Best Truck Hitch

In spite of their durability, steel trailers require more maintenance, including repainting. Enclosed wiring harnesses reduce light failures due to corrosion. The GAWR is important because it is often the rating that trailer owners are likely to exceed,...

Liguria isn't built for big trucks. Photo by Rick Gush After years living in the desert, I delight in living next to this waterfall. Photo by Rick Gush After years living in the desert, I delight in living next to this waterfall.

So the next time you hook up your Brand A plow to your Brand B tractor, with a Brand C brush mower waiting to be used later in the day, don't worry about the occasional difficulties you might encounter with hooking them up.

The only requirements in my mind are that the vehicle must be able to carry a large load in the back (so a truck or a large van is great) and it must be able to pull a trailer. It doesn't matter if it's old and rusty—in fact, that might be part of the...

The two important factors here are gross weight, which is the weight of the trailer plus the load, and tongue weight, which is the downward force that the trailer coupler places on the hitch ball.

“Subjecting family farmers and ranchers to costly requirements is an unnecessary burden we cannot afford.” A 90-day extension to the current bill has been approved through June 30, 2012, while the House finishes revisions to the bill.

Be sure you like towing this trailer with your vehicle. “Regardless of where you purchase a trailer, unless it is new, take it to a trailer-repair shop and have it thoroughly inspected and repaired before you start using it,” Gill says.

Those temps are much higher than the average home compost pile , so it isn't as great of a concern, but take care to ensure the pile is fully composted before using it. You'll have to do a careful inspection to be sure it's fully composted and perhaps...

If it's cold or wet, wrap the top, front and sides with a plastic tarp; tie it securely so it doesn't flap. They traveled in a covered goat tote in the back of our truck. And finally, before you embark on a trip across state lines, be sure you have the...

He whirled around and took off, with the glove hanging out of his mouth. This stuff works, but it is noxious. 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.

), has long been considered a delicacy in Eastern Canada and North Eastern United States. Snap them off with your fingers, never use a knife. When I finally found them, twas like discovering gold.

I hope your holidays are filled with the richest traditions that nature can provide, and among them I hope you can enjoy Hasty Bread Pudding, one of the richest and simplest desserts you can make.If your children go caroling, tell them to sing loud and...

Creative farmers have found a way to bring their produce to you. A spinoff of food trucks, mobile farmers markets […] “We'll pull in, sell for 30 minutes and then pack up and head to the next town.” Tags gorge grown , Jodi Helmer , mobile grocery...

In particular, we often find t?te-?-t?te narcissus, in bud or blooming already, their cheery yellow flowers tempting us, quickening our heartbeats and lightening our steps. It wasn't! But that's okay, becausewill naturalize in nearly any part of the country.

Dont worry about getting them level with each other unless you are placing the beam directly on them. Now the fun part...where it all comes together, place your decking boards out across the joists and start screwing them in, make sure you leave a 1/8...

From plowing and mowing fields to cutting and baling hay, tractors can do pretty much any farm-related task that you need them to. A tractor with this transmission can be easier to drive and control.

Determine the amount of taxes (road and/or shipping taxes), cost of personnel or workers.Multiply the ground transportation number by the number of boxes to be transported, which equals the total cost of transport.

Hitches In order for a tractor to be used with other equipment, it has to have at least one type of attachment hitch. Most tractors run on gasoline or diesel fuel, with diesel engines usually offering more power than their gas counterparts.

A stall heater, a leaf-and-debris collection system, odor eliminator and transport racks are among items our editors found. Rhino-Rack This story originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Hobby Farms magazine.

Drive with headlights on. Before you and your livestock hit the road, it's necessary to take precautions to minimize potentially dangerous problems. Use these tips to keep you and your livestock safe when travelling.

He will weigh your pine straw, pay you, bale the straw and sell it. Also ask if they will rake and bale the pine straw for you or if you should deliver it to them raked.If you must rake the needles yourself, use a standard garden rake.

Matt and Peg Sheaffer, of Sandhill Family Farms in Brodhead, Wis., tapped into the FSA microloans program to purchase a refrigerated box-delivery truck to help support their growing community-supported-agriculture business.

It was Bill's and Angie's problems when the tractors they were driving crushed them. Personal Farm Safety Don't wear loose clothing around equipment or work areas. Like most farm accidents, they occurred during everyday activities.

Christ Cant/Flickr Trucking away the riches dropped by the trees and other plants deprives the garden of creatures, carbon and nutrients. Typical autumn chores involve bagging up leaves and other plant detritus for disposal, but few of us stop to think...

The worst part is that after all that hauling and four pickup-truck loads, we only managed to remove about a third of the patio! Another friend is coming with her posse on Saturday, hopefully to haul the rest away.

Some tools are made for work on the farm, but ATVs and UTVs are also capable of helping in many other areas. Using your machine for ­hunting can be yet another way to really get the best bang for your buck—pun intended.

Some seeds are equipped with hooks or spines on the seed coat, enabling them to hitch a ride on a passing animal.Others have structures that allow them to take to the air and be dispersed in that manner (see Dandelion seed image at right).