Recent content by paulsharvey

Not truck, but wife is looking to re0lace her Charger RT with a Toyota 4-Runner; and if you let them, those can run upto $60+; but i think you can get a pretty good build for around $53

I did a Nissian Frontier build, not to be ask cheap as possible, but as cheap as I would want, and I think it was around $33.5k. That's a lot, but so is everything in life.

On water specifically, it seems like the water table is very shallow. If the water quality is OK, i would consider a very shallow well, pumped to a tank, and treating it. Bringing a proper well rig out there seems like a massive expense,

But anyways back to this specific property, first step is access. A mile long drive that is accessible by commercial vehicles is a challenge, for propane, materials, ect.

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Legally permitted, probably not. Basically, to do everything, a off grid system is likely Far more expensive, short of unique situation, like Rat Island, which doesn't have homes; Hog Island does have a dock, air strip and a home, but im not sure if they have power, Drayton Island has power, and...

But as I said, things vary state to state. Is the dirt road to the south good enough for commercial propane delivery? A 500 gallon system would go a long way to reducing load on what ever electric system you come up with.

On water, it does appear there is may be an option for a cistern, but im not sure the requirements, as it must be Potable and the system must meet pressure requirements. So, what treatment and pump system looks like, idk. Also, it looks like technically, a non grid tied solar system is legal...

Not an occupied dwelling, they have to have heat, running water, hot water, and power (actual power, not solar or generator). I really think its most aimed to avoid a bunch of homeless shacks in the woods. The whole shed conversions, all that. There may be ways to get a variance for some extreme...

Well, it takes a good 18 months to build one, and it is a heavy construction project. So, if you are within a mile, you will have issues for that time. Also, directly butting up to a large solar farm, id rather not. However, the solar farm is much less intrusive than an actual peanut or cotton...

So, FPL, Florida Power and Light, does fence their solar farms, but they dont general hide them with plantings or landscape buffers. Some others may, idk. Once they are in, you drive by them, but dont even notice/think about them after a few months.

How near are we talking? I have lived within maybe 3 miles, as the crow flies too one, and currently I'm probably 6 miles, as crow flies. Is the concern the finished product or the construction? The construction is intensive, lot of earth work, thousands of foundations, then gravel, and access...

In 1990, a base model S10, MSRP was $9215 new. For the same vehicle, new, today, Im still right around 9215, maybe 12.5k; and thats as a spare vehicle, or a chore truck; not a daily or a work truck. That would $22k in today's money, and, at that point, I would rather spend $32k on a Frontier or...

So, I guess a better way to say it "How cheap would an absolutely bare bones truck have to be for You to actually buy it new, right now". What i mean, lets say, a Ford Ranger/S10 type truck, 2.2L Na, 85hp/100ft lbs; vinyl bench, crank windows, AM radio, no cruise, stick or auto; 1 cup holder...

Personally, I'd just drop the quick hitch, hook the bushhog up, and run it. Im not convinced it wasnt out of level from manufacturer. Don't worry about chains vs bars unless you need to, which you will figure out by running for your uses.