Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[Western]

I live about 15miles from palestine and wild hogs are plentifull around here. Here is some of there destructionView attachment 266808. I was able to get 2 behind my house last week,biggest we have shot is 450lbs on our place. It is a constant battle with them in the hay meadows and pastures, I am always dragging and fixing there mess...Total kill in one year between us and the neighbor was over a 100 pigs

Yep, I have seen that near our place we had near Hico Texas, but that is the worst I have seen coverage wise ( your photo). I have heard they are the worst in East and Southeast Texas. I would be extremely PO'd to see my hay field like that!

 

[NativeSon]

Dennis they are a real problem here. They come out of the many creeks at night to do their destruction. It's a constant battle and the only good one is a dead one. I never see a sow that doesn't have a litter in tow.

Charlie

 

[two_bit_score]

I live about 15miles from palestine and wild hogs are plentifull around here. Here is some of there destructionView attachment 266808. I was able to get 2 behind my house last week,biggest we have shot is 450lbs on our place. It is a constant battle with them in the hay meadows and pastures, I am always dragging and fixing there mess...Total kill in one year between us and the neighbor was over a 100 pigs

Hogs seem to have dwindled some since the guy started buying them. We have a creek border on one place and another is surrounded on three sides by paper co. land. Used to see a lot of hogs.

Lots of people must have built pen traps and started hauling the hogs in.

We haven't caught a hog in the regular trap in many months, maybe a year.

Hate to hear your still having a problem.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Hogs seem to have dwindled some since the guy started buying them. We have a creek border on one place and another is surrounded on three sides by paper co. land. Used to see a lot of hogs.

Lots of people must have built pen traps and started hauling the hogs in.

We haven't caught a hog in the regular trap in many months, maybe a year.

Hate to hear your still having a problem.

The trappers moved and on since they wasnt getting anymore,well now they have moved back in,thats the Leona place. At the house been tearing hay meadow up,have hog traps set but they are smart,only ones been getting is with spot light and 30-06...

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Jim, I can certainly understand your worries over buying such a large hunk of machinery hoping that you won't be it's last owner. While I don't know much "intricate" knowledge of old machines, most were meant to last excepting for wear and tear and typical hydraulic headaches.

I'd recommend you find a retired heavy equipment mechanic and PAY him for his time (maybe a c note and a meal) to go inspect such equipment. This could payoff big to keep you out of finanncial potholes that can totally sink old 45K lb machines.

There is also the hire it done mentality but we all know you like to DIY!!!

Wouldn't it be cool (since we have so many members), if we could somehow buy and sell an oldie but goodie in a good samaritan style from 1 member to the next?

Oh and back on subject, we need rain again here for the corn and hay. Maybe 20% chance on Thur, but I'm not holding my breath. I think we are back in a drought. We prayed about it at church today.

 

[Bird]

Oh and back on subject, we need rain again here for the corn and hay. Maybe 20% chance on Thur, but I'm not holding my breath. I think we are back in a drought.

Yes, we really need rain. I was surprised when I learned from the city's website last Sunday (week ago today) that they removed the 2 day a week landscape watering restrictions the previous Wednesday (5/16/12). So after mowing, edging, and trimming yesterday, I really ran up my water bill.

 

[jinman]

Kyle, I have guy up the road from me who used to run a dozer service and his family has owned lots of dozers. He said I could hire him to go look at any dozer I might consider. However, after listening to Eddie Walker, I think owning and operating a dozer can be a real challenge. I'm starting to believe I should just find one with a cab and a/c to cut down on the dust and heat. I'll still have a bone-shaking ride, but I'll do it in comfort. The problem with that is that it puts another $6k-10k onto the price. With the stock market in a downturn lately, I'm not going to be buying anything too quickly. I was hopeful when the Dow was 13.5k and going toward 14k, but at less than 12.5k, I'm lookin' for ways to maintain without scraping any of the "honey" off the top.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Kyle, I have guy up the road from me who used to run a dozer service and his family has owned lots of dozers. He said I could hire him to go look at any dozer I might consider. However, after listening to Eddie Walker, I think owning and operating a dozer can be a real challenge. I'm starting to believe I should just find one with a cab and a/c to cut down on the dust and heat. I'll still have a bone-shaking ride, but I'll do it in comfort. The problem with that is that it puts another $6k-10k onto the price. With the stock market in a downturn lately, I'm not going to be buying anything too quickly. I was hopeful when the Dow was 13.5k and going toward 14k, but at less than 12.5k, I'm lookin' for ways to maintain without scraping any of the "honey" off the top.

There is a place over by Eddie that usually keeps some clean dozers southwest equip. I see them everytime go and visit my grandmother.

southwestdozer.com

 

[pacerron]

Kyle, I have guy up the road from me who used to run a dozer service and his family has owned lots of dozers. He said I could hire him to go look at any dozer I might consider. However, after listening to Eddie Walker, I think owning and operating a dozer can be a real challenge. I'm starting to believe I should just find one with a cab and a/c to cut down on the dust and heat. I'll still have a bone-shaking ride, but I'll do it in comfort. The problem with that is that it puts another $6k-10k onto the price. With the stock market in a downturn lately, I'm not going to be buying anything too quickly. I was hopeful when the Dow was 13.5k and going toward 14k, but at less than 12.5k, I'm lookin' for ways to maintain without scraping any of the "honey" off the top.

As you know the DOW JONES INDEX is made up of only 30 companies of which many people have no stock. People really get hyper over the DOW going up and down but for most folks investments the NASDAQ is a better indicator of what is happening to their money in some portfolio they are involved in. Never the less the DOW was 13.4 a few years ago so the growth of money invested then hasn't been squat, But what has? Not CD interest, Not real estate. If you figure in the inflation the question you here about being better off than x years ago has to make common sense, at least in my humble opinion.

 

[jinman]

There is a place over by Eddie that usually keeps some clean dozers southwest equip. I see them everytime go and visit my grandmother.

southwestdozer.com

Yep! I think I see a lot of their machines on craigslist.