N80
Super Member
Here are some pictures of my new Kubota L4400 and used (but freshly painted) JD LX6 cutter as well as my log cabin. It sits on 250 acres in northern South Carolina next to my brother-in-law's cattle ranch.
I built the cabin myself. It was a kit from Southland Log Homes which is located nearby. I contracted to have the foundation put in but did everything else myself with the indespinsible help of my b-i-l, his family and many of the locals. It passed final inspection about a year ago but there is still an endless list of 'minor' things to do. It has no heat or air. We sweat in the summer and use kerosene in the winter. Fireplace or woodstove to come later. There is a 10 acre lake below the cabin.
This is the trusses going up with the aid of a boom truck, loosley owned by a number of local folk:
This is a current interior shot:
I only realize now how incredibly useful my tractor would have been while building the cabin. I rented a large off-road forklift (Lull type thing) for a day or two, but having a tractor with an FEL and pallet forks everyday would have been a HUGE help. I'm proud of having done this myself but there are a lot of things I'd have done better if I knew then what I know now, but as my b-i-l says, "We're building a cabin, not a piano." We love using the place and the experience was great for me and my family, and I'm glad I did it, but I wouldn't do it again.
I built the cabin myself. It was a kit from Southland Log Homes which is located nearby. I contracted to have the foundation put in but did everything else myself with the indespinsible help of my b-i-l, his family and many of the locals. It passed final inspection about a year ago but there is still an endless list of 'minor' things to do. It has no heat or air. We sweat in the summer and use kerosene in the winter. Fireplace or woodstove to come later. There is a 10 acre lake below the cabin.
This is the trusses going up with the aid of a boom truck, loosley owned by a number of local folk:
This is a current interior shot:
I only realize now how incredibly useful my tractor would have been while building the cabin. I rented a large off-road forklift (Lull type thing) for a day or two, but having a tractor with an FEL and pallet forks everyday would have been a HUGE help. I'm proud of having done this myself but there are a lot of things I'd have done better if I knew then what I know now, but as my b-i-l says, "We're building a cabin, not a piano." We love using the place and the experience was great for me and my family, and I'm glad I did it, but I wouldn't do it again.
