farm tools
Farm Equipment Maintenance Checklist
Follow this farm equipment maintenance checklist for small engines, tillers, lawnmowers, wood splitters, and chainsaws for some of the most common things you’ll need to do to keep your equipment in tip-top shape.
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Is Milling Your Own Lumber Worth it?
Is milling your own lumber worth it? Consider milling your own wood if you live on a farm with wooded acres and many building project needs.
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Wood Tool Handles: Replacing Axe Handles
Repair your own wooden tool handles at home. Learn step-by-step instructions for replacing axe handles, including selecting the wood and fitting the tool.
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Antique Tool Restoration: Find, Restore & Use Old School Tools
Revive old school tools with antique tool restoration techniques, learn how to clean and restore them, and discover where to find old tools and how to put them to use.
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A Universal Tractor Maintenance Checklist
Using a tractor maintenance checklist is a great way to keep your small farm tractor operating smoothly. For many of us, we’ve come to rely on our tractor, and being without it is a great inconvenience.
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Snow Fence Installation
A snow fence can be as complicated or as simple as you want it to be. There are a few simple rules to follow, but a lot of choice when it comes to your unique circumstances.
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Chainsaw Safety Gear to Get the Job Done Right
Chainsaw safety gear, albeit costly, is a necessary addition to any operator’s collection of farm tools and equipment. Unfortunately, farmers tend to be prone to disregarding safety devices, safety equipment and user warnings.
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The Best Way to Loosen Rusted Parts
Is there a best way to loosen rusted parts on the farm? I’m sure there is, but I’m more inclined to say; there’s the best way for each situation.
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Getting Started with an Oxy-Acetylene Torch
Acetylene gas is flammable, but will not reach temperatures hot enough to turn metal into molten material alone, so oxygen is added to intensify the heat.
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Why a PTO Slip Clutch Needs to Make Your Farm Tools List
Add to Favorites Anyone who owns a proper farm tractor will tell you two things: they’re indispensable and they’re expensive to fix. I recently pursued a quote for repairs on …
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Ballast: The Tractor Tire Fluids Rundown
Do you have good tires, but still have a hard time gaining traction on loose/wet surfaces? Adding downforce with tire fluid can assist on slippery surfaces.
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How to Move to New Homesteading Land
Add to Favorites When you’re searching for new homesteading land, the hardest part may prove to be the decisions regarding your livestock. Moving yourself, your family, and all the household …
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Extend the Growing Season with Cold Frame Gardening
Add to Favorites By Sue Robishaw – Whether we blame it on El Niño or the gods, chaotic weather is too often a part of the gardener’s life. While this …
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BOAZ: A Mini Wheat Harvesting Machine
Add to Favorites By Benjamin Hoffman Choosing the right mini wheat harvesting machine for our small-scale operation took research. We settled on the BOAZ mini-combine. Bob Mowdy and I have …
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How to Build a Compact Tractor Implement Counterweight
Many compact tractor implements can get expensive when you opt to buy them from your local dealership or farm store, but simple tractor implements are sometimes just as easy to build than to buy, and much cheaper.
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