Bad Boy 4035H One Year Update
I bought this tractor a year ago, and I'm about to roll over 400 hours on the dash. Overall, I'm happy with my purchase....
Day 389 – ALMOST done with the shop
What a day...what a week! One box and one bin to go! Fittingly, the last box contained my leather aprons and my flags. Two...
Day 381 – Move and Groove, Baby!
A bit more progress on the shop setup. Right now, I don't have many storage options, just shelves, hooks, and open spaces. I think...
Day 377 – A Big Bear!
Crunch! As I started spreading sand around the foundation, I had a "you are your own worst enemy" moment. Fun times. Just an hour...
Day 376 – Neutered, Garden, Sarah’s Adventure
Nolley got neutered. In real time, we've successfully made it through the wrecking ball known as "the cone." Holy smokes, that cone was annoying....
Day 372 – Fiber, Flat, Beetles, Burn!
We finally have fiber internet installed. Wooo hoo! The "phone in the window" strategy is working quite well, and we want to keep it...
Day 367 – The Bates Scenic Byway
What a view! More progress on the driveway cleanup. This property is shaping up beautifully. We nicknamed the driveway The Bates Scenic Byway. The...
Day 365 – Almost Too Late for This
We made it to Day 365! So a big birthday bash, right?! Well, no. I've got work that needs to be done, and nothing...
Day 358 – It Finally Makes Sense
Previously, my shop was always MY working space. This shop is a family shop and needs to accommodate all of us. This shop was...
Day 353 – Jamie Got a Mule and Driveway Progress
Today is editing day, unfortunately. The weather is beautiful and I'm stuck inside. So, I took a stroll down the driveway to talk about...
Day 351 – Lean to Lights and Ninja Stuff
It's interesting to reflect on some things that we thought would be a major win but ended up being a "meh" moment, while things...
Day 340 – Before, During, and After the Storm
We knew a big storm was in the forecast, so we spent some time tidying up a few things. I made sure all of...
Day 335 – 40×60 Shop Lighting, Part 1
Let there be LIGHT! In my last two shops, I used LED light kits from American Green Lights. I became a big fan of...
Day 330 – Pallet Racking
We're going vertical! This shop will hold not only all of my woodshop but also all of our household belongings until the house is...
Day 326 – Cats and Dirt
Another day, more progress. We had a stretch of picture-perfect weather and have been enjoying it. This time, I'm making progress on the mud...
Day 323 – A Productive Day in the Future Orchard
We've worked through many challenges over the past year, and one of the most recurring challenges is how much to document and present to...
Day 322 – Clark!
I want to introduce Clark! Clark is an older worker looking for a part-time job. He submitted his application at the Facebook Marketplace job...
Day 320 – PROYAMA Chainsaws
PROYAMA chainsaws, 26cc top handle, 66cc big saw: https://amzn.to/4h0c7b0
I'm beginning to find out that chainsaws are like routers; there's no such thing as too...
Day 319 – Saving Walnut Trees PT2
It was another beautiful day spent clearing around the planted walnut trees. I'm very optimistic about how this space will evolve and how valuable...
Day 316 – Puppies and Lean-To
The pups were born on October 28, so they aren't four months old yet. We're working on basic manners, like sit, stay, OK, and...
Day 313 – Vines, Privets, & Pines
It's amazing what nature can hide. While working to clear the birm of dirt and downed trees created when the driveway was formed, we...
Day 311 – Tractor Lights
With the sun setting so early in the winter, I want/need more light on the tractor. Today, I'm installing a LED light kit that...
Day 304 – Watershed
UPDATE: The rendered file on my computer is 9:29 long and the YouTube copy is only 8:00. I have no idea why. I'm re-uploading...
Day 292 – Washout Not Cooperating
I forecasted this project poorly. Well, was it me or the people who provide weather forecasts? No rain today....except it rains buckets. Lots of...
Day 281 – I’ve got…AIR!
I'm still trying to get back into the swing of things. I slowed down drastically during January. 2024 has been a whirlwind where we...
2025 Mississippi Snowpocalypse
When it snows in Mississippi, Mississippi shuts down. As long as you don't have somewhere you need to be, it's a wonderful thing. And...
I Found The MAP !!!
I love maps, always have. Since starting our 101 acre adventure last April, I've gradually built a very accurate and detailed map of our...
Day 272 – Current Status and Plans
We've been living on the property for over a month, which sounds crazy. Priority #1 has been a return to some sort of normalcy...
Day 270 – Drainage and Smoothing
Special thanks to Bad Boy Tractors (box blade and grader blade) and my local dealer, Extreme Outdoor, in Ripley, Mississippi.
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On the last day of...
Day 261 – Playing With Washout
For Christmas this year, I used about five gallons of diesel fuel. I had four loads of concrete washout delivered two days prior and...
Day 257 – Machines Into The New Shop
Mistakes were made...
We have emptied the shipping container and moved on from that phase of this crazy adventure. During the summer months, I checked...
Day 255 – Temporary Lighting and Movie Theater
Remember this past summer when it was super dry and dusty and we couldn't hardly breathe because it was so dry and dusty? Yeah,...
Day 253 – Wildlife on the Property
I'm giving a quick update on a few things while I walk to my trail camera to put out a small salt block. The...
Day 250 – Puppies and a New Tradition?
All of this footage was from December 14. I am so far behind on editing..
Our family grew by two! Part of our long term...
Day 247, Day 248 NO WORK Days
Generally speaking, the busiest time of the year is the week before Thanksgiving to Christmas Day. It's always busy. With this year's adventure in...
Day 239 – Clean Up and Spread Out
Now that we're living on the land, a new set of priorities is showing their urgency. We've got to get the parking area and...
Day 238 – Current Status Info Dump
Even though we are getting electricity via a generator, the first few nights with the camper in the shop were a huge success.
We have...
Day 237 – Welcome Home
We've waited eight months for this day. Finally, we can park the camper on the land, specifically in the shop. This day happened on...
Day 230 – Mud and Water to The Shop
The clay dirt around the shop is such an annoyance. It looks like I'll be working on it weekly over the winter. We are...
Day 228 – Final Shop Build Day + Septic Install
Five guys can build more than a yummy burger. It took this team of five seven working days to build my 40x60x14 shop with...
Day 226, 227 Shop build day 5 & 6
THE DAYS OF TARPING ALL OF OUR TOOLS AT THE LAND ARE OVER!!! YESSSSSSS! The roof has been installed, and an empty shell of...
Day 222, 224 – Toys & Shop Build Day 4
For the past 7 months, my tractor has been my MVP. Hands down, without question. I bought it new and have 297 hours on...
Day 217 – Shop Build Day 2 & 3
Day 2 of the shop build went by fast. Time flies when you're having fun, right?! Man, what a day! The crew worked nonstop...
Day 214 – Shop Build Day 1
Finally. Finally!! One more time....After 214 days we have FINALLY reached the 40x60 shop construction phase. The shop is an on-site fabbed red iron...
Day 212, 214 – Driveway Expansion & Seat Time
A few little things add up to a lot. As we leave our drought season and enter our usually wet winter, some much-needed attention...
Day 203, 208, 209 – Deliveries
A tweaked neck has slowed me down considerably since mid-October. It's the morning of November 7, and as I type this, the neck situation...
Day 202 – Knockin ’em Down
Day 3 or 4 or 16 thousand of working on this space. I have no concept of time anymore. But life is great and...
Day 199 – Tree Work Makes the Dream Work
One of my favorite sayings is, "Nothing works unless you do!" Not a single time has my wife complained about this big land adventure...
Day 198 – Felling Tall Trees
When you think of wood-destroying insects, I bet you immediately think of termites. In this case, we've got beetles—lots of them. We have some...
40×60 Shop – Part 1: The Design
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The new shop is scheduled to be started the last week of October, or the week after. The shop itself...