Mystang's Homesteading Circus

[Ridgetop]

Filled up almost the entire compost pile with what we mucked out of the Rams stall. Not real sure what I'm doing to do with the manure from the ewes stall now lol. I wasn't expecting it to be filled so quickly. It actually worked out real well being able to drive the tractors loader in and simply dump out the manure though.

Do you have an area that would make a good garden plot? If so, just start dumping your compost there and next year run the cultivator over it to till it in. WHAT! No cultivator or rototiller? Fence it in and put a feeder pig in. The pig will root everything under quick as a wink. Better yet, raise 2 pigs and sell one for pork.

 

[mystang89]

Not concerned about snow load on the shed?

Not particularly. We don't get heavy loads of about normally and when we do they "normally" melt fairly quickly. I say this now and next winter is guaranteed to be the worst winter snow storm we've ever had. Sorry anyone who lives around me.

Could you pound a wedge in the back after you get started

I'm taking from VERY limited experience here so if I'm doing something wrong then please speak up. The two logs I milled previously to this log went smoothly with the same set up. When I began the cut I wouldn't place any wedge in the cut till I was about 3 feet in. Then after that first wedge I'd place I've every 3 - 4 ft after. When I was having trouble with that log I hadn't thought about putting a wedge at the beginning of the cut. If I have a problem with this piece I saved that's definitely what I'll do and see if it works better.

Do you have an area that would make a good garden plot? If so, just start dumping your compost there and next year run the cultivator over it to till it in. WHAT! No cultivator or rototiller? Fence it in and put a feeder pig in. The pig will root everything under quick as a wink. Better yet, raise 2 pigs and sell one for pork.

That's probably what I'll end up doing minus the pigs. I will NEVER raise pigs again. I will buy them, kill them, and eat them, but not raise them lol.

Speaking of the tiller and cultivating the soil, I'm actually going to start a no dig garden and see how that works out.

 

[Mike CHS]

We have a tiller but rarely use it. We use a Broadfork to open up compacted soil and then a hoe to loosen the surface.

 

[Bruce]

I'm taking from VERY limited experience here so if I'm doing something wrong then please speak up. The two logs I milled previously to this log went smoothly with the same set up. When I began the cut I wouldn't place any wedge in the cut till I was about 3 feet in. Then after that first wedge I'd place I've every 3 - 4 ft after. When I was having trouble with that log I hadn't thought about putting a wedge at the beginning of the cut. If I have a problem with this piece I saved that's definitely what I'll do and see if it works better.

I have even less experience than you, like ZERO. The best I can do is say I've seen a few YouTube videos of people with chainsaw mills. My GUESS is that the tree grew with some sort of stress that is causing it to want to bend in one direction. I wonder if you flipped it 180° if the slab would try to curve up rather than down and pinching. You could also try turning it 90° and see how it cuts. Of course if I'm right you are going to have a lot of curved boards no matter how you slice it.

 

[mystang89]

Happy mother's day to my most beautiful wife, @mrs.mystang89 . She is the most wonderful person I know and I thank God constantly for giving me her to help me in this life and to reach the next. I thank her for accepting life and birthing all my children. For working while this chaos is going on even while pregnant. She's my hero, not because she does some job. She's my hero because she takes all the virtues I love in a person and combines them.

Also, happy mother's day to all mother's out there!

 

[thistlebloom]

Awww, that's sweet!

 

[mystang89]

Can't bought another lawnmowers tire and was trying to get it on the rim today. Was going gre.....no, it was terrible. I couldn't get it seated or anything. After an hour of trying I looked up how to put a tire on and found this video.

What kinda of crazy half brained person thinks that's safe enough to do?! What have we come to!? I DO NOT endorse this video at ALL!

Anyway, after I watched that video I went ahead and tried what he said and it worked! Yey for crazy people and being one of them!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Ya oughtta see em do a big truck tire....it doesn't have the little wind sound...it Booms....just like a blowout.....

 

[Bruce]

What kinda of crazy half brained person thinks that's safe enough to do?! What have we come to!? I DO NOT endorse this video at ALL!

"Just watch out, it is a bit dangerous"

No sh1t.
But apparently it works.

 

[mystang89]

As you know I finally put the wheel on and started mowing. I was able to outline the fence when my mower suddenly does. Has gas etc.

I finally started it back up and it sounded like it was at 1/2 throttle.
Moving the throttle doesn't make the engine sound any different.
The choke plate is being moved by the throttle control.
The governor doesn't make the engine change sounds.
The when I engaged the blades, they engage fine, but the engine doesn't rev up so cutting grass is.....just not going to happen.
No clue what happened