Author Topic: Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions (Read 389714 times)

ben ji · « **Reply #6400 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:08:17 PM »

Unlike forest cows the Great plains variety Of cattle are very docile.

ben ji · « **Reply #6401 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:14:58 PM »

I cut down 1.5 dead trees in the windbreak and hauled them all back to the house using this cute little cart.

The key is to cut up all the wood in the morning when it's cooler then you can just drink beer and chill and stack up/move all the wood wearing more comfortable clothes in the afternoon.

XocolateThundarr · « **Reply #6402 on:** May 19, 2024, 09:43:29 PM »

Quote from: KST8FAN on May 19, 2024, 08:47:30 PM

XT next birthday should feature a cake of the rankest bull he ever rode.

Tom

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That would have been John McDonald's X26 Switchblade. Was lucky enough to draw him in Eskridge. Had no idea John was bringing bulls when I entered.

wetwillie · « **Reply #6403 on:** May 19, 2024, 10:34:07 PM »

XT must have balls the size of grapefruits

KST8FAN · « **Reply #6404 on:** May 24, 2024, 02:19:05 PM »

The pipeline company called. Apparently, they want to cover their gas line thru the farm. Exposed in the creek bottom.

Tom

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star seed 7 · « **Reply #6405 on:** May 24, 2024, 02:49:56 PM »

Free gas

SondraHenfling · « **Reply #6406 on:** May 24, 2024, 02:55:22 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on May 19, 2024, 09:08:17 PM

Unlike forest cows the Great plains variety Of cattle are very docile.

What did the photographer to capture their attention?

XocolateThundarr · « **Reply #6407 on:** May 24, 2024, 08:13:12 PM »

Most likely will come in on each side of the creek and lower it quite a bit. It will take them forever. They've had to do that to a few lines around here.

ben ji · « **Reply #6408 on:** May 27, 2024, 09:17:14 PM »

Spent memorial day weekend down at my lady friends "farm" in mid mo. Her dad was a successful #BusinessMan and when he retired he bought an old church camp about 2 hrs southeast of KC and is building a new house to connect to the old building.

Her family calls it the "farm" but its actually old strip pits and wooded land with maybe 20 acres of cropland he leases for a butchered cow every year. It's basically deer hunting and fishing land with no "farming" going on so I refuse to call it their "farm" and just call it by the name of the small town next to it.

They do have 2 cats they picked up from the local Amish/Mennonite population so maybe they are just getting started on their cat ranching days.

ben ji · « **Reply #6409 on:** May 27, 2024, 09:21:00 PM »

Here is the barn/garage that some Amish people threw up in a day a couple of years ago. (Thats how they ended up getting some free cats)

(Basically the only picture I took because I was too busy fishing)

pissclams · « **Reply #6410 on:** May 27, 2024, 09:40:20 PM »

has she been to the real cat ranch and if not, why not?

ben ji · « **Reply #6411 on:** June 04, 2024, 10:55:11 PM »

Took a week off between jobs and decided to spend it out at the cat ranch with my dad.

The 6 kittens I mentioned earlier in this thread are somehow still alive.

ben ji · « **Reply #6412 on:** June 04, 2024, 10:57:07 PM »

#KsWheatPics..... Not ours but the cat ranch windbreak/trees is in the background

ben ji · « **Reply #6413 on:** June 04, 2024, 10:59:12 PM »

It's pretty green out here but there is no water in the "North fork" of the Solomon River.

ben ji · « **Reply #6414 on:** June 04, 2024, 11:04:29 PM »

Luckily the @eromatic windmill from along time ago keeps pumping like a champ and giving those cows the sweet sweet water they need.

(It actually got serviced like 2 years ago and the windmill guy was like "yeah, just keep it oiled up and it should be Good")

ben ji · « **Reply #6415 on:** June 04, 2024, 11:11:43 PM »

Quote from: ben ji on June 04, 2024, 11:04:29 PM

Luckily the @eromatic windmill from along time ago keeps pumping like a champ and giving those cows the sweet sweet water they need.

(It actually got serviced like 2 years ago and the windmill guy was like "yeah, just keep it oiled up and it should be Good")

Hey Ben ji, what happens if the water overflows the two cattle tanks in the picture?

Uh, well it just flows over into another pool that is full of toads/frogs and if that pool gets to high it joins the "river".

Spracne · « **Reply #6416 on:** June 05, 2024, 12:07:15 AM »

Everyone needs a good windmill guy.

KST8FAN · « **Reply #6417 on:** June 05, 2024, 06:57:45 AM »

I long for a windmill at the farm.

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KST8FAN · « **Reply #6418 on:** June 05, 2024, 06:59:09 AM »

https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-06-04/bill-haw-sr-who-preserved-flint-hills-vistas-and-revived-the-west-bottoms-dies-at-85

Our very own Stan Weber was the CFO for National Farms for many years before it got sold off.

Tom

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KST8FAN · « **Reply #6419 on:** June 05, 2024, 08:32:38 AM »

Tom

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cfbandyman · « **Reply #6420 on:** June 05, 2024, 09:05:38 AM »

Yeah that's awful. Poor cows have terrible distances between their legs make for strong step voltages. Rancher just unlucky, sucks.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #6421 on:** June 05, 2024, 11:20:50 AM »

Step voltage, what are you doing?!

sys · « **Reply #6422 on:** June 05, 2024, 04:17:04 PM »

i didn't know about this design flaw in cows.

cfbandyman · « **Reply #6423 on:** June 05, 2024, 04:38:01 PM »

Could really be any animal with large distances between it's feet

Katpappy · « **Reply #6424 on:** June 05, 2024, 06:10:44 PM »

I was in the large power business for over 30 years and I can tell you the longer the distance between steps the less electrical charge between them. File this under the electrical safety things you should know.