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Wednesday November 18, 2009 - By Chris
Just got word today from a wood-cutter friend several towns over that he has 76 more cedar logs for us. Perfect timing for some of my upcoming building projects. I was starting to use up the first load with all the fencing that we put up in our...
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Monday July 27, 2009 - By Chris
Last week, or sometime thereabouts, we had to load three of our hogs onto the trailer in order to take them to be processed. As readers will recall, our first experience loading pigs, while perhaps comical, took WAY TOO LONG! This time we had it...
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Wednesday July 15, 2009 - By Chris
Here are many of the long-awaited photos of our multi-day adventure in cattle moving.
My Dad helped lend a hand to add higher sides to the trailer. We used 2 x 6 dimensional lumber and affixed it all with lag screws and carriage (how...
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Saturday July 11, 2009 - By Chris
We acquired a "new to us" trailer that will work out perfectly for hauling hogs and our cattle, as well as myriad other things (kids, pumpkins, hay, wood).
Our plan is to move two of the cattle to the new pasture this afternoon. If all...
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Thursday July 02, 2009 - By Chris
You'd almost think that this photo was taken 60 years ago. Anyhow, Erica snapped this on Monday afternoon in the midst of my fence work on the new pasture.
Stunning looking machine, eh? I got to drive it down the road about 1/2...
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Thursday July 02, 2009 - By Chris
It all started when we decided it was time to claim the firewood we'd stacked from cutting down some trees last summer. It was time to haul it up to the front of the yard nearer the house so that my dad has something to do when he visits (He's a...
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Monday June 29, 2009 - By Chris
There is so much to do that sometimes we don't take time to notice how large some of our animals are getting, especially as they transtition from little babies. Remember those hogs that we used to till up our gardens, orchard, and bramble patch? We...
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Monday June 15, 2009 - By Chris
As CSA pick-up approaches, we decided to see where our meat chickens are at size-wise. We prepared two of them, one of the larger sized ones and one of the smaller sized one this weekend.
We are looking at meat birds in the 5-6 pound range on...
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Tuesday May 19, 2009 - By Chris
So it appears that the one-wire alternator on my Farmall Cub works. This afternoon found me tinkering with the tractor for an hour or so. Removing the tire chains so we can drive on the roads again, greasing up all the fittings, adding a much needed...
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Saturday April 25, 2009 - By Chris
A poem explaining the ongoing (non)runnings of my farm tractor.
Magneto defunt; Enter the distributor. Purrs like a kitten.
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Saturday April 04, 2009 - By Chris
After several long and stressful months of changing spark plugs, ignition wires, and magneto caps, my Farmall Cub is up and running again! I was able to get Leon, owner of Reliable Tractor Repair in Lebanon, CT, to come over and correct the incorrect...
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Saturday March 21, 2009 - By Chris
I came in to look for the camera to take some photos of the little project that I am immersed in right now. The tractor is in many more pieces than it should be.
I have the exhaust off, the manifold nuts came off like they were brand new. I am...
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Monday March 02, 2009 - By Chris
It's another snow day here in New England. We have about 8-10 inches with another few on the way. Luckily, I spent some time working on the tractor yesterday. It's a 1963 Farmall Cub, by the way.
Last month, I ordered a plow extension...
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Friday January 30, 2009 - By Chris
So here are some photos of our farm just before we moved in. These were taken by my wife and our friend Jeff, who checked out the farm when it was for sale. These photos (actually, mention of the barn!) was all it took to convince me to buy the...
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Wednesday January 28, 2009 - By Chris
It's been a rather snowy winter thus far, and we are loving it! I finally figured out the most efficient way to plow snow. What I mean by that is I have finally figured out how to do it and move the snow only once. The first few times I moved...
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