Author Archives: Jay Bates

Quick Hitch, Piranha Bar, Stump Grinder – Day 31

Day 31 since buying 101 acres. It’s time for some tractor time. We planned our move around using pallet forks on a tractor to do most of the heavy lifting. With pallet forks and 101 acres of trees in mind, we knew a tractor loader would be gettin…

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My shop will go right here – Marking out 2 acres

The first bit of land clearing on the new 101-acre property will be dedicated to working. The two acres will have three zones. On one end will be the shop. In the middle will be the outdoor working area where the tractor will have plenty of room to roa…

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KNOWING where your property boundary is

We recently purchased 101 acres of land to homestead for our forever/generational property. At our last property in the city limits, we could stand on the road and see the entire property. With this much land, not so much. Seeing is knowing, and in thi…

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2 Weeks Progress on our Forever Property

This video was recorded exactly two weeks after closing on the land. We’ve had some equipment delays, land-clearing contractor delays, and weather delays. All in all, not bad progress. We’ve done so much since this video was shot. Much more…

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New Tool: CHIPPING a driveway

Due to the weather, the dirt work we contracted out for the driveway and shop pad has been delayed. So, we spent some time doing grunt work to shape the driveway and get a better visual of how it will look and where it will be. We got the tractor out t…

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