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We will continue to look at camps when we return from week in northern MN. Here is pics of one we have out eye's on now. Not far from the log cabin one we bid on. Has well, septic and wired for generator. Tractor is included. :LOL: (would sell)

We are heading to northern MN on Wednesday to deal with all the arrangements for her dad's funeral that's on Friday. They have much to do so we'll be up there for a week. House will be on the market asap.

Springs make the yard wet. They are normally qone by now but all this rain we've had, they kept flowing this summer.

Historic BUD pic ------------------------------------ Big Bud 8V400 tractor on the assembly line at Northern Manufacturing in Havre, Montana in 1978

Today's mow. Can someone guess why the lawn looks goofy in the bottom pic? This silly mower was a good purchase. :love:

Recent dog pics. Been warm here so water is the thing. Puppy can swim but real inefficient at it.

In the 60's here this morning which is close to normal. Already been to the tire shop and got one patched on da ranger since we got a flat looking at properties on Saturday. Need to pick all the ripe blueberries in our bushes.. Need to mow the lawn again,,,,, be OK if it quit raining. On the...

Did have trails but pretty flat property.

A camp we looked at near Ewen MI. Its interesting but out of the lake snow area. Sorry to say folks but I'm struggling with processing photos and making them smaller. New desk top with new software..

On heck of a long shot seen here. ---------------------------- American Century departing with iron ore for Gary Works, a destination that the William A. Irvin visited on countless occasions during its career with U.S. Steel (note the stack of the Irvin near the bottom of the image). Duluth, MN...

Who likes water? She ran through it 15 times.

I towed this setup with a F150 and my Ranger. The Ranger had more HP and there wasn't much difference in stability. Top speed was like 50 using both.

Another historical pic for you guys ---------------------------------- Here's the St. Paul roundhouse in Ontonagon, Michigan in 1909. There is a gallows armstrong turntable in front of the house. The coal dock is to the right behind the caboose. Notice the cattle grazing in the right of way...

Got a nice hole today while driving rustic roads. Tires are not oem and with an unknown mileage but should be in the 30K+ area. When you run snows in the winter you really are guessing. :LOL:

Like one we looked at and ended up with a flat tire driving rustic. Will post photos at a later date.

We drove through Winona today. -------------------------- Winona (copper) Mining's standard gauge electric locomotive the "Ojeebik".. After paying what they thought were excessive prices to have other mining companies process their ore, the Winona Mining Co. (about 19 miles due east of...

65 here this am while having coffee on the porch. NOAA says we'll hit 85 along the south shore of da BIG lake in the UP of MI..

At the Soo MI today and both are 1000 footers . The American Spirit and Paul R Tregurtha meet at Mission Point yesterday afternoon on the St Marys River. The American Spirit is taking a load or iron ore to Conneaut, OH and the Paul R is destined to Superior, WI to load coal. 21 July 2025.

Could be but most of the camp sellers are elderly, so could be selling because its became to difficult to use. Maybe kids don't want it either.

I just back home after moving tractor. Getting warm here and I turned the trucks air on when it hit 70.

I'm using a new desktop today and can not retrieve any photo database but will be be updated in the near future.

Poster says------------ I’m in the process of finishing up an article on the Copper Range’s last run to Gay and have been spending a lot of time looking at maps and aerial images of Gay. I thought it would be fun to annotate the 1938 USGS aerial of this mill town. Gay was formed as the...

We have 4 more camps to look at Saturday. Will try get pics then but now I'm using a new desktop today but can not retrieve by photo database.

Where is cedarville?

Us here in the Keweenaw will be 82 today. (Up of Michigan) Waaaaaay to warm for us.

No shock, they rejected our offer. Since we are the only binders, they are combining with another property thats just down the road. Combine the prices and put them back up for sale. How will that help? A $700000 property will move better? :rolleyes:

Please post pics of your new, used ranger.

Me with ranger checking out new flood damage. Transmission seems to be shifting better.

History of the round balers! Was kind of interesting and they've been around a lot longer than I imagined.

We have a house near us that's price was dropped 100,000 since it went on the market. We added the clause about the dam washing out to make sure they know about its condition. Plus we don't want the property if its does. We've had multiple roads washed out here today but of course the...

All we know follows. The property owner died last year before retirement age of cancer. He had a wife and kids but the property is being sold by the deceased mans father who resides down state. He made the comment "I didn't know there was a cabin on it" which indicates to us, he'd never...

Nice pic --------------------------- A fortunate break in the clouds as the Edwin H. Gott arrived this evening for fuel and then to CN for ore. See our pinned post to win a trip on the Gott! Duluth, MN - July 22, 2025

Mutts n neighborhood kids. 😍 We walked down to grama's house seen at the bottom of the hill. Love them all.

The owners have 4 days to respond but as stated earlier, we have low expectations.

In our bid for this property, we added a clause its invalid if the dam washes out before we own it.. Raining hard here right now. We don't need it.

Darn comfortable to ride and drive.

We didn't get into the woods to see what's back there but on google earth or regrid you can see what looks like logging roads or trails. We hope to hike back there on Saturday.

Yes, we'll get in it Saturday morning..

Still waiting but we have low expectations. We've been seeing hard rains this summer and think there is a chance that dam will wash out since it doesn't have a proper overflow...

One was interesting which photos are of. The others road in was terrible and its right way had issues. We see more property's popping up left and right.

I have several sets of work pants I treat. The pretreated clothing company is fine, but they don't have anything I'd like to wear while working in the woods.

Looked at this camp over the weekend. Looked at another but didn't take no pics. 😞

Over the weekend we hiked along the pilgrim river I told the adult dogs to get in and Lulu thought she should go in as well. Its kinda deep! And was swimming so she immediately turned around and came back to shore.

Over the weekend we traveled to Ramsay MI in the very western edge of the UP of MI to look at a camp. While there, we stopped at the keystone RR bridge to have lunch there. This was built to more iron ore out of the mines. What google says about it...

While on a trip to look at camps FS, we stopped at a trail we had partially cleared this past summer, but this summer time was not in the cards for us to finish it. Wow has it overgrown! It was tough cutting with all the weeds, shoots, and rain we seen this summer but ironically, we replaced...

I historical pic of the Plymouth Open Pit Iron ore Mine near Wakefield, MI. Look at how small the railroad boxcars look.

48 hours helped things to dry here and I regained some traction. Top photo was a ridge the forestry guys had made but was terrible to groom snow over. You can't see this in my lame photo but its 1.5ft tall. I'm not done bladding it off in this photo. I had it scraped down in 20 minutes, the...

Do like this bronco sport and would buy another. Have put over 10K miles on it now, mostly by dearest.

No idea, not seen one myself but hopefully someone here can clue us as to what there purpose is.

Our freind worked for Ringling Bros, lived in the train and we meet her in WI in about 2000.

Photographer says.... Caught this Big one today going South through Virginia.

When puppy's meets yet more new dogs. I'll stay close for security. Two minutes later she was chasing the little one around.

The photographer enjoys trying to capture the crew on the ships because as he said over and over again over the years, without them these ships are nothing... they would be piles of steel sitting around doing absolutely zero... And I also believe that not only are they what give the ships life...

The yard and its mowing is doing good.

Lower.

We put in another bid but our expectations remain low. Last time we bid, they said there price was good as it. So with this property coming up on one year on the market, they don't care to lower there price. We started to look at other properties. We remain the only ones to bid on it. :oops:

Mutts at church on Sunday. First time for Lulu.

POLSTEAM LEBSKO (2024 Liberia) departed from Thunder Bay CA on June 11, 2025 with the assistance of POINT VALOUR (1958) and GLENADA (1943) from Thunder Bay Tug Services.— at...

With the rain we got those turf tires have become my nemesis. If it was my tractor I'd get rid of them asap. I shouldn't have even been out there doing dirt work but the owner is going to want his tractor back!

Note how we don't operate one. The pods are manufactured 10 miles from here.

Well gee, we got 3/4 of an inch of rain this morning. Not predicted, but looking at the radar looks we'll get a break so I'll head out to try do more dirt work.

I few seat time pics.

USS Sable (IX-81) moored in the icy waters of Lake Michigan at the Chicago Navy Pier in 1945. USS Sable and USS Wolverine (IX-64) were Great Lakes sidewheel steamers converted into training carriers. They trained scores of naval aviators in carrier takeoffs and landings operating in the Great Lakes.

Not using permethrin treating pants? We do.

Don't really know him. He does know we care for these trails and has helped us in the past. When our tow machine broke in the field a few winters back he towed us out with his machine. He does stuff like this.

This might be the last time I'll photograph a "merger" combination like this. DM&IR 215/211 on the E-Lead switch with a power set for regional train A439 rolling past to their train (IC 6260, IC 6256, B&LE 909). Proctor, MN - July 13, 2025

No, fellow loaned us it to do trail work.

Used tractor, one doesn't have a choice but I'd get ag tires if I could.

No I didn't know that but its make no difference, we don't mind the auto shut off. As stated earlier, I thought I'd hate it in my truck and do know how to shut it off. Makes no difference to my driving.

Mowing trails and moving rocks today. (y) Things are wet here and not impressed with turf tires ability to get through it. (yes I know how to put it in 4WD and differential lock, did used them) Rock was to block atv access. Was a stump here that rotted away.

Asian Spirit arriving with wind turbine blades at the Duluth harbor MN and then to South Dakota.

Alanson MI is a 4 hr 58 min (290.1 mi) drive from us.

I can't find the difference with sawyer brand clothing treatment and clothing that comes treated that way??? ---------------------------------- How long does permethrin treatment last on clothing? 6 weeks The naturally occurring version breaks down rather quickly in sunlight but Sawyer's...

After today, I'm thinking a 4 series size might be best.......

Puppy was at the vet for vaccinations #2. Dolly along for moral support. Later the biting starts up.

Created a ditch so the parking lot drains and moved the dirt to a equipment turn-around trail that was full of holes. Win, win situation.

Who remembers these two Navy vessels coming to Ashland, Wisconsin, in 1959, the PCE-877 HAVRE tying up at the Soo Line ore dock and the DD-823 SAMUEL B. ROBERTS anchoring in the Ashland harbor? (Thanks to Larry Wassgren for some of the photos). The USS HAVRE (PCE‑877) was a PCE‑842‑class Patrol...

I see a JOHN DEERE TRACTOR 3039R $29,900 with farily low hours FS near us. Do you guys think its loader lift capacity is enough for tail work??

Did get machines moved today.

Bronco? Be OK if Jeeps started another thread.

In our Ranger I thought I'd shut off the auto stop, steering assist, etc etc. Today I like them and left them all on. Bronco is going the same way.

I'd not recommend the Bronco sport for jeep owners

The tag is faded out but I'd guess 7000 to 8500.

We belong to a trail club that used those "waterproof" ammo boxes for field notes. There not, and had to drill holes on them to let it out. They might have been OK for the First 20 years.

I love that adaptive cruise control.

You mean the kubota on the trailer from 2 years ago? It was more than I wanted to be towing. It was to much.

Ranger transmission was stuttering and just got home with a tranny software update for $100.

Haven't used it yet. :unsure:

Here is the trailer and on Friday I plan to grab this tractor again (lower photo) and move it to trails as I did 2 years ago.

Different purchase and was for a club, they did get a 4045 back in 2016. We are now bidding on a property with acreage.

There is a wide variety of opinions of tire tread styles and snow. Nonetheless, changing tires out sure would be costly.

I think we'd try without to start with. Chain use require those wheel spacers. Some guys claim turf tires do better in snow.

We do like ours!

This unit a 2014 John Deere 4044R with 113 hours is still up FS. He seemed motivated when I messaged him. Maybe he'd take 35K? Does need one rear and a front hydraulics added to it

We test drove the badlands with its 4 cylinder and the model with lower HP 3 cylinder version. We got the badlands one.

Dead and breaking trees are so, so dangerous and difficult to bring down......

We just picked up a 20ft trailer and as some of you know, looking at used JD and Kubota tractors for trail work. Should I be posting those things here?

Ardent Mills elevator’s Trackmobile fuels up a block down the street at the local Cenex on February 26, 2014 in Rush City, Minnesota.

The dynamics of the water while pushing a boat up a channel that has minimal clearance compared your hull is quite interesting. In the rock cut seen below, they found that larger boats (1000 footers) if they pushed ice ahead of themselves, they turned up the rocks off the bottom creating...

We test drove the full size twice,,,,, didn't get one.

Lots of experts posting here who have not owned or driven the modern bronco?

We live where it snows and been buying suv's for well over 30 years. Our goal is to stay on the road.

My thoughts exactly. What you need to do with your machine dictates the best drive.

I ski buddy out with his pup. Madge Lake is located in eastern Saskatchewan.

Plymouth Mine in Wakefield, MI. - c. 1930's. Today its a lake.

From a Corps post. Yesterday, one of the Soo Locks Park Rangers snapped this photo of the 1,004 foot long Mesabi Miner entering the Poe Lock on her way to Toledo, Ohio. The turbulance visible on the left side is caused by her bow thrusters. This propellor in the bow assists in steering the...

airbiscuit did say "tractor on it"

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Love the darn thing, and one of the nicer vehicles we've ever owned. Lots of used badland's seen around here. Mutts fit in rear, good fuel millage and comfortable for humans.

How do you move your 20ft, 1600lbs trailer in your yard?

Everyone should have a bottle of them which costs very little. I drop them and can't find them again!

Was east to pick up a trailer and stopped at the property when traveling past. With all the rain we've had, was thinking that dam could have washed out. Looked OK, but brush everywhere!! Top two are the drive in. Bottom two are the dam.

Just picked up a new (used) trailer from these folks. What do dogs n puppies do to people?

Just picked up a new (used) 20ft trailer. Weights 1700lbs.

As posted earlier, we are looking at our own property for trails and to camp on, a compact tractor and trailer to move it. Looks like I'll be picked up a 20ft trailer today.

Canadian Pacific's Slocan Local takes a barge to work. The tug IRIS G is just departing Rosebery, British Columbia, en route south on Slocan Lake to Slocan City, where the local will unload for its trip back to Nelson. The date is June 13, 1975. This incredible operation no longer exists. Photo...

Can-Am uses a variety of front and rear differentials, including limited-slip and fully-locking options. Their Visco-Lok is a mechanical limited-slip differential, while Smart-Lok is a fully lockable front differential with electronically-controlled automatic modes. Some models also feature a...

Won't be long and Elli won't be picking her up but Lulu can still grab her frills!

Dogs n kids during the 4th. Most kids we don't know, they were at neighbors house.

Standing dead are hard to clear or judge. Whats the trail worth?? Not my life or limb.......

So the blower motor got weak? Quit?

They say undated but this should have taken place in the 50's or 60's. Note the span that rotates. As the river was being dammed, all bridges were moved and heightened. ---------------------------------------------------------------- In Hughes County, South Dakota, an undated photograph...

Used the whacker and blower several times now and think highly of the both. Little blower is great for the garage as someone here had mentioned. (y)

We are seeing short and heavy rains here these days. This was at a locale trail shed, all photos taken in the same area. The bridge was to low, was damned with debris going down the creek which flooded the area and push the dam a bit. Was 2ft of water was in that equipment shed. It was...

Here is a pic were dogs travel in Bronco. Suppose to anyway! 😆

Taken during Ray's last week with us.

I get the same on my phone, but not my desktop with ad blocker.

June 1909, at the Canadian Lock on the St. Marys River, Soo Michigan, they experienced a free flow through the lock after an upbound freighter breeched the lower operating gates. A photographer trapped on the south side of the lock captured this image. As you can see, a free flow through a lock...

The James R. Barker on Lake St Clair heading north as the Indiana Harbor was headed south..

from our regulator, after he wrote no one is biding. "Present an offer and see what their response is. It's been some time. They've asked about us. They might be open to anything and the only way we find out is by trying."

We find running large strings is what takes the greatest hp.

I should add that the little blower is quite nice as well.

After market company's do make larger yet battery's.

I believe the more locale JD is gone.

Some whacking pics, before and after for the bottom two.. Can someone identify the bushy looking things I'm cutting in the top photo? Triva qestion, we know. Hint, makes good jam.

Setting up pics.

The Wisconsin & Southern (WSOR) train L599 derailed around 9:30a on 6/29 in Hartford, WI causing quite the pile up. It was reported that the crew only suffered minor injuries, but nothing life-threatening. Looks like a dozen or so cars on the ground and one of the geeps toppled over

I suspect you guys adding the string shield with cutter onto yours?

Here's a retired army major with lulu, who makes her turn soft.

Anyone here use UP Kubota Nagunee, MI?? If so, how where they?

There was a large derailment in WI on the Wisconsin Central RR. Could someone find and post pics of it?

Herbert C. Jackson passing through Jefferson Street Bridge on the Rouge River Detroit MI. Who really needs thrusters?

This kubota is still up FS on FB for over 50+K. Its overpriced.

When helpless puppy's are attacked!

Showed up yesterday and will get it in use today.

Suppose to be in the back with the other mutts. (Different vehical)

Makita showed up today. Will post review after it goes to work.

They do look nice.

As you are traveling on the road for an all day trip, what could be making strange grunts from behind your head.

We stopped in Proctor MN to get a butt break yesterday and took photos of the steam coupler to the front drive truck. Rear drive truck seemed to be attached to the frame while the front swiveled necessitating a flexible stream coupler. --------------------------------------------- The Duluth...

Love this pic, Train derailment Ravenna, Ohio winter 1969

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Thanks guys!

He just passed.

Looks like Ray is passing, so we are heading back up to northern MN today.

Snorky? Of course I see the thumbnails but if you click one, you DLed them all. I posted the one photo to show its quality.

Here is a photo that's just 150-+kb. Seems OK to me.

Your photos are huge, like to see them but....

When puppy's are attacked by larger and full grown dogs. :ROFLMAO:

Quality of life and ones head, are two things my father-in-law is losing.

Joyce L VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader downbound in the Soo Lock Canal. 6-24-25

My father-in-law is eating and drinking minimally and the hospice nurse says he could last quite long if he keeps that up. One day he feel terrible and won't do either, then the next day he eats and drinks. He's had every test they can do and find nothing amiss. He's lost much weight in the...

Time for you folks to start a new thread!

Kinda depends on the boat used. Some that do not have a self-unloading system the elevator will have a grain vac or scoop type crane.

Shot of the day... In the foreground the John G Munson receiving supplies from the Ojibway Supply Boat... They are downbound loaded with ore from Marquette and headed for Indiana Harbor... Behind them is the CSL St Laurent upbound headed for Thunder Bay likely for grain to bring to somewhere in...

Another. When we walked through the physicality, 90% of the residents would ask to pet the mutts.

Puppy learning to swim :eek: in a lake in northern MN. Lots of drama and splashing.

Father-in-law with puppy. Just got home last night.

The OP was asking about getting a welder and getting into the process. Lets not over complicate it for him.

I thought he was referring to a smallish welder filling a large gap. Takes multiple passes. :unsure:

We run 155 string and tested dry vers soaked. We can do this in the same head since they hold 3 strings. Didn't see any longevity difference.

I think we'll go with the makita.

Us and mutts are in northern MN caring for elderly father. Lulu, the puppy has meet many new dogs, kids and even was swimming. Many, many new adventures. :) Will post pics when home.

3 or 4 series JD.

Anyone spraying garlon with there's? It shouldn't be a problem but that's what we'll be using.

1 to 4" near the ground

Anti-vaxers seem to not do well learning history. 😥

We are looking at brush an log grapples and wondered if anyone can pull out small trees with the model you have? Like you can close it on a smallish tree and lift it right out. No, we're not going the get one of those stump, tree pulling buckets. Thanks!

I'd guess whatever tires a tractor comes with, stays. The last atv we purchased, was over $1000 to switch the tires out. Didn't do it.

My repair guy messaged me with a $750 repair bill. Nice to have that done!

There seems to be plenty of used tractors of interest showing up.

He was put on hospice so the volume of care and help he gets is more, much more. He can't get out of bed or put his clothing on etc, etc. He's now back in assisted living and got a hospital type bed there. My spouse doesn't think he'll be with us very long. His dementia has progressed.

Why not?

I think it is a good deal but this fellow is on the edge. Sometimes a good deal, is not worth the risk it involves. I don't want to paste the statement he texted us.

I got a notice this setup sold. Now its up again at 44k .

And many blew up in test flights.

Smaller boats have a value all there own, like getting up rivers or into Smaller harbors. That's what the Mark Barker was built for..

Dogs n kids over the past few days. Love them both! Eli didn't think that our dogs could jump up there.

Nice pic! Oberstar, Munson and Ryerson at Fraser Shipyards. Superior, WI - June 17, 2025

My spouse is very unimpressed with the hospital her dad is in. She is now trying to get him moved into hospice care, while the hospital is trying to discharge him.

Yes but I have 2 sisters who could not admit to, or see, our dad had devolved it. Last time I was home, he didn't recognize me while they said "he's fine!".

A busy day at Fraser Shipyards as the Oberstar arrived for inspection/repair. Superior, WI - June 17, 2025

Another parade puppy pic I forgot to post.

Tug Candace Elise downbound in the Soo Locks. 6-16-25

Everything I have here is 18volt. (y)

My spouse needs a battery string trimmer to use at her dad's place. Do you have one you like? I see Makita makes them. I have battery's and extra chargers for use with them. Makita DUR190LZX3 18V Li-ion LXT Brushless Line Trimmer

Are you sure? I own 4 and we started using them 20 years ago, and they did the same back then. (Different machines) Echo designed the pin to hold it on. The casting has a spacer on it to keep you from crushing the tool shaft when you tighten them down. Check with your echo dealership. I do...

BNSF's impressive office car train crossing Grassy Point today headed for Rices Point in Duluth. Employee family rides between Duluth and Superior will be tomorrow at 1300 and 1800. I hope it is sunny! Duluth, MN - June 16, 2025

Over many years I've use flux-core, stick (tons of it) and MIG (solid wire). When I bought something for myself, I got a MIG.

Fresh from its grounding and a lightering operation in the St. Marys River, the Hon. James L. Oberstar entered the harbor this morning with an escort from Duluth-based USCGC cutter SPAR. A large crowd was on hand for its arrival. The laker will unload its Tilden fluxstone at CN-Hallett Dock 5...