Recent content by Foggy47

"I would pretend your getting a drill, pick your drill, and buy a tractor that can handle it." ^ Best advice I have heard on selecting a tractor.

Before I traded my JD 3520 e hydro, we had a major tornado event. I hauled my tractor and loader with grapple and a ballast box to my home for storm cleanup. Did huge tree sections from 150 year old white and red pine trees mostly. Some I could barely lift with the loader / grapple...

^ It's odd - one mans dreams vs another. I went from a somewhat capable JD 3520 EHydro open station tractor......to a Kubota L3860 HSTC. I wanted the cab for comfort in any weather and added fluid to the rears. No longer can haul it with my trailer or truck.....but this tractor get's er...

Get a tractor big enough for a drill.....IMO. If you have light soils a minimum till drill can be used to do no-till work. Kubota's a heavier duty, lifts more, and weighs more, and has a better front axel .....hp for hp....IMO. Do this!. Nuff said.

Not sure if that is for the "free seed" or for the seed you buy?? I plan to buy a bag of seed and add the milo to it. If this is not available I will put my own mix together. (I hope). For me, the trouble is that I am in AZ and do not want seeds shipped here. Rather, I need them...

I'm pllanning to plant (with my grain drill) a diverse mix from Greencover called Milpa. It's got over 40 + varieties of garden veggies including beans, peas, squash, brassica, Mellons, and much more. I am adding Milo to this mix in an effort to get some vertical cover and perhaps give those...

Looks like Space X could go public soon. Thoughts on this as an investment? Seems like it could be huge to me......but what do I know?

Old saying in the investment biz: People don't plan to fail.....they fail to plan.

I think this is true. Is for me and many that I know at least. Most I know have put some effort into planning. But there is huge number of people that retire with nothing.....and are still waiting for their ship to come in. I don't think those folks ever made a plan.....or don't know...

I can still remember buying that house for $20,000. I thought my wife was gonna flip out. We went from an $85 apartment rental to a $120 house payment.....and she had trouble sorting it out. We borrowed the down payment from her dad....who really did not have money to loan us. We paid...

I think my experience here is just about spot on with your calculations SD. I bought our first home in 1972 for $20,000. Ten percent down, 7 % mortgage for 20 years. Owned it for seven years and sold it for $60,000. Today It may be worth $400,000. +/- Two story brick home with an...

Not sure what to tell you here. it's been said: A Journey of a thousand miles....begins with a single step. I have talked to financial planners, accountants, and had some word of mouth by friends, and my wife and I both read up on some of these topics. We we had some calculations done...

yes.....but the owner cannot access the funds without taxes. In the community property state.....the surviving spouce could sell some and avoid taxes. Maybe buy something else, etc. Liquidity. Or, as in my case, I can now sell some appreciated stocks that have big gains....and not incur...

I'd like Bwoods to address this: If you had a farm in MN (owned jointly with your spouce) with a cost basis of $200 / acre.....and the land was now worth $12,000 / acre......and you sold it and did a 1031 exchange......for good land in potato country in Idaho. No tax right? (Assuming...

A primer: AI Overview In community property states, when one spouse passes away, the entire jointly owned property receives a full "stepped-up" basis to its fair market value, rather than just the deceased spouse's half . This eliminates capital gains tax on the appreciation of both halves...