Just puchased 6 acres, now what??

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Hey, it's time for an update. What you been spending your money on?
Git another trackhoe fix8ng to get dropped off at the property in a couple weeks. I got the final push to get the logs removed from the building site.

Also have an articulated stump grinder reserved for rental that dame week to knock stuff down below the mower deck.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Had a 12k trackhoe with thumb dropped off Friday. Threw a track Saturday 😡😡🤬🤬🤬🤬 Track was worn out.

Rental company came out and swapped out the track this morning 👍👍👍

Been busy the rest of the day.

Put 7 hrs on the trackhoe. And got quite a bit accomplished.

Here's what it looked like Saturday before I started.

20230729_081100.jpg
20230729_081102.jpg
20230729_081104.jpg
20230729_081106.jpg
20230729_081108.jpg
20230729_081112.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Here's today just before I left tonight.

20230731_155902.jpg
20230731_155906.jpg
20230731_155909.jpg
20230731_155930.jpg
20230731_155940.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Looks good! You have enough wood in that pile to heat your new shop for a winter.
Probably several winters. I tried giving all that wood away. Nobody would come get it 🙄🙄🙄🙄 They want it cut and split all ready.

Well, sometime this week, it's gonna see some diesel and a match.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
I think I got it pretty well licked out there.

Just gotta swing by the property in the morning and restack one of the burn piles with the trackhoe.

Finish filling it up with fuel. And then call it off from rent. 👍👍👍👍👍

I had to invest in another chain saw Tuesday 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Sprocket wore out. Gonna get it fixed, but the repair shop won't except it for drop off till next month some time.

Finished cutting down the stumps today. Getting the stump grinder next Friday.

Then the contractors are coming in to install the driveway, water line and septic. Plus build a pad.

20230803_133639.jpg
20230803_143540.jpg
20230803_143542.jpg
20230803_143545.jpg
20230803_143624.jpg
20230803_143626.jpg
 

Attachments

  • Like
Reactions: 2 users

RCW

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
Apr 28, 2013
8,397
4,049
113
Chenango County, NY
Daren - looking great!

Saw sprockets are a wear item. Some saws are easier to change than others. Been too long since I changed one to give guidance.

With the lot you have now, it’s good to have a couple saws anyways….👍

For the project you have in front of you, an additional chainsaw is just an incidental expense, and will serve you well in the future.

Looking forward to your project! 😉
 
Last edited:

Biker1mike

Well-known member

Equipment
B6200, Kubota 2030 Front Blade, King Cutter 60" finishing deck
Jan 11, 2022
1,165
1,253
113
Gallatin, NY USA
I think I got it pretty well licked out there.

Just gotta swing by the property in the morning and restack one of the burn piles with the trackhoe.

Finish filling it up with fuel. And then call it off from rent. 👍👍👍👍👍

I had to invest in another chain saw Tuesday 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Sprocket wore out. Gonna get it fixed, but the repair shop won't except it for drop off till next month some time.

Finished cutting down the stumps today. Getting the stump grinder next Friday.

Then the contractors are coming in to install the driveway, water line and septic. Plus build a pad.

View attachment 108534 View attachment 108535 View attachment 108536 View attachment 108537 View attachment 108539 View attachment 108540
Gee, If you were around a couple hundred years ago the Battle of the Wilderness would have been renamed.
 

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Daren - looking great!

Saw sprockets are a wear item. Some saws are easier to change than others. Been too long since I changed one to give guidance.

With the lot you have now, it’s good to have a couple saws anyways….👍

For the project you have in front of you, an additional chainsaw is just an incidental expense, and will serve you well in the future.

Looking forward to your project! 😉
When the repair guy said that they needed to put a piece of rope down the spark plug hole, and hope you don't break a piston.....

I decided I would much rather let someone else replace it and have someone to yell at 🤣😂🤣😂😂
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Gee, If you were around a couple hundred years ago the Battle of the Wilderness would have been renamed.
I still got 4+ acres of wilderness and good luck navigating it without a brush hog. Between the briars, grape vines, and poison ivy 🙄🙄🙄🙄

I did encounter some grape vines that were producing. It ended up on the burn pile after it caused me to throw a track 😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬

I haven't measured out how much I cleared and opened up for yard and home. Quick figuring, probably about 1.5 acres. Roughly 200ish× 300.
 

RCW

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
BX2360, FEL, MMM, BX2750D snowblower. 1953 Minneapolis Moline ZAU
Apr 28, 2013
8,397
4,049
113
Chenango County, NY
When the repair guy said that they needed to put a piece of rope down the spark plug hole, and hope you don't break a piston.....

I decided I would much rather let someone else replace it and have someone to yell at 🤣😂🤣😂😂
Some are pretty simple.

Yeah, I vaguely recall the rope in the cylinder thing….I’d be apt to let someone else do it too!👍
 

Fordtech86

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
L3200
Aug 7, 2018
4,794
5,632
113
Pineville,LA
You could pick up piston stop pretty cheap too, hell you may just need work to get ya one for that service truck 😉
 

D2Cat

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
L305DT, B7100HST, TG1860, TG1860D, L4240
Mar 27, 2014
13,020
4,393
113
40 miles south of Kansas City
Probably several winters. I tried giving all that wood away. Nobody would come get it 🙄🙄🙄🙄 They want it cut and split all ready.

Well, sometime this week, it's gonna see some diesel and a match.
I see you lit the piles.

Just got my propane info today. Summer fill is $1.49 and contract is $1.75 if paid in full. I understand, father time is telling you to quit paying rent as soon as possible. :(
 

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
I see you lit the piles.

Just got my propane info today. Summer fill is $1.49 and contract is $1.75 if paid in full. I understand, father time is telling you to quit paying rent as soon as possible. :(
Yup. Got 4 other brush piles I haven't lit yet. Got one I'll torch Saturday, the rest can wait.

Can't wait to get out there. First thing is to get a fence up so gypsy has a spot to run loose.
 

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Swilung by this morning. Restacked the brush pile with the trackhoe and then off rented it.

I got another pile I'll burn off tomorrow while I'm out there knocking down the weeds.
 

North Idaho Wolfman

Moderator
Staff member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
L3450DT-GST, Woods FEL, B7100 HSD, FEL, 60" SB, 743 Bobcat with V2203, and more
Jun 9, 2013
28,712
5,125
113
Sandpoint, ID
I think you should have just built around the trees! 🤔 🤪:ROFLMAO:

Fall Leaf clean up looks like it's going to require some serious equipment!
 

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
I think you should have just built around the trees! 🤔 🤪:ROFLMAO:

Fall Leaf clean up looks like it's going to require some serious equipment!
Zero turns already set up for it 😎😎😎😎 I don't clean up the leaves. I just pulverize them with the zero turn 👌👌👌
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user

Daren Todd

Well-known member
Lifetime Member

Equipment
Massey Ferguson 1825E, Kubota Z121S, Box blade, Rotary Cutter
May 18, 2014
9,066
4,544
113
Vilonia, Arkansas
Ground stumps last weekend. To give you an idea of the stump size, the machine was 6' to 8' long. The stump pictured was around 48"x40.

1000011236.jpg
1000011235.jpg


C9ntractor started yesterday on the driveway. Should have the pad finished today. Then water line and septic will be installed early next week.

1000011304.jpg
1000011305.jpg
1000011308.jpg
1000011307.jpg
1000011306.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user