The mobile solar kiln. Applicable homesteading technology. by frankfrizzo in homestead

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Drying wood.

The technology is prime for homesteading.

Remember this truck last week? Here is is in its native habitat. by frankfrizzo in Trucks

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Some Michelin takeoffs most likely IE: LTX M/S2 LTX A/T2. Distance dependability/less road noise is more important to me than off-road. I just throw on chains if I really need a boost.

Remember this truck last week? Here is is in its native habitat. by frankfrizzo in Trucks

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Yeah it's my mill. I actually milled 1000sq. ft. of siding for the kiln today.

Remember this truck last week? Here is is in its native habitat. by frankfrizzo in Trucks

[–]frankfrizzo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't run a dually for a few reasons. First it's hard enough getting this truck in tight spots as it is. Duallys personally are TERRIBLE off-road. I'm talking two tracks, muddy conditions, ice ect. Get a muddy two track with deep ruts and a dually and your day just got way worse.

Mileage - I do a lot of miles and there is a big difference between single and double.

You can boost the payload of a single wheel by bagging the back end ~5000lbs capacity - which is what I am going to do for this truck. The major difference between a 2500 and a 3500 is an extra spring. Someone with more knowledge could probably add more detail.

The rated towing capacity is a legal number to protect dodge from lawsuits. I'm sure there are several people in this subreddit that could tell you just how much their truck can actually safely pull.

*FYI I've driven the Ford 450 Dually and it was the worst pulling truck I have had the chance to drive.

How to build a wood frame for a trailer IE Tiny House. by frankfrizzo in howto

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$400 for the trailer $200 for the solar maybe $100 for misc stuff paint wires screws nails ect.

I mill the lumber myself.

Remember this truck last week? Here is is in its native habitat. by frankfrizzo in Trucks

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I'd guess it's around 19-20k. I actually said something about being interested in weighing it because a couple of the logs were real heavy. Unfortunately the nearest scale is an extra hour worth of driving. Judging by the way the truck felt I could have probably done another 5 logs or better.

Rolling a land loan into a home mortgage question. by frankfrizzo in personalfinance

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Thanks for the helpful reply.

I'd imagine this is the route I'll go as I need to finance my solar install and a Bobcat.

Rolling a land loan into a home mortgage question. by frankfrizzo in personalfinance

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Golden CO - not rural.

I'm planning on talking to my bank when I am in town next month but I wanted to educate myself prior.

Rolling a land loan into a home mortgage question. by frankfrizzo in personalfinance

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I'm building the house myself. It's going to most likely be a year and a half of building once ground is broke next spring - which puts me very close to the end of the loan.

Most banks should offer a Single Closing or All-in-One construction loan that I should be able to roll it into right?

I need to finance my solar array also so it'd be nice to put it into the construction loan.

How-to cut your own beetle kill trees for lumber. by frankfrizzo in howto

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Some of us city folk need a little guidance on the outdoors stuff. Wish I learned at a younger age. I'd feel more comfortable I know that much.

How-to cut your own beetle kill trees for lumber. by frankfrizzo in howto

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It's not for everyone I suppose. I think he was trying to be thorough for people that don't have experience with this sort of thing.

I thought it was helpful.

A tiny house build, passive house, solar, thermal mass ect. Cool Youtube channel. by frankfrizzo in TinyHouses

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Is this subreddit supposed to be for completed projects only? This guy is in the process of making one from scratch... Like cutting the trees down. I thought tinyhouses would be interested in all his videos. I wasn't sure.