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    cutting a trench without a backhoe?

    I hear what you are saying but hard to visualize how to offer help without seeing it. If possible take a few pics and post them and I'm sure some help and ideas will be offered. Good luck. Jay
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    Aging Beef

    RCW, this Friday the 45 day will come out. But, last night 41 days in I broke down and cooked one of the 21 day ribeyes. Ole my I am hooked! the steak was about 8 ounces and it was all I wanted and I once ate a 32 ounce steak with all the sides, I like steak. The flavor was rich and full...
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    Let's See Some Garden Pictures

    Sparky45 WOW! Truly amazing, we are bone dry here in NC. Planted 2 more blueberry bushes yesterday and after 1 foot down got out my cordless drill and put a 1 1/2 spade bit on it to finish the hole it was so hard. Takes 4 moves of my sprinkler to cover both gardens or 6 hours in each spot...
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    Let's See Some Garden Pictures

    Garden update for 2019...... Kale and lettuce was done yesterday but man I have had all I could eat for months. Even sold some at work to compliment the eggs sales. Downsized this year to 3 80' rows of the standard stuff. Taters be ready bout the second week of June, late start with all the...
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    Brush Hog Gear Oil

    OK all ya'll that are much smarter than I, got a question relating to this. Good question by the OP. We use large syringes here at work so I got a couple of used ones placed a piece of 5/16" tube on it and sucked the oil out of my hog gear box and refilled. Question, Kubota says I can use...
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    Piranha Toothbar

    Man that stinks, ordered mine one week had delivery at my door in less than 5 working days. But, this was 3 years ago! Popularity for this item and sales must have increased.
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    Piranha Toothbar

    Man that stinks, ordered mine one week had delivery at my door in less than 5 working days.
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    Landscape Rake for leveling dirt

    If the area has been run over with a disk, rototiller, plow, etc. and is broken up well or even if you have some sand or dirt that can be moved around I use an old box spring. I look for them on the side of the roads either in ditches left for pickup or on back country roads where people toss...
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    Aging Beef

    The 28 day results are in. Day 1 weight = 69 ounces Day 7 weight = 61.1 ounces Day 14 weight = 57.5 ounces Day 21 weight = 54.4 ounces Day 28 weight = 52.1 ounces Loss = 21.2% Trimmed weight = 33.4 ounces Loss = 27.1% Total loss was = 51.6% Cost was $8.88 per pound with the loss new price...
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    Aging Beef

    My 28 day aged beef comes out tonight for it's trimming. My 21 day for those who like numbers. Day 1 weight = 66 ounces Day 7 weight = 58.9 ounces Day 14 weight = 56 ounces Day 21 weight = 53.5 ounces Loss = 18.9% Trimmed weight = 31.8 ounces Loss = 32.9% Total loss was = 51.8% Cost was...
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    Food plots

    I plant spring and fall food plots and I use a L4600, works fine. I have no limitations on paths that i need to drive on, heck a combine will fit but you may be different. How far if any will you have to haul the tractor, mine is 10 miles. This may be a factor. Do you have implements now or...
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    Aging Beef

    ehenry, I am as well cant wait to see how it turns out. Share some pics of yours when the time comes and any details we could use to our benefit good or bad.
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    Aging Beef

    I vacuum most all my meats when I freeze them even store bought stuff will remove from store packaging and vacuum and freeze. The 21 day comes out Tuesday going to be tuff not to sample it:) The 28 day next Tuesday then the long wait till the 45 is ready, end of month.
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    Aging Beef

    I want to do a comparison of the control cut and froze from the beginning then of the of the 21, 28, and 45 day aging. The time from beginning to 45 days just to long not to freeze that is why each is frozen to minimize variation. I like GUGA foods on youtube and he did a fresh vs. frozen...
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    Aging Beef

    Guga food channel. like his videos. I plan to mix it with venison to make jerky sticks.
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    Aging Beef

    No brine or salt on it, the 6lbs of salt is in the tray under it.
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    Aging Beef

    Mine was whole but I wanted to try it at various aging times and to reduce variation used the same roast. One for 21, 28, and 45 days. Local higher end steak houses here use 45 day aging. A friend described it as nutty and earthy tasting, whatever the heck that means....
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    Aging Beef

    Hey Skeets I will, been working on this for the last 2 months. Have a spare fridge in our barn so I cleaned it out then unplugged it. Washed with bleach, let door stand open for a week. Cleaned with vinegar left sitting a week. Plugged in and placed baking soda in trays sit in fridge and...
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    Aging Beef

    Good morning OTT, see a few threads on cooking here so thought I would share a little project I have under way. I'm dry aging some ribeye roasts. It will go like this, I have a "control" steak cut from one of the ribeyes prior to aging for comparison. Then the front left ribeye will age for 21...
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    Spring maintenance

    Bulldog, I use Amsoil in much of my equipment, mowers, parking lot Little Wonder blower, 4-wheeler, power washer etc. but I do use the 5-40 T6 Rotella in the tractor. No real reason I don't run it in the tractor.