Early last week I had a two-day break from my insane schedule, which wasn't really a great length of time, so I decided to spend the two days at home finishing my remaining welding projects. I first finished fabricating and installing the mount for my winch. It's a a simple, but extremely solid mount, assembled from a half-inch steel. It probably causes the bumper to jut forward more than most winch mounts, but I'm fine with that. The other project I finished and installed, was a sturdy rack for transporting an oxyacetylene setup. The rack is a permanent fixture bolted to the frame and stablized to prevent excessive vibration. The tanks are fastened to the vertical angle iron via nylon straps (not pictured) and further secured from upwards ejection and potential theft by chain loops and a horizontal steel band.
During this last weekend I had three nights off and used them to work more on the fencing. I finished all but one H-braces in one 800 foot section. I also finished installing nearly all of the remaining posts and plan to install the woven wire this coming weekend.
The wild plumbs that were flowering when I first installed the bees this spring are already beginning to bare fruit. These were probably the first flowers the bees pollenated on our ranch.
