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Caterpillars
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In Sept 2003 we purchased a 1948 Cat D318 engine (that's the size in a 1950s D6). It is stuck from sitting for several years. We have to get it running and come up with a 2.5:1 reduction and then install it on our sawmill and make more sawdust! We have completely gone through the engine prior to using it on the mill. With that done we will have a lifetime capable engine. You can see the progression of the restoration from mid November 2003 until mid April 2004 by clicking here. Here you can see the sproc...
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Other Projects
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This is a trailer that my brothers, my Dad and I built so I had a way of transporting big loads as I only own a car. It has a tilt bed so I can slide heavy loads onto the ground. We built everything except the fenders and springs. We even built the axle, those wheels and hubs are off a Ford Tempo. Here I have it hooked up to my car. I have a Mercury Mystique with the 2.5 Liter Duratec V-6 with a 5 speed manual transmission.
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Sawmill
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We have been constantly improving our sawmill since we bought it. This is a progression on our sawmill project so far. In spring 2008 we purchased a different sawmill. A combination of Frick models 00 and 0. We rebuilt it. From the ground up. We completed it in the fall of 2009! An overview of the sawmill. Logs come in on the right and pass through the saw to the outbearers table on the left. We have a hydraulic live deck and hydraulic log turner. We also use hydraulics to drive the carriage. We used to ...
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Links
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Wood Shop
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For the first 5 years of my woodworking hobby I was in the military, so had an added irritant to deal with in regards to my woodshop. About the time I get it set up the way I want it, I have to move. Same goes for wood supplies and anything else that you buy locally. One upside though is that I kept getting bigger shops. Started out in Dayton OH with no garage, moved within Dayton and got a one car garage. I was then transferred to Oklahoma City OK and then I had a two car garage.
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The Ranch
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This is the homestead of 440 acres of field and pasture in east central Minnesota. We are surrounded on all sides by hundreds more acres of woods and it is a great place to live! Here is a overhead image of the homestead in April of 2015. Here is a overhead image of the homestead in August of 2011. This picture was taken about 1999.