Another example my current home, I had to have this place and we had an escalator clause in our bid $1000 over the highest bid. The house went for $26,000 over asking price but when we closed it appraised for $18,000 more than what we bought for. My property taxes here were $100 more per year than the ranch but that was before the place was homesteaded and that will drop the taxes. You need to get the hell out of Illinois it is costing you a fortune. I did have 27 years of equity and that did help too.
Holy crap I live in nys and between the hunting camp with 2 bedroom small house and 68 acres plus home and 4 properties totaling 73 acre taxes are less than yours.
Will, Kendall, and Kane counties are horrific. Where Will and South Cook counties come together, same edition, same builders- one side of the edition in Cook same model house will cost maybe $8k to Will county's $16k. Cook is not as bad b/c it's subsidized by business taxes from the City...but with Covid and the complete lockdown...I don't see that continuing. I am getting out this spring. In fact spent most of the day moving some stuff into a storage unit so the house isn't so cluttered. Listing soon as my bathroom re-models are done. Hoping to list by mid March, with any luck closing before Memorial Day.
Snow! ...Ok it can Stop already! It has snowed every single day for the last 10 days another 6+ on the way. Theres exercise and theirs my knees are giving out withhours of shoveling every day. Yes have the tractor, refuse to fire it up. It causes horrible icing as things do thaw unless you literaly scrape up the drive to stone base. Well I'll wait untillsnow lets up abit before heading out...rant over
When plowing snow off of gravel it is ideal to have some gravel just peeking through the snow when you are finished plowing. First, you have to make sure the gravel drive is frozen solid or you'll plow the gravel into the lawn. If you slip a piece of pipe over the cutting edge of the plow blade you'll be amazed at the results. You can use PVC for lighter blades or steel for heavier blades. This works for ATV plows as well. I've used this on my tractor blade for the last 11 snow seasons.
Furnace guy finally made it to my house at 5:30 on Friday. 15 minutes, a $410 part and service charge, and I have had heat again.
Sunday my wife decided that yes, we do need another light over by the basement sink and refrigerator. Figured a 1x2 light would be just perfect. I buy the same brand and style LED light from the same place I bought 9 other lights. Get it out of the box and only see 3 wires to connect to power. Check box-yup dimmable just like the other lights. Dimmer switch recommendations are not the same as the other lights! Hey assholes! Make all your lights the same!!
Would this really work with an atv plow? I get it would work with a tractor as it has downward pressure but an atv doesn’t have downward pressure?
I've read where people have used PVC on ATV plows and were happy with the results. On tractors, the 3-point hitch ( where the rear blade is attached ) there is no downward pressure. It is gravity, sometimes called float. The rear blade on my tractor, being all hydraulic is heavy ( 800 lbs ) and supplies it's own downward pressure. No help from the 3-point hitch.
Tractor bucket scraping the snow packs snow under it unless digging up the sone/ dirt drive. Vehical tire do pack as well but when I shpvel the areas around tracks ate not packed thus when we have a warm up it doesn't ice. Remember warm sun on snow thats over frozen ground that doesn't drain fast,followed by night tempsin the teens and 20's. So yes the tractor causes icing. Just like our tires andeven where we walk if snow is packed Not worries though because I shoveled 10:30 till 3:04 straight. It was sunny and my light snow got heavy fast. Canvas barn roof was heavy with ice under but clean now as well as boat and both driveways. JUST sat down to eat lunch with 2 ibuprofen and it's snowing again!
PS Just read your other posts, great ideas and will pass on to hubby. Though, I think he rather likes my shoveling over him having to plow...lol
Dang I never thought how preconditioned I was. Get in the truck to go home always put a fresh dip in, get home pop a top and put a dip in. I have a tin in my pocket but I am going to try hard to not flick the lid on that tin.
