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    Fixing holes on trails

    We have owned 132 acres for 5 years, a tractor for two years. I have finally caught up on a long list of work including a trail system around and through the entire property. Most of the property was pasture and what I have found is that the trails are very bumpy. There are a lot of rocks and...
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    Screen a gravel road

    One of my most productive hunting spots is a field with soybean or corn situated on a gravel road, the opposite side adjoins hundreds of acres of forest. I would like to screen it so that the deer use it even more. The county mows and sprays the ditch. I can’t plant trees because the power line...
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    Bowhunting Failure

    In 2016 our family purchased 134 acres for hunting. We have had some great rifle hunting even though we have not had time to plant food plots. This last week I was out hunting with my crossbow. Tuesday, I shot a nice buck. Rolled it over at 20 yards. After a couple minutes he got up, I watched...
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    Disc vs. tiller

    I own a JD 4044 and my next implement for food plots is a tiller or a disc. I have a lot of virgin soil to be prepared so there are rocks and stumps that I will have to deal with. Tiller is thorough, but slow. Disc is faster but requires a few passes. Since I have never owned either, would...
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    Tag Alder Eradication

    I have a big challenge with clearing tag alder. They grow in clumps of 5-6, sometimes getting as large as 4-5 inches, making them too big for the brush cutter and too numerous for a chain saw, mostly because of clean up. I am considering an experiment with round up. Since they spread by the...
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    Disc vs Tiller

    I am thinking Spring already! I have many acres that I am trying to reclaim as food plots. Most of the acres have been covered in tag alder and willow, which I have cut down with my brush cutter. This spring I want begin prepping the soil for planting and I have been hearing conflicting views...
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    BC 4215 Grapple and JD 4044 problems

    Would like some input from guys with more experience. In July I bought a new tractor and a Westendorf 4215 grapple. First project I did with it I bent the ears of my FEL and bent the grapple. Wasn’t doing anything more than what I saw on the demo videos. Talking to the dealer, he says the...
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    Where do you store your tractor?

    I have not seen anyone address the question of where to store a tractor. Dealers keep the brand new ones outside. Where do you store yours and why?
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    Rotary Mowers

    I want to purchase a 3 pt rotary mower. I have a JD 2030 tractor, it's old, but runs great, 60HP. For those of you that have rotary mowers, what do you recommend for width, 5' or 6'? I will be using it to cut a large field with willow and alder, approx 2" in diameter. What brands are best and...
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