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    #13
    Allfarmer

    I like to hear of your ambition. Your enthusiasm and knowledge over iron--WOW.

    I remember being excited and thought I could run for ever too. My era is like per, ASRG, and others. Experience the 1980s high interest rate run on borrowed $$$ and survive that --It makes one caution as one is older. Again I read abit of what Allfarmer is doing and I have a little more ambition to work outside at this ranch that day.

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      #14
      Thanks Sadie good to hear from you again.

      Most Canadian, in my view don't really know how
      good we have it. Look at all the people comming
      from the Philippines. They smile and work long
      hard days for minimal pay at a A&W or a
      convenience store. I have a lot of respect for
      people like that great attitude and work ethic. One
      relative of mine had a very demanding high
      powered wife and after raising a family with her he
      left. He met and married a Philipino lady and it's
      unreal how happy they are together. The x now
      with a rich older guy who has his own company
      and she is happier now also.

      Just spent a day and a half training a younger guy
      with a family how to drive a truck and haul logs.
      Not great sitting on the bench passenger seat but
      he was thanking God & thanking him for me
      training him and for the concentration needed to
      learn how to drive truck. The appreciation I get
      makes it worth while. He previously was making
      $18/hr selling parts now he can make $450/day.
      Experienced truck drivers are also never out of
      work. There is always another job. I would bet you
      could get a trucking job in any town or city in
      Alberta.

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        #15
        Allfarmer, As I was reading your post about have a cat around the yard and then you listing all the things that you were using it for sure brought back a lot of fun memories...My parents used to be in the road building/bush clearing business....the stuff we did with those cats and other machines around the farm still make my friends laugh...LOL. Back then there was no such thing as getting stuck in the mud,its was more of a story of like...go back the the shop for more tow cable...lol. Good to hear that you are giving someone else a chance at making there life better by having a good job.

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          #16
          I thought that I would share this story and I think that Allfarmer would get a charge out of this...as he mentioned something about the cat vs neighbours wifes car?....well one afternoon after doing a oil change on one of the cats I said to my Dad that we should get rid of that old combine sitting in the bush and that it would look better at the scrap yard than our yard...well thats all it took...ever seen a 155 Komatsu cat drive up the pick up of a combine and over the cab and then over the engine?. The best part was the look on the guys at the scrap yard when we showed up with the combine or what was left of it chained down on the lowbed...LOL

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            #17
            Ya Tweaker you have to live a little, do things just
            for no reason at all.

            I fixed a lady I knew from Westlock with a rich
            farmer from up here. She was a single mom and
            drove a very modest car. When they got together
            and the motor went on the car (now worth $500) I
            suggested she drive over it with the D6. His kids,
            her kids and my kids all had their phones
            recording her drive over that old car. Definitely
            $500 that will be remembered. Her new hubby
            had a trac hoe there also and after it was run over
            a few times he gave it a few wacks with the hoe
            bucket. It started honking and honking and
            actually caught on fire. Lol

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              #18
              It's a blast having heavy iron around the farm,
              sure could use some now as I have some yard
              cleaning to do.

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                #19
                We did some clean up with the hoe. Worked
                better than I thought it might.

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                  #20
                  I was thinking of going down to Flamans rental
                  centre and see if I could rent a skidsteer for my
                  yard cleaning project and maybe corral cleaning if
                  I can snag my neighbours manure spreader. I was
                  thinking a skidsteer with tracks would be the
                  best?... Any thoughts

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                    #21
                    Allfarmer, i went to the Bison sale as it was only about 10 Minutes from Home If i was set up for Bison i would have bought some The bred heifers sold for 1350.- and the bred cows anywhere from 875.- to 950.- The bulls sold for 1150.- Did not stay to watch all bulls sell. I dont know why the prices wer'nt any better. maybe because they sold in Liner Loads? Seeing that a finished Bison under thirty Months brings anywhere from 3.50 to 3.80 hot hanging weight i think my Neighbour left a lot of Money on the Table.

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                      #22
                      Allfarmer, I am glad you are a farmer or you
                      wouldnt be on Agriville. My mother is in a seniors
                      home. The Phillipine care providers are
                      awesome, a Ukrainian girl too. At McDonalds I
                      stop for morning coffee and before long, they all
                      know me and if I miss, they wonder where Ive
                      been. We are so lucky and we are so pleased.
                      One little tip for new year, go to the theatre and
                      see 'Parental Guidance'. You will be glad you did.
                      Billy Crystal and Beth Midler.

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                        #23
                        Allfarmer, I am glad you are a farmer or you
                        wouldnt be on Agriville. My mother is in a seniors
                        home. The Phillipine care providers are
                        awesome, a Ukrainian girl too. At McDonalds I
                        stop for morning coffee and before long, they all
                        know me and if I miss, they wonder where Ive
                        been. We are so lucky and we are so pleased.
                        One little tip for new year, go to the theatre and
                        see 'Parental Guidance'. You will be glad you did.
                        Billy Crystal and Beth Midler.

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                          #24
                          Thanks Farmerboy for the post

                          Ya I would have thought prices would have been
                          higher than that.

                          Looks like livestock and grain markets are softer.

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