What Pickup Truck

I lived in Las Vegas for 15 years before moving here, and I still get a big kick out of living on a creek and a five-minute walk from the beach. Fifteen minutes after breaking down, I was on my way again.

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 purpose of transporting the fresh bales back to the barn.

“Transportation laws and regulations should not saddle farmers with additional regulatory hurdles simply because they farm closer to a processor in another state than a processor in their own state,” says NFU president Roger Johnson.

Too much tongue weight can make the steering dangerously squirrely and cause the headlights to shine into the eyes of oncoming drivers, even when on the low-beam setting. Connecting the trailer to a receiver hitch is quick and easy and, depending on the...

Minneapolis, MN 55419 612-822-4769 info@tangletowngardens.com Arrangements: Pickup Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm 10386 Sunrise Road P.O. Box 235 Harris, MN 55032 651-226-1186 nittygrittydirtfarm@gmail.com Arrangements: Pickup at several metro area locations...

(Buy old blankets for cheap at a yard sale or thrift store.) If you load the crate in the back of your van, be sure to spread a tarp on the floor to catch spills. Last week, Dad and Fayre, our Portuguese Water Dog took three of our young sheep, Aliss,...

It is one of more than 20 species that was included in the diets of early North American Indians. When it's time for the fiddleheads, I have been known to take a few days off of work, just so I can keep an eye on them.

Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University. How many pickup truckloads to haul them off? I estimate our shed-vac machine at 10:1 (10 CY of leaves shredded down to 1 CY volume).

They are going to use them to make a new patio of their own. She's going to put in a patio where her pool used to be. Turns out, there's a small market for used pavers! Who knew? Well, actually, the work has begun on removing the old patio.

The settlers found an abundance of meat as well as edible vegetation available, so puddings became a dessert, definitely without meat, including the healthy addition of eggs.At one time puddings were marketed for their nutritional value in the United...

The mobile market makes eight stops per week, throwing open its doors to offer veggies, fruit, meat, milk and eggs at schools, parks, low-income housing sites and wellness centers throughout Washington D.C. and Virginia.

I'm Supermom, not Putter-around-the-house-with-bulbs-mom. But if you have an opportunity to pick up a lot of these once-flowered beauties on the cheap, do it! I'm planning to stalk the halls of my father's assisted living center and see if any other dutiful...

Once a year, he prepares a farm fresh dinner for sulbscribers. “We augment [the produce] with extras like pesto, peach jam, hot sauce, flatbread or other seasonal items we make in the kitchen.” Gillard also provides the recipes that are tucked into...

Next is site preparation (where you want your new deck), dig out any vegetation or sod. I had enough materials left over to make a pump house, benching in the greenhouse, shelves in the house, another small deck for the hot tub ($9 in screws) and i still...

In 1940, Leubben sold his rights to Allis-Chalmers, who redeveloped his early concept and in 1947, released their own Roto-Baler. The New Holland 66 put up 14”- x 18”-bales, whereas the company's larger New Holland 77 and competitors' models spit...

“These gases, in our case, are fed directly into the intake manifold of the vehicle,” Anderson explains. When the direct current battery is connected to two electrodes and a potential is applied, oxygen is generated at the anode and hydrogen at the...

I just needed to “make do.” An hour of banging old timbers and scrap plywood together and I had my sledge. I also left behind a promise to drop off a raspberry cream cheese pie and a set of raspberry plants I was clearing out.

At our place, leaves are raw product. This tarp is 12×16 and a bit heavy to throw over my shoulders when piled high with leaves. When the leaves are falling in 70- and 80-degree weather like they are this year, we have to store the leaves for a week...

But I have a Seven Year Itch. At other times, the tiller pulled him around as though it were in charge. Stinkier maybe, but definitely less labor intensive.Mulching was relatively painless.

They come in all shapes and sizes. Fresh baked pies and cakes. They're up at 4 am checking the truck making sure they haven't forgotten anything. No additives or chemicals to worry about, grown right in your area by folks that you know.

Below them are two black trays per tier, each of which can hold a full flat of seedlings or several 6-inch flower pots. There was even a timer with it! The fluorescent shop lights I've got on chains in the basement have now been replaced.

As with the fluctuating prices of supply and demand, the total cost of transport can vary. This may include cost per container (or weight per container), road taxes, tolls, fuel and maintenance fees.

Some carts come with an accessory that converts them to a trailer for pulling behind a UTV or small tractor. Two-wheel-drive trucks, tractors, and utility vehicles are OK for flat ground that's not too muddy, but if you live in hilly terrain, a snowy...

This increases the GTWR you can pull by transferring a greater percentage of the trailer's weight to the truck. How often will you be hauling them? The hitches used for tag-along trailers are further broken down into five classes.

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. He will weigh your pine straw, pay you, bale the straw and sell it.

If you don't have that, you can have a third party with collateral co-sign. However, on a good note, the FSA has flexibility in determining what this experience is. For example, you don't need an agriculture degree—your experience could consist of internships,...

But your mileage will vary depending on the quality and size of your stove, the efficiency of your house and weather conditions. If you're concerned that the pallets might contain chemicals, rest easy.