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 28, 2021, 09:51:09 AM
We had to order a specific type of hydraulic oil for our Kobelco so make sure you got the right stuff. We were topping ours off with the regular stuff we use on the farm equipment. Turns out that is wrong.AW-46 is fine/recommended for my machine. Thing is, it never lasts long! Problem with older machines... I would love to buy a newer machine in the 55,000 lb range, but problem is I'd have to follow the purchase with payments!
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 28, 2021, 09:56:49 AM
I took delivery of the RX-7320 tractor, and WHOA!!! What a machine. I have to wonder how I deserve something this nice. Ever heard of a cruise control for the PTO? Well I own one, which also has manual and auto modes, along with normal PTO, Econ PTO, and an overall Auto or manual PTO modes outside of cruise.
It cools great, sounds quiet inside, has tunes, is a glass house on wheels, and so far unbroken!
Next up, all the grading around the new barn is now complete. All purlins are up for all walls. Looks we are holding just short of a top plate. Front large entrance is framed in as well as some of the other parts of the building. It won't take nearly as much gravel as I thought to finish. We are looking at two days of rain, so will be taking a break on that for now.
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 28, 2021, 10:23:16 AM
When did they deliver yesterday Don, I saw a 7320 sitting on a trailer at the Kioti dealer in independence yesterday afternoon at about 2:45 or so. I wondered if it might have been yours.That was mine! They left the dealership between 1445-1500, so yea, you saw my tractor! Small world!
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Say, Dave, when are we aver going to meet? You're just down the road, and I've never seen ya!
You like quoffee?
Post by: JR on April 28, 2021, 12:53:32 PM
Are you using a good camera or just your phone? I hardly ever use my good camera anymore, just sits in the truck. wonder if its charged?
Post by: KensAuto on May 02, 2021, 06:31:04 PM
Step it up!
.. please. ;)
Post by: Flyin6 on May 02, 2021, 10:44:59 PM
WTH? You're getting awful bad about not taking pics boss.This time I didn't run over the camera or leave it outside in the rain, bush hog it, or lose it. Wife took it and left me with nada!
Step it up!
.. please. ;)
Post by: JR on May 03, 2021, 12:04:03 AM
Post by: KensAuto on May 03, 2021, 11:26:59 AM
I bet my pay check you had your phone!!!!!
Post by: rpar86 on May 03, 2021, 01:55:55 PM
I bet my pay check you had your phone!!!!!Isn’t it a flip phone though?? ;)
Post by: KensAuto on May 03, 2021, 02:38:26 PM
Naw, he's still trying to find the camera on his rotary landline phone.I bet my pay check you had your phone!!!!!Isn’t it a flip phone though?? ;)
Post by: Flyin6 on May 03, 2021, 06:40:21 PM
Mine is one of those bricks with a walkie-talkie antenna...really cool!I bet my pay check you had your phone!!!!!Isn’t it a flip phone though?? ;)
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Post by: Bob Smith on May 03, 2021, 07:03:00 PM
Got bad news on the excavator cylinder today. The rod and the sleeve is warped, and unrepairable. That's crap! I wonder what one of those cost used out on the market???Just how did you manage to run over that?
Post by: Bigdave_185 on May 03, 2021, 07:14:50 PM
Got bad news on the excavator cylinder today. The rod and the sleeve is warped, and unrepairable. That's crap! I wonder what one of those cost used out on the market???I know on our mini X they are $2000 for the main ram, I imagine on your 250 it’s probably $8000?
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Post by: JR on May 03, 2021, 07:32:44 PM
Post by: rpar86 on May 03, 2021, 07:38:37 PM
Just how did you manage to run over that?
Quote of the year!!
Post by: Flyin6 on May 04, 2021, 09:29:23 PM
Bet they are all over used.Turns out they are rare. I searched the US today. Found three. One rebuilt was $7500, a new one was $6650, and another rebuilt and warrantied cylinder was $6500.
This has brought me to a crossroads, a rather unexpected one. I have an old beat up machine which will now cost me one forth of what I paid for it...and the swing brake is questionable. Once you finish commanding a swing, it just keeps rotating and is slow to stop. All of this conspires to make me question the validity of repairing it at all.
I still need a machine and who knows if it is ready to crap out another $x,xxx part. So I am thinking it may be time to replace it. I may be able to scrap it out for parts and make back some of my investment. With what parts cost, I could sell the remaining cylinders for say $3000 each X 3 = $9K. The motor will bring another $3k. I imagine the tracks and all that maybe $1500 a side, the hydraulic pump another couple thousand and all the miscellaneous parts should fetch somewhere from a couple thousand to something short of 10K.
If I dump some more serious coin in a machine which is not too old and still pretty, by using it just a hundred or so hours a year for say, 3-4 more years, I might be still able to sell it for what I paid for it, given the rate of inflation on yellow iron.
So, Although I am currently playing with the idea, I just may be buying another machine pretty soon.
Post by: Flyin6 on May 04, 2021, 09:31:44 PM
The guy before me ran the thing under a bridge and totaled it (The excavator). It shows...I have a slightly warped boom, torn up mounts, loads of new lines and I thought the guy who sold it to me replaced the cylinder, but turns out he had not.Got bad news on the excavator cylinder today. The rod and the sleeve is warped, and unrepairable. That's crap! I wonder what one of those cost used out on the market???Just how did you manage to run over that?
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Post by: JR on May 05, 2021, 12:08:05 AM
Don, go search and find the same machine. Albeit in hopefully better shape. Park this one and rob parts from it as needed.
Best idea yet.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on May 05, 2021, 12:32:18 AM
Also buy a dump truck, then a tilt deck and forget about the tow vehicle issues and you can do some serious work for others with your new toys
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Post by: JR on May 05, 2021, 12:38:46 AM
A little newer Ex might be a good idea. Not cheap but you know it will get used and can load the rocks in the dump.
Post by: Bob Smith on May 05, 2021, 10:36:18 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on May 05, 2021, 08:46:43 PM
Don, go search and find the same machine. Albeit in hopefully better shape. Park this one and rob parts from it as needed.Ya know, that is not all that bad an idea
Post by: Flyin6 on May 05, 2021, 09:03:49 PM
No bluelight specials
I found a few units I am considering.
I looked at a freshly painted John Deere 350, I think it is a 2014 model. Big-BIG-big machine. Like 76,000 lbs, with a 300HP 9.0L diesel and some really tall grouser forestry tracks. Has a volkswagen for a bucket. Listing for $65,000. THat would make quick work of anything, like digging a new ohio river basin, stuff like that.
Right beside it is a nice Komatsu PC-210 with a manual thumb. A 50,000 lb machine it has like 6,000 hours and is overall pretty good.
The one I went to look at and run was a JCB JS-220. The british offering is a 2016 model that has 4,660 hours on the clock. It is tight, has an Isuzu 6 cyl diesel pretty OK paint, but some tree rash on one of the engine doors. It features a hydraulic thumb, but a skinny wee-wittle bucket. Has a quick-change coupler so that may not be an issue.
Other news:
A landscaper, a big one who has a yard and stocks stuff is interested in my rocks. He says he can't find flat ones that easily stack into retaining walls, and says 90% of the stone around nere is junk. He followed that by saying that there are a few places with hidden gems, and if mine are flat, in his words, "He's in." So just like that I may be in the soft quarry business. I think mine are the desirable good stuff and if so with retail somewhere from $1.00-$2.00 a pound, I am sitting on a fortune. If that is the case, I'll develop a supplier pricing structure and start sorting them into piles. The 'scaper suggested I do that. He said he typically calls the night before for X-number of 48 inchers and x-number of 30 inchers and buys them like that. I am going to encourage him with some gud pricin' to take several loads off my hands and get my cash cow stuffed a bit to get things up n' runnin.
Therefore, this newer excavator with the thumb allows me to snatch them up without all the bucket rash and stack as I go.
Dave's idea has been my idea for awhile. Work the ex for a few years, make my money off it, then sell it for what I paid for it. In this ever escalating market, I should be able to do that.
And, I was told by several dealers if I wanted to sell my old 250 machine for $25K they would broker the deal for 10%...add a cushion on top of that 10% and try to get their money that way without getting into mine. I paid $23K for it (I think) so the plan of buying/using/selling for purchase price is indeed valid.
Post by: JR on May 05, 2021, 11:49:17 PM
Put some feelers out, see what comes up.
Post by: Nate on May 06, 2021, 12:15:16 AM
Cylinders don't normally cost that much to repair. Even bent ones can be straightened by someone good unless the ram is pitted bad.
Put some feelers out, see what comes up.
Where is DOOLEY.......isnt he the one who worked his magic on this thing and sarge in the first place.......?
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on May 06, 2021, 03:01:05 PM
Someone on the bandaid committee might be on to something with patch if use it and get some capital going from the biz before investing more, the one you own is yours right? No point in starting another venture in that much debt if not needed?
That’s what Don would tell me if I called and asked
Edit: Actually a Don interjection: Ya, I'd say that
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Post by: Flyin6 on May 06, 2021, 09:43:49 PM
WHile we're on the subject of my SK-250 machine. I thought about it alot and prayed about it and discussed it with my frau. I kept running into hangups on financing the thing. like 6% and 60 months. I wanted 2% and 72 or more months and have them pick up 100%. Presently I have a lot of cash invested. Read: Can't touch it just yet, it's doing really big things for me. So I thought I'd just finance it out and then try and pay for it in a year or two. Could do it, especially if the landscaping stone thing gets any traction. Since that is up in the air, and the finance people are pushing me outside my comfort zone, I decided to fix my machine and then go further and start to repair, and fix it up.
I have the good cylinder coming. I am already hard-pointed for a thumb and plumbed for the hydraulics, so I think I'll try and score a thumb. Next I'm going to clamp down all that loose crap flopping around with factory stuff, and get busy on the body. I think I'll fab up side skirts out of thick 2X4 steel and build guards to cover the maintenance doors. Then I'll either find some better doors, or just fab up some myself. I think I'll hire some teenagers to sand the thing for a week, and see if I cant spray it some fresh color. With the barn and water catchment system, I'll be able to pressure wash down there and that is cool!
The damage from the crash is significant, but for what I do with it, I do not think it will matter at all. Still, I would like to clean up that mess some, and better organize those hoses and hard lines. With some minimal work, I think I can get this machine in pretty good shape and just lean on it. SHould the landscaping stone thing sprout wings, and I have established an income stream, that may be the time to upgrade...But not now
Post by: Flyin6 on May 06, 2021, 09:45:35 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on May 06, 2021, 09:51:12 PM
Dumb SOB ;-))
Post by: Flyin6 on May 06, 2021, 09:53:27 PM
But like always the Kubota is doing all the heavy lifting...What a machine!
Post by: JR on May 06, 2021, 10:52:12 PM
How hard to fix the rotator brake, or is it more of an inconvenience when not working?
Is it me or is the barn dragging out a little?
Post by: KensAuto on May 07, 2021, 12:01:29 AM
Post by: Sammconn on May 07, 2021, 11:41:47 AM
That's a heck of a barn and a good sized tractor. Surprised you haven't BROKE it yet!FIFY...
Post by: Flyin6 on May 07, 2021, 01:42:30 PM
Figured you would find a cylinder somewhere, now to get it on.Cylinder will ship monday I think
How hard to fix the rotator brake, or is it more of an inconvenience when not working?
Is it me or is the barn dragging out a little?
Rotational brake may be a clogged filter screen preventing adequate flow to the mechanism, or it could be the actuator or something else. I can work around it, and I don't swing hard with a full bucket because it can easily tip the machine onto its side.
Rain continues to delay the barn construction. Now shooting for next week for the roof trusses
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:13:15 PM
Derrick and Josh were hard at it most of the day today. Although shorted one truss which will be delivered in two days, all the rest of them are up and in place, with most of the_______ nailed up too.
Here are a bunch of shots from different angles:
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:16:41 PM
The covered porch west entrance is going to be my favorite spot. I can already visualize some landscaping and a couple annarondeck chairs and me sitting in one of them sippin' sweet tea!
This is eight feet wide by ten feet long
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:21:37 PM
The bad news is not making me happy at all.
While those guys hammered away at the barn, I mowed the road, and some areas including the areas either side of and adjacent to the barn so the guys wouldn't have to wade through waist high grass. I did that with the tracked zero-turn.
Next I fired up the brand new Kioti tractor and warmed up while bush-hogging several of the fields over a couple of hours. After maybe 10-20 acres I picked up a strong vibration and looked back to see the central bush hog gearbox jumping all over the place. The bolts had loosened up and one had fallen out and was no where to be found
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:22:42 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:24:52 PM
I checked the underside and things looked quite normal. I had run over some field stones, but nothing big or of concern
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:25:29 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on May 25, 2021, 09:29:42 PM
What a fricking day. Brand new, first time ever used with possibly two hours run time and the dammed thing is broken beyond use.
Note: Don't ever buy Titan implements again. Made in the good old USA, in Tennessee even...By idiots! I am going to demand my money back. I don't want it fixed, I don't want a new replacement, I want it gone. It is shaping up just like that junk john deere tractor that never worked longer than an hour or so. Not going to do that again.
Post by: KensAuto on May 26, 2021, 12:03:48 AM
Post by: JR on May 26, 2021, 12:23:14 AM
Barn looks good!
Post by: rpar86 on May 26, 2021, 01:18:19 AM
Post by: KensAuto on May 26, 2021, 09:47:28 AM
Does the forum have some kind of new censoring software? What’s the underlined word in the first barn post supposed to say?Boss had a bad day and self sensored ?
Post by: Flyin6 on May 26, 2021, 09:54:24 AM
Does the forum have some kind of new censoring software? What’s the underlined word in the first barn post supposed to say?Not censorin'
Just me
Can't remember what I forgot
Forgot the name, "Purlins"
so I kept on writing and posting, leaving a blank for me to go back and fill in...But I forgot to do that too
What were we talkin' about???
;-)
Post by: Flyin6 on May 26, 2021, 09:57:13 AM
If I did that, I'd have to get one of you knuckleheads to fire me...I've been cussing again, a lot, latelyDoes the forum have some kind of new censoring software? What’s the underlined word in the first barn post supposed to say?Boss had a bad day and self sensored ?
I'm goin' to repent and get on with my day
"Father, Please forgive me for my mental weakness and lack of self control. I repent of this and will try to refrain from this, and to control my anger better starting right now!"
Post by: Nate on May 26, 2021, 10:10:35 AM
If I did that, I'd have to get one of you knuckleheads to fire me...I've been cussing again, a lot, latelyDoes the forum have some kind of new censoring software? What’s the underlined word in the first barn post supposed to say?Boss had a bad day and self sensored ?
I'm goin' to repent and get on with my day
"Father, Please forgive me for my mental weakness and lack of self control. I repent of this and will try to refrain from this, and to control my anger better starting right now!"
you must still be upset about the box mower breaking..........
Post by: rpar86 on May 26, 2021, 06:30:15 PM
I was thinking purlins when I read it, so yay me.
Post by: Flyin6 on May 26, 2021, 07:03:30 PM
I just figured it was a lesson in reading comprehension and how to insert the right word based on the context of the sentence.You're smart, Ryan
I was thinking purlins when I read it, so yay me.
You get one get outta gettin' banned (or fired) card. Redeem as necessary when the occasion arises.
;-)
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Post by: Flyin6 on May 27, 2021, 10:39:12 PM
And here I thought Big D was inserting ad-libs to his posts. LOL!You give me far too much credit!
Post by: Flyin6 on May 27, 2021, 10:40:47 PM
Don, check out the book of James. James 1:1-4Copy, Red
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For everyone:
James 1:1-4 1James, a servant of God and of the LORD Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 20, 2021, 02:05:25 PM
I am finally under roof for the most part and none too soon.
I just took delivery of the replacement Kubota SVL-97 which has new paint. My wish is for it to remain new so with the roof blocking the harsh sun, it should stay a lot better looking that the 2018 SVL-95 is. Both orange and both foreign, and both great machines.
Little Don in a rare guest appearance too!
Post by: JR on June 20, 2021, 02:15:43 PM
Yep, keeping those toys under a roof will add years of life to em.
Post by: KensAuto on June 20, 2021, 03:01:06 PM
Man you're getting old boss. :)
Post by: Flyin6 on June 21, 2021, 09:38:57 PM
Is that the motorcycle Don?Why, yes it is
Yep, keeping those toys under a roof will add years of life to em.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 21, 2021, 09:40:01 PM
"little" Don not so little anymore.It happens
Man you're getting old boss. :)
If you are so fortunate!
Here's hoping you get old too!
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Post by: Flyin6 on June 22, 2021, 09:04:43 PM
Ya...Nothing seems to work anymore.
I mowed a good bit with the tracked zero turn. Broke one of those blades in half, so I quit for the day...Back at it tomorrow
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Post by: Flyin6 on June 23, 2021, 09:06:46 PM
Any floor planned for it?I think just dense grade gravel for now...but maybe a few squares of concrete where the cabinets and work benches will be installed
Post by: Flyin6 on June 23, 2021, 09:13:33 PM
I cannot believe that a new mower has had two major breakdowns where parts have literally broken up in just four hours of mowing!
So with that out of the picture, I dug two borrow pits and buried all the metal from the house and the barn when I burned those down. I filled and smoothed that all out then graded around them.
I cleaned out the out house some, but ran into a bunch of buzzing noises when i pulled out a tarp I had stored in there...I just left it.
I moved the Army trailer off the hill where it was a bit of an eyesore, and also because tomorrow, I am going to dig that all up and smooth out the ground to make mowing possible
Post by: Flyin6 on June 23, 2021, 09:20:28 PM
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Post by: JR on June 23, 2021, 09:21:56 PM
To bad about the mower. Seems you either break them or run over something.
Think my trailer might get the fire fighting setup for up the. At least one will that I can grab and go with.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 23, 2021, 09:23:11 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 23, 2021, 09:24:46 PM
The right stuff on the floor will be as good as cement. Underlament, base rock and DG will be darn nice and you can always lay slab down.It's handy. 100 gallons of fuel and 350 gallons of water...I was using it just today
To bad about the mower. Seems you either break them or run over something.
Think my trailer might get the fire fighting setup for up the. At least one will that I can grab and go with.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2021, 09:18:09 PM
Any believers???
Proof that anything can pick up a nail from just about anywhere
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2021, 09:19:36 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2021, 09:25:32 PM
I picked up an electric grease gun and a half dozen or so tubes of moly grease. I also brought down 20 gallons of AW-46 hydraulic oil and a box of rags. Add to that, I picked up a set of large wrenches up to 1 1/4" and two new hammers, a 4 lb shorty and a 10 pound sledge to help bang that pin around when I finally get the cylinder topside.
I charged up both of my jump-start lithium batteries to help push those old batteries, but it was all for nothing. At least, I have all the "stuff" sitting on the machine awaiting the missing part.
I took some whacks at the dented area and I didn't budge it at all, so I'll have to get a lot more serious if I want to straighten out the lower body work.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2021, 09:28:17 PM
The steps sit a little proud of the road because the road will get a fill of 3" of larger stone, like 1 1/4" chased over with a layer of dense grade which will fill all those gaps in nicely.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2021, 09:31:58 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2021, 09:33:59 PM
Hopefully the cylinder will show up soon, so that I can get the big boy running. Once that happens, draining the pond to re-dig it will be job one for probably a pretty long time.
Post by: JR on June 26, 2021, 01:51:38 AM
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Post by: Flyin6 on June 26, 2021, 12:46:58 PM
What difference can you feel between the two skids?None at all
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Both are jerky and super powerful
Takes a ton of technique and patience to get them to run smooth
97 is just a 95 with improved DEF and something called telemetrics, and a built in back up camera (which I almost never use)
Post by: Nate on June 26, 2021, 12:56:25 PM
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Post by: KensAuto on June 26, 2021, 02:59:19 PM
Big brother is watching :-0And they can shut it down if Don farts........ probably.
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I have a hard time running a skid steer with the huge rearward blind spot. I would like the camera, in theory.
Post by: Bob Smith on June 26, 2021, 03:20:04 PM
Post by: Nate on June 26, 2021, 05:29:10 PM
Back up camera just might decrease the run over problem though. If he used it.
you are correct bob, but we all know that don CANNOT just leave things alone. :popcorn:
Post by: KensAuto on June 26, 2021, 05:31:58 PM
Back up camera just might decrease the run over problem though. If he used it.Must be guys named Bob(by). Like a sniper lying in wait. Lol
Post by: Flyin6 on June 27, 2021, 11:31:00 AM
Never use it KenBig brother is watching :-0And they can shut it down if Don farts........ probably.
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I have a hard time running a skid steer with the huge rearward blind spot. I would like the camera, in theory.
Hard to use
very small picture, hard to focus in
And Kubota has one of the best rear views. I think a man disappears from your view around 30 feet, whereas in a Cat 299, it's like 108 feet.
In a Cat, you couldn't see my Chinook helicopter parked right behind you (well maybe that's an exaggeration, but in the yellow thing you are blind.)
Post by: Flyin6 on June 27, 2021, 11:51:57 AM
The objective this summer was to create that pretty little spot where she may be happy. But recently she is coming to the realization that:
1. Taxes are going up here
and if you doubled the taxes at the farm the taxes there would still only be 1/6th of what they are here
2. Constant growth, and more people
None of that down there, just big tracts of land with no jobs anywhere nearby
3. Privacy is going away here. HOA, nosey people, surveys, signs everywhere..
None of that at the farm.
4. Traffic getting very annoying in NKY
No traffic to speak of at all. Rare is the time when you see another single car on the road down there.
5. Need a permit to take a pizz in the yard
Farmside you don't even need a building permit to build a house, pond, barn, Nuke power plant.
6. House values going up fast here
Build at the farm, then rent our current home for mortgage pymt + 50-60%
7. Solar panels not allowed in our neighborhood
Farmside, use cardboard soaked in gasoline if you want
8. Chicken coup: Are you kidding???!!!
Will be my first addition down there
9. Hippy neighbors, partially
Farmside: No neighbors at all.
10. Here: Increasing costs for everything
There: you won't need as much, no one to impress
11. Here: 5 dogs getting annoying
There: I plan to build a dog breeding kennel where the camper currently sits so she can breed her mountain dogs.
12. and really...You're just free there
So, we have some pleminary agreements:
I can build my pole barn home...Outside is mine
Inside is hers!
Thinking around 3,000 square feet
3 bedroom,
Kitchen open to living, dining room area, office, big closet for the MBR
2.5 bathrooms
Not as much vaulted space as we have now
No attached workshop, only a real garage.
Thinking about a swimming pool...Possibly partially/fully enclosed
$300K ish budget
So
I am thinking about a pole barn with some metal exterior, and some board and batten
Polished concrete, heated floors, some wooden flooring
big porch for a big view
Basement??? Even possible???
Post by: JR on June 27, 2021, 12:10:21 PM
Breed me a farm dog!
Post by: Flyin6 on June 28, 2021, 08:51:09 AM
I pizz anyway, will NEVER be in an HOA.Buddy, these things sell for $3K-$5k ea.
Breed me a farm dog!
And I own exactly zero of all that
Her deal
Get to be friends with her and maybe she'll cut you a deal...
Best I can do
Post by: JR on June 28, 2021, 01:13:22 PM
All there are at pound are pitts, mex rat dogs or lap dogs, no REAL MEN dogs!!
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Post by: Flyin6 on June 29, 2021, 08:43:40 PM
Is it just me
I look like the kinda' guy who needs his stuff all junked up??
Screw it, nothing stays intact and pure around here
;-))
Post by: dave945 on June 29, 2021, 08:48:49 PM
How did you like being stationed at shape?Did you hear something?……guess not.
I liked SHAPE, nice area. Unfortunately I wasn’t actually stationed there, I was there as a NATO contractor. And with the way the SOFA agreement is written, it meant that I received exactly nothing and no support from either SHAPe or US military. Oh well, it is what it is. I enjoyed it, our oldest two were born there in the local hospital and made some good friends. I’ve definitely been in worse locations.
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Post by: Flyin6 on June 29, 2021, 08:49:10 PM
Like as in really did.
Was 90+, no breeze, high humidity and I was trying to get that 700 lb stick cylinder mounted onto the track-hoe. I kept getting light headed and when I walked a couple hundred meters to get a drink, I was dragging...starting to wonder if I was going to make it. I turned red, got all flushed and head was spinning.
So what did I do you ask? Well what any fool would do, kept working. Swinging the 12 lb sledge overhead to bang back in the cylinder retention pin finished me off. Collapsed with heart racing and realized I was in trouble. Got to water and ran it over my neck and caught a break. Crawled into the chevy and started it. Put full AC on me. When I stopped having waves of nausea, I drove home, but now felt like I couldn't stay awake.
Came home, showered, hit the chair and was out for 3 hours...
And that's not the bad news!
Post by: JR on June 29, 2021, 10:26:28 PM
Bad news?? How about I'm 63 tomorrow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Post by: Flyin6 on June 30, 2021, 07:24:32 AM
I am absolutely sick over the matter. I think I am about to lose the excavator, and with a summer of work planned for it hanging in the balance.
You just don't toss on a new boom. Found a used one for $9,000. crane time and trucking it somewhere will push the repair to $20K-$30K I'm thinking
I'm just sick...
Post by: Flyin6 on June 30, 2021, 07:25:47 AM
Had a couple spells up at the ridge. Water, rest and good to go. Think its how libs feel, light headed, no energy and blah.Happy Birthday to a good and faithful friend whom I have never met!
Bad news?? How about I'm 63 tomorrow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
See that...Junked up my own thread...
Post by: Mrwoody on June 30, 2021, 09:00:33 AM
Post by: Nate on June 30, 2021, 09:40:56 AM
have you spoke with DOOLEY about this? hes the one who helped you with sarge and this in the past, correct?
Post by: Flyin6 on June 30, 2021, 12:46:47 PM
is there some way to move the whole machine to where you can use some part of the earth to wedge the bucket in to it and then rotate the boom? kind of like a big breaker bar applying force to move the boom back in the other direction?No, not possible...The forces required would be titanic.
have you spoke with DOOLEY about this? hes the one who helped you with sarge and this in the past, correct?
I am talking to the repair guys at his shop. I'll know more soon
Looking at having an experienced welder come and evaluate the thing. Perhaps cutting and welding may be possible
Post by: Flyin6 on June 30, 2021, 12:49:31 PM
Big D- what would happen if a grinder took off 1/4" on each side of each cyl. mounting ears? Both upper and lower ears. You have nothing to lose right? or maybe reweld a new cyl mount on the boom. 20k would buy a lot of weld repairs.Would have to be 1" off one side, or 1/2" off same side of each end.
Would weaken the boom, and how would It retain grease. The cyl bore actually has a seal at each end that is kept intact when it presses against the opposing wall. With that no longer there, no seal, no grease retention and this critical working area now open to dirt.
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Post by: dave945 on June 30, 2021, 02:00:20 PM
Seriously though, there’s gotta be a way to fix. Whether it’s cutting off old mounts and rewelding in line with the cylinder, or bending the mounts on the cylinder somehow to match the mounts. Let me reiterate something that’s been said before, I’m Air Force, I’d normally just say contract it out and head to the hotel pool, but circumstances dictate more creativity.
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Post by: JR on June 30, 2021, 02:02:31 PM
On the boom, can the rear mount be relocated or can the eye be machined? I like the idea of getting a welder out there. Might loose a tad of capacity, but it would work!
Looks like were all on the same train of thought here, something can be done. Now that you have had a day to think about it too,,,,,,,,,,
Post by: stlaser on June 30, 2021, 02:44:06 PM
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
Post by: KensAuto on June 30, 2021, 04:57:11 PM
That boom can be repaired, it’s not 20-30k to do it either. I’d guess sub 10k…..This. It's just steel right?
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
Post by: dave945 on June 30, 2021, 05:11:46 PM
It’s not like it’s made of something rare and expensive like Southern Yellow Pine #2 or anything.That boom can be repaired, it’s not 20-30k to do it either. I’d guess sub 10k…..This. It's just steel right?
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
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Post by: stlaser on June 30, 2021, 07:29:35 PM
Yeah the question is whether they can fix it in the field or he has to take it or the boom to the shop. But yeah. Big enough hammer and enough heat and electricity you can fix anything metaldo not remove boom, write the check as Charles says and take machine to fab shop…..
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They will cut it out (chit bent steel) and fab in whole new section. I’ve watched shops do these type of repairs, it’s actually pretty basic. You will need a shop with a cnc cutting table in house.
Post by: stlaser on June 30, 2021, 07:33:32 PM
That boom can be repaired, it’s not 20-30k to do it either. I’d guess sub 10k…..This. It's just steel right?
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
Yeah, I think you or I with correct equipment could fix this Ken. Granted you have very poor taste in GF’s but your fab work is pretty nice! :likebutton:
Post by: KensAuto on June 30, 2021, 08:45:05 PM
If they have to add gussets no biggie for what he's trying to do. Even $200/hour would make that a sub $2k job.
..but I also remember seeing someone mention just throwing seals in the old cylinder and running it. ;)
Post by: stlaser on June 30, 2021, 08:50:28 PM
Yeah the cheapest way is to air arc 2 of those ears off and tack them mounted to the cylinder...in the field. Whole bunch of welding.
If they have to add gussets no biggie for what he's trying to do. Even $200/hour would make that a sub $2k job.
..but I also remember seeing someone mention just throwing seals in the old cylinder and running it. ;)
Yeah, but he has a new cylinder meaning he paid good money to get it the way it should be. That machine is worth quite a bit more if he fixes boom correctly. I’d haul it to a shop and have it done right and pay them for the labor. Then when he’s done with it and he will be at some point I’d think then he can recoup the money.
Post by: JR on June 30, 2021, 10:54:32 PM
Not sure where this guy is from but he does it all in the field. https://youtu.be/vxUxc-na5Dc
Post by: Bigdave_185 on June 30, 2021, 11:44:08 PM
That boom can be repaired, it’s not 20-30k to do it either. I’d guess sub 10k…..Our fab shop here will do al of that on site, the have line bore machines to make any thing true, fix our bucket brackets, our tracks and all that kinda stuff. I think your probably on with cost if not less since he already has the ram
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
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Post by: stlaser on June 30, 2021, 11:56:29 PM
That boom can be repaired, it’s not 20-30k to do it either. I’d guess sub 10k…..Our fab shop here will do al of that on site, the have line bore machines to make any thing true, fix our bucket brackets, our tracks and all that kinda stuff. I think your probably on with cost if not less since he already has the ram
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
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I agree, only reason I mentioned taking to shop is they normally repair larger sections of the boom versus like the video jr posted. Long term the new steel over a larger area is better. Typically in a shop setting it’s also more precision. Those line bore welders don’t work cheap either.
Post by: Flyin6 on July 01, 2021, 11:17:44 AM
I know you covered this but I’m dense. Exactly where is the boom bent?Seems like it is pushed in from the top (Bridge impact) and there is a depression just aft of the cylinder mount. The impact rolled the pin mount in some and created an indentation about an inch in debth. That is 1" thick steel mind you.
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The sides of the boom have some "Oil-canning" indicating some warpage. I recognize that from my days flying the Chinook which would "Oil-can" in flight while lifting very heavy loads. Take a soda can and twist the opposite ends in opposite directions. He stress manifests in ripples in the sides of the can. My boom: Same thing
I do have Dan coming down to take a look at it. He is a professional welder and repairs excavators on a regular basis. He is in high demand, so getting him to work on it is one big maybe...
Post by: Flyin6 on July 01, 2021, 11:22:38 AM
Yea, just steel. Tons and tons of steelThat boom can be repaired, it’s not 20-30k to do it either. I’d guess sub 10k…..This. It's just steel right?
Ask your mechanic equipment buddies, a true fab shop can do it now that you have a good cylinder
But think about what we are talking about here. That boom weights 10K or more. I have no way to pull it off. My only option is to get it trucked somewhere, maybe Dan's shop.
Someone needs a crane to pull it off if that is the solution.
Sub 10K sounds good, but I just wonder how???
Dan was suggesting that the mount gets cut off and a new one "Cheated into place" to line up with the stick. He has to look at it to determine more what can be done...
Post by: Flyin6 on July 01, 2021, 11:24:33 AM
Yeah the cheapest way is to air arc 2 of those ears off and tack them mounted to the cylinder...in the field. Whole bunch of welding.They won't fit...thing is bent so much that the mechanic had to use his truck to pull the thing apart, and it still hung up!
If they have to add gussets no biggie for what he's trying to do. Even $200/hour would make that a sub $2k job.
..but I also remember seeing someone mention just throwing seals in the old cylinder and running it. ;)
It's toast, and I won't use it again.
Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 01, 2021, 08:55:35 PM
I support this message and wish Dan all success. Give a welder enough rod and steel and they can fix the world lolI know you covered this but I’m dense. Exactly where is the boom bent?Seems like it is pushed in from the top (Bridge impact) and there is a depression just aft of the cylinder mount. The impact rolled the pin mount in some and created an indentation about an inch in debth. That is 1" thick steel mind you.
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The sides of the boom have some "Oil-canning" indicating some warpage. I recognize that from my days flying the Chinook which would "Oil-can" in flight while lifting very heavy loads. Take a soda can and twist the opposite ends in opposite directions. He stress manifests in ripples in the sides of the can. My boom: Same thing
I do have Dan coming down to take a look at it. He is a professional welder and repairs excavators on a regular basis. He is in high demand, so getting him to work on it is one big maybe...
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Post by: JR on July 01, 2021, 09:37:50 PM
Post by: stlaser on July 01, 2021, 11:14:38 PM
I’m not sure what your local transport fee would be. We charge $500 start the truck fee and then $200 an hour on top of that
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So asking for a friend…..
Let’s say you needed a heavy liberal former 2x presidential loser gf (I’m not saying who :wink: :wink:) moved on a holiday weekend and let’s assume it would be a wide load. What’s that run?
Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 01, 2021, 11:42:14 PM
I’d have to get a escort vehicle. Lol where are we taking her ?
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Post by: stlaser on July 01, 2021, 11:51:10 PM
The weight I’m sure can be handled. It’s the length and width that I need to know for permits. Anything over 12’ needs a escort lol
I’d have to get a escort vehicle. Lol where are we taking her ?
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Welp, I hear she treats him like a rented mule so an escort wouldn’t be a far stretch I guess. Never considered him a male prostitute type really but if you have to have it I’m sure he’d do it for her. Oh wait you said escort vehicle sorry got my wires crossed up there for a minute. Anyhow, Is China too far? :tongue:
Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 02, 2021, 12:23:15 AM
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Post by: KensAuto on July 02, 2021, 09:34:00 AM
Only the boom need to be moved right? If you can't get someone to repair on site, pull the boom with that Kubota or tractor, lay it on your trailer and head out!He said it was 10,000 lbs, and it might be, on a 25 ton Excavator.
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Post by: KensAuto on July 02, 2021, 06:50:30 PM
Mostly likely top end of 30 tons’Yeah... I keep forgetting they're measured in metric tons.
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 03, 2021, 12:59:08 PM
Iv never done any water stuff maybe Don knows some helicopters folks to fly it?Nope, I'm out
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So is my hide site thread...
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 03, 2021, 05:24:40 PM
Would the people attempt to swing one object from two helicopters?
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 04, 2021, 11:27:18 AM
Come on now. All jokes aside. Do they have helicopters that can lift that?MI26 Halo lifts 44,000 lbs
Would the people attempt to swing one object from two helicopters?
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The never flown CH-62 US Army heavy lift helicopter was designed to lift 22.4 tons, but after testing would have likely lifted much more
Post by: Nate on July 04, 2021, 12:13:13 PM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 04, 2021, 12:23:41 PM
We have are air museum here in ogden but it’s mostly centered around fighter jets and things that fly out of Hill Airforce base
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 04, 2021, 03:33:01 PM
That thing is goofy looking for sure!! After looking at some other photos, just makes me want to go to a helicopter museum?Army aviation museum is located at Ft. Rucker, AL
We have are air museum here in ogden but it’s mostly centered around fighter jets and things that fly out of Hill Airforce base
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 04, 2021, 03:39:07 PM
Too bad the sky crane idea never really took offNate, ah...It did take off
CH-54 Tarhe flew for many years in the Army. Was finally retired some years ago out of the National Guard.
The S-64 survives today. Almost all of them were ex-US Army airframes. Not many new S-64 sky cranes were ever built and not many of them survive to this day, maybe 25-30 worldwide
A good friend of mine, my stick buddy during instrument phase in flight school, is one of 2-3 S-64 check airmen in the world. He just retired from being the chief pilot of a company in Canada that owned 8 or 9 of them. He flies every fire season and has for decades. He fights fires in the US, Canada, Mexico, France, and Australia.
They fly the birds there unassembled, then build them up and fly them at $10k-$12K an hour and contract a minimum of five hours a day.
Those things are very expensive to operate, and now a F-model Chinook can lift just as much.
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 04, 2021, 03:50:47 PM
Saw this big one in Afghanistan while in Kandahar, think it’s the Mi-26 as well.When did you see that bird there, Dave?
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Post by: Nate on July 04, 2021, 06:37:43 PM
Too bad the sky crane idea never really took offNate, ah...It did take off
CH-54 Tarhe flew for many years in the Army. Was finally retired some years ago out of the National Guard.
The S-64 survives today. Almost all of them were ex-US Army airframes. Not many new S-64 sky cranes were ever built and not many of them survive to this day, maybe 25-30 worldwide
A good friend of mine, my stick buddy during instrument phase in flight school, is one of 2-3 S-64 check airmen in the world. He just retired from being the chief pilot of a company in Canada that owned 8 or 9 of them. He flies every fire season and has for decades. He fights fires in the US, Canada, Mexico, France, and Australia.
They fly the birds there unassembled, then build them up and fly them at $10k-$12K an hour and contract a minimum of five hours a day.
Those things are very expensive to operate, and now a F-model Chinook can lift just as much.
Interesting
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 04, 2021, 07:42:15 PM
According to my original photo, that was Nov 10, 2006. Thought it was noteworthy(and a big flipping whirlybird) so I took a snap of it.Dave,
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I was in Kandahar 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
If you look in my book, you'll see several pics of that bird. One I am standing beside it over in Qalat where it was refueling. I was escorting it from Kabul to Tarin Kwot. Another pic shows it landing in TK making an enormous dust cloud. Yet another pic shows me in the captains seat eating mellon with the russian crew. That bird and that crew later flew into a mountain south of TK killing everyone on board
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 08, 2021, 10:00:12 AM
First, the barn work continues with trim work. No second set of doors, and I will not get real busy with gravel and landscaping until the guys have cleared out
Post by: Flyin6 on July 08, 2021, 10:06:38 AM
The think has a huge carrier, like 500-600 lbs which has thise scallop cuts into the 1" thick plate. Next, the blades themselves are massive, and like 25 lbs each.
This one will process an entire tree. I have to use a bit of technique, but this one uses 40GPM high flow and a piston motor which makes for almost unstoppable cutting. The old cutter would stall all the way to stopping, but this one will not. When tackling a cedar tree a good 12" in diameter, I only had to move the cutter up and down the trunk until it was all reduced into shreds. I cut up twenty of so trees with it in an hour. It even cut a root ball of dirt and roots into a cloud of dust and flying debris!
Post by: Flyin6 on July 08, 2021, 10:10:07 AM
Remember all those cedars I pushed over on the hillside two years ago? 30 min with that cutter and it's all gone!
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Post by: Bob Smith on July 08, 2021, 10:22:21 AM
That new cutter does a quick clean job of destroying small trees.
Post by: EL TATE on July 08, 2021, 12:35:12 PM
Looking really good out there Chief. I don't recall, but do you have a chipper/shredder down there too? Cedar makes for good pest control around the perimeter of the outbuildings and gardens and you've got loads of it. even could sell it to the local co-op for pet bedding.
Post by: JR on July 08, 2021, 01:37:42 PM
Tate, was thinking the same thing about him sinking it! Tracked or not,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on July 08, 2021, 04:54:36 PM
Sam is right. I’m breaking out in a sweat just looking at that photo
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Post by: Nate on July 08, 2021, 07:18:12 PM
Where did the mechanic/welder come to with the arm on the Hoe?
i second this.... :popcorn: :popcorn:
Post by: Flyin6 on July 09, 2021, 12:07:49 PM
I know she's down at the moment, but you're riding the edge of that pond a liiiitle close for TRN's comfort level I would imagine :cheesy:I do have one Tate.
Looking really good out there Chief. I don't recall, but do you have a chipper/shredder down there too? Cedar makes for good pest control around the perimeter of the outbuildings and gardens and you've got loads of it. even could sell it to the local co-op for pet bedding.
And I do shred the cedars up to use as mulch. Seems to keep some types of weeds at bay.
Post by: Flyin6 on July 09, 2021, 12:09:45 PM
Nice looking building, and it looks really good on that site.Bob, I took out 20 or more 25-30 foot tall trees with it the first day!
That new cutter does a quick clean job of destroying small trees.
I shreds them into chips and chunks
Post by: Flyin6 on July 09, 2021, 12:18:58 PM
Bet that set you back a penny or too, looks like it works good too. Aren't you supposed to cut things under it?$14,500!!!
Tate, was thinking the same thing about him sinking it! Tracked or not,,,,,,,,,,,,
Track Hoe is sitting on a mountain of tracked in clay. Not settling, not sinking, not moving. That retention dam wall thing is 20+ feet tall and is not going anywhere. Excavator will be repaired where it sits or nearby.
Speaking of which, Dan, the welder and fabrication expers, a friend and I were down there yesterday formulating a repair plan.
The boom is tweaked ever so slightly and the upper ears for the cylinder are heavily damaged. The stick ears are OK except that one is cracked.
So he developed a plan. First, he will carbon arc out the crack on the ear and weld all that back in fixing that. Next he plans to plate over the top of the boom with a big long patch of at least 1/2" steel that will cover the entire damaged area and reinforce the boom for some distance. He plans to weld two new ears 2" thick each to the plate then have the thing bored out to 3.5". I have 3.5" diameter X 12" long pins on that cylinder. Once that plate has been built, I will remove the cylinder and all the hydraulic lines. He will cut off the existing cylinder mount, then tack on the new repair plate with the cylinder fully attached. Once we are satisfied it all works, we will remove the cylinder and weld in the plate. Following that I will paint the boom and get the machine back to work!
Post by: EL TATE on July 09, 2021, 12:41:49 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on July 09, 2021, 02:38:31 PM
American ingenuity at it's finest right there. carry on sir.He's a wizard...has his own shop...should see the kayak rack he just built for Duane's new 3500Ram
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Post by: KensAuto on July 09, 2021, 09:16:21 PM
But will he grab the ears after they are welded on and give a good pull and say"that isn't going any"? LOLIf he's as good as Don says he is, he should be able to pull a quarter out from behind one of them.
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 09, 2021, 09:18:32 PM
He's goodBut will he grab the ears after they are welded on and give a good pull and say"that isn't going any"? LOLIf he's as good as Don says he is, he should be able to pull a quarter out from behind one of them.
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I think he fabbed up some aluminum fuel cells for someone on this site with some crazy race-boat
Post by: BobbyB on July 11, 2021, 11:21:40 AM
American ingenuity at it's finest right there. carry on sir.He's a wizard...has his own shop...should see the kayak rack he just built for Duane's new 3500Ram
Didn't Duane have a Tundra you guys put a lift on?
Post by: Flyin6 on July 11, 2021, 08:45:06 PM
Yes he did.American ingenuity at it's finest right there. carry on sir.He's a wizard...has his own shop...should see the kayak rack he just built for Duane's new 3500Ram
Didn't Duane have a Tundra you guys put a lift on?
Then he traded it in on a 2021 Ram 3500
Post by: Flyin6 on July 18, 2021, 09:19:12 PM
Discovered that if I stood in the bucket of the Kubota and had the pre-ranger lift me up, working on it was actually a breeze!
Next step is to get that to Dan and have him create that new mount for it
Post by: Flyin6 on July 18, 2021, 09:31:40 PM
Just a couple of trim pieces to install, along with the double door, gutters and gravel.
I'll do the gravel after everyone clears out and opens the area up some, as it is still scattered with everything imaginable
Post by: Bob Smith on July 18, 2021, 09:36:16 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on July 18, 2021, 09:40:02 PM
Looks really nice Don. Hope in a couple months I can start spreading some gravel too.Here's to fresh gravel!
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 19, 2021, 09:47:05 AM
Looks good Don!
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LGC (lookin good chief)
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 23, 2021, 10:38:47 PM
This is the first step in the actual replacement
Meanwhile back at the shop, Dan has his pieces of 1" which the machinist requested be supplied in a rectangular configuration.
Once they bore the huge pin holes through four separate pieces of 1" plate, Dan will contour them into some respectable shape.
He uses a portable 400 amp machine, and today was burning with 3/8" carbon arc rod. The compressed air pushes the molten metal out of the cut resulting in a clean weldable surface.
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With the pond right there, no worries!
It took a couple hours, but he got it off.
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That is one awesome combo. Nothing can stand up to it. It even pulverizes football sized rocks instantly and with very little blade damage
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Post by: dave945 on July 24, 2021, 07:42:38 AM
Poor guy, wearing all that protective stuff with a lot of humidity and high summer temps. Dan is a consumate professional. No matter the conditions, he will produce excellent workI don’t understand Don…. I don’t see any cardboard shields or special duty open toe flip flops. Just a lot of heavy full coverage stuff.
All joking aside, I was out in the same humidity and temps yesterday in shorts and a tshirt and was sweating buckets. My hats off to the guy.
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 24, 2021, 01:45:15 PM
Dan is the man to be sure.Poor guy, wearing all that protective stuff with a lot of humidity and high summer temps. Dan is a consumate professional. No matter the conditions, he will produce excellent workI don’t understand Don…. I don’t see any cardboard shields or special duty open toe flip flops. Just a lot of heavy full coverage stuff.
All joking aside, I was out in the same humidity and temps yesterday in shorts and a tshirt and was sweating buckets. My hats off to the guy.
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I arrived farmside around 1000 and worked until 1900 having only eaten a few bites out of a Micky-D's terrible breakfast sandwich. Luckily, I spent the hottest part of the day in the AC cab of that Kub.
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Post by: KensAuto on July 24, 2021, 04:12:34 PM
Hope Don appreciates his latest investment in a brand new Dodge dually with a shiny new Miller on the back.
Post by: Flyin6 on July 24, 2021, 04:24:51 PM
She's a big girl.I do
Hope Don appreciates his latest investment in a brand new Dodge dually with a shiny new Miller on the back.
4500, I think
Dan's business continues to grow. He does a lot of heavy equipment repair
Post by: Flyin6 on July 27, 2021, 05:49:48 PM
four triploid grass carp in the large pond (Recommended 8 per acre foot)
From Jones Fish Hatcheries in Cincinnati, $12 ea.
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May be a mess now, but I'll get it in great shape in time.
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 27, 2021, 06:00:42 PM
Miss Kat helped me place a glider rocker beneath the tree overlooking the pond for a shady spot to relax and view our future swirls of color that is just got started.
May not look like much right now, but give is some time, and I think it will surprise you
Post by: Flyin6 on July 27, 2021, 06:05:14 PM
Can you explain what the fish are for? I guess I thought you wanted to sell them and raise them for resale? Food, looks, pets?The grass carp are pond janitors. They will clean up any pond. Various herbivores, they will eat all the algae type vegetation and even clip away weeds that get too close to the water. Like water born cows, they never stop eating. Native to the Mekong river of Vietnam, they have been bread not to be able to breed, or esle they will take over a waterway.
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The rest of the color is just a quality of life thing. Starting to pretty up the place here and there. Place to relax after a hard day of thinking about what I will be doing someday in the future.
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Post by: stlaser on July 27, 2021, 09:50:39 PM
Can you explain what the fish are for? I guess I thought you wanted to sell them and raise them for resale? Food, looks, pets?The grass carp are pond janitors. They will clean up any pond. Various herbivores, they will eat all the algae type vegetation and even clip away weeds that get too close to the water. Like water born cows, they never stop eating. Native to the Mekong river of Vietnam, they have been bread not to be able to breed, or esle they will take over a waterway.
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The rest of the color is just a quality of life thing. Starting to pretty up the place here and there. Place to relax after a hard day of thinking about what I will be doing someday in the future.
Don, we had them in our pond. Ours would eat like 20x their weight as they grew, once full grown they didn’t eat much at all. When they die they are a pain to get out of the pond and 5-6’ long of heavy stinking fish. I used to put them in the compost bin and cover it with straw to knock down the aroma
Post by: Flyin6 on July 27, 2021, 09:57:41 PM
RaccoonsCan you explain what the fish are for? I guess I thought you wanted to sell them and raise them for resale? Food, looks, pets?The grass carp are pond janitors. They will clean up any pond. Various herbivores, they will eat all the algae type vegetation and even clip away weeds that get too close to the water. Like water born cows, they never stop eating. Native to the Mekong river of Vietnam, they have been bread not to be able to breed, or esle they will take over a waterway.
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The rest of the color is just a quality of life thing. Starting to pretty up the place here and there. Place to relax after a hard day of thinking about what I will be doing someday in the future.
Don, we had them in our pond. Ours would eat like 20x their weight as they grew, once full grown they didn’t eat much at all. When they die they are a pain to get out of the pond and 5-6’ long of heavy stinking fish. I used to put them in the compost bin and cover it with straw to knock down the aroma
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 28, 2021, 09:36:28 AM
About the time the carp start getting things in control the herons will move in and well no more fish.. and the darn things are protected.Question: If a Blue Herron falls over in the forest, does it make a sound?
;-))
Post by: Bigdave_185 on July 28, 2021, 10:32:56 AM
Interesting enough.
You should take some progress photos as you go each week. Should be interesting to see them.
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Post by: Sammconn on July 28, 2021, 12:27:49 PM
So I can answer the tree in the Forrest question.About the time the carp start getting things in control the herons will move in and well no more fish.. and the darn things are protected.Question: If a Blue Herron falls over in the forest, does it make a sound?
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We had a 30 plus footer fall with both me and mama fall in our yard.
Neither of us heard it.
I suspect the same would apply to a bird… :lipsrsealed:
Post by: EL TATE on July 28, 2021, 12:37:12 PM
About the time the carp start getting things in control the herons will move in and well no more fish.. and the darn things are protected.in the PNW someone might see and care. in the Tuck... what Heron.
Post by: Flyin6 on July 28, 2021, 02:17:49 PM
Simply they clean your pond and such?I will.
Interesting enough.
You should take some progress photos as you go each week. Should be interesting to see them.
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I'll be interested as well to see how they affect the pond
Two ponds across from my street, one with :clean, one without: mucky until they put grass carp in there, then clean water.
And like S said, when they die, you get this gigantic fish body floating around stinking the place up. But only takes a few to keep a pond cleaned out
Post by: Flyin6 on July 28, 2021, 02:19:37 PM
Simply they clean your pond and such?I will.
Interesting enough.
You should take some progress photos as you go each week. Should be interesting to see them.
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I'll be interested as well to see how they affect the pond
Two ponds across from my street, one with :clean, one without: mucky until they put grass carp in there, then clean water.
And like S said, when they die, you get this gigantic fish body floating around stinking the place up. But only takes a few to keep a pond cleaned out
Fixed it for ya!About the time the carp start getting things in control the herons will move in and well no more fish.. and the darn things are protected.in the PNW someone might see and care. in the Tuck... How do you season that?
Post by: dave945 on July 28, 2021, 02:38:29 PM
Funny looking turkey…..oh well, drop it in the fryer.About the time the carp start getting things in control the herons will move in and well no more fish.. and the darn things are protected.in the PNW someone might see and care. in the Tuck... what Heron.
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Post by: EL TATE on July 28, 2021, 03:48:10 PM
Funny looking turkey…..oh well, drop it in the fryer.About the time the carp start getting things in control the herons will move in and well no more fish.. and the darn things are protected.in the PNW someone might see and care. in the Tuck... what Heron.
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Man these drumsticks is skinny!
Post by: TexasRedNeck on July 28, 2021, 06:25:50 PM
We all know it would be tossed in the gumbo pot…
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Post by: Flyin6 on July 28, 2021, 08:25:24 PM
Don, are you worried about the pond freezing solid?Nope
It's Kintuckee
We get cold days, some down into the 30's!
:-(
Post by: Farmer Jon on July 29, 2021, 09:02:55 PM
I do remember being down there a couple years ago for Christmas. It was well below zero and I couldn't buy fuel anywhere because all the pumps were jelled up. It I doubt even that cold spell could freeze that pond solid in a few days.Don, are you worried about the pond freezing solid?Nope
It's Kintuckee
We get cold days, some down into the 30's!
:-(
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on July 30, 2021, 08:00:32 AM
And this was before it was finished freezing and the temps dropped to 2 degrees
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Post by: EL TATE on July 30, 2021, 12:13:52 PM
Good thing you didn’t have to mow the lawn, never know where that zero turn would have ended up
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That will never not make me chuckle.
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Post by: KensAuto on July 30, 2021, 09:07:50 PM
Absolutely. HahahaGood thing you didn’t have to mow the lawn, never know where that zero turn would have ended up
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That will never not make me chuckle.
Post by: Flyin6 on July 31, 2021, 08:59:36 AM
Seem to have lost control of it again!
Post by: Flyin6 on August 07, 2021, 09:40:30 AM
Darn!
So Welder Dan da man got the cylinder boom mount welded on. What a professional looking job. He recreated the factory mount along with a machine shop and welded it up to the boom right along the original weld tracks. He repaired several other cracks we found in the boom/stick. I think it is in better condition now than it was when I brought it home.
Yesterday I was rehanging steel hydraulic lines and got almost all of that done.
I changed the engine oil and filter, all 6+ gallons of it. I changed the fuel filter, drained the water separator, and replaced the two foot long hydraulic oil filter. I topped the system up to it's full 67 gallons of AW-46 and pulled all the belly pans. That's not fun BTW.
I still need one weird 1/4" pipe to #4 JIC fitting for the grease line on the replacement cylinder, and without grease, I have not run the machine yet, but its coming.
Along with that I built up half of the rock wall beside the barn and did some more earth moving. More today...
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Post by: JR on August 07, 2021, 10:50:04 AM
Bet you ran over the camera, again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You have control????
Post by: Flyin6 on August 08, 2021, 06:04:25 PM
Don’t forget the fish pond photo!About that
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No fish!
Saw a Blue Heron walking about and I didn't have my gun handy, which I use to target practice, which has been known to make them go away or catch a nasty cold that sometimes leads to death.
I was looking at the pond and didn't see a single fish! They may be hiding but I'll bet they were dinner
And on the big pond, I found one of the grass carp floating. Had a hole in him. So either it had one of those "alien" things from the movies inside, or it got shot, or skewered by a long beaked blue bird with long legs.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 08, 2021, 06:08:12 PM
I was wondering about the EX?Excavator almost 100%
Bet you ran over the camera, again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You have control????
But, the grease fittings are some kung-foo fittings. I mean, not 1/8 or 1/4 pipe...Nope those don't fit. There is some other kinds of fittings which I will need to source tomorrow.
Did I mention I cracked open a steel line holding back 5000psi pressure? You can't imagine the plume that makes. I took a total shower from head to dripping toe of AW-46
Get those grease fittings on and I'll be up and running.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 08, 2021, 06:11:24 PM
I somehow broke the very large coupler fitting that the implements hook up to on the front of the brand new Kubota SVL-97. And yes, once again, second time in two days, I took a hydraulic fluid shower. It was spraying everywhere. Good news is most of it got on me so no ground poisoning took place, and my car seat in the Chevy is re-moisturized so it sits really slippery now...!!!
Post by: Flyin6 on August 08, 2021, 06:22:39 PM
That brand new Kioti RX7320 tractor...You know the one with 4 hours on the hobbs...That one???
It's dead
Completely dead
No not the battery, you see I hooked up my lithium 2000A jumper and it showed a dead fault in the system. I called the shop, trying to see if they had any idea what is causing it to not even show a single dash light, and they said it must be the two 60 amp slow-blow fuses beside the intercooler. So I pulled them...Well, actually, I tried to pull them. What I did do was to pull them and their mounts apart. Yup, broke that operation, so now they are coming with a roll-back and a winch and for a measly $230 in transport fees, I get to do without yet another piece of brand new equipment for who knows how long.
This summer has been unbelievable. Nothing I have tried to operate didn't break or fall apart except for that new Blue Diamond cutter. That seems to be OK, but the Kioti is down, hard. The Kubota is down hard needing some fitting fixture that is not available.
And
This gets better
I have tried to get the local trucking company to haul in gravel to me for the past month. There is a product here coming out of the Limestone mines and quarries, called "Waste"
It is everything from football sized down to powder, and mostly the latter. It is free! Yup, free. All you pay is the trucking fee of $200 a load.
This morning they call me with three triple axles lined up to make several trips for me each today. Could have ended up with 250 tons of it on the property, but I had to tell them "No" because I don't have anything larger than a shovel to spread it around
Am I making a mistake trying to build a home down at the farm???
Post by: JR on August 08, 2021, 06:52:26 PM
On the kioti, being NEW. Why would you have to pay for a thing even transport. Sure you dropped good coin on it.
I have taken a shower or 2, not fun. lucky lately.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 09, 2021, 10:14:51 AM
No mistake, just a bad week. Have some sweet tea (with additive) and relax.Ya, bad couple of weeks. This morning the people picking up the tractor called me...They lost my gate key
On the kioti, being NEW. Why would you have to pay for a thing even transport. Sure you dropped good coin on it.
I have taken a shower or 2, not fun. lucky lately.
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Don, If I recall correctly they do make a metric grease fitting so you may look at thatThey do
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But in several different pitch threads!
I already screwed the first 1/4 pipe in there so I'll just chase that with a 1/4 pipe tap and keep that SAE. I picked up a 1/4 pipe and #4 JIC this morning...Will screw that in there tomorrow
Oh, and the Kubota store had the same replacement fitting and warrantied my old one so that. too, will get reinstalled in the morrow.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 12, 2021, 10:23:21 PM
First off, this new cutter, the severe duty Blue Diamond is just killing it...Literally!
Take a look at the pic of the blade. That thing has chopped down at least 30 Cedar and some hardwood trees up to 8-9" in diameter and processed the whole thing into splinters. I have accidentally cut rocks to pieces many times, and I managed to bush-hog half of my property. And look at the wear on that blade. It's almost nothing.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 12, 2021, 10:28:23 PM
Here is a view of that new road construction, now about 60% complete.
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Almost everywhere you now see cat-tails will soon be dug out
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The dogs frequented the pond today. Then they'd roll around in the dust...Strange!
The SVL-97 looks dirty because of the bath of hydraulic oil it took, then it got coated with dust.
I suppose it may be completely ruined!
Pity...
Post by: JR on August 12, 2021, 11:07:54 PM
I guess the 97 is the only thing running right now?
Post by: KensAuto on August 13, 2021, 12:46:38 AM
Now, can you delete the post of the indestructible brush cutter? If Blue Diamond realizes they made something Don proof the price of those cutters will double!
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 13, 2021, 10:36:16 AM
Looks good, dogs like it too.I also have the excavator up and running, and would be hammering that pond today, except that I have a sleep study to go to tonight.
I guess the 97 is the only thing running right now?
Tractor may be running, dunno, it's at the shop
Post by: cj7ox on August 13, 2021, 10:40:32 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on August 13, 2021, 10:45:44 AM
That Kubota is a darn good machine. Everyone loves ours. We did have trouble with it running right. Changed fuel filters a few times and so far so good. I talked to the dealer and he said a few others had the same problem. Figures must have been contaminants in the fuel system from the factory. Shouldn't have to change fuel filters multiple times in the first 20-30 hours.No issues with mine and already at 70 hours.
I think those things are fantastic. Honestly they all but eliminate the need for a tractor.
Speaking of which, I have toyed with the idea of buying that front mount bush-hog and canning the pto tractor mount thing. If I do that, then I no longer need a 73 horse tractor, and could get by with something like a little hydro 40 HP since all I need to run is my chipper.
Those front mount bush-hogs have two large bowling-ball looking wheels on the front so you just lower and drive away. The Kubota cutter has like a 6" cut capacity so just slinging grass with it will be no issue at all.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 13, 2021, 10:48:39 AM
Don, the place is looking good! I am a little disappointed that you put a "French" door on your barn. That just seems like a potential point of failure if the barn gets invaded. Couldn't you find an American one? They are historically much better at holding the line! ;-)Well, in my humble defense, when I think of the "French" I don't think of poodles or toast or unused rifles.
Nossir, I think of General Layette who whipped the American national guard bums into a fight force effective enough to send the British scurrying for their very lives.
They may not be all that numerous, but there are a few who mattered.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 13, 2021, 10:49:34 AM
Don, the place is looking good! I am a little disappointed that you put a "French" door on your barn. That just seems like a potential point of failure if the barn gets invaded. Couldn't you find an American one? They are historically much better at holding the line! ;-)Oh and I sent you a PM, check yur mail!
Post by: cj7ox on August 13, 2021, 10:51:43 AM
Don, the place is looking good! I am a little disappointed that you put a "French" door on your barn. That just seems like a potential point of failure if the barn gets invaded. Couldn't you find an American one? They are historically much better at holding the line! ;-)Well, in my humble defense, when I think of the "French" I don't think of poodles or toast or unused rifles.
Nossir, I think of General Layette who whipped the American national guard bums into a fight force effective enough to send the British scurrying for their very lives.
They may not be all that numerous, but there are a few who mattered.
So, you're saying your door was either made in the 18th century, or by French Underground veterans? ;-D
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 19, 2021, 08:00:54 PM
When we reassembled the hydraulic lines, we picked O-rings from a kit I have of a thousand of the things. Well, apparently some (Or all??) are not sealing. I was getting an oily rain, during the rain, but the machine was digging up everything. Darn I like using that thing.
So to recap. This summer it is all about getting the barn done and all the dirt work done.
That dirt work is: Finish the pond
Build the stone wall around the barn
Cut the banks back on the road
Finish the pond
Get the gravel in
Cut a new parking pad near the shed
So far I have all the roads cut in and ready for seed. I have the stone wall around the barn complete. I have ordered gravel every week for almost two months and have not gotten the first load in yet ??????? The pond work sits at 50%-60% complete at the moment.
So I am well into it, but fighting nature's deadline that starts with the autumn rains that will all but stop any heavy machinery from being able to effectively operate.
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That beautiful Hyundai 380 is my neighbors. Man, what a machine. Has a 60" bucket. Oh and I thought mine had a 42" bucket, but turns out I have been digging a 48" 1+ yard bucket!!!
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The road in and out is undergoing a major transformation. Currently, when it has not rained you can drive a car in to the farm. After gravel, you could drive a nice car in there which will open the figurative door to my wife being there full time.
Post by: dave945 on August 19, 2021, 09:34:00 PM
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Post by: JR on August 19, 2021, 10:06:49 PM
Just a few o rings and no leaks, great.
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 21, 2021, 02:34:59 PM
Did you kill the tire on the John Deere? It looks flat. Other than that, everything is looking really good.Neighbors tractor. I just felt a "kinship" with it (since it's there and its broken!)
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 21, 2021, 02:40:12 PM
Corey wants to do a 6" pour reinforced with 1/2" rebar tied together on ___' centers.
Price is $12K for the gravel to grade, forms where necessary, rebar, labor, crete, saw cut and sealed.
I told him to do it. Maybe 2 weeks.
After that, wiring, lights, panel, then a wall up front and importing cabinets and benches.
I'll leave some benches up in the shed for now, since I will be doing a ton of work in there soon.
Paying for every bit of it with earnings from the BitCoin investment.
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on August 21, 2021, 10:45:57 PM
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We poured a little bit today $2800 worth for a approach and 10x18 square to hold up my gates
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Post by: rpar86 on August 21, 2021, 11:26:18 PM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on August 21, 2021, 11:40:34 PM
They didn’t crack your driveway again did they Dave?Nope it was a pretty empty truck with only 4 yards or o left in it, I did however last week crack it with the 12k skid loader when cleaning snd spreading gravel
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 23, 2021, 10:56:10 PM
Who’s dozer?Neighbor owns three. two D-6's and a D3K
Post by: dave945 on August 23, 2021, 11:36:30 PM
If he needs a place to park and exercise one of the big boys, he can come flatten the ridge top out back.Who’s dozer?Neighbor owns three. two D-6's and a D3K
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 26, 2021, 01:41:51 PM
You'd have to ask if you could even afford the gas. That "R" model is using about 300 gallons a week!If he needs a place to park and exercise one of the big boys, he can come flatten the ridge top out back.Who’s dozer?Neighbor owns three. two D-6's and a D3K
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Most of the big drop offs have been removed, and a nice amphitheater like structure has been built up. Just look at how much dirt I have stacked up over now, three years:
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The huge volume of added earth still to come out will be used to build a ramp up the side of that steep dirt wall/berm. That will reinforce it and provide access from below for tractors, 4x4's, or whatever.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 26, 2021, 02:00:09 PM
As a side note, trees from all that dozing have provided me with all the firewood I'll need this winter to heat my home
(Also a view looking back into my place from that freshly dozed area.
Post by: JR on August 26, 2021, 04:06:37 PM
Poor grader looks tired, did abuse it?
Post by: TexasRedNeck on August 26, 2021, 06:12:38 PM
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Post by: rpar86 on August 26, 2021, 06:28:48 PM
Makes me sweat just seeing the ex that close to the edgeWe need a like button on this site. Lol
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Post by: Sammconn on August 26, 2021, 06:37:46 PM
Makes me sweat just seeing the ex that close to the edgeWe need a like button on this site. Lol
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I thought of you immediately Charles. :beercheers: :beercheers: :facepalm:
Post by: Flyin6 on August 27, 2021, 12:08:06 PM
You want the job? From what I see, I don't really own the place, well, that's not true, but I don't control it (Very well). You all just point it in the direction you want and ride off, so if you want a Like button for the site, whatever that is, go get it...Coordinate with Me or Nate or Ken, or Shawn, or any of the other people who think they run the thing, and one of us will hook you up! ;-)Makes me sweat just seeing the ex that close to the edgeWe need a like button on this site. Lol
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 27, 2021, 12:14:17 PM
Was tracking in some mud I just dumped over the side with one track on and one off. The bank let go and just like that I was listing heavily. I knew I was going over on the roof a couple of times so my only real question was whether or not I should try and get out. Then I had a thought. Just try and point the thing down hill. That got the nose pointed downhill, but with no hope of ever backing out, but it did not roll.
I got the Excavator and from below reached way up and grabbed onto the bucket and pulled it around to a straight up nose down attitude.
You should have seen it! It was so nose low, I feared it might endo, but the sticky mud held it in place like flypaper. So I scrambled up there and drove it straight down that embankment!
That ex saved the day...Then I realized I had set my camera on the track before moving...
(Just kidding about the camera, it was my sun glasses...Got cha!) Ha!
Post by: JR on August 27, 2021, 01:05:31 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on August 27, 2021, 03:43:36 PM
Been there a couple times in the KUB/Dug, what a weird feeling, maybe like flying with you?No more like when I was in my buddy's GTO and we had just cut a power pole in half and was rolling down a hill...At least that's what I was thinking at the moment
Post by: EL TATE on August 27, 2021, 03:45:36 PM
Been there a couple times in the KUB/Dug, what a weird feeling, maybe like flying with you?No more like when I was in my buddy's GTO and we had just cut a power pole in half and was rolling down a hill...At least that's what I was thinking at the moment
missed the pole, went about 5 yards into a freshly plowed cornfield, about 2 ft to the right of the irrigation canal. pretty sure we had the same buddy.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 27, 2021, 03:48:13 PM
Something odd came up
My neighbor who is building that road through his place to mine offered to trade his farm in another county even up for mine
I'd be giving up my 91.27 acres for his 121 acres...even us. He has a solid tobacco barn, fields like mine, electric power, a cistern, and he said I could have the double wide mobile home to. It is far from new and I'd likely just get rid of it.
Interesting...something to think about.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 27, 2021, 03:53:16 PM
We were racing (ourselves) and he did not make a turn. Slid off the road at 70-80mph and hit the pole almost even with his door. He was crushed up against me with a head injury. Then we rolled twice crushing the roof almost all the way down and tossed the engine out while doing so. Pretty hard impact. He was hospitalized. Me: nada, checked out and sent homeBeen there a couple times in the KUB/Dug, what a weird feeling, maybe like flying with you?No more like when I was in my buddy's GTO and we had just cut a power pole in half and was rolling down a hill...At least that's what I was thinking at the moment
missed the pole, went about 5 yards into a freshly plowed cornfield, about 2 ft to the right of the irrigation canal. pretty sure we had the same buddy.
Post by: rpar86 on August 27, 2021, 05:12:19 PM
So...First question… what’s wrong with his other farm? ;). You’ve poured so much blood, sweat, tears, sunglasses, cameras, chainsaws, brush hogs and tractors into this place.
Something odd came up
My neighbor who is building that road through his place to mine offered to trade his farm in another county even up for mine
I'd be giving up my 91.27 acres for his 121 acres...even us. He has a solid tobacco barn, fields like mine, electric power, a cistern, and he said I could have the double wide mobile home to. It is far from new and I'd likely just get rid of it.
Interesting...something to think about.
Makes sense for him to have two properties side by side.
Post by: JR on August 28, 2021, 02:16:55 AM
Is this "another property" next to yours? I thought you had around 140 acers?
Post by: Flyin6 on August 29, 2021, 07:49:34 PM
Like I said Don, sounds like flying with you.It's not close by. I looked at it. Kat nixxed it. Monster power lines overhead, I would not consider...Head is already on fire, don't need that too.
Is this "another property" next to yours? I thought you had around 140 acres?
No, my current property is 91. Looking to add my neighbors 78 for 169 total
Post by: Flyin6 on August 29, 2021, 07:52:55 PM
...And, Ryan, that's really the thing.So...First question… what’s wrong with his other farm? ;). You’ve poured so much blood, sweat, tears, sunglasses, cameras, chainsaws, brush hogs and tractors into this place.
Something odd came up
My neighbor who is building that road through his place to mine offered to trade his farm in another county even up for mine
I'd be giving up my 91.27 acres for his 121 acres...even us. He has a solid tobacco barn, fields like mine, electric power, a cistern, and he said I could have the double wide mobile home to. It is far from new and I'd likely just get rid of it.
Interesting...something to think about.
Makes sense for him to have two properties side by side.
I have turned a rat's nest into a nice place. There is a lot of me down there. I don't see me selling nor trading it.
Just got a call while in church. A big (Giant) red oak of mine fell over and killed a neighbors new fence. He is cool about it. Called to let me know he was cutting it up. I'll have 20+ feet of a 36" log to saw up in a little bit.
That's a lot of oak!
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Post by: Flyin6 on August 30, 2021, 12:37:22 PM
One thing that sold me on my prop too, no big power lines. I see those all the time and its nasty. Sure it has to go somewhere, but not my place either.:likebutton:
Post by: Flyin6 on September 03, 2021, 03:41:07 PM
I had filed an application for power to be connected to the barn.
I spoke with the building supervisor, who drove down there for a visit and a site survey. The first 250 feet is free and the rest if $15 per foot and on me. There was some 400+ feet from the pole to my barn.
Today they told me they were willing to use a second pole, the one sticking right in the dam around my pond as a base. From there they will run wire to a new pole set near the barn and then connect to the barn...AND ALL FOR FREE!
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This new one is 5-6 feet in depth and as long as the berm for the range, maybe 100 feet. It was a quick dig with that super capable SVL-97 Kubota. I tracked all the clay dirt in so it's water ready right from the start. I plan to put some sport fish in there, some carp and catfish and hope to attract a bird or two. It will also serve as a watering hole for wildlife as I work on their habitat too.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 03, 2021, 03:52:33 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 03, 2021, 03:53:29 PM
I’d do a 400 amp service. My little place is adding up fast already.
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 03, 2021, 04:00:26 PM
1. Build the Barn
2. Finish the pond
3. Get most of the dirt work done
Added to that is:
Build in a parking area/deck that will be graveled and be located on the back side of the shed.
Also in the works:
1. Concrete floor, due to start anytime soon
2. Get the barn electrified
a. Run the power lines
b. Install a through the roof meter base
c. Install lighting and receptacles in the barn
3. Get the water collection for the barn roof roughed in
The two big 3,000 gal poly tanks will be fitted lower, below the barn, then the gutters run to them and some pump installed
down there to push water up to the barn.
Then later on a bit:
1. Install a dividing wall between the saw mill and the "working" part of the barn
Get some benches and storage installed in the barn
The plan when it is getting cold is to move a lot of the stuff in the shed down into the barn
Then do some demo in the shed, as I am going to turn that into a living space
Somehow, build a porch or deck around part of the cabin so I am not working in mud
Build a staircase from the parking pad, up to the porch around the cabin
Post by: Flyin6 on September 03, 2021, 04:01:50 PM
Great news on the power Don.You think 400 amp for just the barn? Seems like a lot. Only big power demand will be a welder which will pull 50. I was thinking 200 amp service...
I’d do a 400 amp service. My little place is adding up fast already.
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Post by: Sammconn on September 03, 2021, 07:16:23 PM
Above 200 gets really spendy but we love them for it.
Will all depend on your planned needs.
Heating/cooling are the big loads traditionally.
Shop I’d put a big tub in but the reality is not a lot of load can be used at one time.
If you’re running a boiler or heat pump then the heating/cooling load decreases.
Charles is right mentioning it now.
Think about goals wants and needs. Maybe 400 is the same install cost?
Upgrades will certainly cost later on if you need to.
Post by: Nate on September 03, 2021, 07:43:34 PM
Had some good news today.
I had filed an application for power to be connected to the barn.
I spoke with the building supervisor, who drove down there for a visit and a site survey. The first 250 feet is free and the rest if $15 per foot and on me. There was some 400+ feet from the pole to my barn.
Today they told me they were willing to use a second pole, the one sticking right in the dam around my pond as a base. From there they will run wire to a new pole set near the barn and then connect to the barn...AND ALL FOR FREE!
Dont you already have a pole where the old house used to be.......?
Why can they not run off that one?
Post by: stlaser on September 03, 2021, 10:05:30 PM
I agree 200 amp isn’t much. However, my home has a 400 amp meter box with 200 amp meter in it. I then have two 200 amp panels but both only have 100 amp mains in them currently. This runs a 5300 sq ft house with two kitchens, in mild weather Colorado. Similar to the Tuck I would think, when we finish off basement (2000 sq ft) we will be swapping to a 400 amp meter and one of the 100 amp panels will be swapped for a 200 amp.
You’re going to run a couple barns and a future house, well pumps and water fountains in the pond for aeration. It really shouldn’t be a question, then add in boon docking rv hookups for visitors…..
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Post by: Sammconn on September 04, 2021, 10:43:55 AM
So that’s really the point I was making. The wires to your meter box need to be rated for 400, even if you only install a 200 amp meter to begin with. Changing the size of the drop later is expensiveFollow this advice. Buy once cry once.
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My old farm was a 200 amp service.
200 amps in the house and 200 in the shed.
Just not at once but wired to be.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 04, 2021, 08:36:58 PM
From that pole to my barn = 420 ft. From the suggested pole to a new pole near the barn is 175 ft. First 250 ft. are on them, so using their pole reduces my cost to zero.Had some good news today.
I had filed an application for power to be connected to the barn.
I spoke with the building supervisor, who drove down there for a visit and a site survey. The first 250 feet is free and the rest if $15 per foot and on me. There was some 400+ feet from the pole to my barn.
Today they told me they were willing to use a second pole, the one sticking right in the dam around my pond as a base. From there they will run wire to a new pole set near the barn and then connect to the barn...AND ALL FOR FREE!
Dont you already have a pole where the old house used to be.......?
Why can they not run off that one?
Post by: Flyin6 on September 04, 2021, 08:42:16 PM
Have a conversation with a sparky, let them know all potential future plans. Go 400 amp……Well, 200 easily covers everything I plan to do twice over.
I agree 200 amp isn’t much. However, my home has a 400 amp meter box with 200 amp meter in it. I then have two 200 amp panels but both only have 100 amp mains in them currently. This runs a 5300 sq ft house with two kitchens, in mild weather Colorado. Similar to the Tuck I would think, when we finish off basement (2000 sq ft) we will be swapping to a 400 amp meter and one of the 100 amp panels will be swapped for a 200 amp.
You’re going to run a couple barns and a future house, well pumps and water fountains in the pond for aeration. It really shouldn’t be a question, then add in boon docking rv hookups for visitors…..
Remember that the shed still has its own 200 amp panel, and the future house will get a third dedicated line going to it of likely 200 amp. Even if al of you boneheads show up at once you can just park around the structure of your choice and plug in. Heck, just use the cabin, bc, I'll have a whole new house in there within a year or two of getting the cabin done.
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 04, 2021, 08:56:40 PM
Love you brother but I’m afraid you are being penny wise and pound foolish. Carry on and I’ll STFU.Well, I haven't made any decisions just yet. That will come when I start pricing the panel(s), meter base and all that junk I need to get this installed. One of the cousins is an electrician, so I'll likely just get him to install the whole thing. Free up my time to pull wires and throw up some lights
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on that subject. Will use LED's throughout the shop. Any recommendations? Was thinking about three zones. zone one will be overhead the benches that will go next to the wall that I am building beside the saw mill to isolate that. Then I was thinking of a right side and a left side to complete the interior lighting. As far as number of fixtures. I suppose there is some planner or formula to help me figure that out.
Post by: stlaser on September 04, 2021, 09:18:07 PM
https://hi-hyperlite.com/
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Post by: stlaser on September 04, 2021, 09:39:01 PM
I have 120,000 lumens on 1 zone with plenty left over. If you run 20 amp circuits you can get a lot of leds on one circuit.
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Yup, running 180k lumens on one zone in new shop. I like good lighting….
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 05, 2021, 04:54:31 PM
Sounds like a bolt 6.0 gas motor next to a duraburb again. I know the answer do you?Anybody know what Dave is talking about here???
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on September 05, 2021, 05:39:26 PM
Just put a big panel in and don’t look back
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Post by: JR on September 05, 2021, 06:03:46 PM
I have about 550' underground to run, that wire is $$$.
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 05, 2021, 06:03:56 PM
Watts is power
V is voltage
I is amperage
P=V*I
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 06, 2021, 12:00:52 PM
Don a 20 amp circuit will accommodate 2400 watts of power, so look at the fixtures you want and determine the wattage and add it up.I plan on a 20 amp circuit for the saw mill side, lights and a couple of outlets for battery chargers and things like that
Watts is power
V is voltage
I is amperage
P=V*I
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Another 20 amp circuit for a bunch of outlets all along the work bench. Only a couple of them will ever be in use at any time like a radio and the miter saw for example. I'll run a dedicated 20 amp for the bigger table saw and one or two for other equipment. Run one for all the overhead lights, all three zones, provided the wattage all fits within the load, if not, then two. I'll run another 20 amp circuit for a water pump then add outlets around the shop on another. There will be a couple outlets outside as well.
Finally I'll run a 50 amp for the welder, and drop another 50 amp outside for a future camper, and a 30 beside that too.
That adds up to well over 200, but at no time will even a half of those circuits be engaged.
Post by: rpar86 on September 06, 2021, 07:06:38 PM
Don a 20 amp circuit will accommodate 2400 watts of power, so look at the fixtures you want and determine the wattage and add it up.Yes but only supposed to be calculated to 80%, right? So, 1920W.
Watts is power
V is voltage
I is amperage
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 06, 2021, 08:16:11 PM
Correct.good catchDon a 20 amp circuit will accommodate 2400 watts of power, so look at the fixtures you want and determine the wattage and add it up.Yes but only supposed to be calculated to 80%, right? So, 1920W.
Watts is power
V is voltage
I is amperage
P=V*I
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 06, 2021, 09:48:16 PM
So, I talked to several folks with Ag type barn/shops like I have. Everyone to the man is saying 200 Amp service is enough, so I really have to go with that. That and my calculations for normal and exceptional power consumption does not add up to 200 amps.
Then the cost factor, I will actually be adding in another panel to carry the items I want powered by a generator and the future solar panels. Perhaps I will just wire that in with this install so I am PV-cell ready.
Good, very good news is that I have an electrician in the family and we have arranged to pick up everything and get to it this coming weekend. That is short tracking the project and should allow me to get it inspected and ready for power the same day Blue Grass Energy drops in the new pole.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 06, 2021, 10:56:50 PM
https://hi-hyperlite.com/
Followed their recommendations for a 30X50 space of 6X150 watt lights, 21,000lm ea for the space, and since I plan to wall off the saw mill part about 9 feet, I picked up two 100 watt lights for that section
Also picked up some of their 100w and 70w exterior floodlights for near the big doors. I'll buy something pretty for the French door entrance which is getting a brush-finished pad, a couple of my annarondeck chairs and a few shrubs
Post by: stlaser on September 07, 2021, 06:24:18 AM
Shawn took your advice. Just dropped some coin on some hyperlights
https://hi-hyperlite.com/
Followed their recommendations for a 30X50 space of 6X150 watt lights, 21,000lm ea for the space, and since I plan to wall off the saw mill part about 9 feet, I picked up two 100 watt lights for that section
Also picked up some of their 100w and 70w exterior floodlights for near the big doors. I'll buy something pretty for the French door entrance which is getting a brush-finished pad, a couple of my annarondeck chairs and a few shrubs
You’ll like em, that’s what I have in my old shop with 14’ ceilings.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 07, 2021, 08:38:47 AM
Hong Kong company...Where do they ship from?Shawn took your advice. Just dropped some coin on some hyperlights
https://hi-hyperlite.com/
Followed their recommendations for a 30X50 space of 6X150 watt lights, 21,000lm ea for the space, and since I plan to wall off the saw mill part about 9 feet, I picked up two 100 watt lights for that section
Also picked up some of their 100w and 70w exterior floodlights for near the big doors. I'll buy something pretty for the French door entrance which is getting a brush-finished pad, a couple of my annarondeck chairs and a few shrubs
You’ll like em, that’s what I have in my old shop with 14’ ceilings.
Any issues getting them? Any warranty claims? Any failures?
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2021, 09:23:48 PM
One day shipping???
Yea, came in from the drive back up from the farm and five good sized boxes are sitting in my driveway
F A S T
Other news: Tossed a track off the Kubota today
That was fun getting back on. Finally I got the Kioti tractor and used the bucket to push it back onto the sprocket, then with all the tension off, drove forward and it popped back on. Took a whole tube of grease to get that idler wheel pumped back out!
Post by: stlaser on September 08, 2021, 09:36:32 PM
Hong Kong company...Where do they ship from?Shawn took your advice. Just dropped some coin on some hyperlights
https://hi-hyperlite.com/
Followed their recommendations for a 30X50 space of 6X150 watt lights, 21,000lm ea for the space, and since I plan to wall off the saw mill part about 9 feet, I picked up two 100 watt lights for that section
Also picked up some of their 100w and 70w exterior floodlights for near the big doors. I'll buy something pretty for the French door entrance which is getting a brush-finished pad, a couple of my annarondeck chairs and a few shrubs
You’ll like em, that’s what I have in my old shop with 14’ ceilings.
Any issues getting them? Any warranty claims? Any failures?
My experience, they come from everywhere. Amazon, their warehouses and other distributors. But yeah they come quick. I like that they pull from whomever they need to in order to fill the order. Warranty or issues, none in two years. Plug em in and see chit…..
Post by: JR on September 08, 2021, 10:06:24 PM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on September 09, 2021, 12:06:40 AM
Some fun YouTube videos to watch for sure
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2021, 12:12:35 PM
Track replacement is really neat, at least it’s warm out to help it stretch.I started out replacing thrown tracks in the 1970's. When I was a Tanker in the Armee. Nothing worse than tossing a track to the inside. Had to pull the tank off the thing in many cases. each block was near 100 pounds, so working a section of track was almost impossible using just men. The crew of an M88 with its winches, towing ability and lift was indispensable.
Some fun YouTube videos to watch for sure
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2021, 12:17:41 PM
Electrical work this weekend is off due to missing parts...sliding that a week to next weekend.
Had to hand dig out under the sawmill. I should have just yanked that out of the ground and hard mounted it to the floor and poured all of it.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 13, 2021, 11:11:53 AM
Tex will appreciate the ones...of my...Kubota...which had just...slid into the.......pond...
Ya, not so cool.
Post by: cj7ox on September 13, 2021, 11:44:13 AM
:popcorn:
Post by: JR on September 13, 2021, 11:47:37 AM
But someone has to go swimming,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Post by: Sammconn on September 16, 2021, 04:39:14 PM
Did this really happen? I haven't seen any pics yet......LOL!I know you’re down and out.
But.
Please tell us you’ve retrieved it.
And some pics.
Or was this the day you went downhill. Pardon the pun.
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I had to choose to put it into the water because it was in danger of tipping over and I hadn't yet mentally gotten to the point that I was going to have to get the track hoe to save the day. Just on the other side of that "downhill" track is a drop off that would have added three more feet of water and killed the Kubota
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:01:59 PM
And just look at the size of rocks I am having to deal with!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:06:03 PM
I plan to leave the mini island in the middle to provide cover for fish.
It is currently down 4-5 feet. The autumn rains will fill that in just days if anything like past years
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:07:58 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:14:37 PM
That all started with using the freshly dried out Kubota to spread a bunch of gravel
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:17:29 PM
It cured enough to saw-cut and seal already
Post by: JR on September 16, 2021, 08:18:36 PM
That bucket is a big as the 97, non issue is right.
Pond looks good, get it to clear out and go fishing.
Crete, I can only hope!!
Post by: stlaser on September 16, 2021, 08:20:13 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:35:12 PM
That should be enough fuel to see me through all the cold months back into next spring/summer, especially considering that track hoe will not see nearly as much dirt time as it has recently
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:37:48 PM
Glad the 97 is OK, you?I still have a grass carp or two alive in there, so the green stuff will get eaten. The mud settles out over time. I'll say that by spring the water will be clear and if the Pre-Ranger gets his way, will be stocked with Crappie, Bass, catfish, a couple carp, and bluegill. Give it a year and you'll be able to catch your evening meal there.
That bucket is a big as the 97, non issue is right.
Pond looks good, get it to clear out and go fishing.
Crete, I can only hope!!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 08:44:06 PM
I’d love to see an aerial view of the property to kind of get a sense of it. Maybe you don’t want that posted but it may help us understand better.Mine is the one in magenta
The parcel I am refereeing to is the box located off to the east
The pic is old, well before I made the many changes you have read about here
Post by: JR on September 16, 2021, 08:56:46 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 09:02:57 PM
Ah, wait a minute...I own a forest killing cutter head and a compact track loader!!
So, yea, I can get to it!!!!! ;-)
Post by: stlaser on September 16, 2021, 10:33:35 PM
I’d love to see an aerial view of the property to kind of get a sense of it. Maybe you don’t want that posted but it may help us understand better.Mine is the one in magenta
The parcel I am refereeing to is the box located off to the east
The pic is old, well before I made the many changes you have read about here
Thanks Boss, was hoping for drone pics like JR does occasionally to give us updates and see all the work / progress being done.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 10:34:51 PM
Copy thatI’d love to see an aerial view of the property to kind of get a sense of it. Maybe you don’t want that posted but it may help us understand better.Mine is the one in magenta
The parcel I am refereeing to is the box located off to the east
The pic is old, well before I made the many changes you have read about here
Thanks Boss, was hoping for drone pics like JR does occasionally to give us updates and see all the work / progress being done.
Need to buy a drone!
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Post by: JR on September 16, 2021, 10:43:16 PM
Think Costco has em.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 16, 2021, 10:44:18 PM
Get the Mavic Air 2, love mine. The anify is not that good.How much?
Think Costco has em.
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Post by: JR on September 16, 2021, 10:53:51 PM
Solid drone, great video and pics. You can set parameters and it does what you say, then hit return to home and don't think about it.
https://www.dji.com/uk/mavic-air-2
Post by: Sammconn on September 17, 2021, 01:43:23 PM
Lots going on there this year.
Glad to see good progress.
CM chief.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 17, 2021, 01:44:58 PM
Glad you're feeling better and the kub is ok.Roger that
Lots going on there this year.
Glad to see good progress.
CM chief.
CM
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 02:59:58 PM
In this next installment I hired Mark (I'm his uncle) a up and coming electrician to install the meter base and electrical service all the way to the panel.
It was rough for sure. He was recovering from Covid and I am still recovering from this upper respiratory infection (tested Covid: Negative) In short we both were not at the top of our game to be sure. Couple that with a hot/high humidity day with very little breeze and we had all the ingredients for a disaster right out of the chock blocks.
But I (nor he, apparently) do not walk away from a challenge so off to the races it was.
Here is the beginning of the layout going onto the bare walls shown:
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:02:43 PM
Anyway, while he got busy outside, I hung a couple of outlet boxes overhead and began pulling some wire
BTW, I just paid $238 for 250 feet of 12-3. The last time I bought it, I think I was about $100 less!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:03:51 PM
Post by: JR on September 19, 2021, 03:04:09 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:07:54 PM
The heat was so bad and we were sweating so much that the only thing we could do to mitigate was to take shifts in the tractor with the AC on. It was bad. I drank six bottles of water in less than an hour and a half, and realized I was in a bit of trouble. I had a racing heart, got dizzy a bunch, nausea and zero energy, all signs of heat exhaustion. The cold thing I have had had really taken a toll that I did not fully appreciate
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:10:22 PM
At this point he has pulled the service cable through and divided it at the connection head. The mast is shown with the cable stay installed and ready for the power guys.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:12:48 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:13:58 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:15:21 PM
The service panel was mounted a little proud of the coming wall to make accessibility easy
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:19:12 PM
We pounded one about one third the way in when the heat just made hard work impossible. We will return with a hammer drill and a second grounding rod to complete the installation. Inspection should come in 7-10 days.
Once the inspection is complete, the power company comes to give it a once over, then the construction is scheduled.
I am told construction is three weeks, so I am looking at service before November, which is fine.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2021, 03:21:44 PM
It may look rough, but give it a couple years and this place is going to look amazing.
The down side is that the security I once enjoyed by being on a goat trail, is all but gone.
Post by: JR on September 19, 2021, 04:12:08 PM
Post by: stlaser on September 19, 2021, 04:46:55 PM
I hear you on the heat. I was really fighting it a few weeks back and we had all the smoke too.
That smoke is Hell, second day in a row not breathing it (in s.c. For the week) and my voice is starting to return to normal.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:39:40 PM
So, my objectives remain the same:
1. Finish the barn by end of summer
2. Finish the pond by the end of summer
Ancillary to that is to do electrical work in the barn, build a wall and add a couple of doors, but that can come as I get time.
I am trying to finish the pond this week, but its going to be tight. Only have tomorrow and possibly Saturday. Fridays are football games and Sundays are church
I made my next to final dig on the pond today and almost have the final shape. I am a little short on depth, but I'll have to roll with it. Stocking will happen in October
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:40:47 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:43:12 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:45:18 PM
But
The bucket is cracked in several places and will need to get cut and rewelded. Those buckets can cost close to $10K
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:47:34 PM
He is the processed timber section:
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:49:03 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 09:51:45 PM
The road used to pass to the other side of that big 380 track hoe!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 29, 2021, 10:01:23 PM
Post by: JR on September 30, 2021, 12:26:12 AM
Oh, where the other tractor?
Post by: JR on September 30, 2021, 01:43:17 AM
https://youtu.be/H-E9M4rwwSs
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2021, 11:57:59 PM
Scraping along the bottom to remove the loose stuff and got-away rocks yielded a lot of material
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2021, 11:59:18 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2021, 12:01:43 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2021, 12:03:20 AM
The machine has worked faithfully and well. What a beast!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2021, 12:04:34 AM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on October 01, 2021, 06:02:55 AM
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Post by: Bigdave_185 on October 01, 2021, 11:46:29 AM
But 48k of lifting power is awesome!! That will Pick up most of our other tractors
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2021, 12:02:43 PM
The boss was telling me we are trying to buy a 460 Deere this winter, the closest one is in Denver and we will need a new transport to bring it homeThat's like the things you see over at GoldRush!
But 48k of lifting power is awesome!! That will Pick up most of our other tractors
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Much bigger and they can move small towns pretty quickly
I am amazed at the punch my 55,000 SK250 has. A 480 would like triple that or more!
Good luck hauling it
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2021, 10:54:41 PM
Losing the Kioti RX7320 large frame
Post by: JR on October 03, 2021, 12:14:52 PM
Now it needs shade and lights!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2021, 10:54:02 AM
Nice, I asked about the Kioti, what happened?http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=4911.0
Now it needs shade and lights!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2021, 11:03:50 AM
Only deer prints, no turkey or coyote yet, but I do expect them to show up pdq.
With direct access from the woods, it will be a popular spot. And it occurred to me it is in direct view from the deck of my cabin, 200 meters away. SHould be able to sit there with a warm coffee and smoke a deer anytime I need some venison. No license nor deer tag required in the Tuck for land owners...Ah the abundance of freedom!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2021, 11:06:56 AM
But as you can see, I did resolve it. What a PITA to shove a heavy rubber track uphill and onto rollers that it does not want to conform to!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2021, 11:09:20 AM
I am now within a day of finishing it enough to be called a pond. We will go purchase the fish within 10 days and toss them in for the winter. With bass about the significant collection of frogs I have in there are in for a rude awakening when the water warms up next spring
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2021, 11:12:15 AM
I still have to carry off the remainder of this grubb pile, finish contouring the new circular overlook, then grade in the area where that pile of dirt now stands. After that, I'll toss down some rye/fescue mix and call it gud-enough.
That barn is screaming for attention and about to get it!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 08, 2021, 10:12:13 PM
Going up to Jones fish hatchery to pick up the fish to stock our pond. Figure this is a good time. Fish will have 3-4 weeks before water temps fall into the 50's or below. Give the little critters some time to settle in then its nap time for the big freeze, during which time their world will be expanding as the pond fills.
I'll get some pics then
Post by: stlaser on October 08, 2021, 11:34:47 PM
Tomorrow should be interesting
Going up to Jones fish hatchery to pick up the fish to stock our pond. Figure this is a good time. Fish will have 3-4 weeks before water temps fall into the 50's or below. Give the little critters some time to settle in then its nap time for the big freeze, during which time their world will be expanding as the pond fills.
I'll get some pics then
How cool, we used to buy from them and they’d deliver too!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 10:01:14 AM
That is cool!Tomorrow should be interesting
Going up to Jones fish hatchery to pick up the fish to stock our pond. Figure this is a good time. Fish will have 3-4 weeks before water temps fall into the 50's or below. Give the little critters some time to settle in then its nap time for the big freeze, during which time their world will be expanding as the pond fills.
I'll get some pics then
How cool, we used to buy from them and they’d deliver too!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 10:05:41 AM
So we took the estimates from Jones fish hatchery and I halved that
We purchased maybe a thousand minnows, 30 large mouth bass, 30 Crappie, 30 Bluegill, 6 Channel cats, another grass carp and called it a day
Here goes the minnows. They will populate themselves, but also provide food for the carnivores as they grow.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 10:06:18 AM
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 10:13:49 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 10:15:44 AM
Note that I cut the field below the camper location with a mower for the very first time. I guess the land smoothing and contouring from the springtime worked.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 10:18:41 AM
Here's the scene IVO that pond
Post by: JR on October 11, 2021, 11:19:58 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 11, 2021, 04:41:09 PM
Sweet, now for someplace to live.Indeed!
Post by: JR on October 11, 2021, 06:10:54 PM
Post by: oklawall on October 11, 2021, 07:59:54 PM
Just think. You can hunt, fish, shoot, hide and play on man toys in your front yard.
But the best thing is he can pee off his front porch and nobody will care but the Mrs. LOL
Post by: Mrwoody on October 11, 2021, 09:25:17 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 12, 2021, 10:03:23 PM
Looking good Big D talk to your county extension agent, some counties have a loaner pasture seeder that you could use to put down something for next year. Agree Rye will hold you over till the spring.I own one Steve.
And as luck would have it, I just reseeded today!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 12, 2021, 10:07:06 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 12, 2021, 10:11:15 PM
Cut a lot of grass
Repaired the shed doors. (Latches were not aligning/could not properly lock up)
Spread grass seed all over the construction zone areas
Burned the crap in the burn pile and disposed of the ashes
Dug in the ditch that supplies water to fill the pond
Measured for the wall I'm about to build in the barn
And
Laid in a bunch of stones in the spillway area where the pond fills from the drainage ditch. All of these will soon be underwater (I hope)
Oh and for some unknown reason the pics transferred in black and white!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 12, 2021, 10:12:32 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 12, 2021, 10:13:49 PM
Post by: rpar86 on October 12, 2021, 11:02:47 PM
Notice I didn’t say fartsy. Kat probably has enough of that already. ;)
Post by: JR on October 12, 2021, 11:35:43 PM
Don is getting fartsy with the pictures.
:facepalm:
Thought it was snow at first. Looks great though.
Post by: rpar86 on October 13, 2021, 12:31:12 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 13, 2021, 08:14:08 PM
Build Continues in Part 7
Post by: JR on October 14, 2021, 12:43:12 AM
http://real-man-truckworks-and-survival.com/index.php?topic=4923.0
Don: :likebutton: