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Our Polaris Ranger 1000 just got its break-in service, replacing key lubricants and fluids. We're ready for another year of zipping up an down our dirt roads, logging trails and using it as a motorized wheel barrow to haul stuff around the homestead.

The Friction of UTV Maintenance

Riding the Polaris Ranger isn’t all fun and games. At some point, you have to service it. It’s necessary, bur less fun.
The Polaris Ranger does pretty well on snow roads like this one.

Early Cold and Snow, No Eggs, and Vacuum Sealers

A polar vortex, snow, ice, and short winter days mean slippery roads and fewer eggs on the homestead as temperatures reach the single digits.
Installing the winch on my UTV was one of my priorities.

Autumn Arrives on the Homestead

As the temperatures drop, we have to wrap up our summer activities and prep for winter. This includes securing our livestock and upgrading the UTV.
The beehives are behind the garden. Those are green beans in the foreground.

Homestead Injury and Why More Hands Help

There's plenty of work to do on the homestead, but an annoying injury slows Pete down. The garden continues to thrive.
The sunflowers are in full bloom. Behind it, the beehives are barely visible and you can see one of the raised beds in our garden.

Summer Projects on the Homestead

Summer is a great time for outdoor work on the homestead. I have to put up with sweat and dodge raindrops, but its a productive time of year.
When covered with a lockable lid or roof, this enclosure will be the bunker where we store our gasoline cans, spare kerosene, and pesticides we don't want in the house.

Bunkers, Bees and Firewood, a Homestead Update

Work on our many homestead projects progresses, despite somewhat whacky weather.
Our Polaris Ranger 1000 just got its break-in service, replacing key lubricants and fluids. We're ready for another year of zipping up an d down our dirt roads, logging trails and using it as a motorized wheel barrow to haul stuff around the homestead.

Outfitting the Polaris for New Adventures

Pete upgrades his side-by-side and equips it for medical and other emergencies.
Our new Polaris Ranger climbed the mountain with ease.

The New Polaris Ranger Arrives on the Homestead

Pete tests put his new Polaris Ranger out on the homestead and compares the 2025 version to a 2017 model he had been driving.
Pete is inching closer to buying his own UTV.

The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Buy a Side-by-Side

Pete's hopes of finding a used side-by-side after Hurricane Helene turned out to be a miscalculation. Buyers are hanging on to them.