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  1. MapleLeafFarmer

    So what would you tell your grand kids?

    If your young grand daughter comes over after school for lunch and looks you in the eye and asks why do I grow baby chicks, lambs, calfs and weanlings and then eat them but not puppies or kittens, what is a person to say??
  2. MapleLeafFarmer

    Who would have thought??

    Back in January of last year, in British Columbia (A Canadian province much like a US State) decided to decriminalize possession and use of less than 2.5 grams of cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and opioids like fentanyl, etc... Basically carry and use in most public places with fear of being...
  3. MapleLeafFarmer

    Which one would you choose?

    So I need a new zero turn lawn mower. Stopped my my local Stihl dealer and had a heart attack! Which one would you choose? 26hp Kawasaki gas engine - $14,000 or the Same model but battery vs. gas Stihl RZA 760 - $30,400 I guess the battery tractors are going to be more the 2X the price...
  4. MapleLeafFarmer

    Premium UDT on sale

    Well with hope spring will soon arrive I went to my local dealer to stock up on stuff needed for my spring service tasks. At first he said pricing on their premium UDT was going to come down later this spring by as much as 20% if I could just wait. I said no problems I be in no rush. When I...
  5. MapleLeafFarmer

    Metabo HPT Battery tool reviews

    I am a non professional and fully retired. That being said I like nice tools, well equipped shop and stuff around me. I need a new combo battery set and my go-to would normally be Dewalt. BUT....... seems like Dewalt comes with legs. Same with Milwaukee say my cronies in the coffee shop. My...
  6. MapleLeafFarmer

    Hertz to sell 20,000 EVs in shift back to gas-powered cars

    I guess it didn't work out well for them. Selling these Tesla's going to cost them. taking $1/4 BILLION hit this quarter alone. Stock price last year down almost 35% (ouch). Glad they not be part of my portfolio, https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/hertz-sell-20-000-evs-143449475.html
  7. MapleLeafFarmer

    240v Meter Socket question

    Wondering if this idea has any chance of passing an inspection. I want to run a 100a line to a newer 3,000 square foot storage shed I have on my yard site. Problem is I have enough rated cable 2-2-2-4 URD to get to the front end of the shed. Then once inside the shed URD is not allowed for...
  8. MapleLeafFarmer

    California to up its recycling game

    When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets. California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle...
  9. MapleLeafFarmer

    OK you Americans: the super pig is coming

    Cold weather makes them tough! Quickly increasing herds of "super pigs" are on the way across your Northern border from Canada headed towards Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. Near impossible to eradicate, able to survive -30 temps, they are expected to cause up to $10 billion of damage in...
  10. MapleLeafFarmer

    Moving Firewood in bulk bags (fibc)

    I store my firewood under cover in 20 cord shelters around my yard. Up to now always moved my split / seasoned fire wood around in tractor buckets or grabbed with a grapple. Anyone use forks and used bulk bags? would love to hear if it works for you and if bags strong enough to resist...
  11. MapleLeafFarmer

    Winter is coming!

    well... just like death and taxes, winter around these parts is inevitable. This morning ground water puddles starting to freeze and the geese have left us. Means for me the winter anti gel Power Service gets pulled out and added to all the diesel I have in machines and in tanks as I wait for...
  12. MapleLeafFarmer

    Water Plumbing Question

    my friend owns a home with Winsbro Pex-A cold expansion plumbing throughout. I know this is an pex-a expansion sleeve type system versus crimp ring pex-b that I am used to at my place. Does Pex-a cold sleeve expansion and pex-b ring crimp systems use the same fittings ? thanks in advance with...
  13. MapleLeafFarmer

    Things we wish Kubota would hear us on.

    Well.... I have no doubt whatsoever that Kubota engineers / designers do a great job of making top shelf products. Can i think of a few exceptions? Maybe..... here is one I wouldn't mind if they would address. Yesterday was one of those days where i had to think Kubota could have done a better...
  14. MapleLeafFarmer

    Decrease DPF filter regen rates and increase life of your filter

    So I always "felt" bio diesel increased regen rates. So after a little research i found lots of reports including from the US Governments National Lab. of Dept. Of Energy US Office of Renewable Energy that indicate the more bio in your diesel the more often regens will occur. Report...
  15. MapleLeafFarmer

    Pickups with sliding rear window and fiberglass cap

    anyone have any experience with trucks that have sliding rear windows with a cap on the bed? I am adding a fibreglass truck cap over the bed of a Ford F150 with a sliding rear window. Any experience if this screws up how the sliding window vents or works? thanks in advance
  16. MapleLeafFarmer

    Winter Tyres for Tractors

    When you are in your woodlot putting up winter wood and momma comes over the radio saying the pie just came out of the oven and a fresh pot of coffee is brewing its sure nice to know that 80mph+ is possible from the tractor and tyre combo!!
  17. MapleLeafFarmer

    FordPass App

    Could this be true?? So i splurged and bought a new Ford F150. I have had great reliability with them over last few decades. Has exceeded my expectations. Comes with the FordPass app. that remotes starts, locks/unlocks doors, tells you where the truck is if stolen, amount of fuel, etc.... over...
  18. MapleLeafFarmer

    Colorado Passes right to Repair law

    state government signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and combines with a “right to repair” law — which compels manufacturers to provide the necessary manuals, tools, parts and software.
  19. MapleLeafFarmer

    Ford Offers MEN ONLY Edition of the Explorer

    Ford to sell an edition of their Explorer targeted at only men. Well it got me smiling at first.
  20. MapleLeafFarmer

    Drug pricing during this time of hyper inflation

    So I figure I am going to have to sell a kidney. My wife catches a pretty bad case of Covid-19. Not bad enough to be admitted to hospital yet but bad enough Dr. prescribes the new antiviral drug Paxlovid by Pfizer. New state of the art anti viral. 30 pills over 5 days needed. Thinking WOW this...