We bought a beach...and a wetland

[Johnnymac]

Is the plan to have a structure up this season to start enjoying the land a bit more?  Glad you were able to get through the bit of red tape to get some approval.

[blur911]

Is the plan to have a structure up this season to start enjoying the land a bit more? 

We plan on going for about a month this time, maybe another month in September.   This month we'll try to clear a further driveway and the spot where the beach shack and septic will be, maybe get a well in.  We'll order the prefab walls and stuff for assembly in September and get it erected and closed in then.
At least that's the rough plans so far...

[RRocket]

Is the plan to have a structure up this season to start enjoying the land a bit more? 

We plan on going for about a month this time, maybe another month in September.   This month we'll try to clear a further driveway and the spot where the beach shack and septic will be, maybe get a well in.  We'll order the prefab walls and stuff for assembly in September and get it erected and closed in then.
At least that's the rough plans so far...

Sweeet!

[Johnnymac]

I think that's all very doable and certainly will make it easier to enjoy the property more.  Looking forward to hearing about your developments over the coming months.

[kd]

Wow, that's a nice spot in a beautiful area!  Congrats!  Let me know if you ever build a rental and the wife and I will book a couple of nights.  Maybe longer. 

[blur911]

We just arrived on the island.  There's still snow in places here.

[blur911]

I just saw a snowy owl.  Also at least half-dozen osprey.

[RRocket]

I just saw a snowy owl.  Also at least half-dozen osprey.

That's awesome!

What's always been shocking to me is how hard Osprey hit the water when grabbing a fish.

[blur911]

I just saw a snowy owl.  Also at least half-dozen osprey.

That's awesome!

What's always been shocking to me is how hard Osprey hit the water when grabbing a fish.

You'd like to see the gannets diving then, they're even faster.  Also sometimes hundreds of them

[blur911]

I yanked out about 30-40 small trees yesterday using a tool called a brush grubber, it clamps on the tree trunk and works pretty well.  Pulled out some that were over 4" diameter.   I'm seriously considering getting a cheap tractor (if that exists) as it would come in very handy and probably work better than my Pilot.  Got about 50 feet done of the 300 or so I need to clear for the extended driveway.



On bigger trees I looped the chain over my spare trailer tire to help pull up instead of just sideways, seems to help.

[Firm]

That's a lot of heavy work...God Speed.    I've got a much smaller area I need to clear for my shop build and I am dreading it.

[Johnnymac]

That's a pretty neat little rig to pull out small trees.  All this work will be worth it one day when it's all done and you're fully enjoying the property.

[blur911]

This should be better for pulling out trees...

[blur911]

That's a pretty neat little rig to pull out small trees.  All this work will be worth it one day when it's all done and you're fully enjoying the property.

The brush-grubber works fairly well, but I found that just wrapping the chain around works just as well on spruce trees.  I also have  Brush-Grubber brand type of choke chain that's good for pulling out smaller stuff.
On Saturday I managed to poke myself in the eye with a spruce branch, it's finally feeling ok, but I took a few days off to shop for a tractor and let my eye heal.
I was ready to spend $20k on a small tractor, but then I found this old Massey Ferguson and got it for $4k, seems to be all I need right now and I can add a 3-point hitch type backhoe if I want.

[Fobroader]

This should be better for pulling out trees...

No offense to the mighty Pilot, bur that MF is quite the beast, and at $4k, a really good deal. Congrats.