Promise Acre: Our Journey

Bruce

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finding lots of broken of t posts in the pasture.
Oh man, just what you need. Can you determine the probable fence lines from the ones you've "found" (poor sickle bar!!) and maybe search others out before the mower finds them? One ASSUMES that the posts were fairly equally spaced when the fence was new.
 

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Oh man, just what you need. Can you determine the probable fence lines from the ones you've "found" (poor sickle bar!!) and maybe search others out before the mower finds them? One ASSUMES that the posts were fairly equally spaced when the fence was new.
Seems to be no real clue as where they were other than around the areas where the cattle feeders were. We are guessing they used them to keep the feeders in place, as it doesn't appear to be any fence lines there. We sure have a LOT of scrapping to do... the gates/pen we took down have maybe 2-4 horizontal bars left, they attached panels, combine parts and pallets to keep it up....quite the mess. The sickle bar has a release so it's not doing to bad, better than find them with a tire or bush hog. DH has plenty of extra guards and other parts on hand for it.
 

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It's been a busy week. 67621323_467325974065059_1805850047921782784_n.jpg 67427516_467326154065041_7296869640259502080_n.jpg 68258670_468084800655843_6159166523337342976_n.jpg 68356057_468084740655849_9193367597188382720_n.jpg 67515489_468084687322521_6060574307812114432_n.jpg
 

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Looks like someone knocked over a few trees ;) How are things progressing? Sorta kinda on schedule?
They are progressing, we'll be out there most the weekend picking up scrap and garbage that was in the tree line. And more mowing weeds. :confused:
I am getting anxious to start actually work on the house... hopefully soon. We also got a quote on the new septic.
 

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Wow, y'all are really getting things done. It already is a beautiful place, showing signs of neglect, but beautiful. When y'all get done cleaning it all up, it will be a showplace. Can't wait to see what y'all do on the house. What kind of septic system will y'all have installed?
 

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The septic will be a "gravity flow trickle feed shelter trench system" according to the permit. I don't have a clue as to prices on such things but the first quote was 6200. Better than the 10-15000 I was told last summer when we originally had the septic checked so it sounds fine to me. :hu and will be plenty big enough so we shouldn't have problems in the future, plan on a dump station for the camper. :D
We currently have a back hoe and bull dozer out there and they plan on bringing the big excavator too, so they will be digging the pond too..:). isn't a big priority but might as get it done while we have access to the equipment.
 

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Completely agree to get the pond done while they are there. Will be cheaper in the long run so that they don't have to move equipment back in at a later date. That's a smart move on your part. It looks like you are really getting things going. And to get all this outside work done while the weather is good. I'm sure you want to get on the house, but alot of that can be done when it isn't so nice outside. The land and all looks real nice.
 
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