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Well I finally decided to hire a GC and start the new house. They are off to a good start, dug the footings last week, finished the rough plumbing today and get the first inspection tomorrow. This home will be 1728 sq feet with a 670sq foot wrap around patio, 12x12 pitch, metal roof, Hardi...

I am looking for a backhoe for a JD 990 42HP tractor. Not looking to spend too much are there good alternatives to the JD brand? and what will a 42hp backhoe be able to do? most of my digging is hard decomposed granite and rocky soil.

I am in the process of building a new home on my 175 acres. I have a building permit, have the septic in place and have several out buildings and a well on the property. I have 3 bids and have selected a general contractor but am getting cold feet. How much money will I save by being my own...

Sorry if this is off topic, but with all of the building going on here in the Project section I figured at some point someone or many of you had to get a contruction loan. Can someone recommend a company or bank that does this? I am in California but I don't think that matters. I am ready to...

Here in San Diego County it's madatory to have a 10,000 gallon water tank for fire protection if your house is over 1500 sq ft. I haven't started my house yet but had my water tank delivered today. The tank is 100 ft above my house pad in elevation and about 500 ft from the well. I will use my...

For some reason the first one didn't load so here is the thread again. I used my new Gearmore mixer to build some steps from my cabin to the bathroom building out at my property. I put some flat natural stones I foudnd and put them in the steps. The first photo is the before, the last is my...

Since it looks like I am not going to be able to build my vacation house this spring I deceided to build a bathroom building to go with my small cabin so I have a place shower on the long weekends. I poured a 8x12 slab with my new pto mixer and then framed it, next step this weekend is to hang...

How much weight can you lift with the FEL on a 990?? I had bags of sand that weighed about 1,000 pounds each. I lifted them with my 990 but it kind of struggled lifting them higher than about 6 feet or so. The Deere web site says 1700lb lifing capacity but doesn't specify if that is for the...

I planted a few fruit trees out on the ranch. I got a variety not knowing what to expect. Plum, Peach and an apple, once the weather turned nice they took off with a lot of new growth and are stating to flower or bud and then the deer showed up. The ate the top of the plum tree down to nothing...

What is a good brand of mixer?? and is 11 cubic foot a good size for a 42 hp tractor?

Does anyone know of someone who can draw house plans that are compliant with building codes in Southern California?? I have talked with several architetcs here and they want 7,000.00 for a 1,600 square foot home?? Seem outragous to me since I my buddy just paid 1,700.00 for his 6,000.00 square...

I wanted to share a simple solution to getting power to your outbuildings. I installed this 67 watt panel along with two six volt batteries a controller and an inverter and wham power! The entire thing cost me about a thousand bucks and I have enough power to run several lights, and a TV. I...

My new 990 was delivered this past Friday. It was raining like **** but I still managed a few hours on her. I spent the weekend getting use to all of the attachments. I love it, much more power than I expected and with the 4wd it will go anywhere.

I am looking at a local dealers brand new 990 with R-4 tires with 300cx loader and upgraded 73in bucket for 20,000 or a used 2003 5105 with 140 hours for 18,000 no bucket and shipping from MO to CA. and I can't see it prior to purchase due to the dist. Both are 4x4. I will use the tractor for...