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I put two on each side: one near the front of the wagon (about a foot away from the front of the deck) and one right down the middle. Adding sides to the hay wagon has offered other unforeseen benefits.

My budget was somewhat limited (as budgets usually are when you're in your 20s), and my practical knowledge of trailers was even more limited. Fifth wheels also have more stability and a better ride, as well as a decreased turning radius.

A small pull-behind cart for your riding lawn mower can be a great accessory. The carts don't take up much room. They can be a bit unstable over bumpy ground. If you own a riding lawn mower (and because you're a hobby farmer, you probably do), then you're...

Granberg International 2. The Ox Trailer The Ox is a one-piece, double-walled-constructed trailer with a removable tailgate and a 22-inch clearance. Wormwide Products 4. SnoBoss Reversible for tight steps and stairs, the True Temper SnoBoss can be used...

Along with the usual scattering of small branches, the storm blew down the top of a White Pine tree (a sizable section about 25 feet long) and a similar size chunk of a dead red pine.

Prices start at less than $100 and continue to around $300 or $400 depending on capacity and construction. Electric Tools Daniel Johnson Dozens of electric power tools are available at hardware and home stores, but there are two essentials for any type...

Confirm that the breakaway system is connected and secured. Look for dry rot on tires, uneven tire wear, overall tire wear and tire damage.“You've got to have good tires, right tires,” Cole emphasizes.

Spear and Jackson make especially fine ones; their Neverbend Professional Potato Fork has extra-wide, forged carbon-steel tines specifically designed for lifting potatoes. The picker head is used with the buyer's choice of Wolf-Garten interchangeable...

Mower attachments for tractors start around the same price. These are costly investments, and with all of their moving parts, they require maintenance, so it's important to be confident that you'll use your baler before you write your check.

Browsing this section on my local site, I see a wide range of items, including tractor attachments, hand-built feeders and even a World War II horse gas mask. While craigslist is hardly a well-kept secret, the boon it can be to the budget of struggling...

When the day arrives for the door to close behind a few of them, they're already where they need to be. For about three hours of the coldest day of our first year farming, my wife, father and I pushed, poked and prodded our pigs to no avail.

Step 3 Weld in a well-ventilated area free from flammable material and remember to wear proper skin and eye protection. A good weld bead will look like a row of stacked dimes. Achieve the best results with the following: Shielding gas: Protects the weld...

Don't, however, take any chances—secure them carefully using sturdy tie-down straps. You don't need a livestock trailer to transport small animals like sheep , goats , pigs and calves , but it's trickier to haul them in a truck or van.

Look for shallow plastic containers that fit inside the decorative pot. We've discussed this in the past on the African Violet forum and come to this consensus: trailers tend to have leaves all the way to the soil surface rather than a bare neck.

Removing a row of two of outer leaves from the crown (leaving at least the center two pairs of leaves) creates a stub of stem for sticking into barely moist potting mix. You'll end up will fuller foliage than before, as well as a bounty of blooms.Flower...

The three standard ball sizes are 1 7/8, 2 and 2 5/16 inches. It also means that when you are hitching up to the trailer, the truck won't move when you get out to see how close the ball is to the hitch.

To ensure biosecurity, make sure that the trailer was power-washed and sanitized before you load your animals, as the combination of hauling stress and a contaminated trailer could easily lead to illness.

Finally, the grain had to be cleaned of debris and made ready for milling. First to meet the crop is the header, which uses a pair of crop dividers to funnel shafts of grain into the combine.

She somehow manages all these silly critters while working full-time, with no one to help her but her husband, Randy, a born-and-raised New Yorker. She somehow manages all these silly critters while working full-time, with no one to help her but her husband,...

Lots of gardeners are attracted to the stately beauty of Boston ivy (), but controlling this hardy plant can be a challenge both indoors and in the garden. However, you may have inherited an ivy-filled garden or find this emerald-leaved beauty too hard...

Although I can now sit amongst some of them on my patio and just enjoy, if I think ahead even a few weeks, I know that this pleasurable time will soon end. The non-trailers in baskets grow as if in their own indoor bed and provide surprises as some of...

It was daunting, but I was determined to do it. We came upon another solo rider, and the two of us decided to stick together. The drive down to the county park in San Diego, Calif., where the ride was held, was easy.

Fill it to its 5.3-gallon capacity, and you're carrying nearly 60 pounds. With its gas engine, the Solo sprayer weighs more than 18 pounds empty. My 4-gallon, non-motorized, Hudson Bak-Pak sprayer weighs in at 8 pounds empty and 40 pounds filled.

Lift the burden of doing fence-maintenance chores by letting your all-terrain vehicle do the heavy lifting. For the more in-depth repairs that require new posts or large tools, a trailer is a must-have addition to your collection of ATV implements.

Always look up for hazards: Dead branches, vines or nearby dead trees are called widow makers with good reason. All sorts of wood-loving bugs could find their way inside, which you obviously don't want.

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) farmers Chad and Heather Anderson are offering produce subscriptions for $100 per month year-round. While the challenge hasn't been in raising crops via this new procedure, Heather Anderson told mlive.com that storing...

When my brother and his son invited me to ride along in the field the other day, I jumped at the opportunity. All of that as he seemed to fly through the field at 8 to 10 mph. It was something else riding in the buddy seat of the combine as my older brother...