Above 1200 Sq/FT Out on Quaker Road

[BORING HOP YARD]

Those pavers look like a bucket brigade project.
Invite some good friends for a work party with the promise of good food and beverage.
I know you know how to cook for people......... just saying.
You got this!

 

[ambenz]

Every time I read your thread here, my back hurts! Gosh, I wish I still had that kind of energy.
I was thinking you might need a few more mini "ME's" so when you get to be my age, you can be a manager and direct everyone from WIFI on the recliner! …or the beach in San Tropay. Thanks for taking the time to document life on the farm, I really like reading all about it.

 

[jblnut]

"Only in small town USA "
Sure we sell off road diesel LOL

They do sell off road diesel at that pump. I say it's funny but I see machinery there quite often. No idea why you wouldn't get a barrel and fill up at home at that point but whatever

Looks like you are having a lot more fun than the crops.
Those family outings are PRICELESS!!

it hasn’t rained here in a while either so maybe you need to see how to use water from wet areas of fields to dry ones if possible or do you own one of those huge sprinklers.
I bet new phone or internet lines into your buildings is like heaven with your tech knowledge so don’t have too much fun while you wire up the farm.

Family time is priceless no matter how it comes.

We are in the process of pricing out an irrigator (one of those huge sprinklers) that will be able to water around 100 acres. We think it'll be in the neighborhood of $2,000/acre when all is said and done. The well without a pump came back at a $26,000 quote

The new lines are not operational quite yet but hopefully once things cool off a but I can stand to be outside longer without turning into a wet pile of dirty cloths. Fat guys do not do well in the heat

Those pavers look like a bucket brigade project.
Invite some good friends for a work party with the promise of good food and beverage.
I know you know how to cook for people......... just saying.
You got this!

I'm thinking the skiddy and a grapple bucket is the way to go !! Grab them, dump them in a dump truck and haul them home. We shall see what happens though. I also suggested hosting a campout there and spending the weekend restacking them on new pallets. That got shot down REAL quick

Every time I read your thread here, my back hurts! Gosh, I wish I still had that kind of energy.
I was thinking you might need a few more mini "ME's" so when you get to be my age, you can be a manager and direct everyone from WIFI on the recliner! …or the beach in San Tropay. Thanks for taking the time to document life on the farm, I really like reading all about it.

My back also hurts some days so I feel your pain !!! After a long day I usually recharge with a single Busch Lite and a bowl of popcorn. Seems to do the trick to keep the batteries at 75% or more capacity

No more mini "ME's" !!! Well, we will happily and lovingly welcome any additions into the house BUT we are all happy with the little herd of three we've assembled thus far !!!

Although I enjoy this new format it does seem that I'm posting less. Or so it seems maybe ?? I dunno. I enjoy it so I keep doing it !!! Thank you for following along !!!

 

[jblnut]

I discovered this 6" vise brake dealio while watching colinfurze on YouTube. If you haven't heard of him I'd check it out. We've watching a bunch of his videos and the whole family enjoys his stuff.


We're cleaning up and moving things around in Dad's shed. The last piece was to relocate the trailer deck he built for his skiddy trailer.


It's quite slick really. It gets set on the trailer and the deck is then higher than the fenders. Basically converts it into a deck-over style trailer.


I decided to run over something dumb with a front tire and absolutely destroy it so I moved a few of them around. Much easier to reach these little things when they're at waist height


I was going to use the spare but it is just a tiny bit of a different size so it'll remain as a spare. It'll work in a pinch but is 1/2" taller overall than the other ones I was going to put on.


We'll throw some Sonic tires on there that I got a few years ago from a BIL that took them off his derby car before he scrapped it.


I'm sure someone can decode that. I'm also sure that if posted in the proper area on this forum I'd be made aware that this tire will cause my entire truck to turn into a 1,000,000mph missile with a death wish. No need to start fights here BUT this thing is mostly just farm use and honestly rarely goes over 45mph and never ever down the interstate. Run what you brung and I have no issues with a tire unless it shows it's bad somehow or doesn't hold air.


Well I noticed this nicely circled white spot when I was mounting it but it looked fine do on it went. Once it was aired up it bulged out. Gotta put it on now so I can move the Ranger out of the shop at least lol. I'll carry a spare and a jack. And change it soon with something else ...............


All kind of tire no-no's in here today .....


10-ply truck tires on a trailer


This. Sucked. Bad. The poor kiddos got stung a combined 7 times and I got hit 3 times. I didn't think any of us were allergic to bee stings but I must have something going on. I got stung behind my left knee, in my damn nose and on my left elbow. My left foot was numb for an entire day and my arms physically hurt so bad it felt like they were both asleep for a few hours. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up and felt a lot better but looking back it was a pretty scary deal and I probably should have went in to the ER or something .....


Good grief Mama Bear and I are on a concert going streak. This time it was Firefest in Cold Spring, MN. We've actually been going to this one since it started quite some time ago. JoDee Messina was the reason I wanted to go !! She put on a hell of a show !!


Yesterday we started combining oats !!!


Pretty sad looking stuff


That right there is yielding around 8bu/acre. A decent year we will average 60ish and a great year we'll get 100bu/acre. I think we ended up around 30ish this year.


First wagon full !!


We weighed the second wagon by a neighbor that has a on farm scale. We plan to sell it to another neighbor so this is a good way to know what we've got !!

 

[drivesitfar]

I keep these on hand for when I get a wasp nest making their hime on my city lot that does have more than a few places for them to make one. Two weeks ago I was changing a flood light and reached in to take apart wires and about 10 wasps flew at me. I was about 12 feet up on a ladder at the time but luckily didn’t get stung. They made a nest in the top half of the flood light and even though I swell up something like you I still removed light from the roof this time after another quick trip up ladder then removed it from flat roof from and doused them with this spray. I bet a few were still alive in light when I tossed it down onto a box with some old rags in it then to the trash. It sprays out about 10-15 feet and best used at dawn or dusk.

Farming ups and downs are sorta like life so hope next year is much better but you’re still getting a ton of stuff done.

Any new house pics?

 

[XJSuperman]

Dang that *****. Poor kiddos. Im allergic, started when I was their age and Dad ran over a nest with the mower. Definitely watch that closer next time you are stung. Only takes a couple minutes and thats the end for you.
Brakleen is the best wasp killer on the market. You won't change my mind, its instant death for flying things.

 

[glenn27]

Dang that *****. Poor kiddos. Im allergic, started when I was their age and Dad ran over a nest with the mower. Definitely watch that closer next time you are stung. Only takes a couple minutes and thats the end for you.
Brakleen is the best wasp killer on the market. You won't change my mind, its instant death for flying things.

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Right there! Snakes don't like it either--sent one into a frenzy until he met "Mr. Shovel".....

glenn

 

[jollygreengiant]

That ***** to hear about the wasp incident. Was it a ground nest?

Why do you guys swath your oats instead of straight cutting them?

 

[Finallygotit]

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Right there! Snakes don't like it either--sent one into a frenzy until he met "Mr. Shovel".....

glenn

Were you at my house??

 

[JJC]

Just checking up on you and the Family

 

[drivesitfar]

i'm hoping you are either on vacation with all the family or designing and building the nicest watering system in Minn E Soda. either way I (we) miss your cool posts.

also any updates on Mamma Bear's new home build?

 

[XJSuperman]

With any luck there some pics of combines and tractors coming soon...

 

[jblnut]

I keep these on hand for when I get a wasp nest making their home on my city lot that does have more than a few places for them to make one. Two weeks ago I was changing a flood light and reached in to take apart wires and about 10 wasps flew at me. I was about 12 feet up on a ladder at the time but luckily didn’t get stung. They made a nest in the top half of the flood light and even though I swell up something like you I still removed light from the roof this time after another quick trip up ladder then removed it from flat roof from and doused them with this spray. I bet a few were still alive in light when I tossed it down onto a box with some old rags in it then to the trash. It sprays out about 10-15 feet and best used at dawn or dusk.

Farming ups and downs are sorta like life so hope next year is much better but you’re still getting a ton of stuff done.

Any new house pics?

No new house pics yet. The SIP panels are suppose to be here tomorrow though so progress will finally start to happen !!!

Dang that *****. Poor kiddos. I'm allergic, started when I was their age and Dad ran over a nest with the mower. Definitely watch that closer next time you are stung. Only takes a couple minutes and that's the end for you.
Brakecleen is the best wasp killer on the market. You won't change my mind, its instant death for flying things.

I'll have to stock up more than normal on some Brakecleen. I use a ton of it around the shop so having a few more cans around will not be a bad thing !!!

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Right there! Snakes don't like it either--sent one into a frenzy until he met "Mr. Shovel".....

glenn

We don't have many issues with snakes up here other than the occasional garden snake. Little guys that the kids love to chase

That ***** to hear about the wasp incident. Was it a ground nest?

Why do you guys swath your oats instead of straight cutting them?

It was indeed a ground nest. Nasty little bastards !!!

Our oats is rarely weed free and mature at the same time so swathing it allows it to be crunchy dry before combining it.

Were you at my house??

Not yet !! If you happen to have a 4dr 2005-20015 Chevy 3500HD dually gasser with a flatbed sitting around you don't need I'll be on my way to your yard quick fast and in a hurry !!! It's time the farm truck is updated and that is what I think would be a great fit around here.

Just checking up on you and the Family

I got the "Ding - GJ has emailed you" and looked and it's been two weeks since I last posted. Seems like a lot longer

We're all good out here !! Just busier than ever and GJ posts seem to have fallen by the wayside. I won't let it happen again !!!

i'm hoping you are either on vacation with all the family or designing and building the nicest watering system in Minn E Soda. either way I (we) miss your cool posts.

also any updates on Mamma Bear's new home build?

Vacation ? What's that

With any luck there some pics of combines and tractors coming soon...

It'll be a little while before we start on corn/beans but it's coming fast !! The 90 and 92 day stuff we've got is fairly well dented already. The 95 and 97 day is a little farther behind and the 99 day stuff is still squashy and wet.

Soon enough though we'll be playing with corn again !!

 

[jblnut]

That right there is a 1984 Mercury Grand Marquis. It is the first car I ever owned and I can't seem to get rid of it. I purchased it from my Grandma for $1 back in 2005. The AOD trans in it doesn't want to shift so it's been sitting for quite a while. I think it'd be more fun with a Big Block 460 stroker and a dually rear end


I was pulling the handle tight on on the old York vise at Dad's place and POP it went and snapped right off


It's getting rather old having to smack the starter with a 3lb sledge to get the Ranger to start so I guess it's time to put a new one in !!!


Good grief it's crusty under here !!!


Almost seems too out of place to leave it that clean


Chickens left so it's time to clean the barn again


This Ryobi blower deal has as much snort as the backpack blower and is MUCH lighter to carry around. Win win !!


I saw this gate latch at a dairy I was at a few weeks back and thought it was a fantastic idea !! Gonna throw a few together and see if the steers can get them apart.


The kiddos found the shelf of duplicate toys and decided it was time to make some seed guide fields and farm the table in the shoffice


Have you ever seen such an interesting sight


Time to change oil in the man van. It's going to go on a long journey soon.


Fargo Dome dome dome dome !!! I went up to the big city of Fargo for the Golden Harvest district kick off. I learned quite a bit and had a good time. Whoo Hoo !!


Lots of foggy meadow grass out there !!!


Pops out cutting some of that foggy meadow hay.


Wow that didn't take long !! It's dry already


It finally rained !!! Little man and I went to do chores .....


and we found a HUGE puddle !!!


Look at that happy little guy !!!


A nice metal shear has been on the list for a while and here it is. I'm pretty pumped !!


"Oh you have variable soil on your farm ??" Not that it's a contest but I bet ours is worse !!


That line is right above a tile line. Seems like the roots have made it at least 42" down !!!

 

[jwith68]

Have you ever seen such an interesting sight

That's umm..



Well, its... uhh...

A bit of a whiskey tango foxtrot.

I think.

 

[jblnut]

That's umm..



Well, its... uhh...

A bit of a whiskey tango foxtrot.

I think.

That's what I thought. Maybe the other tractors were busy doing other stuff

 

[jblnut]

It seems like I'm not keeping up with what's going on out here ..... These pictures were taken before I posted the last ones

The duals went back on the 7630 so we could begin the first step in some much needed meadow maintenance.


Time to spray a chunk of meadow with everyone's favorite herbicide .... A few of my meadows have been overgrown with nasty wire grass and I want it gone. Spraying glyphosate on it will kill the wire grass and we can work it up and reseed with nice reed canary, winter wheat and alfalfa !!!


Mr. Leo and I went out to check the hay before we sprayed anything. Gotta bale it off first !!!


Pops having a good time with the square baler. We still like to square everything we can as squares are more desirable in our area.


I think we ended with 69 bales of really nice 2nd cutting grass hay.


There were still a few patches of meadow that we didn't want to risk getting the boat anchor of a square baler stuck in so I hooked the round baler up right quick. It weighs just shy of 6,000lbs compared to the 18,000+ the square baler weighs .... with the same size tires


We put duals on the square baler when we go in the meadows but when they are on they are too wide to go through the creek so Pops dropped them off before crossing back over. Leo and I went to get them and he had a blast asking 1,235,987 questions about "Why are there tires in the meadow Dad ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"


Once I he-manned them into the trailer we was more than ready to go back with them


I have never seen this creek this low before !!


Leo, Alyssa and I went on a mini crop scouting tour to see how things were doing.


The cob Leo grabbed was nice a full but Alyssa's had a few rounds that weren't filled out. It's okay though, I never thought they'd look this good with the little bit of rain we've been getting this year.


"Why are there purple kernels Dad ??" I enjoyed telling them that it was Golden Harvest E95D3 Enogen corn with the alpha amylase enzyme in it. It helps break down starch in the rumen of our cattle and that makes us money !! The purple kernels are tracers so it's very visible that it is Enogen corn and is meant for cattle feed.


Last Saturday we went to a Covid delayed wedding reception and went on a hay ride. It was the first time in a LONG time that I truly felt relaxed and had a wonderful time. The kiddos were sitting between Mama Bear and I and asking lots of questions about what we were driving by and I was happy to answer all of them. I didn't want to get out of the hay rack and neither did they


After we got the hay baled and Roundup sprayed (ok, it was Honcho ... knockoff Roundup) we hauled the dirt away from the ditch that Dad dug a few years back. It's been too wet to even think about loading this stuff with the skiddy so we decided now was the time since it is dry as a popcorn fart out here.


Ever wonder what a Midwest meadow looks like underground ? This is it. There is about a foot of root mass and 50' of wet muck under it. Usually when you turn up black dirt in a meadow up here you had best stay from that area for a few years or you'll sink away and get stuck when you drive over it before the roots have had a chance to grow the hole shut.


Clumpy ditch cleanings !!


I think we hauled 50 loads total


It got spread out in the meadow in spots that seemed to have poor soil. Hopefully this nice black dirt will help those areas out


Once the Roundup took effect Pops ran over everything 39 times with the disk and tore the sod up nicely.


Hey look !! Someone dropped off a cute little dozer !! I wonder what for ??


It probably has something to do with these flags South of the chicken barn ....


The SIP's for Mama Bear's house are here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


A bit out of order .... I was bringing the round baler back into the yard from way earlier in this novel of a post ....

 

[Bears Fan]

You have been busy

 

[BORING HOP YARD]

That hay ride looks like nothing but fun, great shots of the kiddo's.
Can't wait to see what happing on the south end of the chicken barn, I will stay tuned.
Thank you for sharing!

 

[drivesitfar]

Great to see you are still mixing in family time with all the work. Also looks like we’ll be seeing walls soon for mamma b’s house?

are you prepping for another building with the flags and small dozer or is that the soccer field?

 

[jblnut]

You have been busy

Is there a different way to be ??

That hay ride looks like nothing but fun, great shots of the kiddo's.
Can't wait to see what happing on the south end of the chicken barn, I will stay tuned.
Thank you for sharing!

Like I said before, it was a really really good time for no apparent good reason. I enjoyed myself !!!

Dirt will be moved on the South end of the chicken barn ..... than something will be built

Great to see you are still mixing in family time with all the work. Also looks like we’ll be seeing walls soon for mamma b’s house?

are you prepping for another building with the flags and small dozer or is that the soccer field?

QFT is the most important thing !!! Mama Bear's house has walls now

Soccer ?? What's that

 

[jblnut]

Not sure what soccer fields are made of but this is a govt designed dirt pad with 12" of sand/gravel for a base. Seems excessive but oh well. I applied for lots of different types of grant money last winter to build a manure storage facility behind the chicken barn and all the endless paperwork paid off !!! We'll be building a 60x64x18 roofed structure to put the chicken manure in as well as being able to have a dedicated area to compost the chickens that "don't make it" all the way to the finish line. When I got the call saying I qualified for one of the grants I was damn excited !!! Literally as good of odds as winning a lottery it seems. In addition to the building we'll be planting 1.3 acres of pollinators around the stacking slab and chicken barn. It'll be a flowering patch with 28 kinds of flowers and such to attract bees and the like to develop an area for them to thrive and do their thing. Without pollinators we don't grow crops so they're quite important !!


Pops worked up the meadow North of my house to get reseeded. He went over it three times with the Wiskek disk, 2 times with the field cultivator and 3 times with the finishing disk and it's still a bit lumpy but it'll do !!


He planted a mix of winter wheat, alfalfa and reed canary. It should be a very nice grassy mix when it finally starts to grow !!


I wonder how many kidneys I'm going to have to auction off to pay for those piles of lumber


Things are getting taller !!


In one day they got the whole first floor and most of the garage up. They're moving right along


The shower wall doesn't look so goofy now that it's partially enclosed.


Millions of dollars of 2x4's .......


BIG garage doors !!!


We went on a hay ride last weekend and got to ride in a $ix figure Barletta tri-toon this past weekend. Good grief I had no idea a silly boat could be so nice !!! It had a 400hp supercharged Mercury outboard motor and was just wild to ride in !!!!

 

[jeepxj]

storms hit you this past week at all?

 

[drivesitfar]

great post. grant money (yoo hoo)!! walls on MAMMA B's (and you) new home, boat ride and good old farming stuff.

FYI: if you build a soccer field they will come (you'll have your kids playing soccer, rugby, football, golf and all sorts of stuff on it) and their friends will all want to come over so when it comes time to have a few extra helpers I bet they'll stop playing and help out.

cheers

 

[jblnut]

storms hit you this past week at all?

Not really last week. We did get around 2" of rain last week though which doubles what we've gotten since planting so far !!

great post. grant money (yoo hoo)!! walls on MAMMA B's (and you) new home, boat ride and good old farming stuff.

FYI: if you build a soccer field they will come (you'll have your kids playing soccer, rugby, football, golf and all sorts of stuff on it) and their friends will all want to come over so when it comes time to have a few extra helpers I bet they'll stop playing and help out.

cheers

I agree on all accounts !!! It's wonderful to be able to get an opportunity to be able to advance things on the farm and "catch a break" so to speak. The boat is something that I'd love to do more !!

If you build it they will come .... I've heard that before

 

[jblnut]

2nd story floor is on !! SIP's are up there and ready to go !!!


I took a picture of this and sent it to my electrician with no explanation and he sent back "You're dead to me"


2nd story SIP's are up !!


Good grief these guys are hustling !!!


Sure does look taller with the rafters on




No idea where these screws went but I think I need to have a few around to start conversations !!!


Garage trusses going on !!!

Seems like the rafters for the soccer field South of the chicken barn have arrived


Hey look !! Time to play with the tile plow again


Pops is digging a start for the next run. Things are going just dandy. I love tile plowering


Unreal but there is actually water down there !!! It's been CRAZY dry up here and there is still water down there !!!


Laying pipe. <- just going to leave that there


I had to go 56" deep in a few places and Pops hooked the 7810 on ... without a clevis .... because I forgot it in the shed ... dumb ...


This worked better than what was in the last photo. It actually worked very very well !!!!


All the Deere guys on here will like this picture


Yeah. This happened a few times. The plow JUMPED over a rock and we had to dig the rock out to get the tile laid at the correct depth. it got old after a bit but we figured hey, we're still getting more tile in than we used to with just the excavator !!!


Lots of innocent pipe thrown away .... booooo


We got done tiling and it was looking like rain so we headed home. Turns out .... 50mph gusts and 1" of rain were in the coming minutes !!


I stood in the shop and watched the house stand firm like a rock. It was a bit nerve racking but it all held up just fine !!


Hey look !! Puddles !!!


I vacuumed up 60gal of water off the top story and almost 80gal out of the bottom level once it was all over. Good grief !!!!

 

[loganb]

Awesome progress all around!

 

[jeepxj]

rafter screw for uplift prevention instead of metal strapping maybe?

 

[loganb]

rafter screw for uplift prevention instead of metal strapping maybe?

Either that or fastening the bottom plate of 2nd floor thru the trusses and into 1st floor top plate. I have seen both on drawings in place of hurricane ties, straps or other Simpson products and at least for anchoring thru floors the lags have the benefit of being able to be competed from one side of the "sandwich"

 

[BORING HOP YARD]

Nice progress, the best part is, the house will only get stronger from this point forward.

 

[Jayman17]

Whoa Mike, that house is going up quickly. That’s some good progress. I think that will be a good looking home, I like the way the garage is aligned to the house.
Surprising to me to see that much water in the tile especially since it’s been dry around you.
Looks like you guys really know how to lay pipe.
Please tell the crew to get some house wrap on your house, those random green sheets of OSB are causing an OCD flareup. Need to get those covered up. Thank you in advance...

Jay

 

[drivesitfar]

I like the way you write your posts do the kids can read and learn and so the adults can too but with a little extra.

house is looking great but did all that rain mess up the soccer field?

hope your weekend is also a little fun cause I’m sure you’re more than a little busy.

 

[jblnut]

Awesome progress all around!

The house is coming along faster than I though it would after seeing the concrete floor sitting there for what seemed like months

rafter screw for uplift prevention instead of metal strapping maybe?

Yeah. I guess they drilled a hole through the rafters and plunged those bad boys into the sips !!! It must work because the storm that went through had 50mph gusts and nothing budged. Perfect !!!

Either that or fastening the bottom plate of 2nd floor thru the trusses and into 1st floor top plate. I have seen both on drawings in place of hurricane ties, straps or other Simpson products and at least for anchoring thru floors the lags have the benefit of being able to be competed from one side of the "sandwich"

We've got floor trusses and they did that as well but with shorter screws. The truss is screwed down with massive screws and there are equally massive screws going into the 2nd floor floor. There is a lot of hardware in this house !! Very few nails so far .....

Nice progress, the best part is, the house will only get stronger from this point forward.

And stronger it has gotten

Whoa Mike, that house is going up quickly. That’s some good progress. I think that will be a good looking home, I like the way the garage is aligned to the house.
Surprising to me to see that much water in the tile especially since it’s been dry around you.
Looks like you guys really know how to lay pipe.
Please tell the crew to get some house wrap on your house, those random green sheets of OSB are causing an OCD flareup. Need to get those covered up. Thank you in advance...

Jay

The house has gone up quickly and that is easing some grumbling from Mama Bear ... always a good thing !!

That tile is close to the bottom of ditch that is nearby so I figured there would be a little water down there but not that much

Laying pipe well takes practice

I told them the same thing !! Get some house wrap on !! The green OSB is there for no reason other than to drive some of us bonkers

I like the way you write your posts do the kids can read and learn and so the adults can too but with a little extra.

house is looking great but did all that rain mess up the soccer field?

hope your weekend is also a little fun cause I’m sure you’re more than a little busy.

I tell people "talk to me like I eat crayons" so I guess I tend to communicate the same way at times

Plus sometimes the later evening posts may be influenced by an external liquid and that has a tendency to change the direction of my communication style ... Oh look a squirrel !!!!!!!!!!! J/K .... it's only a chipmunk .... HEY Maybe I can teach it to sing and play guitar !!!

The soccer field is fine. I think I may call it that from now on

Every time I think I'm busy I can always find more stuff to do and wonder why I'm not doing it yet. There is never enough time to get it all done it seems. Hopefully the off the farm gig will disappear soon (build a house and quit your job kind of deal) so I'll have more time to spend building my empire instead of someone else. I very much like where I work and who I work for but I want so badly to be done with it !!!!

 

[jblnut]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!! MUD DAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Leo and Lily splashed in the puddles while Miss Alyssa helped mop up in the house after another couple inches of rain and more wild winds.


They found some pipes and fittings laying around and turned them into the proper tools to produce engineered mud pies and build a couple stellar muddy structures !!


Roof was on early this week finally !!


They started framing upstairs on Tuesday. Kiddos rooms are on the far wall.


The bathroom is across from the stairs ....


Mama Bear's dormer deals are going on. Spendy little pieces these must be ... 4 guys spend a whole morning on them


What is that ?!??!?! Is it ... no ... it can't be ?!?!?!? An Enogen cob out in the wild !!! Yes it is !!!! AHHHHHHHH !!!!!!


Lily, Leo and I did some more field scouting and found a cob with a ton of tracer kernels in it. They picked them both clean and gave them to the steers. They had fun and the steers got fed so it was a win win !!


Meanwhile Pops is relocating **** 40,000lbs at a time because the tiling is done in the oats field and it's time to haul that poooooooooooooop again !!


Seems these are out of order but here they are !! I'm super stoked for this porch !!!!


Big roof stuff going on. The porch roof blending into the garage roof was something that was discussed more than it needed to be

 

[woodfor1]

The house is looking great and the kiddos are getting big.I love the photos of them playing in the mud it brings back some good child hood memories.

 

[Chrisb62]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!! MUD DAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does this fall into “ don’t drink from the garden hose” because it is dangerous for your health territory?
Raised on a small farm and this was the bomb.... as well as other things that we shouldn’t talk about........

 

[jblnut]

The house is looking great and the kiddos are getting big .I love the photos of them playing in the mud it brings back some good child hood memories.

I also love playing in the mud !!!

The house is much farther along than what's on here but alas .... time is not being nice to me lately .... all of the different ventures I've got my fingers in all need attention at once

Does this fall into “ don’t drink from the garden hose” because it is dangerous for your health territory?
Raised on a small farm and this was the bomb.... as well as other things that we shouldn’t talk about........

Drinking from the garden hose is dangerous ?!?!?! Next thing you'll tell me is that I shouldn't have eaten paint, glue or crayons ... or that putting metal in the microwave will ACTUALLY make the door blow off !!

We drank milk warm right out of the cow after being squirted into the cup (we picked any hair and straw out first lol), we licked frozen shovels in winter, we liked LOTS of windows, probably ate our fair share of bugs on dares, even drank calf milk replacer to see what it tasted like

 

[jblnut]

House is wrapped and "dryer"


Obligatory pic of the house garage



Another one from inside out


Time to empty the hay shed so we can concrete the rest of it !!! I think it'll be about 60yds when all is said and done. I'm pretty stoked


The windows have arrived !!!


Miss Alyssa is showing off the mechanical room.


Good grief. They boogered up my 6" drain tile when they set the far porch post.


Dug out and cut out the messed up parts ....


*Snaps fingers* BAM it's fixed and filled back in !!!


I think we need a few more tile carts to make this train longer


The storm a few weeks back tipped over some trees on a field road so Pops had some fun with Dug and got them out of the way.


Looks like some good times are ahead for those tractors !!!


I dropped the plow in the ground and couldn't get it into the start of the trench .... good grief !!!


Dad dug it out with Dug and on we went.


Last run of the day. I think we did close to 6,000' today. Not bad for Pops and I and a neighbor and his kids


Guess who is here


And they're putting all kinds of dumb **** in dumb places .... I say "Nope, Try again !!" and he laughs. Nope. Not having that pipe in my mech room a foot from the wall. Dumb !! I moved it when they left. Too bad so sad. I think I'll send them an invoice for my time

 

[drivesitfar]

Just like any hood home build you need the quality control guy and looks like your it.

if it matters I do like that your garage roof extended out so the porch was straight across. AND I bet you’ll love the extra room in your garage.

nice work on the tiling snd I’m sure it will pay your family huge dividends in the years to come.

we’ll done!!

btw we’ll take pics and updates whenever you can get them to us.

 

[jollygreengiant]

Looking good!

How big is your garage, and what size are your garage doors?