Today was an incredibly productive day at the farm here in the Smokies. We had to take down several huge trees that were near structures on the farm and so today was milling day with our log mill. The tree we milled today was a monster.

Mike Got The Tree On The Mill With His Tractor
He is working on the engine here and getting it ready and tuned up to mill this big oak. He greased the drive wheels, added starter fluid, added the necessary water in the tank to keep the blade wet and then installed a new blade.

Mike Filling Up The Water Transfer Tank

Back With The Water To fill Tank

The Mill Is Ready To Saw

Nice View Of The Cows And The Foothills While We Work

Ms. Photographer Getting Pictures While Relaxing In The Kabota

First Cut With Mill ready To Go

Mike Begins To Shave The Curves Off

Mike Loves His Mill

Taking Cut Number Two

Mike Milled All The Lumber For The Barn Behind The Mill – Then Built The Barn Himself

Coming Back To Do More Shaving To Get A Solid Edge

He Cut It Then We Turned It To Do The Next Side

The Log Isn’t Perfectly Square Yet On The Bed

I Decide To Head Up To The Other Barns To Check On Baby Goats And Lambs

Nice View As I Ponder Heading Up To Barn #2

Cows Are Happy

Mike Pulling Off Really Heavy Large Slabs He’s Cut

I Stop By In The Woods To See My Off The Grid Writers Cabin

It’s My Private Sanctuary Here In The Mountains Where I Don’t See A Soul

My Writer’s Cabin – Off The Grid

Checking The Babies In The Livestock Barn – Everyone Has A Catfish Pond Including Us!

Heading Up The Final Hill To The House – It’s A Climb All The Way UP Our Property!
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~ From all of us @ HiBar Ranch, Farm & Forest (and home of HiBar Creations)