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    What a crock!!!!

    Kraut is simple. The way I was taught years ago, shred the cabbage, I use a kitchen aid with a grating attachment. We would put an inch or two in the bottom of the crock, add salt, and tamp it with a wooden baseball bad to "bruise" it. Add about 2 teaspoons of salt to each pound of cabbage...
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    Two wheel drive tractors

    I ran a 2WD Allis 160 for several years for plots. That old iron is heavy and aids in traction. I would make sure you fill your tires with beet juice or fluid for added weight / traction. A loader takes a lot of weight off the rear wheels when you pick up a load, which hurts a 2wd some. I...
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    Rain

    I'm worried about NEMO. Working ground in February is never good. Not much in the way of rain.
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    Best pliers for cutting cage/fencing

    I use bolt cutters or angle grinder.
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    Chainsaw Bar Oil Options?

    I destroy enough stuff using it correctly. I just buy bar oil. My dad used to use used motor oil, but you could tell it wasn't working as designed.
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    GP/LP 3P600 or 3P606NT user thread

    Just curious, what are you planting from the small box that requires that type of spacing?
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    New family project, corn questions

    I don't know what LaPratt's corn is, but doubt it's anything special. I wouldn't plant any corn that isn't herbicide resistant. Nowadays, in most areas RR isn't good enough. If nobody is planting anything in the area, there are probably a lot cheaper crops that will draw just the same. Good...
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    GP/LP 3P600 or 3P606NT user thread

    The small seed box openings are much smaller. Duct tape is your friend!
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    Finally Retired ... Now What?

    I just retired last week, so no expert here. I'm in Florida fishing and remodeling a house for the winter. I don't need to get that much stuff done, if I don't want. I'm usually up by 0700. Finished drywall all day. I'm the kind that once I start a project, I have a hard time leaving it...
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    If you could pick one state to retire in

    Yea. FL beats Indiana there, too. The only real benefit for me staying an IN resident is the homestead on my house there. I also have a lifetime hunting license in Indiana, so even if I become a FL resident I still have life long hunting privilege in Indiana.
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    If you could pick one state to retire in

    I'm in Okeechobee. Graduated college in 1991 from Purdue. My parents died when I was 20, and I had a hard time taking college seriously. I got out and became a cop. I also started a business. I worked my lawn / landscape business all day, then worked 2nd shift at the PD. Made enough money...
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    If you could pick one state to retire in

    Indiana property taxes are ridiculous. I have a home and 29 acres, the taxes are about $2500. If I lose the homestead it's $5900. I bought a mobile home in FL in 2003 when I was 35. Taxes are only $600, so the homestead doesn't mean much. Indiana isn't the low tax mecca people think. Gas...
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    If you could pick one state to retire in

    You may laugh, but it goes faster than you think...
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    If you could pick one state to retire in

    I retired last week. Main home in Indiana, but have had a place in Florida for over 23 years. Weighing whether to leave Indiana residency or change to Florida. I will spend about 6 months in each. I have a higher value property in Indiana than Florida, so I hate to lose the homestead...
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    fishing reports

    Caught a limit of nice crappie in 2.5 hours yesterday morning. Shorts, flip-flops, and Lake Okeechobee.
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