A Project I Had Not Planned On Doing

bindian · Sep 23, 2018

dfkrug said:
Oh, dear, that must have been scary, Brandi!

It sounds like damage was minimal. It does show that this could happen to anyone. I once experienced a rollover in a car on a freeway. I will always remember that.

Thx for posting.

I guess the best thing to come out of this is wear your seat belt while loading and unloading and to check for leaks before loading or unloading.
hugs, Brandi

mwayne · Nov 22, 2018

Congratulations on your repair Brandi and glad to know that you are okay. Back when I had a CDL loaded up excavators a few times but never knew something like that could happen.

bindian · Nov 22, 2018

mwayne said:
Congratulations on your repair Brandi and glad to know that you are okay. Back when I had a CDL loaded up excavators a few times but never knew something like that could happen.

Thank Mwayne! Welcome to TBN. Where in North Texas do you live? My Dad was raised on a farm outside of Higgins in the Panhandle.
hugs, Brandi

mwayne · Nov 22, 2018

bindian said:
Thank Mwayne! Welcome to TBN. Where in North Texas do you live? My Dad was raised on a farm outside of Higgins in the Panhandle.
hugs, Brandi

I am in eastern Ellis county on a mesquite savanna that I'm going to try to restore to native prarie. Quite a bit different from the looks of your place.

bindian · Nov 22, 2018

mwayne said:
I am in eastern Ellis county on a mesquite savanna that I'm going to try to restore to native prarie. Quite a bit different from the looks of your place.

Native prairie is praise worthy. Hard work but good. Do Y'all have many Cedar trees there? I am looking for a cedar source for my sawmill so I can build a log home. My retirement home.
hugs, Brandi

mwayne · Nov 23, 2018

bindian said:
Native prairie is praise worthy. Hard work but good. Do Y'all have many Cedar trees there? I am looking for a cedar source for my sawmill so I can build a log home. My retirement home.
hugs, Brandi

Yes we have the eastern red cedar here:

Juniperus virginiana - Wikipedia

Most of mine are more scrub brush type that would make fence posts but I have a few that are sawmill worthy. I'll keep an eye out for big cedars as I drive around the area. You're wanting them for timbers?

bindian · Nov 23, 2018

mwayne said:
Yes we have the eastern red cedar here:

Juniperus virginiana - Wikipedia

Most of mine are more scrub brush type that would make fence posts but I have a few that are sawmill worthy. I'll keep an eye out for big cedars as I drive around the area. You're wanting them for timbers?

Thanks. I will be milling them as 6x6s, 8 feet long. So they will need to be around 10 inches or larger.
hugs, Brandi