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[lamanated]

they have some big portable shelters coming up at Richie auctions, for price ,I saw them go for 3K at other auctions they had.

 

[4shorts]

they have some big portable shelters coming up at Richie auctions, for price ,I saw them go for 3K at other auctions they had.

I guess those would need a concrete floor? I think I'm going to go with a steel building next. Got my eye on some new tooling so a much larger building will be needed. 3K for one of those large shelters is a steel.

The weatherman was right. The temperature dropped down to 14c today. What a great relief from the hot humid weather we've been having. Seeing today is my kind of weather wifey and I decided to skip work for the day and start cutting and hauling brush. My goal was to go 70' long and 40' wide. It too all day but we got it done. The brush was as thick as a jungle and it was tough getting through it but we did it.
The town has a drop off point for dumping bows and brush but only during working hours so that was mother reason for us taking the day off but it's great to be able to just haul this sort of thing there and have them shred it.

Anyway we have a major amount of rain coming for tomorrow and we managed to meet our goal of 70' X 40' so all is good. The new Stihl FS250 worked perfectly and we couldn't have got it all one with out it. It took 10 loads to complete it.

This is what we started with:

At this point I'm pretty beat :confused2:

And this is it cleared. Next week we'll start back filling it and we'll have a lot more room.

 

[hawkeye08]

Love reading this thread, getting ideas and thinking about how I can improve what I have with what I have (budget tight). Thanks and keep it coming!

 

[farmgirl19]

I can't run a chainsaw that much in one day! Must be a "girl thing"! I will get busy with mine, once we drop below 90*F. that may be a while, since we are still triple digits here! After seeing all of your clearing, I am inspired to do some of mine. It will take me most of the Fall, but at least it will get done!

Thanks again, 4shorts!

 

[4shorts]

I can't run a chainsaw that much in one day! Must be a "girl thing"! I will get busy with mine, once we drop below 90*F. that may be a while, since we are still triple digits here! After seeing all of your clearing, I am inspired to do some of mine. It will take me most of the Fall, but at least it will get done!

Thanks again, 4shorts!

It told wifey not to donate any of my body parts after today's work because there's nothing left in me worth donating :laughing: I'm sore in places I never knew I had. Dad used to say that he was happy I didn't become a carpenter like he was because he figured if I did I'd want to start building a house in the morning and want to move in that same night.

I get to focused in what I do. Just have to see it through. Triple digits :shocked: I would just find a place then lay down and die. I will admit. I just can't take the heat
What is the coldest it get there?

 

[farmgirl19]

Too funny, 4shorts!

I can handle the heat, MUCH better than the cold! Where I am, we will get into the 20s a few times during the winter. In a really cold winter, we can get into single digits at night, but those are pretty rare. We will get a night or two in the teens, most winters. We also have some nice 65* days in the winter for getting work done and being ready for the next cold spell. Most of our daytime temps are in the 40s, during January and February, between our warmer days.

In the Springtime, I am always reminded of muscles that I forgot about, when I pick up the hoe and work the garden, and then pick up the chainsaw and use it too. And I don't run the chainsaw more than about an hour and a half, before I take a breather, then go out and stack the wood that I cut. I would love to be able to finish a job in one day, but even with just the 16 inch blade, the weight of the thing wears me down. An hour and a half a day is about my limit. Sometimes, I can do another half an hour later in the day, but not always. :ashamed:

I hope your muscles forgive you soon!

 

[aczlan]

I prefer the cold as there is only so much you can take off (and still be "decent" in public, or safe when running power equipment) .

Aaron Z

 

[farmgirl19]

I can get claustrophobic in layers of clothes. I can get by in shorts and a tank top in the summer, but putting on clothes in the winter, is rough. I finally look like the Michelin Man, and am still cold! And as soon as you get cold, one has to go potty. Now there is a production, and as soon as one is dressed again, and back ready to work in the barn, the process repeats itself!

 

[4shorts]

I prefer the cold as there is only so much you can take off (and still be "decent" in public, or safe when running power equipment) .

Aaron Z

Me too. Given the choice I'll take the cold all day long. October is my favourite time of the year. Really comfortable for working.

I can get claustrophobic in layers of clothes. I can get by in shorts and a tank top in the summer, but putting on clothes in the winter, is rough. I finally look like the Michelin Man, and am still cold! And as soon as you get cold, one has to go potty. Now there is a production, and as soon as one is dressed again, and back ready to work in the barn, the process repeats itself!

I just finished asking wifey to take me to the vet and get me put down I'm hurt'en lol

I remember back when I lived up North many years ago. A bunch of us would take our snowmobiles up to the cabin on the weekends. It was COLD up there and I remember one time when my buddy had to do his #2 really bad so in a rush he pulled his snow suit down, did his business (remember, this was outside) and in a rush as to not freeze to death in the process got it done then pulled his snow suit back up not realizing his business went right in his hood :shocked:
Well it ran all down the back of his neck. It was a $hitty situation to find yourself in and I never forgot that day :laughing:

 

[farmgirl19]

OMG! 4shorts, you have just given me another reason to not want to be where it gets THAT cold! I literally laughed out loud. I'm sure your friend didn't find it funny at the time, though.