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I paid $8,000 for my Scag back in 2011. It doesn't feel that long ago, but 14 years has passed pretty quickly!!!! I'm in total shock that the prices have gone up that much since then.

My 60 inch zero turn is a Skag. Some of the reasons I bought it was the super comfortable seat. They downgraded that in the newer models, which is a shame. But it's still uncomfortable after an hour of bouncing around. I really like Kawasaki engines over Kohler and Briggs. Mine is water...

I have a 60 inch zero turn with a 26hp engine. I like it for small areas, around the house, along the driveway, and in the dog yards. It's advantage is it's maneuverability. Not how quickly it cuts the grass. While in theory it should cut a lot of grass really quickly, the limiting factor is...

If I ever buy another grapple, it will have a solid bottom. Like other have stated, I thought it was important to have tines on the bottom so debri would fall out. So far, in over decade of using it, that has never really been an issue. I don't scoop up any dirt when picking up trees or...

This is the first that I've ever heard of NPT threads on hydraulic lines. My oldest tractor is a 1988 Case Dozer, and my next oldest is a 1998 New Holland Backhoe. Neither of them use NPT threads on their hydraulics. Is it an age thing, or is it for lines that do not have a lot of pressure?

Are you sure? I'm no expert, but I've never seen a NPT pipe fitting on a hydraulic line. From what I understand, hydraulic lines do not use sealant or tape. The reason is that those products are VERY BAD for hydraulic pumps if they get into the system. On all my tractors the hoses are...

That's for a full year. Basically $600 a year to let his cows eat the grass on my 40 acres. He has over a thousand acres, so I'm not sure how much will use my 40, but with the fence in such bad shape, our cows have been going back and for for a few years now already. The house is an unlivable...

I have 40 acres that's 65 miles from where I live. It's mixed land with open pasture, 3 ponds, and a lot of mesquite trees. The fencing is in poor condition. It has an old house that isn't livable, a shed that's pretty new, and a 30x40 shop that is full of junk that I haven't gotten around...

My shop is only 24x30, so I can reach everything in it with a 50 foot hose. What has been really handy for me is having a T on my air compressor, and a 100 foot hose that goes through the wall, and hangs on a garden hose holder on my outside wall. I use that air line ten times more then the...

In my experience, the cheapest and easiest financing is through the dealer. Usually they have something every year that is worth waiting for. If they did it last year, they will do it again. With my Massey, I bought when they had zero percent for 7 years.

We hit 55 degrees today, so I took apart my little tower. It went faster than I thought it would.

My 84 year old Mom is my favorite fire starter. The woman has a passion for getting a burn pile going, and staying with it all day while it burns. Once it burns down enough to get close to it, she will walk around it and pick up anything that can burn, and add it to the fire. This was...

2011 Kawasaki Trans Mule that I bought brand new. Mostly it's used to get the mail and haul boxes to the burn pile, but sometimes it's used for doing chores.

I have a 1998 New Holland 555E Loader Backhoe. I have no idea how many hoses it has, but it's safe to say there are a lot of them!!!! In my case, I've been running this backhoe for over 20 years, and I've replaced a lot of hoses. But I haven't replaced all of them. A few are still...

I just skimmed through the video. Why did he build that scaffolding around the top of that tower?

Temps where in the low 20's the last two days. I haven't started it since Sunday, so I was just a big nervous when I went to start it today. No worries, it fired right up!!!!!

The amount of water running through the ditch doesn't really matter. What creates ditches, and makes them hard to fill is the speed that the water is going. Slow it down and the erosion will slow down. Eventually you should be able to get it to the point that it's all flat and grass will...

The issue with a gully is that if you fill it, the soil will be softer then the surrounding soil, so it will wash away when you get a heavy rain. In order to stop this, you need something in there to hold the soil in place. Busted up concrete works great for this. It slows down the water and...

Why didn't you move that doghouse type shelter to the buck pen that the goat is standing on in your picture?

I just saw your video on YouTube about your barn being destroyed. Now I'm thinking that you're dealing with the fuel tank because you need to drill some holes to build a new goat barn. Hopefully it's a quick fix and you're able to get to work on that barn!!!!

Now that I've learned that the battery is bad, I've lost interest in buying a better battery charger. The old 10/50 Schumacher was able to get it started so I could get my last mowing in for the season. And there just wasn't any way to charge that battery. You could see the volts dropping...

Back in the 80's when I was in High School, I bought some sort of two part putty from the Auto Parts Store that seals cracks in gas tanks. In my case, it was rust on a 1973 CJ5. It worked great.

We have several solar powered LED lights. If you look at the picture of the lights on, there are some solar powered lights along the bottom of the fence. They are OK, but nothing great. In my experience, they last a year or two, and then you throw them away. I've replaced batteries in them...

The first battery was boxed really well. Totally enclosed in Styrofoam, and inside a heavy-duty cardboard box that didn't appear to be damaged. It took several days to get here, so anything is possible. The second battery just had a label stuck to the top of it. No box, no protection at...

The only connection that I haven't checked is the breaker. Today it started out at 22 degrees outside and the high should be 36 degrees. Then it's going to get worse this week, and maybe even worse next week, so I'm not messing with anything out there for a while. I've bypassed what I think...

Buying a bad battery was a first for me. I guess it happens all the time, but it never really occurred to me that it was happening when I was dealing with it.

I like the idea of the crane, but I'm nervous about how it's mounted.

I took the battery to Walmart on Friday, and they said the only option available to them for my return was to a credit on their website. I wasn't happy, but didn't see any other options. I went home and logged into their website, which showed the return. It also gave me the option to move...

I dug the trench for the wire from my house to the first fence post with my trencher. Depth is around a foot. That' run is about 100 feet. I have a junction box at that fence post. From there I ran the line to the light post that I'm dealing with. There is another line in there that will...

I've always wanted a sawmill, but doubt it will ever happen. Just too many other things to do. But it's still a dream fueled by watching video's on YouTube of people turning trees into lumber.

YouTube is super easy to post videos to. Once there, you just copy and paste from the address bar to here. A little over a year ago, we decided to try doing videos. It's overwhelming at first, but eventually it becomes doable.

I'm thinking about the wire being damaged, I'm remembering that my wife dug up the area where the line was to save some of her plants from the dogs. After installing the line, we decided that we needed another dog run, so I fenced in an area of the yard that went through her shade garden...

I don't understand the comments about connecting in a series to measure amps, so I'm going to abandon that for now. With the light attached to the wire, my voltage dropped in half. It's bouncing between 60 and 63 volts. I need to get some things done before a big winter storm hits...

I'll do that right now too!!!

This is how I have my meter connected.

What does that mean?

Thanks. OL Makes more sense. I'll test it again at the 2 setting and be right back.

The power comes from a breaker in my house and goes to a box on a fence post about halfway through my yard. There, I have another line that goes to another light, but I haven't installed the light yet, so the wire is coiled up on the fence post, with a wire nut on the black wire. From the...

A few years ago I put a 20 foot post in the ground with a LED yard light. It's at the far end of our fenced in area for our dogs, and my wife really liked having it. After about two years, it sort of died, but not all the way. Some days it would barely glow, other days it would sort of...

Before going to raised beds for our gardens, I really wanted a tiller. They sure seem like the best tool possible for working the dirt before planting. Please post pictures of it when you start using it. Video would be great too!!!

From what I understand, this is exactly what happened in Houston when they had their bad flood. Subdivisions replaced fields without any way to move the water when it rained really hard. When the worse storm since the 1950's happened, they blamed Global Warming and refused to consider that...

As a contractor, I've worked for a few churches in my area. All different. I think the people there are fantastic, both the ones that attend, and the ones running the church. But I've also learned that nobody spends money wisely at a church. It's all based on a committee that is comprised...

Fun seeing your place and all your equipment out working!!!! Did you make a video too?

We're always nervous about Mom falling for a scam. She came close once when she got a call from a friend from church that told her about some money the government was giving to Seniors. She thought she recognized her voice, so when she said that she needed Mom's bank info so she could get the...

My mom was always a letter writer. She's from Canada, and she loves hearing from everyone up there. Now that she has her Tablet, she gets to stay in touch with all her friends from school, and the family. Her favorite is seeing pictures!!!! Not being able to get online every day was really...

It arrived on Tuesday and I had it up and running in about an hour. I could of done it faster, but I was following the instructions step by step. At first, I just unrolled the Cat6 cable along the floor of my house, then mounted the A unit to my exterior window frame. I mounted the B unit to...

I went to their website and pushed the return button. They asked why, I said it was defective. I have to bring it to a Walmart Store with my Email showing the barcode for the refund. I guess I'll go to NAPA to get another battery and spend the extra money.

It looks like my brand new battery is dead. I found a Load Tester in my Dad's stuff, and it shows the battery as being bad. I've had the charger on it for 3 days. With the charger hooked up, it shows 14 volts. With the charger off, it shows 10 volts, but then it starts to drop and in a few...

I own a full sized backhoe and a riding trencher. For just about everything that I've buried around my house and out in my yard, I use a shovel. I have water lines all over the place, along with electrical lines. I might not finish digging the trench in a day, or even a week, but I keep at it...

Does your patio have walls? I'm not sure what the insulation is going to do if there isn't a way to keep the outside air from getting in there? On my patio, I put OSB down, then 30 pound tar paper, and they metal R panels on top of that. The OSB under the metal stops almost all of the noise...

Mom's internet has been really bad, and I feel that I need to do something right away. My wife is worse than my mom about informing me over and over again that it needs to be fixed!!! I've clicked on every link, read each page, and watched dozens of Youtube Videos. I still feel out of water...

I just mentioned the Mule because it's a vehicle with a battery. Oddly enough, it's a 2010 and I'm still on my second battery. It's never had a trickle charger on it, but it's started up and used just about every day. It sits under a roof, in a shed with three walls.

I have trickle chargers on the mowers. They are smaller models for lawn mowers. I used one of them on the battery for my tractor for two weeks before putting it in, but it doesn't seem to have worked.

Do the big battery chargers have load testers on them?

I've never used a Load Tester before, but I've seen them use it at NAPA when bringing a battery in. They always have something like this...

That's very similar to what I used to have, but ran over. And what I'm looking to buy now. I'm just trying to decide on what one is the best one to buy. I have 4 tractors, a Mule and two riding mowers. There is always a battery issue of some kind here!!!

The battery in the Backhoe is good. I don't know if the cables will hook up to it. They are quite a bit different in size. We're having extreme thunderstorms right now with the possibility of tornadoes and 3 inches of rain. We've already received 2 1/4 inches during the week from two other...

I have until March 12 to return the battery to Walmart if that's the problem. Now I need to think of what I need to buy next. Big battery charger? Trickly Charger? or Battery Load Tester?

I just tried to start my tractor and the battery is dead. I ran it for over four hours a few days ago, and really expected it to fire up. Volt meter read ten point six five volts on the terminals. I didn’t disconnect anything. For some reason when I use numbers, it changes to something weird

I like that idea. I'll probably need a Cat 6 cable anyway, so why not buy it now and see what happens?

This was before I widened my wheels to their maximum width. Easily the most terrifying angle that I've been at with my tractor. I got too close to the ditch that comes from my culvert and my tires slide down into it. I hit the clutch and brakes at the same time, and watched the front tire...

What side angle is when I need to start to panic?

Thank you for the links!!!!

Thank you Peter for the link and the videos!!! I do a lot better watching a video then I do reading and trying to understand what I've read. My house is in front, and Mom is right behind me. The fiber optic comes into my house closest to the front road, and the roughter is in the corner...

Thank you, that helps a lot. We tried extenders with our previous system, and we have them hooked up right now, but they never really did anything that I could tell. I'll look on Amazon for Wireless Point to Point!!

Mom's internet is back up today. It was only out for two days. The pressure is off to get her something, but then again, it could stop working again at any time, so I really need to make a decision on what to buy.

What is a Nest? How far does it go? I don't need anything fancy, Mom is just using a tablet for Facebook. All I need is reliable internet for her.

Is a Mesh a way to spread the internet around inside your house? Basically increasing the area that the router is giving you? And is a Bridge a point to point signal from one building to another building? I'm not seeing a lot of options on Amazon for Wifi Bridget Systems. Should I be using...

I normally don't like it when a person selling a product comments on their product, but in this case, I found it informative. I don't have a tilt meter, and I've gone back on forth on buying one. When I'm mowing along the edge of my pond, I'm uncomfortable by the angle, but I've done it so...

I have one metal canopy on a tractor, and a plastic one on another tractor. I also have the same plastic one on my zero turn. Both work fine. The plastic ones cover more area, and I think that makes a difference. The metal one has a few dents on the front edge from branches, but nothing...

The old one I'm using has 50 amps, and it's borderline. 200 amps would be a huge improvement, but am I going too far?

What is a WiFi Bridge?

On the battery charger. How many amps is ideal for jump starting a dead battery? The link I just posted to on Amazon is rated for 200 amps. There are others on Amazon rated for 250. Is more better?

This is what I have in my cart, but I haven't committed to buying it yet. I'll probably wait until I have all my taxes paid, and then make my final decision...

That was our original hope, but it's not showing anything. They guy who installed the fiber optic told us that it covers 1,600 square feet. So we're good for about 40 feet according to him.

Yes, both houses are on the same electrical meter. I have a 1,200 amp panel with one meter, and six 200 amp breakers inside the panel.

I'm sort of in the middle of nowhere. My house is 700 feet from the street. The closest house to me is right at a mile away. Then there are more homes after that, which are spread out along the road going farther away.

I didn't think about the cables. They were expensive, and they are pretty thick, but I don't know the details of them off the top of my head. I'll look at them too!!!

Just a hair over an inch in my rain gauge from last nights storms. Lots of thunder, and a few heavy downpours, but mostly it was just a good steady rain. I was in a bit of a panic because I haven't finished all my bush hogging and I wanted to get it done before the storm hit. Fortunately, I...

On Monday, Spectrum ran fiber optic to my house. Yesterday, they installed it. Since then, my mind has exploded in how fast it is!!! I've never been able to upload a video without waiting several minutes for it to happen, and half an hour wasn't unusual. So far, I've uploaded two videos, and...

Merry Christmas from East Texas. The Massey got some mowing in just before the storm hit.

It only goes up to 50 amps.

When I tried to start my tractor this morning, nothing happened. There was a guy here installing fiber optic for our internet, so I switched the battery charger to fast charge/start and left it. An hour or so later, he was done, and I went out to remove the cables and see it that was the...

I had a really nice battery charger that worked great. It was one of the bigger ones that rolled on wheels, and I could jump start just about anything with it. Sadly, I forgot it was there when backing up the backhoe one day and destroyed it. The one I have now was my Dad's, and he had it back...

I have two push mowers that worked great, until they didn't. I'm sure it's from dirty gas, or the gas gumming up the carburetor. I can't imagine trying to start more than just one push mower!!!!

Thank you Scotty for the detailed information. My battery charger is very old. Probably 30 years old or older. I don't trust it, but I haven't tested it to know for sure. My plan is to remove my cables, inspect them, clean the ends better then what I did when I changed the battery, and try...

Last week my wife made the call to have it installed. They said that they would be here today to install it at 9am. Yesterday, a crew showed up to run the cable. They had a walk behind cable burying machine, kind of like a trencher, but it only goes down 6 inches. and it doesn't dig up the...

I put the meter on the battery posts. I'm going to pull my cables and inspect them today.

The weather was nice today and the ground is dried out, so I decided to install the new battery and get the last of my mowing done. The new battery is identical in size and configuration. It was a simple swap. I got in my tractor and everything was dead. I tried again and the dash lights...

Merry Christmas from ELK Heart Farm in East Texas!!!

I have the option of 540E on my tractor, but I've never used it. I'm pulling a 12 foot batwing with a 70 hp tractor, and when I'm mowing, it's pretty thick, so I want all the power that I can get. My dealer suggested that it would be good for maintaining areas that are not too over grown...

I really like how you cut the siding to match the logs!!!

MCRD Sand Diego for Boot Camp in the Summer of 1983. Then Camp Pendleton until I was accepted for Embassy Duty in 1985.

I've only been to Colorado a few times. Royal Gorge is my favorite thing that I've been to there. It's just a bridge over a canyon, but it's really high up, and the bridge is very impressive. It costs too much, but it's something that I've done a few times and for some reason, really enjoy...

I always used what I buy, when I buy it. I've never had it sit around for any period of time. I would worry about moisture getting into the ends of it over time.

I've been on a few trains over seas and enjoyed most of them. Going from Calcutta to New Delhi was a mistake, but I did get to see a lot of the countryside. My favorite is in Europe and seeing old castles!!!! I've always wanted to ride the narrow gauge train in Colorado that goes through the...

I'm not an HVAC guy, but I am a Remodel and Repair Contractor. I like your plan for a flat ceiling with insulation. That will allow the roof to vent and make it more affordable to max out your R value with insulation. Are you going to blow in loose insulation? I also like the idea of...

Crazy how fast it's coming up!!!!

When you stay "stored out of the weather" are you talking about storing it outside until you are ready to use it? Or are you asking how long I expect it to hold up once installed on your shed? Once installed and painted, you will get several decades out of it. But it's a good thing you...

I'm a big fan of Hardie, but for cost savings, Smart is a good alternative. The 4x8 sheets do not need anything under them like Hardie does. The edges are cut so they overlap. If you run a bead of caulk when installing the Smart Panels, they will be water proof. Smart Panels are made from...

Don't black bears walk with their claws in, like a cat? I thought that's how you tell the difference between a grizzly and a black bear track? Same with cats and dogs. Cat doesn't leave claw marks in their tracks, dogs do.

If your drain lines are SCH 40 PVC all the way to the septic tank, then roots are not going to be an issue unless they where not connected properly. That's pretty rare, but I've seen it done before. In that case, the pipe pulled apart at an elbow where the line from the bathroom joined the...

You are a lot more creative then I am!!! I just poured concrete to make a 1,200 pound counter weight. The difference is night and day better.

Good idea. I think I'll hook my lawn mower trickle charger up to it. I haven't bought a new trickle charger for the tractor yet. I'm kind of hoping for an After Christmas sale since I'm not in a huge rush to get one.

I put a plastic USPS squarish mail carrying box in mine. It fits perfectly and it holds my straps, spray bottles, and brushes in there. The rest of the space has tools that have storage boxes to carry them around, extension cords, tarps, and long tools that I don't have room for in my truck.

I'm surprised that a real plumber went through the drain line in the vanity and didn't remove the toilet. 30 to 40 feet sounds like he hit something outside the house. Odds are that it's a root. Especially since the snake is stuck. I had a house where something similar happened, but they...

I like how your cedar looks in your fence. I thought about doing something similar around our veggie garden, but felt overwhelmed by the time it would take, and having too many other things to get done. I read where some people use wood posts to terminate each roll of wire, but I didn't like...

Thanks. That's where I was confused. There is a seed company in Tyler that I bought some Bermuda seed from before, but I never thought about looking into rye grass. https://easttexasseedcompany.com/ According to their website, they have several options to chose from. It also says that the...

There was a regulatory fee of $15 added to the bill. I'm assuming that was the core charge. I think there was something on their website about getting that $15 back if I bring in the old battery. I'll have to look into that and decide if I want to haul it to the store, or not. I hate the...

The battery arrived Thursday morning. From the time it was ordered, to Walmart sending it out, and Fed Ex keeping me updated every day where it was at, I have to say it was a pretty good experience buying the battery from Walmart. I've never done that before. Since getting here, the box is...

Currently I have 8 cows on my other farm that's 60 miles from where I live. The neighbor has let them on his 130 acres to help keep the grass down. It's a win win for me, but my goal is to bring them here and not have to drive 60 miles to see them. My biggest reason to wait longer on...

Is the winter rye grass for grazing livestock? We buy a sack and spread it around our yard for green grass in winter, but I heard somewhere that it will cause issues with our horses if they eat it. Something about their gut turning from it and killing them, but I don't remember the details...

Mansaver has different sizes, and mine is the smallest one they sell. Originally I thought about getting a bigger one to do pipe, and using the adapters for T-Posts, but decided that I wanted wood posts. I'm glad I did that because it gets heavy after using it all day long. The only real work...

As a Remodel/Repair Home Contractor, I've learned that when the country is struggling, people focus on fixing their homes, and staying in them longer. When the country is doing good, they want me to make their houses ready to sell because they want to invest in a better house. For me, it's...

Looks like it fits perfectly in your room!!!!

I don't own a Toyota, and I have no plans to buy one. But they have proven themselves to be one of the very best automakers in the world. Their quality and support system is as good as it gets.

I had to remove a rounded off 4 sided plug from a water line that was inside a wall. Usually a six sided 5/8's socket works, but the edges of the brass where rounded off. I found this at Lowes, and it worked great...

I was next to another one at a red light yesterday on my drive home. This one was flat black. I was tried to see if it was wrapped, or not, but I couldn't tell. What struck me was that this was the first one that looked like it was made out of plywood by some kids. As for making them...

Could be wrapped. I’ve only seen them driving by and the one I followed this morning.

I followed another one today that was painted green. This one was similar in color as Zip System panels. It was the ugliest thing on the road because of the paint color!!!!

My current shop has 12 foot walls and I'm planning on them being the same height when I build my next shop. I do all my own building and I can't justify going any taller then 12 foot. My last shop had a 12 foot wide door and my current shop has 10 foot wide door. I'll never do 10 foot...

Goats do an impressive job at cleaning up the understory and converting a this area into a park. Most impressive is what they do to blackberries!!!!

Thanks for sharing what happened. I worry that I'm the type to ignore something and not go to the doctor if it ever happens. It sounds like you cut it close. If you had ignored it any longer, you might not of been able to drive yourself home!!!

Seems like I'm seeing them a lot more often. I saw several last week, and another one yesterday. The ones painted black look a lot better then the stainless steal. Even the green paint looks better then the stainless steal. The one I saw yesterday was just at dark, and it had it's lights on...

Scary to hear about your stroke!! I'm glad you're ok and praying for a full recovery. Can you explain what happened? What where the warning signs? How did you get help?

I ordered the battery from Walmart. Taxes and fees brought the price up to $209. It should be here Thursday. It didn't say anything about a core charge, or taking the old battery. Being able to buy it online, and not deal with driving around to find it, along with being less money then...

Can you clean up around the hay bale with forks?

I had a baby goat escape yesterday. It was able to squeeze under the gate, so I added some concrete to build up that area. Baby goats are VERY HARD to fence in!!!!

https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Platinum-BOXED-AGM-Battery-Group-Size-H8-LN5-49-12-Volt-900-CCA/380996471?athcpid=380996471&athpgid=AthenaItempage&athcgid=null&athznid=si&athieid=v0_eeMTI0LjgyLDc1NDMuMjcsMC4wMTgxMjQwODYzMjgyNzU5OSwwLjVf&athstid=CS055~CS004&athguid=f2KntQM1cbVvVLEYuiMypkL9_6f...

Not according to what it's telling me after I logged in. Either it's just my area of Texas, or it's all over, but it's not available to order, or have delivered.

That's a really good price from Walmart. But it's not available at any of my local stores. I'm trying to broaden my search, but so far, it's not happening

Yes, there are months where it just sits. The last time I mowed was probably in late August. I got most of the place mowed, except for the dam on my pond. I've been wanting to finish it off so I could take off the batwing and switch over to dirt work. But I've been focused on finishing off...

Your wire unroller is very similar to what I was thinking of doing if I was going to make one. But then I got crazy in my drawings and made it a double so it would be wider and closer to the T posts, and then I thought about having a hinge in the middle so I could move it from one side or the...

This picture and video was right after Thanksgiving. It's all enclosed, so that's good. I feel like I've been doing just one thing for the last two years and ignoring everything else that I need to do. But that's not true, my wife is a Nurse, and everything she needs done is life or death...

The 2x4 horse fence is heavy. VERY HEAVY!!! I didn't want to spend the money on the proper tool for unrolling it if I didn't have to. After looking at what I already own, I figured out that I can stand my hay spears up on the tips of my pallet forks, and hold it together with a chain and...

I left the barbed wire as the bottom run of the fence. So far I've found one place that something has dug under it. I'm guessing a coyote because of the grey hair in the barbs. I filled the hole with half a sack of concrete after it rained the other day, and it's raining again today.

Once the posts where all set, I retightened the barbed wire and measured for T posts every ten feet or less. I left the barbed wire in place as the bottom of the fence. My thinking is that if something tries to dig under the fence, it might be discouraged by the barbs. I also mowed the run...

Some holes drilled easy, others where a battle. For the holes that wouldn't drill, I could usually get down deep enough to add water. I would add water during the week, and the following weekend, they would drill fine. For the ones that I couldn't drill down, I used my SDS Max rotary hammer...

Once I had the trees cleared, I drilled my corner posts, set them in concrete, and stretched high tensile barbed wire from corner to corner. I divided the distance by 100, or less to make it equal. There is a treated 6 inch every 100 feet or less, and in some places, they are as close as 20...

Before I could install the fence, I had to clear the trees and level out the ground. My neighbor spent a bunch of money fencing in part of his place, but he didn't clear the trees. Every winter, the branches fall off his trees and break his fence. I think the worse year, there where over...

Exactly 2 years ago, I got serious about fencing in 27 acres of my land to create a bigger pasture for my goats and horses. The fence has to be safe for my animals, and the only thing that does that is 2x4 horse fence. It's also the most expensive fencing out there. My thinking is to do it...

Beautiful!!!!

I have a feeling that getting approval for flights is going to be a lot easier for Musk

Congratulations on the new babies!!! Did you run power to the barn? It looks like you're using flashlights in there. A couple years from now, you will not even pay attention to them when the babies are born. We still take pictures and post them on FB, but we don't even think about them until...

I had forks before the grapple. My line of thinking was similar to yours. I could use the forks to pick up stuff, but also use them for pallets and other things. Because of all the posts on here about grapples, I bought one. To say that I was wrong about grapples was an understatement...

Does this look like a better Battery Tender for a tractor that's parked outside, and about 30 feet from an outlet...

This is what I've been using to trickle charge my riding mower batteries, and I've been very pleased with it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CITK8S/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_3?smid=AC0UA62Z9ZBMG&psc=1 I just noticed that it calls itself a "Junior" charger, and it says it's for motorcycles...

Thank you for all the replies. I have trickle chargers on both riding mowers, and they have extended the life of those batteries significantly. Ill be buying another one real soon for the tractor!!! Our weather is brutal on batteries. Summer time heat is made worse by extreme humidity...

My 2022 Massey Ferguson 4707 tractor has a dead battery. The date of 09/11/2021 is on the battery, so I'm guessing that's how old it is. I bought a battery for my wife's van last month, and the guy at NAPA said that batteries only last 3 years on modern cars because of all the electronics...

That's huge!!! I mounted an 85 inch TV for a client, but he had to help me pick it up. I've never even seen one as big as yours.

When I decided on the TV I wanted, I went to Best Buy to look at the quality of the picture in person. They had it on sale for a decent price, but while I was in the store, talking to the Sales Guy, I looked up the price at Sams Club. It was a couple hundred dollars less, for the exact same...

Thanks. I was worried that I was missing something. My dad retired from AT&T and got a huge discount on his landline phone, so he had to have it. When he passed away, they removed his discount and my dumped it. I'm actually relieved because it rang non stop and he always answered it. I...

Thanks Randy!! This is what I was hoping to hear. I'm probably going to call Perez and get things started, but I really wanted to know what to expect before I made the call. Why do you have phone? Is it like a landline? What does their phone service do that a cell phone doesn't do?

Good video. That explains slump a lot better then I did!!!!

Thank you for the replies. Reading more about the $50 a month 500mbps plan, there are some other costs listed, but it's also an introductory price. The regular price is $80 a month, which is still better then what I'm paying now by ten bucks, and a lot faster speed. Monthly Price $50.00...

I'm mostly a remodel and repair contractor. Most of my issues with concrete come from doing repairs related to issues caused by cracked slabs. I built a few spec houses, and I've done quite a few additions too. Probably the most common thing that I do in bathroom remodels is cut out the...

The pool definitely makes sitting on the porch more enjoyable.

A couple months ago, somebody ran fiber optic down the the road, in front of my place. There isn't a sign on the box, or anything to say who it was. Yesterday we found a Spectrum business card in our mailbox from Perez, with a phone number on it, and hand written on the card "fiber optic...

When a house is built, the General Contractor will hire a Concrete Crew to pour the concrete for the foundation. That same crew will also do the driveway and sidewalks, and any other concrete work. Most of them are "hacks" that will add as much water to the mix as the can to make it as easy...

Slump is an odd word, and I might be using it wrong. The way I look at it is like building a sand castle on the beach. You fill up the bucket with sand and flip it over. Really good slump is like a really good bucket of sand that holds it's shape. The more it collapse, or sinks, the worse it...

Back in CA, there was a guy who's family used to own a bunch of land we hunted on. His dad sold most of it, and he lived in the family house with a couple of acres. He acted like his family still owned the land and was a constant problem during deer season. Since the used to own it, he felt he...

Sad that trespassers are always a problem all over the country.

As a Contractor, my experience with Concrete Contractors puts them into 2 categories. Hacks and Pros. Almost all of the residential concrete Contractors that I've dealt with are hacks. If they do commercial work, they are required to follow the Engineers instructions, and do it right. The...

That's a huge difference. Where those rocks just laying there? Here in East Texas, rocks have to be brought in from Oklahoma and Arkansas. And they are expensive!!!!!

I totally forgot that I started this thread!!!! In my opinion, if you are new to pools, and you are unsure how much you want to commit to one, I would buy a cheap one to get through a Summer and see where you want to go from there. The one we bought lasted long enough to decide to go all in...

I like the idea of making fire starter and having it on hand, but it's not going to happen. I'm too far behind on too many other projects to even think about doing something like this. I buy fire starter at Walmart that works great...

Bridges want to fail. It's just a matter of when that happens. The more wood that you use in your bridge, the sooner something will fail. If you are dead set on building a bridge, the next question you need to ask is how long do you plan on using it? Are you young and expect to use this...

The fun thing about your posts is seeing things that I never knew existed. Round rolls of sod is one of those things. I've only seen pallets that are cut into 2x4 pieces and stacked on top of each other. It makes sense to have them as big as possible, I just never thought about it before.

Moving cut logs with forks probably would of worked a lot better then an entire tree with the stump still attached. Something about driving across a field, and keeping it on a set of pallet forks, was just more then I was capable of doing.

I have 4 foot forks. I'm not sure what they are rated for. My loader is rated to lift 6,000 pounds, so weight isn't an issue. In my opinion, they are super handy when you really need them, but most of the time, I never use them. I don't see any reason for them to be longer then 4 feet. When...

I love when an old thread comes back to life!!! I've been working on fencing in a 27 acre pasture for my goats and horses. Eventually I'll have cattle here too, and then I'll have to fence in all of my 68 acres, but the important thing is that this pasture is almost done. It will be done...

I haven't had mine replaced, but my dad had both of his, my mom had both of hers, and then they redid one of them, and my wife had hers done last year. She'll get the other one done fairly soon. The pain blockers work great for the first day or so, then they pain is horrible. Therepy is the...

You fooled me with those bobcat pictures being posted first!!!! I can't even count how many times somebody posts a picture of a bobcat on FB and says it's a cougar. Those are some great shots. I've only seen one in my life, and it was just for a minute as it walked by on a ridge that I was...

$1.49 was a great price. The lowest I saw it before Covid ruined everything was $1.11 I really thought it was going to go under a buck a gallon. This was 9 April 2020, and it was still going down after that.

It reminds me of a DeLorean

That's a lot more serious electric fence then what I did. I only had 4 strands.

I can see how that would work. But I think it’s an extra step that isn’t needed. With a straight line against the block, it’s pretty easy to get the concrete where you want it. Just start working the concrete as soon as you have enough in there to spread it out. Then work your way back to the...

I had a friend who believed that his mortgage was giving him a bigger tax return, and he would refinance his house every other year to get more back on his taxes. We sat down and did the simple math on what he was paying in interest compared to what he was getting back in taxes, and it wasn't...

Nothing wring with expansion joints, but for such a small building, I think it's extra work without any measurable benefit. Especially if you pour it in three pads. I agree that having the seams of the three joints showing at the front of the building isn't ideal. But for me, I wouldn't care...

I like concrete pavers for a lot of things. Walkways, patios, even driveways. But not for a parking area, or the floor of a building. For me, sweeping is very important, and nothing beats the flat smooth finish of concrete. Even if it's not perfect, like my concrete work, it's still easy to...

Eastern Phoebe was following me around while I was building my fence. In this picture, I was close enough to touch it. When I walked away, it flew to where I was at. This went on for about an hour, and only ended when I called it a day and went back to my house.

Great aerial photo of your barn. I didn't realize that the pond was so close to it. After two years of working on fencing in a 27 acre pasture, I think I'm going to be done this weekend. A couple extra days off is all I need!!! I've already turned off the electric fence. I really hate that...

I've never heard of or seen wooden chairs in concrete. This might be a translation issue. Concrete chairs are anything that holds the rebar off of the ground so it remains in the middle of the pad when it poured. Concrete blocks with wire in them like you described used to be pretty common...

Concrete expands when it's hot, contracts with it's cold. The most common way to deal with this is putting a 1x4 board between each slab. For your slab, and especially since it's going to be done in three pours, I wouldn't worry about it. For the existing wall, just use a chalk line, or draw...

Here in Texas, there is no Code if you live outside city limits. I try to do "best practices" in what I'm building, and I'm familiar with Code in CA and TX, but since I don't have to pass any inspection, I can get away with whatever I want. Skipping on rebar isn't an option for me. I like it...

I do it the same as Moss did. I remove the form and install it in the next position, then pour the concrete so it's touching the first pour. I use a edging tool to make it all look nice. For me, it's not important that it looks perfect. I just need it flat and smooth enough to sweep it...

Thanks for finding the link. I was too lazy to look it up!!!

A friend in North Battleford just posted a bunch of pics that showed a massive amount of snow, and how much fun their dogs where having in the trails that their walk behind snow blower machine was making. I replied with pics of 75 degree weather here in East Texas!!! I'm always amazed that...

Did you get to use your boat on the lake over the Summer?

I learned that when an excavator broke the bottom wire of power line to my house. It was unloading a truck next door and driving with the boom all the way up when it caught the cable. I still had power because the top line is the hot line. It's one of those things that I never thought about...

That's a lot of work, but what is catching my eye is all the wire on those power poles!!!! OMG, they have set some sort of record for the most wire possible on a power pole.

I personally will only use rebar in a concrete pad. It will be set on chairs so it's in the middle of the pad. Wire is impossible to walk on and keep in the middle of the pad. The most common lie told with concrete is that they will pull it up while spreading it. I have my rebar done...

I'm still amazed that bricks are used at the mound and home plate. There is engineering everywhere!!!

I've done quite a bit of concrete work by myself. I'm not the best at finishing it, but it's one of those things that I can live with "good enough" it's smooth enough to sweep, but nowhere near as nice as what the pros can do. For bigger jobs, I always hire a crew. The biggest that I've done...

Roosters are the devil. When we first stared with them, we let the roosters live a lot longer then we should of. It started off with them killing hens, then they would start to chase after us, and even attack our ankles from behind. Then one day my wife got a spur in her calf, and that was it...

We started with a pair of Narragansett turkeys. She laid eggs, sat on them, then abandoned them. We're not sure if she doesn't sit long enough, or if she realizes they are not going to hatch because he didn't fertilize them. I'm guessing they are getting close to being ten years old. Last...

I know what you mean about looking fake. Mine are strutting around the barn right now, and when the sun hits them just right, the color is just amazing!!!!

I went to a meeting put on by the Texas Fish and Game about improving wildlife on your land. They are actively trying to bring turkeys back to East Texas. For years, they where catching wild Easter Turkeys from places like Georgia and Alabama, then releasing them here. In every case, their...

Nice shelf

I just saw this on Craigslist and I think it's a pretty good deal if anybody is in the Canton TX area. I don't need it, but I really like that it has a Honda engine in it!!! https://easttexas.craigslist.org/grd/d/yantis-multiquip-cube-towable-gas-mixer/7802156896.html