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Seems like modern horsies are all smaller than they used to be ;-) That said, I must say I'm impressed with the 4cyl in my Kubota. At 375 cubic inches making 105 PTO HP, it has more displacement than a 5.9L Cummins 6cyl :o

Another situation where the 10' T-posts would work well is if you have the opposite problem with posts becoming pushed too far into the ground. Then you just need to keep raising the wires on the post as it goes further in the ground :idea:

T-posts are fine for fence in good going on the level. IMO, in steep draws or other areas where the terrain puts a lot of strain on the fence to lean or push posts down with snow, wood is better. I don't think there is such a thing as a creosote post nowdays, that is the problem :roll:

4 heifers should be fine in a 6x14. Check your lights and tires and go. I would gate the heifers 2 and 2. Drive loaded early morning, late evening, or even in the night if daytime temps are hot :idea:

You should have paid a deposit on the tub when you bought it, if it's still the conventional steel half-barrel. I haven't bought any since they starting making the edible "Bio-Barrels". I really don't think those have caught on well here. How far are you from the nearest plant that makes...

Was the tub empty? If it was me I would just put the mineral on top of whatever Crystalyx is left in the tub. Nothing encourages cattle to eat mineral any easier than to hide the candy under it :P Or just let them finish the Crystalyx and take the tub back for the deposit. @ $9 apiece, if...

Perhaps no factory mix is available simply because you're really dealing with 2 seperate unrelated issues that happen over a different time frame :?: Magnesium is needed for grass tetany prevention in early spring long before fly season and the need for IGR starts. The time for grass tetany...

+1. Flies will be coming on soon and a pour-on will help with that for a short time. Cows should have a good quality mineral available to them year round. They might hit it harder at different times during the year. I like to feed Crystalyx with added mag for grass tetany when grass...

Overhead line was the old party line here. Been private lines since underground went through in the early 70's. They came through and redone it again with newfangled fiber optic underground line about 10 years ago. Definitely don't want to dig up that stuff :shock: The downside of the...

Line crews here will leave old poles free of charge if the landowner wants them. They do want the used poles moved out of their ROW in a timely fashion. Usually can make 3 - 10 or 12 ft posts out of each. Put up some guardrail and supersteel windbreak with them here :idea:

Most of the older REA poles are only butt treated. And they have been replaced for a reason ;-) As a kid I remember, but there is no such thing as telephone poles here now. Even back then, most telephone lines were piggybacked on the REA poles. Telephone went underground 40 years ago.

Local place rents out livestock equipment on a daily basis. Portable panels perhaps not so much because most folks own enough panels to get the job done or can borrow a few panels from a neighbor. Stur-D tub and alley rents out for $150/day. Get the tub on Sat and you have 2 days to use...

Most fulltimers around here who earn a living from catle only with no small grain, row crops, or outside employment are running some pretty large operations these days. Many don't own the land base required, and send a lot of cattle out for summer pasture. I take in about 60 pairs for a...

I despise playing musical water tanks, so all of my tanks are now permanent installations. I realize this won't work if you have leased/rented pasture. Murphy's law usually prevails, so i use good sized capacity to have some reserve supply in case of a power outage or pump problems. 150 gal...

+1. Basically, you can't fight city hall. It is what it is here at CT. If you want to freely discuss any of the above topics mentioned, I would recommend ranchers.net or the Bash :idea: Although I do read and sometimes post, TPP doesn't really appeal to me because of all the very...

$30 per pair per month here. Average 10 acres per pair for a 5 month grazing season. Neighbor pays monthly in advance while calves are on the cow. After calves are weaned off and taken home around Nov 1, pasture price stays the same but is paid at the end of the month. I pay for...

I prefer cracked corn, but that is the way it comes from my feed guy. He get it delivered to overhead bins. I'd get a couple tons of it in the 8' combo box on the pickup, park the pickup under the shed and just feed off of it. DDG by itself is kind of fluffy and flaky and likes to blow around...

An exception to allow "free choice" feeding would be if you mixed in salt as a limiter :idea: I did this with cracked corn/DDG I bought at the local feed store. Then I mixed in salt and sometimes mineral. You want to plan to err on the safe side to start with. I think I started at...

The problem I foresee with a bale spear instead of a fork that slides under the bales is that in a worst case scenario you may not not be able to get the tractor loose if a bale is frozen solid to the ground and doesn't give :idea: I had one of the green Farmmaster? bale forks on my Fordson...

If you are handy with a torch and a welder, you could raid the scrap iron pile and build something like this on a low budget. Would work with a small tractor or a pickup :idea: Caution: This link will only work a couple times for free, then they want you to subscribe or pay to download...