Howdy everyone. I've gotten a few inquiries as to where I've been the last little while. First of all I appreciate all of the thoughts. It is amazing how this little site can build friendships across such great distances. It is humbling to know that people actually care. I have lots of things going on in my life right now that have kept me from devoting the time I'd like to tractoring and this web site. In time I will get back here to finish up what I have started. I do have the post driver. It's an amazing piece of machinery, able to drive a 10" blunt post 3' into the ground. Wow. I am needing to get the fencing going, but we are in crisis mode on the farm trying to keep the cattle alive. The crazy weather this year has already claimed 1 cow, 7 feeder steers, and 1 trophy steer with an amzing set of horns. We did manage to get him skinned, so when he's mounted I'll have pictures. That has set us back financially. In addition I tore a muscle in my shoulder, the labrum (sp?), sits underneath the rotator cuff. It is torn very badly so I have almost no use of my right arm. Looks like I'm going to have to learn to hammer with my left hand, which means I'll likely also have some medical bills for broken fingers and such. I have surgery March 19, they are going to put 3 anchors in the bone and try to sew the muscle back to the bone. I'll be out of commission until mid June by their estimates. We're also in the middle of packing up my Granny - she's moving off the farm March 1st, and the plan is to renovate the house and move into it, but all of that is going slower than I'd like with my shoulder. There are also some other personal things that I am dealing with right now, that I'll explain in time. But for now, thanks for keeping this thread from dying out too badly. I'll do my best to post what I can when I can, but the updates will trickle in I'm sure.
Thanks!