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Last time it rained around here was back in April. The last couple weeks we've had several dry thunderstorms come through...no rain but they started some wildland fires. I have to irrigate the trees around my house for 6 hours every night to keep them alive. I also keep a basin there that...

Funny how people get a perception that a turbo on a gas engine is somehow less reliable than a turbo on a diesel engine. Guy here in town made that same kind of statement when we were discussing the 5.0 Coyote versus an Ecoboost. He owns a business and runs 5 turbodiesel trucks and got all...

???? This is the first I've heard of that fairy tail. What kind of data is that statement based on? I've owned plenty of turbocharged vehicles, including an F150 with twin turbos, and not one has leaked oil. My Kubota has a turbo also and its sure not a leaker!

Growing up in Pennsylvania, our major worry this time of year was getting enough sunny days for the hay to dry enough to be baled. The countryside was always a deep green color. Here in Nevada nothing is green if it is not irrigated. Having a crop means putting in an expensive irrigation...

Maybe in your part of the country. Around here if you want a cell signal away from town you have to get Verizon. No one else has rural cell towers. AT&T was doing some kind of a job in the nearest town. They had to get Verizon phones because their AT&T phones wouldn't work even in town.

Lived here for 30 years now and only one station has had ORD available in all that time and it is a card-loc facility. No one around - just the pumps. But they do save me about 50 cents a gallon over the on-road diesel so I load my tank (its on a pallet) in my pickup and go fill it up when...

When I put up my yard fence I did about the same. Only I attached a cable comealong to the bucket of the tractor which allowed me to easily adjust the height of the fence. And the comealong could really put some tension on the fencing!

Saw a small herd of 4 cow elk yesterday on a ride in the nearby mountains. This one posed for me.....

I absolutely would. Spent a tour in Vietnam myself and 50+ years later there's a lot of things I still just can't talk about. Still can't go to Veteran's Day parades, things like that. So maybe a display like that - mementos I haven't been able to share while still living - would give those...

Happens every time I look in the mirror and wonder "Who IS that old man?"......

Sure wish Jeep still had tan interior panels like that. I DETEST the all-black interior in my 2006 TJ. Makes it feel claustrophobic, like I'm in a tomb. At my age I'll be in a tomb soon enough! And the black shows every bit of desert dust.

Most likely due to not changing the oil frequently enough. Ford recommends oil changes @ 10,000 miles. Most owners have found oil changes should happen at least every 5000 miles if you expect the engine to last.

Guys....I think he's trying to tell us this F450 will be a better towing rig than the old F250.....😆😆😆

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.