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    Tires look brand new, but are 11 years old. Keep or discard?

    My wife recently went thru cancer treatment and a transplant which required us to drive from our farm almost 100 miles one way to a major city in the south. Her 4Runner had really nice Toyo tires with lots of tread left, but they were 7 years old and since interstate traffic typically runs at...
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    Echo String Trimmer purchase advice

    I have an SRM-230 with mfg date of 2012. I have run the fire out of it and the only thing that has ever happened to it is a screw fell out of the base. Awesome machine. I am very careful to use only alcohol free gas with the proper oil content and I purchased this based on the recommendation...
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    Looking for a log splitter

    I bought a Champion from HD last season. Got tired of looking for a used one as I really didn't want to spend that much money on a asian made machine. This is the 30Ton unit - a real beast - splits anything I stuff in it but it is insanely loud. the first time I tried to use it the hydraulic...
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    Side by Side or 4x4

    I got rid of an old Dodge Dakota that was only used for running around the farm - got an RTV X900 diesel to take its place. Perfect machine for buzzing around the farm. Unbeatable for moving feed, checking livestock, carrying fence materials, etc. They are also pretty easy to maintain and...
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