Recent content by thedoublejranch

Every foot of height requires a full turn, so 8 feet, 32 turns roughly. Paint a stripe down the middle of the spring, when done, it should look like a candy stripe with 8 turns. You have a LH wound and a RH wound, on right direction/side? Do you have 2 RH or 2 LH springs?

I am not sure on wire size. it was all handled by the local public utility, it was all plowed in underground 3 feet deep, in conduit. They did put a junction vault at the fenceline, but no transformer until it reaches its final spot. The Mule is small, only 400CC, not a lot of power for...

Just one as the location I chose which was 10 feet away from service panel. Why so close, because I was responsible for trenching from transformer to panel. LOL The primary voltage was 29.5K, the area had a weird primary voltage, I think the norm is 28,800. I will be retired this time next year...

Few more pictures. Last one shows the filled in trench, guy wheel rolled it in with his tractor using front wheels, really packed it in hard. We have had a bit of rain, so we will see if the grass is coming back. After the soild is distruned, we get a plant called the woolly mullien And once...

Tote is now off and trailer is loaded inside my cargo trailer, tote goes in back of truck, head over the 21st for its final resting place. I was there in april and we added another 30A RV hookup to site 3, we also added a 50A/20A plug to site 2, for large RV. So 4 sites how with power hookups...

OK, fire season approaching, now I have power and full water pressure with well trimmed out, built myself a small portable towable fire fighting trailer. 275 gallons, towed buy truck or my Kawasaki Mule because of special receiver hitch tongue. Receiver on trailer and tongue slides in and is...

Use weld through primer on the overlapping parts and where the frame but joints, are, install a fish plate for added strength. Looks good. Be a fun project. I love metal fabbing.

Yes, the value went up that amount. I do have a well on the property, it has everything to build and insure a home on, legally. No one will insure it unless you are hooked to power. So now its a suitable building lot.

Just got power brought in no longer off the grid. Cabin is not connected yet, just meterbase and a single duplex 20A outlet. All buried about 2200 feet cost was $35K. big plans in spring, power up cabin (wire already buried right to meter base) got new fridge, its going to be nice. Running a...

Oh, a couple of antique items I found in my constant search for any Park Service or USFS The brass plaque is picture from seller, it is installed over my cabin door, but be darned if I can find where the picture is. Uniform is an official USNPS unit with the felt hat. It includes the pants...

Few more, limited to 10. I may go back in Sept to hook up to grid, otherwise, spring thaw in April.

Bringing power in, no longer will be off the grid. Pulled permit, installed meter base load center combo all fed underground. Bringing it close to 1/2 mile, all buried. The local utility district is paid in full. Almost 30K, now the contractor who plows it under inside 3" conduit on a large...

Kubota, love that orange color.

Yes, you want a full turn on the spring for every foot the door is high. So most gargae doors are 7 feet. Install springs, keep in mind, left hand and rh wind, and then with sprins on, no tenstion, door closed, spray paint a line on the spring all the way down, its a straight line now, but when...

Great minds think alike. I built a small hunting cabin on my property, run it with a Honda EU2000i, and my shop vac is my heaviest load along with microwave, but it does it, ramps up quickly. Run it always in eco mode and its as quiet as a mouse. Sad part, haven't gotten a hunting license since...