New member living off-grid on timberland in Orgeon

[schweizer]

Hello,

I've lurked on TBN off-'n-on for a while. Most recently been looking at how some of the members have built barns.

We live off-the-grid on 320 acres of recently (selectively) logged land in the mountains of Southern Oregon in the Applegate Valley region (near Grants Pass). A old-timey Listeroid 6/1 diesel engine provides backup power to the 3+ kw solar panels. Our new house is hand-hewn square logs w/ wrap around porch. Here's our website: www.docbryner.com/mossy_hollow

I have a Kioti DK45SE hydrostat, w/ FEL, backhoe, PHD, and chipper. Tractor has about 350 hours on it. No troubles except for a 4wd switch that failed in the first few weeks (easily fixed under warranty). Now I have a weird short that I can't find in either the dashboard or headlight system (same fuse). Tractor is going to dealer tomorrow to fix.

Hope to participate in discussions in the future, especially about remote living and barn building. Thanks for a great forum!

Marcus

 

[Muhammad]

Welcome to TBN.

 

[creekbend]

Good to have you aboard and Welcome. :tractor:

 

[Samandothers]

Welcome to TBN
Help me to understand what a Listeroid 6/1 deisel engine is. Pictures adn or explanation.

 

[schweizer]

A listeroid is a clone of the 1920s-era Lister slow rpm engines. 6hp, single cylinder, weighs about 800 lbs, runs @ 650 rpm. Runs on almost any oil. Dipper lube and thermosiphon cooling like old Model-T's. EPA just made them illegal to import, so they are getting harder to find.

 

[5030]

Very nice site depicting your home and your one off engineering. I'm very impressed. Isolationism isn't all that bad today.....:thumbsup:

 

[psdx]

I read every page on the link provided for Mossy Oak. I can't read enough about projects like that. The knowledge you've amassed is impressive, considering you had to accumulate enough knowledge to do the radiology thing first. Did you rebuiltdthat little diesel yourself???

 

[chopped]

WOW I also found I couldnt resist and looked at each page. Thats quite a projectJob Well Done....

 

[dodge man]

Nice website, thanks for sharing.

 

[Bob77064]

Welcome Marcus.