Tag: equipment

A Good Week for the Gooseneck

This trailer was bought new in 1994.  This week it received eight new tires, replacing the original tires, and I put a fresh coat of sealer on the deck. The picture shows sealing in progress. It also has a new battery for the emergency brake system should truck and trailer become separated.  Last year we […]

Know Your Neighbor by Truck

Dad, Shane, Ted, Pete, Ed, Dick, Mike, Rick, Kyle, Randy, Jeff, Gerald, Tim, another Tim, John, and Dave.  These are some nearby farmers I can identify by the pickup trucks when they are coming down the road.  Everybody in the area tends to recognize other farmers’ trucks and we always wave when we pass.  In fact, three of these […]