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    Learning how to drive with a trailer..

    Lots of good advice here. My wife is usually my spotter unless we are launching a boat. Then she is the driver and I am in the boat. When we first realized that would be the best set up, we took our motor home and the boat to a big empty parking lot. She kicked me out and said go sit in the...
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    Educate me

    To echo many others, it's not to late to learn a new skill. My father-in-law "taught" me to weld. Basically, he showed me how to set up his stick welder and strike an arc, gave me some scrap metal, protective gear and rod and said, "Try to weld those two pieces together." I was hooked in about...
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    Anybody here have much experience with either 3 point or tow backhoe?

    I have a Massey Ferguson 1260, 39 HP tractor with front loader and 3 pt backhoe. Previous owner put a subframe on the tractor. Definitely won't compete with your Case 580, but it is way way better than a shovel and pick. I've used my backhoe in some pretty hard soil with a few large rocks. It...
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    Any landscape or utility trailers better than this one for the $?

    Prices are going up. I bought a 7 x 22 7000 lb tandem axle trailer last spring for $3600. Now, they are asking $4175 for a 20 footer. I really like the tailgate/ramp, but it is a gas killer if you tow the trailer empty. I use the new trailer for hauling my two SXS. Haven't put the TLB on it...
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