Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[pacerron]

Dam, that is a steep dam backside. Looks to be 2 to 1 slope. Bet you had a lot of erosion before the grass took hold.

Those slick spot makers sure look peaceful. Do they make a lot of noise?
hugs, Brandi

Not much erosion. It took two days to build and compact with a small dozer for 12 feet deep water, 20 years ago.. The clay up here makes the fancy stuff you buy in a bag down there seem like baby powder.
Those geese are migrating. They stop here and other ponds on the way for a couple days to rest. They are really quite tame or very tired.
I can walk down or drive the tractor and they might paddle across the water but they don't take off. They do leave a mess. Not much noise while they are on the ground. Flying in a big V formation you can hear and see them coming from quite a distance.
If the dog tries to scare them off they just rear up, flap their wings a couple times and stare at him until he lays down and just watches.
They are quite large and interesting to watch.

 

[Western]

Dennis
Don't laugh too hard. You might put yourself on the gurney next to Foreman, to be the next under the knife.

Dam! didn't think about that Ron,!!! I suppose I could do allot worse for a roomate, but we'd be **** with the purdy nurses:laughing: till the wife got there

Not much erosion. It took two days to build and compact with a small dozer for 12 feet deep water, 20 years ago.. The clay up here makes the fancy stuff you buy in a bag down there seem like baby powder.
Those geese are migrating. They stop here and other ponds on the way for a couple days to rest. They are really quite tame or very tired.
I can walk down or drive the tractor and they might paddle across the water but they don't take off. They do leave a mess. Not much noise while they are on the ground. Flying in a big V formation you can hear and see them coming from quite a distance.
If the dog tries to scare them off they just rear up, flap their wings a couple times and stare at him until he lays down and just watches.
They are quite large and interesting to watch.

Ron, once when living in Colorado, my young at the time daughter wanted a few goos feathers, so dad tried to sport a few from a nesting area.....bad idea and no feathers:laughing: They are like chihuahuas if you P them O

 

[blueriver]

BR, Your close to being a Texan.:thumbsup: But you are still an Okie.:us-oklahoma: So I am typing R-E-A-L slow.:hypnodisk: I named him Bob:squirrel: because Booger:dog: was taken. hugs, Brandi

Ahhhh ... Got it!! I knew there was a sensible answer!!!

 

[Lou66]

BR,
Your close to being a Texan.:thumbsup: But you are still an Okie.:us-oklahoma: So I am typing R-E-A-L slow.:hypnodisk: I named him Bob:squirrel: because Booger:dog: was taken.
hugs, Brandi

Wait a minute,, I thought I understood why you named the squire bob.. but you said if booger wasn't taken you would have named him booger,, did that squire pick its nose a lot before it lost it tail?.:laughing:. Lou

 

[blueriver]

Wait a minute,, I thought I understood why you named the squire bob.. but you said if booger wasn't taken you would have named him booger,, did that squire pick its nose a lot before it lost it tail?.:laughing:. Lou

Lou ... I was all straight on this name deal and them you throw this in .. Now I'm wondering if squirrels use there tails to pick their nose

I heard Louisiana has a new hunting law .. Stating January 2014 residents can only harvest male squirrels

 

[bindian]

Wait a minute,, I thought I understood why you named the squire bob.. but you said if booger wasn't taken you would have named him booger,, did that squire pick its nose a lot before it lost it tail?.:laughing:. Lou

Lou,
Either that or he had a mouth full of nuts.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Lou66]

Talking about nuts I got a couple I got to break loose,, They are old and worn,, going need some TLC for sure,, They are on the base of my cutter,, It's nice cool day I may just work on them,, if I can get my wife to help me. Need someone to hold a back up..: dance1::laughing:. Lou

 

[jinman]

Talking about nuts I got a couple I got to break loose,, They are old and worn,, going need some TLC for sure,, They are on the base of my cutter,, It's nice cool day I may just work on them,, if I can get my wife to help me. Need someone to hold a back up..: dance1::laughing:. Lou

Lou, I used a 3/4" break-over bar and 3' pipe cheater to break my blade bolts loose. That's been several years ago and I think the price of a big honkin' impact driver would be worth the money if I ever have to do it again.

Weather Report: It got down to 19 F here last night. We were expecting low 20s. This morning the grass has such a frost that it looks like snow covered ground. Gotta be careful walking down outside steps too.

 

[two_bit_score]

Brandi,

Using a well known Texan's term. " From The Gully To The Pond" ............ in 2 days.

Nice work!

 

[Western]

Ron, looks like that was a Blast!! You're dozer? I WANT ONE:laughing:

 

[Western]

Question for Jim, or others with an ATV in Texas.

Did you get a title for you're ATV? If so, what was the process cost?

I bought a Polaris in Colorado using my Navy fed credit union, now they want a title. No big deal, but I'm afraid the "good deal" that rolled the taxes into the sale, will come back and bite me in the %$#.

 

[bindian]

Brandi,

Using a well known Texan's term. " From The Gully To The Pond" ............ in 2 days.

Just going by the photos, I think of a couple of questions? That are probably moot 20 years later.
Where did he move the top soil? Most importantly.........did he dig a dam keyway, or just push dirt up into a dam?
It really is a nice dam and pond. Dams around here are curved, not straight.
hugs, Brandi

 

[pacerron]

Just going by the photos, I think of a couple of questions? That are probably moot 20 years later.
Where did he move the top soil? Most importantly.........did he dig a dam keyway, or just push dirt up into a dam?
It really is a nice dam and pond. Dams around here are curved, not straight.
hugs, Brandi

The top soil went back in the field. Small key way; the dam is all clay. There is a straight property line about 40 feet south of the dam, in the trees, that and the lay of the land ( gully) dictated that the dam be straight. I was going to make the pond bigger but started getting into a coal seam which might have released bad water into the pond. Curved dams and kidney shaped pools look nice but you won't find many in these parts unless somebody just dug a depression in a level field and made the birm round shaped.

 

[bindian]

The top soil went back in the field. Small key way; the dam is all clay. There is a straight property line about 40 feet south of the dam, in the trees, that and the lay of the land ( gully) dictated that the dam be straight. I was going to make the pond bigger but started getting into a coal seam which might have released bad water into the pond. Curved dams and kidney shaped pools look nice but you won't find many in these parts unless somebody just dug a depression in a level field and made the birm round shaped.

Coal? You got a coal mine? So why all the straight dams? I can see a small one being straight, but how long is yours?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Western]

Most of the corp lakes I see have str8 damns.

 

[jinman]

Question for Jim, or others with an ATV in Texas.

Did you get a title for you're ATV? If so, what was the process cost?

I bought a Polaris in Colorado using my Navy fed credit union, now they want a title. No big deal, but I'm afraid the "good deal" that rolled the taxes into the sale, will come back and bite me in the %$#.

Dennis, I don't have an ATV, but the Kawasaki Mule UTV came with a bill-of-sale and an ownership certificate, but not an official Texas Title. Since it is governed to less than 25 mph, it is not considered a motor vehicle or motorcycle. I believe the State is not issuing titles on all trailers either. Some single axle trailers can be registered with a bill-of-sale (I believe).

 

[Western]

Jim, I was speaking to the DMV and she said ALL utv/atv (classed by DPS as LOV's/ ROV's, yeah I know acronyms LOL) had to be titled. But not registered.

Excerpt from DMV:
"Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs) – are required to be titled, effective September 1, 2009; however, some may qualify for a title exemption by completing the Form VTR-329, Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Used for Farming or Lawn Care."


I have the Polaris ranger side-by-side, similar to the Mule i think??


Full text here
http://txdmv.gov/registration-and-title-bulletins/2012/035-12

I'm just hoping to not get killed with another tax bill!

 

[Bird]

I believe the State is not issuing titles on all trailers either. Some single axle trailers can be registered with a bill-of-sale (I believe).

Yep, I've registered trailers as "home made" with no serial number, brand name, etc. The little trailer I currently have is one I bought from Lowe's, made by Carry-On Trailer Corp. (sold also at Tractor Supply Co., Northern Tool, etc.) so I have a real official looking "Certificate of Origin for a Vehicle" with the VIN, weight, dealer, etc. and on the back are places for any sales and to whom.

 

[Lou66]

I have a 450 Kawasaki 4x4 4wheeler and john Deere Gator,, Both came from the dealers,, new,, but I don't know if I got a title or not.. I know I paid taxes on them,, could have put them on my AG account but I got them for wife to get around on the land.. I know I have a bill of sale,, That's a good question about the title Dennis.. hum.. Lou..

 

[Western]

Lou, according to the DMV website and the DMV here in my county, we have to have at least a title. Registration doesn't apply since for the most part (few exceptions) UTV,ATV, aren't legal on the roadways.