On the farm, if you had only one tool what would it be?

[creekbend]

A Maddock.

 

[dave1949]

A Maddock.

A TV detective won't be of much use.

Mattock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[bigbull338]

whatever you really need at the time you need it.thats the best tool on the farm.but few of us can afford those.

 

[RobertBrown]

I would take the Tractor, welder, every implement there is, including a backhoe, A rifle ( a big, very accurate one, tested and certified....sniper rifle, Carlos Hathcock"s rifle.... yea. that one.) A big, strong, smart, pretty woman....well endowed.........did I say young? Well I want a young one!
I would also take an axe, a chainsaw, a wood splitter and a saw mill, 2 travel trailors, fully equipped, everything I need to fix the tractor, including a subfloor hydraulic lift, A 1 ton 4wd truck ...... no.....2, 1 ton 4 wheel drive trucks, diesel trucks and 100,000 gal tank filled with diesel...... not off road diesel either, I want the good stuff. 1000 lbs of nails and a 4000 lbs of hardware.......assorted.
an air compressor, and.... another welder, a portable welder.
A trackhoe....xtra large....with an unlimited lifetime warranty.
A genie in a bottle with unlimited wishes.
5 million dollars ...tax free....
I'm done....for now

 

[creekbend]

A TV detective won't be of much use.

Mattock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

How do I heat treat a maddock blade?

 

[creekbend]

A TV detective won't be of much use.

Mattock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If Wikipedia had done more research, they would have found that there are TWO spellings regarding the Tool. In the Mountains, we call IT and spell it - MADDOCK. Perhaps it depends on the region of the Country that One lives in.

 

[Egon]

It'd have to be one of them three D printers for me.

 

[dave1949]

How do I heat treat a maddock blade?

So? Another person propagating a commonly misspelled word, probably because it doesn't get used much these days.
Mattock - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The dictionary does not reference an alternate spelling.

I'm surprised you didn't like my Maddock -- Joe Maddox joke.

 

[dave1949]

Assuming this is a riddle, and not just a silly question because Desert Bred has been out in the sun too long, :laughing: the answer is: a key.

The key to the equipment shed.

 

[creekbend]

So? Another person propagating a commonly misspelled word, probably because it doesn't get used much these days.
Mattock - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The dictionary does not reference an alternate spelling.

I'm surprised you didn't like my Maddock -- Joe Maddox joke.

Lowes still sells Maddocks. I have one that my Father gave me many years ago. BTW, do you own one. They can be used in many ways.