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[magicbastarder]

this is now happening.

well?

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Skirting day

 

[ernesto]

Finished some yard lighting.
Bit of ambiance. Should have really taken a photo when it got darker

 

[ann post]

well?

Got delivered on saturday - 20ish hp kubota
did 4-5 hours with it on sunday dragging logs around the place. I did drive similar stuff as a teen (and pre-teen because rural) so it was sorta 20 mins of remembering stuff. To a large degree i was experimenting/learning on sunday with seeing how big a log it can drag which is around maybe 400kg.
the tractor theoretically could pull 800kg area but i've a chain thats limited to about 500 because i'd rather replace a chain than a transmission.
So far it's mostly got the chainsaw sitting behind the seat. cut/drag/cut/drag.
Transport box is arriving in about ten days which will open up a few other applications - like it can fit the chainsaw, but not the chainsaw tool bag at the same time -
i managed to see saw it on a tree stump at one point which wasn't wildly stress inducing at all as some of the hydraulic solid lines are the undercarriage. lifted it with a combination of axel stands and bottle/car jacks and then kicked it off the stump. good times. I've a shed for it about 60% built- just had to jump to other jobs a bit. Gonna put some work lights up on the roll bar around the end of august to add a few hours into the winter evenings.



google maps has updated the carnage too in satellite view. Those are all ten metre trees.
working south to north for the meantime.

 

[ernesto]

Got delivered on saturday - 20ish hp kubota
did 4-5 hours with it on sunday dragging logs around the place. I did drive similar stuff as a teen (and pre-teen because rural) so it was sorta 20 mins of remembering stuff. To a large degree i was experimenting/learning on sunday with seeing how big a log it can drag which is around maybe 400kg.
the tractor theoretically could pull 800kg area but i've a chain thats limited to about 500 because i'd rather replace a chain than a transmission.
So far it's mostly got the chainsaw sitting behind the seat. cut/drag/cut/drag.
Transport box is arriving in about ten days which will open up a few other applications - like it can fit the chainsaw, but not the chainsaw tool bag at the same time -
i managed to see saw it on a tree stump at one point which wasn't wildly stress inducing at all as some of the hydraulic solid lines are the undercarriage. lifted it with a combination of axel stands and bottle/car jacks and then kicked it off the stump. good times. I've a shed for it about 60% built- just had to jump to other jobs a bit. Gonna put some work lights up on the roll bar around the end of august to add a few hours into the winter evenings.

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google maps has updated the carnage too in satellite view. Those are all ten metre trees.
working south to north for the meantime.

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Class

 

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[ann post]

Meanwhile i've done two slightly 'rustic' nights in the 'campervan' at this point.
Need to move the bed to the back end and starting on the water /electrics sometime later this week.

 

[magicbastarder]

Got delivered on saturday - 20ish hp kubota
did 4-5 hours with it on sunday dragging logs around the place. I did drive similar stuff as a teen (and pre-teen because rural) so it was sorta 20 mins of remembering stuff. To a large degree i was experimenting/learning on sunday with seeing how big a log it can drag which is around maybe 400kg.
the tractor theoretically could pull 800kg area but i've a chain thats limited to about 500 because i'd rather replace a chain than a transmission.
So far it's mostly got the chainsaw sitting behind the seat. cut/drag/cut/drag.
Transport box is arriving in about ten days which will open up a few other applications - like it can fit the chainsaw, but not the chainsaw tool bag at the same time -
i managed to see saw it on a tree stump at one point which wasn't wildly stress inducing at all as some of the hydraulic solid lines are the undercarriage. lifted it with a combination of axel stands and bottle/car jacks and then kicked it off the stump. good times. I've a shed for it about 60% built- just had to jump to other jobs a bit. Gonna put some work lights up on the roll bar around the end of august to add a few hours into the winter evenings.

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google maps has updated the carnage too in satellite view. Those are all ten metre trees.
working south to north for the meantime.

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nice; what's the deal with reg plates, insurance etc.? or if it never leaves private land, is that something you don't need to consider?

 

[ann post]

nice; what's the deal with reg plates, insurance etc.? or if it never leaves private land, is that something you don't need to consider?

It's a boo radley for the next few months. I do need to work that stuff out in the future as there's two spots within about 2km i need to do work on - fence maintenance and other fallen trees.
I am slightly looking at getting a trailer for the van to hoof it about on though. That's all august chat though when i'm planning the winter stuff. There's a fence i maintain at one place and the other place i'm just gonna put in a service track of sorts.

Spoiler: TMI

Lots of stuff up in the air the minute - UTM owns all this stuff - I'm just the curator and it was all vaguely assumed that i'd probably take over his house at some point, but apparently inheritance tax is so steep in a non parental lineage that i'm actually likely to be deemed homeless at that point - but more important than that is we have a relative with additional needs and getting them set up for when we are all gone is the priorty so i basically have to take a long hard look at EVERYTHING and setup something possibly a lot faster than i wanted to

 

[magicbastarder]

are there any allowances with CGT for your relative, given their situation?

 

[magicbastarder]

two winged bowls of differing styles this evening. the first is wych elm; the inside of the bowl was hit with a gas torch a couple of times. the second is ash.
both are entirely useless.

 

[ann post]

two winged bowls of differing styles this evening. the first is wych elm; the inside of the bowl was hit with a gas torch a couple of times. the second is ash.
both are entirely useless.


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that looks like something that would be in the gaff of the guy from ex machina.
It's class.

 

[ann post]

made a sink for the van out of a dog bowl (i read about people doing it online)
material costs were about 1/4 of what these mini sinks actually are sold for...
lots of improv to get the hole dug, drill + dremel...

 

[ann post]

Tractor work again today (potential for motoring forum here..)

anywhoo i noticed it was really heating on the temp guage - checked the radiator, bone dry. went and got coolant and started to fill. turned out the drain valve for the system got smashed (could have been me) and the cooling system was non existent.
mcguyvered the pipes together by robbing parts from the garden hose.
It's cooling again now and lots of trees got dragged around.
meanwhile the chainsaw is running well which NEVER is normally the case.

 

[chris d]

Tractors and chainsaws.

 

[ann post]

Tractors and chainsaws.

I know.

It's not how i saw things going tbh

 

[ann post]

'kitchen' in development today

 

[ann post]

anywhoo i noticed it was really heating on the temp guage - checked the radiator, bone dry. went and got coolant and started to fill. turned out the drain valve for the system got smashed (could have been me) and the cooling system was non existent.
mcguyvered the pipes together by robbing parts from the garden hose.
It's cooling again now and lots of trees got dragged around.

It's self cooling perfectly - two hours heaving half ton logs around this morning and it didn't flinch. home improvement/gardening/motoring and minor pleasures crossover here.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

It's self cooling perfectly - two hours heaving half ton logs around this morning and it didn't flinch. home improvement/gardening/motoring and minor pleasures crossover here.

middle aged man quadfecta.

 

[ann post]

'kitchen' in development today

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'kitchen' in development today

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among other little bits today.. the little door/hatch also retains the water stuff too.



and opens to change out the water stuff.