I wanted to install a winch in my pickup to help load riding lawn mowers. I picked up a Badlands 2500 lb. ATV winch, and it’s come in handy so far as I’ve picked up two lawnmowers in the past week or so. In this video, I’m going to walk you through how I installed the winch in the back of my pickup.
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U-Joint replacement on a drive shaft is not a hard job. In fact, it’s quite easy to do with very simple tools. Before you pay someone else to do it for you, take a look at this video to see how easy it is to replace your own drive shaft u-joints.
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Repairing small engines is a topic I am very interested in. This post is a quick review of one of my go-to resources as I am just beginning to learn about repairing small engines.
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This winter was (is) brutal. Being our fourth winter since we had owned our land, we thought we were prepared. We were not.
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Over the winter I found out that I needed to replace my spare tire holder. Naturally, I found that out the hard way. (more…)
With all of the big projects going on at our homestead, it’s easy to lose sight of some of the day to day tasks that need to be taken care of. Mowing the lawn is one of them. We spent the better part of the summer building an enclosed yard for the dogs to enjoy, but that requires a great deal of mowing. In the future, we’re looking at reseeding the lawn so that it’s primarily grass. At the moment, it’s still hay from it’s previous life as a hayfield. (more…)