"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
05/28/2020 at 17:27 • Filed to: Farmlopnik, Bicycle, wrenching
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"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
05/28/2020 at 17:27 • Filed to: Farmlopnik, Bicycle, wrenching | 5
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See above for pr omised pictures.
In any case, needed to improve the mobile solar fence charger carts. The first ones I built had wheels that proved too small for the terrain they had to navigate, and were also unstable on side hills. I mean, I mostly built hand trucks. So I went shopping at the local metal recycling dumpster for bicycles...
Found these high quality beauties. But where are their wheels? You may ask...
Had to disassemble and rejigger the frames as well as bend up some axels/springs.
Much better than what was there before...
Also took the opportunity to add more screws. More screws are always better.
jminer
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
05/28/2020 at 17:59 |
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Those pics are beautiful and love the new battery cart using Bicycle parts. What’s the use case of a portable solar powered battery charger and electric fence generator? For use when the power is out or for temporary setup of a new pasture?
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JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> jminer
05/28/2020 at 18:10 |
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We have no permanent fencing on our pasture. We rotate the sheep on a daily or semi-daily basis in paddocks about 2 acres in size. This is better for the sheep as it limits their ree xposure to alimentary parasites and also allows the grass to recover better. It also means we have the flexibility to pasture anywhere, and as we rent/lease/borrow about a 100 acres that we don't own, that's very very useful.
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jminer
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
05/28/2020 at 18:12 |
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Makes a lot of sense, definitely better for the ground to rotate the grazing. Sheep are better than cows, but it’s still hard on the land.
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JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> jminer
05/28/2020 at 19:02 |
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Neither one is terribly hard on the land if managed correctly. Sheep (and cattle) are naturally nomadic grazers, and given the option (or en forced management) to move regularly, they will. This is better for the animals and the soil. Nature had this shit figured out millions of years ago, we fucked it up with permenant/confinement animal husbandry. Thankfully more and more farmers are figuring out the real benefits of practices that more closely mirror nature. Sadly, corporate mega agriculture still lives by the profit margin, and that means lowering capital expenses and labor costs as much as possible. The truth is fewer workers with big tractors making silage, running regimented confinement barns (feeding TMR) make costs lower, even if product quality, animal health and happiness and land conservation suffer.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
05/28/2020 at 19:15 |
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A fitting end to two junky bikes. At least some of the parts are getting “ upcycled.”
Thomas Donohue
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
06/01/2020 at 17:23 |
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So, you put up ~2000 ft of fencing every day?
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JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> Thomas Donohue
06/01/2020 at 17:25 |
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More , ~ twice that, once we separate the lambs at weaning.