madyrl

Tour of Vancouver and then a two day rail trip on the Rocky Mountaineer to Banff. Then a bus transfer to Calgary for the flight home.

Visited National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA along with several other things from our past.

Strip of corn and two strips of millet

Spring Big Build of 100 beds at one setting.

After the trees were pushed down and cut from the stumps now you have to get rid of the stumps.

Have some areas that need to be cleaned of brush and trees.

The tool box on the battery compartment door of the old cat loader needed repair. Removed the door, cut the bottom out of the tool box, cut, bent, and welded a new bottom to the box. Painted and put door back on loader.

A review of the controls on an old tract loader. Reviews gear shifter, throttle, gauges, ignition, turn off and battery disconnect. This old loader came from another farm to my farm so it still has a lot of good service left in it. I also have a channel on Rumble.com. Load Rumble and change to channel. Search for Pharm to Farm for my channel there.

Grandkids and Grandparents taking a 10 day tour of the southeast U.S. during July 2022

Grandkids and Grandparents took a tract tour of the Talladega Super Speedway

This grapple I purchased at an auction needed just one little addition. I added an expanded metal plate to protect the hoses from possible damage from brush

In three days we averaged 15 volunteers/day to build a complicated deck and ramp for an elderly lady. The volunteers included veterans, high school teacher and students, and church members.

Teaching Grandson to mow on Zero Turn mower

This is a compilation of images for people involved in the build of an ADA ramp. This way they can share with their friends and family. There is a lady in out local community that is confined to a wheelchair. She has not been able to get out of her house on her own for about two years. It is interesting how this ADA ramp build came together. A friend of mine mention that there was a lady that needed a ramp. Me and a fellow that I know that designs and builds ramps for the local Baptist church went to survive the situation. It was determined that it would take at least fifty feet of ramp. The local chapter of the Lions Club was contacted and they donated the money for the lumber and supplies. Our church donated a sixteen foot section of ramp that was being stored plus money for food for the workers. Since this lady was the widow of a veteran our local American Legion was contacted for possible help in the build. Over three days the workers showed up and built an eighty four deck and ramp combination. We averaged FIFTEEN volunteer workers each day.

Only welding about a year and decided to weld a Fire Pit out of 1/8 inch steel plate.

My utility trailer gate was heavy to close so I decided to cut it in half and add two more butt hinges. Now instead of one gate I have two gates and it much easier to close.

When you get tired of having to replace tee-jet sprayers it is time to convert to a boomless sprayer.

Welding casters to the bottom of a frame for a tube bender makes it easier to move around the shop. Sure beats having to drag it across the floor.

I had been watching this latest winter storm forming and it didn't look like it would be any fun. After snowing all day with intermittent bouts of sleet and freezing rain on the the snow, I knew this was definitely not going to be any fun. Thank goodness I had purchased the snow blade for the tractor a few years back. It took two days to clear because the wind would not stop blowing.

The fire pot I had welded lent itself to this star wars style fire pit. It is the style of the tie fighter in the movie. I guess it took about three to fours hours to weld up. Now on to my next project.

After welding the small fire pot I decided to expand that design and go for a bigger fire pit. This is made out of 1/8 inch steel and tubular legs. It is 16 1/2 inches across the base of the octagonal and 26 inches across at the top of the pit. I will probably end up selling this one and move on to building another one of a different design. Maybe a Star Wars Tie Fighter. Stay tuned as there will be more to come.

When you have a lady that has a hard time going up and down steps due to hip and knee problems, you help out. This lady needed a handrail on her front steps so for me it was a simple fix. I had a friend help with the measurements and layout and I did the cutting, welding, and painting.

Since the shop building was erected seven years ago, I regretted not adding a concrete pad to the entrance. I have a friend that got me hooked up with a guy that does concrete work for a local town. Hiring him to form the area and pour the concrete was a big cost savings.

I found a kit online for welding a fire pot, a small fire pit. This kit is to help you practice welding since there are numerous joints to weld up.