Work Done In 2026

[thewoodlands]

I made a nice tortellini, meatball and sausage soup. It also has chopped spinach, broccoli in a 50/50 mix of chicken and beef broth. It was ready but then I decided to first go plow then come in and eat. Nothing beats warm hearty soup after plowing in an open station tractor for a half hour. We have 18” so far and the walkway is covered again. I love this winter! 🙂

My wife made a similar soup, it did warm me up good after plowing. We're not getting any heavy snow yet but schools up this way are delayed 2 hours tomorrow, it should hit us overnight.

 

[Dajolu]

Installed a flue pipe thermometer this morning. Nice to be able to see what’s going on in the flue now.

 

[weee123]

Did some plowing with the 1023 for the first time which was fun. Also had some grilled cheese and tomato soup to eat after the second round of plowing.

 

[NickW]

Not work I'm doing, but it's still -12 and the crazy young buggers are out there working on the pole shed...

When it gets closer to 0 I'm going to bring a few totes of wood in to replenish the inside stores. Currently tending the fireplace and recessing finish nails in window jambs for putty.

 

[clancey]

That last post nw I truly do not understand--Whats the idea of replacing putty with finished nails--why not just putty I or some other kind of insulation--excuse my ignorance here. But have a nice day . Stay warm with soup aand sandwiches--sounds good to me--especially in this type of chill--Fern--Everyody get comfortable in your easy chairs for that's what I am doing with a blankee on my knees---enjoy, enjoy---drink some hot choc. and marshmellows too...Yes...old clancey

 

[Whitenuckler]

That last post nw I truly do not understand--Whats the idea of replacing putty with finished nails--why not just putty I or some other kind of insulation--excuse my ignorance here. But have a nice day . Stay warm with soup aand sandwiches--sounds good to me--especially in this type of chill--Fern--Everyody get comfortable in your easy chairs for that's what I am doing with a blankee on my knees---enjoy, enjoy---drink some hot choc. and marshmellows too...Yes...old clancey

He's recessing the nails so the heads are below the wood. That gives you a place to put your putty or filler. Then a quicks sand if needed. I have many to do on trim someone installed here. It's white MDF so I will just put some drywall mud in the little holes.

 

[NickW]

That last post nw I truly do not understand--Whats the idea of replacing putty with finished nails--why not just putty I or some other kind of insulation--excuse my ignorance here. But have a nice day . Stay warm with soup aand sandwiches--sounds good to me--especially in this type of chill--Fern--Everyody get comfortable in your easy chairs for that's what I am doing with a blankee on my knees---enjoy, enjoy---drink some hot choc. and marshmellows too...Yes...old clancey

Driving the nail heads to a slight recess and covering them with the putty. Some people leave finish nail heads visible, some putty them, some do both. In the window jambs I'm puttying because the material is unfinished, pre-attached to the windows, and I used hand driven finish nails. This is a sandable putty. I will clear coat and the nail heads won't be visible other than the slight color difference of the putty rather than having the nail heads visible. Visible nail heads on exterior windows can rust and stain if they get rained on or moisture buildup.

On the pre-finished door jambs, casings and trim I'm going to mostly use a finish nail gun. I'll either leave them visible or use a color match soft putty.

 

[clancey]

what a good idea and it would be invisible as well---you have a finished winter window keeps the cold air out...No why did not I think of that---lol lol Thanks oc..

 

[Dieselhead]

Busy last few days with the storm. Plowing with the SSQA plow on the tractor, lots of shoveling, tending to the woodstove. The snowblower chewed up the auger belt so off to the power equip shop to get one then replace. We got about 18” which was like flour up until late last night when some sleet somehow dropped on top even though it was about 18 degrees at the time. Today’s round of snow work was harder, I’m tired! Early to bed tonight for sure. Round 2 on the tortellini soup tonight. It’s always better the next day like chili.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Busy last few days with the storm. Plowing with the SSQA plow on the tractor, lots of shoveling, tending to the woodstove. The snowblower chewed up the auger belt so off to the power equip shop to get one then replace. We got about 18” which was like flour up until late last night when some sleet somehow dropped on top even though it was about 18 degrees at the time. Today’s round of snow work was harder, I’m tired! Early to bed tonight for sure. Round 2 on the tortellini soup tonight. It’s always better the next day like chili.

I got off easy so far. I had the extreme cold, but not much snow so far. Maybe overnight and tomorrow. We already had some nice snow before, and it stuck around. I would like some more, as I have my snowshoes ready to go, and the snow blower is looking for action.

 

[Dieselhead]

I got off easy so far. I had the extreme cold, but not much snow so far. Maybe overnight and tomorrow. We already had some nice snow before, and it stuck around. I would like some more, as I have my snowshoes ready to go, and the snow blower is looking for action.

A blizzard down here next weekend has the weather guys all hyped up already! We will keep an eye on that one…

 

[thewoodlands]

More plowing with the small rig and then moving some with the tractor. I've never plowed this much since we moved here in 2003.

 

[Osage]

The weather last week kept me in the shop, so I turned an opener blade, fertilizer tube and a elm split into something useful.

 

[qwee]

I had to go to the big city anyways why not bring back a load of wood? Boise is the big city by Idaho standards (not that big). I found some $50 tree service wood. He said 2 pickup beds full of wood. Unfortunately one of the trucks was a short bed Toyota Tacoma - what a small bed. I know the big pieces are some sort of hardwood. What kind? (Pics 1 &2). It turns out the hardwood is Apple - good! The Tacoma's wood is mostly soft woods - nay! That Doctor's office tree - I forget the name but it smells good but is very light (pic 3).

 

[NickW]

what a good idea and it would be invisible as well---you have a finished winter window keeps the cold air out...No why did not I think of that---lol lol Thanks oc..

Clancey, I know you have a curious mind; so just to show you what it looks like after filling, sanding, cleaning and 3 coats of polyurethane.... My finger is pointing at the filled nail head. Not invisible, but much nicer than a nail head. It's much more visible if the nail head is in the darker grain, but still better than the head itself.

 

[MRD1985]

Been busy last couple of days…
Been on the roof clearing the snow to prevent ice dams and remove roof overloading. Also chopped the ice out of all the gutters, which were packed SOLID with 4”+ of ice. Ice dams were already starting to set up above the living room (cathedral ceiling) so glad I did that. These two things took about 8 hours cumulative

 

[bigealta]

Been busy last couple of days…
Been on the roof clearing the snow to prevent ice dams and remove roof overloading. Also chopped the ice out of all the gutters, which were packed SOLID with 4”+ of ice. Ice dams were already starting to set up above the living room (cathedral ceiling) so glad I did that. These two things took about 8 hours cumulative

I bet you will be putting heat cables in at least the gutters and downspouts next year.

 

[MRD1985]

I bet you will be putting heat cables in at least the gutters and downspouts next year.

It certainly would be easier than what I did today! That stuff was absolutely solid. Taking near full swings with a hammer. Might be a project before next winter.

I’m sure my downspouts have ice in them , broke up as much as I could without taking them off the house

 

[bigealta]

It certainly would be easier than what I did today! That stuff was absolutely solid. Taking near full swings with a hammer. Might be a project before next winter.

I’m sure my downspouts have ice in them , broke up as much as I could without taking them off the house

Everyone in My neighborhood in Utah with gutters has the cables in the gutters, downspouts and a 3 to 4 ft sine wave pattern on the roof to stop the ice dams.

 

[MRD1985]

Everyone in My neighborhood in Utah with gutters has the cables in the gutters, downspouts and a 3 to 4 ft sine wave pattern on the roof to stop the ice dams.

Seems like it will be worth the investment

 

[bigealta]

Seems like it will be worth the investment

100%

The ice and snow ripped the gutters off the front of my house. I never replaced it because it will just happen again since i'm not there enough to monitor heat cables. I don't need those gutters anyway.

But new gutters cost more than heat cables.

 

[MRD1985]

100%

The ice and snow ripped the gutters off the front of my house. I never replaced it because it will just happen again since i'm not there enough to monitor heat cables. I don't need those gutters anyway.

But new gutters cost more than heat cables.

Mine were falling off in spots. Pulled the screws right out of the wood

 

[bigealta]

Mine were falling off in spots. Pulled the screws right out of the wood

Yup.

 

[stoveliker]

Not work. But still.

We still have a (now compacted from 20" ) about 14" of snow on the ground.
And I wanted to get some "good" (long enough, squarish) splits of red oak from my shed.
Wheelbarrow covered and frozen to the ground and not usable in the deep snow.

So I took my kids sled and loaded it up with the splits.
It almost tipped over when one side slid into one of my foot steps. (Interesting experience having to stamp thru the harder too layer into a softer under layer of powder.)
Got it to the home. The neighbors who arrived home shaking their heads 😁

But not really a workable situation.
I guess if I have to get serious wood I'll have to shovel a wheelbarrow path.

 

[MRD1985]

Not work. But still.

We still have a (now compacted from 20" ) about 14" of snow on the ground.
And I wanted to get some "good" (long enough, squarish) splits of red oak from my shed.
Wheelbarrow covered and frozen to the ground and not usable in the deep snow.

So I took my kids sled and loaded it up with the splits.
It almost tipped over when one side slid into one of my foot steps. (Interesting experience having to stamp thru the harder too layer into a softer under layer of powder.)
Got it to the home. The neighbors who arrived home shaking their heads 😁

But not really a workable situation.
I guess if I have to get serious wood I'll have to shovel a wheelbarrow path.

I snowblowed a doubled wide path from my front porch all the way to the backyard to my wood pile for this reason. Also did the area where I trim my splits to length