We recently built a 40x60x14 iron barn with a plan for it similar to yours. Our primary usage is a weekender for the ranch. Apartment inside with upper and lower bedrooms, closets, a bathroom and a kitchen - all walls and ceilings are fully insulated with roll fiberglass. Floors are LVP or...
Uh, I think you are mistaken about this. CaCl2 (calcium chloride) is way more corrosive than NaCl (sodium chloride). Pre-treatment before snow is one way to minimize corrosive effects, and calcium and magnesium salts are more expensive, so they use less.
Well, while you are ROFLYAO (or whatever that emoji means) you might consider that oil production is at a record high, yet oil prices are still outrageous. Perhaps it could be over-production of another commodity (hint: money) that has lowered the value of that commodity (money). Print more...
It was ONLY the bailouts and "quantitative easing" that caused inflation. Pinching supply only increases the price of the pinched item. It does not have an effect on interest rates and the overall value of money. Only printing more changes that and only governments can print money. *****...
No one has mentioned a hydraulic ram pump. I believe it is required that you pump up hill with this powerless system. You prime it once and it sets up a resonance to continue pumping water uphill. The low volume is either drank by cows or returned back to the pond. Stoney Ridge Farms on YT...
I have a Industrias America 10 foot cultipacker. It is well built - heavy and straight and has good hydraulics. The only problem I have had with it is that the 2" main shaft is centered between the bearings with thrust rings on each end held onto the shaft with a single set screw. First day...
I used a Saw Haul brand on my MX5400 with no modification. As I recall there was a version on the SawHaul site that was a perfect fit. It's a great piece of kit by the way.
You will be surprised how tight a dry PVC joint is if it is not under pressure. I have duck paddies with dry joint 90 elbows and they will hold water for months.
I'll see what I can do. One problem with capturing a project like this is that photos dont do justice to the scale . A drone would be really great, but Im not that into that. We learned a ton - how a good dam is built, how much silt can accumulate over 60 years, where to ditch sediment, how...
That pond looks great. Trenches are one structure, piles are another. We just finished draining and de-silting a 7 acre pond, rebuilding the dam and creating new structure. Now we are looking to restock fish and get it growing again. It's slow and expensive.....
What an irritating noise. A lot of people it seems have that problem, but not all. I have the M4-071 (not D, so my 4WD is a manual lever) and I have not experienced the whine...yet. In most of what Ive read no one has found a solution. It certainly seems to be damaging the reputation of...
For 30x50 you might just lime it at 1000 lbs per acre (so for you, a 50lb bag) and throw 30lb/acre of annual rye all over it, or 1 lb for your piece. That will probably be faster and less expensive than a soil test. Or, do the above and take a soil sample for testing beforehand. Correct as...
You could DIY with one of these. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=35+mm+slide+copier&crid=3114TNQEGFJDM&sprefix=35mm+slide+copier%2Caps%2C84&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
There are a range of 33mm slide copiers and scanners. From stand-alones to attachments for your phone camera. Document copiers dont have the...
You are correct about Kitchen Aid grinders...they are horrible stuffers, just short of worthless. The premier piston stuffer is by F Dick (yeah, ironic) and they are great but expensive. Hakka makes one that's sold on Amazon that is cheaper but still pretty good. Mine is a hand crank 5 pound...
Collagen casings are not great for heat and eat sausages. While there is a gross association with gut casings, collagen is just as gross. Boiled cow skin to extract collagen, then extrusion and drying of the tube. For edible casing, I'll take the gut variety.
Diesel motor oil is always black. When I was an auto mechanic most of the clients had gas engines and I hated doing diesel oil changes because it made my hands uncleanable. That was before all the youtube mechanics started wearing gloves like surgeons to work on cars... :)
Another vote for a Kawasaki Mule F=Oro-FXXT. My wife bought a used one and it is her favorite vehicle. It flies - I think it goes 45 MPH - and can hit a standard curb at 20MPH and just absorb it. We have rough pastures and dont even lift off the gas. It has two bench seats and can fit 6...
I sold an open station MX 5400 and purchased an M4-071 cab because I have an acute problem with ragweed. I do a lot of mowing, boxblading and grappling of cut mesquite. The MX was a hydrostatic trans and was as precise as a scalpel to operate. it was also very easy to hop on and off. It was...
Amazon is full of re-sellers that buy the stuff at a dealer and try to flip it on Amazon. They are not often successful, but they prey on people that either dont check any other source, or are mis-lead and assume that they will get 2.5gl. As long as a re-seller sells the stuff for more than...
Nice try with the "don't you care about your kids?" angle. I'd be more than happy to talk life cycle analysis of electric vs petro, or the impact of these mandates on the economy with you. But in your sensitive emotional state it will not be possible. The first step towards rediscovery of...
California is out of control. I am getting tired of the increasing perception that electric powered stuff is better for the environment than petro-powered. The environment includes more than the air, but this coven of "leaders" wants you to believe that the electricity is emissions-free and...
I sold a camera as having "about 7500 shutter activations." The lifetime of the shutter is 150,000 activations, so it was essentially unused. When the buyer got the camera he hounded me for an explanation why there were 7865 activations. I ended up telling him that he got an almost new camera...
Pre-pandemic Kubota dealers were giving decent discounts off MSRP and the common wisdom was negotiate to 80% of MSRP. That made the 20% equine discount a poor choice as it did not really have any advantage over haggling the price down. Now, the dealers are not budging off of MSRP which makes...