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    Sometimes you just do stupid stuff!

    Good news is, it looks like an upside down slow moving vehicle sign. So you can walk slow……
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    Fixed income

    NVIDIA stock has gone up rapidly, but it also had a major drop recently. I own some but I also have an indefinite expiration sell order at a target price. It is a very volatile stock. I would not recommend unless you can stand the potential risk of a downturn. They are the AI leader but the...
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    heads up Windows users

    Doubters are gonna doubt. Horseless carriages are never going to catch on. The basis for AI is that it doesn’t need the algorithms written for it. It “learns” as it interacts with other computers and people. It basically writes its own “algorithms” or in other words learns. I saw an example of...
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    Hydraulic hiccups with JD tractor

    Hy-Gard for a John Deere. Would never use anything else for one.
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    Daily Chuckle

    As is his opponent. Both have 1 foot in.
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    Hydraulic hiccups with JD tractor

    That is called good luck. Add enough gas and the engine changes to a gernade. With no spark plug gas detonates inconsistently hence the bucking & jerking. Enough gas & eventually it will detonate prematurely & destroy the engine. That is apples & oranges to a hydraulic system. At the price of...
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    Hydraulic hiccups with JD tractor

    I would never put anything but the HyTech hydraulic fluid in it. Change the fluid, the filter, clean the screen again and use it. If it doesn’t stop the noise after a few hours the pump has been damaged by the restricted flow. Usually the cause for the jerky feeling & noise is air in the system...
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    Hello and thank you all.

    I am have Brangus cattle. . Currently using a bull I purchased from Pennridge Ranch in Giddings. We are small time. Last year’s calves are long gone, none on the ground yet this year.
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    Hello and thank you all.

    Welcome. Just a little ways NE of you in Lavaca County.
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    Rain in the south

    Here in SE TX we received 10 inches in the last 2 days, 12.5 inches for the last 8 days.
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    Night time calving?

    My cows generally calve during the day. I usually feed at night if I feed. There is research to back up the theory. Doesn’t work 100% but for the majority. https://texasfarmbureau.org/feed-at-night-calve-during-the-day/#:~:text=Feeding%20cows%20later%20in%20the,total%20cows%2C"%20said%20Dr.
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    Tractor recommendations

    I have 2 in that range. New Holland T5070 & JD 6135E. I favor the JD, just feels more rugged, easier to work with.
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    No bureaucrats disturbed

    Any hay is better than no hay. But those bales are very soft. Time to up the density on his baler or buy a new one.
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    Hot Hello from North Texas

    Welcome from SE Texas.
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