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Senile_Texas_Aggie
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What a difference 10º F makes! Today we were able to do 3 grapple loads of trees and brush in the chipper compared to 1 grapple load each of the previous 3 days. What slows us down the most now is disentangling the trees and bushes from the vines. We were hoping the chipper would be able to handle it all, but the vines tend to clog up the feeder chute, even with the hydraulic feeder trying to pull them in. We managed to get 2 trees stuck in the chipper, but now that I have had plenty of practice taking off the flywheel cover, it only takes about 5 minutes to unclog the flywheel. We have also learned to be quick to reverse the feed whenever we hear the chipper slowing down. That way the chipper can keep running and reverse the feeder, then we switch the feeder back into the flywheel once it gets back up to speed. We stopped today because we were losing our shade and because my Beautiful Gal got something in her eye.
Regarding cooler climates, yes, we looked for cooler places to reside. We looked in northern New Mexico in the Rockies, in Colorado in the Rockies, and in Wyoming, both in the Rockies and even in the plains areas. We never found a place in any of the states that we liked and could easily afford. We saw several places and around Cheyenne, but almost all of the ones we could afford were in subdivisions. We had vowed that we would not live in another subdivision again, as we had done so our entire (then) 42 years of marriage. We almost bought a house 15 miles west of Cheyenne that had 18 acres. I really loved the house (4000+ sf), windows all around, views of the Rockies south and west of us. The biggest reason we didn't buy it was that my Beautiful Gal didn't like the house that much. And considering that it was > $450,000, I didn't want to buy that expensive of a house and my Beautiful Gal not outright love it.
After that experience, we decided to look in the eastern part of the US in the Appalachian mountains, from north Georgia all the way to Maine. While we did find some properties that looked interesting, there were none that made us want to drive and see in person. So we settled for searching in Oklahoma and Arkansas, giving up our wish for cooler summers for something that we both really liked. That's when we found this place in Arkansas.
As for Minnesota, we didn't look in that part of the country. Of all of the states we have yet to visit, there are 2 in New England -- Rhode Island and Connecticut -- and most of the Great Lakes states. I have always wanted to see those states, but we never made it up there on vacation. I know we wanted to reside in the mountains if we could do so, so maybe that is why we didn't look up there. I still hope to go visit there one day.
Senile Texas Aggie
Regarding cooler climates, yes, we looked for cooler places to reside. We looked in northern New Mexico in the Rockies, in Colorado in the Rockies, and in Wyoming, both in the Rockies and even in the plains areas. We never found a place in any of the states that we liked and could easily afford. We saw several places and around Cheyenne, but almost all of the ones we could afford were in subdivisions. We had vowed that we would not live in another subdivision again, as we had done so our entire (then) 42 years of marriage. We almost bought a house 15 miles west of Cheyenne that had 18 acres. I really loved the house (4000+ sf), windows all around, views of the Rockies south and west of us. The biggest reason we didn't buy it was that my Beautiful Gal didn't like the house that much. And considering that it was > $450,000, I didn't want to buy that expensive of a house and my Beautiful Gal not outright love it.
After that experience, we decided to look in the eastern part of the US in the Appalachian mountains, from north Georgia all the way to Maine. While we did find some properties that looked interesting, there were none that made us want to drive and see in person. So we settled for searching in Oklahoma and Arkansas, giving up our wish for cooler summers for something that we both really liked. That's when we found this place in Arkansas.
As for Minnesota, we didn't look in that part of the country. Of all of the states we have yet to visit, there are 2 in New England -- Rhode Island and Connecticut -- and most of the Great Lakes states. I have always wanted to see those states, but we never made it up there on vacation. I know we wanted to reside in the mountains if we could do so, so maybe that is why we didn't look up there. I still hope to go visit there one day.
Senile Texas Aggie
We use the block heater in our 99 F250 in January and Febuary...otherwise no. It draws to much power to use it more then we have to. That might be because it's actually needed when it is -38F and has to run from about 9pm to 5am when DH leaves for work.
