Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>A strong arm with claws arrived. Small enough to drive into the living room, strong enough to dig holes or lift logs. With extra trenching and sand bucket.</p><p>Had some practice digging and then reinstalled the roof, which to my delight fits through the barn door.</p><p>Filled the grease gun and gave it some lube as it's been sitting outside all winter.</p><p>Only came with an engine manual, none for the machine itself, which is probably against some EU law.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Excavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Excavator</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MiniExcavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiniExcavator</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Digging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Digging</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
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#homestead
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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Went south to retrieve wife and buy excavator.</p><p>Wife is dubiously inspecting the new living room arrangement, excavator should get delivered tomorrow.</p><p>The B&S Petrol engine would've been a six month wait, so I grudgingly went with the KOOP 1 cylinder air-cooled diesel, a copy of a Yanmar design. It's got a year warranty in case it goes wrong (they tend to go wrong early on or not at all from my research).</p><p>Bonus: Wide and trenching buckets included!</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Excavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Excavator</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MiniExcavator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiniExcavator</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a></p>
T.J. Hob<p>Snowdrop wins the race with twin <a href="https://homestead.social/tags/lambs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lambs</span></a> sometime between midnight and 5am! Bright and healthy, ram and ewe.</p><p><a href="https://homestead.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>It's sunny and warm air is rising over the fields. More storks arrived, gliding on the thermals. Our two stand in their nest and scan the horizon. When another approaches, they throw their necks backwards, clatter with their beaks and stare the intruder down.</p><p>This seems to work, as none got close enough to start a fight.</p><p>The noisy cranes have yielded the area to the newcomers and can only be heard trumpeting from the distant wetlands.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Stork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stork</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/StorkNest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StorkNest</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Found a bunch of Uwaga! in the garage.</p><p>Not sure what this was even used for. It's relatively modern stuff. Prices seem to be in Lita.</p><p>One is some kind of hydrophobic coating for minerals and the other a cleaner to prepare them, I think?</p><p>Perhaps from the southside where there was a partial, halfarsed attempt at renovating the foundation. Or perhaps it was just something someone brought by.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polish</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chemicals</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/GarageFind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarageFind</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Drama! Another male arrived, or I think male, because they fought and chased each other. Unfortunately they look much the same, so I can't tell which is which.</p><p>There was a lot of back & forth about occupation of the nest, swooping and staring down the other guy, but now the old couple is back in control. I think. Unless new guy moved in with new wife. Or there was a partner swap.</p><p>How is anyone supposed to get any work done around here with stork telenovela playing in the garden.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
T.J. Hob<p>The chickens are our <a href="https://homestead.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a> 's unsung heroes. Just getting on with their important business and leaving eggs. Here are 2/3 (Griddle and Mr. Flashy) of our aging, fox reduced, flock and their incoming reinforcements. I'm skeptical about geese, but they'll be here next week so I'll find out!</p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Flies (of the lord?)</p><p>We've gotten the inside under control with the UV fly attractor + roaster lamp and meticulously killing every single one we see in the house.</p><p>But outside is another story. Any warm surface is covered in them. I don't think the colour matters, they just sit where it's sunny.</p><p>There's not even any livestock around, so not sure why. The neighbours cows are a decent distance away too. No manure either.</p><p>Need more frogs! :)</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flies</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/PestControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PestControl</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Replaced this electric lantern in the barn with a LED projector. Much less romantic yellow light, but I can actually see something in there after dark. Also I won't have to sell a kidney whenever I forget to switch it off over night.</p><p>It's actually a pretty robust and well designed housing, so I want to restore it and eventually hang it on a lamp post somehwere, with a yellow LED bulb inside.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Lamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lamp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Light" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Light</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Old" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Old</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LED</span></a></p>
LokeMani<p>The first garlic is sprouting 🌱</p><p>Garlic is usually planted in autumn and comes up in spring. It is then ready for harvest in late spring or early summer, depending on the climate. </p><p>Before the bulbs fully plump up, the garlic will attempt to flower. The flower stems, or scapes, make for a delicious harvest on their own. If the garlic is allowed to flower, however, it will lose energy and the bulb will not develop as well. Since garlic is generally propagated from cloves, it makes sense to cut the scapes off and eat them instead of letting the flowers open.</p><p><a href="https://homestead.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://homestead.social/tags/homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homestead</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Lazy carpet laying: Move furniture to one side of the room, install carpet in other side, move furniture over the roll (tricky) onto the new carpet.</p><p>The furniture rollers are useful, but with uneven floor it's best to use only three of the four, else one pops out when you hit a low spot :)</p><p>Not going to bother with skirting board. Don't want to pull out the existing and make a mess and don't want to put a second layer either. Mostly hidden by curtains anyways.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Carpet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carpet</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>V. is away visiting <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Funcik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funcik</span></a>. Check out the weird happy grin he does when he's really excited. No, it's not a snarl, he's smiling - perhaps something he learnt from humans.</p><p>Meanwhile I'm using the opportunity to shift the furniture out of the living room, scrub the floors and then lay down that cheapest of carpets we bought a while ago.</p><p>An interim solution for X years until we get around to tearing up the floor and putting in a new one.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Renovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renovation</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dog</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>This is all @piggo's fault.</p><p>We're thinking about raising the windows, because on the inside, they're very low. At knee level, to be specific.</p><p>On the inside it would look fine, but we can't decide if it looks weird on the outside or not. Too close to the roof beam casing? Or not?</p><p>Excuse the crude gimposhop job.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LogHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LogHouse</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Renovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renovation</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Plan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plan</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>This contraption has been sitting outside the garage for ages. Finally got around to inspecting it. It's a <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> chain flail mower, no respect for life edition.</p><p>Connects to tractor, PTO gearbox driving a rotating disc below with two short lengths of chain attached.</p><p>That is how chain flail mowers are normally built, except they have a steel cage around them because they fling stones and the occasional chain.</p><p>Also, it's way too close to the rear wheels.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tractor</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farm</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Treasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasure</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Small shack by the river with some weird metal shelf jammed in the door. Very crooked and about to fall over. Probably should pull it down, throw into the trailer and use for the sauna. Luckily no asbestos roof on this (but probably thats also why it looks like that now).</p><p>No idea what it was used for. It's right next to a bigger one.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Shack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shack</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Rotten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rotten</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>A first trace of organizing appears in the messy workshop/garage barn. Still so much to do and then redo it several times over before it resembles anything I actually want.</p><p>But it's a multi-step process, this climbing of the workshop tech tree. Build crap workshop to build a better workshop with.</p><p>Ancient farmhouse furniture has many lives. Once it's kicked out of the house, it just goes into a barn. This one has been patched several times already.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Workshop</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Garage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Garage</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Cleanup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cleanup</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Found a magnetic core memory module in the garden.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Steel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steel</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Treasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasure</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Looks like quite a good deal with all those accessories! Shares a lot of good design details with our Iseki, some in fact are better, like the hydraulic release control valve not being hidden under the seat :)</p><p><a href="https://en.autoplius.lt/ads/mitsubishi-mt-22-tractors-27892771.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.autoplius.lt/ads/mitsubishi</span><span class="invisible">-mt-22-tractors-27892771.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Tractor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tractor</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mitsubishi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mitsubishi</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farm</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>What's all this screaming?</p><p>Oh, that guy.</p><p>Grey cranes are standing in the meadow, loudly bragging over who caught the biggest prey.</p><p>Sorry, phone cam on max potato zoom.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bird</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Crane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crane</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Lithuania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lithuania</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
Kent Navalesi ☕️<p>I spent my Saturday filling up some extra high raised beds for what I cheerily call our "Survival Potatoes" for these <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> times.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gardening" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gardening</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VegetableGardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VegetableGardening</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Homestead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homestead</span></a></p>
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