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There is some wisdom to that, but moving trucks are only so big.

When I did our addition/Reno this past year I definitely did it with the idea that we could age in place here. Ground level entrances, no stairs except 4 into the bck yard, no thresholds into any rooms, 36" doors/entryways for most rooms, large showers with benches, etc. Not sure we will make...

My parents moved from Chicago to be closer to us 2 years ago. Mom was 76 and dad was 97. Mom had plenty of time to prepare while her house was being finished here, still wasn't quite ready when the time came. Mom LOVES being closer to her 2 sons and out of the Chicago winters. Dad was...

Top and Tilt kit! But also a shirt or hat would be pretty sweet too.

WOW! That is A LOT of paper! I guess it boils down to what you have more of, time or money? $88 does not seem too bad to have that much paper disappear in an instant.

Tell me more about this. So it failed a month after the inspection. I'm curious what does an inspection include?

How much did the antifreeze cost you? I bought the little valve years ago and just never got around to filling them. It is something I still want to do. I am in southeast Tennessee and we rarely get temps below freezing for days on end, but it does happen. I think I could get away with a...

I have an ISpring whole house filter. I need to replace my filters about yearly and that time is coming up so I have been looking around. It is a 3 stage system where you can get different filter combinations. I have noticed there is a PFAS filter you can buy, claims it removes 99.9% of PFAS...

Off to a great start!! What are a couple things you learned from the old owner this weekend?

I love our garbage disposal, but we are on city sewer. We don't intentionally put food down it but it is super nice not having to empty a sink strainer. Just rinse it all down the sink until it starts to back and flip on the disposal. Such a luxury!

That is good to know as the in-laws might be going FHA, and they might care.

I have learned so much about septic systems in this thread, again, thanks for all the insight! We are definitely going to have an inspection if it goes that far. I am far more confident in my ability to manage a septic system after reading this thread.

Such a great project! So glad you stuck with it and made it work. It will all be worth it very soon.

I have no idea what type of system it is, but I assume it is a traditional system. I think the house was built in the early 60's. I looked but I could not find any sign of it. I did notice that the washer drained out to daylight. We will probably install a small leach field for it. I have a...

Great info gents! Exactly the info I was looking for!

My in-laws are planning on buying a house with a septic system. I don't know anything about septic systems. When buying a house with a septic system is there a way to have a septic system inspected easily?

I have seen the 3 point version of these. Never seen a stand alone model like this. Seems like this would be less dangerous that the 3 point model by a little bit. You could make a little table for this thing that would make it better than sitting on the floor. Or even a little rack that...

I see this happening in my county. It has always been pretty backwards and behind the curve. Now hundreds of houses are coming in. It does look like they are updating sanitary sewers which get pumped to the next county over. We will see if it is all worth it and whether they can stay ahead...

That sucks, I feel your pain! I would be pissed too. A buddy of mine owns 30 acres of mostly floodplain across the creek from me. I saw a re-zoning sign on it the other day and looked it up on the county website, my heart just dropped. Him and the guy that owns another 30 acres downstream...

Oh that little trailer looks sweet, exactly what you need!!! It will do a good job with the clean out effort, but will also have tons of uses around the place for years to come. Fill that baby up with firewood and dump it right in front of the woodshed, perfect!!!

I was wondering the same thing the other day!! It has been a while.

Crazy! Do you think they get these images by airplane? What county is this? I want to see this Eagleview.

Not sure what you mean by up and over private property. I am having a hard time picturing what you are talking about with this eagleview. Post a screenshot.

It's been cool enough here that I have had the A/C in the shop shut off for the last month. That is a win in my book!

How many minutes and miles door to door?

My opinion on firewood is the less you touch it the less work it is. I'd leave it be until I was ready to do something with it.

Brutal!!! It has been ok here for the most part. Not quite cool but not oppressively hot either. Nights been cooling off well, that is half the battle. Finally supposed to get a pretty significant temperature drop next week. I am ready for fall, seems like it comes later and later every year.

HAHA! Yeah, I could imagine! They catch all kinds of crazy stuff on that street view.

Not much different than Google Street view. You can tell Google you do not want your house on street view and they will blur it out.

Definitely seems like an antiquated way to make money in this day and age. I wonder if they are still riding the coattails of the last of the low tech Boomers still out there.

With that much land there has got to be some standing dead timber you could utilize for this years burning.

We have had a lot of stink bugs this year. We have always had them but they seem more numerous this year. I have been killing every one I see with a mixture of vinegar, water and soap. Seems to be working. My goal is to interrupt that lifecycle to see if we have fewer in following years. We...

Yeah, I don't know either. I have just not heard anything like that in my research. But something you said above is different than what you said earlier. In the above text you said OUTFLOW from a septic system had the same bacteria load as a shower or washing machine. I can't remember how you...

I just bought an EZ-Pour spout set-up for one of my gas cans. So nice!! Worth every penny.

I had one I bought for a song. Never really got it working for my application so I did a little work on it and sold it for 4x what I paid for it. I do have a walk behind leaf blower that works very well. But I still need to move the leaves to my front yard for pickup, that is still a serious...

Hmmm, little post holes along that leach drain line filled with gravel might just do the trick to get that water to go down! Great Idea!

No blackwater, composting toilet. Good question though. My lack of perc is not a swamp issue, this site is up on a knoll surrounded by bottomland. The soil just seems to be tight clay surrounding rocky ledge on the top of the knoll. I do need to dig a few holes along the periphery of the...

I have read that as well. They say keeping it on the surface does a lot better job cleaning it up because the microbes and oxygen is there. Maybe I am overthinking it a bit too much. Duly noted! And a pipe over the edge is where this might just begin. But I think I can do better than that.

Thanks for your reply. But you are telling me a 14 gallon bucket is overkill and your advice is to do a full blown septic tank and drain field. That seems a whole lot more overkill than a 14 gallon bucket., not sure I get the logic.

Really? Sorry, I am going to have to call BS on that. I have been doing a WHOLE bunch of reading up on gray water systems and this is the first mention of this. Gray water might be full of bacteria, but it is not the same kind of bacteria as in toilet water. . IF the above statement was...

Hmm, dually noted. Where did the kitchen sink drain into? Just out onto the surface?

I honestly think just the opposite, the area I plan on putting this might perc so poorly that even with my subsurface distribution it might run out onto the surface at some point. I have a double edge sword for my situation. My soil doesn't perc the best, the direction I am draining it has a...

I hope I can retire by the time I am 63! Even though I also hope to be one of those guys that is busier in retirement than I was before retirement. I played a lot in my younger years (I call it my pre-tirement) and wasn't the smartest with investing/saving though so who knows. Regardless...

I have an off grid container cabin. I have a buddy living there right now, and we are trying to update systems to make it a bit less spartan. One of the systems coming online is a 330 gallon IBC with a 12v on demand pump and on demand propane hot water heater. Everyone likes a nice warm...

Congrats!!! How old are you?

The IBC cages are amazing for wood storage. I have 5 or 6 that I cycle through. I just toss the wood in, don't really sweat stacking it well. But I am in Tennessee so I don't burn as much as you yankees. If I burned 5 cords I might try to squeeze for into each cage. It just makes it so much...

Put me down for a stand alone vote as well. I was dead set on doing a PTO splitter. but I asked a similar question and got similar answers. Found a 22 ton with a dead engine for a good price, put a $99 predator on it, added a little side table to aid in splitting bigger rounds and it has been...

Alright so now that we got that out of the way... Other then the obvious road improvements and brush clearing what are some of the first improvements you want to make to the structures of the place to make it more liveable?

I just picked some leaves today before they all started to fall. Fig tea is supposed to be really nice.

But they don't have to grow 10 foot tall. You can train them to grow out not up. But yeah, some sort of mechanical advantage would be a smart play with a fig in a 25 gallon pot.

Here is the problem with a lot of what goes on in our world today. There is so much misinformation, ignorance to the facts and hypocrisy that our society will never be fixed in my opinion. Here is an excellent example. First of all lithium is not a rare earth element, get your facts straight...

There are no rare earth elements in solar panels, mostly silicon. And Lead acid and LiFePO4 do not contain them either. Try again.

I have one, need to get a better mount for it though. Now it just sits in my little toolbox. I was looking at it the other day and had noticed mud daubers filled the nozzle on it with mud. Keep an eye on your nozzle, doubt it will work very well clogged full of mud.

I was out at my property working one time and had this happen to me, a couple of dudes walking out of the woods. Asked them what they were doing and they were surveyors. They were surveying my buddies property so I wasn't that upset, but I wasn't exactly nice either. They just had to walk...

I am the same way, if it's not in my contacts list I don't answer it. But this one left a distinct voicemail so it piqued my interest. He tried to call back today, I told him 1230, I am eastern he number was central he called at 1130 eastern. Obviously I didn't answer.

So I get a message today from a guy claiming he was from the state jury commission. I call him back and we get disconnected after a few minutes of talking before we get tot to the real meat of the conversation. I tried to call back a couple times without reaching him, he finally calls me back...

I guess it depends on where it is coming from. If it is a salt application area 7 years could be a big difference in rust impact. If not I would probably go with low mileage.

Are y'all staying in the cabin? Or camping out? Obviously it would be better to stay in the cabin so you can get a better feel for the vibe of the place.

Those things are expensive!!!

Yes! Your homework is to spend a little time this weekend thinking about ways to make it easier, more comfortable, more efficient, warmer, and cozier. You want to be able to head out there on a weekend and not have to make a big deal out of it, just jump in the truck and go. With proper...

Congrats!! Now the work begins!

Hmmm, the tools could be something. I asked my wife yesterday to walk through that area and smell. She smelled it, but was equally as confused about its origins or where it might be emanating from. It is in a general region but it's not obvious where it is coming from.

No, but one of these days! I would probably go with a pallet mounted 55 gallon drum and a 12v pump. Throw it up on the trailer and drive to the gas station and not have to deal with delivery. I need to find a place to get off-road diesel around me when I get this set-up going. If I end up...

Yeah, between solar/battery technology, LED lighting, 12v coolers/refrigeration, 12v accessories like fans, propane on-demand hot water heaters, diesel heaters, internet hotspots, composting toilets, etc. It has never been easier to live off grid. One can make a VERY comfortable existence in...

It is not ideal but is a lot easier than loading it and unloading it 4 times to do a simple task. A Furthest I have driven on the road is about 5 miles. Not ideal but not awful on reasonably low traffic roads. I drive the mile from my property to my house often, but those road are not busy at all.

I have no problem roading my tractor. But roading a Kubota U17 mini ex a mile to my buddies, now that was painful!

:ROFLMAO: sorry!

Nope, none of the above.

Also, it hasn't really gotten any stronger or weaker. Just kind of stayed the same. .

1). When I first started smelling it I thought it was me. But it was only in that one area. 2). That is kind of my best guess of what it is. But it never had AWFUL death smell. Just that beef stew/BO smell. I was thinking it could be like a mouse nest or something. BUt I have never heard or...

There is an area in my shop that has this weird smell. It is not a bad smell nor is it a good smell, it kind of smells like beef stew or body odor. It is not overpowering, you just kind of catch a wiff, and then it is gone and you have to kind of search for it again. But I smell it most times...

WOW! This is the first time that I looked at the location on Google. 80 acres surrounded by that much state land. Hunters dream!! I know you don't hunt, but trail makers/maintainers dream too! I know technically you legally are probably not allowed to make trails on state land, but that...

BADA$$!!! Living the dream!!!!

I hear all of these people commenting on solar replacing agricultural land and I get it, food insecurity and rising food prices is not something we need more of. But to be honest it seem like there is plenty of land that is not being farmed out there right now. As I drove from TN to Colorado...

We had our hearts set on a gas stove on our renovation after years of using a cheapie electric stove, had the gas run and everything. But after reading some of the data on gas stoves we decided to go with a induction stove. It is indeed instant heat, it is a pretty good substitute for gas...

Seems like the road is the big sticking point. Is it possible it will be cost prohibitive to get that road truck capable?

Hey @fatjay did you do a write up of this. I am interested in reading about this.

I'm sure there is a chart somewhere but how much Tireject would you recommend for a rear tire on a tractor?

I know right? I have always been a little indifferent about figs until our old tree in the backyard did really well this summer. Then I started to do a little more research on them and now I am kinda addicted.

Both great pieces of advice! Thanks!

So you leave them outside until they start to green up in late winter? The ones I just bought are in 3 gallon pots so the guy I bought them from recommended to put them in a dark location until spring, they are small still so my crawlspace will be perfect. Then once it starts to warm he does...

Watching. I have one rear tire and one front tire that leaks down.

Here is SE Tennessee we seem to kind of be in the sweet spot for fig growing, as long as you get a fig that can tolerate the humidity and heavy rainfall. I plan on waiting until the spring to plant and my new fig guru Kenny recommended bringing them inside this winter. I will put them in my...

Great tips guys, thanks! The guy I just bought a couple blueberry plants from had an interesting planting method. He basically plants them in mounds. Hardly digs down at all maybe 4 inches. Then uses soil conditioner (which is basically rotted pine mulch) and peat moss as a soil mixture...

Well then I guess we agree. I am not naive enough to think wind and solar can power our world either. But coal is a dirty dinosaur, lets at least agree to use natural gas. Now if someone can just bring nuclear fusion online to create low cost/emissions hydrogen generation all of our problems...

But to be fair, we all have a little bit of Mr. NIMBY in us. You sound like someone that touts the benefits of burning fossil fuels, but I highly doubt you would like to live next to an oil refinery would you? What about a mountain top removal coal mine? Or would you let them put a gas...

I am trying to plant as much food at my house as possible. About 3 years ago I planted 6 blueberry plants. After the first year 2 died, I replaced them and then last year 2 more died. We have had 2 pretty dry summers and I attribute that them drying out. I used a nice soil recipe I got...

That's me, Mr. NIMBY!!

Your concerns have already been addressed. https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/carbon-rivers-makes-wind-turbine-blade-recycling-and-upcycling-reality-support There are pros and cons to everything. We need to start looking towards a future where fossil fuels are not viable for a number of...

Quite the envious orchard you have there!! I have heard the BT figs are not the greatest for fresh eating, is that true? In my research I have found that there are differnt kinds of figs in the way they fruit. Brebas figs put fruit out on last years wood, maybe your pruning had something to...

WHOA!!! That is one happy fig tree. That one filled out FAST. The two I am buying today are abotu 1/4 the size of that tree. Not sure if I will plant this fall or in the spring but I hope they do as well. I plan on putting nice soil in the hole when I plant. The other one is a big mature 5...

There is a Ohio Fig growers FB group. They have a similar climate to you. If you are a FB user maybe get on there and seek some advice. I for got to mention my wife is the fig lover. Her name is Alma. Yesterday I was researching figs and there is a fig variety named Alma, bred at Texas...

We have a fig tree in our yard that was planted long before we lived there. It is not in a very good spot at all as it is pretty heavily shaded by 2 mature trees. This fig tree has produced sporadically over the last 9 years I have been there. But for some reason it did REALLY well this year...

Interesting and sad turn of events, sorry! I am a proponent of renewable resources, I think wind and solar are good things. But I gotta be honest with you, I would not want them in my backyard. @oldnslo that is some interesting feedback. Never thought about the flickering light. Also all of...

I've fished Worm Lake. Didn't catch anything but it looked pretty fishy!

NE from that 3 way intersection about a mile. That place must just barely be in the snow belt then huh?

Congrats! I've spent some time in Covington, dated a girl from there for 2 years. Her dad's house was about a mile from that main T intersection with the gas station on the corner.

Just saw my first Joro Spider at the property the other day, another invasive species. I first heard of these on a hunting forum a couple of years ago. Some guys in NE Georgia started reporting them, my property is in NW Georgia. The one I saw was HUGE maybe 3" around legs and all had a huge...

My main priority will not be tree removal, mostly small digging projects. And I really don't have the time, but I don't have the money for a 4 ton. And it's a lot better than a hand shovel. I am looking at auctions now. Got an acquaintance with one that he got at an auction for at least...

Got it!!! That makes more sense. Thank you for clarification!

Still not clear. So you are paying yourself $18.75 (25% of $75) or are you paying yourself more and the $18.75 is leftover profit for the company? Not sure I would have help my buddy if I was only taking home $18.75.

WOAH!! Yeah, that is a doozy!!! Excellent job!!

That makes more sense. So out of that $75 he has already paid himself and the 25% profit goes in the bank.

Wait so you are telling me that when you are doing tractor work at $75 you only make 25% of that as profit? So you are paying yourself $18.75? Am I not understanding something?

I removed my wood stove last summer due to our reno/addition and never got it put back in by the time winter rolled around. OUCH!! The electric bill was way higher than I like to see it. So for this winter our wood stove WILL be reinstalled. I have some time as cold weather doesn't come in...

Just out of curiosity what is your going rate?

Have we even seen pics of the OP's predicament? How do we even know he is stuck without pictures? I low-key enjoy seeing pics of people hopelessly stuck. Not because I revel in their misfortune, but it just blows my mind the situations people put themselves/get into.

I totally understand what you are saying, having just "finished" a remodel and addition on our house. Finding good workers is not easy OR cheap You are correct. I could see how some people would get their feelings hurt being asked for money even when a very expensive machine is involved and...

Backstory: A buddy of mine is trying to sell his extra lot in our neighborhood. This lot is only about 1/4 of an acre and had been cleared about 4 years ago but has been let go since. Here in the SE USA it doesn't take long for mother nature to take back over and it had grown pretty thick in...

I would definitely put it on a timer so it is only running when we need it to. I have a Rinnai, best in the business they say. Still takes 90 seconds to get water to the master shower. But I digress, lets talk about natural gas.

In hindsight I wish I would have done a heat pump water heater. The hot water lag KILLS me on our tankless. So much so that I will have a work around by the winter. Planning on a recirc pump with a cold water bypass.

We brought natural gas into our house during our addition/reno last summer. It was available at the street and they brought it in for free, so why not? We put in an on demand gas water heater and were planning on going gas stove but switched to induction stove at the 11th hour. I see no...

I don't think I will go diesel so I guess the liquid cooled argument is out for me. I know I want pilot controls, wider tracks, hyd. thumb of course, bigger engine, and a bit more weight. Looking around these things can be had for the $7k range. I need to sell my SxS, as soon as I do I am...

I don't know about where you are from, but if you leave something on the side of the road it basically implies that it is free for the taking. Got an old washer and dryer you don't want you anymore? Put it on the side of the road and it will be gone in 10 minutes! Lawnmower? Gone from the...

I am also very careful when hauling, checking numerous times along the way. Not only because I don't want to lose my load, but I don't want to kill someone if I lose my load. I cannot remember ever losing anything of great importance or danger while hauling. I recently bought a 16' tandem...

Yeah, I was going to add some guards on the cutter and make a 3/8 plexiglass screen I can attach to the canopy when in use.

Oh, I also want to get one of those cheaper brush cutters like this. I suppose the 2 ton has a more capable hydraulic pump.

We have some rocks. But most of what I will encounter is rotten limestone ledge. Not the easiest to dig, but not the worst.

Thanks for your response. This is the exact info. I need. I have a good handful of small jobs I want to do. Mostly digging related at this point but I am sure I would use it for digging out a stump or 2 along the way. Could you compare the perfommance between the two a bit more? Heat might...

It would definitely be an uphill battle without those things, I agree. I had all those things before I pulled the trigger as well. I am a grapple loader as well. WAY easier than with forks IMHO.

I don't want to spend twice as much, but I understand it might be a better play. Is a 2 ton really worth twice as much? Convince me!!

The next thing I want to do is get my hands on enough pine to cut a nice timber framed pavilion.

Congrats!!! I am sure you will find plenty of opportunity to use it in the future. It looks like it is amazing shape and is a very capable mill. Cool backstory too! I have not used my sawmill as much as I would like. But what I have milled is gorgeous and I will talk about it with pride the...

The only reason I miss mine is to dig small holes. It could even do a decent job at making shallow trenches.

Yeah I am sure with a skid steer 12-14" wouldn't be as bad. But that is a lot for a compact tractor.

I think digging out rocks close to the surface would be a HECK of a lot easier than stumps. Rocks don't have roots.

Wow! 12-14" seems big to me. I removed a good handful around 8-10" and even that was a serious PITA.

Yep, I had one. They are awful hard on a tractor/loader. I actually broke my quick attach, luckily the welds looked like bad penetration so they covered it under warranty. Sold the stump bucket. If you have trees to get out rent a mini ex.

Looks pretty good to me. It will definitely serve it's purpose. I did a 10 yard pour for my garage slab with some buddies and it was quite an experience. 24'x27' slab with a 3' turn down on one side. The truck got delayed so the only guy that had concrete experience had to get back to work...

OUCH!! Cool stone wall! You obviously live along a creek.

I am definitely putting on pants and long sleeves, don't have a bee jacket. Luckily it is unseasonably cool here in the SE this week, so I might not even break a sweat!

I have to do some bush hogging at the property and always dread doing it this time of the year. Got lit up pretty good a couple of years ago by a nest.

Sorry for digression. How do you mod a spiltter for a faster stroke? Bigger hyd. pump I imagine? I have 3 saws: Husky 345 - found in a dumpster Husky 359 older Stihl 056 Use the 359 mostly for firewood.

I'm sure rising costs have made it REALLY hard on the restaurant business. Especially one that prized itself on serving good food at a reasonable price.

Yeah, I would say your fix worked! Congrats!

Right now we are stripping and refinishing 3 existing doors in our house. They are the original doors from 1955 and look like heart pine, the wood is gorgeous! They had maybe shellac on them My wife is doing the chemical stripping and the initial sanding with 80 grit. I am doing the final...

Excellent post! Lots of good ideas here! This can't be talked about enough! I too pack stuff to make sure I can stop just about any bleeding. Blood Clot, Israeli bandages, tourniquet. I just got a sealed stop the beed basic kit I will keep sealed and leave in the truck. You never know when...

Yep, this cutie is worth it!! We are not sure if she is full blooded heeler, but everything about her is 100% heeler. This pic is funny. She loves her mama and my wife was out of town here. That post-it note is something my wife was writing poetry on a couple days before. She either went on...

HaHaHa!! I see what you did there!!!! You think these things would be bald with all the shedding! Yep that is only the floor. One of our couches is leather so most of it goes between the cushions or on the floor. The other is fabric with a cover on it, it sticks to that. I take it outside...

Doing an addition and a mostly complete remodel of the existing is a wonderful reset for a house. This house was completely empty and cleaned top to bottom just 10 months ago. Our new house is 100% hardwood floors (except the 3 bathrooms) with zero thresholds between rooms ,a large portion of...

This is the first time I have watched one of these videos. It is interesting how he supports his claims. It will be interesting to see if there is any truth to this. Whatcha think?

I have a pond that is getting shallower by the year. I would like to do this some day, but it is very low on the priority list.

I have never really come up with an exact measurement I use but lets say about 15 or 16 inches.

I would say 3 or 4 inches stays inside the head and then maybe replace it when only 1 or 2 inches sticks out on either side so you might be wasting 5-8 inches at replacement . Not the end of the world but a little more than I would like.

Had my worst tick encounter of the year Sunday. Had 3 wake me up crawling on me in the bed, then the next day found one lightly imbedded in my head. Put our comforter in the dryer and found 1 dead in the dryer afterwards. Sunday morning I took my dog for a hike (she sleeps in the bed) then I...

I use the Fixcut head from Stihl. It is a bit of a PITA to load the way I do it in a 4 line config. Looking it up it seems like there are numerous ways to load it that are not as much as a PITA. It wastes a bit of string but in the grand scheme of things no biggie. I use .155 string in it so...

I have the smallest single lid grapple MTL makes and I have no complaints. I was able to go pick it up which helped save on shipping. I really think you can't go wrong on a grapple for a tractor that big. For smaller ones you need to balance weight with durability. With a 100 hp tractor that...

I think I am mosty pleasantly surprised how well things last around my place. I also enjoy fixing thigs/reengineering things to suit my needs. I was very lucky to get a bunch of old made in America tools from my dads garage that I expect to outlive me and serve my sons quite well for most of...

I think 0.155. I don't have a picture and Google is not giving it to me either. It is basically a metal disc that has two metal loops on it. . I have been looping the string in there and making a larks head type knot to secure it.

Good thread! I am not sure what kind of string I bought last time but I will be trying some of the recommended string next time I buy. I have very little issue with my handheld Stihl trimmer breaking string. My issue is with my walk behind. I am ALWAYS breaking string on that thing. I think...

Well it sold already. Not sure it was the right thing for my needs anyway. But for $800 I would have given it a try.

Has anyone seen one of these things? A guy on Marketplace is selling one for $800. Seems like a pretty good deal!! He has a video of it cutting small tree branches overhanging his road and it looks like it will do some work. Any idea what sort of GPM it would need? DOes not look like it is...

I agree! I have one of those and stopped using it because the blades were not lasting as long as I wanted them to. I still have the head and one day I want to cut the blades out on my cnc machine.

Amazing fab work!! I look forward to hearing how it does on it's maden voyage.

If it was a snake it would have bit ya!!! Said in the thickest southern accent you can muster.

Interesting!! The guy that came and did mine had a truck that was a giant vacuum with huge filters. Your experience sounds AWFUL sorry!!

OP here. I just wanted to do a follow up on the duct cleaning we had done after our renovation. I am officially a believer. I just changed the filter after about 4 months and it looked really good. Before the duct cleaning only after a month the filter would be awful, thick visible layer of...

Been a good year in the garden! Got behind and things got backed up so I pickled. 3 qts cucumber pickles (2 chips, 1 spear) 1 qt carrots and jalapeños, 2 qts zucchini and squash and 1 qt green beans. Used a prepackaged mix from the store. Hate when fresh stuff from the garden goes bad and I...

Hmmm, excellent question, i have never put it directly over old wooden lap siding. The main issue I could see with that is inconsistent surface to nail to. I feel like the angle of the existing lap siding would throw off the lapping of the new hardie. Furring strips might be a good idea in...

I have always wanted to try the tonic syrup and mix my own tonic water from our soda stream. I think you could get the ratio just right to suit your taste. The cheap stuff is full of high fructose corn syrup.

Here in SE TN armadillos are a new occurrence over the last 5 or so years. Now I see them everywhere.

I lived in India for a year teaching. Now mind you I am from the south and was a raft guide for many years so I have seen some pretty debaucherous firework incidents. But the school I worked at had the most ridiculously dangerous fireworks display I have ever wittenessed during Diwali. Kids...

Wow! Sorry to hear this. And now I am sorry TYM bought out Branson which is the kind of tractor I have.

That's what I am hoping for! Market Saturation and a better used market then I will scoop one up.

I WANT ONE! Yeah I see them for mid $4k plenty.

Patience Grasshoppa!

SE Tennessee and our garden is thriving. Cukes, Zukes and squash are rolling!! Toms, peppers, okra and beans are a week or 2 out from harvest. Been eating salad greens and kale for a month + already .

Well I decided not to spray, too much prep and I was scared about overspray. I used 1 piece of plastic for the last 2 days of painting, didn't mask a darn thing. 2 of us rolled and brushed 2 sided of the house, 2 coats in 2 days and IT LOOKS GORGEOUS!!

I purposely did not wear my glasses yesterday for that very reason.

We had them BAD last year, right about this same time. There are different broods all over the use that hatch at different intervals. Ours was a double whammy of 2 broods hatching at the same time. My dog ate them like candy too. I have heard people eat them too.

I went with satin. Me and a helper got the first coat on 2 sides of it today. Started about 10:00 and knocked off at 4:30. Went pretty well and looks really good!

It is amazing the small opening these birds can find to access a garage/barn. It would be nearly impossible to seal that barn up enough to exclude them. Hopefully one of these other suggestions work. I think a combination of them would be best, I think you gotta keep them guessing. That is a...

Is it possible there are only 2 coats of paint on the trim since this house was built in 1955? That’s the way it looks. An off white color with white over the top of it. Overall the trim paint isn’t bad. Needs a bit of scraping but only about 10% or less of each window trim is flaking off...

Thanks for all the input, you guys are great! . I went with Duration from Sher-Will. I used my buddies acount and it saved me like $500. retail this stuff is $530 for 5 gallons!! I should have just gone with Emerald only a few dollars more. Luckily half the house is a brand new addition...

Another question. The hardie that was just put up about 5 months ago probably doesn't need a really good cleaning right? Quick hose job to wash off the dust?

Oh, I missed a whole section of posts before i made that last post. Ok, no pressure washing. I did a couple smaller sections of the house with the pressure washer today and yeah, it felt wrong. I hope I didn't screw anything up. I did my best to aim it down the siding but I am sure there...

Well, been doing a little more research and seems like rolling it might be the better option. Definitely more time consuming and labor intensive but potentially a better product, less prep and taping, less chance of over spray, less chance of screwing it up. I have rolled plenty but I have...

LOTS of good tips, thanks!! Starting on back of the house to get dialed, brilliant!

I will be going with a nice Sherwin-WIlliams exterior paint. I DO NOT want to do this in 2 or 3 years and I will be saving money by doing it myself so why not splurge on paint? The follow the sun tip is golden!! Thanks!

The addition is 7 month old primed Hardie, the original house is 70 year old asbestos siding (I am assuming it is original, house built in 1955).

Well it is time to paint my house. I got a couple quotes came in about $4000-$4500 for our 1800 sqft single story house and the 650 sq ft garage. Seems kind of steep to me and I am out of money after our big addition and renovation, so I think I am going to do it myself. I have never painted...

Well done!! My house has a less than ideal drainage pattern as the front yard slopes towards the house. I made the issue even more dire by adding 25' more house right into the natural drainage path. It was lots of extra work but I think my drainage remediation has been a success...

As a younger man I looked into building an underground home. Decided it was not a viable option for many of the same reasons given above. I still think it would be pretty cool if one had the resources and location to do it well.

I like where this thread is going! Keep dropping knowledge you pizza gurus!!

Whoa!! Now I know 3 scary wild mushroom stories. A great example why you should read the instructions carefully.

WOW!! Yeah, 125 logs will grow A LOT of Shiitake. You need to get really creative to use that many.

I have grown shiitake in the past. And would never give up the chance to eat some morels, they are delicious. My neighbor across the street is a big mushroom forager. She eats all kinds of stuff. I have heard two mushroom foraging horror stories so I am very wary.

Not gonna lie, that looks like a pretty darn good pizza!! Sounds like you have it down to a science as well. Thanks for giving us the "secret recipe", I might have to give this one a try one of these days. I have always wanted to make excellent pizza, but mine is always mediocre. I have never...

That is the best non-chemical solution I have heard so far.

Haha! Excellent idea, and I am sure the ladies in your life will appreciate it. I just had a thought related to this this morning. They have dumpsters around here that come with built in porta potties. My thought was though how, do they get that thing loaded and drive it around without blue...

This is crazy. I know you guys are not alarmists and like me are always mentally processing and cataloging data like this to assess the state of your properties. So I know this is an actual issue not some made up boogie monster in your heads. I would be freaked out too. Has anyone heard of...

I am the OP on this thread. We ended up NOT going with a drawer microwave. The reviews were too bad, the cons seemed to outweigh the pros. We ended up using our microwave we already had and placed it in our pantry that is right next to the kitchen. That has been working great for us.

Any idea what has changed? Has it gotten progressively worse? Or just BOOM population explosion? I hate discriminately spraying the yard with pesticides but if it was that bad I would think about it. At least to get their numbers down. My wife would $h!t if they were that bad in our yard...

My neighbor has a Maverick. He likes it. But he is not hauling with it. He definitely uses as a light duty truck, like it was intended. But it seems pretty capable for that purpose. Pretty nice looking truck., better looking than the Santa Cruz in my opinion.

I suppose you can do it on a smoker at low heat. The melting point of salt is REALLY high. But I do have a smoke tube as well. I MUST try this! As far as color, it just kind of turns brown?

And? How did the salt turn out? I want to try this. Any advice?

Yeah, I forgot about the latitude and winter up there. You're right, that would make solar a bit harder, but still not impossible. Shoot, throw up a windmill and your problems are solved!! Backup genny just to be on the safe side.

Man that is scary!!! I hate taking antibiotics. From the map it looks like your area has a pretty low incidence of Lyme Disease. My area definitely does and for that I am grateful. I haven't gotten a tick bite in a year or 2 (knock on wood). I am rather hairy, so that is an advantage. I...

Yes, Chiggers SUCK!! But they are pretty easy to avoid. Stay out of the long grass and maybe take a shower really quick after you get done if you can. I haven't gotten chiggers in years.

Hmmm, interesting! I did not know that. I just looked at a Lyme disease prevalence map. WAY more Lyme disease in the NE. Next to nothing down here in the SE. Another check mark on the bug comparison chart for the SE. Ok, back to black flies