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I thought I'd post my yield from the first cidering I've done, so if anyone plans to press some apples, and needs a specific amount of cider they will know how many pounds of apples to acquire. We pressed 225# and our yield wasw 9 gallons. We decided that we wanted 6 gallons for hot spiced...

Our county has about 7500 residents. The county seat is the largest town, and has about 1500 of those residents. We are about 3 hours from the nearest airport, and very remote. We have a problem in that the only private industry here is logging and gold mining. (See a problem there?) Only...

With the end of the holidays, and the arrival of the gardening catalogs, thoughts turn to the outdoors. We've lived in our house for two years now, and slowly but surely getting things like we want them. This summer I am planning to put in a lawn/garden sprinkler system. Our garden is 2000...

When I got my 4300 last March, it started very easily, but when winter got here, it got to be a real bear to start after sitting overnight in my outbuilding. I would run the battery completely down and then have to jump it off my pickup before I'd get it going on 20 degree mornings. My wife...

Any of you guys ever read Jean Shepherd? He wrote a humor column in Car and Driver Magazine in the seventies, and I came across him there. You're probably familiar with "A Christmas Story" from which a movie was made, and it is usually on television seasonally. He's one of my favorite...

My sweet wife bought me a block heater for Christmas, and I'm trying to figure out exactly where it screws in, and the easiest way to install it. Anyone have any suggestions? The tractor has been hard to start in the cold, and hope this will help it out. Bob

We live in Eastern Washington. You may have seen the fires on television news. I just want to caution any of you that are building to provide a clear area around your structure so that fire can't get to it. Many of the homes lost this fire season were built in the forest, and while it's...

We live pretty far out, and when I retired, I decided a good way for me to get my exercise was to have wood heat. I've cut, split, and stacked 4-1/2 cords of wood so far this summer, and have given my arthritic shoulders and elbows fits. Yesterday, I got up on the roof to look at my furnace...

I'm just reporting in about my JD4300 HST. I'm at 45.5 hours and couldn't be happier. I've had time to use all the attachments I've bought, FEL, back blade, cutter, and everything worked better than expected. No leaks, no scuffing, lots of power, and surprising fuel economy. Haven't made a...

Ok, Ok, Ok!!! Here's my problem. I got my new 4300, and in reading the operator's manual, I see where you need to torque various components on a regular basis. NO PROBLEMO!! But, 400 foot lbs??? I own a torque wrench, but it's only 100 foot lbs. I guess I need a new wrench (my wife said I'd...