I always buy 73 27 and i pressure cook it in a stainless colander so a ton of the fat drains off into the pot. Then i freeze it and use later in the pan or what not, but GEEEEZ I would love 1.50 a pound ground beef.. I live in Long Beach CA and here i just got 11.99 for 3 pounds of 73 27 and thats a pretty good deal around here... Miss these old prices before the pandemic and our government started printing money willy nilly driving inflation through the roof..
It has performed flawlessly for the past 4.5 years. It is mounted in a covered, non-insulated, dusty trailer at 8000 feet. It is our sole source of electrical power. It has been subjected to temperatures in that dusty trailer between -30 in winter and 100+ in summer. It has never failed us once! Thanks for asking.
I think it would help to start your plants early in a hot box or small greenhouse. Growing food is hard between poor soils, bad weather and bugs its amazing we dont all,starve to death 😅 Stupid government regulations controlling every thing in our lives. My wife and i have done 2 yard's from bare dirt, thats more than enough sweat from our brows.😊
Hi EL! We hear you. Remember, last year we had to take down our greenhouse because it was beating up the Shouse! The first year we were here, we built a cold frame to help start plants, and the wind destroyed it! The wind here is so strong that it regularly tears up greenhouses - we see them laying in pieces all over the area out here. The UV breaks down even the good greenhouse plastic within one season. Our goal is to integrate greenhouse area with our shop when we build it. Good to hear from you!
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nRuULPIz4E8.htmlsi=k2dUFRBC5qvH3vlw. Have you heard of these guys in Alaska? They built some cool boxes out of old windows.
Ya those beds are awesome. That well water may need to sit above ground for a day to warm up I know with mine it comes out below 50f and the rain water stuff grows way better.
Thanks!! Yeah, the well water is pretty cold. Unfortunately, the state doesn't permit us to keep any more than 110 gallons of rainwater. We only get about 8 inches of rain per year here, so rainwater is like gold. About the beds: Those bales will not grow anything because the barley that the straw comes from was treated with a persistent broad leaf weed killer. Too bad. But they do work well for holding in the soil and making raised beds. Cheap!! And they hold in moisture, too.
Thank you! It's been about five years now and this inverter is still going strong!! It has been mounted in a home-made box trailer at 8000 feet inall kids of temperature extremes, even down to 20 below. It has never failed. It is still in constant use, 24/7/365.
@elflordsjourneys Hi Elf Lord!! It was a less than graceful spill. I bumped my head and had a headache for a week but I am fine. Plenty of padding on me! Haha!! God bless you.
Good evening, i greatly appreciate your videos on you f600, just bought one with the same problem everyone has, brakes. Any chance you have a parts list somewhere with links where you got everything? Only partially into the series, but already know this is going to be tons of help. Thanks again
Hello and thanks for the kind words. The 1967 F600 had at least two versions of brakes. I found the schematic and other info from the Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forum online. They have a section dedicated to Medium Duty and Heavy Duty trucks. Finding parts will be something of an Easter Egg hunt, but most of what you may need can be found. Alternatively, you may find that upgrading your axles to newer ones will provide greater parts availability. Thankfully, we have not had to do that yet. Have fun with your F600!
I know this is an old video, but it proves something to me and should to others... scientifically... fat content in beef... some fat has more water content than other fat, so thus, when it's cooking, more of the "fat" renders down in one version vs another. So, for example, I could buy a pound of 90/10 from source A store and 90/10 from a source B store (making sure the product came from different farms) and you would not get equal results on the cooked meat because fat renders differently. Just because you have 10% fat doesn't mean that all 10% will render off when cooking, especially if it is fat with more water content. I go with 27/73 because we mainly do burgers and hamburger helper, and I need softer / easier to chew food, but I could see the benefit of 80/20 in other types of ground meat situations such as tacos or maybe even canning.
Hello E-Chip, Robber reminds me of me . When I finally went to Panama rocks I was in my 70s when it would’ve been lot easier in my 60s but life goes on I guess and Work is always there. Good song. 🎶 wish we could help you. They will be covered so no one will see or know it. 💕NonnaGrace 🐓
Thank you as always for your kind comments and for watching NG. Yes, the grade beams will be covered up, but I will know :-). The work is always there, for sure and actually that's good because it keeps me active.
Hi there! Yes, what costs the most around here is the labor. We don't mind hiring help when we absolutely need it, but our goal is to do as much of this ourselves. But the groundwork is done and pretty soon we will start to see an actual house going up! Thanks for watching as always.
I use a geyser pump to bring water up to my tank above the ground and a small pressure pump to deliver water to the house. Mother in the ground can go bad. The air pump is inside the garage and runs during solar time to store air pressure/energy storage. Cost less than 100 for the whole pump.
Hello E-Chip, glad Rosco's sister is back. It is something how they morn the lost too. your tomatoes are looking good so are the other plants. the season is different. the hay bale garden is doing good. looks like swiss chard. The Pups are happy to be back together. the neighbor has to box scrape their drive way. sorry Dinah is needing to be repaired. The new modulus look great. good thing you know what your doing. I would be lost. glad the springs and brakes are good. Thank you for sharing how your doing. 💕NonnaGrace🐓
It did and it still does four years later. It's not really efficient, but it will handle all we can throw at it. Way more beef than a SolArk, etc. can handle. Peak is rated at 3x the rating and for 20 seconds, I think. We regularly use our Lincoln Tombstone 50 A welder with it! It has been mounted in an enclosed, non-conditioned trailer with dust and extreme temperatures at 8000ft elevation. Still recommend it.
Farming is a tough life. Cellar good to have for tornadoes 🌪 You've had a busy summer. Yes fall is here, snow in the Sierra this coming weekend. Can the old solar panels be used for anything or do they go in the trash?😊
That's a good question, thanks for asking. The architect actually designed the house for a concrete cellar. We're not fans of concrete, but we realize that there are places where it makes sense. The rest of the home will have a deep rubble trench (gravel footings) with a huge concrete grade beam on top to support straw bale walls. With all of the concrete already required, we wanted something less...concrete, if that make sense. It was going to be extra 10 yards (plus form-up, etc.) for the cellar walls. So instead we opted for a PWF and poured 2 yards of concrete floor (we can splash water on it at times to increase the cellar humidity). We saved at least $4,000 going with PWF walls. Very happy with the result and highly recommend it, particularly if you are in a dry climate like ours. :-)
I just put some eggs in some future chicken broth I was making in my sun oven. I left them in all day as I was simmering a carcass. Mine got done and killed 2 birds🤭 with one stone… chicken broth and boiled eggs.
Must watch for all Dumpy Dump truck owners, cracked me up to see you working on the hay bale, hope you wash that lettuce before consuming, I have that in my playlist, chicago old days.😅
No, not kidding. Unless your water is really hard, or clothes really dirty, we don't need as much detergent as we think we do. Remember the old toothpaste commercials that showed a toothbrush piled high with toothpaste? Our mouths are not that big and don't have but 32 teeth in them at most. Don't need that much, but play with it and do what's best for you.
LOL We stopped naming our chickens after we lost our last flock to raccoons. Sounds like your names account for the possibility. Dogs love natures water. Nice fishing. We need to break out our Sun Oven more. Great updates from the desert homestead!
Unfortunately, the barley straw in those bales was treated with a broadleaf weed killer that is very persistent. Nothing will grow in them 😞 Thanks EL!
Ooh yea you probably don't want to eat vegetables grown in weed killer. 🤣Hope your summers not too hot, we have been in the 100s for weeks now, 108 yesterday 🥵🥵
Haha, E-Chip doesn't eat fish. And we are surrounded by potato fields here. All we have to do is glean the fields after harvest. Already have permission from the farmer. We should do a video on that. Thanks!
My first car had to have the clutch replaced. Jim knows the name of songs and artists. I remember hearing it. I hope it is a great adventure too for your daughter. Glad Thomas was able to help. I could see it popping out. So much work. Glad it is in. 💕NonnaGrace 🐓
