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I have a Bad Boy 1022H subcompact tractor that I will need to haul occasionally. These are the manufacturers stats on my tractor. OVERALL LENGTH94.2" OVERALL WIDTH44.5" OVERALL HEIGHT86.6" WHEELBASE53.1" MINIMUM GROUND CLEARANCE8.3" WEIGHT1,433 LBS. With the bucket, the length and weight will...

Guinea fowl don’t miss much. Yes, they are noisy.

A set of pallet forks are useful. However the ones for my subcompact tractor are too heavy. I should have 36”-42” max length forks. However I have 48” forks. These universal forks and frame. 1. Create a balance problem 2. Reduce lifting capacity due to their weight 3. 48” length makes...

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They are opportunistic eaters. They can do a good job eliminating varmints on the property. At night, they like to roost in trees if possible or sometimes a coop.

In Texas, Guinea Fowl do a fair job with ticks, snakes, and other varmints. Penn State Extension says: “Guinea Fowl Three studies have examined whether guinea fowl feed on ticks in North America. Two of these focused on blacklegged ticks (also called deer ticks), while the third focused on...

I tried that with cedar trees that I had chopped with a chain saw. I found pushing out most stumps without digging was difficult. I avoided full or even medium trees being pushed down prior to cutting them down.

https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_rsl_fema-p-361-safe-rooms-for-tornadoes-and-hurricanes_042025.pdf This can be useful.

Prices have been coming up for some time approaching Home Depot and Lowe’s.

While not that common in the USA, Deutz diesel engines were a good option for the Army Quiet Generator program. My company manufactured them for a military contract. They were a good engine but it involved a learning curve because air cooled diesel’s were new to us. We had to tweak each...

Safety wire or lock wire is common in aviation especially in situations with lots of vibration like with helicopters.

God bless her and you.

While not technically an EV but rather a small hybrid truck, this is a good review on a Ford Maverick Hybrid. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a61791307/2024-ford-maverick-hybrid-reliability-maintenance/

I had a similar problem on a Saturday night. I struggled with the problem that night and on Sunday morning with no success. The solution was calling a local water well repair service that showed up Sunday afternoon. The solution was relatively straightforward but took someone with training...

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