Self-Propelled Forage Harvester Carries
“Piggyback” Truck
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When Gunther Alexander heads out to the field in his self-propelled forage harvester, he's not surprised when people stop on the road to stare. He knows no one's ever seen a rig quite like his.
The Vauxhall, Alberta, farmer-inventor carries a 3-ton truck on the back of his Deere 5400 harvester. When the truck gets full, he drives it off the 22-ft. deck and heads back to the farm. The entire rig is 55 ft. long and 16 ft. wide and is equipped with big 30.5 by 32 flotation tires on front (off a Deere 8820 combine) and smaller tires on back. The rear axle is used for steering and there's a 12-ft. hydraulic-operated...
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Fast Way To Clean Dirty Bolts
The Thread Wizard leaves the bolt clean and ready to be used in seconds without using solvents, wire brushes or wire wheel grinders. It’s the safest, fastest way to clean bolts!
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“Dragster” Mower Goes Up To 40 Mph
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You've never seen a riding mower like this "dragster" built by Mark Madson, Clinton, Wis. He built it out of two junked John Deere 175 riding mowers, fitting it with a 3-ft. sickle-bar in front and "high speed" wings and wheelie bar on back.
"I built it mostly for looks but it works unbelievably well," says Madson, who of-ten takes the mower to hot rod shows. "I call it model 427 because many real dragsters use Chevrolet 427 cu. in. engines. The mower still has its original 11 hp engine and belt-drive transmission. However, I changed the primary drive ratio on the pulleys so it'll run at speeds up to 40 mph on the road and will even do wheelies.
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Liberty Quote
"
Patriotism is supporting your country
all
the time, and your government when it deserves it.
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~ Mark Twain
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One-Pass Self-Propelled Baler
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When a group of farmers, researchers and soil conservationists in south central Iowa got together awhile back to sell a power company on the idea of burning prairie switchgrass to generate electricity, everyone knew that if the idea was approved, the hard part would be harvesting the native prairie grass.
Switchgrass is a native prairie grass that's seeded on much of the CRP ground in southern Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. When grown as a fuel crop, the grass is allowed to reach full maturity. If left standing for 10 to 14 days after a killing frost in the fall, it's usually dry enough to cut and bale the same day. Gary Kelderman of Kelderman Manufacturing, Inc., Oskaloosa, Iowa, is a member of the committee studying the feasibility of switchgrass fuel. To solve the harvest problem, he put together a direct-cut baler that cuts and.
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Jello Ice Cream
2 ½ cups sugar
5 eggs
2 cups cream
Pinch salt
2 3-oz. pkgs. Jello
1 cup cold water
2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp flour
4 cups milk
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Dissolve jello in cold water. Heat 4 cups of milk & bring to boil. Beat eggs. Add 2 tablespoons flour and 1 ½ cups sugar to eggs. Beat. Stir into boiling milk and cook 1 min., stirring constantly. Pour over remaining sugar. Stir. Add jello mixture. Add cream, vanilla and enough milk to fill a 1-gal freezer bag.
Don’t fill more than 4 in. from the top. Freeze until desired consistency.
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ATTENTION NATIONAL PARK VISITORS!
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The National Park Service recently warned visitors to western parks to take extra precautions to avoid contact with bears while camping, hiking or hunting.
“We advise visitors to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren’t expecting them. We also advise visitors to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoor visitors should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear manure.
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Black bear manure is smaller and contains a lot of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear manure has little bells in it and smells like pepper.”
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