Life on the farm

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Keep tellin 'em!
Thanks!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

SNOWED? Since it's cold, here's a winter edition of life on the farm.

We had some big snows in 77 and 78. We had to use our dozer to push paths to go sledding.


The snow drifted as high as the roof on the lower chichen house.


One of Mom sledding with us. she was 52 in this picture.



We had a slight hill on the road in front of the house, and it would get packed ice, so we would sled there a lot, especially after dark.


In 78 the local bowling alley collapsed under the snow weight. We used our dozer to clear the road to our house, it had drifted so bad.


We would build snow ramps and see who could jump the furthest.

 

[murphy1244]

Were you in Ohio then? I remember the blizzard of 78 in cleveland. Our bowling alley roof fall in too.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Yes, our farm is in southeast ohio.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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Been awhile since I posted, thought I'd add a couple pics.

Dad on the L5030 the day it was delivered.




The newest thing being produced is gas. This rig is currently drilling under the farm. fortunately, no pad on the farm, but is on a neighbors farm.


The baler I bought dad last summer, and the bales he did. Not bad for being 93 years old. bale spears bought from titan.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Today is Mom's 90th Birthday. This is her holding me on my 1st birthday (which is tomorrow).

Today would have been her 94th birthday. She passed away 1 July 2016.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

A couple recent pics from the farm. Took dad my old rotary mower a few weeks ago. He even made some more hay since then.

 

[Citydude]

Today would have been her 94th birthday. She passed away 1 July 2016.View attachment 575689

Sorry for your loss Buckeye. This has been a great thread to follow.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Sorry for your loss Buckeye. This has been a great thread to follow.

Thanks

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My first day of school.

The wood on the right, was the chopping block for chickens.

The metal ring on the post on the left, I'm pretty sure is still there.

The trees on the left are long gone, the sycamore tree behind me is still there.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Where's the "Like" button?

 

[EddieWalker]

Pretty cool old barn!! What's going on with the orange paint?

 

[Sigarms]

Were you in Ohio then? I remember the blizzard of 78 in cleveland. Our bowling alley roof fall in too.

I remember the blizzard of 78 in Pennsylvania. Have a newspaper clipping of the igloo we built from that snow storm.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Pretty cool old barn!! What's going on with the orange paint?

Red roof paint. Dad always wanted the bright red roof, but was unable to find a bright red roof paint, could only find a dull red. I helped paint the roof a few times. That metal is over 60 yrs old. He painted it just a few yrs ago.

As kids we could climb the fence at the corner of the barn, and get on the roof. We would jump off on the low edge.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

The "chicken house" when in much better shape. Two of my brothers and a nephew. That nephew now has 4 children.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Speaking of my brother Darryl and my other brother Darryl....

 

[fried1765]

My first day of school.

The wood on the right, was the chopping block for chickens.

The metal ring on the post on the left, I'm pretty sure is still there.

The trees on the left are long gone, the sycamore tree behind me is still there.View attachment 575702

I remember our chopping block, and the headless chickens running around in the grass.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Met my wife to be in 1984. On her birthday, i took her on a hike to the old train tunnel. Carved our initials on this beech tree.

Visited it after we were married.

It's on neighbors property. New people bought the property, so haven't been down to it in years.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Forgot the picture

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Nice jumps....back in the day....My XT600's back tire doesn't like to get off the ground too high.