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It's open on mine! I think mods shiver in fear when 2Lane is around!

RNG, You would have to go 18" deep for the wire and the water can be laid alongside at that depth or at 12" minimum below grade. Or use the gfi protected circuit as mentioned. you could go 12" deep for both if you put 2" of concrete cover over the trench. Sounds like you got a handle on it and...

Good morning, RNG I'm not aware of any restrictions of running water and electrical in the same ditch at the same level unless it is utility owned electrical. Bury each to the code minimum for the water and electrical and use a warning tape when buried. Hot and smoky in Shasta today.

Another fire started yesterday at Lake Shasta 15 miles south of here. They say it was man caused but did not elaborate. It is up to 2,000 acres this morning with 0 containment and interstate 5 closed in sections. High temps down to the low 100's for the next week. it is going to be a long summer.

Took this picture yesterday from my buddies yard 1 1/2 miles from the fire. The planes and helicopters were flying for hours directly over us at a few hundred feet above the tree tops. It was quite a spectacle to behold. We were there to help him evacuate in the event that the wind changed...

Cup of unleaded at 5 this morning and no more jackets for now. I have several traps hung up on the roof overhang hat are baited with the liquid attractant but it barely works. They prefer cat food or salmon that I put in the traps. Some of the little Bastaards have figured out how to get out of...

Budlight, Bud regular, Coors Light, Sierra Nevada pale ale, any beer that is cold to the point of having chunks of ice develop upon opening. I just got done weed eating for 3 hours and were having a heat wave here! Cold beer at the creek hits the spot. Osb was 100 dollars a sheet and 3/4...

I bought the Honda 110 from Northern tool and it was delivered in a week. I am very happy with the buy. It is good to cultivate around the garden space.

When in and out came to town 50 miles away it was the same hype. I had a soggy bun but at least it had some rabbit food in there with the meat. I hate paying 6 bucks for a burger when I can go home and buy dam near 2#s of lean burger for the same price as a "where's the beef" hamburger. Fast...

It wasn't a total trainwreck as the people waiting on us were very courteous and friendly. Too bad the food didn't match their quality. I think i'll pass on breakfast or any other offerings after my lunch experience. I don't usually eat fast food and should have known better.

Think I will move to O-HIGH -YO and get another round of vaccine with the possibility of becoming a millionaire! What could go wrong?

Yesterday the wife and I took the pilgrimage to the cathedral of the coveted chicken sandwich. Fifty miles one way, $12:00 and a bit of a wait in line and we were in possession of two of the sacred Chic-Fil- A sandwiches and 1 medium diet soda. The soggy granny's elbow skin bun on this creation...

Looks like the demand for people is going in the right direction. Would love to see the price of lumber follow that trend. Meanwhile......I mill!

I was in southern Oregon yesterday and the price of 7/16 osb was well below 60 dollars. It was $59.25 a sheet. I overcame the urge to buy a unit. Gas was $3.25 for regular and they pumped it for me. Here in norcal it is 4 bucks a gallon and you pump it yourself!

Home milling is the only way to go for me now and for the last 40 years. Some 50+ 2x6x12' doug fir and some 1x12 x12 pine boards all cut last fall. Stickered and covered with metal for a slow dry. The grain is tight compared to commercially sold crap of today. I know from years of being a mill...

I made a jib pole from an old drive line and use my loader bucket to lift up logs or beams. I have used scaffold on one end and then the other end to lift a 6x16 x16 feet long for a garage header in place. But I was only 50 at the time on that one.

If you are getting milled oak boards ,have the guy mill some 4x8's or whatever? Built up beams, box beams, and flitchplates are alternatives to real beams IMO. Less work to just use a real beam.

You speak like an engineer, are you? People who use screws have a few loose ones unless they are listed for lateral loading. Screw one half way in and one sideways hit with a hammer and most will snap off. Lag bolting or thru bolting knee braces is the norm. In the real common sense world I feel...

I agree! I live in a 1200 sq. ft. palace built with used and home milled lumber with only wood heat but I choose to. My bills are small and so is my bank account but I am in the middle of nowhere and happy. I wouldn't want to pay their heating bill or taxes and insurance rates but they probably...

Why don't knee braces reduce the span? I always thought they did as well as providing lateral support. Deflection in the post is possible if it is undersized or if there is not 2 opposing braces?

Yep, my house is made with 50% recycled lumber and 50% milled on site lumber. This was back in the day when they allowed this to happen. Now you can use home sawn lumber but you need an engineer to certify it after a certified grader has graded it. It is probably cheaper now to go that route...

I have used battery tools since they came out love their portability when power is not nearby. For many years I built homes and hated extension cords while working on roofs. The problem with battery tools is the batteries die and replacement is the only option at great expense. I prefer some...

I used it yesterday and today and am very happy with the performance. I tried the neighbors mantis 2 cycle before deciding on the Honda and I am glad I did. The neighbor tried mine out and he decided to buy one when his mantis takes a dump.

I drove thru northern California last week past several lumber mills. They had huge log decks waiting to be utilized and plywood and lumber units that went on forever. you would never know there was a shortage from what I observed. Oh, and regular grade gas is now $3.85 for regular unleaded. Not...

I ended up buying the 4 cycle Honda 25cc tiller. Currently it is in the box it arrived in yesterday. Go assemble it and take it for a test run today. I tilled the main ground level beds with the old Craftsman 5.5 hp Briggs and Stratton tiller and the raised beds will be introduced to Honda very...

This guy thought the Viking's tractor shed was a meece bistro? Made it by the 2 guard kitties outside , enjoyed a peanut butter appetizer dragged the plate 10' to the buffet plate and then the main course. I have stupid but determined customers!

My road is 12' wide with mostly clay soil. I thank you all for the helpful suggestions and will do a full description of my project with pictures upon completion! I built the road 40 years ago and I think if I go 12" deep I just might avoid rocks? I should have put more than just the water line...

I need to get a 1" conduit under my paved driveway without cutting it. I heard of people using a hose shoved into a pipe with a nozzle to water power drill the hole for the conduit. Anyone tried this method and have a how to?

Wife and I have gotten 2 Moderna shots with only arm pain. We are now bullet proof but wear masks and social distance out of respect for our fellow humans. I am hitting the road tomorrow to visit my older sister whom I have not seen for a year. She got polio back when she was 4 years old and...

Use of the word "wood" here is brilliant!

Buddy got a price for a 16' 2x6 douglas fir board of $27.00 each at the yard the other day. We dropped 5 large pines at his place last weekend and they will be going to our mill today. He will be paying us all the beer we can consume to mill the trees and help him build a woodshed with the...

I use me power,a 27 ton Ariens woodsplitter and a double bit axe. Is that what you guys are calling a processor? Inquiring Vikings want to know?:unsure:

I have 4 woodsheds that hold about 4 cords each and let the wood age for several years before burning it. I rotate the sheds and refill each one every year using dead or winter damaged trees. I don't have totes but use wheelbarrows or loader to take the wood from the sheds to the shop and...

Beautiful work and use of whatever materials you could scrounge is to be complimented. Love the old cabin. I tore apart an old 19th century toy making factory in the middle of nowhere that was targeted for demolition and built my house with some of the old lumber.

Tree slaughterhouse! Cut 2 more pines for the mill yesterday using plastic wedges to direct the fall. 45 years of falling and milling with a timber fallers license per state regulations. I encourage people to have professionals do the work when in doubt.

I use different approaches for different situations. Have taken down many trees with snatch blocks and cable using assorted tractors for the pull. It takes skill and sometimes courage to do these and if you have any doubt don't do it. Some trees you just have to take down from the top and piece...

I am liking your response a whole lot. Your approach leaves more quality time for an adult beverage and watching whatever grows grow! I had red clay when I started to amend y soil43 years ago and still add manure and compost every year and it works. I need to work those amendments a few inches...

I am looking to buy a mini tiller for raised beds. I read old threads but would like to hear more recent reviews on these things. I'm getting old and lifting the old 100# tiller into the raised beds is getting to be more of a challenge each season. Any response welcomed and appreciated. This...

ArlyA, Love the snow pictures. I used to get snows like that years ago but the climate change has had an effect on the storms here. I have noticed in the last 47 years here that it snows less and rains more. I miss having 7' or 8' of snow on the ground. We had a good storm a few weeks ago that...

Good morning. Toppop sorry to hear about your mom and she will be with you and other loved ones who went before her. Got my first moderna shot Wednesday and arm still a little sore but nothing a Budlight later in the day can't fix. All this talk of old cars got me sentimental about my 1952...

I have thought that the flat tax would be a good idea in the past. A guy making 40k a year would be more financially burdened than a guy making 1 million a year. I don't think that would be fair but that is just me!

I think I am available but I' check with the wife and get back to you! Finally got a date this Thursday for the first covid shot (Moderna) . The wife has calmed down to an acceptable level after hearing the good news. Hopefully in 5 weeks we can start to go places with a little more...

Yep, you were 3 miles from my beer fridge where you took the picture. It was a beautiful day yesterday and will be today. Restock the wood for the shop and houses and do a little clean up burning before tuning in for the Superbowl commercials. Game is a distraction for me. Glad you got to enjoy...

................................ Also have guardians of the forest stop for visit often enough so they have names. I have seen thousands of bears living here for over 47 years in the wilds, I run a critter café also. Shasta , Mc Cloud, Dunsmuir are the nearest beer stores. I'm miles out in...

" ...................... That's what I call living peaceful life...outstanding view. :thumbsup: Thanks Thomas, I thank God everyday I wake up here and I'm not in the obituaries! Couple of my friends that stopped by the other day!

I live in area where ice fishing is popular. I too gave up on it because I never caught any. Ice likes Jack Daniels but that bait never caught me anything but trouble when I got home!

I would guess shoot guns? We have little to no mud season here. Usually goes from fall to snow and ice overnight. Been in my house for 40 years now with no trick or treaters and when someone comes down my well posted road they better have a darn good reason or your hobby might happen...

Thanks for the welcome. Pictures are from my front yard.

Beautiful place to live Thomas. I would be most comfortable there. Can you shoot and play loud music anytime and pee of the porch without bothering anyone?:D

I guess there is that possibility. Better think this plan of action out a little further!

Riptide, I found this road in 1973 and try not to take others since. I found it when I came to the fork in the road in my younger days and took it! (Yogi Berra) 50 miles to the nearest city in either direction from here. I see more animals than humans (have wife) on a daily basis and would...

Good morning, Kenmbz no sun here only the liquid variety. What was 4 feet on the ground last Friday turned into 2 feet of packed snow yesterday and I had the 1/2 mile of my road plowed to the pavement. Started to snow again this morning with more on the way. Is there such a thing as too much...

Good morning from the cold north. Accidently posted this in "How's Eddie" thread and was justifiably accused of thread drift, so sorry! Went from bare dirt to 42" of snow from the storm the east is now enjoying. Froze my swimming hole at the creek real good. Took awhile for winter to arrive but...

Looks like the East is getting a little leftovers our little squall the other day. We went from bare ground to 42" of snow in 24 hours. Took a few days to plow the 1 mile long private driveway. Thank God for tractors!

I get many a day because I have a land line. I don't get cell reception due to my remote location and need the land line. I installed caller ID to know who is calling and don't answer the unknown numbers and let the machine answer them. Today I reached the boiling point when I was woke up at 5...

I use the Stealth Cam here for game and driveway monitoring. I live very rural and the nearest LEO is an hour away so we are all well armed for any issues that come up. The camera will take a picture of any trespassers as I live on a mile long private driveway up a box canyon. I will at least...

We have mills with large inventories and the woods are full of freshly burnt trees right for the harvest. A good friend faller of mine has not stopped working for several years now. I think the lumber barons are bending over the consumer for no good reason other than because they can. Me and a...

Put one of these on the mill. It is old but never stops.

Good morning! Hope you all have a great weekend and no labor for a few days. Slacking is mandatory!

Long time reader and finally decided to participate now that I am retired and have some time. Great forum with good people and information. Enjoy the day!