Well, I guess it's time to get back to normal around here, as Prairie Days is over once again. :-( It is always soo much fun to get together with a bunch of friends, meet some new ones, and just have a good time!
Right now I am waiting for all of my videos from prairie days to copy onto my computer, so be expecting a couple of clips posted here in the next couple of days... ;-) I believe I will be posting some pictures as well, but you'll just have to wait...
Also, for those of you still wondering about the age of our "New" truck, it is a 1972 model, which makes it 38 years old! Exactly twice my age... ;-)
More coming soon,
Andrew B.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Long time, No post!
Hello all!
Yes, I am still alive! :-) No, my computer didn't die either! Unfortunately I have just had too many other things going on, and a number of more interesting projects to do in my spare time, so Blogging kind of got put on the back burner... And besides that, we have had things going on the last couple of Sabbaths as well, so I couldn't even write then!
This morning I decided to take some pictures of my "Other projects" to post on my blog, so without further ado, we'll start from the beginning...
A couple of weeks ago, Dad was hauling grain for a neighbor of ours, when he saw an old snowmobile and an old four-wheeler sitting in the tree rows... After talking to the owner a couple of days later, we were able to buy them for a pretty decent price. :-) They both needed some work, but to the pictures:
A couple of weeks ago, Dad was hauling grain for a neighbor of ours, when he saw an old snowmobile and an old four-wheeler sitting in the tree rows... After talking to the owner a couple of days later, we were able to buy them for a pretty decent price. :-) They both needed some work, but to the pictures:
Here is Jacob happily driving the 1985 Honda TRX250! It runs good now, although the rear brakes still need to be fixed... It had 2 flat tires, needed a new hub for one of the rear wheels, had a broken front shock, the battery was missing, the front fenders are all broken and missing, the front brakes needed adjustment, the carb was out of adjustment, one front rim was cracked, and apart from a couple little odds and ends, it's just like new! ;-) It has already been up to the pasture for fencing, and sure is handy around the yard!
The snowmobile:
Yup, that's right. Its a John Deere! More specifically its a 1974 John Deere JDX-4 340cc Twin. As you can see, it's in rather tough shape cosmetically, but the motor runs good, and the track is in pretty good shape, so we should be able to get some fun out of it this winter... Right now it is sitting in the shop just as you see it, and probably will be for a while, as it isn't a really high priority right now... ;-)
Last Tuesday, Dad, Jacob and I went to the annual consignment auction in Napoleon. We brought home 3 things; A large (50ft) vibreshank (mainly for parts); A nice stock trailer (We really needed one, as we only had a little one before, and we are planning on hauling all the cows to pasture this year... another story :-) ); and this:
How old do you think this truck is? Leave me a comment with your guess!
My other project:
This laptop was given to me in need of repair... I was told it needed a new motherboard, and that it would cost ~$400! But to make a long story short, I was able to fix it, and only had to add RAM, and a hard drive! I have been wanting a good laptop for a long time, and now God has given me a ~$1500 laptop for less than $100! PTL!
And now for an announcement:
Prairie Days 2010 is coming up! Check out the website Here for more information! Come and join us! But, if you can't, stay posted for a whole bunch of pictures, and probably even some video clips... :-)
That's all for now,
That's all for now,
Andrew B.
Monday, May 24, 2010
A favorite song:
The weather reminds me of this song we hear on Rejoice Radio once in a while:
We are really wet here right now, as we have had about 4.5 INCHES of rain since Friday night... Needless to say, there is no way we can be out in the fields in the next couple of days...
Today we worked on cleaning up the shop, as it had become a regular pigspen! We couldn't hardly get anything inside to work on it anymore, and seeing as everything was wet outside, we decided to dig in. :-) We made a lot of progress, but there is still a long way to go... I think we will be loading up a load of scrap iron and taking it up to the junk yard in Bismarck on Wednesday, so that will help clear out some room.
Thats all for now,
Andrew B.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Workin' hard, Playin' hard...
Hello everybody,
As the title implies, I have been busy again lately... This past week I have been gone working for a friend of ours, Dave, helping him get his seeds in the ground... I was running the tractor with the Wishek disc, and Dave was doing all of the seeding. It went very well, only a couple of minor problems... It does get tireing sitting in a tractor, going round and round the field for 13 hours on end, but I guess that's what farming is all about! :-) It will be nice to have a little extra spending money too... ;-)
On a lighter note, last Saturday, Jacob and I went up to Wheels Wings n' Hobbies (WWNH) in Bismarck for the first DTRC (Dakota Thunder RC Club) race of the year. :-) Have you ever been to a RC race? Vote in the new poll! I took several videos of the races, check them out!
The 1/8 scale Monster Trucks:
The Short Course trucks:
The most exciting class: The 1/8 scale Nitro Buggies! I taped the whole A-Main race, which is about 15 minutes long... I had to split it into two clips to upload to YouTube, so here it is in two pieces:
This was our first time up at the races, although we had been to WWNH several times, and seen the track before, but hadn't ever driven on it, or watched an actual race. The races are set up as follows: In each class, there are 2 qualifiers, then if there are enough people in the class there will be a B-Main, with the leader of the B-Main getting bumped up to the A-Main in that class. If there aren't too many people, then there will only be an A-Main, with everybody participating... Jacob and I both raced in the 1/10 2wd electric class, with 2 qualifiers, and the B-Main. Surpriseingly, I actually won the B-Main, and got a chance at the Gold! Unfortunatly, one lap into the A-Main, I had trouble with my truck, and had to drop out... :-( Oh well, just making it to the A-Main on my first time up there was quite impressive. :-)
Got to go for lunch,
Andrew B.
As the title implies, I have been busy again lately... This past week I have been gone working for a friend of ours, Dave, helping him get his seeds in the ground... I was running the tractor with the Wishek disc, and Dave was doing all of the seeding. It went very well, only a couple of minor problems... It does get tireing sitting in a tractor, going round and round the field for 13 hours on end, but I guess that's what farming is all about! :-) It will be nice to have a little extra spending money too... ;-)
On a lighter note, last Saturday, Jacob and I went up to Wheels Wings n' Hobbies (WWNH) in Bismarck for the first DTRC (Dakota Thunder RC Club) race of the year. :-) Have you ever been to a RC race? Vote in the new poll! I took several videos of the races, check them out!
The 1/8 scale Monster Trucks:
The Short Course trucks:
The most exciting class: The 1/8 scale Nitro Buggies! I taped the whole A-Main race, which is about 15 minutes long... I had to split it into two clips to upload to YouTube, so here it is in two pieces:
This was our first time up at the races, although we had been to WWNH several times, and seen the track before, but hadn't ever driven on it, or watched an actual race. The races are set up as follows: In each class, there are 2 qualifiers, then if there are enough people in the class there will be a B-Main, with the leader of the B-Main getting bumped up to the A-Main in that class. If there aren't too many people, then there will only be an A-Main, with everybody participating... Jacob and I both raced in the 1/10 2wd electric class, with 2 qualifiers, and the B-Main. Surpriseingly, I actually won the B-Main, and got a chance at the Gold! Unfortunatly, one lap into the A-Main, I had trouble with my truck, and had to drop out... :-( Oh well, just making it to the A-Main on my first time up there was quite impressive. :-)
Got to go for lunch,
Andrew B.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
I'll be gone...
Just a quick post to let you all know that I will be helping a friend of ours in the fields this week, so I probably won't be posting until next weekend... Now I need to get to bed, as I will be getting up early to hit the road...
Andrew B.
Andrew B.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Video clips...
A couple of days ago, Dad, Jacob and I went down to Kintyre where some guys from the railroad were loading the rocks that they got from us onto a short train, and then hauling them out to the lake, where they dumped them by the tracks... The train had just dumped, and was heading back to the loading area, so we walked around for a little while until it got back.
After standing outside in the rain for about ten minutes, the train finally got back from the lake, and was ready to be re-loaded. After a brief consultation with the guy in charge, it was decided that we would be allowed to ride in the train out to the lake! Here are some pictures from our 'Train Ride.'
Steve, coming to talk to us:
Dad and Jacob standing waiting for the verdict:
Inside the engine, looking out the front window:
A view of the controls, sorry it's soo fuzzy:
Looking out of another window:
And, as I took along my camcorder, I thought I would share a couple of video clips:
Here is a little interview I did of Jacob, while we were waiting for the train to get loaded:
That's all for now,
Andrew B.
After standing outside in the rain for about ten minutes, the train finally got back from the lake, and was ready to be re-loaded. After a brief consultation with the guy in charge, it was decided that we would be allowed to ride in the train out to the lake! Here are some pictures from our 'Train Ride.'
Steve, coming to talk to us:
Dad and Jacob standing waiting for the verdict:
Inside the engine, looking out the front window:
A view of the controls, sorry it's soo fuzzy:
Looking out of another window:
And, as I took along my camcorder, I thought I would share a couple of video clips:
Here is a little interview I did of Jacob, while we were waiting for the train to get loaded:
That's all for now,
Andrew B.
Selling Calves
Hi all,
Well, Today's the big day! We spent most of the day yesterday sorting off our calves from last year, and hauling them to the Napoleon Livestock Auction barn. And, as we are getting out of the dairy business for several reasons, we are also selling 4 of our milk cows there, which is kind of sad... :-( Now we are praying for a good price... The market has been pretty good lately, so we are pretty hopeful. :-)
Have you ever been to a livestock auction? It is pretty interesting, although it gets a little boring after a couple of hours... Check out the Napoleon Livestock Auctions website! If you want, you can even watch the sale online! I think someone from our family will be going to the sale, so hopefully I will have some pictures to post later...
That's all for now,
Andrew B.
P.S. Check out Josh's excellent post on his views of young ladies modesty... I highly recommend it!
Well, Today's the big day! We spent most of the day yesterday sorting off our calves from last year, and hauling them to the Napoleon Livestock Auction barn. And, as we are getting out of the dairy business for several reasons, we are also selling 4 of our milk cows there, which is kind of sad... :-( Now we are praying for a good price... The market has been pretty good lately, so we are pretty hopeful. :-)
Have you ever been to a livestock auction? It is pretty interesting, although it gets a little boring after a couple of hours... Check out the Napoleon Livestock Auctions website! If you want, you can even watch the sale online! I think someone from our family will be going to the sale, so hopefully I will have some pictures to post later...
That's all for now,
Andrew B.
P.S. Check out Josh's excellent post on his views of young ladies modesty... I highly recommend it!
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