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Working on a tractor purchase... dealer has a nearly perfect tractor, but it is new old stock, a year 2023. He is working on getting the relevant details for me, stuff like date of manufacture, how it has been stored, engine hours (I'm assuming near zero). This is a John Deere 3039R, so a 50K...

I'll confess that I've used cheap camo double braid from the big box store for decades for my anchor lines. I usually have 3 for hunting, 2 at 75' on spools and a third shorty at 25' that I use snug things up when needed. I also have a high quality three strand 3/8 nylon rode (150') for...

I found some birds and I have some weather coming in, maybe snow but for sure wind (but not crazy cold). The wind is predicted to be at 25 with gusts to 40 for 12 hours. I have a number of coves that I can put the boat in to hunt out of the boat or to ditch the boat. The past 20 years I've...

What a fall so far… my plans for the fall in Wyoming were for me to hunt by ass off and to facilitate getting a garage up (boat and camper barn). The project started with site prep in July. We did the site prep ourselves, 600 tons of road base to improve the grade of the existing driveway and...

It just seems to me that it should exist that there was a one man and dog layout blind.... Am I missing something???? Dog would prefer to be close, less stuff to hide, easier to manage dog and feed it treats, etc...

We have several frost free lawn hydrants on the property here in Wyoming. I have one that started leaking (we were messing in the area and apparently jostled a fitting that wasn't, but now is leaking). The alternative to an easy fix is digging a 7' deep hole in the ground, so I'm hoping to avoid...

Took the snow goose out yesterday for a quick fishing trip and found out that 7000 feet elevation results in a dramatic impact on motor power. My F40, which at sea level runs with a light hunting/heavy fishing load at 32 mph - ran with a similar load yesterday at 22 mph max. My tach battery was...

I'm thinking about my next steps in the shop and I'm wondering about lighting. First of all, my old eyes need a lot of light, so I'll be putting max light in there. The constraint that I have is that the shop has radiant heat in the ceiling and, thus, I can't mount conventional lights on or in...

I'm working on a raft trailer and I want a bed liner type material for the deck that I can roll on to seal the surface and lock any splinters in. I'm looking for a easy solution (read: complete half-assed). This is a plywood deck on a raft trailer. A raft trailer never gets dunked so the under...

It isn’t all that many times in your life that you get to set up a new shop. I’ve been planning my shop setup in WY and this is my first installment. I started with a miter saw station just because that is what I saw myself needing most as we transition to WY. I think I have a pretty solid plan...

I have been spending a lot of time and money on tool upgrades and DAMN, but what a pain in the ass these new out of the box top of the line tools have been. I upgraded my Hitachi/Metabo 12" compound miter that was giving me some trouble with a Festool Kapex. What a fantastic tool, but WTF with...

I've been busy thinking about buying a new outboard today. It seems like on motors 40 and up all the brands require dealer rigging for warranty. I'm focusing on Tohatsu because they are the only ones that offer a short shaft - I found a great price, but they won't/can't sell the motor without...

Today is one of the last days I'll be able to hunt the coast for ducks and brant given my plan to move the Snow Goose out to Wyoming. The morning started perfect - cold, good tide, clear and calm. The harbor was iced over as the tide was running out. I had a little trouble getting the motor to...

Anyone have any thoughts on driving cross country with a boat (my Devlin Snow Goose) on 4.8-12C tires? I need to get the boat to Wyoming and was planning on pulling it out there in March/April. For those that don’t know, I've pulled a travel trailer across the country many times and have a lot...

We are putting up a pole barn in WY, something on the scale of 48'x 48' with 14-16' walls. Getting some initial quotes took my breath away. I was expecting close to 100K, but the quotes we have are closer to 150K. This is a simple garage with nothing fancier than a 2' overhang all around and...

I'd like input on a specific example from our local lumber yard. When I need nice lumber, I have a high quality lumber yard that I shop at. It has higher grades than the box stores and they charge a premium price. I've been buying a fair bit of pressure treated working on a deck. There is a guy...

I need a trailer for our raft which is a bit of an odd shape (long and skinny 5' x 16'). There are dedicated raft trailers and they are pricey (and the wrong shape too wide and short) and there are custom raft trailers and they are pricier... This is just for local use and I won't be asking much...

you change the lower unit lube and it is crystal clear. :) Although my F40 has been great, the upper seals on the lower unit have failed several times, so I'm always leery when I pull the plugs to drain the unit. I'm in the clear this time!

1) the guy that makes and markets a BLACK, non camoflauged, turkey decoy bag... or 2) the guy that buys (not one but) two of them and is annoyed for several years and ends up posting on the internet about how stupid it is. Also as a general note, the guy almost never uses turkey decoys, he...