Dump Trailer Reviews

This particular DIY project has been a thorough success. While this design is simple and concise, there are times when you wish hay wagons offered slightly more in terms of features and amenities.

Disadvantages to the fifth wheel include: higher profile than tag-along trailers; the hitch might limit use of the truck bed; the fifth wheel can't be towed by SUVs or vans; and the up-front cost (which tends to be significantly higher than acomparable...

If you've used lawn mower carts in the past, share your experiences and insights on their advantages and disadvantages. That said, these carts are better suited to some tasks than others.

Every issue of Hobby Farms magazine, our editors search for items that are useful to hobby farmers, whether they're heavier equipment such as tractor attachments, useful tools, innovative helper items or accessories for livestock management.

During the peak of the weather system, a particularly large storm with high winds rolled through, and while it missed my farm for the most part, it did leave behind a few calling cards.

These trucks are essential for hauling various things, including building supplies, feed, firewood and sod. The tractor-driven units carry more manure in one trip and are probably the best way to go if you have a significant number of animals you keep...

Drive with headlights on. Make sure the emergency battery is charged. Confirm that the breakaway system is connected and secured. “Those are worth their weight in gold,” he says.

I once dug a large garden plot of potatoes with a pitchfork—never again! The right tool for the right job, I say after that ordeal—and that tool is a proper digging fork. If you'll need to maneuver the cart through a doorway or gate, measure to make...

Square balers often cost less than round balers. Expected Price: Manure spreaders are available from very small (8 cubic feet) for hobby-farm use to very large (810 cubic feet) for industrial farms and require a tractor or ATV appropriate for their size.

Wood, for example, is amply available, and you can sometimes score a free building or fencing if you're willing to disassemble and haul it away. But generally speaking, a farm can benefit from judicious use of the site, as ours has.

But what neither we nor our mentors figured out in time was the best way to load a hog onto a trailer. Getting good pork to market starts with loading pigs into a trailer. We typically introduce the trailer a few weeks before the scheduled slaughter date...

Some neighbors continue to set out loose trash bags in the alleyways, which end up torn apart by rats, spewing old potato chip bags and Styrofoam takeout containers across the farm.

Spray transfer is a process used when MIG welding aluminum that is 1/4 inch or thicker. Step 3 Weld in a well-ventilated area free from flammable material and remember to wear proper skin and eye protection.

Sheep must be wearing USDA-approved scrapie ear tags, or if they're micro-chipped, you must have your own micro-chip reader along on the trip. A crate can also be loaded in the bed of the truck, but it should be pulled up close behind the cab and secured...

All other photos by Jill M. Recycled take-out containers are often a perfect fit. Look for shallow plastic containers that fit inside the decorative pot. If you want your plant to trail, you'll have to screw up your courage and remove the crown of the...

Your goal doesn't have to be perfect symmetry, but try for some balance in the overall shape of the plant.The Violet Barn's "Rob" Robinson says, "ugly now means beautiful later!" For the most beautifully shaped plants,Rob suggests leaving only the crowns...

With record snow dumped on many parts of the country already this year, those of us in the northern portions of the United States can all be assured that Old Man Winter is on his way.

It doesn't play nicely with your other flowers. These seeds fly for a surprising range and lay in wait until you least expect them.Stolons - not so sneaky, but just as deadly, the plant grows along the top of the soil.

The three standard ball sizes are 1 7/8, 2 and 2 5/16 inches. The important thing is to haul the load in the safest possible way—for yourself and those sharing the road. Starting uphill from a dead stop with a heavy load takes its toll on a clutch,...

Move the farm and take your animals with you with these travel safety tips. Practice herding your ruminants in and out of the trailer, too, so that they are familiar with the situation.

Now, it is an uphill climb, way uphill. Bins for glass. One whole trip just for recycling. Looks tidy now but wait until February when there's a bitter north wind and the steps up to those giant bins are covered in newly fallen snow over slippery ice.Alas,...

A friend suggested using wooden pallets wired together—a good idea if I can find them and I am absolutely sure they didn't once hold chemicals of one sort or another. We do have a standard compost bin right in the veggie garden to collect whatever scraps...

There are also foldable canvas wheelbarrows available for easy storage. Solid rubber wheels don't go flat or pop like air filled wheels, but they also don't have the shock absorption of air filled wheels, making them harder to use on rough terrain.The...

Then go inside, whip up some hot chocolate, and skim the seed catalogs. No back aches — there's no bending required. No expense for store-bought mulch. Dormant plants are out of the way.

On the other hand, such carts don't experience the same buildup of waste, debris and rainwater that solid carts can gather because the open design of the criss-crossing metal lets these materials fall through to the ground.

As I prepared my horse for the day in the darkness of my backyard, I watched the crescent moon and Venus rise above the hills. The next morning, we drove to the other horse rescue, just 5 miles away.

However, you may have inherited an ivy-filled garden or find this emerald-leaved beauty too hard to resist. But you will need to plant it at least 15 feet from any surface on which you do not want it to climb, and always keep your pruning shears ready.With...