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    What is the best way to level truck when towing?

    I really like timberen I think they are called SES, I had those after having airbags and they are way better, you dont need to add air or balance them out, you dont feel them when you are not loaded. and they are less expensive. a no brainer in my opinion.
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    Side by Side for yard work 2x4 ok?

    Not to change the direction here, but have you thought about a golf cart? I have had Rangers, Gators and Kubotas, I always overlooked golf carts until I bought one to take to horse shows, now it is the main vehicle I use around the ranch. you can add a dump bed, climb hills and tow lighter...
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    Kids gocart, ATV or bike recomendation?

    My family shows horses with a bunch of people out of the amish, and a couple years ago they became enamored with the segway ninebot s, they cost about $500 and you can buy them on amazon, they are not super fast but they start out slow until you learn to ride them then the speed gets unlocked...
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    Truck & Trailer ideas to tow 14,000 and be under 26,000 pounds

    I think if you review this flow chart https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/hours-service/elds/non-business-related-transportation-horses which has more to do with ELD for horse haulers that the FMCSA feels you need a CDL and and ELD If either your truck or Trailer exceed either 10K GVWR OR GVW
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    Truck & Trailer ideas to tow 14,000 and be under 26,000 pounds

    in CA at least, and I believe Federally as well it is pretty cut and dry, any bumper pull trailer with a GVWR over 10K, or any 5th wheel(not gooseneck) over 12.5K GVWR Requires a Class A CDL with very few exceptions. As to what a LEO will cite you for is a totally different deal. Class A*: Any...
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    Spraying RM43 for weed control

    I typically use Glyphosate under tree canopies or closer to plants I want to keep, that said it is more expensive locally here(after looking I typically buy 53%) that the RM43, and the RM43 lasts for a year so it means I need to spray less, thanks for the amazon link, that seems way cheaper...
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    Spraying RM43 for weed control

    I have about 3/4 a mile of driveway I was planning to spray and maybe a mile or so of electric fence line, not really sure how much I am going to need, as this is my first time I will probably mix up 25 gallons (1.25 gallons) of RM 43 and go from there, I have used a backpack sprayer in the...
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    Spraying RM43 for weed control

    The reason I am planing on using some dye is that I am not that good at judging how wide the spray pattern is past the tires, also there are alot of places I need to come back and do with the wand as it is closer to plants I want to keep. thanks for the pdfs I will look over them!
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    Spraying RM43 for weed control

    I hope that this is the right place for this. I purchased a 90 gallon fimco 3pt sprayer and I am just getting ready to do my first go crazy spraying, I am going to purchase a new 2.5 gallon RM43 and I just want to confirm my calculations are correct, according to the directions this should make...
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    Rotary Harrow/Spin Groomer brand recommendations

    I think I have decided I might be in the market for a spin groomer, I have several horse and cattle pens that I turn for manure management on a regular basis, probably should be done more often, currently I am using a Gearmore Arenavator, which is basically a spring tooth cultivator. and then I...
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    Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

    I have been driving a Volt/ELR for about 9 years now and probably 175K, I leased my first volt in 2013? I was driving my dually to work spending about $200 a week in fuel. my volt lease was 1000 down and $99/mo. My drive is 30 miles each way, I spend about $50 on fuel every other month or so...
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    How much does it cost to build a pole barn and what kind is best..

    I am big on metal posts and purlins, and there is company here in California called Metroll that makes the purlins and the roofing, I just put up an open sided metal building that is 27x52 and my cost was roughly $5K for the roofing and the 10 inch galvanized purlins, I have 24 foot clear one...
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    Bad news big repair

    to overcome the the ECU derating the motor because the sensors are derated the easiest way would be to find a used glow plug and plug it into the ECU while the glow plug that is actually in the motor is run off a manual switch, if you were really tricky you could figure out what the resistance...
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    JD 4066R pto

    That totally worked, I never thought that I needed to engage the pto without sitting in the seat, thank you!
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    JD 4066R pto

    I have a John Deere 4066R that I have had for a year or so, I just purchased a chipper, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make the pto run when I am not in the seat. I have set the parking brake as well as put it in neutral. is there a trick for this?
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