AZ ranch

[Ken]

Good Morning Mr. Fuller. Looks like time to air out the Long Johns get the mice out of the insulated boots. unpack the Carharts make sure the stocking hat fits. .
We used to keep a "jungle lunch" and thermos of coffee in truck never knew when would be parked for long peroid of time awaiting for snowpow plow or help to get to the road.
Extra can of gas and set of tire chains. peace of mind if never needed.

Was wondering if your shop was started or still in planing stage.
The freezing and thawing of the soil makes a glue mess that sticks to boots and truck tires.

Keep up the interesting posts. brings back memorys.
ken

 

[MotorSeven]

I just read your whole thread Bo....that's a really beautiful place you have there. One of my best friends just retired and moved out there to start a new job. He is renting a a place in Bagdad cheap until he decides what to buy. I will be headed that way in a few months to deliver his dump trailer and 3 motors...it's a long story, but he was way over loaded on his trip out, so he had to jettison some stuff at my place(ROAD TRIP!).


Have you sourced out your logs yet? Dig deep, the economy is bad and there are some outstanding deals out there.

 

[BoFuller]

Good Morning Mr. Fuller. Looks like time to air out the Long Johns get the mice out of the insulated boots. unpack the Carharts make sure the stocking hat fits. .
We used to keep a "jungle lunch" and thermos of coffee in truck never knew when would be parked for long peroid of time awaiting for snowpow plow or help to get to the road.
Extra can of gas and set of tire chains. peace of mind if never needed.

Was wondering if your shop was started or still in planing stage.
The freezing and thawing of the soil makes a glue mess that sticks to boots and truck tires.

Keep up the interesting posts. brings back memorys.
ken

I haven't started building yet. Plans are still with the engineer. He's real busy and I told him no hurry. There are a million things I can do before I start building. Besides, funds have run low, so the actual build won't start before Spring at least.

 

[BoFuller]

I just read your whole thread Bo....that's a really beautiful place you have there. One of my best friends just retired and moved out there to start a new job. He is renting a a place in Bagdad cheap until he decides what to buy. I will be headed that way in a few months to deliver his dump trailer and 3 motors...it's a long story, but he was way over loaded on his trip out, so he had to jettison some stuff at my place(ROAD TRIP!).


Have you sourced out your logs yet? Dig deep, the economy is bad and there are some outstanding deals out there.

M7,

Still looking for logs. I have come across several offers, but nothing I consider a real deal yet. Patience! I never liked that word, but it does have its merits.

 

[crbr]

Coming right along...

 

[Ken]

I haven't started building yet. Plans are still with the engineer. He's real busy and I told him no hurry. There are a million things I can do before I start building. Besides, funds have run low, so the actual build won't start before Spring at least.

Good Morning Mr. Fuller. This would be a excellant day to travel to the ranch and look at the winter sites. From the weather reports another foot or more has came down.
This time of the year used to be a dog sled team competition west of Williams always interesting sport to watch.

Have you looked around the Williams area for logs? used to be a lot of logging trucks in the area.

Life getting back to normal now. Time heals the mind as well as the body.
I'm not sure but believe you mentioned making a trip to Tanzania, Africa a few years ago.
Our church has a mission team going there next June. can't remember the location close to Lake Victoria. If you did go any suggestions?
ken

 

[BoFuller]

I'm not sure but believe you mentioned making a trip to Tanzania, Africa a few years ago.
Our church has a mission team going there next June. can't remember the location close to Lake Victoria. If you did go any suggestions?
ken

We spent most of the time in Bunda, a small town south of Musoma, which is a decent size city next to Lake Victoria. I would highly recommend a safari if you go there. We went a week early for our mission trip and did a 7 day safari in the Serengheti and several other places. I got the Pimsler language course for Swahili and learned many everyday phrases. It came in real handy, and it really pleases the locals when you try to speak their language. I'm sure I butchered it, but they laughed and it got me what I needed. We needed malaria and yellow fever vaccines since we were so close to Lake Victoria. Make sure you take a mosquito net, although most places have them.

 

[BoFuller]

Good Morning Mr. Fuller. This would be a excellant day to travel to the ranch and look at the winter sites. From the weather reports another foot or more has came down.

ken

I have not been up to the Ranch since the first weekend of November. We had a lot of travel in November (visiting family), and planned for the first weekend in December, but then I had to go to CA and do the funeral. Work had me traveling a couple weeks, and now we are tied up with Xmas and moving. We rented a place and started moving boxes. A moving company is going to move the big stuff on Dec 29, and then we will be moving the rest for a couple weeks. Not sure when I can get there.

 

[BoFuller]

I finally made it to the Ranch after 3 months. Everything was just as I left it. I had a slow leak in the front tire of my tractor and after 3 months it was completely flat. I thought maybe I could carefully back it out of the container so I would have easier access to fill it, but sure enough I rolled it off the outside bead.
I got a little dirt in there so I tried using some really soapy water to clean it and seal the bead, but air was coming out everywhere. Eventually I decided to head into town to see if I could find some bead sealer. The general store didn't carry any, but the local garage gave me a can and said to just bring it back when I was done. I love small towns. There is no way anybody would do that in the Phoenix area!
After finally getting the outside bead to seal, I discovered the original source of my leak - a small dent on the inside of the rim. I beat it a few times with a sledge and the tire filled right up. Pressure stayed up all weekend so maybe it is permanently fixed.

 

[Ken]

Mr. Fuller Good to here your starting back on the ranch.
Weather seemed to not be a problem this year. so you may get the chance start building.

With your tire problem I put tubes in my tractor tires seems to keep the air to lasting longer.
ken