new guy Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Peonies seem to take the cold snaps pretty good. Ours are blooming right now. $300 is hard to pass up if it runs. I would be looking at it if it was here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 I email him and asked him to call me, if he still has it for sale i will haul it home. $300 is cheap if it needs work, sure looks clean. And if it is as old as it looks it will weld as smooth as the prom queens thighs. you can not beat those old round drum units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 How many different color peonies are you growing? Wife brought home a bare root peony that i planted about a month ago and have yet to see any above ground activity. Were yours started as bare root and how long did it take for some above ground growth? I have always moved them by the shovel full in the fall and they have done fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 the test patch you see in the pictures has a light purple/white ones. We have 400 bare roots we put in the ground 3 years ago this weekend. the field at the bottom of the hill i am working on we want to put 1000 (or more) bare roots in next year, they will all be pure white, the whites are in more demand for bridal sales. When we put in bare roots we normally shoot for 2 inches of dirt on top of them and we see them pop up in about a month. but they are tuff, leave them alone and they will come up, we had a few that took most of the summer before they were up and green. if your curious open the hole up and you should see little red tendrils, but be careful, they are a bit fragile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 18 hours ago, AKwelder said: and then this shows up on Craigslist https://fairbanks.craigslist.org/hvo/6148335264.html We had one like that with the Continental engine where I worked 25 years ago. No one had used it in a while since they had upgraded to diesel power for the rest of the welders. I was low guy on the totem pole so I always had to wait for a welder to be out of use by someone else when I had a project that I needed one. I drained the tank and rebuilt the carb on the ole gas unit and found that it did weld a smoother bead than the newer units, and was a lot quieter too. Suited me fine to have it all to myself. I hated to see it go when they did decide to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baradium Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/interior-s-lone-commercial-dairy-closes-for-summer-citing-worker/article_afc3f1f8-4500-11e7-8407-ef29384ed39c.html FAIRBANKS — The Interior’s lone commercial dairy is closing, at least for the summer. Its owners say the closure is because they’ve struggled to find workers willing to work for the wages they can afford to pay. Northern Lights Dairy, outside Delta Junction, is one of two commercial dairy farms in Alaska. The other, which remains open, is Havemeister Dairy in Palmer. “We’re hoping this is temporary,” Northern Lights Dairy co-owner Lois Lintelman said in a phone interview this week. “We’re hoping that the problem with not having help will be fixed.” Earlier this month, Lintelman told other Alaska media outlets the dairy was closing for good, but she said this week the company hopes to re-open if they can find a few reliable workers. Northern Lights has been in business since 1978. Their recent customers included Interior Safeway stores, the Co-Op Market & Deli in Fairbanks, Alaska Feed Co., and the commissaries at Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Greely. The dairy sold milk and used to also sell ice cream. The farm sent its last delivery earlier this month. The dairy has about 100 Holstein, Jersey and Holstein-Jersey cross cows. Several cows are scheduled to give birth — “coming fresh” in dairy terminology — in the fall. The dairy may resume production then, Lintelman said. Finding reliable workers is difficult at a dairy down the road from Fort Greely, she said. Construction work is underway this year at Fort Greely to install ground-based midcourse missile defense interceptors. “A farmer can’t pay the wages that they’re getting at Fort Greely, and that’s what everyone thinks they should get,” she said. “How can a farmer pay $20 to $30 an hour?” The farm had one reliable employee who did morning milking, but she’s moving away for school in August, Lintelman said. “We’re advertising out of state. Maybe there’s a young couple that would like to come and get involved in dairy farming. We do have a three-bedroom apartment available,” she said. The dairy can’t raise milk prices to raise wages because of competition from the Lower 48, she said. Customers have been willing to pay a premium for local milk, to a point. “We appreciate all the customers we’ve had. I’ve had lots of phone calls. I’ve had two cards in the mail,” she said. Finding good help is a common problem in the agriculture world, said fellow Delta Junction farmer Bryce Wrigley, president of the Alaska Farm Bureau and co-owner of Alaska Flour Company. “We farm because that’s a choice. We understand that it’s going to be hard work and a lot of hours and things like that. If that’s not what you’re made out of, it really becomes a job. And it’s not a cush job either,” he said. Milk used to be a larger part of Alaska’s agricultural production. In 1959, there were 525 dairy farms, and mill accounted for almost half of the state’s agricultural production, according to a 2013 newspaper column about Northern Lights Dairy produced by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station. The large state-owned Matanuska Maid dairy in Anchorage closed in 2008. The Matanuska Creamery in Palmer launched after its closure but survived only until 2012, despite extensive state subsidies. Contact Outdoors Editor Sam Friedman at 459-7545. Follow him on Twitter: @FDNMoutdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 Very sad to see them stop production, sure hope it truely is temporary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 On May 27, 2017 at 7:41 PM, AKwelder said: and then this shows up on Craigslist https://fairbanks.craigslist.org/hvo/6148335264.html went to look, and it is in perfect shape except it won't turn over, just a small hitch. had a great visit with the guy, al kinds of old iron but no tractors. He wants to try and get it freed up and call me in a couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 oh, and the other side of the engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpont Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 What is the climate like where that dairy is located? Maybe Troy will consider moving there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, rjpont said: What is the climate like where that dairy is located? Maybe Troy will consider moving there? I think Troy would prefer a more modern market? This Dairy is located in Delta Junction Alaska, google earth it, very primitive Central Alaska is surrounded by mountains and has a lot of rivers that are full of silt. Topsoil is hard to come by, but the best of it is in this dairies area, I have 2 inches and they have several feet. Some places near that dairy have 20 feet. Normal rain/snow is just more than a desert, but the water tables in the flats and valleys is measured in only a few feet, Fairbanks is only 10 foot above the water table most years, and if its wet it may be one foot. Soil temps have been getting better but are still cool and prevent most crops from flourishing. Corn and soy beans don't mature, barley and some potatoes excell, and peonies are delayed enough to make a niche market. The areas near the mountains are windy, like where this dairy is, but further into the interior wind is not common, we have cold dry winters and long dry summers (normally, but it is always changing). Roads are uncommon, and the majority of the land is inexcessable by normall means. Enough for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Won't turn over as in stuck, or just won't crank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 1 hour ago, yellowrosefarm said: Won't turn over as in stuck, or just won't crank? I tried the hand crank, nothing, wouldn't budge. He hooked up a starter, clack, grunt, nothing. The exhuast pipe pipe has been off but covered for nearly three years, it might just need a good dose of penetrating oil, engine oil was good and at the correct level. He was really upset that the welder was the one not turning over, he figured since all the junk he was selling turned over the good welder should, and it didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 spent the day on a couple chores, finally replaced the mail box post The old one was just a post with the box on top, and the goofy snow plow guy kept getting to close, and it need to be set to the side a bit to get it out of the way. So, when i went to spud the post hole with the auger on the back of the Pumpkin i found out where they disposed of the all waste rock from my chimney, Mantel, and walkway. That sure turned a simple hole into an ordeal. At one point i had the auger struck in the ground and the front wheels in the air, Not good. i got it but Dang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 8 hours ago, AKwelder said: I tried the hand crank, nothing, wouldn't budge. He hooked up a starter, clack, grunt, nothing. The exhuast pipe pipe has been off but covered for nearly three years, it might just need a good dose of penetrating oil, engine oil was good and at the correct level. He was really upset that the welder was the one not turning over, he figured since all the junk he was selling turned over the good welder should, and it didn't. That's not good. We had another Continental engine on a leaf collector that sat for 9 months and seized up. We ended up scrapping it because we couldn't get it unstuck. I blamed that one on condensation as it had been a very humid period with a lot of wide temperature swings. Where I saw it most was in fuel tanks that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 peonies are up, went over and used a weed burner on the chick weed in the rows to keep it from getting out of hand Then spent some time mowing the ditches, until the pitman snapped so I need to fix it, and order some new sections cat was helping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1468 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 11 hours ago, AKwelder said: Then spent some time mowing the ditches, until the pitman snapped so I need to fix it, and order some new sections cat was helping I think we all know why it broke..... (hint, black cats are bad luck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 That's really gonna smell nice when they start blooming with the trees around them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 4 hours ago, new guy said: That's really gonna smell nice when they start blooming with the trees around them!! Yep, I counted the other day, 319 are up, when I went out and burned the chick weed there were more up than when I counted. Hauling water again today, I need a bigger tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 6 hours ago, NY1468 said: I think we all know why it broke..... (hint, black cats are bad luck) Ha. Never thought of that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Dirt Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Welder- - - Looking at the Lincoln with the stuck engine- - - - - made me think of the old Lincoln generator welder that my dad had mounted onto a Farmall Regular- - - - driving it with a flat belt. I took it off of the Regular and mounted it onto a trailer- - - - - - with a pto driveshaft, so to operate off of tractors with an electric starter. Am thinking it was 250 amp????- - - - - but similar design to what you have pictured. Got to where I could not keep the amps from creeping forward- - - - finally parked it (still sitting in my rusting collection of junk). Anyway- - - - - this one is already on a trailer;- - - - - and your 460 might compete with the Continental??? Everybody always needs one more project!!! edit: increased speed off of 540 rpm pto with sprockets and roller chain drive DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baradium Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, AKwelder said: Yep, I counted the other day, 319 are up, when I went out and burned the chick weed there were more up than when I counted. Hauling water again today, I need a bigger tank Need to lease some more land yet? haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Baradium said: Need to lease some more land yet? haha lol, not yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 7 hours ago, AKwelder said: Yep, I counted the other day, 319 are up, when I went out and burned the chick weed there were more up than when I counted. Hauling water again today, I need a bigger tank Have you thought of growing lilies too or is there no market maybe? I was just thinking today your peonies are blooming when ours are done and our lilies are starting to bloom so i would assume your lilies would be later also. I think they use them in bouquets too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 30 minutes ago, new guy said: Have you thought of growing lilies too or is there no market maybe? I was just thinking today your peonies are blooming when ours are done and our lilies are starting to bloom so i would assume your lilies would be later also. I think they use them in bouquets too. I really haven't looked at another crop, the peonies are very well suited to our climate, and we have an industry starting here. So I have stayed with the flowers that work, I hope to add a few other crops after getting the flowers producing a marketable crop. funny fact, when we are selling blooms/stems we won't have any flowers. We will pinch some flowers off to focus the plant on others, and the remaining ones will be harvested and sold while they are still just buds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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