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Merry Christmas to all the Ranchers clan. With moving back to Alberta this year we were busier than a puppy with 2 peckers. But it was sure nice to be close to family again, and be able to enjoy time with lots of them over the holidays. All the best to you folks in 2019.

Now that's pretty nifty. 20-30% better mileage with same power, or more. After a few million are sold and they iron out the wrinkles I'll think about picking up a used one. :lol:

This is my pick. Sammy's are bullet proof when done up right. Same size as the side by sides, half the price, better cab, etc. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/calgary/diesel-samurai/1356375111?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Thanks folks. Congrats to you Silver, glad things worked out for you too. And ya, when it comes to packing, the last time we bought a sea-can, and the trucker who moved it said we must have been jigsaw puzzle champions because he'd never seen one packed so tight, or as heavy on his truck. :lol:

Thanks for thinking of us. We sold that place after going through the wildfire in 2015. Had just gotten some fences rolled up and pastures reworked when a South African family come along and offered us a good price. Didn't have it listed but we sold it and moved on. Bought a place in the...

Makes sense. The lack of strong corrals was our problem back in the day. Once we went to weaning in a different area with stronger corrals it worked fine. Tried the nose flaps in calves last year but in 1 week the calves had bad sores worn in their nostrils so we had to pull the flaps.

So if I understand your right Soap, when the weaning began they were a mile and a half from the calves, correct? Did you ever have fence crawlers get back to their calves? We used to wean and haul the calves home, and still had cows crawl/jump fences, and they'd be in our yard by morning bawling...

Like that video, wish I had a horse that well trained at this point, although our cows are all calving on grass in spring so there's little need to put a rope on anything. As for sleds I've drilled holes down the sides and used tarp straps over the calf, or like Silver said, hog tie them with a...

Wish I was still there some days Sean. Would have been good to see you. Ben, Ken and all those crews are doing good things to keep costs down. That's become a necessity more than ever I think. David Hays and a couple others are having real good luck grazing standing corn for winter feeding too...

Merry Christmas to all of you great folks, and all the best in 2018.

Little valley we're in is only 75 miles out of Kelowna and a population of about 1 million people. I'd like to know how many of those citiots voted to ban the bear hunt, then show them pictures of all the bears and cougars that get shot right outside their city limits. Our neighbors shot a large...

Have only seen 1 Duralite and the guy said it was good thus far but only had a few trips with it. We bought a Hot Shot by Trails West. Corrugated steel, light like aluminum, pulls really nice. Had it 4 years, lots of miles through the mountains between AB & BC, really happy with it. Nice...

Just catching up with reading older posts, what type of sheep do you have jodywy? Congrats on the good prices.

Beautiful family Soap, congratulations to all of you!

Been lucky where we are thus far, about 600 miles southeast of Gcreek, but had a couple small fires this past week. One was a lightning strike 4 miles up the valley, local crew got it out real quick with the help of a helicopter from forestry. Second fire a couple nights back was a hay shed...