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    Mooring a houseboat

    My brother lives on a 100-year old, 130-foot long, 150-ton (metric, empty) barge. After years of moving from one place to another, he finally managed to obtain a permanent mooring (i.e. the mooring place is permanent, not his stay there). However, that mooring came with nothing at all, so we...
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    Danica Patrick on female drivers

    Of course she will be utterly vilified for saying this, no matter her experience and professionalism... Danica Patrick Sparks Controversy With Opinion On Female Drivers (msn.com)
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    ORTHO weed killer opinion

    Folks, does anyone here have experience with ORTHO GroundClear (poison ivy and tough brush killer)? Recommendations? Obtaining effective herbicide is getting ever harder in Europe, but I can have someone bring back a jar or two of this stuff, which looks interesting... TIA!
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    MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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    Alternative fuel? 8^)

    Pellet-fired gas generator on an antique FIAT tractor in Italy:
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    BX's house gets a new ceiling

    My BX is housed in the remaining two bottom floors of a 16th-century guard tower (there are still some firing slits) that had been used as a stable for the last three centuries. The roof was redone 40 years ago, and I already had the dirt-and-cobblestone floor replaced with concrete in 2018, so...
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    Rear ballast idea - good or bad?

    I have been thinking of a quick and easy way to make a rear ballast for the BX 231, and came up with this idea, which I submit here for the forum’s opinion. What if I weld a piece of heavy-gauge steel plate (red in the picture) to a 3-point hitch, so I can hang my 4 Kubota suitcase weights (+/-...
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    No tractor, still a Kubota

    Ancient Kubota 18 HP single cylinder in a Dutch punt:
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    Rear wheel spacers on BX231

    Last weekend I installed a set of Bro-tek 2" rear wheel spacers on the BX. Beautifully finished and they fit perfectly (fitting time was 20 minutes total for both sides). I didn't have time to take the machine for a little spin, but it already looks a lot more stable, more confidence-inspiring...
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    New member

    Hello everybody, Having followed this forum for the last three years, I finally decided to register. For my work I live in Africa, but I own a 17th-century farm house in a little (pop. 150) village close to Bastogne in southern Belgium, with about 3 acres, mainly old meadow with a little bit...