Boone, maybe just a little. Have to move the Beast about a quarter mile up to the ranch entrance to make it easier to load when we sell it. I also need to move a couple of the dead cedar piles over the spot it has been sitting for the last year to cover the oil soak so when we do get to burn, we can burn the oil out of the soil.
Also, in my north 11 acre field, in the middle there is a small tree patch of about 10 cottonwood trees that I would like to push down and move out of the way. It would make it a lot easier for my cowboy to plow when planting. There is a spring in that area, so have to be careful and not make too big a hole or it may make a small sink there. Other than that, I just want to get it up to the entrance so we can get it sold. Long range plan is still to rent a straight blade late next Spring and finish our planned pond on the southeast corner.
The Old Beast was running so well when it broke and hopefully will still run as good when we get this part finished. It is an incredibly powerful machine. If it had a decent undercarriage (tracks are worn out), it would really be good for pond work. It would push and scoop a full bucket of tough caliche dirt with no problem. We have put it back together a lot better than it was when it broke. Like you did with yours, lots of new bolts where bolts were missing or stripped, all new filters and lubricants, and by the way, ain't that stuff expensive:tong. Whomever buys it will get a better machine than I got when I bought it.
The Beast starts easily with ether. Just keep shooting it till it gets going. Coldest we have started it is about 40. It is raining at home right now, don't know how much, any is better than what we have been getting. Cowboy planted oats 16-19 Oct and they are just getting going. The deer we shot were full of them. Rain will give them a good start.
