I was heading to Regina to pick up a car with our car trailer. I stopped at Davidson at the A&W for a burger and some onion rings, and as I came out I saw that I was blessed with a flat tire. No problem, I thought, I’ve got a spare. As you can see […] Read more
Check Spare Tires Regularly
How To Change Eight-Inch Wheel Bearings To Bushings
A few years ago we bought a new-to-us Versatile sprayer which was quite an upgrade from our old sprayer. The only trouble is it had those little wheelbarrow wheels on the booms which always seemed to give trouble. I’m sure they work fine on wheelbarrows, but on the end of a sprayer boom rolling along […] Read more
Watch For Ice
Here’s an interesting way to break things and get some bruises as well. We were using our trusty Case 970 last week moving some grain with a grain vac. We shut down between loads and then when I went to start the tractor the fun began. I went to open the door and it was […] Read more
Upgrade Your Lentils: A Worksheet
Last year was noted for its moisture, and our crops sure look like it. Our last field of red lentils was planted in early June, which was later than it should have been seeded. I don’t know if you noticed it, but it just kept raining and we couldn’t seem to get them in the […] Read more
Three Tips For Lifting Heavy Loads Safely
We’ve all used them to lift things — front end loaders, skid steers, forklifts, engine cranes, chain hoists and all those nice heavy lifting tools. But are we always being safe when we use them? Around our shop and farm we’ve been pretty lucky so far. We have all of the above items to help […] Read more
Three Gifts For The Farmer In Your Life
Looking for something to put under the tree for the farmer in the house? Or perhaps you’re just looking for something to make the job of farming a bit easier. Here are three items that have made our lives easier and they might work well for you as well. A WATER-RESISTANT TOOL BOX The first […] Read more
How To Extend Your Dining Room Table
here are we going to put them all?” your spouse asks you. “We’ve got 15 people coming for Christmas dinner and we can only get eight around our table.” Not wanting to appear unhelpful you answer, “Well, we can put the three teenagers in the kitchen because they don’t want to sit with us anyway. […] Read more
How To Survive A Wet Harvest
By now you’ve likely got a good portion of your crop in the bin. If you’re lucky, it’s all in the bin. As I write this, Prairie farmers have been given a week of sunny days and everyone is busy harvesting. The forecast says nothing but sun for another week, but I have a hard […] Read more
Eight Tips For Buying At Auction
I recently went to an auction sale looking for some grain trucks to part out, however when I got there the trucks weren’t selling yet. As I walked up to the crowd I saw that they were selling an auger. A nice 37-foot, severn-inch auger with a 16-hp Kohler engine. It looked better than any […] Read more
Four Tips For Safer Towing – for Jul. 23, 2010
No doubt you’ve become intimately acquainted with your tow rope this spring. Our tow ropes were our constant companions in the trucks and tractors this spring. We use the three-inch flat strap that is rated at 27,000 pounds. They’re 20 feet long and two of them stow easily behind the seat of the tractor. Total […] Read more
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