Well, first, our apologies for not updating this as often as we originally promised. It seems as though weeks have flown by without really grasping how long it has been. So, how about May in a nutshell?....
- We have gotten the old tractor out of the chicken house… and, the big news is, thanks to Lance’s dad, brother, and a family friend…. IT RUNS! In the meantime, we have also gotten Lance’s great-grandfather’s tractor up here to help out.
- We have officially broken ground on our pad area where we will construct “The Barnartment”. It’s progressing a little slower than hoped due to some equipment difficulties, but we’re getting there and hoping to have the concrete pad poured and posts set in the next few weeks.
- We have hauled our first load of scrap metal from the chicken house: a bunch of roof tin, a washer & dryer, old heater, and other misc. pieces = over 3000lbs!!. A BIG thanks to
- We we referred by a neighbor to a local guy who will come cut and bale our fields for hay for his horses. This is a win-win for us and him - he, obviously, gets the hay and we don't have to purchase a bush hog right now nor spend the time keeping the fields cut. And... he has said Lance can borrow his bulldozer (which we hope to use to finish the pad & take care of a few other things)!
The tractor finally uncovered:
Loading it... the right rear brake was locked up, so we had to literally drag it about 50yards with the truck then onto the trailer with Lance using the manual wench on the trailer... we called it a day from there.
Thankfully his dad had another tractor to get it off the trailer:
Our 'new' tractor - a 1950's Ford 600: (She thinks his tractor's sexy :))
First attempts at the pad... with a Dingo and a tractor & plow:
Second attempts to level the pad with a rented bobcat and friend operating:
Tara's family helping at the chicken house: (Thanks a ton and a half! -literally)
Our first profits:
