Romans VII

Work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 

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Have Mercy on Us

... sinners. 

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Fun on the Farm

Super nice fall days are a great gift, which no one knows how long they will last. So our philosophy is, take advantage of them while you can. 

With that in mind. Fr. Seth and myself headed out to Jack's place to horse around a bit. In celebration of such a beautiful day, we enjoyed a cold one. God bless America!

Once saddled up we just rode the pasture for the fun of it. Fence is tight, grass is green, life is good. 

Ole Seth and Chief got along just fine.

Buck has been doing a good job of riding herd. Thanks pal. Keep up the good work! 

After a thorough ride through the pasture, Fr. Seth and the horses rode off into the sunset as we followed in the pickup. 

Good stuff.

A fun time was had was had by all. Play is interesting venture. It is not a means to an end, but an end in and of itself. Meaning, play is something you do for the sake of playing. There is nothing it produces, except joy in the heart. We're thankful for the opportunity. Just fun to get out and smell the roses. On to the next one!

Water Works, Again

If there's one thing that makes or breaks ranching in Wyoming, it's water. Sometimes there's an abundance, but often it's scarce. On top of that, trying to keep it from freezing in the winter is a whole other battle. Consequently, it's best to make sure your water system is optimal before winter hits. Even if it takes you a couple tries to get there. 

This is not what you want to see. Especially after Dad and I just got it going last week. The problem then was the connecting hose was gummed up with rusty sludge deposits. This time, we were convinced that the entire line from the well to the tank was gummed up. Sure enough.

So Dad brought over our spray pump unit to flush out the system.

This 100'+ deep well free flows about 2 gallons a minute of water up the casing. So they just tapped the side of the casing and plumbed the water 100' or so down the hill to the stock tank. Awesome set up. The problem is that it is such a small volume of water that air flows with it down the pipe, causing the iron in the water to turn to rusty sludge. Remedy: flush the poly line with pressurized water, purging all the rusty junk from its midst. 

Purge it did! Buck and the boys applauded our efforts. 

At 75psi, it probably took 350 gallons of water to get it free and clean. 

That's more like it. 

So we hooked the transfer hose back up. 

And let 'er run. Doesn't look like much. But for Wyoming standards, this is a site to behold!

Everyone's happy. 

Good stuff. I probably enjoy ranching challenges as much as ranching itself. However, water is not something to mess around with. If old man winter is knocking on your door, you best have your water program signed, sealed, and delivered. If not, it might be an interesting five months. The beauty of our water set up on Jack's place, is that flowing water won't freeze. As long as this trickle keeps trickling, the line will stay thawed and so will the majority of the tank. Though, it'll still be something to keep an eye on. Ranch Ready. 

Romans VI

Sanctification baby! 

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JPII

Pray for us!

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Romans V

Mercification 

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Romans IV

We can choose not to live out of our justification wrought by Christ.

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Non-weariness

Pray with faith. 

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Round II

It was time to bring the other girls over to Johnson County to be with the rest. But before we could do that we had to tweak our game just a bit.

Five heifers and two heifers claves were all of the Neiber Ranch's herd left to haul out. 

If at first you don't succeed, try again. The filler door of last week was a good idea, but really didn't work that well. The cows bunched up in that corner with the extra 4'. So we went back to the drawing board. 

It's best to funnel the cattle right into the trailer, with no other options. So we decided to put the filler needed on the door side of the wide pen. We had this frame from some leftover equipment. 

So we just welded in some scraps of continuous fence to fill in the middle. 

Pretty simple. Wire it up to the outside fence. When not in use it sits flat agains the wall. 

Then just pull it out when needing to load. 

Giddy up. Smooth as butter. 

We're gone. 

This 5,000 ft of elevation gain in 20 miles was no walk in the park. Descending the other side was equally as fun. Thankfully, I like a trucking challenge. 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, all the critters joyfully anticipated the new cows' arrival. 

Especially Grandma and Mom. 

Hopefully after two weeks of weaning, they don't mother back up. I doubt it. I bet they are just happy to see each other again. Fun on the farm. This should be a nice fall for these girls and hopefully a good winter. Time will tell. Let's ranch! 

Trany Repair

Late model Chevrolet 6-speed automatic transmissions are notorious for loosing the shifting linkage. I've dealt with the issue on White Horse before. Now it came back around.

Not a fun situation to run into. If the shifter on your column goes haywire when you try to put it in park or reverse, she probably came undone underneath. It's been about three years since I've had this happen on White Horse. But last week, she came undone. When I crawled underneath it today to address the issue, this is what I found, almost off. 

This is what you usually find when if comes undone, just no communication to the transmission. Be darn sure you have your wits together before you crawl under a vehicle in this situation. Make sure the engine is off and the park brake is set!

The first time it happened I almost bought a whole new cable. However, beings it's happened enough, NAPA just started selling the grommet that holds it in place. 

I should have known something was up when they came in a pack of three. 

I've found that a little WD-40 helps it pop into place. 

The little loop I think is only there to help with instillation. Once in place, I cut it off. 

Here's the key I've found to help keep it together. Really press the grommet into the recessed part of the linkage pin. 

Giddy up.

On the road again. Anytime you crawl under a vehicle to address a shifting situation, be careful! There are many variables that can be at play. That being said, you can handle this issue. If your shifter isn't shifting, it's probably the linkage. If crawl under to take a looksee or tackle the problem, use your head. Make sure precautions are in place, such as the engine off, setting on level ground, and the park brake is set. We ranch today with an eye on tomorrow. 

Romans III

We are justified solely by God's grace. 

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