My Place: a CAT, Mahindra, and Ducks

[rustyshakelford]

Looks like you've been staying busy! If you get a mechanical thumb and need it welded on, bring it over one day. We can get it fixed up. I personally prefer them over a hyd. Much easier to install and less to go wrong.

Brett

 

[bindian]

Brett,
Thanks! I'll keep you in mind. I am going hydraulic and plumb and wire it like my diverter valve for my grapple on the tractor. It will use the same style diverter valve, just wired for 24 volts. I want hyd. so when Iget in the bottom of a pond and need to move a mud mat, I can do it then keep digging..........all without getting of the cab, which can get tiring over the length of a day.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I beat the rain yesterday and started burning my last pile. Forgot to take photos yesterday or even today. But here is what it looks like right now. Down to 3 stumps. I know for sure it wouldn't be this small now, down from 30 x 50 feet yesterday, without a grapple to pick up and place burning logs and rearrange the pile.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Gary Fowler]

Sorry to hear about your dog. I sure hope your GS mixed breed is good for you. We certainly love our purebred black with tan markings long haired German Shepherd. We get compliments on him everywhere we go and he is such a gentle giant (126 pounds) and is friends with anyone as long as they don't mess with Mama. We had 3 small breed dogs and while they were fine for lap dogs, they don't compare to our GS now for playing, guarding and companionship.

The first thing to do with a dog is to put up a good fence so they stay in and neighbors dogs stay out. Ours have 42 acres to run around in but mostly don't go too far from the house unless we go out in the UTV's to look at the far pastures. We put net wire fencing around the whole perimeter right after we got the place and it keeps out the varmints pretty well except for skunks, possums and armadillos (they dig under). My sister-in-laws' mixed breed GS loves to kill any possum he comes across (and skunk unfortunately).

 

[bindian]

Sorry to hear about your dog. I sure hope your GS mixed breed is good for you. We certainly love our purebred black with tan markings long haired German Shepherd. We get compliments on him everywhere we go and he is such a gentle giant (126 pounds) and is friends with anyone as long as they don't mess with Mama. We had 3 small breed dogs and while they were fine for lap dogs, they don't compare to our GS now for playing, guarding and companionship.

The first thing to do with a dog is to put up a good fence so they stay in and neighbors dogs stay out. Ours have 42 acres to run around in but mostly don't go too far from the house unless we go out in the UTV's to look at the far pastures. We put net wire fencing around the whole perimeter right after we got the place and it keeps out the varmints pretty well except for skunks, possums and armadillos (they dig under). My sister-in-laws' mixed breed GS loves to kill any possum he comes across (and skunk unfortunately).

Gary,
Thanks. I miss Booger every day. I have my whole yard fenced............I hurried up and finished it when I had pound doggie that broke her collar (gate was open) and took off. Gotta get a gate mule. What, exactly is net wire fencing? Is it chicken wire?

hugs, Brandi

 

[two_bit_score]

Gary,
Thanks. I miss Booger every day. I have my whole yard fenced............I hurried up and finished it when I had pound doggie that broke her collar (gate was open) and took off. Gotta get a gate mule. What, exactly is net wire fencing? Is it chicken wire?

hugs, Brandi

This is what I call 'net wire'. He may be referring to something different.

Home of the Fixed Knot Fence

TBS

 

[bindian]

In the yard and all fencing for pasture and ducks, I used non climb horse fence. 2x4 inch mesh. This will stop all but the smallest ducklings.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I started enlarging the island pond today. First thing was to dig up the water line to the faucet I installed before the island pond. At that time, it was gonna supply water to a horse trough, but the horses never happened. This line is fed from my first pond. So the first, smaller pond is gonna go down about 6 feet before I install the old, existing faucet up near the fence. Look close at the up close water photo and you can see the 1 inch pipe flowing. It was also first time I used my dumptruck. It's harder to load with the CAT then I thought. I kept wanting to bang into the tailgate or bed side.

Here is the faucet when I was building the pond. Booger, the camera ham/tractor dog is also in the photo.
hugs, Brandi

 

[SirReal63]

You have been busy!

Cute puppy, I have puppy fever and want a German Sheppard but we just have too much going on right now.

 

[rustyshakelford]

Looks good. If you don't need max digging depth, you can build up a pad with a couple scoops of the dirt that the track ho can set on. It'll give you better visibility and th boom doesn't have to be so high.

Brett

 

[bindian]

I took down an oak tree that had no limbs so the dumptruck could get around inside the pond's fence. I had a friend taking photos today. He took about 6 before the battery died. This photo was the only good one of taking down the huge sweetgum. I also took out an 8 inch Elm tree that was tied into the sweetgum's root ball. The Sweetgum was about 70 feet high. It was about 26 inches at the root ball. After cutting these two trees up and hauling them to the wood pile, I dug up the two pine trees behind the CAT in the photo. The pines didn't go exactly where I pushed them. The first one to hit, hit the island and took out my 4 foot tallCypress tree. Sorry, no more photos as my Kodak digital camera takes about 12 hours to recharge her batteries. But more photos later today!
hugs, Brandi

 

[kneedeep]

If I ever get over all the surgery on my left foot and right knee, I'm gonna get busy on my place. I get inspired watching your progress on your place. Makes me want to get busy.
I did get a Pole Barn up before Knee Replacement June 13.

Keep the pictures coming, getting some good ideas for what I want my place to look like :thumbsup:

 

[bindian]

If I ever get over all the surgery on my left foot and right knee, I'm gonna get busy on my place. I get inspired watching your progress on your place. Makes me want to get busy.
I did get a Pole Barn up before Knee Replacement June 13.

Keep the pictures coming, getting some good ideas for what I want my place to look like :thumbsup:

Thanks Kneedeep! I love doing it and just wish I could devote more time to it. I kinda feel guilty letting other stuff get behind, like house cleaning. But that first scoop of dirt and all my worries are forgotten. I lost 5 pounds in the last 4 days work here at home. Most days I change to dry clothes 4 times with cool rinse off baths beween clothe changes. It's been hot. But I keep taking my spoonfuls of Mustard! I even got a bottle of Mustard for the ice box in the hangar's breakroom.

What surgeries are you having? I have had my right knee scoped and cleaned up twice and the right foot has had bunion and hammer toe surgery. Some day gonna need Tailor's bunion surgery on both feet. Shots work for now.
hugs, Brandi

 

[lostcreekranch]

Thanks Kneedeep! I love doing it and just wish I could devote more time to it. I kinda feel guilty letting other stuff get behind, like house cleaning. But that first scoop of dirt and all my worries are forgotten. I lost 5 pounds in the last 4 days work here at home. Most days I change to dry clothes 4 times with cool rinse off baths beween clothe changes. It's been hot. But I keep taking my spoonfuls of Mustard! I even got a bottle of Mustard for the ice box in the hangar's breakroom.

What surgeries are you having? I have had my right knee scoped and cleaned up twice and the right foot has had bunion and hammer toe surgery. Some day gonna need Tailor's bunion surgery on both feet. Shots work for now.
hugs, Brandi

Mustard?

 

[two_bit_score]

I took down an oak tree that had no limbs so the dumptruck could get around inside the pond's fence. I had a friend taking photos today. He took about 6 before the battery died. This photo was the only good one of taking down the huge sweetgum. I also took out an 8 inch Elm tree that was tied into the sweetgum's root ball. The Sweetgum was about 70 feet high. It was about 26 inches at the root ball. View attachment 473572 After cutting these two trees up and hauling them to the wood pile, I dug up the two pine trees behind the CAT in the photo. The pines didn't go exactly where I pushed them. The first one to hit, hit the island and took out my 4 foot tallCypress tree. Sorry, no more photos as my Kodak digital camera takes about 12 hours to recharge her batteries. But more photos later today!
hugs, Brandi

That excavator looks a little close to the edge of the water for comfort. I'm sure you wouldn't take unnecessary chances. It just looks uncomfortable.


TBS

 

[bindian]

Mustard?

Yeah, I take 1-2 teaspoons of mustard each night to avoid heat cramps.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

That excavator looks a little close to the edge of the water for comfort. I'm sure you wouldn't take unnecessary chances. It just looks uncomfortable.


TBS

TB Score,
I understand completely. However, it is about 6 feet from the water's edge on rock solid red clay.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Snowback]

View attachment 473572

Beautiful place! Your pond is really nice looking Brandi. I have seen a few products to treat ponds and was curious if yours helps control weeds too, or is it a basic bio dye? I wish we could cost effectively treat our neighborhood ponds, but during large rains a lot of water is replaced, so probably not cost effective.

Stay cool! Going to be hot for a while...

 

[blueriver]

Girl ... you impress me and I'm sure others on the forum !!!!

 

[lostcreekranch]

Yeah, I take 1-2 teaspoons of mustard each night to avoid heat cramps.
hugs, Brandi

Oh, that's a new one. I eat bananas or take potassium tablets. Both work well to avoid cramps. I guess mustard has lots of potassium?