All Around the Farm

Feeding the crew is more convenient for the cooks and more comfortable for workers in this tricked-out bus. See photos of the diner-on-wheels and get the crew's favorite recipes.

With the stake pocket endgate converted to hinged cargo doors, it’s easier to haul brush or other bulky items.

When I mow a wooded area a half-mile from my farm, I now have a place to carry needed items with me. I built a small steel shelf that plugs into the hitch receiver on my lawn mower and strapped a beverage cooler the same width of my seat to the shelf with tarp straps. In this cooler, I now carry a water jug, bug spray, work

I used old wire corncrib sheets to make grates for my grain bin sumps. The pieces are cut and bent then braced with a piece of rebar along the bottom of each end. They're long enough to cover well past the sump

To make it easier for my kids to feed bottle calves, I assembled wooden pallets spaced 15 inches apart that are held together by 24s across the top and front. When the calves come into the stalls, I slide another 24 behind them through the pallets, so they don’t back out.

Tire cart accommodates tires and brake repairs on 300- to 400-plus-hp. tractors.