Isuzu Crew Cab 4x4 Truck

Fifteen minutes after breaking down, I was on my way again. Photo by Rick Gush After years living in the desert, I delight in living next to this waterfall. One of the things I'm excited about with the new studio is that it has a garage up front that...

Farm trucks with four-wheel drive can also be tremendously valuable in the winter or during wet, muddy weather. During hay season on my farm, we frequently put our four-wheel-drive truck into action, using it to pull a trailer around the fields for the...

Farmers are pleased with Senate's amendment to exempt farm trucks from bill S.1813, allowing flexibility with state-border regulations, and await House approval. The amendment, introduced by Sen.

Boy, was I in for an education. I grew up and farmed on a diversified operation that was large in its day, but would be considered midsize to small today. All of that as he seemed to fly through the field at 8 to 10 mph.

Starting uphill from a dead stop with a heavy load takes its toll on a clutch, and when you stop at an uphill red light, an automatic transmission assures that you can start with confidence that you won't roll backward into the vehicle behind you.

An unexpected fire-fighting crew is helping prevent further damage from wildfires in California's Central Valley. Learn more about these heroic goats by watching the video report on ABC30.

It is specifically geared to the Virginia climate and conditions, but could prove helpful for anyone trying to choose a proper street tree.Arbor Day Foundation also has an excellent tool to help youMany larger municipalities will offer assistance for...

In general, free leaf compost is perfect for perennial and shrub beds. I was surprised to find out that only two of us religiously shovel our own. Even free compost isn't a good deal if it harms your plants.

You don't need a livestock trailer to transport small animals like sheep, goats, pigs and calves, but it's trickier to haul them in a truck or van. If it's cold or wet, wrap the top, front and sides with a plastic tarp; tie it securely so it doesn't flap.

I didn't dress them out completely before use, but I did sharpen up the edge. (Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun.) Drawknives come in many styles with blades of every shape. It's great finding that tool you've been wanting.

Not too many people will sell fried food on a stick to a goat. But can you blame him? We'll never know. Of course, the goat wasn't as star struck as he was fascinated by bag of snacks.

I did a little happy dance there in the mud, looking around furtively, making sure nobody had seen me, knowing the truck was disguised in a bramble patch, well off the beaten trail.

« More Dirt on Gardening » Tags backyard , garden , Jessica Walliser , pumpkins , squash , tomatoes So much is happening in the garden that I don't even know where to start! Our landscape crew from Lighthouse Landscape Designs arrived with the excavator...

Most food historians agree that custard, the pudding like dessert that we know now, dates back to the Middle Ages and was eaten alone or was used as fillings for pastry. The pease porridge mentioned was most likely a simple boiled pudding of pease meal...

“Like a small grocery store, we offer the convenience of retail with the soulful, funky feel of a farmer-run venture,” Taylor says. Scheduled stops are posted on its website and Facebook each week.

Church bells rang out in Philadelphia on that day long ago and we are still celebrating today.God Bless America and thank you to our forefathers for being forward thinkers. If there is a nursery open in your area on holidays, all the better, they will...

His official name became Unsinkable Sam and his new job was mouse catcher to the governor general of Gibraltar. That's sad because Mom and Dad love cats. Sam was eventually taken to Britain, where he spent the rest of his life at a home for old sailors.

So they're investing in $100,000 worth of research to learn how to grow hydroponic fruits and vegetables on board, the AP reports. Read more about the story here. Hydroponics could make fresh food appear more frequently on Navy submarine menus.

Who would ever have thought of eating an artichoke? We were invited aboard for a tour ofthe ship, and that was when I really went back in time. Captain Cook's own ship the Endeavor was a converted logging ship, and the charts and trade routes that he...

Best of all, the crew chief didn't argue with what I wanted, which included reusing some windows we had removed from our home. It will be plenty good enough for the cabin, as I plan to use some wood stabilizer and filler on the bad wood.

Their perky brightI think these days at the big box stores, they actually get tominiature roses that didn't open and daffodils that dried out. In particular, we often find t?te-?-t?te narcissus, in bud or blooming already, their cheery yellow flowers...

Memorial Day is a time to remember the many folks that we have walked this path of life with. Below you will find a list of memorial roses to plant.The Remember Me series of rose selections all started as a project of the heart by Sue Casey of Portland,...

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 gap between the boards as they will swell when wet.

This may include cost per container (or weight per container), road taxes, tolls, fuel and maintenance fees. It is important that the cost is calculated correctly. Determine the amount of taxes (road and/or shipping taxes), cost of personnel or workers.Multiply...

They filled the frames with wet concrete and smoothed the top to level. This photo was taken before the frames were positioned and leveled. We have lived in our current house for seven years, and ever since we moved in, we've been wanting to redo our...

Aluminum doesn't rust and there's minimal maintenance, so it tends to have a longer life span than steel or steel/aluminum. As we studied each trailer, he gave me his appraisal of top price and bargain bid for each.

Pine needles, sometimes called pine straw, are sold to landscapers, garden centers and nurseries for use as mulch. Call several and ask their current price. He will weigh your pine straw, pay you, bale the straw and sell it.