Thursday, July 12, 2012

lots of different toys for my boys!

Christopher acquired parts of an old fertilizer plant in a nearby town.  Today was the day to do much of the dismantling of this set up.


The intention here is to get the cat walk and trough augers removed so another crew can come in to haul our four hopper bins to the feedlot.  Also, a mixer will come to our place then perhaps a custom feed mixing enterprise could begin.

C. contracted the crane, its operator and a rigger guy to work with my guys.  We rented a boom lift.  It was a "toy" for my guys to run!  However, most of my men are not real keen on height so it was a bit unnerving for them.

Christopher is terribly afraid of heights.  He told someone today, "Anything higher than a five gallon bucket is too high for me.".  So he watched from below.

He did have to take the boom lift up.  As the day progressed so did his courage (at least a little bit!).

Brett was up on the top most of the day.  Mark was too.


I left before they got done.  All we need now is the crew to haul the bins.  Well, them and all of the work to set everything back up on the feedlot!  And a mixer from Plaza, parts for the roller mill from Canada, the building to be built, and...

Linking to:  Rural Thursday  and Farm Photo Friday

8 comments:

  1. Wow, what a big job that was and is going to be! Neat pictures of something most of us don't see, thanks! :)

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    1. Oh, and it is still a big job! I wonder if it will ever get done.

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  2. Congratulations! This must be an exciting step for your operation. My husband is an iron worker and heights are his business. Me? Not so much.

    Thank you for sharing at Rural Thursdays this week.

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    1. It is always great to find another enterprise for the business, especially if it helps you too! Now it see if it all really happens.

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  3. I found you through the hop, come over for a visit sometime. Your always Welcome, KathyB.
    http://www.southernmadeintheshade.blogspot.com

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  4. Big boys and their big toys. Looks like a big job. Terah

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    1. They have lots of big toys. These are just being rented, but there is always an "I want one of those" list!!

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