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Grant,
>, but I lift weights so I don't need a forklift.
Even as i downsize and eventually get down to a couple hives the forklift
stays. So many uses around the farm ( great for big bales). I often have
advised a new would be commercial beekeeper to buy a loader when he reaches
100 hives. Makes the whole operation so much easier and should be considered
as an investment.
I bought a farm tractor with a loader 30 years ago to move 55 gallon
barrels. I wrote off the cost from my business. Today the tractor is worth
three times what I paid for the tractor.
While in Florida i saw a beekeeper sell a 610 Bobcat to another beekeeper
for $6,000. After the sale was made the the new owner went happily on his
way. the seller said he hated to see the 610 go as other than a few minor
problems the Bobcat had given great service for around 20 years on the bee
farm. He said he had paid around a $1000 for the 610 around 20 years ago.
> Bob, if you need some help, give me a call and I'll come over!
I am looking for some part time help to pull and extract honey if the young
guys which have helped before will not help this year. Then you won't need
to pump iron for a few weeks.
I used to keep my bee magazines in boxes and then a mouse chewed a hole and
ruined some. Then I kept in plastic totes but still not the best storage.
Then I found three large foot lockers which were cedar lined. I keep ABJ in
one and BC in the other and odds and ends in the other.
I am not a collector as a true collect does not want magazines which have
writting or minor tears. I am interested in the information. I have a friend
from Alabama which is a collector I met on beesource and when he buys a
collection he sends me his magazines which are not pristine and which he has
duplicates of. When I go on the road I take usually around ten years of ABJ
or BC with me to read at night. I used to take the very old magazines but
now I like to reread the magazines from the middle 80's to date. Those are
the years I feel are the most informative. I never throw a bee magazine
away. I bundle duplicates and donate to bee auctions.
Thanks for taking care of Joe!
My footlockers are on the top shelf of some heavy metal shelves and I would
guess each footlocker with magazines weighs 300-400 pounds . The shelf is
about ten feet from the floor. I set the forks in front of the shelf and
then slide on to the forks. I do not know of another way to get down other
than unloading. Each year is in a bag with the year plus a listing of
articles I might need to refer to and the issue.
Are you getting the ice storm Grant? We are on the northern edge and
received around an inch of sleet. Snow tomorrow.
bob
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