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Here in northern Nevada we grow them big: But their sting is no worse that a bee or ant bite. Down in southern Nevada they have small ones that have venom that can make you very sick or even kill you.

Yup. Having the FEL on the tractor makes it 6' longer so harder to get in tight spots. In some spots I'm able to raise the bucket to get closer to a corner (over a fence, for instance) but in other spots that's not possible.

We're having a late spring here in northern Nevada - been cold (freezing at night) seems like for months now. But the last week it has warmed up and the desert has burst into bloom:

^All these, plus one more reason for me - visibility. The 50 acres I mow every year is very rough, with some big holes PLUS big mounds from where a badger has dug up a gopher. The bucket and the loader arms obscure a lot of my vision right around the tractor. And yes, I don't need to have all...

A credit card surcharge was pretty rare around here a year ago. Pretty common now. Also - used to be there was no difference when buying fuel (gas or diesel) whether paying cash or using a card at the pump. Now it is the norm. Usually ~ 10 cents a gallon more expensive to use a card. So now...

Back when I was working at the mines the company would employ contractors to reseed and reclaim the leach pads to where they would look just like the original terrain before mining started. Sides of a leach pad are always extremely steep; the contractors used tractors with like 4 wheels on each...

^This!

My sea bag was issued to me in 1968 and has been in continuous use ever since. After Vietnam I repurposed it to hold sleeping bags. It can be seen here hanging off the side of my van. Still in pretty good shape after 57 years!

Yup. And I DETEST a black interior in a vehicle. Makes it feel like the inside of a tomb...and at my age I'll be in a tomb soon enough! Also makes it feel cramped, whereas a light colored interior feels open and airy. I was going to buy a new Jeep Wrangler but the only interior color...

And you get to do all this in an awesome new truck. You should really get to know the truck on a trip like this; you'll have to give us a report on how it did and how you like it when you get back!

^This. I have a 6' blade I use behind my M7060. A full blade of dirt will bring the tractor to a halt with tires spinning. And using it to plow snow, with the blade at a 45 degree angle, will push the rear of the tractor sideways.

Same here. Once I bought my Milwaukee M18 my IR air impact has not been used. The M18 is so much handier and as far as I can tell, at least as powerful. It will zip off the nuts holding the blades on my rotary cutter (takes a 1-5/16" socket) easily.

E350. Loaded for a camping trip, with the Yamaha Kodiak inside, it scales right around 9300 lb.

It's the new "In" color. I've noticed all the new vehicles painted primer grey also.

I have plenty of "scratches of honor" on my van...visited the corner where Nevada, Idaho and Utah come together the other day. 13 miles of shoving it down a narrow two-track, through brush and trees: