RDrancher's Photo Thread

RDrancher · Nov 20, 2014

Xfax - The steel pipe guards are the ones I'm used to setting. I have a friend here that builds some pretty nice ones. I need to come visit you so I can work with some nice dirt.

Spread out fifty yards or so of mucky, rocky black gunk this morning and dressed up the RAP next to the cattle guard.

On a rather interesting note...I've driven by this place hundreds of times and always wondered what kind of business it was. Turns out that this place is packed with hundreds of motorcycles awaiting shipment overseas. They buy at auctions (mostly repos), clean them up and put them up for sale. They were loading a container full of Harleys headed for Russia this morning. The load included a $75,000 custom Harley. They sell mostly to Russia, Australia and Japan. The owner said that the most stringent country he ships to is Singapore. The bikes have to be in absolutely perfect condition and clean as a whistle. Who'd a thunk it?

Xfaxman · Nov 20, 2014

RDrancher said:
Xfax - The steel pipe guards are the ones I'm used to setting. I have a friend here that builds some pretty nice ones. I need to come visit you so I can work with some nice dirt.

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Come on up, I will let you drive my machines in the red dirt! :laughing::laughing:

RDrancher · Nov 21, 2014

Is that your pond overflow? So I'm guessing you never got all of the silt removed?

Xfaxman · Nov 21, 2014

RDrancher said:
Is that your pond overflow? So I'm guessing you never got all of the silt removed?

Yes, that is the overflow for the pond where we live now. It was silted over, so I dug down and put a trash guard over the drain valve. I have removed a lot of dirt at the edge of this one, but don't plan on removing the silt.

The silt removal was from where we used to live and I finished that one. This is silt mountain and with about one third of the 5' deep silt hauled out.

RDrancher · Nov 21, 2014

Ah, that explains it.

Good photos and nice to have someone to chat with today. I put off starting another job today with rain on the way. That, and waiting on a small town inspectors approval. He's probably out mowing lawns or something important like that. :laughing:

Xfaxman · Nov 21, 2014

RDrancher said:
Ah, that explains it.

Good photos and nice to have someone to chat with today. I put off starting another job today with rain on the way. That, and waiting on a small town inspectors approval. He's probably out mowing lawns or something important like that. :laughing:

Thanks, 57 degrees and drizzle here. That silt removal was a major project for a minor man like me.

The best thing about it , was that I discovered Versahandlers! Had never noticed compact telehandlers before.

More from the silt removal project. Would have never tried it without the 4" drain pipe that ran under the dam. I was able to take my time and wait for the rain water to drain out. The second picture is about 75% finished.

tkappeler · Nov 21, 2014

Love this thread. Impressive toys and even more impressive skills!! Thanks for giving me a distraction from some computer consulting.

RDrancher · Nov 21, 2014

Thanks Tom. I was actually just consulting Windows 8. Cussing at it actually.

RDrancher · Dec 4, 2014

Here are a few photos of an RV park expansion I'm working on. Grading and gravel for 24 new sites and a bunch of roadway. The owner wanted the job to be done as close to December 1st as possible. The utility and sewer guys started three weeks ago...I started grading last Friday. I caught up to them Saturday. I got another job done Monday, started again Tuesday...hopping from the CTL (grading) to the tractor (spreading gravel), and caught up to them again this afternoon. If it doesn't rain I'll run right over them and have the job finished tomorrow.

dave1949 · Dec 4, 2014

Interesting project, as usual John. Sounds like the owner wants to get it on his books this tax year.

RDrancher · Dec 4, 2014

Dave, that's part of it. They also have folks waiting for over half of the new spaces.

murphy1244 · Dec 4, 2014

Bout time you posted. Where the he-l you been? I've been having the shakes...

Green Power · Dec 4, 2014

Remember to warm up your tractor by running the PTO. :laughing:

murphy1244 · Dec 4, 2014

Green Power said:
Remember to warm up your tractor by running the PTO. :laughing:

Good advice, Where did you hear that from?

dave1949 · Dec 4, 2014

RDrancher said:
Dave, that's part of it. They also have folks waiting for over half of the new spaces.

I forgot about the snowbird migration.

Seems like most leave the north after Thanksgiving or after Christmas.

RDrancher · Dec 4, 2014

You guys crack me up! Hey Murph...what the heck is up in your new avatar? :laughing:

murphy1244 · Dec 4, 2014

RDrancher said:
You guys crack me up! Hey Murph...what the heck is up in your new avatar? :laughing:

John its friggen Winter up here

. Come on up and show me how to grade snow.:laughing:

RDrancher · Dec 4, 2014

murphy1244 said:
John its friggen Winter up here. Come on up and show me how to grade snow.:laughing:

Man...you can have all of that white stuff. I spent my younger years in Iowa and had my fill. Texas is a weather freak show. 80 one day and 28 for the next two and then 65 and humid the next. I have more clothes in my truck now then I owned when I was in my early twenties.