The Land of Milk and Honey

[T-Max]

Well, paternity leave sees me with some extra time. We had leveled (kind of ) a spot to build a new lean-to. 40x18. Yesterday I decided to rent an auger for the skidloader. One thing led to another and we got the footers poured. That ended up being a loooong day…

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[T-Max]

Another busy day. We bought this dump trailer about a year ago. Super handy! Today I hauled 6 loads of material to level up our pad. We will form up and pour a 2’ stem wall on these footers, then build the lean-to on top of that. Progress…

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[Catscratch]

How far do you have to go to get material?

 

[T-Max]

How far do you have to go to get material?

8 miles one way. I was able to get just over 3 ton per load. 19.25 in total.


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[T-Max]

It sucks the quarry is actually like 2 miles from my house, but their scale is across the river so you gotta go around.


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[Catscratch]

I've put 48 tons in the driveway this spring. Much longer drive than 8 miles for us to get it so I have it delivered. Looks like you have a great setup though. I'd be scared of what trouble I'd get into with a dump trailer and a quarry that close.

 

[T-Max]

I've put 48 tons in the driveway this spring. Much longer drive than 8 miles for us to get it so I have it delivered. Looks like you have a great setup though. I'd be scared of what trouble I'd get into with a dump trailer and a quarry that close.

Haha! The tailgate is a barn door style and not a flip up. I still hire a truck to come in and tailgate for our driveway. We’ve hauled several loads of scrap steel to town this year and it’s great for cleaning corrals.


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[Turkey Creek]

A dump trailer is on my eventual list of equipment to have as well. I feel like I would use it quite a bit.

 

[T-Max]

Since I can’t get in the field to plant, I decided to upgrade the spray rig. Extended the booms from 10’ to 20’ and added supports. New regulator and pressure gauge should allow me to dial it in. Ready to get out again and it keeps raining. I’ll take it!

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[Turkey Creek]

Since I can’t get in the field to plant, I decided to upgrade the spray rig. Extended the booms from 10’ to 20’ and added supports. New regulator and pressure gauge should allow me to dial it in. Ready to get out again and it keeps raining. I’ll take it!

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I need to build a decent spray rig. I am of the mind set that the better quality ones are way over priced for what you are really getting. The cheaper ones are a piece of garbage that last about 6 months. I built a cheap (temporary) rig for the back of the 4 wheeler for spraying my cool season grass and it worked well.

 

[T-Max]

I need to build a decent spray rig. I am of the mind set that the better quality ones are way over priced for what you are really getting. The cheaper ones are a piece of garbage that last about 6 months. I built a cheap (temporary) rig for the back of the 4 wheeler for spraying my cool season grass and it worked well.

This one has served us well. I wish the tank were a little bigger. The regulator was broke before. With the tips we had I was applying ~23 gallons of solution per acre meaning my 50 gallon tank could spray 2 acres. With the new regulator and tips I can hopefully dial that down to around 12-14 gallons of solution. Since my main foodplot is 3.5 acres, it would allow me to spray it on one tank. That would be big since my refill is back at the house. The extra boom width obviously allows for quicker spraying and less compaction.


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