u/CuttingTheMustard

I have a nice hillside next to a river here in Wyoming that I’m thinking about putting a long row (1/4mi) of grape vines on. Soil is sandy loam with a little bit of clay, northeast aspect of a shallow slope. Had the county extension agent out who thought the location might be good to experiment on. He dropped a book off on growing wine grapes in Wyoming and I was pleased to see Marquette, Frontenac, and Itasca, all of which I’ve had and think make lovely wines.

Curious if anyone else here has first-hand experience growing grapes up in this country (or even Montana since it’s only 20 miles north of me)

Thanks in advance… I’ll be sure to keep you updated on my journey if I decide to plant some next spring.

Hi all,

Beginner here. I have a bunch of projects around the ranch that would probably be easier if I had a forge. I'm sure my wife would like if I eventually made horseshoes for her also. I have access to $90/ton sub-bituminous coal and basically unlimited 55 gallon drums.

I've seen a few projects on YouTube where people are building coal forges out of drums, from JABOD variants to things with refractory cement. For those of you who have drum forges, what is your favorite design?

Thanks in advance.

Have the option to buy one of these from a friend for $3k. Comes with a loader + grapple. Front and rear PTO. 3,200 hours. It’s in “ranch shape” but it’s all there and functional. I’ll be using it to do a little bit of food plot, grass, and road maintenance and feeding hay on my small ranch. Maybe a little bit of haying.

Anyone run one of these? I know it’s based on a Unimog so it’s got some parts compatibility there. I’m handy and work on my own stuff.

Thanks in advance.