Recent content by Jeff Holley

Thanks Jack, It may end up being temporary as my lust for tractors is strong. Then my practical side kicks in with the cost factor. I could rent 100 times before I'm anywhere close to tractor buying money. There certainly are sacrifices to renting vs owning as you have mentioned. I don't...

I used to own a tractor. It was a 1952 ford 8n. I used to have 4 four wheelers also. Times got tough and they all got sold. I was able to keep my property and some implements as I have always intended to get another tractor. I loved my 8n but truly it was a dangerous machine on my hilly wooded...

ok, I re-worked my watering hole. I used a kiddie pool and placed it about 20 ft away from the tote. I used 1" pvc to reroute it from it's previous spot. There is gravel and big rocks in it and I utilized the top of the cooler to conceal the float valve. I've heard that raccoons will rip it...

1. Cabin or r/v. 2. Lake 3. Access to my northern most 40 acres

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I think I'm going to extend the area from the tote to the cooler using pvc. I have a couple kiddie pools at the house for the dogs to stay cool in. I think I can place the cooler inside the pool and still get usage of the float valve. The tote is definitely...

Last year I installed a water hole using a 275 gallon plastic tote. I run a flexible metal hose to a small cooler I buried in the ground. Inside of the cooler I have a float valve that keeps the water from flowing over the cooler. It stays full, but does not overfill. There is a creek to the...

Sunflowers are 19% crude protein, high in fat and carbs and are preferred by deer over most other options. I see no reason not to incorporate sunflowers into any mix, Spring, Summer, or Fall. Plus they are darn cheap. I buy mine at the hardware store in bulk. I'm really surprised no one has...

That's a great picture. Either your date is wrong on the camera or you had a really warm winter last year;)

Very cool. I love that old farm stuff.

I planted sunflowers mixed in with milo or grain sorgum a few years back. 25% sunflowers to 75% milo. Protected with a plot saver fence. I had an area about 100 sq ft that was not under the fence. It got wiped out. I dropped the fence when the milo was 3 ft high. Sunflowers hit the flower...

One of these days I'm going to try it. Probably try it in the yard 1st. Maybe by the garden. Like I said It's been on my list, but it's a long list. Anyone else ever drill a shallow well ?

Gotcha.. the video's make it look real easy. In your experience was it that easy to do ? We have rocks. Lots of rocks. At times it seems like they bubble up from below ground. Jeff

Wow. That is special in so many ways !!