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    FORD 8340

    Going to look at a Ford / New Holland 8340 over the weekend. Any one have any experience with them? Good / Bad Anything to look out for on these models? It needs a cab kit, but it' doesn't look like the make at kit, you just buy the padded vinyl and glue it to the cab. Is that hard to do...
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    black buzzards, any other ideas

    I practice SSS, but they are getting wise to when i'm at the farm, and stay out of shot gun range. Any one had any luck hanging an Effigy or dead one upside down from a tree or pole? If so, about how many would i need to cover, say a 10 acre pasture? Any luck with a Donkey? If so, is there any...
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    Starting over, Fencing recommendations

    I've sold my place earlier this year and moved the cows to a leased farm that will be over stocked as the summer goes on. Closed on a new farm last weekend, with very little fence. The new place has leased crops on part of it. Property is rolling, with crops on the ridges, and I'm planning to...
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    Pipe Corral

    Hello all, I’ve been given some cost share money to build/re-build a working area. I have enough pipe from a demolition job to build the corral, but what I’m not sure about is how to space the pipe horizontally, and how far apart to space the vertical upright pieces to help tie it together. My...
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    Gooseneck trailer adapter to kinpin set up

    I'm looking to upgrade trucks to pull a goose neck cattle trailer. Right now I got it down to two options, by a used diesel pickup (10 to 15K range) or buy a used single axle tractor trailer (have found a nice one with an equipment trailer in the 8K range which would solve another issue i have)...
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    NH chain baler, replacing floor chain channels

    Hello, I have a NH 845 that needs to have the floor chain channels (the u shaped tube the chain rides in) replaced, but for the life of I can not figure out how to get the front bolt out. Do i need to take the front chain sprocket out to get to it, or is there an easier way? Thanks John
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    What would you like to learn about the cattle business?

    Hello, I’m president of our local Cattlemen Association, and I’m starting to run out of ideas on speakers for our monthly meeting. Below is a list of topics that have been covered over the last year. Back ground about our association’s “average member”, Farm as a second income, in there 50’s...
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