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    Quote Originally Posted by woodPixel View Post
    When you need a bit more power, whack a turbo on it

    (this is hilarious) --- Plow them fields Cletus!
    Harrr, that's a riot....tractor donuts! Mind you, the rubber would be 'spensive...
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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    Harrr, that's a riot....tractor donuts! Mind you, the rubber would be 'spensive...

    $500 each side actually, that’s what the bloke who sold us Betsy said $$.

    Cheers Matt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simplicity View Post
    $500 each side actually, that’s what the bloke who sold us Betsy said $$.

    Cheers Matt.
    That's actually not too bad Matt, not a whole lot more than a decent off-road tyre.
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    Something which may now interest you, what with being in the bush and having to fend for yourself for a lot of things.

    Off-Grid Living Festival – NEXT FESTIVAL 15 & 16th April – Eldorado Victoria, Australia

    I've attended a couple of them, probably will go to this one as we are now free to travel once again.

    The next one is happening in April next year.

    Mick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optimark View Post
    Something which may now interest you, what with being in the bush and having to fend for yourself for a lot of things.

    Off-Grid Living Festival – NEXT FESTIVAL 15 & 16th April – Eldorado Victoria, Australia

    I've attended a couple of them, probably will go to this one as we are now free to travel once again.

    The next one is happening in April next year.

    Mick.
    Thanks Mick,

    Definitely looks interesting, will put it in the diary.[emoji120]

    Cheers Matt.

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    There is nothing like the serene peace an quiet of the Australian bush,listening to the bird choir(when your wearing your earring aids).
    Not a house in eye sigh.
    Watching the endless clouds roll buy,the white fluffy ones, not those bloody dark water carrying ones.
    Then the whole scene is gone in a blink of a eye, as you turn the Bloody engine off faster than Flash Gordon.
    An watch 10 litres of Green coolant hit the ground,as it pisses out of $4.95 Welsh plug at the rear off Betsy cylinder head.

    Might as well re wire her while I’m there(was planning that one at least).
    An just like that I’m back in an old profession [emoji3064][emoji3064].

    Cheers Matt.



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    Of cause you know that a real bushy farmer would find a tree branch the right size for the welsh plug, lop a piece off and ram it in and fix the wiring with a bit of 8g fencing wire with gum sap for insulation.....
    The person who never made a mistake never made anything

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    Ray

    Don't knock No.8 fencing wire. It's indispensible!



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    Quote Originally Posted by rwbuild View Post
    Of cause you know that a real bushy farmer would find a tree branch the right size for the welsh plug, lop a piece off and ram it in and fix the wiring with a bit of 8g fencing wire with gum sap for insulation.....
    Ray I would have used some “Tree” but my Micrometers are still packed away from when we moved in, so I couldn’t measure a bit of tree too find an exact 44,45 mm(Old fart language 1 3/4 inch thingy)piece that would fit perfectly.
    Plus I spat the dummy(No not a Welsh plug) an had big Boy city coffee.

    I think the wiring loom is well past 8 Gauge fencing wire lol.

    Cheers Matt.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    Ray

    Don't knock No.8 fencing wire. It's indispensible!



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    Hey, I'm not knocking it, it has got my Dad and I out of trouble plenty of times and don't forget the benefits of several pieces of baling string.....those were the days....
    The person who never made a mistake never made anything

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    Have you considered some small crops? Soybeans, hemp, wheat, etc? Just a 1/4 hectare of each for fun and a touch of self sufficiency.

    (edit - micro cropping: Hermidale Public School's seven students set to harvest their first wheat crop - ABC News)

    Perhaps a peruse of this book for ideas on trees to plant?

    Heartwood : The Art and Science of Growing Trees for Conservation and Profit

    9781925556117.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by woodPixel View Post
    Have you considered some small crops? Soybeans, hemp, wheat, etc? Just a 1/4 hectare of each for fun and a touch of self sufficiency.

    (edit - micro cropping: Hermidale Public School's seven students set to harvest their first wheat crop - ABC News)

    Perhaps a peruse of this book for ideas on trees to plant?

    Heartwood : The Art and Science of Growing Trees for Conservation and Profit

    9781925556117.jpg
    Kind of yes kind off no,


    We kind of loosely talked about doing something possibly.
    One of my main reasons for buying the property was the ability too make noise.
    Not that I’m generally a noisy person, but having the freedom to make noise is nice.
    What I mean is, if I suddenly “Needed” to push the thicknesser out side on a Sunday evening at 7 pm an use it, I could an know one’s going too care.

    But ye we should stop admiring the views an pull our fingers out.

    Cheers Matt.

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    as two kids from the big smoke you do know that one ought not drive through flood waters like those

    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    as two kids from the big smoke you do know that one ought not drive through flood waters like those

    That was actually our dam over flowing it was approximately 300/400 mm high.
    But yes we didn’t drive through that, or any of the other flooded roads around the area.

    Cheers Matt.

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    Update ,we dug a bloody big hole, and found No Gold.

    We have flattened out an area behind the palace, for an entertaining area, 16 metres long (length of the veranda) 13 metres deep, with a cut of approximately 600mm at the back line, my apologies to the Older forum members , I’m not translating the metric measurements to old fart measurements it’s 2023.
    I’m stuffed [emoji3064][emoji3064][emoji3064][emoji1658].
    The earth works were done by friend with a medium size digger, even than it was hard going ,due to the ground being very clay and quarts.

    We are now in the process of moving 11.5 Cubic metres of Tuscan Sandstone into an approximate depth of about 50/60 mm.
    By hand because we can!!!

    Retaining wall is going to be Old Corrugated Iron Sheets.
    I can tell you , I have a new found respect for the old timers here (Old gold mining area tho they are still find Gold), I can only drive a star picket in by about 50 mm with just using a sledgehammer, so out came the impact drill a 600 mm orger bit with plenty of water means, I’m then able to drive the pickets into about 500/600 depth.

    We also plan on putting an Agie pipe in a trench about 1.5 metres behind the retaining wall at a later date.


    It’s not finished , but it already looks fantastic, but , that’s a slightly biased opinion.

    Cheers Matt.
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