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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.

We're having a late spring here in northern Nevada - been cold (freezing at night) seems like for months now. But the last week it has warmed up and the desert has burst into bloom:

^All these, plus one more reason for me - visibility. The 50 acres I mow every year is very rough, with some big holes PLUS big mounds from where a badger has dug up a gopher. The bucket and the loader arms obscure a lot of my vision right around the tractor. And yes, I don't need to have all...

A credit card surcharge was pretty rare around here a year ago. Pretty common now. Also - used to be there was no difference when buying fuel (gas or diesel) whether paying cash or using a card at the pump. Now it is the norm. Usually ~ 10 cents a gallon more expensive to use a card. So now...

Back when I was working at the mines the company would employ contractors to reseed and reclaim the leach pads to where they would look just like the original terrain before mining started. Sides of a leach pad are always extremely steep; the contractors used tractors with like 4 wheels on each...

^This!

My sea bag was issued to me in 1968 and has been in continuous use ever since. After Vietnam I repurposed it to hold sleeping bags. It can be seen here hanging off the side of my van. Still in pretty good shape after 57 years!