New (to us) Stuff

On the weekend we went to a large clearing sale on the Liverpool Plains.  You know it is going to be a large event when the clearing sale has photos up on it's own blog of items for sale.  They even had real coffee in the form of a mobile van so I was very happy.  There was about 500 people there which is very big for a clearing sale.

The Mr was happy as he bought a 3pl spray unit with a 700 litre tank, 6 metre boom and a spot spray attachment for his tractor.  This will be great around here to tidy up the weeds that inevitably keep growing.

   

He also came home with a fire trailer set up ready to go.  It has a 1000 litre tank and an old Honda motor. This will be great for those days we are burning anything and also great for watering trees.  We were both happy with with the day, especially myself with the coffee side of things ;)

Next up on my wish list: a little disk plough, a seeder, a generator and a post hole digger please.

Playing with Fire

We decided to burn off 8 acres that is due to be worked and sown in the next little while.  We had fire breaks done and there was little to no wind so the conditions looked pretty good when we started.

Of course, 60 seconds after tossing a match in a gusty wind sprung up and we got a little busier than intended keeping an eye on things but it was still all safe, just a little rushed.

Then the wind died back down and the next paddock was lit and burnt as well.

It got pretty hot at times and even though you know every precaution has been taken and the fire is under control it is still a stressful thing to toss a match into a dry fuel source. 

The end of day beer has never tasted so good!