Wednesday, April 20, 2011

New fun

This weekend my friend Jason came over and we pulled apart a tin roof that had collapsed on one of the out buildings.  We threw around the sledge hammer and the boys stacked all the wood into piles.  Then we needed to pull down a large branch that had fallen (about 14" diameter) and was leaning against a tree.  We weren't going to be able to pull it down by ourselves so we tied a rope around it and tied the rope to his little Saturn car.  We got it down, but the limb got the better of the Saturn.  It just wouldn't pull it. 

I got my new chainsaw yesterday and limbed and bucked  the limb.  It was so great.  I then pulled all the limbs over to our fire pit and stacked them to burn.  This is the kind of work that I've been looking forward to since we got the farm.  Anyone want to come over and play with my new toys?

UPDATE:
I'm with Bill and my mom.  I think I do need a new John Deere tractor.  What my research, the JD 2305 would be a good choice.  Click on this link to see what one of these runs you.  I should put a donate button on the side.  Then watch the videos below to see this thing at work.  Looks like fun.
 



10 comments:

Bill Roehl said...

Fire FTW!

My father has a couple acres and he bought a tractor to do the lawn mowing as well as moving heavy earth/rocks. That's what you need next.

Anonymous said...

Sweet. Did you buy some chaps for protection?

Anonymous said...

CLIMBED THE TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW!!!! My comment is along the same line as Tricia's but with just a bit more motherly drama:) Be careful Andrew! You don't want to make another hospital trip so soon after the ankle incident.
Your mother

Anonymous said...

P.S. Congratulations on being a chain saw owner. I'm with Bill...a small tractor/gator will be next

Shube said...

I'm looking forward to seeing the boys on just such a vehicle! It will be deja vu! I remember Gregg riding the mower in Atlanta and watching him pull the seat down with one hand when he turned the corner because he didn't weigh enough to keep the "safety" feature from turning the engine off as he rounded the bend!

Anonymous said...

$11,000!!!!!! HOLY SMOKES! That pays for a year at a state university...a cheap one! What ever happened to the multiple shovel routine:)
Mom

Bill Roehl said...

My dad's tractor looks like this: http://www.littlebluetractor.com/page3.html

It was $6,000 used.

Gregg said...

This all seems like great fun to me. Especially the power tools and tractors. I remember Uncle Gerald letting me drive his huge, old tractor up at his Michigan farm...until I ran over a section of fence leading into the cow pen.

We REALLY can't wait for a cozy Christmas at the farm...

Shube said...

We'll expect Max to have some double-bladed ice skates and to take his first trip to the ice on our pond! :) Providence Farm = COZY!

Anonymous said...

Are you calling it Providence Farm?? I love that!
Mom