how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Sawdust Man]

 

[Workshop]

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Whatcha doing tomorrow, Derek?

 

[Sawdust Man]

Whatcha doing tomorrow, Derek?

Gotta go to Seymour and pick up a load of hog feed in the morning, should be around after noonish.

 

[Semotony]

Morning crew, 61-85°f

 

[Hinerman]

Good Morning saw people...

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody.
58 at the Stamp this morning.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Good morning.

59/89 & sunny........as per them as don't know nothin about the weather.

Tom finished the fender project yesterday...... pretty much impervious to anything, (I would even loan it to Thomas @Hinerman )
1/8" tread plate with lots of reinforcement.
He even added stake pockets behind the fenders.

 

[Hedgerow]

I think I will get a couple of Akaushi for a tax write off. Not really for just that purpose but I have been thinking of breeding down a generation or two with Angus to hit a marbling point that we can use it for every day beef. Never had wagyu before so it should be an adventure when I get around to doing it.

I got a wagyu KC strip once just to try it.
It was good, but a little bit of a let down from my expectations.
I still prefer a good crossbred steer on feed for an ample amount of time.
The very best steer I’ve fed out to date was over 20 months old and almost 1600 lbs.
how big do the akaushi cattle get?

 

[Hedgerow]

looks like hackberry

^^This^^

 

[Workshop]

Good morning.

59/89 & sunny........as per them as don't know nothin about the weather.

Tom finished the fender project yesterday...... pretty much impervious to anything, (I would even loan it to Thomas @Hinerman )
1/8" tread plate with lots of reinforcement.
He even added stake pockets behind the fenders.
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Seems everything Tom does is nothing short of excellent. It must run in the family. Does he get this from his Mother?






(Just teasing you Derek. lol)

 

[Sawdust Man]

Seems everything Tom does is nothing short of excellent. It must run in the family. Does he get this from his Mother?






(Just teasing you Derek. lol)

Most of the practical skill comes from my side of the family.
The extreme thoroughness, perfectionism, overkill, detail, etc........ is direct from his mama.

 

[Only the Tony]

I got a wagyu KC strip once just to try it.
It was good, but a little bit of a let down from my expectations.
I still prefer a good crossbred steer on feed for an ample amount of time.
The very best steer I’ve fed out to date was over 20 months old and almost 1600 lbs.
how big do the akaushi cattle get?

Akaushi are the smaller breed of waygu, 1100-1400 lbs on cows and 1700 bulls, and when crossed one or two generations down I am hoping to have nice marbling throughout. Are you looking at on hoof or hanging weight?

 

[Hedgerow]

Akaushi are the smaller breed of waygu, 1100-1400 lbs on cows and 1700 bulls, and when crossed one or two generations down I am hoping to have nice marbling throughout. Are you looking at on hoof or hanging weight?

With me, it’s all about the yield of usable product. If a 1200 pound steer can hang at 800, that would be a huge win. The guys at the feed yards have upped their target weights to send to the meat packers. Last I heard they were sending 1500-1600 pound steers. Instead of 1250-1400.. more usable products,

 

[JimBear]

Dad raised a big steer & the best meat we had, he was from a Gurnsey/South Devon cross. That was the only bull that old milk cow ever shoved out.

 

[JimBear]

Got the wagons hooked up in prep for splitting but rains are moving in & I didn’t get done bucking things up but I made some progress.

 

[JimBear]

That Crocky 661 is an all out assault on the senses. I have never ran a ported saw with a single exhaust. My 33db ear plugs aren’t really enough, need some muffs to go over the top.

It will also cook the log while cutting.

 

[JimBear]

I am going to take 2 of these



And have one of these & check back in the morning.

 

[Only the Tony]

With me, it’s all about the yield of usable product. If a 1200 pound steer can hang at 800, that would be a huge win. The guys at the feed yards have upped their target weights to send to the meat packers. Last I heard they were sending 1500-1600 pound steers. Instead of 1250-1400.. more usable products,

That's one of the reason I am butchering 36+ month old. They live an easy life around here until the night before when they go to J&J's. So far the meat has had a really good flavor and no toughness to it to speak of. Last year I didn't have the size I wanted and sent a 27 month old for personal use. Good flavor and all but not the yield I would prefer. I split with my parents so bigger is usually better. I need a portable scale and start watching on hoof to hanging weight. Right now I have a couple of eye of round roasts that I smoked and am cooking in a crock pot to fall apart overnight for drip beef sandwiches.

 

[Hinerman]

Good morning.

59/89 & sunny........as per them as don't know nothin about the weather.

Tom finished the fender project yesterday...... pretty much impervious to anything, (I would even loan it to Thomas @Hinerman )
1/8" tread plate with lots of reinforcement.
He even added stake pockets behind the fenders.
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That would be a mistake

 

[Hinerman]

Got the wagons hooked up in prep for splitting but rains are moving in & I didn’t get done bucking things up but I made some progress.

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That would have made a nice little GTG...