Recent content by TurtleValley

Well, managed to get a few mods done on the Tonka Toy. New Battery installation, external battery terminals (the battery is a Bi@#h to access if it needs charging), Mirrors, aux. cooling fan, and Pilot control pivot so I can get my big *** into the cab easier!

Thanks Jayman! It was a bit nerve wracking to say the least!

Also managed to get a bit of wood working in. Got lots of signs to do! This one sums me up!

Assembled the new "Plan B" fishing and floating boat. Added some 1" aluminum tubes to stiffen up the seat boards for my larger than normal ****!

Wow, another year around the sun! Where does the time go. We survived the Bush Creek fire in August 2023, got some more trees in the ground, got ravaged by moles (the trees did anyways) and are now putting our trees in pots to grow and keep the moles away for at least the first 3 years of...

Yup, been there, done that! What should be an easy 1 hours job turns into an all day hunt for the tool to make the impossible cut because the reno before you and your assumption that you are working from a proper base!!! :willy_nil

PS. Does not need a "Self Destruct" button, as it will probably do that on it's own at some point!

It is a cheap 1500w auger head from Amazon. I am very impressed with how much torque this thing has. Does not appear to have a clutch though. Excellent direct drive though. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09NHSSPD4/?tag=atomicindus08-20 JACKCHEN 1500W Industrial Earth Auger

finished up the Auger-nator 5000 Tree Planting hole digging thingy!

On a brighter note, the Auger-Nator 5000 works pretty good so far. Ignore the start and stopping as I am just getting use to the trigger switch on the auger.

Thanks Drives! Yup as predicted, the weather rose quickly to the 70's while the snow pack is relieving it self above us! Woke up to this mess this morning. Debris jammed up one of our two culverts in the middle of the night. Had been checking it regularly, but these things always happen at...

"IT'S ALIVE!!!" Goes up and down:bounce: and round and round :willy_nil . Now I just have to tidy up the wiring and switches. Then some test holes and make any adjustments needed. Should be able to drill full depth post holes with this rig, but I really only need to do 6" diameter x 12" deep...

We are currently planting 6 feet apart. Some guys go to 8' and others down to 5. We find that with 6 feet we can still get mowers and stuff between the rows. Also staggering the rows gives a bit more space between trees. With some access paths etc, we get about 1700 trees per acre. We just...

Thanks for the Kudo's on the miniatures. It is a pretty good business and pays the bills around here. The Christmas tree farm is something we should have started 3 or 4 years ago, but did not think of it. We were looking for a form of semi passive income for the retirement years, and the wife...

Thanks Guys, good to be back at it. Spring has sprung and now that the ground is unfrozen, we have to get planting.... Yup another 1500 seedlings this year. We planted 1500 baby Christmas trees last year and now doing another 1500 this year. Our goal will be to have a full crop of about 10,000...