There is very little that is worse than going out to check the stock, fix some equipment, or perform any of the many jobs that farming entails, whilst the weather is awful and you’re getting soaked to the skin. If you are heading into winter, or if it is a particularly soggy year, you’re going … Read more
Round balers are one of the most common pieces of equipment on hay farms. They produce high-quality round bales of harvested crops and have the functionality to wrap them just after pressing the hay together. They are efficient and effective, but that doesn’t mean that they are simple to operate. While it may seem like … Read more
These days it’s hard to make money with cattle ranch business because the cost of equipment and fuel has swiftly outpaced the value of cattle. For this reason, it is becoming more and more popular and more and more practical to raise cattle in a natural, grass fed manner. When your cattle get most of … Read more
A ranch is often a large landholding that focuses on raising one or more types of (grazing) animals in great numbers. The most popular version of this form of business in the United States is cattle ranching. What is cattle ranching and how does it work? Read on to learn more. What is ranching? When … Read more
A cattle ranch is a small or large landholding that has the focused purpose of breeding and raising cattle. Cattle are useful form of livestock that can be bred as show animals, milk producers, meat producers and producers of leather. In this article, we discuss how to start a cattle ranching business. Read on to … Read more
On your farm, an ATV is as useful as the number of attachments you can afford to buy. People have made multitaskers out of ATVs, attaching all manner of tools on them such as snow plows, trailers, hay dollies and even lawn mowers. Something else you can attach is a farming plow. Because pulling a … Read more
Because ATVs spend most of their time outdoors, their plastic body can quickly appear aged and faded. Regular interaction with mud, water, and dirt makes things worse. A well worked farming ATV may also experience cracks in the plastic and windshield, from exposure to the elements and impact from small rocks and branches. In this … Read more
While carburetors are no longer present in modern vehicles, ATVs, smaller motorcycles and certain equipment like lawn mowers still use them. The carburetor in your ATV mixes air and fuel in the right proportions, so that the engine always has the right amount of power. For instance, when you press the throttle to speed up, … Read more
You can go to a shop or garage to have your ATV tire changed. But if you don’t want to pay someone to change your ATV tire, or if you live too far away from a tire shop, then you have to change it yourself. Changing your ATV tire is not a 10-minute job. It … Read more
When you see others do it, riding an ATV seems fun and even easy. But get on one and it’s not as easy as pressing the throttle and riding off. Without proper practice, it’s easy to tip or even overturn on an ATV. Just look up ATV fails on YouTube. While older 3-wheel ATVs were known … Read more
Farmers have a range of options when it comes to motorised equipment on their farms. Tractors are great for power especially for demanding tasks like tilling and transport, but they are pricey. Pickup trucks are fast and powerful, but are pricey and are limited only to mobility and transport. An alternative option is an ATV. … Read more
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