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My cow got out over the field fence today so I added a strand of electric. Only when I touched it just standing there it hardly shocked me. When I touched it while leaning against a not installed grounding rod or had my wet knee on the ground I got nailed. Is the fence fine and my shoes were...

Have always been interested in rc airplanes. With my boys now getting older and us moving someplace with room to fly. I figure I will look more into it. Just wondering if anyone else flies. http://homesteaddad.com/2014/03/28/remote-airplanes-and-youtube/...

Well I have convinced the wife and we are leaving our nice house in a subdivision in the suburbs for a piece of property in the country. We will be land contracting 18.6 acres from my parents and living in a mobile home for a few years while we save some money to build. We are in the process of...

I just got one recently to use as emergency backup for lighting and to use when camping if desired. It will be a part of my emergency lighting plan for the future. I was just wondering who else has oil lamps and if they use them as backup lighting or camping or decoration? I wrote a bit about...

I just posted a blog with the same title, and I am wondering what people on here would say. The term prepper has become so loaded that I don't like to use it anymore, if I ever did. I prefer to say that I am prepared. And probably not as prepared as I should be, but what do you guys say...

I currently live in a nice big house in a nice subdivision, read no yard and lots of neighbors. Don't get me wrong I have some great neighbors but I want my space. I have recently gotten the idea that we could downsize from a 3000+ sq ft two story to a 40x40 barn with living quarters above, so...

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I know this has been done before, but I am looking for suggestions. I witnessed an attempted breaking and entering today at the neighbors house across the street. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON! I have thought about setting up a self monitored system in the past and not pulled the trigger...

Have any of you guys used anything like these? Gander Mountain® > Double 8 Elevators 4-Pack - Hunting > Treestands > Treestand Accessories : I was wondering if the angle they provide would allow you stability even if not cemented in, or if you would still need to cement the legs in the ground?

I am going to get a 2009 e350 and was just wondering if it would fit in a standard seven foot door? The specs say I should have three quarters of an inch but just wondered if anyone had real life experience.

So my dad just picked up a 50 gallon tractor mounted sprayer. The pump had gone bad and they only had a wand for it, no boom. Trying to figure out where the best place to pick up a pump and probably a twelve foot sprayer boom would be. Thanks in advance.

Specifically the HTC Hero for Sprint? Just wondering how the apps are and things like that.

It is always fun going to the range and this time I had the added benefit of going with my dad, and my brother who was in from San Diego. We shot my sig p229 in .40 and my ruger Mark II .22 pistols. We also rented a sig p239 in .40 as that is the pistol I would like to buy next. I was not...

So I was using the tractor to mow some grass out at the farm on Thursday, in preparation for a party. I stopped the mower to check my phone and call my wife for a minute. When I turned the key to start the mower again boom goes the dynamite. A big boom, and then smoke started rising around...

I listed a utility trailer and a water tank that fits in the back of a pickup on Craigslist. When listing things in the past every once and awhile I would get the obvious scam i.e. give me this information and I will have someone pick up the item and send you a cancelled check after you send me...

We just got a King Kutter 5' tiller and used it for the first time tonight. Boy is it fun, I was amazed at how easily it chewed everything up. We need to adjust it a bit to get it to dig a little deeper, but boy is it fun. It will make planting corn and a nice little garden this year.

So in an effort to have a bullet trap that won't weigh hundreds of pounds, I have looked into armor plate. There is a place nearby that plates vehicles and has "scraps" that they are selling for $20 a square foot. It is 3/8" bradley armor plate 40100. The 40100 means nothing to me, but I know...

I have narrowed it down to these two guns. They will be approximately the same price, although the sig will have 3 mags, and the M&P 4 mags. It will be my carry gun, IWB. Any input will be appreciated.

With me buying a pistol or two, and my dad probably doing the same (I think I actually got my dad hooked), he is interested in finding a bullet trap we could use in our pole barn for us to shoot at. Something that we could move outside in the summer would be good too. I have searched online...

Anyone have one or seen one, I have only seen the pictures online? Wondering if they are worth the purchase or pieces of junk.

I am thinking of trying to get my hands on a hi point carbine in .40 cal. As that is the pistol caliber I am going to buy and sharing ammo calibers makes sense to me. I understand they aren't going to be accurate past 100 yards, but I don't take many shots past that. I also understand that it...

I am thinking about getting my ccw/cpl and was looking for info on how you like having yours. Thanks

I am thinking about creating an inexpensive, safe, gun range. We used to have a huge pile of dirt at the end of the driveway that I could shoot into, it had the added benefit of being in a direction that there wasn't anyone or anything behind it. We have since leveled that dirt to give us more...

Ok, I know I can find bits and pieces of stainless pipe on craigslist, and that is probably my best bet with regards to price, but does anyone have any suggestions for a good place to buy stainless stove pipe for wood burners? Online or stores. Thanks

After seeing all those pigs that Eddie shoots, apparently I am going to have the same chance. Although I better take more than my .22 out with me. Michigan's growing population of feral pigs carries disease, causes damage - Kalamazoo News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos MLive.com

We are thinking about getting a golf cart and I am bowing before the experts. I think that an electric cart is better than gas, but my father, the money, disagrees. So I am looking for all suggestions. Best amount of lift, best size tires, gas vs electric, etc. It will be used to tool around...

I am thinking about getting a handgun in the next couple of months. I am looking for something that can be used for a carry gun, self defense, hunting, and leisure shooting. I am thinking that it would have to be at least .40 caliber if not .45. I am looking for something inexpensive, even if...

I took my four year old "hunting" last night. We sat in my doghouse for about an hour and a half. He did pretty well. He was a trooper for about 45 minutes and then got a little antsy, fortunately I had snacks. When the snack ran out, I had some other distractions. I wasn't so worried about...

I was part of a csa farm share this year and enjoyed it, but there was a lot of food that we got that I had never eaten before and wasn't a big fan of to begin with. It was probably a good deal if we used all the food, but some of it became expensive chicken food. I thought if I could choose...

We are having the well drilled out at the farm tomorrow. We have been talking with this guy for a long time and I have a good feeling about him. I will probably be out there for most of the time he is drilling, is there anything I should be asking him to do? Thanks By the way, it will be...

Well I drove the tractor over to my brother in laws yesterday to do some chipping and remove some laundry lines. When I got there he let me know he had to put one of his horses down the day before, bummer. He was planning on hiring a backhoe to dig a hole but after we were done we had a little...

They just approved another 4 days early for gun hunting. Sept 18-22 for antlerless. That is on top of being able to hunt from Oct 1- Jan 1 if you bow/gun/muzzleloader hunt. Not sure yet if I will go out, I am leaning towards yes, depending on what the weather is like at that time, just...

I was wondering if anyone has, or knows if any are available. I am looking for wider industrial front tires. The normal industrial tires, 25x8.5-14.00 tires on 14x6 rims I think, are ok, but dig/sink in pretty good when the ground is at all wet. I am wondering if there are wider, not bigger...

I was wondering if anyone has, or knows if any are available. I am looking for wider industrial front tires. The normal industrial tires, 25x8.5-14.00 tires on 14x6 rims I think, are ok, but dig/sink in pretty good when the ground is at all wet. I am wondering if there are wider, not bigger...

Well we are getting another 300 trees this weekend, 200 blue spruce and 100 fraser firs. This will add to the 700 trees we planted last spring, 450 norway spruce, 150 black hills spruce , and 100 fraser firs. Last year the black hills and frasers were small, in the 5-8" range while the norways...

Anybody have or used the Harbor Freight 10 gauge framing nailer? It is on sale for $49.99. I don't do a whole lot of nailing, but thought this might speed up what I do. They also have a nailer/stapler combo for I think $17 dollars. Man I have to get over to the sidewalk sale!

I planted about 700 evergreens last year, about 450 norway spruce, 150 fraser firs, and 100 black hills spruce. Thinking of planting a few hundred more this year. Last year we used the counties transplanter, it was a piece of junk, and we worked way harder than we needed to. Question is...

I am interested in getting some chickens at some point in the future and I have questions that I figure I can get answered by all the genuii (plural of genius?) on TBN. Here is what I can come up with, and feel free to answer questions I don't know that I need to ask yet. Looking for good...

I have been out some, not nearly enough and seen some, not nearly enough deer. Hoping to get out tonight. Wondering if anyone else is getting out and what kind of success they are having.

Ok, I know there have been a lot of threads regarding some aspect of this, so we will see if this strikes a chord with any of you. I am wondering from those of you who have forks, of both types, what the perceived(sp) benefits and downfalls of each type are? Quick Attach better view of load...

Have any of you used a dynamometer to increase the horsepower of your tractor? My uncle had it done and we are thinking about getting our JD 4310 upped a few horsepower.

We are going to be having a party for some friends with a hayride and bonfire and stuff. Just wondering if you guys had any good ideas for other games or things to do at a fall party like that. We have already used the tractor to move some large rocks into a circle for our fire area. And I...

I am looking to have our swamp excavated into a pond, or at least part of it, probably a 150x200 area. Deepest area would be 15'. Wondering if anyone has experience with pricing in this so I can have an idea on estimates I get. Or if there is anyone around here that does it, I would be...

While making our foodplot, we have come across a ton of poison ivy. Both ground growth and vine up trees so that it looks like it is the tree. I know it is nearly impossible to remove it, but I was wondering if anyone has had success in at least controlling it. Such as roundup, I have heard...

Anybody know anything about IM equipment? I am looking at a 5 foot brushhog and was just looking for some background information. Thanks

I got a price from my dealer for a Wallenstein 700 series backhoe with the 12" bucket, power beyond for my tractor, and the subframe mount, delivery, tax included for $5375. I have to install. Seems like a pretty good deal. I was wondering what you all thought, good deal or not?

Is there a best way to chain a stump to pull it out? I have heard wrapping it from top to bottom and then back up so that it pulls and tightens on itself. Is there a special logging chain that would work better?

I was wondering if this is possible, and if not, how hard it would be to modify so that it is possible? Thanks

Looking at a couple small attachments that are cat 0 hitch mounted. I was wondering if they would work on my 4310 CUT? Any help would be appreciated, thanks. Oh and if anyone can tell me what the difference is between cat 0, cat 1 and cat 2 for my own edification that would be great.

We are in the process of making a food plot out of some woods that borders our swamp. Should be a great hunting spot when we are done. I didn't have the foresight to take before pictures, but I will try to get some quickly and keep it updated. Heres the situation. There are a ton of what I...