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  1. Allen

    Dig your own water well?

    I imagine someone in Bismarck carries a limited supply of stuff, but I don't know who that would be offhand. I haven't had to look for it since I've lived here. Things like screens are really expensive and there isn't a one-size fits all screen, they should be selected with great care, you...
  2. Allen

    Smelt, what do they look like?

    5-8 inch rainbow smelt
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    feeder parts

    I'd probably stick with something of a finer aggregate, pea gravel being the largest I'd probably try in something as small as one and a quarter inch pipe. Otherwise I'd be afraid of bridging, which you'd never know about until it broke. - - - Updated - - - Granted, I am not an expert in...
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    5.6 ft box pulling a fifh wheel

    If you think Eide was bad, I dare you to try Bill Barth. A few months ago they were about $2500 different on trade-in value for my truck. Ford diesels right now are commanding a premium on the new truck market. uggh!
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    feeder parts

    Cheap bastard, go buy some pvc pipe, fill with grout.
  6. Allen

    Dig your own water well?

    First and foremost, that hole drilling story is not only funny, but it's incomplete as all hell. There's a lot more to getting a successful water well than just digging a hole in the ground. Things like screen size and depth selection, installing a packer, and grouting (or using bentonite) to...
  7. Allen

    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Yes, they are grafted. Some tart variant coming from the Montmorency line. Carmine Jewel don't sound like a good option for me. At some point I will need to remove the deer protection I have for the trees. I think they will raise hell with their lower branches, Carmine only get like 5-7 ft...
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    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Yes, birds are hell on cherries. I am going with the swamp them out method where there's more available than the damn birds can eat. Meteors are great producers, but I've had a hard time finding them at reasonable prices and their availability has been poor as well.
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    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Montmorency, North Star, and Meteor. All but the Meteor are too young yet to bear much fruit. Actually struggling to keep the ones planted last year and this year alive. Hence the caution on fishing too much when it's hot out. And frigging deer LOVE cherry leaves and buds. - - - Updated - -...
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    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Hah! I just spent 3 hours out in the cherry orchard, pulling weeds and watering trees. Every time I do my own shit I become more and more convinced that if you ain't Warren Buffet or Britney Spears, you can't afford me. Time is my most valuable commodity. That being said, if you have very...
  11. Allen

    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Yes, my 4120 can handle a one-bottom plow. I'd have to think it could easily do a two-bottom, but it's not something I've had a need for, yet. Oh yeah, and I also have a small backhoe attachment for mine. It will only dig to about 7 ft, but I generally don't care if my enemies stay in the...
  12. Allen

    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Buy a gently abused and somewhat newer tractor, I prefer green paint but that's just the way I was raised. I can't imagine you needing anything with more than 40-some HP, remember...each horse costs you money in fuel and initial purchase price. I have a JD 4120 (43 HP) and it runs my 6 ft...
  13. Allen

    dirt/field prep for trees?

    Yeah, on a forty there is no way you want to kill it off and replant. Not only is it prohibitively expensive, but you would clobber a lot of valuable native forbs. Buy yourself a decent little sprayer and go after the undesirables in a selective manner to avoid killing off all your desirable...
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    dirt/field prep for trees?

    How many acres are we talking here? 40? You may be looking at $200 an acre, or more, if you want to plant native grasses out there. In those examples, I suggest a well timed and planned spray regimen as being far more cost effective.
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    dirt/field prep for trees?

    You can burn anything you want, if you own it. At a minimum you will want to call the rural fire dept to let them know your plans. If you talked nicely to them, perhaps you can plan a training exercise. They kind of did that with the airport earlier this summer. As far as it staying smooth...
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    dirt/field prep for trees?

    1. Clay, not something you can do squat about as it will revert back to what it currently is for tightness in no time. Leave be and choose your trees accordingly. 2. It would be amazing if you could do drip, and of course it's possible. It just may be more expensive and difficult to design...
  17. Allen

    Boat trailer issue

    Yep, Mid Dakota Wheel Alignment on East Divide. They have done three axles for me. Different boat trailers. ;:;banghead - - - Updated - - - Ahh, who am I kidding. You own a boat trailer long enough and you will have axle problems. To the original poster. Any time an axle is bent enough...
  18. Allen

    Who knew there are yellow chokecherries?

    Seriously, I had never heard of, and probably just plain ignored, yellow chokecherries until I heard of them today. So I have questions... How do they differ in taste from the standard dark chokecherries? I have no idea if the three(?) trees I have are ripe, or even productive enough to pick...
  19. Allen

    e collar recommendations?

    http://www.collarclinic.com/ I believe they may still refurbish older collars, new batteries...etc. Otherwise, I am no help. I run a GSP, so I need the GPS.
  20. Allen

    insulated or non insulated?

    I'm a non-insulated kind of guy down to about 25 degrees. For the life of me I cannot understand wearing insulated boots when it's warmer than 40 degrees. - - - Updated - - - We clearly have feet cut from a different cloth. I loved my non-insulated and vented jungle boots when in the...

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