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    Best Way to Rake Leaves

    No rake needed!
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    My Wife Picked Out This Sorry Log Splitter

    We tried out this log splitter yesterday. It was much too slow. It was a terrible choice. And the durability is questionable. I doubt it would split more than a few cords of wood without completely dying. I'm trying to convince my wife to let us get a good one. You can see pictures of the...
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    Redneck Band-Aid

    While working on our house project, my BandAid wouldn't stay on so I enhanced it. Worked great. Obed
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    Clogged Grease Fittings

    I have a John Deere 4210 Tractor. I have some grease fittings (they look like little nipples) that will not accept grease from my grease gun. I guess the grease fittings are clogged but am not certain. How do I fix this? I need to get grease to some of my moving parts. Thanks, Obed
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    At Home In The Woods

    My wife and I live in a camper. We have lived in a camper for most of the past 12 years. We would like to live in a house. I will share in this thread our quest to live in a house like normal people. Obed
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    Backhoe  What Size Backhoe Bucket?

    I have a John Deere 47 Backhoe with a 9" bucket. This bucket is too small for any serious digging. It doesn't hold enough to move much dirt. Removing a tree I have 2 questions. 1. I would like to get a larger bucket. What is a good bucket size for general purpose backhoe work that will...
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    Re-setting Electric Pole & Panel Pictures

    We hired an electrician to put up a 16 ft electric pole to provide power for a camper. Here's the pole he put up. I had my wife call him to find out if he set the pole in concrete. Unfortunately he didn't. Also, the pole was only set 2 ft in the ground; that's not very deep for a 16 ft pole...
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    Choosing a Digger Bar

    All, I'm shopping for a bar that I can use to dig a post hole through sandstone. If you want to suggest any equipment other than a digging bar, please do that in this other thread: Gate Post Hole Through Rock . Which of these bars would do the best job digging through rock? I've attached some...
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    Best Way To Remove This Tree

    Look at the tree down the road on the right side. It must go! The stump must also be removed so I can straighten out the road. The trouble is, I don't know how to remove it. What's the best way to remove it? Please don't tell me to climb up this tree and cut the trunk down piece by piece...
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    CUT Box Blade Newbie - Road Pictures

    I paid $325 for a rusty 6’ box blade for my 28 HP tractor at a big farm equipment auction a few weeks ago. I’ve been itching to use it and finally got to use it this weekend. This was my first attempt at using a box blade. I admit I had no idea what I was doing and after doing this project, I...
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    Gate Post Hole Through Rock

    I need to put in a 16' farm gate at the entrance to our property. I only have 1 foot of dirt before I hit what I'm assuming is a solid sandstone base. How do I dig a 3 foot deep hole in this stuff? I can rent a 3PH post hole digger but they don't have rock augers available. I can rent a...
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