Best Sliding 5th Wheel Hitch

Types of Trailer Hitches There are two basic types of trailers: The tag-along (or bumper pull), which connects to a hitch receiver that is mounted to the truck's bumper or chassis.

If part of the barn is heated, a tight barn will also help keep down the fuel cost. The important thing is for the door to have a good, straight surface that mates tightly with the surface on the barn.

This specialized hitch for attaching implements uses three points of connection to the tractor, offering a stable way to expand a tractor's abilities. It might sound cliche, but it's easy to get caught up in the rush of everyday life and overlook just...

Faced with soaring gasoline prices and cramped parking conditions outside their restaurants, as well as in neighborhoods where the pizza is delivered, several pizzerias — from Southern California to New York City — have decided to put their delivery...

I settled on knitting a scarf, which, along with ear warmer headbands, is all I know how to knit right now. In gradeschool, my daughter taught herself from a kid's knitting book in about half an hour.

A single-wheeled wheelbarrow is a versatile tool that can easily make tight turn and maneuver into small areas, making it ideal for tasks that require working in tight quarters. The question is which will work best for you?

Factor in insurance and registration, if your state requires those. “The main reason we use them in the West is that they are lighter in weight and not as hot as solid-topped trailers,” Gill says.

That's an interesting question, because out of curiosity, I did some research on measuring wheels and found that such large models aren't exactly common these days, perhaps because they're rather unwieldy to use and take up a lot of space.

Persian shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus) has lovely purple foliage that works well.Red is also close to reddish purple on the color wheel.For me however, this combo doesn't work possibly because the nearby bright red brings out the red undertones in Purple...

A tractor able to handle a larger implement may be needed if acres completed per hour are a concern. While the size of the acreage to be worked is an important consideration in picking a power source, it's only one of several factors to keep in mind,...

I placed an 8-foot 2×4 perpendicular to the long sides (the 2x6s) of the coop, 4 feet from the front of the coop, and attached it with 3-inch screws. Step 4 Creating the bottom of the coop was a little more complicated because we had to accommodate the...

Anyone who has ever seen an adult wheel bug will never forget it. It is that unique. While gardeners should take time to observe these shy insects, they should never attempt to directly handle the wheel bug with their bare hands.

One advantage of being a poultry farmer is that friends and family generously acquire any gizmo, gadget and doohickey remotely related to eggs with intent to give them to me as gifts.

Too bad I never listened. Reds and yellows were fabulous, albeit obvious, choices, but I suspected they would be less striking going clear around the house.A friend at work who was repainting her bathroom had color swatches from the local paint store.One...

The 1801 Act of Union between Ireland and Britain established the shamrock as an official national symbol, found on Irish stamps, coins and public buildings.Since that time, the shamrock's popularity has only continued to grow.

I purchased a replacement wheel for the yard cart, just in time for another year of farming projects. There's still plenty of snow on my northern Wisconsin farm, but temperatures are warming up and the spring thaw is coming slowly but surely.

The never-empty horn of plenty was associated not only with Zeus and Hercules, but with other mythological deities, especially Tyche, the goddess of good fortune and prosperity. Modern day fillings might be leaves, dried or fresh flowers, cattails, nuts,...

A three-quarter-ton truck is typically built on a heavier chassis and can pull about twice the load of a half-ton truck. Four-Wheel Drive For strictly road use, a two-wheel-drive truck will suit your needs, but it will be pretty helpless in mud, snow...

He knows that trees provide a home for birds and squirrels, and he knows that most of our furniture is made of the wood of trees. I polished a lot of shoes that year, but I never repeated my slippery slide adventures.Actually I think my mother must have...

I went up to him and gave him a treat, and swooped down to pick up the yellow thing, which was completely intact but dripping with horse saliva. This stuff — commonly known as thrush — eats away at the underside of the hoof and can cause problems.

In many cultures, including ours, various attributes are ascribed to colors. Unpruned plants become fairly large and somewhat untidy bushes. Romans are known to have bathed in water scented with lavender.

During Santa Ana conditions in the fall, when the high desert is still hot, temperatures in southern California can be the hottest in the country, even beating out old standbys like Death Valley and McAllen, Texas.

William remained with his squadron until its disbandment in 1945, when he retired in England with the lofty rank of Air Commodore. After that William's horns remained unadorned. Just prior to deployment to Europe, he became deathly ill.

Its early American predecessor was called Honeycomb or Hexagon.The tulip was a popular quilt motif. Its main ingredient, molasses, no doubt attracted flies.One of the most beloved quilt patterns ever, Grandmother's Flower Garden was a nostalgic name given...

Boy, are the people proud of their oil! They arrive with boxes and bags of olives and wait patiently for their turn in the processing order. The machinery has several mixing stages during which smaller loads cannot be fully processed, so the minimum amount...

This winter I found a local (well, regional), artisanal raclette cheese made in Vermont by Southwind Farm . RED CABBAGE ON THE SIDE Ingredients red cabbage small onion large, tart apple 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar...

(We'll get to PTO in a minute.) 5. Horsepower is sometimes measured in terms of engine horsepower and PTO horsepower. But because they're capable of so many tasks, tractors are complex machines with a lot of parts and features, and if you aren't familiar...