Any of you folks from Utah?

Just spent a week in south-central Utah. Being from Indiana, it was a big change of scenery! I have to admit that the cows looked well fed, despite the fact that there was not a green blade of grass to be found. Folks out there don't even need a machine shed or barn for the hay--just stack it up outside. Guess it never rains enough to hurt it. I was very impressed with the water handling and irrigation set-ups. Those folks have it figured out and don't waste much!

(quoted from post at 11:39:16 11/12/17) Just spent a week in south-central Utah. Being from Indiana, it was a big change of scenery! I have to admit that the cows looked well fed, despite the fact that there was not a green blade of grass to be found. Folks out there don't even need a machine shed or barn for the hay--just stack it up outside. Guess it never rains enough to hurt it. I was very impressed with the water handling and irrigation set-ups. Those folks have it figured out and don't waste much!

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We lived in St. George for 5 years, and want to buy another place there or Mesquite NV when we retire. Growing up in South Dakota, it would be hard moving back east of the Rockies again. Love it out here!

Utaw an Iderho. Nuthin thar but snkes, lizards an poler bars......

I am from Roosevelt, Utah. It's in the Uintah Basin in northeastern Utah. We have agriculture, oil field and tourism as our main economy. Most years we barely have enough irrigation water in my area and the folks in the western areas are doing everything they can to take it away from us. Most of our water in my area comes from melting snow in the Uintah Mountains. Much of it is stored in large reservoirs in the mountains. The #&$%?& environmentalists want many of those to be taken out and the land restored to its original condition. Thanks to the previous administration the oilfield has been hit hard with unemployment around 14% for a while. It's slowly coming back. Tourism consists of hunting, fishing, camping and such. There are also some ancient Indian ruins and a lot of dinosaur fossils. Take some time to see it all when you're here.
Arvin

Fond memories of Roosevelt Utah! Years ago I was pulling a car out to Salt Lake with a Ford half ton. Burned out a rear wheel bearing, outside of town 10 miles or so. Crawled into town on the shoulder with the thing howling like a stuck coon. The rear hub/brake drum were way to hot to touch, almost glowing. And it was Sunday morning, to help the situation. A sheriff came by and said he'd call one of the mechanics he knew from the local Ford dealership. Limped to their parking lot and the fellow came in, opened the store and gave me a new bearing. He offered to help, but I had a floor jack and tools so I thanked him profusely and went to work. Pulled the axle, I was able to bust the inner bearing race with a large boulder (no shortage it seemed) as an anvil. I always have a heavy hammer in the truck. It cracked it on the 2nd blow. The first blow is a story itself. I was holding the axle tight in my left and and walloped it with my right. The axle went off like a tuning fork and the nerves in the palm of my left hand are still numb, 40 years later. The bearing tapped on and off I went. I've never forgot that little town of Roosevelt and the first class folks that gave me a hand....... Be proud of your neighborhood pal

Had some young fellas stop in here the other night from salt lake. Yep Mormons. They have a church not to far from here. Seems their mission is to help people . Like moving people to new houses or sorting cattle and like that.

I lived in Draper, Utah for a few years, I was brought there by Ames Construction company. The best company I ever worked for. I left there in 2010 and headed back to Illinois, been self employed ever since.

I spent almost 38 years at that dealership. Got laid off 2 years ago when the oilfield economy crashed.

Utah sure is great country. Did some hiking in Escalante National Monument last March. Enjoyed the slot canyons. Bryce and Zion are musts also. Pics from Escalante.

Roosevelt Utah,memories.

When I first started driving truck, (single axle freight liner with a 260 Detroit and a 5 speed pulling 26' doubles) the second load I ever hauled was a load of bricks from Blaine Wa. to Roosevelt for the new high school.
Pulling out of Salt lake up the pass to Roosevelt it was snowing hard, chained up at midnight (my first time hanging iron). It was rough getting going again.
Got to the scalehouse outside of town around midnight, got red lighted and went in with my paperwork. Older guy in there said, "son did you look at your load when you came in?" went out and about a 1/4 pallet was missing off of the last trailer, ooops!
He let me go, go figure, not these days!

You can't move, when you retire Eldon! TOO MANY tractors to move, you would be passed away, before you got done. LOL

I have been in the Salt Lake Valley all of my life except for 2 years. Yes there is still some Ag in the Salt Lake Valley if you know where to look for it. It was funny earlier this year when I was out hauling hay with the New Holland bale wagon a person stopped to talk and I will almost always stop to talk as it is good PR. As we were talking he ask where we operated out of as he know I was on a leased field. I told him and the family name and he said "Oh you are one of the big operators left around here". I never though 30 owned acres and 35 leased acres was big time. In this valley most of what is left is either day farmed or flood irrigated. Most of the flood irrigated fields are less than 10 acres.
ken

(quoted from post at 03:28:47 11/13/17) You can't move, when you retire Eldon! TOO MANY tractors to move, you would be passed away, before you got done. LOL

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I didn't say I was moving....just go down there for the winters.