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I was heading to the farm, just driving along enjoying my morning. As I came over a hill in the road and found a big surprise standing there. I quickly came to a stop and engaged my hazards, working to get to the side of the road. I made it to the side of the road and got out. I got my new...

Read this article in the paper this morning. A man was driving his John Deere mower up a hill and it flipped over on him trapping him. He had to be airlifted from the scene. Godfrey man airlifted after mowing accident (thetelegraph.com)

We got to the farm this morning a little after 7:30 and went to get in the barn and the door knob didn't work. I couldn't get it to turn and in the process of trying to turn it, the door just opened. Didn't think much about it, we went in and toolbox laying on the ground open and thought maybe...

Interesting video about an Executive Order that has been signed. The problem I see, we already have the law in place, yet until the FTC does something, it doesn't matter.

Reading other post on another topic got me thinking about how schools and the education system has changed. How schools have changed since I was there, I never would of thought about shooting my mouth off to a teacher. I remember in Jr. High, I got a swat (yes I'm old enough that kids got...

I'm guessing those 45 and older most likely was taught how to read a tape measure by their dad, grandpa, or in shop class. What some can do without thinking is becoming a lost skill for many. My first time noticing this was on a job site when two people from (I won't mention the company) was...

Friday we were at 101 with 93% humidity. This morning went out to go to the gym, 51 and 80% humidity. The heat kicked on in the SUV on the way to the gym. Looked at the temperature at the farm, 48 degrees there. Although the cool temps are short lived, they sure are nice.

I just read this article about a tractor overturning. It sounds like they (adult and child) was working next to the pond with a tractor and it overturned into the pond. The adult was able to escape, the child was trapped until the fire department was able to rescue the child. Child rushed to...

The FTC has released a report stating that companies are violating consumer's rights. Lehto has a video about it. It is a promising step in the right direction, but still more has to be done and only time will tell if the FTC follow throughs with their own report.

‘I was gonna T-bone him’: Tractor driver helps end police chase (kyoutv.com) The retired law enforcement diver threw his 17-year-old orange Kabota tractor into high gear and parked across the driveway to block the car from getting past him. “I was gonna T-bone him. I put it in high gear, got...

For those of you in Illinois, the Farm Bureau has released the updated guide for rules of the road for farmers and farm implements. 21-81-2021-rules-for-the-road-booklet-interactive.pdf (ilfb.org) It has a lot of handy information in one place.

GOP SAYS SUPERMAJORITY DECLARES WAR ON WORKING CLASS - KQEN News Radio The article states that the supermajority in there House has proposed a bill to outlaw diesel fuel statewide by 2028. I'm not sure they have thought about the impact of this since not only cars, pickups, semis, tractors...

We have a Great Dane. She is the princess, just ask her. She sleeps on the sofa, has a bed in every room, and she is sure we all live to serve her. This morning, getting ready for work like a normal day, one of the first things we do is let the dog out. She came back in and about 5 minutes...

Deere in the Headlights FINAL (uspirg.org) It is based on the Deere software, but the premise will apply to all brands of tractors. I found the document interesting.

Interesting a die hard green guy just went with an orange machine. Be curious how it compares with his other ones.

We cleaned in the barn some today and I came across a bunch of hubcaps. Some models I recognize the brand, some I don't. These I know These I don't recognize the symbols and I have yet to do any research.

One side of my hood gasket is coming loose. What should I use to 'glue' it back into place? I pushed the rubber gasket back on, but it doesn't hold, as soon as you open the hood, the gasket is dangling. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks

Looks like Google having a wide spread outage. I noticed this morning I couldn't get to my Gmail account. Tried YouTube and it is down. Did some checking on different downtector websites and it appears that Google services are failing around the world. Don't know if it is an update that went bad...

I was watching Tractor Time with Tim and he was showing a new data connector for the JD that works with your phone. I did some searching, I didn't see anything for the Kubota, but wasn't sure if I was missing it. Is it needed option? No, but just something for geeky people like me to play...