My New Land "Raptor Ridge"

[TexasRedNeck]

JR take a look at steel prices since you placed the order. Especially if they hit you for a surcharge as steel prices went up. They are headed back down from what I hear so it may be appropriate to re adjust the pricing down just as they did on the way up.


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[JR]

Holding my breath if they offer me something at all. They did a big relocation when covid hit but that is not my problem.

I don't watch metal prices but where I buy my steel they tell me it has gotten better.

I got a call about an hour later and new ship date of Aug 11th. 30k lb load with a 10k drop off in Reno before mine.

[JR]

My phone is on the fritz. texting my pics to myself.

Putting solar in the container and will run to TH on arrival. Should get me by for years, well past the building at least

Four 12v 200AH lithium batteries running a 48v Hybrid inverter, 3500 watts that will charge solar panels I have.

Inverter;  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HW4TX8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Batteries;https://www.amazon.com/Lithium-LiFePO4-Overland-Off-Grid-Application/dp/B088RM4W48/ref=pd_cart_vw_crc_1_1/140-9290901-7557959?_encoding=UTF8&content-id=amzn1.sym.01004c92-8f40-4f1a-bee8-08cb36dccac2&pd_rd_i=B088RM4W48&pd_rd_r=477eb50f-e4e8-4d9c-a422-69c82072a59f&pd_rd_w=N8mwE&pd_rd_wg=4mvD4&pf_rd_p=01004c92-8f40-4f1a-bee8-08cb36dccac2&pf_rd_r=B78CTNZN8TCNQ978PJ36&refRID=B78CTNZN8TCNQ978PJ36&th=1

Just ordered all the wiring, switches and such. Plus can charge via a genorator for those hot nights needing AC.

The 4 batteries are balancing/charging right now. They fit in the 2 lower shelves of the paint cabinet (some handle trimming)

5 year warranty on all the stuff, now to figure the solar setup. Plan on 4-6 panels for now, max input 140vdc/4000watts.

[JR]

With my son there, we started on erecting the awning. I thought it was a 12x20, its a 10x15 but can be expanded. Wind picked up so couldn't do the panels.

His reward was using the honda 300 I got from a neighbor, guy who sold me the land. He was catching air soon enough.

[Farmer Jon]

My phone is on the fritz. texting my pics to myself.

Putting solar in the container and will run to TH on arrival. Should get me by for years, well past the building at least

Four 12v 200AH lithium batteries running a 48v Hybrid inverter, 3500 watts that will charge solar panels I have.

Inverter;  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HW4TX8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Batteries; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092HW4TX8?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Just ordered all the wiring, switches and such. Plus can charge via a genorator for those hot nights needing AC.

The 4 batteries are balancing/charging right now. They fit in the 2 lower shelves of the paint cabinet (some handle trimming)

5 year warranty on all the stuff, now to figure the solar setup. Plan on 4-6 panels for now, max input 140vdc/4000watts.

You posted the same link twice. What are you using for a battery monitor? I installed a Victron smart shunt in my camper. I like it so far.

[Flyin6]

So good watching your children playing on their own land. Good job!

[JR]

Fixed the link. The hybrid inverter does it all and has an on screen monitor.

Each battery has its own BMS, so can't over/undercharge.

Wifi monitor would be nice, checking.

[JR]

I actually returned the 3500 watt inverter and got a 5000 watt. Same brand but won't push it as hard and it takes 400vdc solar input vs just 140vdc for the 3500.

Has good reviews and looks like about 1/2 the inverters are identical. You have to weed through the reviews as many are for other rated inverters. Both the batteries and inverter have a 5 year warranty.

[JR]

$400 in fuel later and another trip to the Ridge.

Haven't used the Dug much, had a diesel leak somewhere and finally addressed it. It was just a return line, but what a pain. Hose were just push on, trying to find something was harder. Needs a wash now, not to bad but the diesel is making the dirt stick.

Upper fitting is plastic, lower metal and both barbed. Rubbed through right at the zip tie.

[JR]

Got the 5k inverter mounted on the side of the paint cabinet where the batteries are. Punched out a vent plug that is right behind the Inv for the wires.

Will use 6-8 panels for the charging and simple plug strip for power when finished.

Son is loving the Quad. Getting a real feel for it now. He is wearing a helmet with little coaching. This is a same boy who broke his arm.

[Bigdave_185]

Time for an ATV that’s designed for jumpin before he hurts him self or. Move to two wheels!!!

That boy should be in hog heaven!! All them trails and property


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[rpar86]

Yeah, get that leak fixed… that fuel is liquid gold.

[JR]

Oh, its fixed and back in use.

Heading up today. Playing with solar setup, general cleaning and possibly rotate the connections.

[JR]

Still have an ETA for the building first part of Aug. give or take.

Family will be on vacation in Mexico I was informed about today. I wasn't consulted nor do I really want to go to hot place when its hot here. Wife unit does not think about "all things" and I am not really happy about the whole trip. I informed her she needs my permission to take the kids out of the country. Mulling this over some.

[Bigdave_185]

Still have an ETA for the building first part of Aug. give or take.

Family will be on vacation in Mexico I was informed about today. I wasn't consulted nor do I really want to go to hot place when its hot here. Wife unit does not think about "all things" and I am not really happy about the whole trip. I informed her she needs my permission to take the kids out of the country. Mulling this over some.

There is no chance in the near future I’d be going to Mexico.  It wasn’t two weeks after our trip to Cancun that the Cancun airport got shot up by the cartel.  No chance!!!! I mean you can’t even go to parades here in the US!!


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[Flyin6]

Still have an ETA for the building first part of Aug. give or take.

Family will be on vacation in Mexico I was informed about today. I wasn't consulted nor do I really want to go to hot place when its hot here. Wife unit does not think about "all things" and I am not really happy about the whole trip. I informed her she needs my permission to take the kids out of the country. Mulling this over some.

There is no chance in the near future I’d be going to Mexico.  It wasn’t two weeks after our trip to Cancun that the Cancun airport got shot up by the cartel.  No chance!!!! I mean you can’t even go to parades here in the US!!


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Depends on where you attend that parade.

In Illinois, almost no one is allowed to carry a gun. Therefore a criminal would know that he is largely unopposed and would feel he could get away with it

Now if that shooter attempted to do that in Kentucky, there would be fifty guns in the hands of regular people within 200 feet of him. Many/some of us would close the distance and kill him dead to stop the threat. Therefore, the only person who would attempt a shooting in the Tucky would do so knowing he would die at the hands of the citizens.

The answer is to arm the population and allow for personal protection.

At first, lots of people get shot, mostly people who need to get shot, like criminals these liberal DA's are letting loose. Some mentally ill would get shot, and there would be blue-on-blue engagements. But give it a season and I believe peace would largely be restored.

[JR]

Don, stop using logic in the firearms debate.

[Flyin6]

Don, stop using logic in the firearms debate.

My bad!

[JR]

Looks like the bobcat Exc is sold. Guy gave me $1000 down today, picking up in a couple days. Need to finish the quick attach buckets and fix a water leak is all.

Paid 15K for it, settled on 21k. I probably put 2 into it so a fair profit.

[Bigdave_185]

That’s excellent !


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[JR]

Well, it gets me even for the Cat 305 I still need to RR a little. Just enough for a solid machine this time.

I have been going over the plans for the building. OMG the foundation is crazy. Calls for 4x4x4ft pads under all the pillars.

[Flyin6]

Well, it gets me even for the Cat 305 I still need to RR a little. Just enough for a solid machine this time.

I have been going over the plans for the building. OMG the foundation is crazy. Calls for 4x4x4ft pads under all the pillars.

4X4X4????????

Trying to make it windproof in supersonic wind gusts?

[JR]

Yep, there are 8 that are 4x4x4 (F2), two at 3x3x3 (F1) and the rear looks like just the 2ft footing.

Asked the company about pouring in stages, they said it is a mono pour. I may still do the perimeter and slab separate. Would it really matter with all the rebar.

[TexasRedNeck]

I think you could put a cell tower on a 4x4x4


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[Flyin6]

I think you could put a cell tower on a 4x4x4


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Concur

So why I wonder? Higher wind loading? Keep aliens from using a tractor beam and pulling you into low earth orbit? What?

[JR]

I only need a 30ft load for snow, winds do get bad but I am in a good spot for that.

As said, probably do a part poor. I mean there is enough rebar in there for a ship!

[JR]

Well, still have not heard from "great western buildings" for a promised Aug 10th delivery date. Should have as they want payment 2-3 weeks before, past that. Not so great so far,,,,,,,,,,,,,

On another note I got a wacker today for $250. Needs a boot ($80) but runs good. Figure no renting this way and lots of use for it coming up (hopefully)

[JR]

Well, more "normal" news from GWB, whom I doubt I will ever use or recommend to anyone.

Now I am being told late Sept, not Aug 10th. Hadn't heard from them for payment, so I had to reach out to find this out.

[Bob Smith]

I feel your pain man. So hard to be waiting for something that you have absolutely no control over.
I am still waiting for the electrician to come back and finish up. Then insulation and sheetrock.
I am so sick of all the COVID excuses, not just waiting on parts but waiting on the phone or waiting in line for checkout at a store.

[JR]

Well, another call from GWB, Eric Beavers the CEO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,no answer on callback.

Now they are telling me early Oct. Possibly looking at weather issues then.

[rpar86]

Hate to say it but it may be time to get a lawyer involved.

[TexasRedNeck]

Agree Ryan. They are probably shuffling the least angry to the rear. 


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[JR]

I am between a rock and a hard place on that.

With what I have invested in everything, plans, permits deposit I really doubt it would get me anywhere.

Being a civil thing and out of state another 2 months now seems trivial.

I will continue to post here and then start flooding YT vids if it gets worse. And I am not even ready to build, still have the foundation to pour.

[Bob Smith]

And I thought my garage project was really being drug out.

[JR]

Well, as delivery gets pushed out GWB has done an "I'm Sorry" form letter to customers.

Doesn't get me my building faster, doesn't offer any compensation and doesn't get me my original contract price.

[Bob Smith]

Well, I think they got you by the short hairs. Get an attorney involved now and they the attorneys win no matter what. I think everyone is playing the same game, blame it all on the COVID. How long do we now wait on hold for a response from someone on the phone or in your case the delivery of an item. Sorry you are caught in the middle and don’t have a good answer for you. If they are/were a good solid company when you placed your order, I guess you wait it out. Cancel out and start over would be terrible.

[JR]

Well, I went to the Ridge this weekend to install the well pump.

However this picture shows what they called a 7 years storm going through. Yep hard enough to set off the camera.

I dealt with a few "other" things than the well.

[JR]

Had a little runoff from behind the pad and the road needed TLC. Pad had a couple low spots, was like a dried lake bed.

Worst part was that Dug got burried along with a couple feet on the back of the container.

[Bigdave_185]

How did dug dig out of that?


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[JR]

Knew I was in trouble with Dug when I got in to try to get it out and saw silt was about 1-2 inches deep on the shallow side. Popped the lid and there is silt about 8 inches or more inside the engine compartment. This is the real fine crud to as the only access is via the cooling slots out back. It won't start now either. Battery seems OK, plugs cycle up OK, but no turn or click. Yes I dug it out best I could with the Kub.

Before I left I took all the runoff and filled the pad low areas. Then dug a trench along the upper wall (about 2/3s whats needed) and made sure the water has a clear channel around the pad to the culvert. Also cut a couple drains for the pad near the well.

[JR]

No, Dug is still there. We tried to pull it out but no.

Nieghbor who helped said his shipping container was covered on the hill side also about the same.

Other neighbor I was told had his garage filled to about knee height. This house was the one my truck almost rolled down the hill to. Pretty much base of the hills and he built right on the floor.

[stlaser]

Bummer

[JR]

Hmm, thought I had posted this already. Little older pic but it works with this.

I knew some runoff would need to be controlled, hense the culvert placed in the natural runoff.

Some lines added showing what I did Sat, but more to go. Somehow the county thinks the culvert is level with the pad, its about 4-5ft lower. With the trench I dug (needs to go another 30-40ft) that controls all the runoff on that side. Some needs to be done on the other side but waiting for the Exc to work on that. Kub worked OK but the exc has more power and stability.

[TexasRedNeck]

Water is hard to control.  Hope Dug is an easy fix


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[EL TATE]

How did dug dig out of that?


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dig dug dave, dig dug

[Flyin6]

So what if the digger needs digging
And if the digger is named dug, and you have to dig
Can we mix tenses here?
If you did the digging yesterday
Then you would have dug, Dug
So today, then, is Dug, digging, or does it need dug?
You will certainly need Dug, dug, so you can continue digging!
And if it needs dug (in the kintuckee vernacular),
What's going to do the digging, to get Dug, dug...
If the digger isn't digging?
Is there any digging at all, since Dug was likely, not dug?
And what about the other digger, since Dug was apparently dug by some other digger?
I wonder what is the name of the guy doing the digging to free dug?
____ ?

[dave945]

Not Dave.

You’re starting to sound like Dr Seuss.


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[EL TATE]

DigDug

[Flyin6]

Tater, I think we're on to something...

[JR]

Tate, why does that work for me?