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What was or is your big game changer around your homestead? What was the tool or equipment or even idea that really let you get things rolling on your place?
Over the years I have had several. My tractor with it's FEL and other tractor equipment including a TPH backhoe make a huge difference around here. Then again I owned them before moving here. Although when I bought them I did plan on moving out somewhere in the sticks which we did just about 2 years after getting the tractor and stuff.
Tools of all sorts are honestly needed for homesteading but a good welder and torch / plasma cutter are also way up near the top of my list. With them I have made a lot of stuff including tractor equipment and repaired even more.
Really good chainsaws are another game changing necessity. An arborist type small chainsaw and a monster loggers chainsaw along with a good medium saw for everything in between. Around here my smallest saw gets used the most on account of it's weight and size let me get more done before tiring out.
A good 4x4 4 wheeler with a trailer is another game changer around here. It allows me to get around the place toting a load and do lots of chores with less effort than just my body and a wheel barrow. It's a god send when it comes to bringing firewood out of the woods!
But right here right now today I'd have to say my biggest game changer is going to be the 1970 Cat D4 I just got. In just a few hours I cleared nearly a 1/3 acre of scrub brush and trees which would have taken me weeks with the saws and tractor alone.
Imagination is another game changer believe it or not. Without it how would we envision what we want to accomplish.
So what is or what has been or will be your big game changer around your place? What tool or equipment would make the most difference getting what you want done at your place.
For myself I think an excavator and dump truck would fit right in with my plans. Although neither one fit my budget or bank account. Never know what kind of deal one might run up on one day though. Just like I never thought I'd see the day I would own a dozer for the price of a new phone... Now granted if I didn't possess a mechanical type mind and a lifetimes collection of tools a lot of the old broken down stuff I get by using wouldn't be possible. Because believe me this old dozer is not up for daily commercial work but with a LOT of TLC and a little cash I believe I can keep it going for my needs here couple hours at a time. If something major breaks I could wind up right in the middle of **** creek. But will I be any worse off than I am now? Probably not considering the clearing I did with it the very first time I used it has pretty much paid for it already.
Another big game changer for us will be when we get the sawmill built. But again I couldn't do that if I hadn't been collecting tools and knowledge and maybe most importantly JUNK for my entire life.
I guess in all honesty outside the box thinking is the real game changer. But our knowledge and tools along with a can do attitude make the impossible possible or nearly so.
So what are y'all's game changers?
Over the years I have had several. My tractor with it's FEL and other tractor equipment including a TPH backhoe make a huge difference around here. Then again I owned them before moving here. Although when I bought them I did plan on moving out somewhere in the sticks which we did just about 2 years after getting the tractor and stuff.
Tools of all sorts are honestly needed for homesteading but a good welder and torch / plasma cutter are also way up near the top of my list. With them I have made a lot of stuff including tractor equipment and repaired even more.
Really good chainsaws are another game changing necessity. An arborist type small chainsaw and a monster loggers chainsaw along with a good medium saw for everything in between. Around here my smallest saw gets used the most on account of it's weight and size let me get more done before tiring out.
A good 4x4 4 wheeler with a trailer is another game changer around here. It allows me to get around the place toting a load and do lots of chores with less effort than just my body and a wheel barrow. It's a god send when it comes to bringing firewood out of the woods!
But right here right now today I'd have to say my biggest game changer is going to be the 1970 Cat D4 I just got. In just a few hours I cleared nearly a 1/3 acre of scrub brush and trees which would have taken me weeks with the saws and tractor alone.
Imagination is another game changer believe it or not. Without it how would we envision what we want to accomplish.
So what is or what has been or will be your big game changer around your place? What tool or equipment would make the most difference getting what you want done at your place.
For myself I think an excavator and dump truck would fit right in with my plans. Although neither one fit my budget or bank account. Never know what kind of deal one might run up on one day though. Just like I never thought I'd see the day I would own a dozer for the price of a new phone... Now granted if I didn't possess a mechanical type mind and a lifetimes collection of tools a lot of the old broken down stuff I get by using wouldn't be possible. Because believe me this old dozer is not up for daily commercial work but with a LOT of TLC and a little cash I believe I can keep it going for my needs here couple hours at a time. If something major breaks I could wind up right in the middle of **** creek. But will I be any worse off than I am now? Probably not considering the clearing I did with it the very first time I used it has pretty much paid for it already.
Another big game changer for us will be when we get the sawmill built. But again I couldn't do that if I hadn't been collecting tools and knowledge and maybe most importantly JUNK for my entire life.
I guess in all honesty outside the box thinking is the real game changer. But our knowledge and tools along with a can do attitude make the impossible possible or nearly so.
So what are y'all's game changers?