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Continuing unfinished jobs from last year: Taking down old fencing in the garden.

Four of these posts were cast in concrete, so I got some help from a strong arm.

The fence is fine mesh, good for a chicken coop, hope to re-use some of it.

The posts steel profiles and pipes of varying size. Gotta Mjölnir-smash the concrete off.

Sifted through where the fence was, as last time I found lots of steel, but here was only junk. Still good to have that fished out though. Rubbish in the bin, concrete in the pile and a lot of playing "plastic scrap or maple leaf?"

#Homestead #Fence #DIY #MiniExcavator #Cleanup #Garden

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Jan 11

Since our nightly visitor didn't want to do it, I had to clear the driveway myself. Put the grading bucket on and practiced a bit in the yard. Not great, but works better than the dozer blade using arm swings, but not really the right tool.

Great for pushing those snow mountains further out though, as they're getting too high to throw over with the shovel.

Cleared the bulk with the machine, taking shoveling breaks to warm up.

We can leave by car again if we want to.

Cut off from the barn in the meadow with the old firewood though. The path is just over the hill and the snow drift is too deep for the tractor trailer. Almost got it stuck there and turning was a struggle.

No big deal, the new firewood is ready with a bit of cubby drying.

#Snow #Excavator #MiniExcavator #Homestead

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Jan 4

Pushing it.

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Jan 2

Lots of very heavy snow arrived. Got some help pushing it.

#Snow #Lithuania #Winter #Excavator #MiniExcavator #Homestead

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Oct 21

Hydraulic porn.

#Hydraulic #Hoses #Excavator #MiniExcavator #Plumbing #Machinery #Engineering

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Oct 21

Grmpf, not the best day. Excavator was in the way of something else, so I drove it out, decided to do some quick jobs to charge the battery up and then parked it outside the barn. Upon turning the key again, nothing at all, not even the solenoid clicking.

Keyswitch ok, battery ok, so I had to trace wires (no diagram, although it's not complicated) until finding the culprit: A failed crimp on a ring terminal where the instrument wiring connects to the starter/battery plus.

Easy fix, put everything back together, two hours down the drain. 😮‍💨

#Excavator #MiniExcavator #Repair #DIY #Homestead #Electrical #Troubleshooting

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar Oct 3

Some work near the front gate. Managed to extract those concrete beams without harming the junipers.

Now to haul them away. Only the smallest one could go on the hand cart.

Having learnt my lesson, I sifted through the soil below anything I remove and was not disappointed. Several bricks, rocks, plastic scraps, two glass perfume bottles and of course a bunch of steel (harrow tines).

Let's see if I can get the rosehip out of there alive and relocate it, too.

#Homestead #Cleanup #Gardening #Excavator #MiniExcavator #DIY