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What's keeping us all wicked busy for the next few months?

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neil

Here’s what’s kept me busy and is an ongoing project , as I am having to find some brass lamps to match the ones I have as some of the lamps don’t have any glass in them . I have spent the last weekend making the rear box to cover the engine , lined the cab area with oak , some way to go yet but she’s getting there1F619C51-EB00-40DC-9522-257134BF4BCB.jpeg468F772B-A8B2-411E-986F-19858EE58399.jpegE144232A-054F-4C0F-AE80-D5EBC144D01F.jpegACC7958B-E49B-4BFF-ACA6-8EBE084EF1B9.jpeg8DC3090C-D829-4F25-A3E4-5DB3C16BA6C5.jpeg

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ebinmaine
5 hours ago, neil said:

having to find some brass lamps to match the ones I have as some of the lamps don’t have any glass in them

Wouldn't be easier to have glass made?

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ebinmaine

Here's a little bit about the stage for today involving the excavation project. The wall.

A couple of "before" pics and a short, "after" video.

@19richie66...

 

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This is a shot from earlier in the day when I wasn't quite done getting rid of all the dirt in the bottom of the ramp area. You can see the pile of rocks on the left and also behind the trailer that is attached to the Wheel Horse.

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19richie66

That turned out great. I would love some full pictures of your barn/shop. Loving the homestead Eric👍

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40 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

That turned out great. I would love some full pictures of your barn/shop. Loving the homestead Eric👍

You got it Richie.

Sometime.......

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19richie66

No hurry. :popcorn:

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ebinmaine

I hope everyone is doing well and accomplished at least one or two of the many dozen things that have been listed in this thread. It's time to go back and revisit it and see what we all did the last few months.... Or haven't...:lol:

 

 

I can't believe it's been 4 months tomorrow but I finally went back and spent some time relocating the gravel and stones in front of the shed.

I put in a new ramp that is very much larger and much less angle and made of pressure-treated wood.

The ramp is actually a pallet that is one of two that my honey brought home from work.

They bought a couple of new trash compactors and this is what they were delivered on.

 

The first picture shows the annoyingly small and very steep little metal ramp that I've been using for the last four or five months. The best part about the little metal ramp is that the doors would not close with it in place because I didn't put the wood brackets quite low enough. Open the doors. Lift up the ramp. Do what you need to do. Move the ramp back down. Close the doors. Do you suppose that might have been just a little tiny bit irritating?

 

 

Couple of progress pics in between and then the final shot.

The fresh graded gravel is where I made all the changes today. now I need to finish up my orange dumping trailer so we can move the stones around with the tractors.

 

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ericj

you need a wheel horse with a front end loader on it. I got mine a year ago and don't know how I ever lived with out it. I don't even come close to using it everyday let alone every week, but when I do it's nice to know it's there  and it helps save this old back of mine

 

 

 

 

 

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ebinmaine
8 hours ago, ericj said:

need a wheel horse with a front end loader

I agree !!!

We'd love to have one here.

And a back hoe. 

I don't have the welder or skills to use one but that will be in the future for us for sure.

 

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rjg854

We're coming up on the season that keeps me the busiest.  I won't mention it as yet, because some don't appreciate it all that much.  Myself I prefer it over the 98% humidity and the 85+ degrees this summer has been filled with.  The coal boiler is a small everyday chore and keeping up with a 1/4 mile driveway makes for plenty of seat time, when needed, and sometimes just for fun.  :ychain:

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ebinmaine
3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

Myself I prefer it over the 98% humidity and the 85+ degrees this summer has been filled with. 

Me too !

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Machineguy

Work, projects, getting ready for potential flooding, honey-do list and etc. I’m hoping to get back on the WH 700 project soon!! 

 

 

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JPWH

I finally finished my lathe project except for painting the stand and putting it it's permanent location. I have been using it some and now I am ready to get back on wheel horse projects again.

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19richie66

Very nice Jay! Been doing crown molding, repairing old ceiling panels, everything in the hallway and bringing home more crap.... just picked up a brand new lift for my small engines and transmissions.😁 Lady in the neighborhood gave it to me. Yes it’s a human lift but hopefully mamma won’t have to lift me with it for a long time. :laughing-rolling:

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ebinmaine
9 hours ago, Machineguy said:

potential flooding

How'd you folks do?

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Machineguy
1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

How'd you folks do?

We’ve been getting a little wind and bands of heavy rain. The heaviest is still to come tonight and tomorrow. We’re under a flash flood and flood warning throughout Tuesday night. Storm is moving slow and it’s just now reaching us. Fingers crossed 🤞 

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Daron1965

I hope all goes well for all in the way of this storm.  Stay safe. 

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