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I was doing some cleaning on my Weber propane grill last night and found the burners very dirty. A wire brush did a remarkable job cleaning the burners off and opening up most of the clogged holes on the burners. There are still a significant number that are clogged though. They appear to be...

For years there's been a call for property tax reform in Indiana. A year or two ago they finally passed a 1% property tax cap (for individuals, I think business is capped at 2%). This was hailed as a great step in property tax reform and all the politicians patted themselves on the back...

All this chicken talk has reminded me of a duck question I have. We had various ducks around 2 summers ago, but they all ended up disappearing. In all but one case, the whole flock disappeared (3-5 each time). That time 1 survived, but was lost in the next round of disappearances. I assume...

My wife and her siblings gave their mother a 'greenhouse' for Chrismtas in 2008. Actually it was a promise to build one for her. For a variety of reasons, mostly based on laziness, they haven't gotten around to building it until now. MIL really only needs this greenhouse for starting plants...

My tomato plants are getting decimated by something that is causing the leaves to shrivel and die. After some web research I think I have Septoria Leaf Spot. I've read up on it on the web and am going to take some leaves to the nursery tomorrow to see what they suggest. I was wondering if any...

There is a double-wide trailer on 2 acres adjoining my land that I know has been abandoned. I know the woman that owns it (for the time being) and I know how much she owes on it. She is willing to sell it to me for what she owes. However, this is more than I am willing to spend and I believe...

I believe I have a leaky cylinder on the FEL on my 30 hp Kubota (though it's not a Kubota FEL). An O-ring or something of that nature is what I'm guessing, though I have very limited knowledge of hydraulics. I'm planning to take the cylinder off the tractor and take it to someone else to...

I'm planning to put up some blackberry and grape 'arbors' (I think that's the word I want) this spring. I'm planning to get some 8' landscape timbers for this project. I'm hoping to use one at each corner for a post to make an 8x5.5 (I want it just wide enough to run my lawn tractor through to...

The wife and I have both noticed within the past day or two that the water in our toilet bowls is lower. I actually noticed it once, forgot about it, and then the wife mentioned it to me this morning, asking if I had done something to the toilets to make them use less water (they are the now...

It's a long story on how we got to this point, but me and a buddy spent yesterday cutting up logs with a local guy we met through forestryforum.com. We had quite a few trees down in our woods thanks to the winds we got back in September from hurricane Ike. We salvaged 3 16' pine logs, 4 10-12'...

It's 25 and snowing here, but I just sent off my Burpee's seed order using a $25 gift certificate I got for Christmas. I held off as long as I could. I was ready to order seeds and get started about a week after I put the garden to bed last fall. I can feel the juice running down my chin from...

Since you guys seem to be the experts, I thought I'd ask here... I'm smoking a ham to take to our family Thanksgiving. I'm going to smoke it and slice it on wednesday. I am planning to put it in pans to reheat on Thursday. Normally when we roast a ham we have a big pool of drippings in the...

Anyone ever build their own martin houses from gourds? I bought a packet of seeds last spring and planted them and I'm overrun with 'martin house gourds'. I talked to a guy one time about making them and it seemed pretty easy, and a good winter project, but I don't recall the details. Anyone...

I planted a couple small rows of Indian corn this year with the intention of using them or selling them as decorations at the farmer's market. Now I'm wondering how to prepare the ears for use? I'm sure you've all seen Indian corn decorations in the fall, with the shucks pulled back. So, do I...

I've been following the chicken thread and seeing all the good info in there. It has helped me a bit with my chicken adventure this year. I thought maybe I could get some good goat information from you guys too... Here's the background. I've got 10 acres that is moderately hilly, with my...

I've heard some of you guys talking about 'Israel Melons' in the past here on some of the gardening threads. I'm hoping to grow some of these beasts this year and I'd like to know if any of you buy your seeds online, and if so, from which website. I'm looking forward to this year's garden. I...

I believe I have located a local supplier of tilapia and I'm strongly considering trying to raise some for consumption this summer. Anyone have any good ideas on how to construct a cage? I haven't put a whole lot of thought into it, but what I'm thinking so far is a pvc frame (3x3x3 maybe?)...

I ruptured my achilles tendon while playing basketball on Jan. 22. I had surgery to repair the tendon on the 24th. I had a bone spur on my heal that the doctor ground off while he was fixing the tendon. He said he used something called a 'patch graft' to help repair the tendon. There's a...

My boys are 22 months and 3 months old. This was the first Christmas that the older one was really aware of what was going on and he had a blast. It was wonderful to see the joy in his eyes and it really made me appreciate Christmas again, like I haven't in years. The problem I'm having...

We've got 2 kids now (22 months and 3 months) and are hoping for more in the future. My wife has decided we need a minivan and we've been looking around at used ones (being fairly hand and fairly cheap in nature, we've been looking at 4-5 years old with 60k-90k miles). We looked at a Chevy...

I've got a 40 mile commute each way to work so I have plenty of time to look around and take things in. Farmers have been harvesting corn for a couple weeks now due to the drought and heat we've been having. I noticed one field in particular last week where they had picked the corn and then...

Up in the attachments section I was bragging on my new 5' King Kutter tiller. It's done a fantastic job on the little area I've tried out so far and I'm waiting for it to cool off before doing anything more. This gives me time to think, which is not always a good thing. I've got a garden this...

I just happened to be looking online at the Orscheln's website yesterday and noticed they had their 5' King Kutter tillers on sale for $1099. After all the great reviews I've read on TBN, that's the model I've been wanting. I wasn't planning on getting it until nex spring, using our tax...

I started to post this in Jim's garden thread, but didn't want to hijack that thread so here goes... Like Jim mentioned, we like to eat our small potatoes with green beans as well. We decided to try to save a step and can some potatoes and onions with green beans last night. It did not work...

With a 15 month old son and another on the way in September my wife decided we need a swingset/playground/whatever you call it at home. All I heard was a chance to use the tractor and power tools and I signed right up! We found an area that is 35'ish square-ish that borders the...

We've live on a shared road with 5 other homes. We are the 3rd drive up, so 2 below and 3 above. The road is in baaaaad shape and getting worse daily. No work has been done on it in the 3 years we've owned the property. There is no kind of agreement in place to care for or maintain the road...

My wife just gave me a kit for a double barrel wood stove to use in my 32x40 pole barn. The directions state that you need at least 36" clearance between the stove and any combustable structure. They state that as little as 4" clearance is acceptable if you have noncombustable structure...

We've seen many threads running around lately related to high oil prices. I drive about 85 miles total per day to/from work. I was filling up usually 2 times per week (including some weekend driving) and it just killed me to pay all that money. I have a good job and I wasn't hurting for...

My wife has some ferns hanging in planters along our porch. Winter is approaching and she's wondering what to do with them. The options, as I see them: 1) Bring them inside and try to keep them alive over the winter. 2) Plant them outside so they become permanent landscaping. 3) Throw them in...

My cousin came up with his power rake and straw blower on Saturday and helped me put in a yard. It's been about 2 years since we finished building and moved into the house, and the wife has been getting on me every day since to put in a yard. Two weeks ago I borrowed a tractor and disk and...

I've got white vinyl railing on my deck at home. It's developing some green moss/algae/fungus/whatever in some of the nooks and crannies. I tried spraying it off with the hose last night, with minimal success. It takes a bit of scrubbing with a rag/water to remove. Does anyone have any...

I'm planning on building a floating dock on my small pond here in the next month or so. I'm going to anchor the dock to the shore with 2 I-Beams burried in concrete. To the I-Beams will be attached a walkway, hinged at both ends, attached to the floating dock portion. I've located a steel...

All this talk about cows, goats, sheep, llamas, etc. has got me thinking, always dangerous... I've got the plans in my head for my 'mobile' chicken coop that probably won't get built until this winter or next spring. I've also got some extra land laying around that I'm not doing anything with...

I've seen some posts here lately, on guinea hens and another on moving a structure, that have gotten me thinking, which is often a dangerous proposition. I've wanted chickens for as long as I can remember. For eggs, for meat, for entertainment, for tick control, just for 'fun'. I want to...

This past year the governor of Indiana decided that it was time for Indiana to start observing DST. This has been a major ongoing political firestorm in the state and I won't go into that. The high and low of it is that the county commisioners in each county were left to determine which time...

My inlaws own a construction supply house. They moved to a larger building last spring and after moving most of the everyday supplies, have been slowly moving the less frequently used stuff to clean up the old business site. I was down there last weekend with my brother in law and we uncovered...

I'll try to explain this as best as I can and see if anyone can figure out my problem and offer some advice. I've got an old post hole digger my dad sold me from the cemetery where he works. He's worked there for 30 years and says they've never used it since he's been there. We went to use...

I had the week off last week and took the opportunity to work on several different projects. A couple of those projects required some seat time. I'm not sure what I'd do without my tractor: Moved gravel into sidewalk area so I could level off and pour sidewalks. Moved wood corner posts to...

I had some tractor weirdness yesterday. I spent a couple hours saturday running a grader over my new pond dam and the tractor ran fine. Then yesterday I fired up the bush hog and got about a half hour in before this happened. The rpms started falling. I disengaged the mower and just sat...

I'm going to be putting up some kennel fencing soon off the back of my barn. I've got 1/2" x 1" coated welded wire fence, 4 feet tall. I need the small openings to keep my dogs from climbing out (I know from experience). I've never put up this type of fence before, just split rail fence. I...

I've been reading the thread on farming with some interest. I've heard of tax breaks for farmers and am wondering what those breaks might be? I've got 13 acres of pasture and another 30 of woods. I'm planning to start raising chickens, mostly for my own use. But, if I could raise a few more...

I've read with great interest the pole barn threads on here. We started on ours 2 nights ago, staking it off and flagging each pole. I don't have easy access to a digital camera, so I don't have all the nice pictures like other guys. Plus my father in law is helping us after work and he tends...

This project won't directly involve my tractor, except to maintain the pond once it's dug, but I figured some of you guys out there might have some valuable advice. I've got an area that's about 3 acres, I'm guessing, that is kinda between 2 hills. A great place to dam up and form a pond...

Thanks to all who provided invaluable information on here. I picked up a 2002 L3000 last Thursday. It came with a 60" FEL and a 60" rear mount finish mower. It had 202 hours on it (208 now) and is ready for the 200 hour service. I've got a Kubota oil filter and air filter that the seller...

Hey guys, I've been lurking here on this board for a couple weeks now and have learned alot, especially when compared to what I started out knowing, which was nothing. Last year I bought 10 acres of old pasture (in Southern Indiana, near Jasper) and built a house on it. My parents bought...