Boondox
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- Apr 6, 2000
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- Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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- Deere 4044R cab, Kubota KX-121-3S
My wife and I go to this every year to pick up a year's supply of Stanadyne fuel stabilizer and to ooh and aah at all the gadgets and ideas. Some interesting observations:
Hand tools seem to be making a big comeback at least here in Vermont. There was a booth selling hand-made scythes that completely sold out within an hour of their arrival! Also blacksmithing tools, leather working tools, etc. Is that happening in other areas or was this a fluke?
Composting of dead livestock was a big issue, complete with videos and small demo setups using toy animals. They claim that if done properly an entire dead Holstein can be reduced to a black smudge in the ground over a summer...with no odor and no predator/scavenger problems. They say you have to puncture the rumen so it doesn't explode and demolish your compost pile, but they claim it's becoming increasingly popular. Anybody tried this or know someone who has?
And of course we had to drool over the wood splitters. We have a little Cub Cadet that does the job, but S-L-O-W-L-Y, with an 18 second cycle time. Some of the Timberwolf splitters had cycle times as low as 6 seconds -- that's forward and back to the home position in 6 seconds! That sounds really nice! And the 4-way wedge, the log lifter, etc. Boy oh boy! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Pete
Hand tools seem to be making a big comeback at least here in Vermont. There was a booth selling hand-made scythes that completely sold out within an hour of their arrival! Also blacksmithing tools, leather working tools, etc. Is that happening in other areas or was this a fluke?
Composting of dead livestock was a big issue, complete with videos and small demo setups using toy animals. They claim that if done properly an entire dead Holstein can be reduced to a black smudge in the ground over a summer...with no odor and no predator/scavenger problems. They say you have to puncture the rumen so it doesn't explode and demolish your compost pile, but they claim it's becoming increasingly popular. Anybody tried this or know someone who has?
And of course we had to drool over the wood splitters. We have a little Cub Cadet that does the job, but S-L-O-W-L-Y, with an 18 second cycle time. Some of the Timberwolf splitters had cycle times as low as 6 seconds -- that's forward and back to the home position in 6 seconds! That sounds really nice! And the 4-way wedge, the log lifter, etc. Boy oh boy! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Pete
