not so pros

[mdavlee]

No apprentices here. In a good night well go through 10 lbs of wire

 

[Moparmyway]

No apprentices here. In a good night well go through 10 lbs of wire

Are the spools 30-35# like MIG wire is ?
My TIG filler is allways 3' pieces

 

[mdavlee]

2lb on these for clearance. We rarely use 33lb ones.

 

[Sty57]

600lbs. of .045

 

[czar800]

My dads answer for getting skid steer years ago was " I can buy you a lot of pitch forks for what one of them cost".

My dad used that same line word for word for years about skidloaders and silo unloaders. We got a skidloader and now he don't want to do anything without it!!
Just need to get some unloaders now.....

 

[Sty57]

My dad used that same line word for word for years about skidloaders and silo unloaders. We got a skidloader and now he don't want to do anything without it!!
Just need to get some unloaders now.....

We never had a silo unloader ether. There were a few times in the winter that the silage would be so frozen I had a grub axe up there, a few times I took a chainsaw up there to cut it up a little........That didn't work so good.

 

[Genius]

You guys have any Goat farms around by you?
There have been a few older dairy farms around me that are converting the barns to milk Goats. I never knew there was that big of a market for goat milk.

Nope, no goat farms here if any size that I am aware of.

We never had a silo unloader ether. There were a few times in the winter that the silage would be so frozen I had a grub axe up there, a few times I took a chainsaw up there to cut it up a little........That didn't work so good.

I always looked at dairy farmers and thought that they have the life.

That was until we hired a guy who was the herdsman for a large dairy farm. After talking to him and hearing what they do.
I am happy to play with my pigs.

 

[Genius]

So yesterday I get a call from my buddy at the pawn shop. He said he just picked up a toolbox full of specialty tools and hand tools.

I saw the guy pull in with this box when I was leaving. It was a top box, probably a 66" or 72" box.
I only saw the top drawer. It was full of various tools in plastic cases. So if the rest of the box is packed that full, it could be a good buy.

 

[czar800]

We never had a silo unloader ether. There were a few times in the winter that the silage would be so frozen I had a grub axe up there, a few times I took a chainsaw up there to cut it up a little........That didn't work so good.

I hear you about it being frozen.... There's winters when it's frozen to the outsides 2ft in and you end up hollowing out the center down 10 feet or more... Then it warms up and it falls in! Fun stuff I tell yea!!

 

[Genius]

I hear you about it being frozen.... There's winters when it's frozen to the outsides 2ft in and you end up hollowing out the center down 10 feet or more... Then it warms up and it falls in! Fun stuff I tell yea!!

The engineering in those things is amazing to be able to still stand with that kind of uneven weight at times froze up. Then to withstand the collapsing of the silage without imploding.

 

[Sty57]

Nope, no goat farms here if any size that I am aware of.



I always looked at dairy farmers and thought that they have the life.

That was until we hired a guy who was the herdsman for a large dairy farm. After talking to him and hearing what they do.
I am happy to play with my pigs.

There one guy a few miles from my house that is converting over to goats. I'm going to try and get over there this summer to see what it's all about. Dads said he wants to milk 500 of them.

Last year we went down to the World Dairy Expo in Madison. They had a lot of stuff for Goats but I never looked at any of it because I thought it was just dumb. Must be bigger then I thought.

 

[Sty57]

Around here the small family farm are drying up fast. So many places are going so big it's driving out the small places.
I was talking to a builder a few weeks ago, he's been working at one place about 30 miles for me. He said by the time there done building they will have 40 acres under roof.

 

[KenJax Tree]

All the goat farms are in Dearbon, Mi

 

[czar800]

All the goat farms are in Dearbon, Mi

Wonder why.............???????

 

[KenJax Tree]

Mooselimbs

 

[Genius]

Around here the small family farm are drying up fast. So many places are going so big it's driving out the small places.
I was talking to a builder a few weeks ago, he's been working at one place about 30 miles for me. He said by the time there done building they will have 40 acres under roof.

Yup, come 2019 I'll more than likely be looking for a new occupation.

The way things are going, it's all big farms, or small "hobby" size farms doing niche marketing.

 

[Jimmy in NC]

200' walking trail cleared. They were loading the first load out as I left...now to see how much of this road has to come up where they bored into the water line. Made a mess underneath....



Guys this morning were running a stock MS201 and MS261...brandy new. I pulled out my Mastermind 372 with square chain...they no longer liked their saws. Whoops!

 

[czar800]

Yup, come 2019 I'll more than likely be looking for a new occupation.

The way things are going, it's all big farms, or small "hobby" size farms doing niche marketing.

It's sad that a farmer has to get bigger and bigger just to make a living. On our small farm it's unreal how much money we put out (gamble) with just to try and make it back.
I don't know for sure, but farming has to top the list of worst input to returns of businesses...

 

[Genius]

200' walking trail cleared. They were loading the first load out as I left...now to see how much of this road has to come up where they bored into the water line. Made a mess underneath....



Guys this morning were running a stock MS201 and MS261...brandy new. I pulled out my Mastermind 372 with square chain...they no longer liked their saws. Whoops!

Pfft, see, you don't have a real job

 

[Genius]

It's sad that a farmer has to get bigger and bigger just to make a living. On our small farm it's unreal how much money we put out (gamble) with just to try and make it back.
I don't know for sure, but farming has to top the list of worst input to returns of businesses...

It truly is sad.

When my grandpa started this farm in the 50's it was considered huge. Through the years we grew and expanded.

Today the capital and red tape it takes to even be able to expand is rediculus.

It is a truly sad state of affairs.