What to do with the swampland?

[big bubba]

ok, but sounds like you have a wetland ecosystem in place with some diversity. i'm glad to have the same here in the Ozarks. over the years i'm concerned about the loss of amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals & so on in this wetland habitat. ... glad to see your sculpture is in the spirit of the place.
btw will you let it rust naturally if mild steel, or do you want the new look? maybe i didn't read closely, regards

 

[scaredychicken]

Out here the lake creature is the OGOPOGO

great idea, lots of fun - excellent Yard Art

couple of thoughts
1) somehow secure it / lock it, hidden out of sight to a tree (?), the mailbox, something solid, so that it doesn't wander off (stolen)
2) add a target item ... old canoe, rowboat - that it can attack, maybe a broken paddle in the mouth, or a fishing rod
3) solar powered green Christmas lights as a silhouette effect

 

[jaxs]

OP: you must have duck in your wetland area. have you considered prepping & sowing a millet seedbed to attract the wildlife as a backdrop to your creature. might make it seem more authentic.
good work btw

I was about to tell them to pop a top and pat one another on the back and you think it's incomplete?

 

[big bubba]

all in good fun. nice project, but it needs more ambiance in the setting

 

[California]

all in good fun. nice project, but it needs more ambiance in the setting

... A crunched half canoe, or something.

 

[big bubba]

... A crunched half canoe, or something.

that's more like it, endless options

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Out here the lake creature is the OGOPOGO

great idea, lots of fun - excellent Yard Art

couple of thoughts
1) somehow secure it / lock it, hidden out of sight to a tree (?), the mailbox, something solid, so that it doesn't wander off (stolen)
2) add a target item ... old canoe, rowboat - that it can attack, maybe a broken paddle in the mouth, or a fishing rod
3) solar powered green Christmas lights as a silhouette effect

If somebody is so motivated to steal that thing, I want to film it as it is an awkward thing to handle!

My intension it to move it further onto the floating bog, so I'm hoping for a low snow winter so the bog freezes up enough to hold up my tractor and avoid getting swamp tractor stuck.

 

[big bubba]

wouldn't be concerned about theft of your creature. how did you remove that rig out of muck?

 

[MinnesotaEric]

wouldn't be concerned about theft of your creature. how did you remove that rig out of muck?

That's what I want to avoid by letting the swamp freeze over. Honestly with two weeks in the teens, I thought the swap would have iced over.

 

[oosik]

That is one REALLY fantastic creature. Have fun........

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Unfortunately, today's plan to move the sculpture further onto the bog did not work out as planned.


In other news, I've just recently learned my bog is at least three feet deep about 15' in! #tractorstuck

 

[ruffdog]

I do like the artwork you have stuck in the swamp.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I do like the artwork you have stuck in the swamp.

I got my not-ready-to-run-in-winter-again, Payloader running, and with the help pf a buddy who is an experienced equipment handler but had never run anything that could deadlift two of his 110hp backhoes, let alone four of my tractors all ballasted out and amusement happened.

Thankfully I got everything on video, from getting stuck to pulling it out, so I'm editing my Christmas stuck video right now!

I was in the tractor when this happened! LOL

 

[California]

You sure go to extreme measures to entertain us here!

 

[Rockbadchild]

lol ... swamps take a long time to freeze I am actually surprised you got that far.

 

[ruffdog]

Getting out of muck can be quite challenging....good you got it out.

 

[EddieWalker]

Now that we all know how good the tractor looks in the swamp, it might be time to create a much bigger dinosaur that's about to eat your tractor!!!

 

[GeneV]

I got my not-ready-to-run-in-winter-again, Payloader running, and with the help pf a buddy who is an experienced equipment handler but had never run anything that could deadlift two of his 110hp backhoes, let alone four of my tractors all ballasted out and amusement happened.

Thankfully I got everything on video, from getting stuck to pulling it out, so I'm editing my Christmas stuck video right now!

I was in the tractor when this happened! LOL

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Holy moley! As Ice Cube would say, "Took another sip of the potion, hit the three-wheel motion."

 

[MinnesotaEric]

You sure go to extreme measures to entertain us here!

All I can do is laugh at myself. My brother tells me, "Everybody knows the swamp doesn't freeze!"

"Wait, who is everybody? I didn't know," I share, "There was at least 6" of ice, and the bog seemed frozen when I walked on it."

Anyway, the story keeps breaking bad: the front 10x16.5 tire got torn up and my driveway is now covered in sticky, unfreezing Beet Juice. Neat.

Either way, yesterday's tractor drama is now my YouTube channel's Christmas video. Enjoy my bad decisions, or as the joke goes, "What do you do on Youtube?"

"Well, I'm kind of an idiot."

Smile.

Thumbs up and throw mud in the comments if I made you laugh while watching.

Merry Christmas!

 

[Rockbadchild]

I would freeze eventually, you need to pack a trail down wider than your tractor to compact the snow and cat tails down and let it sit for a while with a good stretch of cold weather if it snowed then you have to pack it down again if you have a few days above 32 degrees Fahrenheit you would have to wait some more... for a tractor that size you probably need 12'' of ice to support it.