Snow plow in March?

After a big snow storm, I was determined to upgrade my equipment. After getting the new four wheel drive tractor, I ordered a seven foot snow blade for the tractor. It is hydraulic so I don't have to get off of the tractor to change the tilt. It arrived and so now I had to hook everything up to the loader on the tractor to make sure everything works It took some tweaking but I got it to work.

Going to see friend up country

I have a friend that lives about thirty minutes away.  Most people would think that is not bad but when you see where he and his wife lives, you need to really relish the peace and quiet.  His place is between two mountain ridges and when you visit in the winter, he does not get sunshine until about noon.  It makes for a cold day when you start out at 7 a.m.  Come along for the ride to see what it is like.

University forestry students physical competition-

The local university's forestry school held their annual Timberbeast 2019 competition.  There were nine colleges and universities from a four state area.  They were from W.Va., Va., N.C., and S.C.  The competition consisted of a number of physical tasks plus some mental competition.  This was fun to attend and gave one a new perception of how the young women competed in this event.  I know one thing, there would be no way I could keep up with any of them.

Churches build handicap ramp

Four churches participated in the build of a handicap ramp for a church member that became an amputee.  The ramp was bigger than we have done in the past.  The gentleman's church supplied the material and three other churches participated in the build.  The first day we had ten men to complete the frame.  The second day there were four men to complete the structure.  It was a worthwhile project and worth all the hard work.


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Old Ford 850 tractor pulling logs

The woodcutter has an old Ford 850 he uses to pull logs and load into a dump trailer or dump truck.  The old tractor has a modified loader with an external hydraulic tank.  The old tractor is good at pulling logs out of the wooded area of the farm and would go where I would not take my tractor.  It does not have any brakes so you have to lower the blade to stop it.  It will work all day on less than five gallons of gas.

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PEX Plumbing -- First time user

When you live on a farm and don't have a plumber that is available, you go ahead and plumb with pex the best you can.  I decided to have a cutoff valve added so if I have to disconnect my water softener then the house will continue to be supplied with water.

As long as you get all the PEX crimp clips crimped you are fine.  You will see what happens when a clip is not crimped.

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Setting Cross Brace Part 1 -- How to by yourself

This will show how I set a cross brace as a single individual.  I have used this technique for several years and it has made setting the cross brace a breeze when you work alone.  It makes the process a whole lot easier  and you don't have to guess when adding the long pin. 
This is the first of a two part series on brace post and brace wire.


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