It pulls like a blue nosed mule!

I had more steel to get, but told them we'd stop with the load of beam. My only limiting factor was the rear tires on the truck. Think I'll go dually on the next truck in many years. I'm just about to hit 100K on this one, so I've just got it broke in good.

Absolutely love my 12 valve. 213,000 runs like a top!

Heck yeah, used I-beam I have no reservations using, tough as nails and hard to screw up, you got a hell of a deal which frees up cash for other things I used to buy used 8" for building cattle guards, not a thing wrong with saving a few dollars...

I don't have much time, but I got more time than money.

I can understand that! We must be on the same "merry-go-round", except you're 10x's more active than I am LOL

Figure I bet get chit done before the FD and Construction, Farm/ Ranch work beat me down too much.

Got that right!, when you start building, that will probably take up any extra free time, even if it is just "mental time", If you where closer, I'd give you a hand a few days.

I'd take it too.

My crew at the FD did tons of training this year, and got all our inspections done. The Captain said we're gonna lay low the rest of December and all of January. I'll need it to hopefully take a break every third day. Watch we'll have several ripping structure fires in January and be packing up wet hose and tools in 30 degree weather.

"Lay low", isn't that "Fireman" for sleep at the station? I have watched firemen wrap up a fire in cold azz weather.....from my patrol car

Maybe....if allowed to. I got too many plans to draw, materials lists to compile, subs to call, and e-mails to return. Oh and still scheduling shooters.

Yeah, that is a list, but I bet the shooting part is a tad more relaxing for you. Once you get the slab for the shop poured, I think that's when you will feel the pressure LOL will be sitting there begging to get welded up.

Nope. The shooting is still work. And the rifle range zero line is is about 300 yards from the shop. So I will see the welding that needs to be done but have to ignore it. Dang rain hasnt helped of late. Pert near stuck the truck yesterday.

That's why nobody likes you!

The Fannin County Co-Op crew that came out Friday was bad to the bone! After I called their boss and told him it was dry enough, that morning. They came out and got after it. Drilled three holes, set three poles, ran most of the line, two guy wires, transformer installed and wired into a T-pole I pulled up while they were there. They did all this in about two hours. Gonna have it all hooked up Monday or Tuesday. No more running the Bobcat welder just to use a grinder cleaning up the I-beam.

Rural county co ops are very good about taking care of there customers. Grayson/ Collin Electric Co has been good to us. Not only on hook ups , but working issues during storms. Heads up and hats off to these dedicated people and there customer support. You guys rock!!!!!

Yessir. I've had GCEC for 13 years, in Melissa. They have been outstanding to work with! Looks like my new one in Fannin County is just as good.

I know FEC sucked and they were expensive.......hated not having competition

Jason, that's great Now you're "official" Life just got much easier out there no doubt.

They got the forms started, and all the piers for the main shop drilled and filled with crete.





Aaaaand 800' of driveway from the front of the shop to the county road.

Now no mud on your tires, well "white/gray" dirt now.

Jason what are you going to do with the barn down by the firing line?

Walter

Looks like a great start!

I want to see bigggggg ponds on both sides of that drive

Prop it up one day. An elderly man that lived on the property 65 years ago told me the barn was there quite a while before he was. It needs work, but it has grown on me, so I would like to preserve it.