Recent content by MapleLeafFarmer

the hair on the back of my neck stood up thinking about the 10's or even 1,000's of innocents passed by during the 25 mile trip that get to go home unscathed. kiss your family people as you never know what may take you out.

I've seen this type of discussion going on for many many decades and IMHO its an operator / training / take care issue not a ROPS issue. - if my grain auger hits OH wires while towing its not the fault of the grain auger for being too tall its my fault. - if my dump truck box is left UP and I...

consider a different approach? how about a solar flag pole/ flag light. cheap ones go for $25 and can get pretty good ones for as little as $100.

nicely done! 22hp sure beats doing it with the old shovel and pick model doesn't it. cheers

I use a 150 litre (about 40 gallon) pony tank in the back of one of my trucks for gasoline. It is a roto molded plastic tank called "Carrytank". Certified in Canada at least for gasoline and DEF. It came with 2 mounting plates to permanently attach to the bed, grounding cables that attach to the...

Fixing drainage on outside of building is my preferred / first thought but if you can't an inside solution like a u-drain may work for you? I didn't see mention of a budget but retro-fitting a slot drain into an existing concrete floor is very easy. Drain into a sump pit and pump out is a very...

I have one and its great tool. Operator needs to understand the power of a lever (leverage) Easy to damage stuff as the bucket can work as a big lever.

lately, as I age, I find myself asking at what cost vs what benefits?? A cart that follows me around the garden vs. me pulling my little wagon? I need the exercise so pulling the wagon no problems as it keeps me young and I can always use the $5k for something else. Smart light bulbs? Why do...

sounds like no cheap / easy fix. IMHO a suitable sized retention pond with an outlet pipe below frost is likely a right fix but not cheap unless you have the equipment to do it yourself??? I real project for sure but I could imagine it would add a lot of value to your property. Around my...

we started our tomatoes this morning. Planted 300 with target of 200 plants to make it to the garden in 8 or so weeks once the snow melts and frost risk fades. We still have snow on the ground and frost has the ground frozen down at least 5 feet still

if in doubt or if you don't have a old style gas motor you feel comfortable running it through why not dispose of it through local recycling depot? our local dump takes used old/gas/paints. In your area a quick google search may give you location to drop it off.

metal pail w/ lid full of water for dirty rags. Here it is code and I know a work shop just a few weeks ago that had a rag fire because pail was not full of water and did not have a cover. timer on the Air compressor so it shuts down after you leave. Depending on size if a small 120 a simple...

4hp was like heaven. it must have been nice enough to be rich and start farms with tractors.

14' doors is my thought on height. around these parts on road stuff like semi's and their trailers have a standard (no OH permit) height of almost 14'. (12' 6" in the US i think but maybe wrong) So for re-sale value if you ever decide to sell or for flexibility wouldn't you want to build to...

my two cents FWIW..... since crossbow approach would be an off label approach I would say not a great idea. around our parts a glyphosate or a triclopyr is considered an approved approach