We arrived at Scott and Nancy’s on Wednesday evening. On Thursday, Scott trained Pam to run the Kabota tractor. Needed to remove a fallen Red Oak tree that was pretty big. Scott cut it into long pieces. Pam dragged logs out of the woods and then used the grappler to gab the logs and move them to a pile.
Pam had a great time and did a great job!
Here is a full length (18 minute) video of all the hard work. After a few logs, I took timelapse video to speed things up.
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A Poplar tree snapped in the wind and was hanging over the driveway. We used the Skidster to pull the tree down and then chopped it up for firewood.
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It has been great being in the New Richmond / Hudson area for a month but on Monday, Pam and I set off on our next road trip. We were able to see lots of friends and family and get lots of stuff done on the new trailer. Kelly was able to golf with Barry and the crew quite a bit as well as with Roger.
We will stop in Owatonna for 1 night to see family, then head to Chicago to get some warranty repairs done on the new trailer. It was nice to shake out the new trailer before hitting the road for months.
We then head to Barry, Illinois to see Scott and Nancy for a few days before starting to head west to Idaho. We hope to stop and see friends along the way.
We need to be in southern Idaho for the Discovering Cascadia Caravan. That is a 71 day / 20 campsite tour of the Pasific Northwest.
After the caravan, we plan to stay out west to see the California Red Woods and maybe wine country before heading back to the Midwest for Thanksgiving.
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Over the week, Barry and I made some major upgrades to the site.
We built one tank of an 8 foot picnic table. it is built out of 2×6 green treat boards; it must weigh 350 pounds. We needed to use the skidster to move it!
Then we built a retaining wall because the hill is so slopped. We also wanted a nice place to sit; it is the perfect height.
Finally, we built a fire ring below the wall, and finished the area with some edging and stone.
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On Friday, we took the truck to Radco for updates. We removed the RetraxPro MX Tonneau cover and replaced it with a Leer 180 Cap and Truck Bed Slide. For the slide, we got the 1,000 Pound XL version that has full extension (thanks for the advice, Stuart!!). We also go the Leer Locker, which can hold 100lbs up close to the ceiling.
We have not purchased new eBikes yet, but when we do, they will be folding and go into the truck bed.
We have significantly increased our truck storage and may have improved the aerodynamics when pulling the trailer.
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