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Time for an update... This already took place in March, but I was too ill to report on it until now. My BX’s 16th-century house (lower level of a guard tower dating back to the Spanish era) is built of stacked stone with just some clay (no cement or chalk) for a binder. After centuries, part of...

Why go electric? For 60 (or even 300) square feet there's still the good ole manual one...

For those who don't already know, I was robbed at the BP petrol station today. Scared the life out of me. After my experience and initial shock, I managed to give the police a report. The police were quick to respond and calmed me down which was great because I was near on having a breakdown...

I'm almost ashamed to say, but my BX231 last turned a wheel in August 2020... Last time I mowed the meadow was almost two years ago. Between a job overseas requiring long absences and short vacations, the restoration of the 17th century country house and its surroundings, my parents growing...

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My better half comes from Kubota's motherland - does that count? She sat behind the wheel when the tractor was delivered, but as far as I know that was the only time. And the only picture I have of her on a tractor is while she's riding another well-known japanese brand, so I'll refrain from...

Seems the russians are now also paying a hefty price for buying chinese junk... A respected Belgian newspaper reports that they have serious problems with the chinese Yellow Sea tires many military vehicles are equipped with. They cost only a fraction of the Michelins XZL of which they are a...

A Russian and a Czech were doing research on Grizzly bears in Alaska with permits from the National Park System. When they stopped doing their regular radio reports, a Ranger was dispatched to search for them. When the Ranger arrived at their last known location he found evidence of at least...

Yesterday's lunch: 3 pounds of beef filet, pan-fried in butter with some salt and pepper.

Thank you! There's a bit of everything: some are made by the major brands (plastic), some by small, specialized brands (die cast or brass). Some are (brass/diecast/3D-printed) kits built to order or self-built, and some are kitbashed. Here are a few more. The brown ("chocolate") 2-4-2 was...

I work and live in Africa, so am thousands of miles from my collection, but here are a few:

I'm into model railroading: Southern Pacific 1935-1956 (from 1/220 Z all the way to 1/32 I-scale and live steam; I probably have the largest SP collection in Europe 🤪 🤯) and Belgian steam locomotives 1835-1967, plus a collection of Marklin HO equipment from the '60s through the '80s. Layout...

I have a bit more acreage than you and am doing perfectly fine with my 23HP BX231. As for ride comfort, an air suspension seat is a lot cheaper than going to a bigger tractor which comes standard with it... Matter of fact, I'm just in the process of upgrading mine from the regular seat (very...

That's just one claw of this beastie, caught in the English Channel:

Thank you! Still an awful lot of work though to make it truly habitable... Living abroad really complicates things: my contractor (very knowledgeable in these old buildings) is extremely good at his job; rather too good, as he is in too much demand, and with both of us being far away most of the...