Good Day Mate. Recommend wearing a good pair of boots while cutting with the trimmer. That’s some tall grass, you never know what’s lying within striking distance. You got your very own year-round Easter egg hunt
I always make sure to make a lot of noise before I start trimming. I broke my T boots while moving up & haven't got around to get a new pair. Should look into that this week. Have a top one Oscar.
Please wear gumboots or similar when blade cutting the long grass in case of snake nests etc. Looking nice and green around the place. Would a 4 wheel drive get you in and out across the ford when it's in flood?
Thanks for the update I can relate to a lot of what you’ve discussed. We bought our place a number of years ago and have lived here for eight years. We started with 14 cypress trees which are useless as they collect spiders, dust and take every nutrient from the soil and contribute nothing . Took a lot of time and effort to pull them down get rid of them and regenerate the soil. We also had Bathurst burr everywhere . We are on volcanic rock which makes planting difficult but once plants are in they thrive. We have a Husky that I use all the time as we bought a small trailer for the back of it , so not only does it mow but carts rubbish, sand, soil , mulch and hay all over the place. Our Guinea fowl nest everywhere and it’s tricky to hatch keets as the foxes here are bad and Guinea mothers aren’t great. Our house had one small tank and so many sheds but none were plumbed in which we’ve fixed . We have two large tanks and many smaller ones. As our home was a part of a farm that had been divided up the amount of rubbish was extraordinary and has taken us years to pull down, recycle or cart away. I look at your place and see so much work BUT it will be fun and rewarding as you clear spaces , pull down outbuildings and make your own piece of paradise . I cannot wait to see how it all evolves. Snakes hmmm our place is surrounded by broad acre beef and sheep farming and when there is stock around us we don’t see snakes but in the last two years we’ve had part of the Summer without stock in those paddocks and we’ve seen a few. I think the movement of stock and short grass moves the snakes on . I’m sure they’re there but I’d rather not see them as it unnerves me for weeks afterwards 😬
Looking very green Rob, The feral pigs can do a lot of damage, so using them is a good idea. I had wondered if you still had the Guinea fowl as I hadn't heard them on the last videos. Good luck trapping the pigs.
They got 6 out of the 7 large ones but the piglets got away. The piglets are still coming back to the trap but are just a little to small to be kept in when they trigger it. They're baiting it with rotting mangoes so they should fatten up fast enough. 😉 Cheers Garry.
Long time viewer, big fan. A few tips of what I can see. Biochar. You have TONS of organic matter laying around. During the wet months you could use a wood gas generator to supply electricity and biochar for soil amendments. The more long term solution for the runoff from the house to the dams would be to terrace it but that be a big expensive project.
Cheers K D'rare. We have been given a charcoal kiln which takes 2 X 44gal drums so we will be making some Biochar here once we freight it up. It's set up so the wood gas is redirected into the unit to help save on fuel. Not 100% sure on the set up & how to run it yet but am looking forward to make some BC from the fallen weed trees we have. We have had a earthworks designer come out & recommend a few swales for the top side of the paddock. Will have a video on that in a week or two (should be working on it now). Have a great one.
They prices have gone silly here too mate, not quite that high but we could have bought this for ½ the price 2-3 years ago. Cheers Dan & have a top one mate.
Certainly is. Looks to be a bit wider so maybe a small flatbed truck. I think there's another in the far pig paddock on the other side as well. There's a badly cracked fiberglass Hilux style one in the chook yard as well. Cheers mate.
Cleo e is a great trap crop for sucking insects in veg garden here in N Z we grow it to help catch green shield beetles which damage tomatoes beans etc also bee flower 😊😊
I saw that it was used that way when I looked it up. I'll have to keep an eye on the next lot that sprout to see if it's doing the same job here. Thanks Pru & have a top one.
Had same problems with ride in tall wet grass, belts snapped.We now cut twice if we have too much growth. Have a larger mid mount cutter now and belt problems too. Looking very lush, would be great if it stayed like that.Take it slow and steady or you will burn yourself out. Things will take shape soon enough. keep Welland enjoy it all.
hey mate, see if your mechanic can raise the deck a bit, when i was new to ride ons I snapped a few belts and raising the deck made a huge difference. Husqvarna are so well designed, great choice! We recently bought a second hand husqy zero turn for a bargain and its a beast and very comfortable. Also before you use it don't forget to scrape all the shit out from inside the deck, I'm not a fan of hosing them out, grabbing handfuls of the big stuff and then using a blower afterwards works a treat
Thanks for the pointers. I'm cleaning under the deck after use but doing it by hand for now. Hope to grab the compressor on our next trip back south. 👍 Cheers & have a great one CB.
Wet season mowing and whipper snippering - the never ending task. And yes the stinkweed (African cabbage) would have come from stock feed. It's edible, but best young, not so bitter. If you're lucky you may get mung beans, sorghum, or millet too! All good eating. 😂 We once had a feral piglet wander in from the bush. Kept her, raised her. She loved carpentaria palms and ducklings... to eat.😢 And, as a piglet, could jump most fences we put up to pen her. We never thought to eat her, as too many nasties in the feral pigs near us, including brucellosis. Lovely, smelly, pet.❤ Oh, and something I read about when researching earth ship homes a few years back is that some folks are moving away from using tyres in the walls due to off gassing concerns, while others say it's a "safe risk". Me? Get rid of them, turn them into road making materials, etc. Another great update! All the best from the Adelaide Hills - Janis.
Thanks Janis. Folks we know wormed & fed them up & turned them into sausage. After what we heard at the goat workshop about brucellosis I don't think we'll be risking other animals by keeping feral piglets. I think we'll just be disposing of the tyres to a recycler. We have a mate that works for one down in Ippy region so will take them down there if it's cheaper than at the regional centres. Cheers again. 😁
Rob how big is the property? was thinking maybe you could get some hunters in to take care of the pigs an maybe get a few dollars out of them for it, there's always guys looking for properties to hunt on especially in QLD
It's 166 acres & one of the draw cards was that we could hunt on it ourselves. 😉 The neighbour was telling me that they got most of the larger females in a trap but those smaller ones have put on some size & he still see's them hanging around. Cheers Aaron.
Have found a number of their nests around the place. Showed another on the latest video that was right beside the old incinerator. Our chook 🐔 even contributed an egg to this nest. 🤣 Have a top week.
Nice update. Still lots going on. Yeah mate trap and raise the pigs be mad not too. We have wild boar here dont see them though. I bet the bloody wolfs have eaten them all... Cheers.
You still have that one hanging around? Neighbour told us he saw a feral Grate Dane height dog out the back knocking around with a smaller Labrador size one. Cheers Davey.
@@BitsOutTheBackFarm There are at least 3. Dad in law saw them chasing something in the forest last month. They seem to have stopped taking live stock or not heard of anymore. The farmers knowing they are here are being more diligent with security.
To think those rain barrels were all empty not that long ago 😂 I know how the priorities fixes aren’t always what you want to spend time and money on. We just had both cars need repairs and a banged up knee and many hospital bills last few months. I’d really rather be building chicken pens and gardens then paying repair/hospital bills!
Yep. Jacks little adventure with the snake & the repairs to the power circuits in the house have put a hold on almost all our projects at the moment. Hope we can both get back on top of the bills soon.
New belt shouldn't cost that much about $25 from local engineering shop, doesn't need to be brand name. Don't forget the drive belt. Half a dozen goats would help with the grass snakes would smell them.
We're looking at getting 6 goats once we get the fencing sorted. 👍 Got the mechanic to do the work so he could give it a once over as we bought it as an "as is" trade in. Good thing he did as he found a few issues & fixed them up on the cheap. Brought the dud parts back to show us & can understand why they needed to be swapped out. Will be doing most of the servicing ourselves from now on.
We knew the house & property had issues, just didn't expect that the dams would need attention so soon. We're supposed to be in drought apparently. 🤣😉 Cheers & have a top one.
We have about the same Husky mower as you do. The think is a beast. Take good care of it and it will have no problem keeping up with the mowing!
It's running like a dream now Rob. Very pleased we got it serviced as he picked up a few oil leaks I didn't see.
Cheers mate.
Good Day Mate. Recommend wearing a good pair of boots while cutting with the trimmer. That’s some tall grass, you never know what’s lying within striking distance. You got your very own year-round Easter egg hunt
I always make sure to make a lot of noise before I start trimming. I broke my T boots while moving up & haven't got around to get a new pair. Should look into that this week.
Have a top one Oscar.
@@BitsOutTheBackFarm Get Mack to sponsor your boots and chuck me a pair... 14yrs and still going, minus the tread lol
@@alch3myau 😂B keeps saying I need to reach out & look for some sponsors.
Sure hope you enjoyed that stunning sunset when you stopped recording. Great verbal list of chores!
We always try to stop around sunset to sit, enjoy a cold drink & chat Jean.
Hope you have a fantastic week.
gittim Jack!
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Please wear gumboots or similar when blade cutting the long grass in case of snake nests etc. Looking nice and green around the place. Would a 4 wheel drive get you in and out across the ford when it's in flood?
Beautiful place ❤Beautiful ❤
😁👍 Thanks.
Thanks for the update I can relate to a lot of what you’ve discussed.
We bought our place a number of years ago and have lived here for eight years. We started with 14 cypress trees which are useless as they collect spiders, dust and take every nutrient from the soil and contribute nothing . Took a lot of time and effort to pull them down get rid of them and regenerate the soil. We also had Bathurst burr everywhere . We are on volcanic rock which makes planting difficult but once plants are in they thrive. We have a Husky that I use all the time as we bought a small trailer for the back of it , so not only does it mow but carts rubbish, sand, soil , mulch and hay all over the place. Our Guinea fowl nest everywhere and it’s tricky to hatch keets as the foxes here are bad and Guinea mothers aren’t great. Our house had one small tank and so many sheds but none were plumbed in which we’ve fixed . We have two large tanks and many smaller ones. As our home was a part of a farm that had been divided up the amount of rubbish was extraordinary and has taken us years to pull down, recycle or cart away. I look at your place and see so much work BUT it will be fun and rewarding as you clear spaces , pull down outbuildings and make your own piece of paradise . I cannot wait to see how it all evolves. Snakes hmmm our place is surrounded by broad acre beef and sheep farming and when there is stock around us we don’t see snakes but in the last two years we’ve had part of the Summer without stock in those paddocks and we’ve seen a few. I think the movement of stock and short grass moves the snakes on . I’m sure they’re there but I’d rather not see them as it unnerves me for weeks afterwards 😬
Sounds like you've done a load of work to get the place up to scratch. Are you here in Australia?
Cheers & have a fantastic week.
@@BitsOutTheBackFarm yes we’re in south west Victoria
Looking very green Rob, The feral pigs can do a lot of damage, so using them is a good idea. I had wondered if you still had the Guinea fowl as I hadn't heard them on the last videos. Good luck trapping the pigs.
They got 6 out of the 7 large ones but the piglets got away. The piglets are still coming back to the trap but are just a little to small to be kept in when they trigger it. They're baiting it with rotting mangoes so they should fatten up fast enough. 😉
Cheers Garry.
Long time viewer, big fan. A few tips of what I can see. Biochar. You have TONS of organic matter laying around. During the wet months you could use a wood gas generator to supply electricity and biochar for soil amendments. The more long term solution for the runoff from the house to the dams would be to terrace it but that be a big expensive project.
Cheers K D'rare. We have been given a charcoal kiln which takes 2 X 44gal drums so we will be making some Biochar here once we freight it up. It's set up so the wood gas is redirected into the unit to help save on fuel. Not 100% sure on the set up & how to run it yet but am looking forward to make some BC from the fallen weed trees we have.
We have had a earthworks designer come out & recommend a few swales for the top side of the paddock. Will have a video on that in a week or two (should be working on it now).
Have a great one.
Absolutely love this.
Would love to do this myself but in the UK it'd probably cost millions for a property like that.😊
They prices have gone silly here too mate, not quite that high but we could have bought this for ½ the price 2-3 years ago.
Cheers Dan & have a top one mate.
Wow, you are certainly getting a LOT of rain this summer!
I don't think it's broken any records but it's been a decent amount Rob. 👍Definitely above the average though.
10:12 looked like a old ute canopy
Certainly is. Looks to be a bit wider so maybe a small flatbed truck. I think there's another in the far pig paddock on the other side as well. There's a badly cracked fiberglass Hilux style one in the chook yard as well.
Cheers mate.
there always handy to have around @@BitsOutTheBackFarm
Your landscape looked dry and arid like a edge of Sahara. Now looks like New Zealand ❤😂 what a change.
They did predict a drought this summer so we're very grateful we got to see all this rain in the first year of being here.
Cheers & have a great one.
Such a Gorgeous Green eyesore❤. What an adventure in farm life, never a boring day👌
It's been a blast so far Barb. Looking forward to many more years of life here.
Cheers & have a fantastic week.
I love Jacks back rolling 🤣 Another great vid👍
He spends most of the night on his back just laying there Anna.🤣
Have never had a dog that lays like that for so long.
Hope you have a great week. 👍
@@BitsOutTheBackFarm I want his lifestyle..just give me a Pina Colada 🤣
@@annakramar5088 🤣🍹🍹
@@BitsOutTheBackFarm Thankyou...🤣
Excellent improvements weekly. Keep up the good work both of you. Loving the vids.⚒🛻
Cleo e is a great trap crop for sucking insects in veg garden here in N Z we grow it to help catch green shield beetles which damage tomatoes beans etc also bee flower 😊😊
I saw that it was used that way when I looked it up. I'll have to keep an eye on the next lot that sprout to see if it's doing the same job here.
Thanks Pru & have a top one.
Look good mate. 😊😊😊
Cheers mate. Slowly getting there.
Had same problems with ride in tall wet grass, belts snapped.We now cut twice if we have too much growth. Have a larger mid mount cutter now and belt problems too. Looking very lush, would be great if it stayed like that.Take it slow and steady or you will burn yourself out. Things will take shape soon enough. keep Welland enjoy it all.
Thanks Kerry. Taking it slow for now & have put off most of the big jobs until the cool season starts.
Have a top one. 👍
hey mate, see if your mechanic can raise the deck a bit, when i was new to ride ons I snapped a few belts and raising the deck made a huge difference. Husqvarna are so well designed, great choice! We recently bought a second hand husqy zero turn for a bargain and its a beast and very comfortable. Also before you use it don't forget to scrape all the shit out from inside the deck, I'm not a fan of hosing them out, grabbing handfuls of the big stuff and then using a blower afterwards works a treat
Thanks for the pointers. I'm cleaning under the deck after use but doing it by hand for now. Hope to grab the compressor on our next trip back south. 👍
Cheers & have a great one CB.
Wet season mowing and whipper snippering - the never ending task. And yes the stinkweed (African cabbage) would have come from stock feed. It's edible, but best young, not so bitter. If you're lucky you may get mung beans, sorghum, or millet too! All good eating. 😂 We once had a feral piglet wander in from the bush. Kept her, raised her. She loved carpentaria palms and ducklings... to eat.😢 And, as a piglet, could jump most fences we put up to pen her. We never thought to eat her, as too many nasties in the feral pigs near us, including brucellosis. Lovely, smelly, pet.❤
Oh, and something I read about when researching earth ship homes a few years back is that some folks are moving away from using tyres in the walls due to off gassing concerns, while others say it's a "safe risk". Me? Get rid of them, turn them into road making materials, etc.
Another great update! All the best from the Adelaide Hills - Janis.
Thanks Janis. Folks we know wormed & fed them up & turned them into sausage. After what we heard at the goat workshop about brucellosis I don't think we'll be risking other animals by keeping feral piglets.
I think we'll just be disposing of the tyres to a recycler. We have a mate that works for one down in Ippy region so will take them down there if it's cheaper than at the regional centres.
Cheers again. 😁
Rob how big is the property? was thinking maybe you could get some hunters in to take care of the pigs an maybe get a few dollars out of them for it, there's always guys looking for properties to hunt on especially in QLD
It's 166 acres & one of the draw cards was that we could hunt on it ourselves. 😉 The neighbour was telling me that they got most of the larger females in a trap but those smaller ones have put on some size & he still see's them hanging around.
Cheers Aaron.
french drain/soak well under near th e drive way? or the tank.. lol
Have a few plans on the go now to fix those issues.
Cheers mate & have a top one.
@@BitsOutTheBackFarmYou too champ!
small step and you will being living in paradise soon.
We'll get there slowly folks & will be enjoying every moment of it. 👍
Cheers & all the best.
We call those random eggs we find, "sneeze eggs." 😅
🤣 that will crack B up 🤣
Thanks Tairis.
I was wondering if all your old tyres could go piled up in the bottom of the dam as a habitat?
I have seen folks do that but I'd prefer to just remove them. There is a fair bit of timber in 2 of them according to the old owner.
Cheers Alan.
Thanks Rob, Bianca, only if you knew someone who had a Tikka, now that would work very well on those pigs haha. Thanks guys. Seeya Rob
@HuntingwithStu might be of assistance haha
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@@CirroRob We'd prefer to handle them ourselves thanks.😜 Hunting was one of the reasons we were looking for a larger property.
What @@RobsAquaponics said. 😉
Not sure why it posted from the other account.
Why is the over flow draining into the yard between the tanks and the house? Wouldn’t it be better if it drained into the field behind the tanks?
Yep. Have no idea why they have set it up that way.🤔 We'll be swapping it over once we clear out the gardens behind the tanks.
Cheers Gayle.
I think those eggs look like guinea fowl eggs
Have found a number of their nests around the place. Showed another on the latest video that was right beside the old incinerator.
Our chook 🐔 even contributed an egg to this nest. 🤣
Have a top week.
Feral Pigs mmm free food Big BBQ coming soon then
That's what we're hoping for. 😉
Nice update. Still lots going on. Yeah mate trap and raise the pigs be mad not too. We have wild boar here dont see them though. I bet the bloody wolfs have eaten them all...
Cheers.
You still have that one hanging around?
Neighbour told us he saw a feral Grate Dane height dog out the back knocking around with a smaller Labrador size one.
Cheers Davey.
@@BitsOutTheBackFarm There are at least 3. Dad in law saw them chasing something in the forest last month. They seem to have stopped taking live stock or not heard of anymore. The farmers knowing they are here are being more diligent with security.
To think those rain barrels were all empty not that long ago 😂
I know how the priorities fixes aren’t always what you want to spend time and money on. We just had both cars need repairs and a banged up knee and many hospital bills last few months. I’d really rather be building chicken pens and gardens then paying repair/hospital bills!
Yep. Jacks little adventure with the snake & the repairs to the power circuits in the house have put a hold on almost all our projects at the moment.
Hope we can both get back on top of the bills soon.
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Got wrong lawn mower for the size, get zero turn much easier and be done in fraction of time
48" will do fine for the house block. Will be getting a tractor for the paddocks when the funds permit.
Cheers mate.
I have never met a briggs and stratton that didn`t want to break down if you looked at it wrong.
So far so good on this & the others I've owned.
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New belt shouldn't cost that much about $25 from local engineering shop, doesn't need to be brand name. Don't forget the drive belt. Half a dozen goats would help with the grass snakes would smell them.
We're looking at getting 6 goats once we get the fencing sorted. 👍
Got the mechanic to do the work so he could give it a once over as we bought it as an "as is" trade in. Good thing he did as he found a few issues & fixed them up on the cheap. Brought the dud parts back to show us & can understand why they needed to be swapped out. Will be doing most of the servicing ourselves from now on.
cook the man some eggs!
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@@BitsOutTheBackFarm I had to keep that PG. Everyone else, go watch Once Were Warriors. ;p
Geez you guys certainly bought a can of worms with buying this property. Hope you don't get too many more thing's go wrong.
We knew the house & property had issues, just didn't expect that the dams would need attention so soon. We're supposed to be in drought apparently. 🤣😉
Cheers & have a top one.
Get some goats lawn mowers plus protein.
That's the plan. Hope to have the goat yards sorted in a month or so.
Cheers mate.
Old eggs 🤮 I can't do that smell ever again
🤣 I hit one I missed with the mower the other day...... Left that side of the yard to do until the next day.
Cheers mate.