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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #600 on: April 07, 2018, 01:49:15 PM »
Adding more and more until I ran out. Dang-it! I didn't have enough to finish, short, maybe three boards! Grrrrr...
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #601 on: April 07, 2018, 01:53:33 PM »
Then I grabbed Spud and let that beast do its thing. I added a lot of dirt, completely recontouring the land to form a flat rise where the throne room is resting at the top.

This is only rough grading. I plan to drag it all a bit flatter, then add seed/straw to some, cedar mulch and a couple shrubs to another side and finish with a flat area of gravel to the right, then move the 300 gal fuel tank to that spot, it's permanent home

But it's good enough for now. Outhouse looks well planted now!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #602 on: April 07, 2018, 01:55:01 PM »
Spud got a couple bumps and bruises out of some close encounters of the cedar kind!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #603 on: April 07, 2018, 01:57:15 PM »
Next up, I went to deploy the mice killars'

Filling them with water I discovered that weld spatter will burn a hole right through a brand new pail!

Hmmm, not nearly as sturdy as my cardboard welding tables of the past!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #604 on: April 07, 2018, 01:58:37 PM »
Shucks, touch it up with some JD green paint and all will be well. In a couple years doing that the thing will match the other JD tractors.

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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #605 on: April 07, 2018, 01:58:43 PM »
But 100MPH tape sticks underwater, so I patched her up and here are the pits of death in their final incarnation:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #606 on: April 07, 2018, 01:59:08 PM »
Shucks, touch it up with some JD green paint and all will be well. In a couple years doing that the thing will match the other JD tractors.
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« Reply #607 on: April 07, 2018, 03:08:26 PM »
Don, I’m sure this has already been asked... could you get the dyed off-road diesel for the machinery and save a few bucks? Of course if there are no stations that carry it nearby/on your route that would eat up potential cost savings in fuel/time.


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #608 on: April 07, 2018, 09:54:29 PM »
Don, I’m sure this has already been asked... could you get the dyed off-road diesel for the machinery and save a few bucks? Of course if there are no stations that carry it nearby/on your route that would eat up potential cost savings in fuel/time.


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From everything I see, red diesel is a big lie! Saving money with it is just not true.

First of all if I were to put any of that stuff in any of my fuel tanks, then i could never use that tank to transfer fuel for use in my truck.

Next point, the gas stations that sell it charge more for it than i can get the low sulfur stuff for at Costco.

Next point, companies who deliver it do not give discounts, and charge for delivery. You end up paying 25 to 50 cents more per gallon that at a pump. The only reason I can see that farmers buy it and have it delivered is that they buy big quantities which makes doing what I do, hauling in 100 gallons at a time, impractical.

Cheapest way is for me to grab 100 gal at Costco on my way down to the farm, then transload it into my tank there.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #609 on: April 07, 2018, 11:46:45 PM »
The crapper, and backfill turned out really nice. Good job
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #610 on: April 08, 2018, 01:34:39 AM »
A simple “it’s mo-expensive” would’ve sufficed ;)

But all of that makes total sense!


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #611 on: April 08, 2018, 11:40:13 AM »
A simple “it’s mo-expensive” would’ve sufficed ;)

But all of that makes total sense!


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #612 on: April 11, 2018, 08:46:44 AM »
Two dead mice!

Not in the bucket, but stuck to the glue traps nearby

Word on the street: The sight of the water death obstacle scared the mice into a frenzy which caused one to die from a heart attack, then apparently his buddy carried him over onto the glue trap and became stuck there himself!

Amazing, but true! ;-)
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #613 on: April 11, 2018, 08:48:30 AM »
Darned knee is giving me fits...Can barely walk,

But

I can drive!  :smiley:

So I drove to the farm and finished the outhouse grading

Before/after
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #614 on: April 11, 2018, 08:50:12 AM »
Managed to tear up a deck board with the tractor @(*%#$!!!)

But seeded it with construction mix 50/50 annual rye grass/Kentucky 31
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #615 on: April 11, 2018, 08:51:58 AM »
Then I graveled in a pad next to it for the diesel tank and placed it there in it's newest semi-permanent home
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #616 on: April 11, 2018, 08:56:10 AM »
^^^ Need to get my implements under some cover some day soon!

Next, I grabbed Spud and decided to cut a ramp up from the road to the front of the sawmill. I used the dirt as fill for a project going on just opposite it down hill from the camper.

Level ground in the Tuck is optional, and I didn't get that option with this farm. If you want a thing, you have to create that thing!

So here is the before pics showing un-spudded (unmolested) land. Left side is where rampage will happen, right side is to become flatter.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #617 on: April 11, 2018, 08:57:40 AM »
This CTL thing is a beast!

Look at what I got done in maybe 3 hours and a quarter tank of fuel:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #618 on: April 11, 2018, 09:01:55 AM »
There is more grading to come, obviously, but the major stuff is all done. I'll cut in the banks of the ramp, and overlay with gravel. The flat "Parking lot will get some rockage, grading, gravel, and grass seed to finish. The end closest to the camper will be the site for a burn pit that is coming right up.

I can't believe how much dirt this machine can move in such a short time!

The backside needs to be tracked in and overlaid with top soil, then planted with weeds. I think I'll let nature do the last part!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #619 on: April 11, 2018, 09:05:26 AM »
There was another reason I did that in that fashion: The pond

The runoff from the house downhill was just going, well, downhill. But now this new swail will redirect that water to the pond where it will later wash away the levee and cause me untold problems! But for now, I am happy with my hippie thoughts of an ordered and managed farm.

In time I will build in a drainage ditch to catch water from the field nearest the sawmill and from water from the hill all the way down near the well. That way, I should guarantee a looming disaster!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #620 on: April 11, 2018, 09:10:37 AM »
Johnstown remake here we come!  :facepalm:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #621 on: April 11, 2018, 09:19:29 AM »
Fire Pit = Old House/Basement, fuel oil & match.............
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #622 on: April 11, 2018, 09:31:07 AM »
^ this was my memory as well.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #623 on: April 11, 2018, 09:32:17 AM »
Donstown remake here we come!  :facepalm:
Fixed it! ;-)
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #624 on: April 11, 2018, 10:42:36 AM »
In your version how many casualties are inflicted?  :huh:
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #625 on: April 11, 2018, 10:49:57 AM »
In your version how many casualties are inflicted?  :huh:
Exactly how many liberals you say are attending???
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« Reply #626 on: April 11, 2018, 10:52:33 AM »
In your version how many casualties are inflicted?  :huh:
That's a one time usage!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #627 on: April 11, 2018, 11:27:05 AM »
Were we all thinking about a burn?

Nice work otherwise. To bad about the knee. Mine is finally back to just OK.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #628 on: April 11, 2018, 12:18:39 PM »
In your version how many casualties are inflicted?  :huh:
Exactly how many liberals you say are attending???

Well, I think Ken is the only one we know & im not sure he qualifies as a liberal, more likely just really confuddled....
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #629 on: April 13, 2018, 10:53:24 PM »
I saw a rig like don’s svl95 today and I have to say, up close it’s a lot bigger machine than your typical track loader.  It’s a beast.


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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #630 on: April 14, 2018, 04:21:29 PM »
I saw a rig like don’s svl95 today and I have to say, up close it’s a lot bigger machine than your typical track loader.  It’s a beast.


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And size matters. Size and weight = Traction. This machine has 12,000+ lbs of tractive force and weighs 12-13ish with an attachment. so it's pretty efficient.
Owning and having worked Sarge (old Technology) There is no way Sarge could produce but maybe 50% of the output that the SVL-95 can. ANd factor in riding in heated/AC comfort vs throwing gear shifts all over the place while rumbling on 30K of noisy (and slow) steel, and these neg gen CTL's are hands down winners

But, everything has a place, and for the very biggest jobs, only a Cat 953, or my Case 1150 or similar would be able to get it done.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #631 on: April 14, 2018, 04:24:35 PM »
PK, so today was the pressure wash of Chief, stage 1. I think this will take two parts to be sure. Here's how I did it:

Carried down 325 gallons of water, then hooked that to my pressure washer, picked a nice slick muddy area to work in, then let the thing fly!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #632 on: April 14, 2018, 05:53:32 PM »
Details are over on the "Chief" thread but the cleaning was a pretty big success. Next attack will be to remove the grease blobs and blast away some of the mud. Thinking about it, after knocking away the majority of the undercarriage mud, I'll move it some more so I am not sanding/painting in a dusty/muddy area, then wash it a third time
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #633 on: April 14, 2018, 05:58:49 PM »
Next up, I graded out the whole new lawn addition/flattened area. I used the box scrapper and a couple hours of tractor time.
The Deere did not break down! Someone wanna make a note! That's like one in a row of useful days I got on that blessed machine.

I didn't get pics of the finished product because I had just pressure washed my camera which rendered it to paperweight status and bringing up the need for a:

CARREP: One Cannon EOS Rebel with a Cannon 18mm-55mm lens. As of this writing which is CIT + 28 hours (Carnage Incident Time)
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« Reply #634 on: April 14, 2018, 06:02:57 PM »
Then I went around and topped up all my machines, then dumped the remaining into the newly situated DRP (Diesel Refuel Point)

That's, what, a 300 gallon tank? Showing somewhere around 1/2 tank?

So 150 in that, 95 in the excavator, 60 in Sarge, 30 in Spud, and say 15 in the tractor.

So total of 350 gallons on site...I think I'd be comfortable with 1,000 to 1,500. Have to slowly build capacity and add to that.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #635 on: April 14, 2018, 06:11:19 PM »
I also started trimming out the shed. I really want to continue putting these projects away. Complete the shed, then complete the pavillion, then build a pump house for the well, then some shelter for the sawmill and implements...(Can anyone say "A barn?) ;<{ )
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #636 on: April 14, 2018, 09:46:00 PM »
A barn, made from all the logs inside a collapsing barn that will be dragged to the saw mill and made into serious boards from well seasoned wood?  Sounds interesting!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #637 on: April 15, 2018, 08:59:42 AM »
A barn, made from all the logs inside a collapsing barn that will be dragged to the saw mill and made into serious boards from well seasoned wood?  Sounds interesting!
I think I am going to saw all that into planks and sell it on the general market. Imagine thousands of board feet of oak, walnut, Chestnut, ash, elm, cherry...
Might fetch a pretty penny.
My plan is to continue to develop the place, then at some point start to make money there from what is already there. Lumber, Landscaping stones, Cedar planks for fences, and who knows what else!
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« Reply #638 on: April 15, 2018, 09:14:31 AM »
Something to be said about recycling and using what’s there to build that place out. Imagine how cool of a house you could build with all of that lumber? Literally wouldn’t have to buy any trim or finish just send it out & get it milled.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #639 on: April 15, 2018, 02:09:15 PM »
Something to be said about recycling and using what’s there to build that place out. Imagine how cool of a house you could build with all of that lumber? Literally wouldn’t have to buy any trim or finish just send it out & get it milled.
Shawn, I keep mulling that over and over in my mind.

I could literally raise a house out of the ground that I pay for as I go.
So I see that building all these small structures how much lumber is increasing in cost. I could literally remove that factor and only have to purchase the fastners, the paint, hardware and other things I couldn't source.
So I could dig the basement for free
I could build the basement walls with stones from my property. Cost is for mortar only. I could frame anything bit by bit as i sawed up the sticks I needed. I could cover with bat style exterior for free as well, just saw boards until my brain is numb.
I have thought about dedicating 6 hours a day for three days a week to such an undertaking. See if I could build a $30,000 home. Finish it our with all reclaimed stuff. I'll bet I could be happy with the result.

In the meantime, I am building out the "Shed" into a habitable home to get that experience and have a cabin, and later on, a guest quarters available.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #640 on: April 15, 2018, 03:28:33 PM »
I’d start by digging out the hill side for the basement. Use those big flat stones for the basement floor / foundation. Do it right & build drain / sump into the floor in one corner deep back in the hill side of the basement (any water run off that seeps from top of hill could go to sump / drain). Build the walls just like they did 120 years ago with smaller field stones. I would frame & roof house with dimensional lumberyard lumber. But you could do the basement for literally 5K or less. Then save up and knock out the structure quick with a roof. Get it closed in then work on it bit by bit with the materials you have at your disposal.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #641 on: April 30, 2018, 09:19:45 PM »
I set up a semi circle of stones that will encircle a future fire pit. Watching Tex sip on some of Kintucky's finest while warmint his tootsies has me all green with jealousy. Now I am not building a beautiful thing like the gentleman from Texas has, but more of a rustic design. I really want to source materials from the site whenever possible and just "rearrange" them to my liking and purposes.
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« Reply #642 on: April 30, 2018, 09:21:14 PM »
After some more gravel to level and some grading and work with the stones. Spud picked up the largest one there effortlessly. That is one formidable machine!
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #643 on: April 30, 2018, 09:22:36 PM »
Got a little more rock wall work in and did the final grading on the newly created falt area.
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« Reply #644 on: April 30, 2018, 09:24:09 PM »
I came up with the crazy notion to collect flowers! Yea, why not!
So we planted a couple hundred bulbs in that upper bed to get started. Might be fun to see if we can create a Bee-happy environment, then see if we can get a hive or two in there to make honey with.
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #645 on: April 30, 2018, 10:13:01 PM »
Nice looking area!

Hows that gen set holding up for you?
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #646 on: April 30, 2018, 10:18:48 PM »
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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #647 on: April 30, 2018, 11:11:23 PM »
Ok, so this picture was taken last night in east Texas at guess who’s new place.....

Yes that is my truck & that is in fact a five foot wide x three foot tall real man cooking machine right there. Don, I think you need this for your new fire pit area. It worked great btw as I waddled away stuffed afterwards!


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Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #648 on: May 01, 2018, 12:08:22 AM »
Got a little more rock wall work in and did the final grading on the newly created falt area.

Whose Lexus? You must have really improved the road for that to be able to get in there.


Edit: just read about the daughter in the c-max thread. Yikes!!

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Re: Hide Site/Bug-out location Construction, Part 5
« Reply #649 on: May 01, 2018, 12:33:24 AM »
Nice looking area!

Hows that gen set holding up for you?
Works great. I run them (I have a few) in the late winter/spring to get rid of any residual fuel. I use them to run electric stuff when I am remote from the powered part of the farm.
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