My pole barn...a solo affair

[EddieWalker]

...I would much rather see pictures of you than Eddie by his lake.

Rob, say it isn't so.....

Eddie

 

[3RRL]

Rob, say it isn't so.....

Eddie

Eddie, you know I love to raz you. Hope you don't mind but I think you've met your match with Brandi here.
Are you guys anywhere near each other in the great state of Texas? I have a sis who lives in the Woodlands. I think it's up a few hours from San Antonio. I remember flying over Texas on my way to Mardi Gras (I was young then) and it took forever. And don't give me any crap like...well, they got jets now Rob, or something like that. hahaha

 

[bindian]

Great video you did. I knew you were a girl but I didn't know you were a GIRL! I see that we're the same age except you're a lot younger than me.
lol...I would much rather see pictures of you than Eddie by his lake.

You sure handle that Mahindra with ease too. I didn't know it had a tilt up steering wheel on it. I'd like to have that on my Kama now that I put a new seat in it. It would come in real handy getting in and out like that.
Do you have top and tilt on the tractor? Would that make it easier to hook up the backhoe? Does it have a subframe mount or is it solely a 3pt mount? The TNT helped me make it easier for hooking up about everything now.

Rob,
Thanks. But you are going to make Eddie upset. I was kinda nervous being filmed until I got on the tractor and started working. The Big Red Beast is really a sweetie. She has a pedal just to the right of the clutch pedal for tilting the wheel. I don't have TNT. But the 3PH arms have a sliding adjustment. See the photo. The BH is frame mounted. Back up close enough to hook up hydraulics and then back the tractor up to line up under the bottom mount. Then you sit down in the seat and "back" the hoe down on the frame. I am learning to do this quicker. First time I unhooked by myself, I had the boom extended with the bucket and the stabilzers supporting the weight. I had the bucket off the ground before I realized the BH was in a bind in the mount and just as I realized it, the mount let go and the hoe and I went backward while the bucket fell two feet to the ground. Thus I was almost thrown off the BH like flying over a bulls horns.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Eddie, you know I love to raz you. Hope you don't mind but I think you've met your match with Brandi here. Are you guys anywhere near each other in the great state of Texas? I have a sis who lives in the Woodlands. I think it's up a few hours from San Antonio. I remember flying over Texas on my way to Mardi Gras (I was young then) and it took forever. And don't give me any crap like...well, they got jets now Rob, or something like that. hahaha

Rob,
I'm about 20 minutes north of The Woodlands on I-45. I am 3 hours from Austin and about 4 and 1/2 hours from San Antonio. I figure Eddie and crew are close to 3 hours from here. I hope to find out in October.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Eddie, you know I love to raz you. Hope you don't mind but I think you've met your match with Brandi here.
Are you guys anywhere near each other in the great state of Texas? I have a sis who lives in the Woodlands. I think it's up a few hours from San Antonio. I remember flying over Texas on my way to Mardi Gras (I was young then) and it took forever. And don't give me any crap like...well, they got jets now Rob, or something like that. hahaha

Rob,
If Eddie still has that dozer, he has the advantage. But I would match my Mahindra against his backhoe.
They do have jets to fly on now. I know, I work on them.
hugs, Brandi

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Brandi, talk to your concrete suppliers. Occasionally they'll get a couple of pours on a weekend that will make it worth their while. If they see it coming up and or they need your pour to make their minimum for a weekend work day you can get it done on the weekend. It happens and if you've got a heads up you can take advantage of it.

 

[bindian]

Brandi, talk to your concrete suppliers. Occasionally they'll get a couple of pours on a weekend that will make it worth their while. If they see it coming up and or they need your pour to make their minimum for a weekend work day you can get it done on the weekend. It happens and if you've got a heads up you can take advantage of it.

Wroughtn_harv,
Thanks. I will look into that.
hugs, Brandi

 

[CATMAN]

Brandi, Just curious about how you plan to keep the birds out of your new pole barn. Is that vented roof design always going to be open or will something like window screen going to be attached around the "vent area"?

 

[bindian]

Brandi, Just curious about how you plan to keep the birds out of your new pole barn. Is that vented roof design always going to be open or will something like window screen going to be attached around the "vent area"?

Catman,
An interesting question. I am going to install chicken wire. I have thought about building windows on hinges for winter, but I wil see how the draft is from the stalls. I don't keep the horses in the stalls like fancy barns do during the winter. I let them range and keep their winter coats. I think their winter coats are pretty.
hugs, Brandi

 

[VABlue]

"Winter coat" in Texas... Heh!!!

I'm sure they get one, but having grown up in Michigan its just funny to hear about winter in Texas!

 

[AllWaysBreakinSomething]

Brandi,
Just wanted to let you know I'm also now close to a year working on the barn. Great progress and glad to see you have your roof on (wish I did). I'm suffering that one until I can get enough help. Same problem weekend warrior.

I'll give you the same advice I keep hearing.. Don't stop working on it!! Strange thing those people never come to help..haha!!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1204259#post1204259

 

[bindian]

"Winter coat" in Texas... Heh!!!

I'm sure they get one, but having grown up in Michigan its just funny to hear about winter in Texas!

VABlue,
I would rather be in Alaska at 20 below zero, then the Texas Gulf Coast at 40 degrees and drizzling rain. The Texas Panhandle has blizzards.........in April.
April down here we are already sweating and wishing for a cold front. But then, I laugh when y'all complaint about the heat. I have played tennis in Oklahoma in 102 degree heat, but it is dry heat. I have gave a thought or two about leaving the sides off of my barn. But.......oh yeah......that thing called rain.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Brandi,
Just wanted to let you know I'm also now close to a year working on the barn. Great progress and glad to see you have your roof on (wish I did). I'm suffering that one until I can get enough help. Same problem weekend warrior.

I'll give you the same advice I keep hearing.. Don't stop working on it!! Strange thing those people never come to help..haha!!

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1204259#post1204259

AllwaysBreakinSomething,
Do a barn roof raising like I did. But have your ducks in a row, or you will be running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. I had barbeque for everyone. I want to work on the barn now, but it is way dry here and I am digging up stumps in the low area that is usually too wet for my Big Red Beast.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Willl]

Awesome looking barn Brandi.

I'm very interested in this PHD you set up. Anymore info ?

I got a Danuser Hydrulic PHD that I modified to fit on my new backhoe.

 

[bindian]

Awesome looking barn Brandi.

I'm very interested in this PHD you set up. Anymore info ?

Will,
Thanks for the barn comment. I would be glad to explain my PHD. I modified the swivel knuckle that came with the PHD to fit my BH where the bucket attaches. I installed quick disconnects on the bucket cylinder lines. I remove the bucket and mount the swivel knuckle and motor, then hook up the auger bit. Then I can use the BH's bucket curl lever to run the auger in forward or reverse from the seat. It came with a 9 & 12 inch auger and an auger extension for around $1800. The welding and machine work on the swivel knuckle was about $130. The line cutting and swaging fittings was around $20. The quick disconnects came from Grainer and cost around $56. I went with these as they were way better quality over what TSC had on hand.
Hopefully next time I post photos, it will be from Photobucket.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Defective]

Attractive...
Independant...
Has her own tractor & knows how to use it...
Hard working...

Now:

Smart...

That's it, I'm in love!

Now that I've got that off my chest, that PHD mod is great. I wish I'd thought of that a bunch of years ago when I punched a few hundred holes in my old place. The normal PHD I used tried to kill me on a daily basis & I don't think any of the holes were exactly where I wanted them or particularly straight either...

 

[mudcat]

Post hole mod is SWEET! Barn is cool, too.

 

[EddieWalker]

Brandi,

I'm very impressed with your post hole digger. If I had it to do all over again, hydraulic is the only way to go, and attaching it to your hoe stick is brilliant. I've seen them on trackhoes, but never thought about doing the same thing on a backhoe.

Thanks for posting the pictures of it. I LIKE IT ALLOT!!!

Eddie

 

[Skipholiday]

Does the PHD dangle while your transporting? Or can it be folded up against the arm?

Thanks

Terry~!

 

[bindian]

Defective,
Okay, I'm flattered. The PHD as it gets deeper, wants to angle a little. But a little wiggle of the control lever and it is straight. Unlike a 3PH digger that requires you moving the tractor. I used to rebuild wrecked helicopters. I made all kinds of sheetmetal parts for them.

Mudcat,
Thanks! Sometimes when it is raining, I go out there and sit in a lawn chair and listen to the rain hit the metal roof. Some day I want to build a log home. It will have a metal roof!


Eddie,
I am honored you are impressed. Coming from the master lake builder makes me feel good. I was going to just run the digger with the remote and run lines all the way back to the digger mounted on the BH bucket, but another TBNer suggested the swivel knuckle mount and the quick disconnects. That saved a lot of pain running dedicated lines for the PHD.

Terry,
The auger can be laid almost flat on the floor of the trailer. It would lay flat if I would have added more distance where the swivel knuckle was welded up. It just hangs and swivels when the tractor is moving. It has a heavy spring that helps, but the weight of the 12 auger stops a lot of swing. It plumbs by itself when the tractor is not moving.

hugs, Brandi