All Around the Farm

With a 20-foot-long jib boom and rolling dolly, the wire feeder and gun will reach outside the shop and inside a trailer.

Pull a three-section crop roller behind a drill to kill cover crops while planting beans.

It’s hard to get a big tractor with good hydraulics into the woods. I bought an old spreader this year for $300 and put a trailer log splitter on it. A hydraulic apron runs off the splitter pum

We recently enhanced the fence posts surrounding a dozen risers on a drip irrigation system by adding the metal cages that wrap around plastic containers holding chemicals. This keeps the cattle and deer off of the risers, and the risers are more visible from the sprayer or tractor.   

I end up with a lot of odds and ends; they might be a useful part one day! I’ve found that, in keeping things piled just 6 inches high or less, I can find what I’m looking for without having to dig. I set some old Tenderfoot flooring on a stand about 36 inches high. A

When we needed a dock for our farm pond, we decided we’d prefer a floating dock. Our local chemical company was happy to give plastic totes with the metal cages. We built a platform out of pressure-treated lumber that fits over the totes. This floating dock works great f