Author Archives: Jay Bates

Day 313 – Vines, Privets, & Pines

It’s amazing what nature can hide. While working to clear the birm of dirt and downed trees created when the driveway was formed, we found a row of big, beautiful walnut trees hiding in overgrown vegetation and vines. With all of the brush and vi…

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Day 311 – Tractor Lights

With the sun setting so early in the winter, I want/need more light on the tractor. Today, I’m installing a LED light kit that has an 18″ light bar and two pod lights, a wiring harness, and a button switch. Here’s an Amazon affiliate …

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Day 304 – Watershed

UPDATE: The rendered file on my computer is 9:29 long and the YouTube copy is only 8:00. I have no idea why. I’m re-uploading now, with crappy cell signal. We’ve definitely reached saturation, as runoff is now in full swing. This is a good …

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Day 292 – Washout Not Cooperating

I forecasted this project poorly. Well, was it me or the people who provide weather forecasts? No rain today….except it rains buckets. Lots of rain today…except it doesn’t even sprinkle. Make your mind up! I had four loads of concrete…

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Day 281 – I’ve got…AIR!

I’m still trying to get back into the swing of things. I slowed down drastically during January. 2024 has been a whirlwind where we got sooooooo much done. But idle hands can only be idle for so long. In this video, I ran two more circuits in the…

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