Tools and Machinery
How to Sharpen Rotary Cutter Blades on a Small Farm
When your pasture looks chewed instead of cut and the brush hog leaves ragged stubble behind, the blades are usually the...
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Silas services his own tractor and sells produce at the same farmers market every Saturday, which means his writing about equipment and pricing has to survive contact with an actual ledger. He is blunt about what does not pay for itself.
Tools and Machinery
When your pasture looks chewed instead of cut and the brush hog leaves ragged stubble behind, the blades are usually the...
Tools and Machinery
A tractor that starts fine in October can refuse to turn over in January, or worse, crack a block because the coolant was...
Tools and Machinery
A front axle pivot that groans every time you turn, a loader pin with a fresh ring of rust around it, or a bushing that...
Tools and Machinery
Your chainsaw is throwing fine dust instead of chips, pulling to one side and making you lean on it to get through a fence...
Tools and Machinery
Your loader lifts slower than it used to, the brakes chatter when you back up, and you cannot remember the last time anyone...
Tools and Machinery
A dull stirrup hoe doubles the time it takes to clear a 100 foot bed, and most of that extra effort ends up in your lower back.