Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions

[ben ji]

Like, its the great american desert out there but these sunsets are the bee's knee's, especially now that its spring and daylight goes until 9pm.

(would still trade our land in NWKS for half the amount in the flint hills AKA gods country)

[steve dave]

You can’t plant farm the flint hills tho


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Institutional Control]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

[Spracne]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

What part of Kansas, if you don't mind?

[Institutional Control]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

What part of Kansas, if you don't mind?

Allen County

[michigancat]

I mean that's gotta be meth related

[Institutional Control]

I mean that's gotta be meth related

I don't think so.  Both of the houses that blew up had old people living in them.

Here's the story from when the second house exploded.

https://www.koamnewsnow.com/a-second-home-in-5-months-explodes-near-moran-kansas/

[Institutional Control]

An update on the story, the guy who survived the 2nd blast died a few weeks later.

[Spracne]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

What part of Kansas, if you don't mind?

Allen County

Any idea if they store natural gas underground? Years ago there was a series of explosions in Reno County that were determined to be caused by gas stored in underground caverns escaping through "wildcat" wells that were drilled in the early 20th century but never recorded.

[steve dave]

Have mentioned this before but our cow farm is paid by the Nat Gas company to store gas like that under our land. It’s nice because they maintain nice gravel roads into their pipe deals where they do gas stuff. Also the cash is nice.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[chum1]

Love how sd's dad always leverages every angle humanly possible.

[Institutional Control]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

What part of Kansas, if you don't mind?

Allen County

Any idea if they store natural gas underground? Years ago there was a series of explosions in Reno County that were determined to be caused by gas stored in underground caverns escaping through "wildcat" wells that were drilled in the early 20th century but never recorded.

If they have natural gas, then they have a well on the property. Otherwise, they’d have propane.  My dad told me they were natural gas related.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[steve dave]

Love how sd's dad always leverages every angle humanly possible.

the only way to make money in the farm game today is to farm mafia your ass off. I joke about it, but it's definitely irl.

[Spracne]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

What part of Kansas, if you don't mind?

Allen County

Any idea if they store natural gas underground? Years ago there was a series of explosions in Reno County that were determined to be caused by gas stored in underground caverns escaping through "wildcat" wells that were drilled in the early 20th century but never recorded.

If they have natural gas, then they have a well on the property. Otherwise, they’d have propane.  My dad told me they were natural gas related.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm talking about something else. Stevedave seemed to understand.

[Institutional Control]

So, a couple of country homes near my hometown blew up in the past few months. Both were determined by authorities to be caused by natural gas leaks.  Locals have determined they were wind turbine related.

What part of Kansas, if you don't mind?

Allen County

Any idea if they store natural gas underground? Years ago there was a series of explosions in Reno County that were determined to be caused by gas stored in underground caverns escaping through "wildcat" wells that were drilled in the early 20th century but never recorded.

If they have natural gas, then they have a well on the property. Otherwise, they’d have propane.  My dad told me they were natural gas related.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm talking about something else. Stevedave seemed to understand.

I’m pretty sure stevedave made that up.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[steve dave]

I definitely did not


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[slackcat]

SD is right on the gas storage. 

the only way to make money in the farm game today is to farm mafia your ass off. I joke about it, but it's definitely irl.

I'd be a capo

[Cire]

Re farm mafia stuff

My grandpa never any money farming until he bought the aforementioned fertilizer distributor. Some salesman comes to him and says “how much you pay for _______ fertilizer?”

“I can get it to you for _______”

Deal. Boom. Grandpa pays everything off in a couple years buys a bunch more land.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[KST8FAN]

Today's random mystery farm tool...


Tom

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

[steve dave]

Old timey fence stretcher?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[KST8FAN]

Well that was too easy.


Tom

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

[steve dave]

I irl was guessing but I’m also irl farm AF so not surprised I nailed it. I’ve seen baby calf’s attempted to be pulled with modern stretchers....and a chain and a pickup. Mixed results.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[meow meow]

I irl was guessing but I’m also irl farm AF so not surprised I nailed it. I’ve seen baby calf’s attempted to be pulled with modern stretchers....and a chain and a pickup. Mixed results.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  and 

[ben ji]

I'm headed back to the big city on sunday for at least one week (maybe more). My brother is currently unemployed and will probably stay out here all summer and I will probably go back and forth until I can no longer work from home.

Here are some random thoughts/notes that have not warranted a whole post.

1. Hot/Electric fences, most are pud but I recently brushed against the one by the butler building that has power sockets that power the whole fence and OMG it was alot stronger.

2. I bought a 2016 rav4 with AWD last year but it is definitely not a full time farm vehicle.
2A- I drove it through the windbreaks and the dam cedar tree's kind of scratched the paint on one side (barely noticeable)
2B- I typically take a cruise through the pasture in the evening after WFH and I ran over a tree limb buried in grass that knocked loose a plastic cover that protects the exhaust. (It started dragging but I managed to put it back in place)
2C- We moved alot of dead limbs next to the road to throw in the burn pit and one time when I was pulling out of the driveway and looking at my phone I hit a limb and did some minor cosmetic damage to my front right bumper.
2D- Yesterday I had the low tire pressure light come on and my back right tire may have a metal spike embedded in it. Fun times.

3. When I realized how much my vehicle was getting F'd up driving around the farm I started looking at used polaris etc on craigslist and holy crap these things are about as expensive as a toyota corolla. I think we will just stick with our 1993 EZ GO golf cart my brother got for free.

 

[ben ji]

Today's random mystery farm tool...


Tom

Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk

Tom,

What if I told you I had multiple buildings (half falling down) full of old timey farm tools. Would you like it if I took pictures of these old timey tools and we could have a contest on who could identify the tools/implements?