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- From: <wiediger AT msn.com>
- To: <wizard1 AT kih.net>, "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Atlas greenhouse/propane
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:11:49 -0600
Mark wrote " What is your opinion of the 20 x 48
unit that atlas sells? wonder how much propane it takes to heat that
critter."
We have an Atlas 30 X 48' greenhouse.
Bought it used 3 years ago, and it was either 10 or 12 years old when we bought
it. We took it down, and when we reassembled it, we drove in new ground
anchor stakes and put on new toe-boards, but we could have used the old
ones. It looks brand new! We use it for raising transplants and some
ornamentals, and in a typical winter season here in South Central KY, 1 - 500
gallon tank of propane will last the whole season, if you keep it cool (under
50). I think cool temperatures raise nicer transplants, but it does
require something like germination mats to get seeds up and growing. I
continue to be impressed with the quality of material used by Atlas, (we now
have 3 - RT 20 X 96 high tunnels) and by the terrific customer service.
With them being located in Georgia, and the cost of freight being what it is,
they make a lot of sense for southern growers.
Ah, yes. New toys. Bought an IH 784
equipped with a Bush Hog quick attach front end loader 3 years ago. Traded
Alison's little IH 354 in on it. So since then, we've been arguing over
who's 784 it is. I love the loader on that tractor. Trimmed oak
trees this past weekend that had grown over the years and were shading one of
our green houses. Like a fool, I had Alison driving the tractor while I
worked out of the bucket. Now she claims that that is proof the 784 must
be hers! Of course, the fact that she "doesn't do" chain saws doesn't seem
to hold much weight in this argument. But that 140 is so sweet, I guess I
can let her believe what she wants! When we bought the 140, all I had to
do was change fluids and I need to replace the positive battery cable (it isn't
making a good connection on the post, and although a vise-grips works fine, a
new cable would look so much better!)
paul
Paul and Alison Wiediger
Au Naturel Farm (where it feels colder out than it looks, so I'm not out working like I should be!) http://aunaturelfarm.homestead.com
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Re: [Market-farming] What's the best cultivating tractor?,
MARK A. ABNER, 11/29/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Atlas greenhouse/propane,
wiediger, 11/29/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] Atlas greenhouse/propane, Marie Kamphefner, 11/29/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] What's the best cultivating tractor?, robert schuler, 11/29/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] Atlas greenhouse/propane,
wiediger, 11/29/2005
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