Nice workThank ya
Nice construction there Don! I'll speculate that the shelves get a longitudinal edge front and back and angular bracing on the ends?Close!
Looks like it worked pretty good. You gonna try a 2nd coat or is it GTG?I'll be down there sometime next week to make that determination. It looks thin but after drying, who knows
That's his tobacco barn falling apart
Copy, good eyes. How many acres Don say he had again 100?91 right now
looks nice, but I would be worried about it peeling?Dunno Nate, call this a calculated test with a hopeful owner.
You going through that much effort, you should have a biscuit joiner....I should indeed...
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Those cabinets look really good donWhich brings up the question (And follow on discussion), Kyle...Should I plant them like they are or paint them up?
It's a simple door design...
I know...It's a simple door design...
Brother, you don't do anything "simple"!
Those cabinets look really good donWhich brings up the question (And follow on discussion), Kyle...Should I plant them like they are or paint them up?
Wife says plain. But then again all she can think of right now, is who gets the rose tonight!
Just for reference non of our fine furniture has exposed dry wall screws thru the trim pieces. Not that I technically own any fine furniture as that is impossible with three kids......It's the new style.
A Hillary fan would know a screwing I guess......Now...You two...
A Hillary fan would know a screwing I guess......Now...You two...
Well you already did it but I was going to say just oil the cabinet. I like the way that looks.
I have a biscuit joint machine and I use it more than I ever expected. Those bicuits swell up tight when glued and make a monster strong joint.
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I don't think a jointer would be appropriate for 2x4 and plywood shelving and tables. If you are going to start making some cabinets out of hardwood lumber and are thinking about not leaving the drywall screws exposed in the trim work then a jointer works great for some wicked strong joints.There isn't going to be a lot of finish work in the shed or future cabin down there.
Looks great. Are you going to be treating the inside of the shed with anything? At one point I read reclaimed barn wood for the inside decor. Insulation type?Nothing here in the "Shop Room" but inside the walled off room to come and the upstairs, I'll insulate it and probably use the barn wood to create an insect laden environment!
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That bottom pic looks like a whole mess of trouble headed your way in the near future!Good thing is we die finally and go on to heaven!
I want to know what they think or say when dad steps back and asks them to pose for a photo ?They're cool about it. They know I'm sending mom and the sisters a copy, which will lead to a bunch of family fun!
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A buddy of mine said "Work with your kids, not with your back" and I see you do the same. Lol.Wise man, your buddy!
The place is looking good Don...way fancier than my old barn for sure. (YOU CAN SEE YOUR FLOOR AND STUFF EVEN)
I am about to embark on a "fort/playhouse" for the grandkids. I am already planning to put them to work helping build it. They are 2 and 4 years old..and their Mom declared they can't use the nail guns and stuff. Hammers it is......
Looking good Don! And great for the pre-Rangers too. Good memories with their Dad.Roger that!
Did you end up with 9' side walls?Yes
Working from memory here, structure is 16' wide I think. 2x12 x16' if you want no interior support wall in middle (my preference) notch ends of top side of 2x12 & insert this on top of 2x4 or 6 (can't recall what exterior walls were) that is scabbed to wall studs. In essence you have the end of the 2x12 wedged in between the support below & the exterior wall upper sil plate. All the exterior wall studs are now double width adding strength & supporting upper free span loft. If you wanted interior support wall you could drop to 2x10' or even 2x8's most likely if support wall is centered up in building. Either way this should get you 8' standard ceiling height bottom floor & then whatever up top.....12's would definately be strong, but all I need is 2 X 10's.
It's the new style.
Think he said In another thread he was buyin 3.5" Galvanized ring shanks for the nailer. Dang near screws, those suckers ain't comin outYep, I purchased 10 gage 3 1/2" and 2 1/2" ring shank nails. My experience with them is they do not come out...at all!
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I bet the ring is so the critters don't short themselves out on the 2 posts. To bad you can run all that underground.
Like the steps, had those on my patio for a couple years before I finally pored cement. Nice sidewalk too.You like that hugh?
I still like the idea of an 8 ft ceiling, but its yours,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I bet the ring is so the critters don't short themselves out on the 2 posts. To bad you can run all that underground.
Love the wheels, just what I need for mine. I think I have it all to.Porch...Hmmm, never thought about that
Hey, pull SD out there and use it for a porch,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Lots of good solid work there. Trees over driveways are great, trim it up.Speaking of which, if you look at my place on goggle earth, you absolutely can not see the road at all. Trees completely cover it, and that may be a good thing!
Speaking of which, if you look at my place on goggle earth, you absolutely can not see the road at all. Trees completely cover it, and that may be a good thing!
Just down the hill is a good spot to slide that camper in, but there was a mess of brush and a huge nasty bush/tree thing. I chain sawed the trees and stacked them in around that ugly tree thing. I'll set fire to it and hopefully kill that weed/bush/tree thing
Not sure what I am going to do with this nasty old tree which sits on the driveway side of the old house???
Maybe try and trim it up and see if I can make a decent looking tree out of it.
Well, that's it for the day before Easter.
Not looking forward to all the Christers showing up at church tomorrow...
(Christmas and Easter Christians)
You're not going to believe it, but I woke up too late to go!Not sure what I am going to do with this nasty old tree which sits on the driveway side of the old house???
Maybe try and trim it up and see if I can make a decent looking tree out of it.
Well, that's it for the day before Easter.
Not looking forward to all the Christers showing up at church tomorrow...
(Christmas and Easter Christians)
Today, YOU can make a connection with some "Christers" and positively influence their erratic attendance - connections, it's all about connections! :)
That's something I miss living in Neb...we have virtually no stones. It's looking good Don, you seem to be keeping busy.Yessir, I am!
Just down the hill is a good spot to slide that camper in, but there was a mess of brush and a huge nasty bush/tree thing. I chain sawed the trees and stacked them in around that ugly tree thing. I'll set fire to it and hopefully kill that weed/bush/tree thing
It looks like it might be an Osage Orange (Hedge Apple) tree and those make great firewood! Hard on chainsaws, but burn really hot/high BTUs.
Heck, you could park SD on that.I bet we are all just like you JR. When we are down, we are planning for the first projects for when we are all better!
Thats one of my 1st projects when I am walking some. Patio, stairs and 2nd solar system.
Great work as always Don. Definitely some stout stairs.I'm now working on the second rise. Have all the toe kicks and treads cut out, and the pattern for the stringer half cut out. Wife came home early and told me I was done for the day...
BOSS came home early and told me I was done for the day...
FIFYYa, well...BOSS came home early and told me I was done for the day...
Sounds like you got it figured out. Still trying to understand the whole pool thang. I would think that a tennis court would be a priority!You know the deal Ken...We get this or that thing started...do all the hard work. Then along the way somewhere, the LOH (lady of the house) suddenly notices. You see it has evolved to the point where it is usable or clean, or fun, or someone else is now interested in it as well.
Don, the pool boy. You will be glad you have a tree saw when you start fighting the leaves in the new pool.Bigger tree saw, Bob:
Actually, just put a good cover on it. Keeps all kind of things out, then you just blow it off.I plan to insulate that small room and the upstairs
As for the sheds I noticed no insulation, perhaps that should begin to appear?
Maybe a smallish solar water heater to a small tank so you have showers without power?
Yep, something small with a recirculating that lifts water as it gets heated, all solar, always hot cept when snowing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,JR, can you point me to a good system for the shed? Maybe I'll score one and see how the whole thing works...get ready for the cabin.
Your BRUSH hog will love you after that purchase.Don, the pool boy. You will be glad you have a tree saw when you start fighting the leaves in the new pool.Bigger tree saw, Bob:
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Might go for the 3200 with hydraulic grapple
Yesterday I was tugging at this old hard cedar stump. My technique is to open the 4-1 bucket essentially forming a big mouth. I then "bite" down on it and back away. Yesterday the stump was stubborn so I was flooring it trying to yank the thing out. I discovered the tract ice effort of a medium 66 horsepower tractor can exceed the weld strength of the bucket attachment pins. As the stump pulled free the bucket did as well...sort in concert with each other. So that ended my bucket operations for awhile
Time to get sarge down here!
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I may do a stump removal how-to latter this spring. All you need is a stump, a cordless drill with a auger bit, a stick of TnT and something to hide behind.
Yeah the jd isn't a dozer........... But look at the bright side you found the working parameters of that piece of equipment!Exactly!
& the great thing about steel is it can always be fixed.
I've been yanking with success so far!Yesterday I was tugging at this old hard cedar stump. My technique is to open the 4-1 bucket essentially forming a big mouth. I then "bite" down on it and back away. Yesterday the stump was stubborn so I was flooring it trying to yank the thing out. I discovered the tract ice effort of a medium 66 horsepower tractor can exceed the weld strength of the bucket attachment pins. As the stump pulled free the bucket did as well...sort in concert with each other. So that ended my bucket operations for awhile
Time to get sarge down here!
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Why don't you just burn it in place? Remove most of the mass then remove the remnants.
Sarge ready for deployment? I am sure that he is waiting on a mission. Otherwise he is just sitting around waiting to start leaking.Like any good NCO, Sarge is ready
Need a tower...multiple platforms for antennas, solar panels and wind generator. I am never without wind here. Think I'll wrap around the deck enough to tuck a power and battery room on one corner...wood closet on the other to feed the wood stove.
Thought about the solar water heater. Think I'll add a coil into the wood stove routed to the hot water tank or to a field of radiant floor heating for the shed as an experiment to see if burning wood could heat the whole thing and make hot water for the shower...
Put the solar panels on the top deck mounted from the sides like flower pedals then strap on a VHF, a HF, a FM, and a TV digital antenna and I'd have a pretty good spot to shoot deer and turkey from!
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Thought about those old school towers.Need a tower...multiple platforms for antennas, solar panels and wind generator. I am never without wind here. Think I'll wrap around the deck enough to tuck a power and battery room on one corner...wood closet on the other to feed the wood stove.
Thought about the solar water heater. Think I'll add a coil into the wood stove routed to the hot water tank or to a field of radiant floor heating for the shed as an experiment to see if burning wood could heat the whole thing and make hot water for the shower...
Put the solar panels on the top deck mounted from the sides like flower pedals then strap on a VHF, a HF, a FM, and a TV digital antenna and I'd have a pretty good spot to shoot deer and turkey from!
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There's a guy up in this area that has 2 wind turbines. Bought 1, and after 6 months got enough money back from the power company to buy the second. But his towers are narrow single poles with guide wires. If you can find one of those old style TV "towers" that used to be by peoples houses; you could re-task it to how you want it. More than enough surface area to mount antennas.
Don, just thinking as I don't remember how all this is going in. On the second floor, does it end on another interior wall, or just end?JR, it spans end to end with an opening for the staircase. The floor will anchor all four walls with a thousand Chinaman ring shanked nails
If the end is not over that wall, I would run a 2x4 up the wall to the bottom of the last floor joist.
You are a busy man, get Sarge going!!Its getting hauled down soon!
Slick table idea! Love the red bud trees a popin'They'd look purdy poppin' through that snow in Chi-Town!
Safety First! Or last, or not at all!
I mounted this fire extinguisher near the glock, err, I mean door.
I can't decide if it's charged or not?!!? Guess I'll wait until something critical is on fire to find out! ;-)
That's a freakin GREAT idea! and right next to two gas cans and one jug of diesel! Just need to add in a few pounds of tannerite to make the scene complete!Safety First! Or last, or not at all!
I mounted this fire extinguisher near the glock, err, I mean door.
I can't decide if it's charged or not?!!? Guess I'll wait until something critical is on fire to find out! ;-)
Probably a future welding table.....
Funny, I thought of Don today while I was welding a bracket for my mini tractor on my wooden work bench. I looked around, saw the Napatha can, the part washer full of mineral spirits and well, I welded faster LoL I really should build a welding table for the barn....someday.Proof once again that wooden welding tables work!
or sarge gets pissy and springs another leak
Don,She's next...
Don't forget poor Hillarious! She would be quite upset at being left out!
Don,
Don't forget poor Hillarious! She would be quite upset at being left out!
Maybe some bozo will try to pee on the wrong thing. Oh to have video!I plan on many cameras
Don,
Don't forget poor Hillarious! She would be quite upset at being left out!
Hillary for prison 2016!
She will not be left out, it is her turn, remember??
I plan on many cameras
I want folks or deer photo'd several times on approach to the electrocution area.
I plan on many camerasWell of course, I mean it is the tuck we're talking about & teeth r optional! Once the guy is toast you should have some way of identifying him so you can inform next of kin. It's only the right thing to do....... ::)
I want folks or deer photo'd several times on approach to the electrocution area.
Now how do you get along with no shoes???
There are people there who have never been to school, no social security numbers, no electricity, and no shoes. Now how do you get along with no shoes???
Don,
Don't forget poor Hillarious! She would be quite upset at being left out!
You serious on the electricifier Don? How will you insulate the shutters from the wood? I have some experience with those things, and can tell you that if it's hooked to a substance that can absorb water (wood siding) it will probably just short to ground....but....I haven't actually tried to electrify steel shudders before (and probably not too many folks have) lolMy plan is to coat the steel parts with something like a thin coating of rubberized undercoating. Should keep things separated, however if someone starts prying, they should pinch through the semi-flexible coating pdq and have a shocking experience.
As much as I hate to say this any risk of liability? I would love to believe a jury would say "not guilty" but with some of the nonsense we see today in society I would worry about said miscreants family crying how he was "turning his life around" and wanting big $.
Unless you're stocking lime at the site too.... ;)
Wil, there's also the fact that livestock style electric fencing won't kill you, but can sure hurt!
..especially the old ones that aren't electronic!!
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go with something like this!Last one I built, I ran one wire maybe 10" off the ground and grounded the other wire to planet earth. I remember watching a daddy long legs walking up the grass. He steps over onto the wire and just like that, he turned into smoke! The body burned into a gas, leaving only the twisted remnants of that leg to witness his passing.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_farm-ranch_fencing_electric-fence-designs-buffalo-bison-beefalo-fence
the electric fence that keep bison in, is upwards of like 10k voltage (no amperage as that's what will kill you!). my neighbor when I was growing up raised bison, had the fence clearly labeled as to the wattage, but people thought they would try to reach thru it anyways, that was until they found themselves waking up on the other side of the street......;D
We could start an event. See who can break into Don's shed. Don't could try and keep us out.Ya know, I don't know what you people are drinking out of that salty pond out there
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Well, I'm probably not the smartest criminal cause well I ain't a criminal. But as I see this contraption in my head the straight ends of those rods would be hanging either to the left or the right of the windows. If it's exposed all it would take is me swinging my favorite steel working tool (a 10# sledge) with a blow directly on end of steel rod to tear those nuts loose from their mount making the bars ineffective & the hot wire as well not so effective. I guess I don't have a criminal mind but after designing stuff for a long time to be indestructible to the average off roader I kinda always try to think in that dimension. But maybe again Don being the smart guy he is has more to show us too?It's like an anti-tank ditch
Since you are in the "tucky, it would be more likely that we'd take a 15 gallon rubber maid container full of tannerite and open up the entire side of the building.......
Yep, but I don't want the black helos flying over my place because I mention ANFOAnd you would
Nice choice on the Champion, hear good things about em. Love the digital read-out. I would change the oil after one day though and add an hour meter.Oil: changed...Check
They import cheaper as a "KIT" so little things are not put on. Oil is an EPA thing I believe.
The Amsoil decal held fast, fighting off the vibration and the sun and the spilled gas. It did OK
Sorry to say it Tate, but the Yukon gear decal suffered a partial failure! I am unsure now about things. I need those stickers to properly orient me and make me feel safe!
Excellent!The Amsoil decal held fast, fighting off the vibration and the sun and the spilled gas. It did OK
Sorry to say it Tate, but the Yukon gear decal suffered a partial failure! I am unsure now about things. I need those stickers to properly orient me and make me feel safe!
Don't worry Don, the sticker is covered under warranty and should only set you back a couple watts of power.
I thought stickers add power? It does on cars and tool boxes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No...
You get that motor yet?
Oh yea well I have a couple stickers on XJ, in addition to the rust, which is a well known weight reduction process. So XJ is a force to be reckoned with.Funny!
I'm betting 10# per side maybe 12......Ya maybe a bit more. Maybe 20-25 ea??
Expanded metal & that frame next to nothing, I bet majority is in the wood & all those coats of paint.
I'm betting 10# per side maybe 12......Ya maybe a bit more. Maybe 20-25 ea??
Expanded metal & that frame next to nothing, I bet majority is in the wood & all those coats of paint.
BTW. Down in the woods at the moment. Will report tonight. Plenty of WRC (work related carnage)
First thing I think when seeing that is starting fluid and a match.It came completely off the rim to the inside. Had to pull the wheel, the pry it back over the lip with two old screwdrivers and a ball joint pickle
Next we set that brush pile afire...the one I packed in around that awful hedge apple (Osage Orange) chain saw killin plant from the lower places of hell.
The fire did bad things to it...unspeakable things...it died and I celebrated.
We got up to 25 hours run time on the new gen, so it got its first oil change. I can report a yukon gear sticker failure! Apparently it lifted some and was destroyed!
But the Amsoil sticker held tough!
Lesson: Buy Amsoil, but not Yukon!!!!!!!!!!
Tate...You there?
Better make it dirt and dog hair resistant as well! I'm thinking I dropped it in on the driveway, peanut butter side down after I pulled the paper off the adhesive side...maybe...We got up to 25 hours run time on the new gen, so it got its first oil change. I can report a yukon gear sticker failure! Apparently it lifted some and was destroyed!
But the Amsoil sticker held tough!
Lesson: Buy Amsoil, but not Yukon!!!!!!!!!!
Tate...You there?
I will report to engineering immediately to produce a petroleum resistant adhesive to be applied to the next batch of generator proof stickers on your behalf!
Looks like you still are on fairly high ground form the pics and you still have a couple springs you say?I do have a pond and a well which stays full to a point. More of a "seep" type spring than a "Flow" type I think.
Harness the flow on one of those and you could run a nice generator off that with a very low profile.
Looks really great! You should place some boulders away from the shed with range distance on them. Just to keep wandering folks guessing.I did range to several spots. Southern approach spot 229 meters...Front gate 190... Lower approach 225 meters...
Looks really great! You should place some boulders away from the shed with range distance on them. Just to keep wandering folks guessing.I did range to several spots. Southern approach spot 229 meters...Front gate 190... Lower approach 225 meters...
I get in this tree killin' mood once in awhile...Next we set that brush pile afire...the one I packed in around that awful hedge apple (Osage Orange) chain saw killin plant from the lower places of hell.
The fire did bad things to it...unspeakable things...it died and I celebrated.
Still getting caught up... But this post had me chuckling as I read it :)
Funny deal that Osage Orange.... but likely by next spring, it will be sprouted again and looking for revenge LoLI DO NOT DOUBT THAT AT ALL!
I bet you were more than tempted to finish it off rather than just a hole.I was thinking of knocking the whole thing down, that's for sure!
Looks like you have quite pile of debris to clear up, more work for the jaws.
Looking good Don! I really like that 4 in 1 bucket. I may have to look into that and get rid of the grapple on the front of my bucketThe 4-1 probably doubles the utility of the machine...Wish my loader had one. Think of it as a hand that can pick up trees. You'll need aux hydraulics, a simple kit, and the bucket. Probably under 5K for all
With the grade you have there, along with the water just a good leach line should do. Just pointed away from your water!Try to get Duane to vid it, or put the camera on a stick and have it auto snap pics every 10 seconds
Yep, video or it didn't happen. Got a review on my new Gen coming up, butt I can't find my scale!!
You already have the meter box mounted to something you aren't planning on or have already destroyed? Partially or otherwise.....That was one of the first things we blasted apart! It has been hit by so many 9mm rounds and 12 gage, and 5.56, some 7.62, a bunch of .22 and on and on.
I was supposed to try and start Square D today....
I'll be honest, I skim read sq d & thought he actually did something with it. Then I re read it & realized what he had done by referencing sq d electrical crap....... Boo boo boo!!
It's ok, oldkoot & I decided we're gunna start a raffle. $5 buys you a weeks time frame. You pick whatever week you like & if Big D gets it running in your week you win. Of course Don is not allowed to know who has what week etc mainly because he'd make sure we all lost....... Now by chance if he gets it running in a week no one claims then I think we'll have to donate to Riley's Children Hospital or another great cause you get the idea. At this rate the pot will grow into the thousands before he decides to touch it!
Ok, so you bought a meter base not a breaker panel.No, I purchased a breaker panel.
Well, at least he mentioned SD,,,,,,,,,,,,No real story
Sparks? do tell
Well, at least he mentioned SD,,,,,,,,,,,,No real story
Sparks? do tell
He wired the thing
threw the switch
and Bang
Probably the only thing I ever saw him do incorrectly.
Now his daughter, driving off in a creek in his sequoia, that's a different story!
Don, did you buy title insurance when you bought the farm?Yes, sure did
No real story
He wired the thing
threw the switch
and Bang
Probably the only thing I ever saw him do incorrectly.
Now his daughter, driving off in a creek in his sequoia, that's a different story!
Still leaving loose straps just hanging in the breeze huh?? For shame!I need a good NCO to inspect my work!
One thought, as you start burying stuff (lines etc) make yourself a good map. Plot locations etc as well as depths of lines (try to stay consistent on depth too). Just a good business practice for future additions......Wilco!
Wow you tied that tank down LoL Around here we just toss em in the pickup and use water to hold them in...or roundup or whatever is in the tank. All this talk about water.... no plans for a well?Already have one!
Hmm, 100 years sounds good to me.Yea, but you could be on the last year of that 100 year cycle...and to clarify, they actually say the water will run clean then sour on 20-25 year cycles, as ground water dissolves various stratum of limestone.
Maybe "alternate energy"or "off grid" would fit better there.Copy
The word green is to PC and there is so much tech behind it all, JMHO.
Condolences, Don! That's terrible. Prayers to you and your family. What happened?I dropped a large log and he ran under it the moment I released it.
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Hope the boys and momma ok?We are currently a wreck to put it mildly.
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so when are you going to show us the installed privy?!After Duane gets down there and digs the hole he promised!
did you center that tank over the axle or is it more towards the front with a majority on the tongue?I slid it in to the front until it stopped, then strapped it down
I buried him on the hill overlooking the whole farm...Right beside the fire pit. He is free to roam wherever he wants to now.
I buried him on the hill overlooking the whole farm...Right beside the fire pit. He is free to roam wherever he wants to now.
So sorry to hear about your loss. They are man's best friend. Prayers sent for you and your family.
No need to reply, I'm late to hearing the news. But have to say so sorry to hear about Ranger. Prayers sentThank You
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Don,Thanks
It always hurts to lose a buddy. Praying for God's peace in your family's life right now. Peace be with you brother.
That is a nice shot Don and gives a better perspective when you do describe how big it is.North is up, correct
What other land are you looking at, I guess the yellow lines are boundries and north is up?
Nice chunk of property Don! Ive been looking and often thought, can't hillbillies measure 90 degrees square?Not back in the early 1800's when those properties were divided up. Mine was an old Amish farm
I just want to see he day when SD gets to play there.:-))
Too little, too late but... why didn't you slide the plywood in between the joists and the knee bangers (the 2x6 wall ties) from the floor below before putting the last few joists in? Then you wouldn't have had to wrangle it up the stairs. :oPushing the plywood up and over the 2 X 6's required too high of a push. If they weren't in there I would have done it the old fashioned way.
Wow. I've never been to a place that grows green stuff that fast. It looks like the rv has been there for years!
Oh, and remind me to never loan you any equipment! haha
Wow. I've never been to a place that grows green stuff that fast. It looks like the rv has been there for years!I think if you look at the futurist's models for changing weather patterns, the left side of the country dries up completely, Vegas is the first major city in the world to be abandoned, and the Kentucky is just about dead center in the most fertile in terms of rainfall and available water left in the states.
Oh, and remind me to never loan you any equipment! haha
...or fence it off and get some beefs.
Could be a source of income, letting someone like minded cut and roll the farm for you. You could use the money to stock the PLL and POL.Funny thing about that
So, I got lucky on the replacement blades.
Purchased two new bush hog blades and three new mower blades
I was out of the door for $153.
Now, I've read the bush hog blades are torqued onto the hub with, get this...728 ft/lbs!
Might be a bit of a challenge getting that mess loosened up. I'm thinking PB blaster and a new 3/4" impact wrench. Nut size is 1.5"
man, you are ruff on stuff. Bet that had you jumping in your seat too. We had what I think was called a hammer mower when I did that. Handled rocks better but lots of little blades to change.I ordered five cans of ceramic stove paint today. Thought it was going to be red, but it's gonna be green!
Is it me or does the younger pre ranger look like you? Maybe the older can start mowing for you?
Maybe spray under the trailer before the grow next year, a lot less work than getting under there.
Upstairs looks good and I like the stove.
take a look at this here site don, you may be able to work out some sort of a deal...........?Interesting find Nate...But farm is no where near Verona...
http://haynearyou.com/g/ky/verona/hay-for-sale
You must have your local Deere parts dept on speed dial!They see his name on caller ID and have his account already pulled up on screen! Probably have his CC on file, too!
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John Deere stuff is expensive!You must have your local Deere parts dept on speed dial!They see his name on caller ID and have his account already pulled up on screen! Probably have his CC on file, too!
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Well, nice find on the "well" LOL. That may solve all the water issues you keep bringing up as now you have a source.With Sarge, I don't know
I like the idea of a solar pump. In fact I just lent my neighbor a little HF 12v to drain his AG pool. Just the 1/2 hose moved lots of water.
There you go blaming the machines you abuse. But I agree, something breaking everyday is not right. Probably start fine in the morning, er next week. But whats up with sarge?
Hey Don, maybe the fuel got hot enough to "gas out'. bleeding it should get her going again.Ken, Could be. It was very hot, and the clogged air cleaner light was on too!
Don, pull some samples from the well & have it tested. I think that would be the first step, our pond well at last place that was drilled 50' into bedrock we tested it yearly. Hot tub chemicals usually did the trick to kill what little bacteria was in it.Going to Shawn.
Oh man that's great^^
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don, how is the ranger memorial site lookin these days?Needs some work Nate
How in the heck did you know that well was where it was? WowI drove over top of it and the tractor tire plunged in!
...lucky no one took the plunge, although I bet there would be a JD in the bottom if you could make it fit!
I missed something. I thought your JD equipment was down and out? But you moved the stove with a green tractor? How many front bucket tractors from JD do you ownI own two JD tractors
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nice attempt on repair of that stove, boy that thing is in some really rough shape still..........YESSIR it is, but it'll make heat in about 5 months!
So, got another work day in yestertag.
Mowed the two front fields, arranged tools on one of the peg boards, got the 4720 towed back to the shop, and did about a hundred other small things.
CudaKidd553 is showing up tomorrow for a couple days. We will be camping out and shooting down there. He is on some KY bourbon tour which includes some shootin' up Don's farm...
I'd like to offer an open invitation to all my friends and even the DOTs (Which for some reason are also my friends) to come down and visit if they are in the A.O.
We've talked about this, but we might need to have the first annual RMTWS camp and shoot about soon.So, got another work day in yestertag.
Mowed the two front fields, arranged tools on one of the peg boards, got the 4720 towed back to the shop, and did about a hundred other small things.
CudaKidd553 is showing up tomorrow for a couple days. We will be camping out and shooting down there. He is on some KY bourbon tour which includes some shootin' up Don's farm...
I'd like to offer an open invitation to all my friends and even the DOTs (Which for some reason are also my friends) to come down and visit if they are in the A.O.
Wish I had the time to come to the Tuck for the weekend! It would be great to hang with some RMTS folks in person. Hope you guys have a good time!
So, got another work day in yestertag.That's an awfully gracious invitation for those of us you haven't actually met yet. For all you know, we could bring a whole bus of Hillary supporters. Or is that someone else's job that always gets targeted for hillary jokes?
Mowed the two front fields, arranged tools on one of the peg boards, got the 4720 towed back to the shop, and did about a hundred other small things.
CudaKidd553 is showing up tomorrow for a couple days. We will be camping out and shooting down there. He is on some KY bourbon tour which includes some shootin' up Don's farm...
I'd like to offer an open invitation to all my friends and even the DOTs (Which for some reason are also my friends) to come down and visit if they are in the A.O.
So wait.... you have two lawn mowers with bucket attachments?? I missed that somehow...
There is movement down there!
Like I hope that is water trickling or flowing and not some Loch Ness creature or a pit of snakes? Whatever it is, I'm going to be finding out PDQ. Since it's discovery, I an accelerating the building of some structure over it to both protect it and to develop it as a drinking water source.
At this rate my door greeter job will have to be full-time to afford hanging out with you all.Yessir!
That wells rather cool....be interesting to see how that develops.
So wait.... you have two lawn mowers with bucket attachments?? I missed that somehow...
Bobbe,There is movement down there!
Like I hope that is water trickling or flowing and not some Loch Ness creature or a pit of snakes? Whatever it is, I'm going to be finding out PDQ. Since it's discovery, I an accelerating the building of some structure over it to both protect it and to develop it as a drinking water source.
Easy way to find out, drop a line down there with a bucket and slowly haul the bucket up. Just clear the brush away and stand back away from the hole as you pull up line. You'll soon see.
Unless you have a camera you can lower down that will record nice video.
What city is your farm out of Don?No "Cities anywhere nearby. Only scattered and very small towns of 200 or less and they are distant.
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Bobbe,
I was thinking about door numba two. I was wondering if HF had some deep well exploration camera for $19.99...going to check!
^^^^This is getting scary. ^^^^Trim is for girls!
Only here would you get a picture of leaf springs and a wood stove in the same picture.
I do like the stove, needs some kinda trim.
I need to add a leaf to the front of Spartan before I lift it just for general driving.
Bobbe,
I was thinking about door numba two. I was wondering if HF had some deep well exploration camera for $19.99...going to check!
How deep is the well? Rough estimate? Most cameras you'll see won't have a long cord. However for a cheap alternative:
1. Go to your local sporting goods store
2. Go to the section that has the waterproof pelican cases, or their comparable competitors
3. Buy a small one about IPhone sized with a clear lid.
4. Put IPhone into video mode, tape to inside of clear lid, secure lid ensure proper seal
5. Attach 550 to case
6. Slowly lower case, as an added bonus if you lower slow enough it won't spin very fast and give you a 360* view of the inside of the well. Onceit gets to water level you'll have video of what's down there.
Repeat steps in reverse order to retrieve videographic evidence of well's interior. Added bonus, you have a new case to store something in.
Why don't you get a deacon from on of those little churches down the road from the hide, they love handling those nasty things!
Why don't you get a deacon from on of those little churches down the road from the hide, they love handling those nasty things!Ya know, funny thing is, that's probably true!
But I was thinking of lowerin' CudaKidd on my winch cable. That way I get audio as well!
Mostly screams and some cursing I suspect, but would make one heck of a story...Especially if there are snakes down there.
Bobbe,
I was thinking about door numba two. I was wondering if HF had some deep well exploration camera for $19.99...going to check!
How deep is the well? Rough estimate? Most cameras you'll see won't have a long cord. However for a cheap alternative:
1. Go to your local sporting goods store
2. Go to the section that has the waterproof pelican cases, or their comparable competitors
3. Buy a small one about IPhone sized with a clear lid.
4. Put IPhone into video mode, tape to inside of clear lid, secure lid ensure proper seal
5. Attach 550 to case
6. Slowly lower case, as an added bonus if you lower slow enough it won't spin very fast and give you a 360* view of the inside of the well. Onceit gets to water level you'll have video of what's down there.
Repeat steps in reverse order to retrieve videographic evidence of well's interior. Added bonus, you have a new case to store something in.
^^^NCO right there...Smart!
Good idea!
But I was thinking of lowerin' CudaKidd on my winch cable. That way I get audio as well!
Mostly screams and some cursing I suspect, but would make one heck of a story...Especially if there are snakes down there.
Are you sure its a well and not just an old cistern from the original homestead? The reason I ask is that the bottle-shape you describe is consistent with cistern construction techniques used prior to the plastic or poured-in-place ones built today. I think the old cistern behind the house is of the same bottle-shaped, brick construction.It's a well! And a spring fed one at that!
A weight on a string will allow you to determine the depth...
Any day at the farm shooting is better than a day there with Don wreaking havoc on equipment! ;DIt was!
Looks like a good time......
That well is so cool!Well, he did bring a bottle of bourbon and cook me some quail he shot!
So, you and Ray did all of the manual labor, while Rhinestone Mike was playing jump rope with a large nut? Hmm, some friend he is. :)
Sounds like a great time had by all. Makes me want to make a road trip now!
Gunna throw this out there otherwise I'll forget to say it, possibly a dumb idea. That steel ring, was zooming in at the picture & thinking you need to repurpose that somehow as it's technically part of the farm. Anyhow, thinking you need to build a sundial. Maybe you could use the ring as the clock face of sorts......HOL-LEE CRAP
Sounds like a great time had by all. Makes me want to make a road trip now!Well RN, at the rate of transformation I will have something substantial in the not too distant future which could host all of us for a good meet n' greet
Glad I could help! ;DBetter than this:
Glad I could help! ;DBetter than this:
That well is so cool!
So, you and Ray did all of the manual labor, while Rhinestone Mike was playing jump rope with a large nut? Hmm, some friend he is. :)
If you have a 50 amp hook up, I can live high on the hog, baby!Jen-err-ate-ter
I cut a trail which is probably a mile long.
I zig zagged it all over the place
This trail I cut has a purpose.
exercise stations.
How cool is that???!
Poison ivy doesn't play nice with my skin!
Redneck - that RV Mansion of your probably wouldn't make it all the way down the horse path, err...."drive".....on my way out, I almost removed my steps on natures "curbs" err...boulders!Hey, loved having you and Ray down there!
Just had some excellent barbecue at the barrelhouse barbecue in Lynchburg Tennessee-great stuff
Don't forget to affix that dangling light on the garden tractor too-Copy, Red team leader
Can't thank you enough Don- Ray n I thoroughly enjoyed our time with you!
Well, my JD tractor buyer crapped out on me. I paid the repair bill on the thing today and afterward talked once more about a trade. It would be flat out stupid to trade, so without a solid sale, I'm proceeding with a few days of major maintenance on the green machine.
I have already pressure washed the thing, removed a lot of stickage, rocks, started straightening lines and what is now a list of 26 items. I figure If I jump on it hard, in 3-4 days tops, I can have it fully repaired, armored up with a lot more steel to protect against sticks tearing it up, and I plan to modify the bushhog by opening the rear end up so that a little bit of the spinning blades are exposed. I plan to reshape the aft end so that I can slowly back into trees of a small diameter and hack the dog snot out of them like with a tree saw. I checked, and I have a 150HP gearbox on the hog, so I should be able to tackle things with great success.
I'm adding LED lighting, as in a lot of them, a weapon carrier, tool box carrier, a steel-over on the grill, change all fluids, and a total service.
Well, I've found weak links already with this cutter.Well, my JD tractor buyer crapped out on me. I paid the repair bill on the thing today and afterward talked once more about a trade. It would be flat out stupid to trade, so without a solid sale, I'm proceeding with a few days of major maintenance on the green machine.
I have already pressure washed the thing, removed a lot of stickage, rocks, started straightening lines and what is now a list of 26 items. I figure If I jump on it hard, in 3-4 days tops, I can have it fully repaired, armored up with a lot more steel to protect against sticks tearing it up, and I plan to modify the bushhog by opening the rear end up so that a little bit of the spinning blades are exposed. I plan to reshape the aft end so that I can slowly back into trees of a small diameter and hack the dog snot out of them like with a tree saw. I checked, and I have a 150HP gearbox on the hog, so I should be able to tackle things with great success.
I'm adding LED lighting, as in a lot of them, a weapon carrier, tool box carrier, a steel-over on the grill, change all fluids, and a total service.
I'm thinking its doing things like this that keeps causing the breakdowns of your machine. Just saying, if you keep pushing the unit beyond its design limits your going to keep finding the weak links. Maybe the gear box holds up but in my experience the gear boxes aren't the weak links.
So your typical oil change then?Hmmm tractor build thread...
Should this be it's own build thread? It is sounding worthy. I am curious to see your LED lights. I just purchased a 20" one to mount on my roll bar. Bench testing proved it was way brighter than I expected, which is awesome. But it also showed the pattern is very focused on a small area. I was looking more for a flood type output, so still debating whether to use it on the tractor.
Except those skid steer one run off fast hydraulics not a gear box. You were a pilot so I'll refrain from covering the basics of that difference assuming you already know where I'm going.....Maybe I missed it, but I was assuming he would just modify the current one to look like these so that it could be used to back over trees. Not actually mount skid steer equipment on a tractor. Which I agree is difficult for many reasons.
Where's Duane when you need him? ???
Solar panels and controller are easy. Just go 2 panels and a 24v controller. Mono panels are more eff in different light, Poly work better in direct light. Don't use the cheap amorphis(?) panels. If mounted on a poll, you can add a tracker for about $100.You found the cheapo Chinaman junk there J n' R!
I found this pump, no idea on quality but it does the lift you need on 24v. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Farm-Ranch-Solar-Powered-Submersible-DC-Water-Well-Pump-24V-230FT-Lift-/251939546464?
Personally I would run the pump down a PVC tube to keep the system isolated.
I guess this question is for JR...
How does the 12v controller 'buffer' the voltage output to the pump, with capacitors? What happens when a cloud shades the panel for a few minuets?
I assume there is minimum voltage cut off for the controller to the pump, but would not a set of 12 volt batteries wired in series, as in Sarge, not be the best banking of reserve amp hours at 24 volts?
My thinking says this gets you hours of pumping after the Sun has gone down or reserves during partly sunny days.
I don't know much about these systems, obviously, so curiosity made me ask.
FLI'm not going to be getting into the battery business. First of all, I won't need to pump after dark. If the system can raise 600 gallons a day under normal conditions, and I store up, say 10,000-15,000 gallons, then I wouldn't have any need to be pumping all the time. Say after I get 5,000 or so gallons, I am ready to party. I'm talking city style showers, and who knows, maybe even pull the Sarge down there and hose it off!
What's wrong with wind powered mechanical ?Just no need for it I suppose
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I'm curious to see if the main will draw from the aux. I would have thought sealed main and gravity feed from aux with a vent. Now where's that popcorn emojiI did some research prior to building this one. The Honda gens all have a fuel pump, so you can set the aux tank beside the generator and as the Neu-Yawkers say, "Forgetta-bout it"
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Great idea with diy. I have seen kits that are stupid $$$.I think the 90 would have been best, but I have to tell ya, getting that pesky fitting threaded through that hole was not an easy thing to do. You have to shove it all down the fill port, then shake it around, inverted until the brass part finally decides to show up in view. Then try and stick a screwdriver into the hole in the fitting to allow it to slide closer to the hole. Finally I used an expanding set of snap-ring pliers to catch the fitting through the inside. Then I dropped the whole thing, and repeated all that several times.
Good idea on the quick connect, maybe a 90* on it?
Great idea with diy. I have seen kits that are stupid $$$.I think the 90 would have been best, but I have to tell ya, getting that pesky fitting threaded through that hole was not an easy thing to do. You have to shove it all down the fill port, then shake it around, inverted until the brass part finally decides to show up in view. Then try and stick a screwdriver into the hole in the fitting to allow it to slide closer to the hole. Finally I used an expanding set of snap-ring pliers to catch the fitting through the inside. Then I dropped the whole thing, and repeated all that several times.
Good idea on the quick connect, maybe a 90* on it?
You continue that process until finally, the washer falls off and becomes stuck to the inside and you get the RTV all over the place. At this point, you fish the whole thing out and start over...Repeat until necessary until:
1. You overheat
2. You run out of curse words
3. your neighbor comes over and asks you to build a fire pit with your freshly painted tractor
4. It gets too dark to work, assuming you started the process around noon
5. You actually succeed in getting the D)*@$!! thing threaded in.
Now I hate myself!!!Great idea with diy. I have seen kits that are stupid $$$.I think the 90 would have been best, but I have to tell ya, getting that pesky fitting threaded through that hole was not an easy thing to do. You have to shove it all down the fill port, then shake it around, inverted until the brass part finally decides to show up in view. Then try and stick a screwdriver into the hole in the fitting to allow it to slide closer to the hole. Finally I used an expanding set of snap-ring pliers to catch the fitting through the inside. Then I dropped the whole thing, and repeated all that several times.
Good idea on the quick connect, maybe a 90* on it?
You continue that process until finally, the washer falls off and becomes stuck to the inside and you get the RTV all over the place. At this point, you fish the whole thing out and start over...Repeat until necessary until:
1. You overheat
2. You run out of curse words
3. your neighbor comes over and asks you to build a fire pit with your freshly painted tractor
4. It gets too dark to work, assuming you started the process around noon
5. You actually succeed in getting the D)*@$!! thing threaded in.
Next time, thread it all on fishing line with a nut tied to it at the bottom of the assembly, fish the top of the string out of the hole first, then drop your assembly into the tank and simply pull up and guide with your finger through the filler neck! 8)
While I seem to always be a day late and a dollar short (thousands it seems) another easier option would be use a military gas can..... You know the ones, come tan or some other nasty color, with the wide mouth kid your hand will fit through with zero issues! Yea that one. If you want one and are going to pay the exorbitant price I saw let me know, I'll sell you one of mine.Funny you mention that
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I screwed on a bunch of the Harbor Freight magnetic strips and threw some wrenches and other things up on the board because, like crows, I like shiny things
I don't know if that is even repairable.
It is becoming obvious that my cutter is simply not up to the task of clearing land like I have been using it to do. It is OK to use cutting a field and will survive hitting an occasional rock, but constant chewing of larger trees has killed the thing I fear
I screwed on a bunch of the Harbor Freight magnetic strips and threw some wrenches and other things up on the board because, like crows, I like shiny things
The wrenches aren't dress right dressed. For shame!I don't know if that is even repairable.
It is becoming obvious that my cutter is simply not up to the task of clearing land like I have been using it to do. It is OK to use cutting a field and will survive hitting an occasional rock, but constant chewing of larger trees has killed the thing I fear
Maybe you should use Sarge to clear out the trees. Push it all into a burn pile, while simultaneously clearing out a section.
Maybe you should use Sarge to clear out the trees. Push it all into a burn pile, while simultaneously clearing out a section.
Hmmmm, where might we have heard this idea before, Don? You could pick-out the log quality ones with your jaw bucket on your green tractor, buck the limbs and root end afterwards.
Maybe you should use Sarge to clear out the trees. Push it all into a burn pile, while simultaneously clearing out a section.Hmmmm, where might we have heard this idea before, Don? You could pick-out the log quality ones with your jaw bucket on your green tractor, buck the limbs and root end afterwards.
I heard some Blackhawk pilots saying " no Chinook pilot would have the skills necessary to do that maneuver anyway"
You should know better than to listen to any Hawk pilot
Especially when he says he'll get you there on time, or "You're at the coordinates you asked to be dropped at..."
Nuff said!
Is that the young lady who has your son keeping you on a tight schedule to make it to Church? ;)No, didn't make it today.
Glad to see you're using Sarge as intended and it is opening up nicely- can almost see the well site!
Now if someone can answer me the idea behind youth and gym clothes for every activity. When I was a young lad if grandpa came to take me to work on the farm I was not allowed any other then long sleeve shirt and jeans. The one time I didn't obey he let me walk through stinging nettle and reap what I sowed.Mine do pick up some poison ivy from time to time, but it is so humid here that long clothes get soaked, stick to you and overheat you fast.
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Did your gramps wear shorts while working? No?My desert combat boots???
Notice what big D wears all the time, even when there's cotton moccasins abound? Like father like sons....the blonde one looks just like a mini Don. lol
Don't completely clear the area. Leave some treeline for a windbreak, and shady areas to relax in.I'm not completely clearing it. I am leaving the hardwood trees for the most part and a couple cedars here and there
Don't completely clear the area. Leave some treeline for a windbreak, and shady areas to relax in.I'm not completely clearing it. I am leaving the hardwood trees for the most part and a couple cedars here and there
I recommend making a tripod with a snatch block hanging from it (3 point or bucket on tractor strategically placed would work as well). Use winch on truck & have Duane lower you into said well. Why Duane you ask? Because he will document said folly with lots of pictures and commentary that makes for wonderful entertainment for all us DOT's! ;D^^^^Disapproved^^^^^
I like the sieve-like vegetable steamers that have a central stud and open up like a flower. it could slip past debris on the way down, and then open up to collect surface stuff as it's retrieved. I was also wondering why there wasn't a tripod from all those cedar branches and some scout lashing to help lower and raise that hook there Don. Don't forget the simple stuff, and wouldn't be a bad course for the PR's, (or course review).Plenty of cedar posts to be sure, and I'm stacking them up
I didn't spray paint it because I wanted it to become a "Rust-Bucket!"
^^Funny right there! ;-)
I'm beginning to think that Don left the Armee because they couldn't afford to fix all the stuff he was breaking....
Don, those portable ox/ac torches are on sale at HF. Coupon brings it down to $200.
So remember the small critter pond i mucked out with Sarge?
Remember how i ran into that grayish clay?
Well, I get down there yesterday afternoon and it has four feet of water in it!
Another spring?
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You need to either be more careful with the tractor, or start planning phase 2 of tractor protection body armor. Clearly the entire engine should be wrapped with at least a tube frame and 1/2 inch plate!Fixed it for ya.
Lots of good work and carnage going on there.Saw your Big Sur camping pics, Just beautiful. Did I mention I got invited to man a helo near Big Sur once upon a time...As in move there and live. Mikey, one of my best amigos flies the CH-54 Sky Crane and wanted me to work up to captain in that bird and fight fires eight months a year.
You keep breaking the JD's and they look so small out there. Then sarge looks like he belongs, just saying let me do it!
How far is the "hide" from your place?
Spent the last week in Scout camp near Big Sur. Camp was Pico Blanco (little sur).
You need to either be more careful with the tractor, or start planning phase 2 of tractor protection body armor. Clearly the entire engine should be wrapped with at least a tube frame and expanded metal cage.Yea, I was thinking about that. The professional bush hogging tractor operators make theirs into Bradley fighting vehicles by comparison.
You need to either be more careful with the tractor, or start planning phase 2 of tractor protection body armor. Clearly the entire engine should be wrapped with at least a tube frame and expanded metal cage.Yea, I was thinking about that. The professional bush hogging tractor operators make theirs into Bradley fighting vehicles by comparison.
You need to either be more careful with the tractor, or start planning phase 2 of tractor protection body armor. Clearly the entire engine should be wrapped with at least a tube frame and 1/2 inch plate!Fixed it for ya.
And the JDs look way small.
Sarge almost looks small.
I just wanna be like done and break stuff all weekend and drive tractorsWell, I'd suggest a 30 year military career or something like it that:
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I still need to talk with ya about lowers too :)Sure.
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How long before you turn the pre-rangers loose on the green machine to help mow your fields and help with driveway maintenance?Already happening!
have you taught him the proper roll over drill?"Proper" Roll over procedure, Nate???
Then after a whole bunch more sweat and hours, the area is starting to clean up, and my log pile is really expanding
Oh no! Don't add to the already massive list.Then after a whole bunch more sweat and hours, the area is starting to clean up, and my log pile is really expanding
You know if you bury those powere lines with a little work with say a D6 or 7, you might have a nice little airstrip there!
Helicopters don't need a "Strip" :)That also went through my mind, but a plane is I think waaay more economical to buy and operate.
Helicopters don't need a "Strip" :)That also went through my mind, but a plane is I think waaay more economical to buy and operate.
Helicopters don't need a "Strip" :)That also went through my mind, but a plane is I think waaay more economical to buy and operate.
Not unless he has a Maintenance Depot right next to said pad!
Don, I sure hope you fly better than you operate farm equipment!!!
All joking aside have you thought about Bell, or Enstrom, Robinson, and the Huges500 are pretty cheap if you can afford to maintain them. Or go the much cheaper route of fixed wing and strip, there is always powered paragliding!
Helicopters don't need a "Strip" :)That also went through my mind, but a plane is I think waaay more economical to buy and operate.
Not unless he has a Maintenance Depot right next to said pad!
Don, I sure hope you fly better than you operate farm equipment!!!
All joking aside have you thought about Bell, or Enstrom, Robinson, and the Huges500 are pretty cheap if you can afford to maintain them. Or go the much cheaper route of fixed wing and strip, there is always powered paragliding!
Well, let's just say lots of different aircraft would be welcomed now and then.
As for my personal aircraft. It's either going to be a Super Huey 2, or maybe a Bell 412, or an AW-139...Painted OD green of course
It seems like most of your equipment is diesel so having a gasoline tank may not be as beneficial but I believe it is possible to get tax exempt gasoline similar to off-road diesel. At least I thought we did on the farm.At the moment we use gasoline for electricity production and a couple asundry tools like the chainsaw. In the future when I hard mount a generator in the "Power Shed" I may have to consider powering it from Propane and upping my supply to a couple thousand gallons of the stuff...
When it comes to fuel tanks my plan is to purchase and own the fuel tanks
However, I want a local propane company to install a 500 or 1,000 gallon tank into a pit I will construct. I have a reason for doing it that way...
The fuel will be purchased from a local company which routinely sells to farms...
Plan on seeing temporary fuel through until next year, however, I plan to have propane on property when the cold Wx hits.
Well "this is Kintucky" may be the response.
Will they let you or even service an underground propane tank?
Well "this is Kintucky" may be the response.
Will they let you or even service an underground propane tank?
I'm with ya JR on whether it would be legit or not.
It certainly makes a rather large explosive bunker in my mind.
Couple of things that might make me captain obvious.
Burying propane takes requires a coated tank with an anode for corrosion. Propane=fuel that never goes bad.
Gasoline. For farm use see if you can find a farm supply place. I have one that sells 93 octane with zero ethanol. Mo better for small engines and storage life.
I second Shawns aux tank in the truck idea. You can get a 90 gallon transfer tank and after you get your farm tanks it will still be good to have more fuel on board the truck for bug out
Popular choice seems to be the RDS from northern tool. I have one and have been pleased. I think they only carry the 60 but can order the 90. Note that the capacity is theoretical. I only get 55 in my 60.
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Shawn isn't the service life shorter on in ground tanks? I seem to recall that as one reason I decided on above ground.
A properly installed propane tank with a good bag of anode wired to it will last 30+ years. My neighbor is a propane installer & has personally removed rented underground tanks that were 20-30 years old & were in great shape. The weakest link is the wire to the anode bag. in my situation, Keep this in mind, I had to pour a 10" pad & strap my tank to it because of my water table. A buried propane tank will float if the area gets flooded. In Mass, where I'm from, a 500 gallon tank, up to 200' of line & regulator goes for $2,500.00 installed.
What makes Bush Hog that much better? I'm in the market for a cutter too and would like to know.They are the original inventors of the thing I believe. And as important as that might be, more important is the fact that they still offer parts for their very first cutters...Because people are still using them!
That shiny new one up there must be defective. I don't see no tree cutter option!
Yessir it is!That shiny new one up there must be defective. I don't see no tree cutter option!
That's a Big Don "special" edition option.
WOW, I cannot believe how different it all looks Don! You can see down to the well site, correct? Sunday was way HOT in Missouri as well - home now, catching up on "yard work" that was neglected while playing in the heat down south!Correct, Mike
Don are sure that's not a M series? The L series is a bit smaller and I havent seen one with 90hpRN, I've owned these things in past...not my first rodeo with em'
Post hole diggers are awesome. I love mine. One suggestion, clear the hole often and dont try to dig the hole in one pass. Depending on soil it can screw in and break your pin and leave you trying to dig it out.
I should have known you know how to break stuff
Armor Corps...I should have known you know how to break stuff
Wonder where that came from??
No back scratching or tree tossing with a heloArmor Corps...I should have known you know how to break stuff
Wonder where that came from??
Aviation frowns on breaking their expensive toys
No back scratching or tree tossing with a heloArmor Corps...I should have known you know how to break stuff
Wonder where that came from??
Aviation frowns on breaking their expensive toys
Not the greatest pics, but that road is leveled and the hill above now will drain into that little pond. Plan on seeing me use an excavator to both widen and deepen that thing
Cmax looks good just sitting there. Did the 1101 trailer shrink? The picture makes it look really small!Well, the water has always drained down that road. since it was put in there well over a hundred years ago. I merely redirected it! ;-))
I really have to install my HD front bumper. 3 times at the same intersection some idiot has made a u turn, then turns right in front of me. I need to "adjust" their failure to yield,,,,,,,,
That will look great when it grows back in around the road. Do you really want the water to drain using the road, or do you plan on a culvert or pipe?
Didn't he say he had a stand of black locus trees? Maybe this was another friend, anyhow if you use black locus as posts say find a stand of ones 6-12" in diameter you only need set them once in a lifetime. It's what the Amish use for everything from fences to porch posts......Shawn,
Still think you need to buy a skid loader with all the attachments (they have post drivers too btw). Ditch all the mowers with loaders & rent or lease the excavator......Like I said, I'm working on a plan to own one. A cat or a Case 160
Is the bottom frame pressure treated? Looks good for a days work.Yep, Bottom only is PT
I have something a little smaller, but 16 across with corrugated for the roof.
A buddy of mine just replaced a shed.Over the years/decades the composition of PT pine has changed. It is less rot resistant now than it was in the past. Conversely, I remember running out of PT pine and finishing this or that outside project with rot-o-matic pine. When I later tore that thing down, seems the regular pine was just as good as the PT stuff...
It was all untreated, no shingles real ugly piece of work.
I'd guess in the 20 years plus or minus age range.
OSB was the roof.
So if you're going to look after it a bit I'd agree it will last plenty long.
No more arsenic lol...And isn't the copper sulfate of a different concentration?
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Good work. The orange will weather out in a few weeks.No, just folded it over on the top side to act as a drip sill...
Did you miss the top row of shingles on the rack?
So how's the coating you put on the floor holding up?Holding up very well, Bobby.
Wow, nice looking golf course you got going! How's the well?I cleaned it out
Was wondering if you had a water test performed. Now with the cabin floor clear, I suspect that stove will make it's way back home?On the stove subject
If you use cement board on the floor (great idea) lay some nicer looking brick/tile stuff on top. It is going to get dirty and that will clean much better than the porous cement board and add touch of cool to it.And the wife will give him props for trying to make the place look good. Ha!
Don, creosote build with the more 90's you put in so more cleaning is needed to prevent fires. Stove looks like the exhaust comes out the top. Remove the T & run black pipe up to the ss & go thru the roof. Or do it like you said you were going to & I can make fun of you later when you're wearing that tall black hat.......I can't Shawn...
Basically do more work up front, put the pipe thru the roof & save yourself headache & work later.
Heck, just snake the pipe all around to warm everything up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I like this plan the best!
The less bends the better and running the pipe through the second floor would be good for getting heat up there. That said if you do go through the side wall it looks like you already have a good chimney to keep the heat in. Just make sure it is long enough for the number of bends you have. More bends need more chimney. The longer chimney increases the draft to make sure the smoke is pulled out. Also, having a good insulated chimney keeps the heat in the chimney and helps prevent the build-up. It might also be possible to layout with a 45 coming off the top of the stove and a second 45 going through the wall. This would also be better than a single 90.
Well, now you boneheads have me thinking I need to go straight up, but stove can't be in the center because of limited floor space to start with
A floor vent directly above the stove would also heat the second floor well. That is all they did in old houses. Furnace in the basement with a floor vent in the first and second floor directly above to allow for heat to rise.
I know, planned to do that, a 16" X 20" hole. I did that in the house I owned in the Tennessee. But thinking about it, I can run the flue straight up through that same hole in the floor and just keep on going up another 3-4 feet to penetrate the roof there.
How cold does it get there?
Generally not too awful bad, but sometimes we will have a week of below zero temps.
Maybe I missed it but you don't have any insulation installed to you?
No insulation at the moment. I do not plan to insulate the shop part of the shed, but I will apply R-19 in the floor and ceiling of the upstairs area. I only have 2 X 6 rafters, so R-19 is all that will fit, and get some R-13 in the short stubby walls in the upstairs and in that small service room downstairs
The not to bitterly cold temps will also help cut down on the build-up in your chimney.
I ran a wood burning stove in the past, and I don't seem to recall cleaning that thing. I'd burn one of those nuclear fusion logs and melt down that side of the house, but that's about it...
Looking at the picture of the pipe you salvaged, you'll have enough if you do go straight up.Honestly, straight up is sounding like it makes the most sense of all options.
Being that you will likely end up in a corner with the stove, you need to remember that the top of the pipe need to be "X" distance above the roof to allow the draft to work properly.
I think you have enough for that, only, and not nearly enough to run up the wall and then above roofline.
So your thoughts about straight up just make sense.
Run the flue up through to second floor, use single wall or even double to allow the most heat transfer. Then tie to the insulated stuff you have and done.
You'll have to make or buy the flanges and trim, but no real biggie.
Does sq D not being operation count?
Does sq D not being operation count?
Different build thread..........Hippy starting to rub off on you there Shawn? ;D
ill give it 1 day! I have a feeling that don will utilize it in a manner in which it was not designed for to find out where the weak points of it are.
Don may have retired as a warrant occifer, but he started out as a private, and I think he still has a bit of that TANK DRIVER in him still just clawing to get out every once in a while........;D
I'd think in that part of the country Don, you'd find bunches of the "real" draw knives at yard and barn sales. That anchor your brother in law was holding reminds me of some students I know- it'll never be "sharp". At the least, your nearest Cracker Barrel outta have one hanging on the wall.Yea, I bought all wrong
Hey Big D, how 'bout one of these?I'm gonna buy that Kenneth
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200326354_200326354?cm_mmc=Google-pla&utm_source=Google_PLA&utm_medium=Logging%20%3E%20Logging%20Tools&utm_campaign=Northern%20Tool%20and%20Equipment&utm_content=119800&gclid=CPHSupSa484CFZKHaQod5poCJQ
I'd think in that part of the country Don, you'd find bunches of the "real" draw knives at yard and barn sales. That anchor your brother in law was holding reminds me of some students I know- it'll never be "sharp". At the least, your nearest Cracker Barrel outta have one hanging on the wall.Yea, I bought all wrong
Was eyeing a Swiss knife, but at $98 I got scared! Like girl scout scared, so i ran away.
So now I'll buy it after spending $40 first to calm the fear! ;-)
BTW, you won't recognize the place next time you come down!
I'm in....but I want a lumber mill in first...like full size...you know, the ones that come with guys that do all the heavy lifting? yeah, one of those kind. :)I'm gonna have a mill, Kenneth!
Any local sawmills around Don that would cut them for ya? They might take it on. Or maybe a guy that will bring a portable mill to the site and mill them all right there.Nope, none all that local. I really need one there to make it practical, and for around $7K I can get it done. I'll get one in time...
I'm really knocking it out lately
I'll post pics later, but have made lots of progress, killed a big old pile of trees, and even racked up some new carniage. And that would be on the new bush hog...
Actual date of destruction was 1 sep...
...For whoever picked that day...
I'm really knocking it out lately
I'll post pics later, but have made lots of progress, killed a big old pile of trees, and even racked up some new carniage. And that would be on the new bush hog...
Actual date of destruction was 1 sep...
...For whoever picked that day...
I'm really knocking it out lately
I'll post pics later, but have made lots of progress, killed a big old pile of trees, and even racked up some new carniage. And that would be on the new bush hog...
Actual date of destruction was 1 sep...
...For whoever picked that day...
Probably everyone on here. ;)
Scout seems happy there!The concrete was cool...
That is sure a nice looking place. Must be a pleasure even to work there, much less it is yours!
That wood looks good. At least the little stuff will burn good.
I want to see what you get for chief. You need a good pond not a watering hole.
How come no insulation behind the board? I like the use of 14g romex, but see you snuck some 14 in there.
These guys basically have it covered.
14 ga= 15 amp max
12 ga= 20 amp max
Even simpler put... "A 30-amp breaker does not operate safely with a 12-gauge wire. The minimum wire size that is allowable for use with a 30-amp breaker is 10 gauge."Heck,
https://www.reference.com/science/can-use-12-gauge-wire-30-amp-breaker-f6aa0a7c53d4be5#
Shawn (I think -- terrible with names) - what you're doing for the lights is perfectly acceptable since the load would never exceed what that 12ga circuit and wire is designed to handle.
I put them all over creation!
All of those circuits will be on a 30 amp breaker with 12 gage wire
The lights are going in on a couple of 20 amp circuits, and that will be overkill, as I plan to use LEDs to keep the current budget low
I would reccomend not tapping into any outlet circuit for any of the lights. Run separate, dedicated circuits for lighting and separate circuits for outlets. Otherwise, tripping a breaker while running one of the saws might leave you literally in the dark with hands close to a spinning blade spooling down; If it doesn't happen to you, it might happen to one of your boys, your BIL or grandchildren. Don't underestimate the damage a table saw or a radial-arm saw can do...
If you keep all lighting 14 gauge wire (white romex) with 15A circuit breakers and outlets 12 gauge wire (yellow romex) with 20A circuit breakers, in a few years when you want to add a light or an outlet, you will be able to quickly identify what type of circuit you are looking at by the romex sheathing color.
I know some places state how many outlets you can have. I have heard 12 per circuit.This is Don, and this is the Tucky
You are not supposed to go over 80% of the rated breaker (like you would max them all out at the same time, but this is Don)
I know some places state how many outlets you can have. I have heard 12 per circuit.
You are not supposed to go over 80% of the rated breaker (like you would max them all out at the same time, but this is Don)
I'll have to cut back with the 50 amp(er) Texas Red Neck needs!I know some places state how many outlets you can have. I have heard 12 per circuit.
You are not supposed to go over 80% of the rated breaker (like you would max them all out at the same time, but this is Don)
I always ran 8-10 outlets to make sure I had room for lighting too! ;D
Well, from all these years of reading your threads most of us would agree we think you work in the dark at times...... ;D ;) ::)
Ken, quick get in here I'm about to get banned again!!!!! Rofl
HSLDDOT. High speed low drag derailer of threads, that Shawn is..No,